On Sunday, two days before Anthony Minghella went in for an operation on a tumour they had just discovered, Anthony called me to see if I would direct a short he had written as part of a film a called 'New York - I love you', where a bunch of directors make short love stories [...]
Arthur C Clarke – Open Forum
I don't think I need to introduce the life and times of Arthur Clarke to anyone here. For those that have not read his books, he had written 2001 Space Oddessy, which for me is one of the best films ever made by Stanley Kubrick. It is such a terrific exploration into the mind and [...]
Oh Kashmir ! Yasin Malik at India Today Enclave
Was speaking at the India Today Enclave with Amir Khan. But then attended a panel where Yasin Malik was speaking. For those that do not remember, Yasin was at one time the leader of the most feared terrorist group in Kashmir. Now he is a political leader looking for peace and reconciliation with India and [...]
Is Earth Fluid or Solid ?
I just flew from Delhi to Los Angeles and observed the earth from above as I always do. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran into Europe, I look at the incredible landscapes and realize how beautiful our planet really is. I peer carefully to see if I can see remote civilizations - small settlements and try and guess [...]
only vibrations
only vibrations holding in their every pore all possibilities of all creation past and present and future and all of eternity only vibrations pulsating colliding with each other in ecstatic and eternal play the universe, nothing but the universe, laughing at itself
is nothing something ?
india times said I was on a spiritual search because of the turmoil of my personal life and post oscar success of golden age. Not true. I have been in turmoil since I was 10. In Delhi we used to sleep under the open skies on the terrace in summer. There was no light, sound [...]
Mahashivratri with Sat Guru ‘Jaggi’ Vasudev
About 5 years ago I met an unassuming young man in a Sadhu's garb in Puert Rico. Both of us were attending the conference on Deepak Chopra's 'Alliance of the new Humanity" and that was when I had my first 'ride' with him ! We drove into the middle of the night searching for a [...]
do not fear me
do not fear me for i have nothing to take from you my vast emptiness has no room for all the wealth in the world be fearless and reveal yourself to me for what you hide and protect and enclose in your illusion, your individuality, is the thinnest skin of your real being for beyond [...]
Renting out your body for sex – should it be legal ?
Notice I did not use the word prostitution. Somehow like suicide, it has a nasty and abhorrent ring to it. People kill themselves because for some reason they are unable to face life day to day. Whether the situation is real, or provoked by chemical imbalances in the brain, ( induced perhaps by medication), there [...]
Heath Ledger and Four Feathers
Dear Shekhar – It is a month and two days since he has past. This is the night of the Academy Awards and he is still very much on my mind. I somehow got linked to your site partly because of my discovery of your movie The Four Feathers which I will come back to. [...]