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• 5 Readable Philosophical Novels

  

  There are many philosophical novels in existence. However, many of them are difficult reads either because they are complex in language or concepts (e.g. "... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Rambling on a Koan

  "What is your original face?" Original? Does that mean I have one now? Perhaps when I mirror gaze. Otherwise, if I have a face, it resides in the minds of... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 2019: A Year Finding Out How Weird the Mind Gets, Pt I [The Mushroom]

  

  For the past five years, since I moved to India, I've been studying what my mind is and what it's capable of. I've used tried and true methods, including:... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 5 Seated Meditation Postures & How to Choose the One Right for You

  

  5.) Sukhasana (Easy Pose): One simply folds the legs so that each leg rests on top of the opposite foot. This is a popular crossed legged seated posture. For... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: The Endrow, Or: How To Survive a Cornfield

  

  I was once a kid in the corn. News at Eleven ran a story about a child found dehydrated and on death's door - deep in a field. Any farm-boy will tell you, you... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Cancer

  

  The crab! Oh, so apropos. Claw, grotesque and over-sized. This death won't know pain or throe. It's tyrannically civilized. Like a crust of frozen snow, it gird... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Unlimited Dream Company by J.G. Ballard

  

  The Unlimited Dream Company by J.G. Ballard My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page The protagonist, Blake, crashes a stolen small aircraft into the Thames River... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Food: A Very Short Introduction by John Krebs

  

  Food: A Very Short Introduction by John R. Krebs My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page This volume in the Oxford University Press AVSI series examines human eatin... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Hidden Depths by Robin Waterfield

  

  Hidden Depths: The Story of Hypnosis by Robin Waterfield My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page "Hidden Depths" is a history of hypnotism in the Western world... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• POEM: Fractal Echoes and Sacred Geometries

  

  fractal echoes prismatic fire a world seen through a cracked mirror, but cracked into perfect patterns - like the jaali at the Tomb of Akbar the Great patterns... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• 5 of My Favorite Trippy, Mind-bending Books

  

  I love books that send one down the rabbit hole. Here are a few of my favorites. [Note: as I was putting this post together, I realized that I'd left out... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Velderet by Cecilia Tan

  

  The Velderet by Cecilia Tan My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page The dual protagonists of this novel, Merin and Kobi, live in a society in which equality is the... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

  

  Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page This collection of eight smart short stories is most well-known for the... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Careless Whispers: Pritish Nandy Recreates the Best of Sanskrit Lov...

  

  Careless Whispers: Pritish Nandy Recreates the Best of Sanskrit Love Poetry by Pritish Nandy My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the third in a series of [at... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Unchained Melody: Pritish Nandy Rediscovers the Love Poems of Amaru

  

  Unchained Melody: Pritish Nandy Rediscovers the Love Poems of Amaru by Pritish Nandy My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second in a series of [at least] three... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Untamed Heart: Pritish Nandy Rediscovers the Love Poems of...

  

  Untamed Heart: Pritish Nandy Rediscovers the Love Poems of Bhartrhari by Pritish Nandy My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the first in a series of [at least]... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson

  

  Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Emerson Ralph Waldo My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page There are many collections of Emerson's essays in publication - some... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Traveling the Andamans

  

  The Andamans are a tremendously popular beach destination for Indian tourists, though they remain sparsely visited by international tourists. Let me speculate a... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Sea Haiku

  

  liquid metal shape-shifting silver seas ribbed and rippling tiny crabs writing alien script high tides erase turquoise water bound by brown patches a tidal... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Here Is Real Magic by Nate Staniforth

  

  Here Is Real Magic: A Magician's Search for Wonder in the Modern World by Nate Staniforth My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page When stage magician, Nate... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2019 SOCIETY, TRAVEL