and learning oneness
Have you ever caught lamenting your self? "I shouldn't have done that" or "I shouldn't have said that" or "Man, I lost my temper again." If not, then this post is not for you. It is for us lesser mortals who are struggling to improve and be a better version of ourselves. It turns out... Continue Reading →
I have been listening to this song a lot - Hor Vi Neevan Ho - by the band Noori, with their mother on Sagar Veena. It is essentially a deeply moving call to oneself, that one must bow down and become more humble. It exalts the listener, that no matter how many heights one thinks... Continue Reading →
I've really started resonating with this composition by Band of Bandagai and sung by Tochi Raina. Have been listening to it often in the last couple of days and thought to put the lyrics down in English while translating the original Sufi hymns. Baba Fareed and Baba Bulleh Shah were Islamic spiritual teachers belonging to... Continue Reading →
Over the last couple of days I have come across instances where people have expressed outrage over an insult of their religious faith or cultural knowledge, whether real on imagined. Sometimes, this has resulted in unconscionable behavior of tormenting the offending party. These people express righteous indignation at any perceived disrespect or misuse of "their"... Continue Reading →
Nothingness has no religionSilence has no mantraSoul wears neither white or ochreDivine lives in neither stone or goldO Brothers and SistersWe are neither white or blackNor are we brown or yellowHear the Unstruck SoundFor it is forever with you Photo of a Black whole. Photo Credit
"There comes a point at 7000 RPM where everything fades. The machine becomes weightless. Just disappears. And all that's left is a body moving through Space and Time. 7000 RPM. That's where you meet it. You feel it coming. It creeps up on you, close in your ear. Asks you a question. The only question... Continue Reading →
sailing with masters 