Clarity’s blog

a little bit more than 1 hour until a new year and I guess it’s as good a time as any to announce one of the bigger changes in my life at the moment.
Few days ago I announced to our Shambhala group here in Ljubljana that I am stepping down as the group coordinator.
This came about mainly because I realized that with my new studies I just don’t have the time needed to engage fully in this position, but the more I think about it and talk with other people, it just really seems to be the right time. My mentors have been telling me that one of the biggest problems with new groups is that at some point the person who started it, needs to move away for the group to continue growing, he has to die to his role, and most people find this difficult. Otherwise, the group gets stagnant and all kinds of conflicts arise and everything is just completely blocked.
I’ve put a lot of effort and energy into it over the years and at this point it feels quite good - I’ve taken it as much as I can and now others need to take over.
I’m still continuing in my role as a meditation instructor and teacher, although my teaching will be very limited. The group will need to find its own way.

So, here’s to endings and new beginnings! May this death brings many benefits to the group and many sentient beings!
Happy New Year everyone!

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Yesterday we went to the coast and of course I couldn’t resist taking some photos.. I’m just beginning to find out about this camera and some of its limitations are becoming quite apparent ( or my limitations as a photographer!). In any case, here they are:

or, if flash is not your thing:
Set on flickr

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As our eyes meet
and I see the warmth and care you feel for me
may all beings enjoy it

and when we kiss
and our lips and tongues
mingle as wild snakes
or lazy snails
may all beings enjoy it

as I caress your body
and soul
with my gentle hands
and rough bites
may the bliss of your sighs
spread to all beings
and may their enjoyment never cease

and when we lie together
embraced
entwined
peacefully abiding
in each others arms
may this contentment
spread across the whole universe
and may all enjoy it

as much as we do.

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just testing Picasa album embedding:

ljubljana decembrska noc

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I’ve played with my new camera yesterday and took a few photos last night in the city:

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You know, sometimes I don’t know which is more painful, following your neurotic patterns or not following them!

The quote from Trungpa Rinpoche keeps coming to my mind: “It is better not to have started this path at all, but if you do, it’s better to finish it!”

I think this is sometimes that many practitioners come to think from time to time: “oh why, oh why did I start this bloody thing at all!”

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The path of virtue is not a meaningless form of etiquette. The Buddha didn’t become enlightened by being polite. He saw how life works and respected the guiding principles of the universe. He learned how to use the law of karma to everyone’s advantage by deciding to engage in virtue.

from How to make a decision by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

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I don’t know how else to say this, but I just terribly miss my king…

(you know, I thought I’d never utter such a sentence)

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Somebody let me know in no uncertain terms that perhaps some of the poems from yesterday might be misunderstood (that’s a very nice rephrasing), so I’ve removed them. And some I just refuse to remove. Bloody tyranny of people who think one should only find one other person beautiful in their whole life.
Sometimes I just wish I’d had a truly anonymous blog and I could just write whatever comes to my mind without always wondering how other people will interpret it.
I’m pissed off.

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sorry for the poem avalanche below, my flatmate and I had a blast trying to write poetry together and that is the result.
terrible poetry but lots of fun!

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prekrižani prsti
za�uden pogled
avto gre mimo

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spoj dveh teles
na oltarju
poslušam drhte�e srce

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prazen kozarec na mizi
zvok sms-a
�akajo� na inspiracijo

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baterije bo zmanjkalo
lu� na hodniku
samotno sveti

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zazrta v ekran
se no�eva �utiti
cmok v grlu

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indijanski nosek
ovenela roža
grizlja crispy

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prepovedane besede
drhtijo nad oltarjem
spomin na pretekle dni

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zašla sva
na tvoje rame
o�ke mi lezejo skupaj

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konec
gremo spat
no more inspiration.

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by Nina and Robert

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luna
potonila za visokimi stolpnicami
razsvetljena okna
ljudje
vsak na svojem stolu
zazrti v svoj želodec
ki prebavlja zadnjo
VEÄŒERJO
narejeno po na�rtu
že dobro poznanega kokona
tako da tekne
vsakemu
tako kot reka
ki spolzi po že ute�eni strugi
in napolni neskon�ni ocean
Å¡e z nekaj kubiki
smrde�e greznice

by nina ob robertovi spremljavi

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kje je moje srce doma
kam hitim
katera je moja pot (v obupno poezijo)
zakaj je moj kozarec vedno prazen
�emu sem vedno sam
�etudi v dvoje, osamljen
takšna depresija?
HALO?!?

Men je vina zmanjkal.
Meni pa iger.

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mljaskajo�e ustnice
hitre roke
bu�en izdih
pogled izpod obrvi
migetanje nosu
pogled
za�udenega
osvajalca src
vedno isto vprašanje
kam?
po krompir ali meso?

by Nina

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roka na trebuhu
zapeljiv pogled
kdo ga gleda?

jasnost srca

sanje o sre�i
jahajo na belem vrancu
skozi vrtno Å¡pranjo
svetlobe sijaj
prežene dvome
o tvojih trepalnicah.

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