Lifting the blinds, and curing PISD
My PISD – my Post-India Stress Disorder – has been cured!!! Well, at least for the most part, for now. This post concludes over a month’s worth …
30 Jul
Microcosms and macrocosms – we are specks of dust in a giant’s eye
Microcosms and macrocosms – we are specks of dust in a giant’s eye
“India’s chaos was bigger than your ego,” said Farhad Azad. “You have to remember we are but drops in the ocean.” He was right, …
29 Jul
Leftist idealist or right-wing conservative?
Leftist idealist or right-wing conservative?
Have you noticed the reoccurring pattern of almost hypocritical contradictions contained in my most recent entries? There seems to be a battle going on …
28 Jul
Potential: innate or situational?
Potential: innate or situational?
Does the value of life reside in a life form’s innate potential – the potential that their DNA allows one to have, or to the …
26 Jul
Human rights or a collective future? The problem with definitions.
Human rights or a collective future? The problem with definitions.
If the pursuit of peace is an attempt to rid the world of violence, we must ask ourselves – “violence” through the eyes …
26 Jul
Population Vs. luxury… QUALITY OR QUANTITY?
Population Vs. luxury… QUALITY OR QUANTITY?
“On the technical side there is no limit to population,” said a scholar after talking about solving world hunger. “We just need more …
22 Jul
Greed: the JOY of having more than you need… Taoism and more about that frickin elephant.
Greed: the JOY of having more than you need… Taoism and more about that frickin elephant.
I used to think we could all be less greedy – that if we wanted less “stuff” we would be happier, and some of that …
20 Jul
Can Buddha help us deal with the elephant?
Can Buddha help us deal with the elephant?
I am starting to understand what Buddha meant when he said all life is suffering. No matter which financial situation you are born …
18 Jul
MOMENTO MORI (remember that you will die) so CARPE DIUM (seize the day)!!!
MOMENTO MORI (remember that you will die) so CARPE DIUM (seize the day)!!!
Whoever we are, and whatever what we have accomplished in our life, we all eventually face the same fears: fears of being old, ill, of …
17 Jul
IS LIFE MEANINGLESS?
IS LIFE MEANINGLESS?
“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun? …
16 Jul
Envisioning the future of humanity-on-earth
Envisioning the future of humanity-on-earth
While in a recent entry I concluded that I simply need to accept the world as it is, today I wonder, does this mean accepting …
12 Jul
The eye of the storm and the calm that follows.
The eye of the storm and the calm that follows.
I knew my final peaceful week of yoga and relaxation in Pokhara was the calm before the storm, and boy I was right. …
05 Jul
Capitalistic karma: reinterpreting reincarnation
Capitalistic karma: reinterpreting reincarnation
Walking up in the mountains outside Kathmandu I contemplated the connection between the world’s inequalities today, the actions of one’s ancestors, and the idea of …
30 Jun
Good, bad and the thinking that makes it so
Good, bad and the thinking that makes it so
No animal was harmed and no blood was shed, in the making of this photo… looks can be deceiving. So can words. …
28 Jun
Coming to grips with the elephant in the room
Coming to grips with the elephant in the room
I knew I would leave India with a new perspective of life – but the upturning of my worldview has happened in a far different …
25 Jun
Overnight Change: One day you’re here, the next…
Overnight Change: One day you’re here, the next…
One day a prime minister, the next you’re not. A captain thrown overboard by his crew. Why? Was he really so bad? Was he leading …
16 Jun
Hippies and happiness (Pokhara)
Hippies and happiness (Pokhara)
We arrived to eat dinner and sip cocktails with a perfect view of this beautiful lake. I had no idea what I was expecting when I …
13 Jun
From Bangkok to Bikes, Bollywood and Bongs (Kathmandu)
From Bangkok to Bikes, Bollywood and Bongs (Kathmandu)
On the plane from Sydney to Bangkok, a some three weeks ago now, I met Bipeen – a Nepali who has been living in Australia …
11 Jun
A golden farewell to the Golden Triangle (Delhi)
A golden farewell to the Golden Triangle (Delhi)
Counting the days in Mumbai and the Golden Triangle I probably spent a total of one week in what most seasoned travelers would laugh at …
11 Jun
A more-golden Golden Triangle (Jaipur)
A more-golden Golden Triangle (Jaipur)
If you read my last entry you will probably remember it was written in an exhausted and over-it state of mind. But, as we all …
09 Jun
A not-so-golden Golden Triangle (Agra)
A not-so-golden Golden Triangle (Agra)
I have never felt so dirty and disgusted in my entire life. A thick layer of smog and filth covers my skin. My feet are …
06 Jun
Disasters and Delhi
Disasters and Delhi
I say another little prayer from my prime position laying down in the back seat with my eyes closed. It is raining and the same crazy driver …