TANKA I kept searching for soul-stimulating music pockets of stillness skipped attention-emptiness needed new fillers I lost direction in questioning your maps-but that fulfilling sense of knowing more than you - still keeps me going to the brink insightful are those cynical assertions-which undermine you, yet drive me in the quest for truth to destinations … Continue reading Bits and bytes
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Loneliness stems not from being alone, but not being understood. Am I ignored because my ‘being different’ created discomfort? Do I need to shed authenticity to gain acceptability? In a flash, I know why yogis meditate in the mountains, and not inside their homes. Enlightenment does not flow from trees or rivers. They are misfits … Continue reading Pain Ineffable
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Would Ram be worshipped, if there was no Ravan? Pandavas exhibited many weaknesses, but were victorious for the cause they fought for- restoration of a woman’ s honor. Ram and Krishna were reincarnations of God – they knew well that the Devil is needed to strengthen belief in God. It takes a deep wisdom to … Continue reading Optical illlusions
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I strive to find the ground I left behind – then wonder if it ever existed. Psychic perceptions have left me dangling between two worlds. belonging – neither here nor there accepted – neither here nor there Can I blame them for not knowing what I do? They are happy in their un-knowing state, while … Continue reading Dangling
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