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
Almost half a century after nine times Grammy award winner singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell released her beautiful song “Big Yellow Taxi” in late sixties, the song that went on to become an environmental anthem in the pop culture then, unfortunately, the … Continued
Probably it was a one-liner joke, meant to be just laughed at. When I read it though, laughter was not my first reaction. What he said is witty and amusing of course, but I think it comes from a philosophical … Continued
It was a particularly cold day in early February last year. Coronavirus was still just something that happened in China, but I was not in the best of spirits. I had my own gloominess before it got blended with the … Continued
Nature has a fine, meticulous and just right use of every tiny thing that belongs to her. Every stagnant moment of a bleak, chilly day, every tiny snowflake, every gentle ray of the first warm light of the year – … Continued
That these remarkable color-changing flowers exist, is one of the things that makes a visit to this planet worthwhile, just to have felt the touch of that almost perfectly round, delicate ball of quiet sumptuousness made with hundreds of tiny … Continued
Having spent a whole year as a long winter (staying indoors), now when the winter actually is here, I am accepting this so-called gloomy season more than ever before. An unexpected sighting has made me realize that winters are not … Continued
DECEMBER 2020. I typed above words in quite a few places while designing this month’s edition of my monthly free calendar wallpapers. It made me happy. Although in a subtle, cautious way, but I let it do that to me. … Continued
One look at the luminous autumnal trees colored in the most mesmerizing warm hues will bring instant joy to even the most low-spirited of hearts. However, in autumn, it is difficult to remain happy too, because the sublime beauty of … Continued