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In Springfield Mental Hospital near London a few years ago, while visiting a psychiatrist friend, I watched an elderly woman patient helping the orderly to serve the afternoon tea. As the thirty or so cups were set out on a large polished
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“In battle, in forest, at the precipice in the mountains,
On the dark great sea, in the midst of javelins and arrows,
In sleep, in confusion, in the depths of shame,
The good deeds a man has done before defend him.”
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On the dark great sea, in the midst of javelins and arrows,
In sleep, in confusion, in the depths of shame,
The good deeds a man has done before defend him.”
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“it is possible for us to turn our backs on His mercy, and so make ourselves incapable of experiencing it. This is the terrible fire of Judgement Day, not the hateful anger of God, but the reality of infinite love that has been rejected.”
― The Ancient Path
― The Ancient Path
“I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.”
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“A small night storm blows
Saying ‘falling is the essence of a flower’
Preceding those who hesitate”
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Saying ‘falling is the essence of a flower’
Preceding those who hesitate”
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“No permanence is ours; we are a wave
That flows to fit whatever form it finds”
― The Glass Bead Game
That flows to fit whatever form it finds”
― The Glass Bead Game
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Richard’s 2025 Year in Books
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474 books
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870 books
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65 books
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175 books
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