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		<title>The Decade Ahead and the One Passing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Today is the Winter Solstice. And as I reflect on the passing of the season and the decade that has been, I am moved by a sense of anticipation. Very few of us will be unhappy to see the first decade of the 21st century come to an end. It has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dream Walk &#8211; Parables for the Living</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Raven Tales Edition
Dr. Earl R. Smith II
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Announcing the publication of Dream Walk &#8211; Parables for the Living
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This is a book about dreaming and thinking &#8211; authenticity and in-authenticity. The first section &#8211; Dream Walking &#8211; relates an extended conversation between Raven and Wolverine. Their talk comes about as a result of an experience that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning Like</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
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As it happened Raccoon was foraging along the eastern bank of Brook That Wanders Through the Western Woods.  The air was crisp this late fall day and the trees along both banks had already dropped their leaves &#8211; some of them onto the surface of Brook – only to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meaning and Moment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Raven Tale
Dr. Earl R. Smith II
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As it happened Raven was visiting Pond on a warm summer’s afternoon.  Soft Breeze was gently wandering among the green leaves and pine needles along Pond’s edges.  There was the murmur of things past and to come in the sound of her passing.  Afternoon Summer Sun [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I am … Part IV – A Day Uncommonly Spent</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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“Why do I sense that we are done for now?” said Wolverine.  “You are about to go off and leave me aren’t you?”
“I must leave you to ponder these things.  What we must talk about next will require that you have spent some time in their company.  We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I am … Part III – Such Things As We Are Made Of</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
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“I take it that that one is Humans.  How and why are they different,” asked Wolverine.
“That is a matter for early morning when things are new and clear.  It is time I am moving on and you need to settle in with what I have told you.  Meet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I am … Part II – The Way of Being</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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I Have a Question
Wolverine looked at Raven and Raven’s deep, dark eyes stared back.  “I realized that I could not help Thrush.  The question was beyond me.  In fact, it had never occurred to me.  I am not sure that it is really a question.  But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I am … Part I &#8211; A Question of Substance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Searching for Buddha
A monk set off on a long pilgrimage to find the Buddha. He devoted many years to his search until he finally reached the land where the Buddha was said to live. While crossing the river to this country, the monk looked around as the boatman rowed. He noticed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Long Fire Drill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
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“I’ve grown tired of living life as one continuous fire drill.”
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I’ve found that this kind of affirmation is often an indication of life out of balance.
Balanced, life is a journey both in service to self and to others.  What we experience from our life comes both from how much we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stilling the Ripples</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
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One of the central ideas of Buddhism centers on the first steps on the path to self knowledge. Here are some thoughts that might help you start on that journey. We’ll go together.
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Let your imagination transport you to a small pond somewhere within a leafy wood. Let’s say the time is [...]]]></description>
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