The Effulgence Within

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Classicism and Romanticism

In “ Postscript” Walter Peter examines the meaning of two words “classical” and “romantic” which, though commonly used, have resisted any precise meaning. The words “classical” and “romantic” define two tendencies in art and literature. But as the term “classical” has been used in a merely... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 1, 2010

There's Nothing in it to Preach

Love is intrinsic to human nature, inherent in man It is there already, but dormant; all it needs Done is to awaken, uncover it, not acquire From without but unearth its source within Deep inside the earth connected is the sea, Oceans of riverine waters of life, unseen Effort is only to remove the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 26, 2010

God is Not Lame

Personalizing the Supreme Power which presides Over both good and evil is whom we call God It is not that good is God and evil is Devil Because then His power is diluted, rather The devil seems much more powerful; there Are more tears than laughter - they never seem Kinsfolk; if I instead replace... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Lustrous Partnership Eternal

A consortium of stars I saw as if making love squillions of miles Up there in the skies, thrilled, shimmering with twinkling smiles And suddenly with a strange melancholy was I gripped; they only Seemed to be but were not, not near like Jocastas and Creons But distanced, such as imaginable in time... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Of Equanimity and Divinity

Directed by the body of the mind Forgetting all sane, good teachings behind Our sense organs again and again follow Helplessly, committing sins after sins shallow Manifestations of our boggy innards Tendencies - those craggy cowards Generations of wombs violent Sired by consciousness somnolent... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

The Nature, Origin and End of Poetry

The British philosopher and economist, John Stuart Mill wrote this essay ' Thoughts on Poetry and its Varieties' in 1832, when he was twenty-six. A man of sharp intellect, it is a careful analysis of his views on the different kinds of poetry he read during his time. (An off-course information - the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

My Mother is an Ugly Woman

(I am just back and had no time to write, so I am sharing a mail forward. This is written by Mr. Sobroto Bagchi, COO and cofounder of Mind Tree. He is a brilliant writer. Please read on). My sense of shame in being an Indian in front of foreigners has somewhat changed over time. When I was younger,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Suicidal Romance or Romantic Suicide?

A hurried repost; I'll be out the next couple of days. A while back, I finished reading Gustave Flaubert’s famous controversial novel, Madame Bovary. It struck me as an ingenuous work of art with a seminal depiction of the reality of the mid-nineteenth century French cultural mores and ethics,... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Orpheus and Eurydice

The greatest musician ever on earth, Orpheus, played his lyre with such masterly hand Wild beasts tamed, rivers stopped in their flow, trees and mountains followed as his band Nymphs swarmed, utterly charmed, but to Eurydice was he committed in betrothal On the other hand, relentlessly chased by the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Spiritually Drunk

Soaked in alcohol lives that man In sane sobriety, I live in mine own Who knows who’s insane? He, or me? God-intoxication Spiritual alcoholism Are one and the same Sign in to see full entry.

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