jacob riyeff
@riyeff.bsky.social
translator, teacher, poet, frequenter of nature preserves, lover of very old poetry, non-tenure-track professor, benedictine oblate.
ubi spiritus? ubi fruitio?
ubi spiritus? ubi fruitio?
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"i find [dame gertrude's] image of 'the snare' particularly insightful. what looks appealing, what looks pleasing, is in fact exactly what binds and limits. if we could only eat more, drink more, sleep more, say that nasty thing about our co-worker more, binge-watch that next show more,...
"i find [dame gertrude's] image of 'the snare' particularly insightful. what looks appealing, what looks pleasing, is in fact exactly what binds and limits. if we could only eat more, drink more, sleep more, say that nasty thing about our co-worker more, binge-watch that next show more,...
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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"i find [dame gertrude's] image of 'the snare' particularly insightful. what looks appealing, what looks pleasing, is in fact exactly what binds and limits. if we could only eat more, drink more, sleep more, say that nasty thing about our co-worker more, binge-watch that next show more,...
"i find [dame gertrude's] image of 'the snare' particularly insightful. what looks appealing, what looks pleasing, is in fact exactly what binds and limits. if we could only eat more, drink more, sleep more, say that nasty thing about our co-worker more, binge-watch that next show more,...
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"for we not only have knocking at our door a decadent sensualism, not only the allures of empire, not only a hypocritical christianity only too ready to bow to secular power & privilege,...
"for we not only have knocking at our door a decadent sensualism, not only the allures of empire, not only a hypocritical christianity only too ready to bow to secular power & privilege,...
November 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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"for we not only have knocking at our door a decadent sensualism, not only the allures of empire, not only a hypocritical christianity only too ready to bow to secular power & privilege,...
"for we not only have knocking at our door a decadent sensualism, not only the allures of empire, not only a hypocritical christianity only too ready to bow to secular power & privilege,...
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"somewhere b/t the seemingly random moments of heightened awareness & the exceptional glimpses of divine light beyond body awareness, there's the regular practice of gathering in the mind to the present moment... drawing the mind away from the past and the future,...
"somewhere b/t the seemingly random moments of heightened awareness & the exceptional glimpses of divine light beyond body awareness, there's the regular practice of gathering in the mind to the present moment... drawing the mind away from the past and the future,...
November 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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"somewhere b/t the seemingly random moments of heightened awareness & the exceptional glimpses of divine light beyond body awareness, there's the regular practice of gathering in the mind to the present moment... drawing the mind away from the past and the future,...
"somewhere b/t the seemingly random moments of heightened awareness & the exceptional glimpses of divine light beyond body awareness, there's the regular practice of gathering in the mind to the present moment... drawing the mind away from the past and the future,...
thinking of swamiji as we head toward his mahasamadhi's anniversary.
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
thinking of swamiji as we head toward his mahasamadhi's anniversary.
honey creek flowing into the #wisconsin.
November 16, 2025 at 3:48 AM
honey creek flowing into the #wisconsin.
st. francis, wisconsin prairie. #plantwatching
November 16, 2025 at 3:38 AM
st. francis, wisconsin prairie. #plantwatching
ferry bluff state natural area, bees on thistle. #wisconsin #plantwatching
November 16, 2025 at 3:34 AM
ferry bluff state natural area, bees on thistle. #wisconsin #plantwatching
more devil's trumpet. #plantwatching #wisconsin
November 16, 2025 at 3:33 AM
more devil's trumpet. #plantwatching #wisconsin
devil's trumpet. #plantwatching #wisconsin
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
devil's trumpet. #plantwatching #wisconsin
lake kegonsa a few weeks back.
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
lake kegonsa a few weeks back.
pokeweed! lake kegonsa, #wisconsin. #plantwatching
November 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
pokeweed! lake kegonsa, #wisconsin. #plantwatching
it's a general practice of mine not to post pictures of myself online. but exceptions can be made: it was great to see the new book, _contemplate_, as an object in the world!
coming out next month from @MonkfishBookPub.
www.monkfishpublishing.com/product/cont...
coming out next month from @MonkfishBookPub.
www.monkfishpublishing.com/product/cont...
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
it's a general practice of mine not to post pictures of myself online. but exceptions can be made: it was great to see the new book, _contemplate_, as an object in the world!
coming out next month from @MonkfishBookPub.
www.monkfishpublishing.com/product/cont...
coming out next month from @MonkfishBookPub.
www.monkfishpublishing.com/product/cont...
from the walk home. #milwaukee #plantwatching
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 AM
from the walk home. #milwaukee #plantwatching
got to have my first taste of this thru the generosity of a friend (and their friend who gave them the bottle direct from france) last week. c'est magnifique!
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
got to have my first taste of this thru the generosity of a friend (and their friend who gave them the bottle direct from france) last week. c'est magnifique!
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willingly does one entangle oneself in the love of bodies and vanity; but, willy-nilly, he is in agony of fear & pain when they perish, whether the material things themselves are taken away or they are discredited.
willingly does one entangle oneself in the love of bodies and vanity; but, willy-nilly, he is in agony of fear & pain when they perish, whether the material things themselves are taken away or they are discredited.
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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willingly does one entangle oneself in the love of bodies and vanity; but, willy-nilly, he is in agony of fear & pain when they perish, whether the material things themselves are taken away or they are discredited.
willingly does one entangle oneself in the love of bodies and vanity; but, willy-nilly, he is in agony of fear & pain when they perish, whether the material things themselves are taken away or they are discredited.
November 6, 2025 at 3:24 AM
November 6, 2025 at 3:23 AM
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 AM
