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    The Flower Is Meditating: Contemplations Of A Sick Mind On The Way To Enlightenment
    The Flower Is Meditating: Contemplations Of A Sick Mind On The Way To Enlightenment
    The Flower Is Meditating: Contemplations Of A Sick Mind On The Way To Enlightenment
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    The Flower Is Meditating: Contemplations Of A Sick Mind On The Way To Enlightenment

    By Rainer Loveiam

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    “The Flower Is Meditating” is not your ordinary poetry. It is an unconventional collection of provocative commentaries under the term “Socially Responsible Poetry”. “The Flower Is Meditating” jumps at you out of a Pandora box containing unspoken truths which transcend cultural taboos and prejudices. Reading “The Flower” can help to understand our own helplessness, our personal dilemma, our isolation, our fears, our denial, our lack of courage and morality. Therefore it may become an exercise in self-awareness and awakening. These poems are complex and yet simple, captivating and memorable, satirical and inspiring. Quiet listening may lead to sudden understanding.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRainer Loveiam
    Release dateJul 21, 2011
    ISBN9781465879455
    The Flower Is Meditating: Contemplations Of A Sick Mind On The Way To Enlightenment
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    Rainer Loveiam

    Rainer Loveiam has been an enthusiastic explorer of the human mind and a world traveler all of his life. Leaving Germany at a young age during the “student’s revolution” he found answers to many of life’s questions and challenges in other cultures and countries and never stopped to ask more questions. While exploring the limits and deeper meaning of life and spirituality he studied Eastern and Western Psychology, Anthroposophy, Yoga, Tantra, Meditation, Tai Chi, Taoism, Occultism, Holistic Health, Sustainable Farming and effective natural techniques to obtain Optimum Health. Seeking the ultimate experience he found it to be present in daily living, in the present moment – on the job, in the family or in the daily encounter with self-observation. Suffering accompanies life as a mother is nursing her young child every day. Experiencing the divine presence suffering becomes a vehicle for Transformation and Enlightenment.Born and raised in postwar Germany, Rainer has experienced the results of war and how a new society was formed out of a world in ruins. In today’s world where conflict in societies and families is rampant and difficult to resolve mankind needs to look inside to find the answers that can lead to a free world in which people can think for themselves and act accordingly to create peace for everyone incl. the underprivileged and disenchanted.Rainer Loveiam has worked and lived the last 8 years in Thailand, guiding groups and individuals through the self-help process of reaching Optimum Health. It is man’s birthright to be healthy, prosperous and happy. Anything less will not do during this lifetime. Working on “The Flower Is Meditating” began in 2010 when Rainer was visiting Bali. Bali has a unique spiritual atmosphere which can lead to a breakthrough in awareness/consciousness and a lessening of the barriers that exist between us as individuals and the demands and pressures of our time.You can contact Rainer at eutin45@yahoo.com and he will send you details about his upcoming rejuvenation retreats/programs in Thailand and other destinations.

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      The Flower Is Meditating - Rainer Loveiam

      The Flower Is Meditating

      Contemplations Of A Sick Mind

      On The Way To Enlightenment

      RAINER LOVEIAM

      Published by Rainer Loveiam at Smashwords.com

      Copyright 2011 Rainer Loveiam

      Discover other titles by Rainer Loveiam at Smashwords.com

      When The Zen Dust Settles – Zen Koans Of A Retired Zen Master

      Dedication

      To my children Vonne Ssu-Brit, Vajra Soham Johannes and Owen Ananda

      Foreword:

      What motivates an older man to enter the field of poetry as if anything new or original can be expressed through poetry and has not been communicated before? If you are not a Rumi, a Neruda or a Rilke why would anyone venture into a field that is traditionally occupied by genius, authority, ultimate creativity and poetic perfection? There is never a time when everything was said or where nothing was left to say. Poetry is an opportunity to express thoughts, feelings and experiences, highly individualized and unparalleled. Most educated and not so educated people have a favorite poet they will read or listen to. The influence of poets and their poetry has not vanished just like music has evolved and influenced man’s consciousness throughout time. The challenge is to find and to formulate ideas that can inspire or they would be useless. The exercise of writing is individual and lonely but nevertheless exciting and transformative. For must of us mortals the door into poetry and written expression remains closed, to open the door requires courage, perseverance and imagination. Once the door is opened just a little, the curiosity increases, the exploration unfolds, the mystery opens. As such poetry can become a Pandora box and an unexpected abundance of new thoughts and concepts can evolve and be free.

      If words can make any sense, it is because we speak in sentences founded in a common understanding and agreement. Poetry does not follow these principles most of the time. She may have her own agenda and intent as poems are invaded not by intellect but by intuition. They can become like Zen koans where the meaning is only delivered after a long pause or a blow to the head. If you are not getting it you have to go back to an exercise called Life. This grueling exercise always stays with us on a daily basis and requires self-observation and a keen interest in becoming aware and conscious.

      The Flower Is Meditating is not your ordinary poetry. It rather constitutes a collection of provocative and unconventional commentaries under the term Socially Responsible Poetry. Therefore it may become an exercise in self-awareness.

      The Flower Is Meditating is provocative; at times it is cynical and sarcastic and as such is stimulating, even entertaining and hilarious. It plays with social and political issues, love, sexuality, marriage and the constant challenges between man and woman, man and his environment, man and authority, man and death, and Man and God. Underneath, however, is the current of love that connects all our lives and which belongs to each individual in a world of contrasts which often lacks justice, peace and compassion. The Flower Is Meditating is a treasure chest of unspoken truths and a vehicle to transcend cultural taboos and prejudices. Reading The Flower can help to understand our own helplessness, our personal dilemma, our isolation, our fears, our denial, our lack of courage and morality.

      The emphasis in The Flower Is Meditating is not on being poetically correct but rather on what will motivate her readers to take a good look at what is offered and often considered unconventional. The poems are simple and yet complex, captivating and memorable, satirical and inspiring. The Flower teaches to be in the present moment. Thoughts that come out of stillness will generate inner peace. The Flower Is Meditating will speak to you out of that essence. With quiet listening its audible movements may turn into the light of sudden understanding. It is up to the reader to judge how The Flower Is Meditating is meeting such high expectations and can fulfill its claim of not only being socially responsible but also be effective in creating a space for consciousness.

      Nobody has ever been harmed by bliss Rainer Loveiam

      Table of Contents:

      What if there is no next life?

      Always looking forward

      Nature in waiting

      The abundance of thought

      Whose child are you?

      A bed of roses

      What to do with so much love?

      I need the same access

      Viva

      Doctors are always disappointed with my life

      Governments always take good care of you

      I need references badly

      When a brothel complains

      The looking glass

      What to do when waking up?

      The thinker

      Afternoon of tears

      Have a safe trip

      One too many

      Whose existence anyway?

      Tell me something

      Day and night

      Beauty to be contemplated

      Maximum suspense

      Everything stolen

      Who says?

      The longing that will pass

      I must have it

      Soul window

      A rare movement

      Life lies in between

      Who are you, really?

      Buddha pointing fingers

      Without it there is hardly anything

      The difference it can make

      Winning is not like loosing

      Who can prove it?

      Can you make it by the end of the day?

      The difference between sleeping and waking

      The mantra

      The accounting game

      An invention to remember

      The cost of cement

      A German officer

      Karma of a dog

      Turning it down

      Fresh day for all of us

      Hear the sound

      Living undistracted

      The faces of others

      One happy day is enough

      The last day of your life

      National condom day today

      When it finally comes

      What is your vagina like?

      Daily lies

      I am a visitor

      Question of the day

      My typical self

      Things change over time

      Precious things

      Go gently

      Alternation important

      The effect of rain

      Forgive yourself

      Living has many options

      The Zen of death

      Too much of everything

      Woody Allen in his world

      The business of beauty

      Which sound do you her

      More to it than growing rice (Begin Bali chapter)

      Where a friend was buried

      Do you have time for your private shooting star?

      A secret to accept

      It only takes one orgasm

      In the service of memory

      The birth of gentleness

      Who wants to try?

      Souls that follow you

      The truth is always welcome

      Nothing to do can be dangerous

      Couscous really tastes that good?

      The exception

      Where do you want to live?

      Friends who become enemies

      Thinking as bliss or curse?

      Rumi compliments everything

      A new relationship

      A crowded place

      Love in the midst of dying

      Breasts and bombs

      Postcards cannot tell the whole story

      The children who don’t come home

      Racism always leads to something

      A long awaited morning

      Reading too much

      Use your fingernails

      Phone out of order

      Natural phenomena

      What to buy as a fisherman?

      One thing leads to another

      Paradise for a day

      Crying is precious

      Simple things to make you happy

      The Bali that follows you

      Exit strategies

      Changes can occur

      ID cards are no longer needed

      Everything needs a parking lot

      You cannot escape your fate

      Children do as you tell them

      No place is the same in life

      Not every wife is a whore

      The kiss of life

      Killing God may be the answer

      Buddha nature always with you

      Reflections of the Buddha

      Bombings are common

      Leave it all behind

      A special state of being

      Get it together now

      What else do you need?

      Take a close look

      The being of living

      What goes around comes around

      Children and old people not allowed

      Kites don’t need kissing

      Contradictions in a temple

      May be others will read your books

      Tattoos have consequences

      When enough is enough

      Dangerous ocean

      Leftovers are for the Gods

      Obama promotes land mines

      Selling books everywhere

      Eckhart Tolle memoriam

      Thin skinned heart

      Have you received your road map today?

      Parents not doing well

      Life exaggerated

      You cannot find my company like this

      Protect one cow at a time

      Slow progress

      Life without sharing

      The ugly side of life

      What else do you need?

      The childish mind

      What else can the mind do?

      How do you like your meditation?

      Rumi quote

      The summer of love

      I need a moving van

      I remember John Solt

      Sand castles are not easy to build

      Survival of the fittest

      The taste of toilet water

      Something for everyone

      Good wives listen to their parent

      You need less than you think

      You can choose your own topping

      Polite people

      Eternal love

      The mind hiding in a sacred world

      Life after marriage

      Never forget to count your money

      Love at first sight

      Views are deceiving

      There is more than one face

      Chances are rare but good

      Stoning the stoned

      You can always die prematurely

      A world of thought

      An end to all passports

      Where is your shaven beard?

      Random acts of kindness

      The power of money and garbage

      Friendly disease

      Tired of friends

      God so near and so far

      Hand holding a leaf

      Reality in a cookie factory

      A fly in your food

      A little dysfunctional sometimes

      No need to starve

      When love becomes greedy

      Nothing is cheap anymore

      Things that change at a certain age

      Fire your teacher today

      It’s a harsh world out there

      Fuck the limitations

      No scientific explanation

      Differences can matter

      Writer’s conflict

      Once there was the freedom of a paper boy

      Plans recycled

      Rainy days come and go

      Be alive and well

      Blame the anarchists

      Restaurants have not changed

      Wholesale orgasms

      Times are changing (End of Bali Chapter)

      The hippies of Morocco

      A popular way of life

      World of experts

      People ask stupid questions

      Know what you get

      Trick your guardian angel

      Children drawings

      Death suspended in time

      Guardian of the stupa

      The pope who may be was not a Nazi

      A daily routine worth watching

      Happiness at a discount

      Children of the war

      There is always a new job

      Life is challenging

      Rumi quote

      Poets fading away from attention

      Poems are not for sons

      The smell of roses in unfamiliar places

      Insure your silicone breasts

      The art of cutting anything

      States without dreaming

      Buying and selling body parts

      Too much waiting for the impatient

      Children have a way with parents

      Katmandu

      Feel God’s caress in everything

      God has many faces to take care of

      A child’s gift is acceptable

      What your life can become

      To love or to lie

      I am for hire

      Many things to flush down

      Repetition

      Hostage for hire

      The strange life of images

      No mercy

      The size of bullet wounds

      Looking forward to return

      To hell with tattoos

      Subject to government regulations

      Dogs work harder than me

      A small thing to do with big results

      Stories one chair can tell

      Priests are welcome

      Friends I can rely on sometimes

      A day made for fathers

      Life in the monastery

      Shaking hands can be bad for your health

      Cameras were made for me

      Be nice to me I am a child

      Where does love go?

      The fate of a pussy

      Watch out for high season

      Lovers have something in common

      Buddha doesn’t live here anymore

      Late arrival

      Rumi quote

      Distract yourself when it matters

      It depends who it is

      Blessed by interruption

      Romance in my own garden

      Familiar image in the mirror

      The exercise of emptiness

      You should try it but it

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