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The ghosts that follow me
Hearing the news about the deposit on their dog had me wishing I had something to look forward to. Something “more” a route to escape my...
Brian OReilly
Dec 14, 20221 min read
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Old vs New
The old brain is our past, living in the cycle of thought. Thinking looks for something beyond itself. It is continually creating meaning...
Brian OReilly
Sep 28, 20222 min read
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let there be seeing
Let me be of service to the SELF and everywhere it shows up, to SEE the pain of its inflicted misery. Let me be of service to the SELF...
Brian OReilly
Aug 26, 20222 min read
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Setting aside fear..Can we?
Fear is one on the most common human psychological sufferings that we all have as human beings. To understand fear, one must give their...
Brian OReilly
Jun 22, 20227 min read
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if I was a good father
If I was a good father, I would show my children a husband who was crazy in love with their mother. To teach his boys to honor women as...
Brian OReilly
Jun 22, 20223 min read
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our confusion
Confusion what is the source of all confusion. How do I know if I am confused? Why is there such great unwillingness to inquire into this...
Brian OReilly
Jun 13, 20227 min read
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The crisis in the world is in your own being!
The shade of the Maple tree provided a great relief from the heat of the afternoon. The storm had passed, and an intense rain washed away...
Brian OReilly
Jun 6, 20223 min read
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think, thinking, thought
It was a quiet morning, the lilac trees were in full bloom deep purple, light purple and white. The scent off the bushes of lilac premade...
Brian OReilly
May 25, 20223 min read
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The ache
The ripple on the water from the breeze ever so slight, revealed the tiny encasing of broken leaf pods budding on the Crystal-clear pool...
Brian OReilly
May 12, 20225 min read
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What's wrong with us? Living with Death.
Sitting on a bench outside in the warm spring in the front of the garden at the Saint Paul hotel was a welcome delight. The earth was...
Dori Hishon
May 6, 20229 min read
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Friendliness
It was mid-morning, there was a clear crystal blue sky and the sun was vibrant and the air was fresh. As one looked around and took a...
Brian OReilly
Jan 25, 20224 min read
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Being displaced
The winds were howling outside. Yet the air felt strange and had a sense of warmth to it on this December 22, 2021. There were wonderful...
Brian OReilly
Dec 22, 20216 min read
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The hate
The hate of have in my heart How easy it is to carry hate in your heart. I do so much hate. Hate that belongs to me and hate that was put...
Brian OReilly
Dec 11, 20211 min read
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Common experiences
It was a beautiful day in autumn. The tall trees that ran along the driveway full of brilliant colours was astonishing. Holding my...
Brian OReilly
Nov 16, 20214 min read
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Awareness
What does it mean to be aware? Most people think that through diligent practice of things like mindfulness or meditation they can create...
Brian OReilly
Nov 3, 20214 min read
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Unseen & unheard
There was absolute chatter of birds, the noise that came from the bush approximately a half a kilometre away. Sitting by the wood pile...
Brian OReilly
Oct 7, 20213 min read
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ALL ONE?
To be All One - It was a marvellous afternoon, all the corn across the field has turned brown and it was dry and ready for the farmer to...
Brian OReilly
Sep 29, 20213 min read
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EDUCATION
Every moment of the day we are either a servant To thought and thinking or we serve what is! Serving what is, is serving the very act of...
Brian OReilly
Sep 13, 20211 min read
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We just don't get the point.
We just don’t want to get the point The sun had nearly set, the sky in the west was golden orange, with little hints of red. The flames...
Brian OReilly
Sep 7, 20213 min read
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Do I really want to find something beyond the self?
One of the greatest things in life, is to set aside the root to all our psychological problems.The natural question in all this is why?...
Brian OReilly
Sep 7, 20216 min read
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