I doubt, therefore I might be
I have stayed away from ghazals for a while now. But a jumble of recent events had me listening to “Ab ke hum bichde” by the unimitable Ahmed Faraaz. The poet knows how to pluck the right strings to trigger a silent sigh that grows into a thunderstorm of pent … Read the rest “Ab ke hum bichade”
Few things match the “Oh yes, yes! Exactly!” feeling you get when you come across a poem that describes exactly how you are feeling at a given moment. James Kavanaugh did it for me this time.
My sadness has no seasons,
It comes when the leaves
Surrender to the persistent … Read the rest “My sadness has no seasons”
Here is a sketch I created of a concept in Swami Vivekananda‘s Jnana Yoga, in the chapter on Realization.
And it is described thusly
“Picture the Self to be then rider and this body the chariot, the intellect to be the charioteer, mind the reins, and the … Read the rest “Control the mind”
I have gradually come to the realization that one of the most valuable qualities in a person is ‘easy’-ness.
I refer to ‘easy’ as the quality of being easy to be with. Easy is low maintenance. Easy is a low energy, undemanding state. You are easy when people feel absolutely … Read the rest “The rise and rise of ‘Easy’”
A big hello to all intelligent life forms everywhere .. and for the rest of you out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together, guys.