The eternal wisdom of Lao Tzu condensed into poetry
It is a daring act of self-inflicted ridicule to condense the eternal wisdom of Lao Tzu into a poem of my own. In Tao Te Ching he potentially mocks my work […]
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Musing on EQUALITY: it dwells in and outside our institutions
David Foster Wallace: ”Truth will set you free, but not until it’s done with you first.” Awareness is the first step in letting any positive change to drop its seed […]
Lumine in two poems
Lumine is a poem about inner light, shadows and the uncontrollable forces of death and life. In two poems born from different sources of incandescence. A candle and a fireplace […]
LETTING JOY IN
This poem was subconsciously in creation phase of my mind for years, perhaps decades. Then, one winter morning as the sunlight entered my Mediterranean bedroom, I gasped and grasped a […]
Cruising the Mekong River in Laos
Cruising the Mekong at sunset can be an unforgettable experience, if you do it right. In Luang Prabang, there are large, with tourists packed loud boats taking you for a […]
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
Feeling, emotions and communication are not just human and some higher animal distinctions, trees do have something like a nervous system and so they react and talk. In The Hidden […]
The Relativity of Time in and beyond our mind
The Relativity of Time has been pondered over by philosophers, poets, sages, scientists as well as casual thinkers like myself. Observing nature and its patterns set the ground for counting […]
THE ANT'S MIND IS MINE
My mind flies like a leaf of paper unglued, unstitched, yet unfree in the wind’s arms Like an ant always searching for directions — sensing, feeling, and changing […]
SILENCE In the Age of Noise: meeting the experience of Erling Kagge
The phone is ringing, alerts blinking and vibrating, buzzer banging, cars growling, and neighborhood construction drills into our lives constantly activated through civilisation’s disruptive sounds. We get quite upset by […]
COLLECTOR OF PEBBLES
“He who knows contentment is rich” Lao Tzu Gems everywhere you see Yet the blinds of envy and fear Hide the nameless diamonds Through the creases of illusions Back then […]