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Last month was hectic. Some personal commitments kept me so occupied, there was hardly any time to show up for my work that I so look forward to doing every single day, writing, and creating art. When the exhausting month … Continued

In Zen art, the act of painting an Enso circle is the practice of expressing the imperfect beauty of now, letting go, and then starting all over again, as the calligrapher, with the awareness of a new present moment creates … Continued

Few instances are found in nature where blue pigment occurs organically. Only a handful of plants, some butterflies, a few birds, and animals, well, even rarer. We know blue as the color that represents melancholy, and yet, in those rare … Continued

While being absolutely amazed at these super intelligent animals’ incredible ability to learn, every time I have sat in the audience of a Dolphin show, amidst the laughter and cheers of spectators, in the darkness of the auditorium I have … Continued

It may be the stunning appearance of the monarch butterflies that wins them admirers, but what makes them a species to marvel at, is their incredible ability to fly across a whole continent. When fall starts, fluttering those striking hues … Continued

One look at it and one falls in love with its one-of-a-kind color, and the allure of its pure soul. Its charm is wild and yet its elegance is unmatched. Its life is mysterious as it thrives at the arduous … Continued

A few years back I was traveling to California when the guy at the airline counter asked me casually, why I was going there. I replied that I was visiting the Redwoods. Enthusiastically he remarked, “Oh that place is magical, … Continued

When someone asks, which is my favorite tree, I often say – the one I can sit under right now. Not only the purest means to attain calm and blessedness, but it is also the only way one can travel … Continued