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December 22, 2015
Dear Readers, Won't You Join Us on WordPress?
Yes, this blog has now moved to WordPress. This will be the last post on this blog.
Beauty Interprets, Expresses, Manifests the Eternal on WordPress
The blog has taken a new birth in its new form with the same name, but with something new in its URL.
"Beauty is his footprint showing us where he has passed." (Sri Aurobindo)
Inspired by this beautiful line from Sri Aurobindo's Savitri, we have chosen the new URL for our WP blog as: https://beautyishisfootprint.wordpress.com/
The new WP b...
December 21, 2015
A Blog Update and a Lesson in Detachment
The Divine Teacher Today on the auspicious day of Gita Jayanti, I got an important lesson in detachment.
For more than two years now I have been writing this blog. After almost a year of writing, I discovered that I was beginning to get a small but almost-regular set of readers, many of whom would leave thought-provoking and encouraging comments on some of my posts. It was beginning to feel good, I admit, to see that at least some of what I was sharing was provocative enough (genera...
A Blog Update and a Lesson in Detachment
Today on the auspicious day of Gita Jayanti, I got an important lesson in detachment.
For more than two years now I have been writing this blog. After almost a year of writing, I discovered that I was beginning to get a small but almost-regular set of readers, many of whom would leave thought-provoking and encouraging comments on some of my posts. It was beginning to feel good, I admit, to see that at least some of what I was sharing was provocative enough (generally in a thoughtful way) for s...
Forgetting and Remembering
A new post in the series -
Reminders to self
Sometimes going through one's old writings, journals, diaries can be an incredibly learning experience. It makes one recall and perhaps even renew for oneself the insight, the wisdom of the moment that had expressed itself in those words from years ago.
Often there is a definite reason why one is led to a particular old scribbling. Perhaps it is time to remember something important, really remember. Perhaps it is time to re-dedicate oneself. Perhaps...
Sometimes going through one's old writings, journals, diaries can be an incredibly learning experience. It makes one recall and perhaps even renew for oneself the insight, the wisdom of the moment that had expressed itself in those words from years ago.
Often there is a definite reason why one is led to a particular old scribbling. Perhaps it is time to remember something important, really remember. Perhaps it is time to re-dedicate oneself. Perhaps...
December 4, 2015
Needed: Spiritual Practicality
A new post in
Current Events
The world has been busy talking about Climate Change, Solar Energy, Global Terrorism and all these other things. Political leaders, subject experts, public intellectuals, journalists, pretty much everyone who reads the newspaper and watches news on TV or follows it on social media has an opinion on these important topics of the day.
No, this post isn't about one more opinion on these important topics. It is actually about something quite contrary. It is about the in...
The world has been busy talking about Climate Change, Solar Energy, Global Terrorism and all these other things. Political leaders, subject experts, public intellectuals, journalists, pretty much everyone who reads the newspaper and watches news on TV or follows it on social media has an opinion on these important topics of the day.
No, this post isn't about one more opinion on these important topics. It is actually about something quite contrary. It is about the in...
November 9, 2015
A Diwali Prayer
New post in the series Satyam Shivam Sundaram
Light, More Light
Diwali, the day we invoke and worship the Mother, some as Ma Lakshmi, others as Ma Kali. Diwali, the day we remind ourselves, once again, to turn toward the Light, to remove the darkness and dullness within. Diwali, the day, we recall and rekindle, once again, our inmost aspiration to open to the Divine Light. Light of Truth, Right, Good. Light of Love and Harmony.
This Diwali, I will light a special diya for my country too. With a...
Light, More LightDiwali, the day we invoke and worship the Mother, some as Ma Lakshmi, others as Ma Kali. Diwali, the day we remind ourselves, once again, to turn toward the Light, to remove the darkness and dullness within. Diwali, the day, we recall and rekindle, once again, our inmost aspiration to open to the Divine Light. Light of Truth, Right, Good. Light of Love and Harmony.
This Diwali, I will light a special diya for my country too. With a...
November 1, 2015
Question to Ponder: Who is a True Thinker?
A new post in the series
Current Events
In India today, we are witnessing a clash between the decades-old social-political-economic order and a new order struggling to establish itself. This is resulting in quite an unrest on various levels, especially when we view things only from the outer surface.
Part of this unrest has led to a disturbing uncovering of an extremely narrow, rigid and ideologially biased nature of a big section of the 'intellectual' scene in India. With every passing day it...
In India today, we are witnessing a clash between the decades-old social-political-economic order and a new order struggling to establish itself. This is resulting in quite an unrest on various levels, especially when we view things only from the outer surface.
Part of this unrest has led to a disturbing uncovering of an extremely narrow, rigid and ideologially biased nature of a big section of the 'intellectual' scene in India. With every passing day it...
October 25, 2015
Musings on Peace, Harmony and the Art of Spaces
The other day I was working at my desk, fully absorbed in reading a big document on my laptop, highlighting some points, trying to make sense of others, when I suddenly looked up. And this is the view I saw from the window by which my desk is placed.
A view from the window by my desk, one afternoonIt was not the first time I saw this view of my small garden in the back of the house. I see it daily, both when I am out in the garden and when I sit at my desk. But that day was a bit special.
It wa...
A view from the window by my desk, one afternoonIt was not the first time I saw this view of my small garden in the back of the house. I see it daily, both when I am out in the garden and when I sit at my desk. But that day was a bit special.It wa...
October 18, 2015
When Art Opens toward Ananda
A new post in the series -
Satyam Shivam Sundaram
A series featuring inspiring words from various sources, words that speak of timeless truths, words that remind me of the deeper and hidden truth behind surface events and phenomena, words that shine light when all seems dark, words that are just what I need - for this moment and for all times to come.
I recently had the opportunity to witness some of the great marvels of Indian sculpture and temple architecture in southern Karnataka. The world-...
I recently had the opportunity to witness some of the great marvels of Indian sculpture and temple architecture in southern Karnataka. The world-...
October 13, 2015
Storytime 3: The Story Within, The Shakti Within
A special post for Navratri
Photo by Manoop ChandranI am going through a strange -- but strange in a good sense -- phase where I don't really feel the need to write. And yet there is this new post, after almost-a-month, you may ask? Well, read on and you will see that it is not really a post with too many of my words.
No, it is not about writer's block. One could always think of thousand different things to write about, if one must write. But I choose not to. There are recent travels to write a...
Photo by Manoop ChandranI am going through a strange -- but strange in a good sense -- phase where I don't really feel the need to write. And yet there is this new post, after almost-a-month, you may ask? Well, read on and you will see that it is not really a post with too many of my words.No, it is not about writer's block. One could always think of thousand different things to write about, if one must write. But I choose not to. There are recent travels to write a...
