Through flush of colors, the Creator makes his presence felt in the Creation. It requires an elevated sense of realization to understand that the use of vibrant colors by mortals, is their unaware expression of the search for the ever elusive Master. But the worldly colors are transitionary, like...
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...
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...
Close to Gyantse fort in Tibet, at the Palkhor Chode Monastery, an old Chinese man approached me with curiosity. I reciprocated with a smile to help break the ice. Old Chinese Man : “You are wearing a turban. Are you a Sikh?” Me : “Indeed and I am...
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...
That alone is a temple, where He can be known. Through contemplation in human body, one understands His omnipresence. Don’t look for him outside, He dwells within the Heart. The ego-willed cannot appreciate this fact, in mere worldly pursuits he wastes his life. He pervades everywhere,...
Kalari (कलाड़ी or کلاڑی) – “mozerella cheese of Kashmir”, the taste of which is still fresh on my palette from the servings made by my mother during my upbringing at Gorakhpur, a place far away from Kashmir. This special cheese is indigenous to Kashmir region of India and Pakistan. Since...
During a visit to Jamia Masjid, the largest mosque in Old Delhi, India, on the roof I found two boys engrossed in their prayers to Allah. Photographing them, I was reminded of the verse below by Saint Kabir on page 1349 of Guru Granth Sahib, the spiritual scripture of the...