Archives for October 2006 | Expressions

Haikus – Content

By bhagwad, on October 31st, 2006

Smiling old womanIn a quiet pharmacy shopTucked away inside

Haikus – The Rising

By bhagwad, on October 29th, 2006

Yellow flowers on greenAfter days in feverish hazeLift dark clouds from soul

Haikus – Life is sweet

By bhagwad, on October 27th, 2006

Stargazing at nightSuddenly a cold wet noseGrazes my ankle

The sweet filly’s glanceLingers a moment too longAnd life’s warmth intrudes

I can’t help but feel that the teaching of history should be deferred till one is much older. When history is taught in textbooks to schoolchildren, they are taught dates, places, battles, which treaty was signed, and what the outcome was. In other words, they are taught impersonal history from the point of view . . . → Read More: Teaching History

Haikus – Tension

By bhagwad, on October 26th, 2006

A blue morning chillUncertainty looms aheadAct, or not to act?

Haikus – Home

By bhagwad, on October 26th, 2006

Travels are overDwelling has no permanenceWhere does one belong?

Vacation

By bhagwad, on October 19th, 2006

Gone for a vacation

Haikus – Trains

By bhagwad, on October 19th, 2006

Overnight by trainAlmost two hours in zazenTrying to stay awake

Cold twilight surroundsRacing in the wildernessA curved tube of light

Haikus – Afternoon

By bhagwad, on October 18th, 2006

The nala flows onBehind flats at lazy noonFlowing water soothes

Sleepy office dayRemoving the mutka’s lidInside cool and dark

Consuming Entertainment

By bhagwad, on October 18th, 2006

Modern day living has given rise to a new sort of entertainment which is unique, to my mind, in the history of mankind. The resources of television and the silver screen, commercial novels and shopping malls make it possible.

To understand this, I must first make clear the difference between pleasure and joy. Pleasure . . . → Read More: Consuming Entertainment

Expressions – Bhagwad Jal Park