"I am the mighty world devouring Time."
- Bhagavad Gita
Quote on Relativity
"When we sit with a nice girl for two hours, we think it is only for a minute. When we sit on a hot stove for a minute, we think it is for two hours. And that is relativity."
- Albert Einstein
Zen Story – Sounds of Silence
Four monks decided to meditate silently without speaking for two weeks. By nightfall on the first day, the candle began to flicker and then went out. The first monk said, "Oh, no! The candle is out." The second monk said, "Aren’t we not suppose to talk?" The third monk said, "Why must you two break the silence?" The fourth monk laughed and said, "Ha! I’m the only one who didn’t speak."
- Zen Buddhism
- Photo by Pranlobha Sri Chinmoy Centre galleries
It reminds me of another Zen story where a monk is only allowed to speak once every 10 years.
After first 10 years novice monk says "food cold"
After second 10 years novice monk says "bed hard"
After thirty years monk says "Food still cold bed still hard I’m leaving"
The Master of the Monastery says
"Thats OK all he ever did was complain.."
I Like these Zen stories because they make us think and smile at the same time
Video of Aurora (Northern Lights)
The Northern Lights The Northern Lights, or ‘Aurora Borealis’, are a natural light show that can be seen at the North Pole. They also occurs at the South Pole, where they are called the ‘Southern Lights’ or ‘Aurora Australis’. They are a spectacular display of different shades and colours of light rapidly moving in the night sky.
Northern Lights
The lights occur when particles from the sun interact with the Earth’s atmosphere. These particles are what’s know as ‘solar wind’, and are quickly moving charged particles that are emitted from the Sun. The solar wind is very closely linked to the 11 year solar sunspot cycle and to solar flares. Most of the world is protected from these particles by the magnetic field of the earth, except the Poles. Here the solar wind can interact with the Earth’s atmosphere.
BBC – Northern Lights
India Dream
India Dream
India Dream
Brindavan,
I’m in Brindavan.
India again.
my feet upon the
dark earth of India,
I breathe her.
a master in bright orange
walks toward me;
we sit on the earth of India.
he tells me,
"I am with you,"
his smile as big as
Brindavan skies,
centuries, and
ten thousand hearts.
the earth,
the shining earth of India.
my hands touch down.
Photo by Unmesh Swanson
Muhammad Yunus Nobel Peace Prize 2006
Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank today emerged as the winners of the prestigious Nobel peace prize for their pioneering work in lending to the poor.
Mr Yunus, 66, from Bangladesh, started the Grameen Bank over 30 years ago, to provide small loans – micro-credit – for the poor. In announcing the award, the Norwegian Nobel committee said the prize – worth 10m Swedish kronor (
Meditation Music
"Meditation and music cannot be separated. When we cry from the inmost recesses of our heart for peace, light and bliss, that is the best type of meditation. Next to meditation is music, soulful music, the music that stirs and elevates our aspiring consciousness. "
- Listen To Esraj playing of Sri Chinmoy (m4a format)
- Listen To Flute Music and Conch by Sri Chinmoy (m4 a Format)
- Selected Meditation Music with a variety of audio formats
- Spiritual Music with Indian Flavour
Poem – Water is Silent
The fish in the water is silent,
the animals on the earth is noisy,
the bird in the air is singing.
But man has in him the silence of the sea,
the noise of the earth
and the music of the air.
From Stray Birds by Rabindranath Tagore
[translated from Bengali to English by the author]
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1916
Photo by Abedan Sri Chinmoy Centre Galleries
Currently at British Museum there is an exhibition of Tagore’s entitled "The Art of Peace: Paintings by the poet Tagore"