The hyper-dimensional swimming pool, a perfect sphere, suspended in the glittering black of space, yet an island of blues & greens & joy & light. The kids jumping into the pool, I don't know where they're coming from, but there's the blue sky & green grass right in the centre of the … Continue reading The Hyper-dimensional Pool
A huge mass of dark clouds approaches. A few determined raindrops patter me & my phone occasionally. The smell of rain, wet mud & assorted forest foliage light up my olfactory nerve. A thin sliver of crimson underlines the clouds in the horizon, like a divine teacher has marked the evening with a perfect score in … Continue reading The Joys of being a Digital Nomad
After a month of being around other people, partying & socialising, coming back to solitude is both a relief & anxiety-provoking. After my mind adjusted to the presence of people all around, that was where I felt most comfortable, with snatches of being alone while working or meditating. I'm finding the readjustment process … Continue reading On the nature of Solitude
I've been having these deja vu moments since I got here. Fragments of reality looped into the infinite space-time continuum, which I tap into from time to time. Wispy clouds of memories, events & interactions doomed to repeat for all eternity. Is that what we call ghosts or spirits? Like the ghost in the machine, … Continue reading The Deja Vu experience & the Nature of Consciousness
I came out into the dark of the courtyard for some cold air & space & to smoke a cigarette. I was surprised to find other people who had had the same idea already staking out territories on the slate covered walkway, which gleamed dully like a singular trail in the forest determined to lead … Continue reading Hostels, Love, Duality & Delhi girls
The red stem glows in the fading light. Crickets & cicadas chirp in the depth of the woods. One of the many elders trees in the forest angled dangerously on the steep slope. The top of the holy mountain was crowned by a silver grey mist. He looked wearily at the hidden peaks. He had … Continue reading Kunlun Chapter 6
The town seems to be winding down. Apart from the main chowk in the village, businesses were starting to shut shop & make their way home. I could hear children being scolded for returning home late, dinner was a time for family & socialising. I believe this is a tradition harkening back to our ancient … Continue reading Twilight Evenings in a Sleepy Indian Himalayan Village
Sitting among trees or other natural settings seems to set up certain pattern of neural firing, what is termed as an alpha-wave dominant states by some, a state of active relaxation where creativity & introspective thoughts are enhanced. I also consider this as the default idling state of the human brain, & necessary to spend … Continue reading Creativity, Nature & The Importance of being Idle
Mornings here are a fascinating, even surreal experience. I still haven't gotten used to it being daylight at 4. 30 am. A lifetime of being attuned to my home town's circadian cycle is not easily overcome. As yet, because of the limitations of settling a population on rocky slopes, the population remains low enough that … Continue reading Morning Musings in a Sleepy Indian Himalayan Village
The sounds of power tools pierces the stillness of the village. The birds try valiantly to compete to be heard over the monstrous wailing, but accepting defeat, make their perch a little farther, so that they too may have the validation of being heard. This need to be heard in humans has always fascinated me. … Continue reading More Musings in a Sleepy Indian Himalayan Village
