Change is the only constant, it is often said. But nothing in the world is as simple as a cliché. We must dig a bit deeper if we want to get closer to the truth. What kind of change are they talking about who speak of constant change? Is it only an outer change? Or… Continue reading Enough With the Clichés on Change
With all that is going on around us in the world, does it even make sense to think about decorating your home, some may wonder. Well, why not? Perhaps it makes all the more sense to not only think about making our homes more beautiful and more comfortable, but actually doing it – without going… Continue reading Decorating in the Times of Corona
Modern tendency is to depreciate the value of the beautiful and over-stress the value of the useful. Generations of Indians have been cut off from the ancient roots of their aesthetic cultural traditions, thanks to a mercenary and soul-less education. According to Sri Aurobindo, this situation can only be corrected if education can figure out… Continue reading Some Indian Views on Beauty and Art
A new post in the series When a Picture Leads Let this be my way today to be conscious of the gratitude I owe to the many different things, moments and experiences, big and small. Let this be my way today to express that gratitude. Let this be my way today to remember that… “There is no… Continue reading Gratitude, in Pictures
This was first published in Newsinsight.net To whom it should be of concern: Yes, that’s you; and you on the other side of the aisle. All of you. This should be of concern to all of you. You thought my job was done after voting. Wrong.… Continue reading Current Events 4: Letter of Concern
For readers’ comments, check out the previous version of this blog by clicking HERE. Note: This could be seen as a sequel to my earlier post on Why Should I Write, in which I share some writing advice from Sri Aurobindo, advice that speaks to me personally at this point in my writing and in my life.… Continue reading Light is All You Need
To see readers’ comments on this post, click HERE for the blog’s previous version. Now that I have had a chance to sit back and reveal most of the “behind the scenes” kind of mental action (here and here) regarding my motivation and interest in participating the A-Z Blogging challenge, it is time to… Continue reading It’s the Season for Thank You’s
I admit it. Patience is not something that comes easily to me. No, I should be more honest. I am quite impatient. But I value very much the quality of patience and would like to become more patient. Ever since moving into this house two and a half years ago, I have found a very… Continue reading A Fragrant Lesson in Patience
Today this blog completes six months. Today is the day to express Immense Gratitude: To the Divine Mother whose Presence and Words are the inspiration for this blog. To the Divine Master whose Guidance and Grace are the force behind this blog. To all those regions from where the ideas and thoughts and feelings come.… Continue reading Gratitude
Had the joy of having the freshest possible idlis and steamed dosa for breakfast yesterday at the Visitor Center at Auroville. The joy was doubled when I saw a sweet lady come out of the restaurant kitchen with a basket full of assorted flowers and a polished-to-shine urlifilled up to brim with water. She was about… Continue reading Sunday Morning Lesson in Beautiful and Precise Action
Beauty Interprets, Expresses, Manifests the Eternal 