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	<title>Christopher Hansard &#187; Self-Knowledge</title>
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ wisdom]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/07/29/christopher-hansard-wisdom-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[true wisdom
is not happiness
it is  both universal and intimate
knowingness
empowered by
compassion
wisdom without compassion
is knowingness  through willpower
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">true wisdom</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">is not happiness</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">it is  both universal and intimate</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">knowingness</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">empowered by</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">compassion</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">wisdom without compassion</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">is knowingness  through willpower</p>
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ mindfulness]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/07/26/christopher-hansard-mindfulness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[mind
fulness
looks
after
itself
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">mind</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">fulness</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">looks</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">after</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">itself</p>
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ in between]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/07/26/christopher-hansard-in-between-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christopherhansard.com/?p=1238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[we, each of us
are
in between
the was and when
the is and now
the why and how
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">we, each of us</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">are</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">in between</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">the was and when</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">the is and now</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">the why and how</p>
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ each day]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/07/22/christopher-hansard-each-day-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/07/22/christopher-hansard-each-day-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christopherhansard.com/?p=1236</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[each day is your day
each day is your creation
each day is your legacy and history
each day is your exclamation of who and why you are
each day is your greatest acheivement
and your path for living
you are each day
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">each day is your day</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">each day is your creation</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">each day is your legacy and history</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">each day is your exclamation of who and why you are</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">each day is your greatest acheivement</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and your path for living</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">you are each day</p>
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ prejudice]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/07/19/christopher-hansard-prejudice-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self-Knowledge]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christopherhansard.com/?p=1231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[people are united by their prejudices
some call it discrimination
some call it belief
some call it blindness or a blessed relief
people dwell in canopies of intricate ignorance
and find it hard to invite original thought
to free their minds
what do you believe and how are you trapped by it?
whether it be you believe that what buy you will get
or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">people are united by their prejudices</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">some call it discrimination</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">some call it belief</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">some call it blindness or a blessed relief</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">people dwell in canopies of intricate ignorance</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and find it hard to invite original thought</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">to free their minds</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">what do you believe and how are you trapped by it?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">whether it be you believe that what buy you will get</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">or what you believe to be false is false</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">belief looks after itself,it doesn&#8217;t need people to prosper</p>
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ listen]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/07/15/christopher-hansard-listen-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[listen
to the sound of your breath
in the speech of other people

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">listen</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">to the sound of your breath</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">in the speech of other people</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ essentially]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/07/14/christopher-hansard-essentially/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[essentially&#8230;.
the buddha never came
or was here
nor jesus the teacher
or yogi the bear
essentially
there is nothing here
but the mental pulsations and cognitive vacilations
that spin the wheel
for you to feel that you are here
essentially

]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">essentially&#8230;.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">the buddha never came</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">or was here</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">nor jesus the teacher</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">or yogi the bear</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">essentially</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">there is nothing here</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">but the mental pulsations and cognitive vacilations</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">that spin the wheel</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">for you to feel that you are here</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">essentially</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ at rest]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/07/13/christopher-hansard-at-rest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/07/13/christopher-hansard-at-rest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self-Knowledge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[each and every event within our life
is an invitation
and opportunity
to be at rest
regardless of what is going on around us
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">each and every event within our life</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">is an invitation</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and opportunity</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">to be at rest</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">regardless of what is going on around us</p>
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ the way things are]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/07/12/christopher-hansard-the-way-things-are/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christopherhansard.com/?p=1220</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[what do you know
of how the way things are?
things are the way you see them
things are the way you breathe them
things are the way you react to them
things are the way you hold on to them
things are the way you love or hate them
essentially, things are the way they are
because of their inherent nature
the world [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">what do you know</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">of how the way things are?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">things are the way you see them</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">things are the way you breathe them</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">things are the way you react to them</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">things are the way you hold on to them</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">things are the way you love or hate them</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">essentially, things are the way they are</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">because of their inherent nature</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">the world is the result of itself, its not here for your benefit</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">your life, however, is the strand upon which you can</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">hang all your aims,wishes and desires</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">like little birds chirping on a line</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">celebrate your life as the way things are</p>
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		<title>Christopher Hansard:[ connections]</title>
		<link>http://www.christopherhansard.com/2010/07/08/christopher-hansard-connections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hansard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[connections
what and who
are you
connected to?
by knowing this
you will decrease
your levels of unhappiness
and increase your emotional well-being
and enhance your spirituality-
what ever you conceive that to be
you can be connected
to thoughts, past,present and future
to people and events
imagined occurences
and rememberings
past,present and future
who and what
are you
connected to?
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">connections</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">what and who</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">are you</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">connected to?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">by knowing this</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">you will decrease</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">your levels of unhappiness</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and increase your emotional well-being</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and enhance your spirituality-</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">what ever you conceive that to be</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">you can be connected</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">to thoughts, past,present and future</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">to people and events</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">imagined occurences</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and rememberings</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">past,present and future</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">who and what</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">are you</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">connected to?</p>
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