I encourage looking at these threads, topics and posts today ...
hermitage poem
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...hermitage-poem
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Pain, Suffering & Freedom
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...fering-Freedom
Squashing silly semantic wheel spinning on "self" vs. "ego" ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...?9957-ego-self
Some information on Makyo and "The Color Purple" ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...ll=1#post82112