The sight of a thousand marigolds made me unsettled recently. What sent a peculiarly disquieting jitter through me was not a disheartening sight by any cultural or social parameters though. Quite the contrary. What I saw was the lavish décor … Continued
If you live in a city, then you might, but If you live in countryside, then you will surely hear these knocking/pecking/drumming sounds coming from woods not too far away from the homes. Suddenly, the nights have become cooler, the … Continued
At the peaks of hurricane seasons, on dark and stormy nights, I kept looking at its staggering silhouette, lying in bed. What I used to see through that window made me nervous. The Birch swayed so vehemently, it felt like … Continued
Before I moved a few months back, for years, the sight that I woke up to every dawn, was a voluminous tree canopy looming over my bedroom window. It was a River Birch. When I had seen that tree for … Continued
If only we didn’t have our very important petty tasks that we prefer to attend to, over this grand but brief phenomenon called life. And in that brief life, if only we didn’t have these very important tiny boundaries, that … Continued
I had seen them peeking their innocent faces out of that stubby, worn out fence made with drift wood. Whether those geese were kept by a homesteader or they were en route to somewhere and had chosen to make a … Continued
Because of a miraculous ability of the Lotus flower, Buddha had likened a fully bloomed Lotus with an awakened being, according to Tripitaka – the earliest Buddhist scripture written in the ancient Pali language…Read the story behind the art. Check … Continued
Growing up, whenever faced with difficult people, unpleasant behaviors, or any toxic situation capable of disturbing the peace of mind…a piece of advice given the most often in our household were these timeless words of wisdom coming from the ethos … Continued
Why are zoos places that only children visit? Why bird watching is a hobby that only retired people have? Are we really that busy? When we check our daily screen time on our phones, we know, that we are clearly … Continued