Wanting
Posted in Attitudes, Being the Master on Dec 30th, 2011
Some say, the culprit is Wanting. In truth, there is nothing wrong with Wanting. And, Wanting has to come with some degree seriously, yet, not too seriously… And there you have it…
Tag Archive 'surrendering'
The Tao
Posted in Being the Master, Going Inwards, Poems on Dec 29th, 2011
They say, that there is this thing called the Tao… a flow… the flow… and it is really like this… at first, we resist the flow… next, we seek; albeit at times ~ struggle; to go with the flow… then, we get into the flow… and finally realise, We are the flow…
shameful, and over!
Posted in Being the Master, Going Inwards, Ideas, Poems on Dec 28th, 2011
I grew And then it took over And it took over eversince Because I grew The more I grew The more it grew Taking over, rapidly though quietly So that no one will know So that no spotlight can be earned I grew And then it took over And each shout out of frustration No […]
The Bugger
Posted in Poems, Unreasonable on Dec 27th, 2011
That bugger. You know, the one that bugs? You think it’s him, her or them a situation, thing or even that place. But seriously, it’s not what you think. The bugger bugs, and bugs, and bugs… you’d find that the bugger is the MOST serious bugger in town… SeRiOuS-LY!!! Until the bugger gets your attention; […]
Stretched Winter
Posted in Attitudes, Being the Master, Poems on Dec 25th, 2011
It has been a long winter, no wonder drawn to such. Dry branches, withering leaves; chilly wind blowing, trivial stiff movements. Indeed a beauty, dying its natural death; and in its death, births another new life – from nature, as nature, to nature. Oh how wonderful this winter has been! The silent night, no words, […]
Ended Wait
Posted in Attitudes, Being the Master, Going Inwards on Dec 24th, 2011
For so long I have waited Not knowing What was going on Yet also knowing Something was ongoing. And so I endured Not because I am a hero But because there was nothing else to do Except to be patient for the moment To be realised Or at least, to be reflected back That it […]
Hoping for Change
Posted in Attitudes, Being the Master, Going Inwards on Dec 10th, 2011
What drives one to continuously try to change what is outside, is hope. And what stops one from trying to change what is outside, is the realisation of hopelessness. Paradoxically, in that hopelessness is hope found, save that this time, it is hope for the inner world. And in the realisation of abundance in the […]
Come to me, my Love
Posted in Being the Master, Quotes on Dec 7th, 2011
“So this is the adventure I propose to you. I want every thought and every feeling, every hope and every dream, every fear and every pain. I want them all. I will put them in my pot and pour in spices from the East. I will stir them with my will, and add my love […]
Neverending Needs
Posted in Attitudes, Going Inwards, Ideas on Dec 6th, 2011
This whole darn world is driven by needs. When one is fulfilled, another comes to play… as if one can never be contented just being in the moment – each moment driven by one need and another and another… even when one is fulfilled and then consumed by a sense of satisfaction or a victorious […]
Those Aren’t Fighting Words, Dear
Posted in Attitudes, Going Inwards, Ideas on Nov 25th, 2011
*published in The New York Times, July 31, 2009* LET’S say you have what you believe to be a healthy marriage. You’re still friends and lovers after spending more than half of your lives together. The dreams you set out to achieve in your 20s — gazing into each other’s eyes in candlelit city bistros […]