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Just another ten days or so and we’ll be setting off for Portugal. The realisation that our time in Dalfsen is drawing to a close has gradually sunk in. The last frost and snow in winter, the pale green of the beech trees one last time this spring, and now grumbling for the final time about the cold May rains. And about house prices. They meant we couldn’t find a new home here and stay a little longer with the trees, the Vecht river and this very window.

Without going outside, you may know
the whole world.
Without looking through the window,
you may see the ways of heaven.
The farther you go,
the less you know.
Tao Te Ching 47

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WINDOW ON THE WORLD

Without going outside, you may know

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WITHIN ONE SINGLE GRAIN

… I still return to China frequently, but as a traveller I remain even more of an outsider than before. On what is likely to be my last trip for the time being, in 2013, I slip away from the obligations of the group I am travelling with and spend a few days at the Taoist Bai Yun Guan, the Temple of the White Cloud, on the outskirts of Beijing. I had bee…

ACHT IS MEER DAN DUIZENDPeter den Dekker

AN IDEAL PLACE TO READ

The I Ching is not light reading that can easily be consumed in between other activities. You should therefore read the book in the quiet of your study. Don’t have a study? Then pop the book in your bag, hop on your bike or drive out of town, and find a lovely spot by the water. Sit or lie down comfortably, open the book, and the images and words will c…

ACHT IS MEER DAN DUIZENDPeter den Dekker

WARRING STATES

Water below, Heaven above. Water sinks ever deeper, Heaven rises ever higher. As a result, they lose sight of one another. They drift apart and no longer understand each other’s story. The image of dispute and conflict.

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ALONG THE LAKE

It is still early in the morning. In the distance, the sound of a locomotive building up steam. After the oppressive heat of late summer, it has suddenly cooled down. The smell of mist, coal and musty jute sacks.

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BROCADE? HUHH?

Brocade (/broʊˈkeɪd/) is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in coloured silks and sometimes with gold and silver threads …

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And tomorrow morning, of course: the week kicks off with music. Have a lovely Sunday!