This writing is taken from my previous blog, which I haven't written in since I started writing for this site. Most of these ideas stem from Alan Watts' talk entitled, "The Veil of Thoughts." It's been advertised to you. Wake up. The reason someone is asleep, in the terms of awareness …
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Just How Babies See
Alan Watts talks about three views. One view is of the baby, which can't tell the difference between what is happening and what is happening to it. One is the adult view, which thinks there are certain things that need to be done that they can do, certain things that happen to them and more …
Observe. Reflect. Breathe. Live.
Life is like waves, things go and things come….sounds like as if I am writing this from middle of a beach holiday, no? I would have loved that….what a thought! Probably, deep within, I am longing for one such holiday, just to listen to the gurgle as waves after waves keep crashing on the shore, …
Concerning Creativity
I have an increasing concern with how we use the word creative. Creativity is not taking our repetitive conditioning and modifying it slightly to get some attention. That is what the form of it is in modern times. Most 'artists' get a big stance in the headlines out of doing something that is disturbing or …
Music and Healing. Or Waiting for the Miracle…
There are tunes that stay in our minds for a long time. It was Leonard Cohen’s: ‘Waiting for the Miracle to Come’ that stayed with me for days….Music can make us happy or sad, can bring peace, tranquility or relaxation or can even protect our mind from negative influences. During my bad times I came …
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Be Soft, Go for the Matador
“Be soft with your practice. Think of method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. It'll go meandering here, and trickling there. It'll find the grooves, the cracks, and the crevices. Just follow it, never let it out of your sight, and it will take you.” - Shen Yen If the bull went for …
Next Time You Miss the Bus
It landed on my soul’s sunlit altar like a singing telegram, a complete and precise little package of wisdom: “It’s okay to stop looking.” I instantly felt lighter. It was easier to breathe. Last Saturday I bought a round trip bus ticket to NYC, leaving in my bank account fewer bucks than could possibly string …
Blast from the past (contd…)
Continuing to talk about 'Blast from the Past' from my last post, here's one I wrote way back in Novemeber'2008 just after my first Vipassna experience. Original post is here via Nomadic Monologue. Blissful and High Its sheer bliss, truly! Picture this: 3000 meters above sea level, 0-5 degC, amidst tall pine trees, monks and …
The Gate to Interior Castle. My Walking and Meditation in Pokhara.
The Himalayas are often connected with saints and sanyasis who spend their life in meditation. I see the Himalayas as a symbol of immense beauty, vast silence and the never ending inner struggle for overcoming our own personal boundaries. This year I sat a 10-day Vipassana course in a small meditation centre in Pokhara, Nepal. …
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Insects as Insects
“Compassion hurts. When you feel connected to everything, you also feel responsible for everything. And you cannot turn away. Your destiny is bound with the destinies of others. You must either learn to carry the Universe or be crushed by it. You must grow strong enough to love the world, yet empty enough to sit …
Living Vipassana 