Daoism–The Way of Paradox and Ease / Raj Ayyar
Daoism is an ancient Chinese nature spirituality–a non-religion, till its decay in later generations. A non-religion of ease, paradox, and energy flow. You cannot pray to the Dao for favors–it is a subtle force...
Katho Upanishad: We see not the Self
The self-existent Lord pierced the senses to turn outward. Thus we look to the world outside and see not the Self within us. Katho Upanishad
In Cairo, Dreaming of Baghdad: Meditations on Rumi / Raj Ayyar
Well worth a repost: a wisdom nugget from that maestro of Sufi Islam, Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi: ‘In Baghdad, dreaming of Cairo’: a Rumi parable. A man who had no money, who had inherited everything...
Madness as a Construct / Raj Ayyar
So often, esp. in South Asia and elsewhere, madness is seen as a stigma, a permanent condition of an unfortunate few that are not ‘normal’. ‘Madness’ as a construct, rather than a hushed-up essential...
Ashtavakra: He is Serene
It is all the same to him. Man or woman, Good fortune or bad, Happiness or sorrow. It makes no difference. He is serene. – Ashtavakra Gita 17:15
OneVorld Vocabulary VorkOut / One
Some rarely used English terms 1. The space between your eyebrows is called a glabella. 2. The way it smells after the rain is called petrichor. 3. The plastic or metallic coating at the...
Croatia’s National Park / Kavita Kumble
A deeply engrossing blog on Plitvice Lakes, by an irrepressible and ardent adventurer. https://www.kavity.in/2019/04/plitvice-lakes-croatias-most-fantastical-national-park/
Yogananda: Body is frozen thought…
Thought is the brain of the cells and units of Life Force present in every particle of bodily tissue. Hence, a disease thought upsets the entire government of the Life Force in the cells,...