Fury, old patriarch demonstrating an autocratic force. Sprouts, testimony of an era before the instigation. Today, they come and go…tourists, explorer, bread earners. In the sea of volcanic ash, one can see stray horses, roaring jeeps, sprouts of grass and amazingly shaped rocks. This is the caldera of...
Sometimes it feels I am constantly in search for something! Though mostly the search is not far, as the answer always resides in the proximity of observations. I have found that stilling the mind and driven by a passionate desire, an indescribable energy always manifests to naturally gravitate towards...
Chasing happiness, shying suffering, I experienced suffering in the back alleys of happiness. Failing to isolate the two, I wondered how can I see both as one? When I chased happiness, it soon transformed into dissatisfaction. On the other hand, looking at life from a...
Prepared through self-effort, as observers we need to be able to spot and leverage positive situations being created around us. This is the principle for attaining positive growth in any aspect of life. With this mindset, before dawn we positioned ourselves at a vantage point to capture the spectacle...
Beauty is that which does not reveal itself in totality. It holds an element of mystery, the undescribable that links to transcendence. When beauty surrounds itself by mystery, inviting to find it through an experience, it can create a sense of enlightenment, leading to silence. The weather at Yuanyang...
The process of learning also feeds the Ego, creating a mist around our subtle faculties that perceive the world. It sometimes leads us to believe that we know everything. Therefore as part of our development, it is important to remain humble and associate with people who are more knowledgeable. Here...
From vantage points spread across Laohuzui, observing the meticulously crafted rice terraces, I was reminded of the process of internal growth as I have understood. The internal faculties of our subtle body comprising of Mind, Ego and Intellect are preordained with specific functions, which they faithfully perform, resulting in...
If my body were frozen in the Himalayas even then my mind would not be free of disease. Guru Nanak, page 62 of Adi Granth For ages, Himalayas have signified asceticism. Needless to say, it is more than coincidence that certain practices are...
Sometimes beauty is overshadowed by popularity! Mount Bromo (2,392m) in Indonesia is popular because it is an active volcano, constantly throwing hot gases. In it’s distant horizon lies the larger Mount Sumeru (3,676m), which is also active. Mount Batok (2,470m), though lying adjacent to Mount Bromo, is overshadowed by the...
“vivid colours, chiseled forms of rocks and mountains stand out in brilliant clearness, divested of any trace of vegetation, like the world on the first day of creation, when only heaven and earth were facing each other in the primal unity.” by Govinda, Lama Anagarika from The Way of the...