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I know you are there, I am going to take good care of you

October 9, 2011 by April

... a good organic gardener is not afraid of garbage, because she knows perfectly how to transform the garbage back into flowers. Both flowers and garbage are made of organic matter. Mental formations are also organic. This is very interesting: all … [Continue reading]

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We have all kinds of seeds in us, positive and negative. Please water the positive seeds in me.

October 9, 2011 by April

...we have all kinds of seeds in us, positive and negative. We have the seed of perfect enlightenment in us that is the Buddha-to-be in us. We have the seed of Mara in us. We have the seed of holiness in us, and we have the seed of un-holiness in us. … [Continue reading]

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It is a privilege to be alive, to be still walking on this beautiful planet, to touch peace and love within ourselves.

October 9, 2011 by April

One step is very much, because if you able to make one step, you will be to be able to make two, and so on. I walk for you. I walk for my parents, my ancestors.... There are many, many pleasant ways of doing it. There are several gathas like the one … [Continue reading]

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You can water the positive seeds

October 9, 2011 by April

The spring rain is falling gently and the earth and the soil of my consciousness is penetrated by the rain. And the seed deep within me now has a chance to be penetrated by the rain and to smile, sprouting. From a Dharma talk by Thich Nhat Hanh … [Continue reading]

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You can follow your curiosity and intuition

August 1, 2011 by April

...you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This … [Continue reading]

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April Foiles is a writer, educator, and performing artist living in Baltimore, Maryland. Read more...

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