Books &Meditation-Introspection Entropy | 19 May 2010
Wisdom: From Philosophy to Neuroscience- By Stephen S. Hall This Book is a compelling investigation into one of our most coveted and cherished ideals, and the efforts of modern science to penetrate the mysterious nature of this timeless virtue. In the words of Lama Surya Das – Wisdom is an endangered natural resource today in [...]
Meditation-Introspection &Science Entropy | 04 May 2010
This is an eloquent and inspiring essay by Adam Frank, noted astrophysicist and author.. Appreciating life quality (dwelling in situations of inherent value) rather than adhering to an increasingly higher standard of living. There will be a profound awareness of the difference between big and great. – Deep Ecology Being Human Is Different, Or What [...]
Meditation-Introspection &Poetry Entropy | 14 Jan 2010
Linda Pastan’s poems follow this humble equation that from nothing or little comes much to those who look closely and perceive. Pastan’s poems are based on close observation that results often in profound expressions of truth from the human heart. What we want is never simple. We move among the things we thought we wanted: [...]
Meditation-Introspection &Poetry Entropy | 20 Jul 2009
Flying at Night. Above us, stars. Beneath us, constellations. Five billion miles away, a galaxy dies like a snowflake falling on water. Below us, some farmer, feeling the chill of that distant death, snaps on his yard light, drawing his sheds and barn back into the little system of his care. All night, the cities, [...]
Meditation-Introspection &Poetry Entropy | 16 Jul 2009
Edward Hirsch’s poems insist that art is not some category we go to for entertainment, to be sequestered away from regular life. It’s just the opposite. These poems are as essential as walking down the street. They have as strong an existence as a loaf of bread. – Stuart Dybek I’m Going to Start Living [...]
Meditation-Introspection &Poetry Entropy | 11 Jun 2009
As such reproducing poem by Neruda, considering the kind of reflective mood, I find myself presently in. It is also an escape for me to choose a poem and just meditate on what it is saying and its meaning to us. It is like meditating on a koan ( sort of a riddle to occupy [...]