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VII: Awareness

The veil of illusion, or maya, that has been keeping you from perceiving reality as it is, is starting to burn away. The fire is not the heated fire of passion, but the cool flame of awareness. As it burns the veil, the face of a very delicate and childlike buddha becomes visible.

The awareness that is growing in you now is not the result of any conscious 'doing', nor do you need to struggle to make something happen. Any sense that you might have had that you've been groping in the dark is dissolving now, or will be dissolving soon. Let yourself settle, and remember that deep inside you are just a witness, eternally silent, aware and unchanged. A channel is now opening from the circumference of activity to that center of witnessing. It will help you to become detached, and a new awareness will lift the veil from your eyes.

from the Osho Zen Tarot

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I love the BPAL scent Geek. And it's a $%#@! limited edition, so I can't buy any more. Bah! The lady who lets people on the swap lists is ignoring me, so I can't go there. Someone said that 'Nocnitsa' was similar, but when I try to put it in my shopping cart it adds 'Marquise de Merteuil' instead. Denied! I really need to wait until pay day anyhow.

We saw "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" last night. Maybe it was the fact that I had to rush there right after work, but it just didn't do much for me. Pirates, eh. Everyone had bad teeth and there was a lot of slime. Bleh.

Cool music has been found, though, and cool books are being read. And Eric gave me a trackball mouse!