A friend “wants to shareOn topics other than spirituality”.When did I ever prevent him? Just a couple of weeks backHe…
Chastity — A Conversation with J. Krishnamurti
“Another thing is that, before our marriage, we vowed never to have any sexual relationship with each other.” Again, why?…
Robinson Crusoe’s Soliloquy
Today is ThursdayI wonderWhat the morrow will bring.
God’s Fault
“One cannot realize God if one has even the least trace of desire. A thread cannot pass through the eye…
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…
Rilke on Emotions
Extract from letter Nine of Rilke’s “Letters to a Young Poet”: And about emotions: all emotions are pure which gather…
Rilke on Sadness
Extract from letter Eight of Rilke’s “Letters to a Young Poet”: I want to talk to you again awhile, dear…
Rilke on Love
from Rilke’s “Letters to a Young Poet” (extract from the Seventh letter) To love is good, too: love being difficult.…
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…
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…
Know Thyself 