Greetings,
“The Return to Wonder” blog is a compendium of aphorisms not included in the three other works: The Stillness Before Time, The Ponderings of Yaj Ekim, and Breadcrumbs. It totals 3,000 pages formatted in 300 ten-page chapters written since 1990-ish. It has been uploaded beginning with Chapter 265 down to Chapter 1, followed by Chapter 266 up to 300. They can be accessed by clicking through older and newer posts at the bottom of each page, or by searching through the blog archives in the sidebar. A major edit is underway. Older copy is titled "The Stillness Before Time (Compendium)"; updated copy is titled "The Return to Wonder". In the PDF download, older copy will be black; updated copy will be blue.
“The Stillness Before Time” is the original 53-page work that was published in 1992, including mostly aphorisms, a few essays, and lists of movies and books. Though a self-published version can be purchased at major booksellers, a downloadable copy is available, no charge, at the website below. There are also a variety of links to several Facebook pages, Twitter, a number of blogs, and links to other very powerful writings of the same ilk.
“The Return to Wonder” blog is a compendium of aphorisms not included in the three other works: The Stillness Before Time, The Ponderings of Yaj Ekim, and Breadcrumbs. It totals 3,000 pages formatted in 300 ten-page chapters written since 1990-ish. It has been uploaded beginning with Chapter 265 down to Chapter 1, followed by Chapter 266 up to 300. They can be accessed by clicking through older and newer posts at the bottom of each page, or by searching through the blog archives in the sidebar. A major edit is underway. Older copy is titled "The Stillness Before Time (Compendium)"; updated copy is titled "The Return to Wonder". In the PDF download, older copy will be black; updated copy will be blue.
“The Stillness Before Time” is the original 53-page work that was published in 1992, including mostly aphorisms, a few essays, and lists of movies and books. Though a self-published version can be purchased at major booksellers, a downloadable copy is available, no charge, at the website below. There are also a variety of links to several Facebook pages, Twitter, a number of blogs, and links to other very powerful writings of the same ilk.
The Stillness Before Time
A 53-page PDF copy can be downloaded at:
http://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/thestillnessbeforetime.pdf
"The Ponderings of Yaj Ekim" is the second published book, and is both blogged and available as a PDF download.
"The Ponderings of Yaj Ekim" is the second published book, and is both blogged and available as a PDF download.
The Ponderings of Yaj Ekim
A 505-page PDF can be downloaded at:
“Breadcrumbs” is a blog of a more personal nature than the
others, including the most recent aphorisms, a life resume, a photo album, some
duplicates of essays and lists previously published, and other this-and-that
silliness that has come to mind over time. All just to show I was a
living, breathing, relativity mundane, oftentimes foolish mortal, same as
everyone else. No need to make me more than I was. No
need for legends, no need for myths, no need for fables, no need for miracles,
no need for any fictions to which history has so often given
itself. This collection of thoughts is as full of the limited and
arbitrary as anything else born of space and time, so please do not shape it
into some dogmatic lunacy. Use it as a launchpad, not an orbit.
Breadcrumbs (Compendium)
A 1898-page PDF can be downloaded at:
And the latest blogging unpublished elsewhere:
The Unfolding Next Round
michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_52.html
Writing has been an enjoyable process ever since I began toying with prose, keeping journals, and corresponding with friends during the college daze. The philosophical/mystical/whatever-you-want-to-call-them thoughts that started popping into mind since 1989 have always been very out-of-the-blue spontaneous. Nothing forced about them. They are being shared on the off chance that others may find them of interest, though, quite frankly, it really does not matter if no one else ever even reads them, for I am first and foremost my own audience. I got mine, so to speak, and it is, as it has ever been, up to each to discern their own on their own. There are really no followers in the ultimate quest, only earnest seekers who waylay their desires and fears enough to discern that which is the end to all doubt. “Yay” if it is your fate to figure it out. “Oh well” if it is not. And “so it goes” either way, really.
Please note that this sort of wordplay is very random; all but impossible to put into any rational order. Probably best read it in bits and pieces in the here and there. One of those open-to-any-page works. Especially well-suited for coffee shops, coffee tables, and porcelain thrones.
Writing has been an enjoyable process ever since I began toying with prose, keeping journals, and corresponding with friends during the college daze. The philosophical/mystical/whatever-you-want-to-call-them thoughts that started popping into mind since 1989 have always been very out-of-the-blue spontaneous. Nothing forced about them. They are being shared on the off chance that others may find them of interest, though, quite frankly, it really does not matter if no one else ever even reads them, for I am first and foremost my own audience. I got mine, so to speak, and it is, as it has ever been, up to each to discern their own on their own. There are really no followers in the ultimate quest, only earnest seekers who waylay their desires and fears enough to discern that which is the end to all doubt. “Yay” if it is your fate to figure it out. “Oh well” if it is not. And “so it goes” either way, really.
Please note that this sort of wordplay is very random; all but impossible to put into any rational order. Probably best read it in bits and pieces in the here and there. One of those open-to-any-page works. Especially well-suited for coffee shops, coffee tables, and porcelain thrones.
Also note that all writings are subject to annual updates and editing, so downloading current PDF copies every year or so might be a good idea if you want the most current version. This applies especially to the Breadcrumbs compendium, which is likely an ongoing work until the last wheezing breath.
If you find these many thoughts at all relevant, please feel
free to share them with others who might also appreciate them, else they will
more quickly slip back into the timeless oblivion from whence they came.
All the best,
M
P.S. Regarding the name Yaj Ekim ... It is just a
reverse spelling on the first and middle names ... Michael Jay Holshouser
... Mike Jay ... Yaj Ekim. Coincidently,
make of it what you will, Yaj is an Indian boy’s name meaning worshipper,
sacrifice, another name for Shiva, a sage. And Ekim is a Turkish name for October meaning
“sowing” (of seeds).
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Once Upon a Christmas
Bitten by the Black Snake (Schoch)
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A Duet of One (Balsekar)
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Ashtavakra Gita (Shastri)
http://ashtravakrageeeta.blogspot.com
PDF's of Ashtavakra Gita: I Am Shiva
I Am Shiva Comparison Chart
Ashtavakra Gita (Marshall)
Bitten by the Black Snake (Schoch)
A Duet of One (Balsekar)
Astavakra Samhita (Wood)
Ashtavakra Gita (Shastri)
Ashtavakra Gita (Vedic Scriptures)
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Mandukya Upanishad & Mandukya Karika of Gaudapada (Panoli)
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The Stillness Before Time
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There is really only one Way.
It is without division or boundary.
It is without name or theology.
Awareness is its scripture,
Here now its venue,
You its witness,
Your life the journey.
There is really only one Way.
It is without division or boundary.
It is without name or theology.
Awareness is its scripture,
Here now its venue,
You its witness,
Your life the journey.
A 53-page PDF copy can be downloaded at:
http://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/thestillnessbeforetime.pdf
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The Return to Wonder
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http://theponderingsofyajekim.blogspot.com/
The Return to Wonder
http://thereturntowonder.blogspot.com/
Breadcrumbs
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The Stillness Before Time (53 pages)
The Ponderings of Yaj Ekim (505 pages)
http://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/theponderingsofyajekim.pdf
Breadcrumbs (Compendium) (1898 pages)
Breadcrumbs 2018 (578 pages)
Breadcrumbs 2019 (317 pages)
http://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/breadcrumbs2019.pdf
Definitions (104 pages)
The Ponderings of Yaj Ekim (505 pages)
http://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/theponderingsofyajekim.pdf
The Return to Wonder (3006 pages)
Breadcrumbs (Compendium) (1898 pages)
Breadcrumbs 2018 (578 pages)
Breadcrumbs 2019 (317 pages)
http://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/breadcrumbs2019.pdf
Breadcrumbs 2020 (222 pages)
http://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/breadcrumbs2020.pdf
Conversations (309 pages)
http://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/breadcrumbs2020.pdf
Conversations (309 pages)
Definitions (104 pages)
http://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/definitions.pdf
Titles, Titles & More Titles (220 pages)
http://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/titlestitlesandmoretitles.pdf
Ditties for the Bluegrass Pyre (15 pages)
Titles, Titles & More Titles (220 pages)
http://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/titlestitlesandmoretitles.pdf
Ditties for the Bluegrass Pyre (15 pages)
Once Upon a Christmas (1 page)
http://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/onceuponachristmas.pdf
(Please note that all writings are subject to annual updates and editing, so downloading current PDF copies every year or so might be a good idea if you want the most current version. This applies especially to the Breadcrumbs compendium, which is likely an ongoing work until the last wheezing breath)
Recent Breadcrumbs
The Unfolding Next Round (Current ditties unpublished elsewhere)
Standouts from "The Return to Wonder" Edit
Breadcrumbs Blog Posts
Preface
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_28.html
Preface
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_28.html
Possible Last Words & Epitaphs
The Standard Ripostes
https://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_39.html
List of Top Books for the Up and Coming
http://michaelsbreadcrumbs.blogspot.com/2015/01/under-construction_79.html
59 Moments to The Way It Is (And Is Not)
59 Moments to The Way It Is (And Is Not)
The Unfolding Next Round (Note: Current quarter unpublished elsewhere)
Of the Human Journey
Got God?
Ten Reflections
Standouts from the Return to Wonder Edit
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Of A Philosophical Nature
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How to Work in Any Environment
Once Upon a Christmas
Ditties for the Bluegrass Pyre
Election 2016: The Rise (and Fall?) of Donald Trump
Eight Translations of the Ashtavakra Gita
The Heart of Awareness (Byrom)
The Heart of Awareness (Byrom)
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Ashtavakra Gita (Marshall)
http://theashtavakra.blogspot.com/
Ashtavakra Gita (Marshall)
http://theashtavakra.blogspot.com/
Bitten by the Black Snake (Schoch)
http://bittenbytheblacksnake.blogspot.com/
A Duet of One (Balsekar)
http://aduetofone.blogspot.com/
Ashtavakra Gita (Richards)
http://anotherashtavakragita.blogspot.com/
Astavakra Samhita (Wood)
http://astavakrasamhita.blogspot.com/
http://anotherashtavakragita.blogspot.com/
Astavakra Samhita (Wood)
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Ashtavakra Gita (Vedic Scriptures)
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http://ashtravakrageeta.blogspot.com/
Ashtavakra Gita (Shastri)
http://ashtravakrageeeta.blogspot.com
PDF's of Ashtavakra Gita: I Am Shiva
Ashtavakra Gita: I Am Shiva
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http://www.thestillnessbeforetime.com/ashtavakragitaiamshiva.pdf
I Am Shiva Comparison Chart
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Ashtavakra Gita (Marshall)
Bitten by the Black Snake (Schoch)
Ashtavakra Gita (Richards)
A Duet of One (Balsekar)
Astavakra Samhita (Wood)
Ashtavakra Gita (Shastri)
Ashtavakra Gita (Vedic Scriptures)
Translations of Other Ancient Writings
Ashtavakra Gita: I Am Shiva
Ashtavakra Gita: I Am Shiva
http://ashtavakragitaiamshiva.blogspot.com/
Tao Te Ching: Verse One
Tao Te Ching: Verse One
http://taotechingverseone.blogspot.com/
Tao Te Ching (Marshall)
Tao Te Ching (Marshall)
http://theperennialway-taoteching.blogspot.com/
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Yoga Sutras (Marshall)
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Dhammapada (Marshall)
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Song of the Avadhut (Abhayananda)
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Song of the Avadhut (Abhayananda)
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Atma Bodha (Chinmayananda)
http://theatmabodha.blogspot.com/
The Essence of the Ribhu Gita (Ramamoorthy & Nome)
http://theribhugita.blogspot.com/
Yoga Vasishta Sara (Ramasramam)
http://yogavasishtasara.blogspot.com/
Crest-Jewel of Discrimination (Madhavananda)
http://crest-jewelofdiscrimination.blogspot.com/
Atma Bodha (Chinmayananda)
http://theatmabodha.blogspot.com/
The Essence of the Ribhu Gita (Ramamoorthy & Nome)
http://theribhugita.blogspot.com/
Yoga Vasishta Sara (Ramasramam)
http://yogavasishtasara.blogspot.com/
Crest-Jewel of Discrimination (Madhavananda)
http://crest-jewelofdiscrimination.blogspot.com/
Mandukya Upanishad & Mandukya Karika of Gaudapada (Panoli)
Gaudapada: Advaita Vedanta’s First Philosopher (Jones)
Translations of Ancient Writings by Bart Marshall
Ashtavakra Gita
Tao Te Ching
http://theperennialway-taoteching.blogspot.com/
Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
Yoga Sutras
Dhammapada
Writings by Bart Marshall
Verses Regarding True Nature
https://versesregardingtruenaturemarshall.blogspot.com
One Hundred Two Haiku
https://onehundredtwohaikumarshall.blogspot.com
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Verses Regarding True Nature
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One Hundred Two Haiku
https://onehundredtwohaikumarshall.blogspot.com
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The Return to Wonder
Fieldnotes from the Unknown
(a.k.a. The Stillness Before Time Compendium)
© Michael J. Holshouser 2009
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