Ofetn I hear people speak of Immortality. Of the desire to live longer. Forever ? But then isn't passion defined by death ? I do because I die. Isn't creativity a product of Passion and therefore of Death ? Our universe exists on the dance of creation and destruction, and without this play between two [...]
Shilpa Shetty wins Big Brother !
I for one felt really proud of Shilpa as she emerged as a winner from Big Brother. I got texts from all my 'western' friends - all very excited and asking me to turn on the TV .. Shilpa was charming and honest. My heart went out to her as she admitted that she had [...]
On the other side
no universe dancing no gods appearing no fantasy of this side carried to the other just an acceptance of all existence everything just a musical note in a symphony of absolute stillness shekhar
Is there life after death, is there a soul ?
Of course there is no life after death. It is the wrong question. The real question is ' is there life before death? And if there is, what is the nature of it ? Is there 'consciousness' that exists outside the complex functions of the brain, and if so why is birth a begining and [...]
Seeing
i see, and yet, i seek that which i see, when the seeking ends, and the veil is lifted in what i see, lies the simplicity of all existence shekhar
not my words
to speak, yet not be the speaker but the listener the words not your own to write without being the author to love like breath without being the conscious breather to seek and not be a seeker to play without being a player to do and not be the doer to create but not be [...]
China’s Satellite Busting Missile 2
If China decided to take out all the satellites in the Earth's orbit, you would be late for your party. The geosat that gives u directions in your car would fail.You would not be able to call your friends.... .... asall cell phones would go dead. But then you would probably head home as the [...]
Chinese Satellite Buster Missile
Cannot help admiring the Chinese. By showing their ability to accurately take out a satellite, they have taken the wind out of the Western Power's approach to modern conventional (as against nuclear) warfare ... For communications through satellite lie at at the heart of the new technological war that the US ( for example) is [...]
An Open Thread
Take up any topic you wish. Talk to each other if you so desire. Tell me what you wld like me to discuss.
The Kumbh Mela
I have always wanted to go to the Kumbh Mela. I console myself that this is just the Ardh Kumbh Mela, the real one is to come in 6 years. Why do I want to go to the Kumbh Mela so much ? I am not religious... ... but because I want to feel a [...]