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I am not one to shun or turn away from the truth either, no matter how brutal it is, but it always seemed natural to turn towards beauty.* Yet I look around and all I can see is ugliness in my world today. I find myself walking a razors edge between the beauty that might be and the foulness that is…

One who stays focused on the beautiful,
is unrestrained with the senses,
knowing no moderation in food,
apathetic, unenergetic:
Mara overcomes him
as the wind, a weak tree.

One who stays focused on the foul,
is restrained with regard to the senses,
knowing moderation in food,
full of conviction & energy:
Mara does not overcome him
as the wind, a mountain of rock.

-Dhammapada, 1, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

I am at a loss right now… between chapters, yet unable to turn the page.

to be continued…

* some resonant words cribbed from SENSEI!