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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Why Does the Grim Reaper Exist? | The New Yorker

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Triliving--Celebrating Truth, Beauty and GoodnessMarch 28, 2020 at 2:04 PM
This is a great one. Thanks for posting.
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Triliving--Celebrating Truth, Beauty and Goodness: I am the author of four books: "The Teachings of Yama: A Conversation with Death," "Beyond the Beyond: Poems to my Beloved Self," "Silent Ripples: Parables for the Soul" and "Footprints Along the Shore of an Incoming Tide." I live in Sacramento with my wife and 9-year-old son. Besides a writer, I am an artist, storyteller, Waldorf teacher, and meditation instructor. Major influences: Ramana Maharshi, "A Course In Miracles," Rudolf Steiner, and a whole host of others.

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