It was quiet whole day longI didn’t listen It is quiet now, and I’m listening The room is quietA night shade lights the roomFiles download quietly, over there Yes there’s noisefrom these wordsas I speak them in my mindwhile I write —to tell you of the quiet. Make it in your place somedayListen.
Tag: silence
Touch The Bark of A Tree
Does the tree cry inside, as it grows, pushing aside the very earth that nourished it? “You are so calm!” she said. Touch the bark of a tree. You will know many unknowns. “Oh how you flower, tree!” Work happens not in summer. Work happens not in spring, or in August. That is just delivery… Continue reading Touch The Bark of A Tree
The Car Horn
Quite like a rod would physically penetrate the chest, the sound of the car horn penetrated me. It hurt. It hurts whenever I hear a piercing loud car horn. I am sitting on the terrace at home in a small town near Bangalore, called Udupi. The sound of traffic is constant almost all day long.… Continue reading The Car Horn
Reader Feedback on 12 Drops of Silence
Anita Nihalani is a yoga teacher in Assam. A Maths post graduate, she is also a prolific writer and poet. On reading 12 Drops of Silence she emailed me this response. I am grateful and elated, feeling somewhat of a trembling at her kind words — sharing the happiness with you. Words were put in… Continue reading Reader Feedback on 12 Drops of Silence
With Flourish, Judiciously
Dear Reader, Coming soon, to the device already in your hands – my first book “11 Drops of Silence”. This is the book cover. I will share more about the book as I go further along the self-publishing process. I hope the silence that is our womb, the source of all words, continues to bring… Continue reading With Flourish, Judiciously
Circles Of Harmony
Products Of Calm From August to December last year, almost every morning, I went for a different kind of a walk, engaged in a different kind of meditation. When we sit down to meditate, eyes closed, bang! all the cacophony of our mind becomes apparent and most of the time is spent being buffeted around… Continue reading Circles Of Harmony
They Speak In Silence
Spring speaks using words (also known as flowers) Winter speaks in silence The day speaks using words (also known as birds) The night speaks in silence I honor my night, when it comes, (also known as sadness) I turn inward, to silence I honor my night, when it comes, every month (also known as periods)… Continue reading They Speak In Silence
अगर सुनो तो
तारे जड़े हैं ज़िन्दगी में अंधियारे बिछे हैं ज़िन्दगी में और साँसों की लहर सहला जाती है … अगर सुनो तो ~ वाणी मुरारका इस कविता का अंग्रेज़ी में अनुवाद (मेरे ही द्वारा): stars are studded in our life darkness laid out in our life and the gentle flow of breath, ever soothing… if you… Continue reading अगर सुनो तो
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This Expansive Silence
What do I have in me that is of value, that I feel is worthy of being shared with the world? All that I feel is of value in me, a bouquet of thoughts and experiences, ever taking shape, ever fading away, some staying longer than others, they all distillate into a single feeling –… Continue reading This Expansive Silence