The constant traveller
This blog is just a small collection of my experiences of more than 30 years of travel throughout South Asia. May those who stumble across this site find some joy and hopefully some insights into this amazing part of the world.
Tag: life
Nadi Shastra – an experience
“I am Vibishana and you?” Intro Nadi Shastra is said to have been written by the great Sage Agastya, who is considered as one of the most revered vedic scholars in India. His writings are part of the Mahabharata, the Ramayana and the Rig…
Changing times
Boycott politics, because they are the slaves of the rich corporations Boycott rich corporations, because they are the slaves of power and greed Boycott main stream media, because they are the slaves of the manipulation of politics and rich corporations. Boycott racism, nationalism, patriotism…
The miracle of birth
We were born into a place without our consent. We were born into a family without our choice. We were born into a culture without our knowledge. We were born innocent, small and pure. So how can there be racism, patriotism, nationalism and the…
The (broken?) dream
What if life was like a beautiful song? We would cherish each sound, not the beginning nor the end We would be part of each note in our heart Living the moment in silence and joy Yet we created a world, a system,…
The secret of sound
To listen to music without words Is to leave your mind behind To leave your mind behind Is meditation Meditation takes you to the source And the source of all is sound
Imagine ……
Imagine just for a while a world without money. Lets replace the value of money with curiosity and benevolence to the planet. What a world would it be without the competition, without the unequal distribution of wealth? A world where we are all the…
Traveller’s seek…….. a forgone conclusion
There is only one species that is going to change the consciousness of the planet – the seeker and the cross cultural traveller! Some 30 years back the planet opened up. Countries that were closed because of internal policies, wars and turmoil became peaceful…
Men and the sea
Its a hard life for these men going out at sea almost every day of their working lives. All night they spend on a small boat out under the vast canopy of the endless sky, trying to bring home the catch that nourishes the…
Indigenous people of North Kerala
I recently had the good fortune to visit some of the small villages of the indigenous communities in Wayanad, North Kerala. Together with our GM Subi from Wayanad Wild, our Chef and a social worker we climbed the hills in the forested areas of…
Mother and child
Kahlil Gibran Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your…
