by Richard Hay

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Hay-Ku of the Day (Love Is)

October 21, 2009 05:32 PM UTC (Updated: October 21, 2009 05:42 PM UTC)

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Love is Seeing All
As a Vibrant State of the
Aware Space One Is.

[Rich Note: One might also say that Love is Self-Transcendent, Conscious Union with All as That which One Is, You Are and I Am; or, alternately, a Unitary State of Mind and/or Consciousness in which Subjective and Objective States meld (conceptually speaking) in Original Oneness. As this suggests, "You Are and I Am” also make nice substitutes for “One Is” in the offering's third line.]

[Rich Note: (Photo Caption) Open and Shut (2007 Reprise); The basic contrast of “boxed” (self-centered ‘I as I think I Am’) and “un-boxed” (self-less, all-embracing, “I as I Am in Spirit and Truth”) Aware Space appear well represented in this Heart Box arrangement.]

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Ed Da Head Toker Oct 21, 2009, 5:43pm UTC

a very interesting one.

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Sandre M. Oct 21, 2009, 6:35pm UTC

This one seems to be a brilliant moebious loop of being.

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Vivian A. Oct 21, 2009, 6:42pm UTC

Love the Rich Note it is a wonderful illustration of the concept.

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Richard Hay Oct 21, 2009, 7:26pm UTC

Dear Sandre -- re: "...brilliant moebious loop of being" is an equally brillant characterization, not only of the offering, but the Ingenious Nature of Being in the First Place. Also reminds me of "twisting one circle 180 degree" and creating the apparent (and pseudo) twoness of a moebious strip/infinity sign.

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Elsie Duggan Oct 22, 2009, 1:41am UTC

I think you are right

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Angela A. Oct 22, 2009, 9:59am UTC

I bow to your wisdom.
Thanks for posting to my group, Anythingwriting

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Richard Hay Oct 23, 2009, 10:38am UTC

Bow to your own Wisdom, as well, Angela, as we hold any and all such Wisdom in Common (for if we did not, we would have no way of recognizing Wisdom when It is seen).

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Richard Hay Oct 23, 2009, 10:48am UTC

Thank Alan Watts, Vivian, who once shared a similar insight into the Nature of Love as it relates to Being and Awareness/Consciousness thereof.

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Steph-in-NE ..... Dec 18, 2009, 2:32am UTC

this is a good one to see what love really is,,,

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Ali C. Jan 24, 2010, 7:57pm UTC

Lovely!

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Sandi S. Apr 14, 2010, 2:52pm UTC

seeing all... a lovely thought!

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Esmeralda Calayag-Ang Apr 22, 2010, 9:54am UTC

Good piece

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Shelbia C. Jul 18, 2010, 7:41am UTC

wonderful

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ben Surbana Jul 11, 2011, 5:17pm UTC

Have you heard the calling of love to be the 'desire to be whole?'

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Audrey Howitt Nov 5, 2011, 12:54pm UTC

Beautifully done!

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