In a world where hate is normalised through conversations, social media exchanges, images, sound bytes, war is a constant news ticker and pain has lost its pungency because it is so pervasive, how do we stay hopeful? By not just noticing beauty, but creating it. By focusing on light. And colour. For Japanese American artist […]
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From Sorrow To Bliss
In deep sorrow lies the doorway to bliss. It is cruel to ask but have you parted from or lost someone whom you loved deeply? In this separation one encounters a deep sorrow. A sorrow that shakes the very root of your being. The loss is not the loss of a person alone; it is also the loss […]
Ascetic
In a rustic hut near a river tributary On a secluded land with living serenity In a small temple of a beautiful deity A peaceful mind in an agile body Seeking truth in breath and life in beauty O’ ascetic.. immerse..immerse me in divinity On a hilly terrain inside a forest Beside a Buddha statue […]
On Virtue…
Truth, Goodness, Beauty are the highest virtues, the lofty peaks that we aspire to reach while we climb the slippery slope. Yes, indeed the way to virtue is slippery. Virtues are ideals but in practice we may need to dilute them. But the trap is that we may tend to dilute them to the extent […]
Life Before Death
I saw a young boy apply sudden breaks to his bicycle as it was about to run over the corpse of a crow. Perhaps the bird had tried to fly prematurely and had met with an accident. A question suddenly popped in my head– Why did the young boy consciously prevent his bicycle from running over […]