Without the things that you perceive… you (as you are) wouldn’t exist. Consciousness (largely) is what it perceives. So the next time that you see something, realize (please) that you are not (in essence) separate from it (i.e., you are not separate from your perceptions). What you see is a part of what you are. When you see some beautiful sunshine… it is you. When you see the atrocity (i.e., darkness) of man to man — or the (brilliant) heartfelt compassion of man to man — it is you. The perceiver is the perceived. In deep wisdom, there is only a perceiving… and that perceiving (if it is seen sagaciously) is eternal.
This, believe it or not, is applicable fundamentally at our core… besides perceptually; we are not separate from each other; we are all one. You can hold your hands apart… but they are not separate. The left hand can “think” that it is apart from the right hand, but it is not. Hold something within your hand; it is — in a big way — you.
The following is an excerpt of lyrics from Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe… the self-titled album by four alumni of the progressive rock group Yes: Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Rick Wakeman, and Steve Howe. (Jon Anderson, the alumni singer of Yes, gave me permission to include the lyrics of a couple of his songs within my book. He offered these lyrics free of charge… which is awesome!)
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Excerpt from Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (Live)— with lyrics edited, by Thomas Peace, to hopefully more accurately depict (more than what most online lyric sites offer) the live, true vocalizations:
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Always the way it seems
Just hear your voice
In all the songs of the earth
Nothing can come between us
You’re a brother of mine
We hold our hands together
Be the sunshine
Nothing can come between us
Be the sisters of time
Just hear your voice
in all the songs of the earth
Nothing can come between us
Nothing can come between us
Nothing can come between us
So give it all the love you have
Never be afraid to show your heart
So give it all the love you have
There is a special reason to come true
So giving all the love you have
Never be afraid to show your heart
So give it all the love you have
There is a special reason
There is a special reason this time
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing your life for the first time
Long lost brother of mine
Watching me walk in the full moon
Long lost brother of mine
Waking this dream everlasting
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing my life for the first time
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing me fly like an eagle
Long lost brother of mine
Watching me walk in the full moon
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing my life for the first time
Long lost brother of mine
Waking this dream everlasting
So it’s there
Putting one into one special reason
Yes it’s there
Putting “one into one one another”…
Sure can! Sure can! Sure can!
It’s a certain dimension
Coming at us for the very first time
It’s the second attention
Realising it all of the time
Re-defining this long lost passion
For the living we’re in
This will be the first of many
I be telling you
Long lost brother of mine
Walking away from illusion
Long lost brother of mine
Singing the sisters of freedom
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing the fathers of wisdom
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing my life for the first time
So it’s there, putting one into one special reason
Yes it’s there, putting “one into one one another”…
So it’s there, putting one into one special reason
Yes it’s there, you can see what you want to see
Long lost brother of mine…
Just hear your voice
In all the songs of the earth
Nothing can come between us
You’re a brother of mine
We hold our hands together
Be the sunshine
Nothing can come between us
Be the sisters of time
Just hear your voice
in all the songs of the earth
Nothing can come between us
Nothing can come between us
Nothing can come between us
So give it all the love you have
Never be afraid to show your heart
So give it all the love you have
There is a special reason to come true
So giving all the love you have
Never be afraid to show your heart
So give it all the love you have
There is a special reason
There is a special reason this time
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing your life for the first time
Long lost brother of mine
Watching me walk in the full moon
Long lost brother of mine
Waking this dream everlasting
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing my life for the first time
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing me fly like an eagle
Long lost brother of mine
Watching me walk in the full moon
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing my life for the first time
Long lost brother of mine
Waking this dream everlasting
So it’s there
Putting one into one special reason
Yes it’s there
Putting “one into one one another”…
Sure can! Sure can! Sure can!
It’s a certain dimension
Coming at us for the very first time
It’s the second attention
Realising it all of the time
Re-defining this long lost passion
For the living we’re in
This will be the first of many
I be telling you
Long lost brother of mine
Walking away from illusion
Long lost brother of mine
Singing the sisters of freedom
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing the fathers of wisdom
Long lost brother of mine
Seeing my life for the first time
So it’s there, putting one into one special reason
Yes it’s there, putting “one into one one another”…
So it’s there, putting one into one special reason
Yes it’s there, you can see what you want to see
Long lost brother of mine…
Long lost brother of mine…
Long lost brother of mine…
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Tom with Katy (1)… by Thomas Peace 2013
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Tom with Katy (2)… by Thomas Peace 2013
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Tom with Katy (3)… by Thomas Peace 2013
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