“One cannot realize God if one has even the least trace of desire. A thread cannot pass through the eye … More
Category: Psychology
Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge
Origins Lyrical Ballads (1798) stands as one of the most transformative publications in English literary history, marking the formal beginning … More
Rilke on Emotions
Extract from letter Nine of Rilke’s “Letters to a Young Poet”: And about emotions: all emotions are pure which gather … More
Rilke on Sadness
Extract from letter Eight of Rilke’s “Letters to a Young Poet”: I want to talk to you again awhile, dear … More
Rilke on Love
from Rilke’s “Letters to a Young Poet” (extract from the Seventh letter) To love is good, too: love being difficult. … More
Extract from the 6th Letter of Rilke’s “Letters to a Young Poet”
You shall not be without a greeting from me when Christmas comes, and when you, in the midst of the … More
Rilke’s Advice to a Young Poet
This is from Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet—one of the most beautiful pieces of writing advice ever … More
“Is it perfume from a dress / That makes me so digress?”
No, Eliot, it is not the perfumeFrom a dress or otherwiseThat makes me digress. I digressBecause the mind itself is … More
Hitherto Unblogged Poems from My Latest Book “The Seeking Soul” — www.amazon.in/dp/B0G4KCHV3W
The Corridor of Uncertainty My buddy AV Satish ChandraNow retired as prof of pol sciFrom OU, tired as he already … More
My Reply to My Brother On His OTT Recommendation of “Young Sherlock”
Dear Sac, Your recommendation is excellent. Mighty interesting. Set in Oxford, with all the literary allusions flowing in and the … More
