Silence, unmoved and rising, Silence, unmoved and sheltering, Silence, unmoved and permanent, Silence, unmoved and brilliant, Silence, broad and immense like the Ganga, Silence, unmoved and increasing, Silence, white and shining like the Moon, Silence, the Essence of Śiva. ~ Civavakkiyar (trans. Kamil Zvelebil) * …
Art & Science
Flames Wow - What a shock of disbelief and sadness, to see images of the Notre Dame cathedral engulfed in flames. Now of course we know that any phenomenon that appears is destined—at some point—to disappear. But in all kinds of relative contexts, there’s genuine value in preserving/reproducing certain things—and (imo) the Notre Dame cathedral is one of these. In the Hindu triumvirate of …
Light & Mirror
Krishna saw his own self — as the Infinite — In the throng of lovely gopis. They experienced in Krishna, O wonder, Their own self — but as the Absolute. And when, in play, he stole their veils, He wished to see himself in Truth's naked ray. Âtmâ and Mâyâ: light and mirror. God is Love and He loves His image. ~ Frithjof Schuon Playful Reflection In searching for an online version …
Return Of The Geese
If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is: Infinite. ~ William Blake Returning to writing from a previous time can be an interesting exercise, and tends to clearly highlight which essays, poems, etc. have an evergreen quality—some kind of value that does not diminish with the passing of time—and which ones, not so much. Here's a piece that, imo, falls …
As If
Wave-Particle In a fascinating article—Does The Universe Exist If We're Not Looking?—that's based upon an interview with (the late) physicist John Wheeler, I learned something new about the delayed choice quantum eraser experiment, which is that it originally was a thought experiment involving a pair of distant galaxies and an even-more-distant quasar. It was only later that a table-top version …
No Key
I can't tell my secrets. I have no key to that door. Something keeps me joyful, but I cannot say what. ~ Rumi, from Unseen Rain * Elizabeth comments: The bad news = no key. The good news = already "inside." The bad news = can't say what it is. The good news = don't need to :) . …