Entries by shahla

Timeless Land

The moment that is new is when eyes open, breathless, View formations, changes upon clouds, having shed their weight over thirsty land Now, catching last lights of the sinking sun, slowly, slowly moving on……….. Breathless you stand gazing upon the timeless land.

Silence is broken

Silence is broken on these hills The gentle night was broken at sunrise by clanks of metal, roaring the newly cut roads, winding these hills which cried out “Not Yours, not yours”…but you, heard it not and brought in the metal with fantastic wealth… Had you forgotten your brothers, fathers and kin who shed their […]

Silence of the Night

It’s a silky silent night to disturb and write… But the hooting of the owl, trilling of one lone cricket nothing moves but the mind. Almost a benediction holds the stars touching the earth, night dew gathers softly around what vegetation remains of rains of the past… Oh the mind, the mind wants to be, […]

What are we?

To be awake to our passing thoughts,  passing moods, rising and falling emotions needs enormous interest with passion to look deep beyond the layers to discover this entity I call the I! To be called upon, out of the blue, incident of years gone by, joyous or painful, hits us deeply! It seems all the […]

The Creative Egg

What if our youngsters had a chance to stay a while in a unique space where they may learn deeply their own conditioning, question, question all whilst they co-operate in working on various projects to improve human problems? Click for project details: The Creative Egg

Blowing in the Wind

We wonder, investigate with immense energy superficial banalities and take for granted the magic, mysteries of life on this earth! We satisfy ourselves with requisites of dramas of our lives but not the director of our dramas. We praise intellectual activities yet ignore the inner core of our being!

Living the Story

watching feelings filling you up, leaving you, rising up, fierce or gentle, heart beat faster, head throbbing, passions flaming up and being lost in that flow…drowning, helpless…floating, Begs to question why? What are we and which stories were so fixed in our being that has such hold over our existence?

You are on my mind

Questioning our actions. Questioning our convictions. Questioning ever deeper reasons we give to why and what we do. Allowing a pause on our rout to look around, all directions, above all from above, to see a light entering the emptiness of our “Not knowing” Allowing the rivers of tears to wash away solidified fixations. Holding […]

El Torcal

We drove up higher and higher following the river… river disappeared between thick of pink Oleander bushes, appeared and was gone again from sight…Landscape changing to open spaces and fields of wheat, soft and dreamy beyond which high rocky mountains appeared as we kept on driving upwards towards those Rocks. The heat subsided, cool breeze […]

The Trouble with “Thought”

-Why on earth is there any trouble? -Why are you saying that? -because I’m “thinking” -But why do you think about this “thought” ? -Don’t make me go crazy! -No…you are crazy! -Now you’re getting me really mad! -You see….there is trouble with “thought” -Fine, Explain…as I see you want trouble…but I’ll control myself! -Oh…Who’s […]