For many years I have awakened each morning with an unbidden sense of gratitude for life as a gift of this vast and mysterious universe. I have often wondered whether this gratitude is a learned moral posture—shaped by culture, ethics, and habit—or whether it arises instead as an expression of a deeper state of being, [...]
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I have often wondered what J. Krishnamurti meant by “Flowering in Goodness.” The word goodness is so closely tied to what is culturally considered right or better—the proper way to be and act—that it quickly becomes linked to approval and disapproval, again based on cultural definitions of right and wrong. In conversation with a group [...]
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What do I expect will happen to me after my body dies? What do I hope will happen? How does my attitude affect my life now? In moments of introspection, I sometimes view my body from above, recognizing it as just one object among many in the space around me. This perspective raises profound questions: [...]
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In my youth, I once attended a session on Sufi stories. One story from that evening has remained with me for many years. It carries within it a seed of wisdom so subtle that each time I retell it, something deep within me responds viscerally—sharpening my clarity about the significance of self-remembrance in spiritual practice. [...]
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“Whoever you are no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination. Calls to you like the wild geese harsh and exciting, Repeatedly announcing your place in the family of things”- Mary Oliver I often wonder about my soul choosing this body and this life to experience, evolve, and awaken. This reflection brings [...]
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Across generations, the universe’s two fundamental movements—centripetal and centrifugal—have often been judged through a socio‑ethical lens. Even mystics who perceive their character clearly have named them Higher and Lower, Divine and Demonic, Devas and Asuras—casting one as harmonious with the unifying force and the other as “out of sur,” out of tune. Such framing hardens [...]
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Lost I find myself when I am lost.There is so much silence in losing my small world. I find order in disorder.I find stillness in shambles The silence is profound when there there is no path to tread and nowhere to go In that confusion and in that chaosI find someoneI find His handI find Him […]
Akash Bhora Surja Tara- Rabindranath Tagore Sung by Uttam Kumar Bala To help in getting a sense of what Tagore has said in Bengali, we found 3 renditions in English. My heart sings at the wonder of my placeIn this world of light and life;At the feel in my pulse of the rhythm of creationCadenced […]