Selasa, 27 Maret 2012

Moment's Indulgence.


"I asked for moment's indulgence
to sit by thy side
the works that I have in hand
I will finished afterwards.
Away from the sight of thy face
my heart knows no rest nor respite
And my work becomes an endless toil
in a shoreless sea of toil.
Today summer has come at my window
with its sighs and murmurs
And the bees are playing their minstrelsy
at the court of the flowering grove.
Now it's time to sit quiet
face to face with thee
and to sing dedication of life
in this silent
and
overflowing leisure."

(Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali)


Senin, 26 Maret 2012

The door.


"Truth knocking at your door
and you say
'go away, I'm looking for the truth'
so it goes, puzzling."

"If you are unable to find truth
right where you are
where else do you expect to find it?"

(Dogen)

Jumat, 23 Maret 2012

Old lane.


"Cut beyond ideas of
wrongdoings and rightdoings,
there's a field,
I'll meet you there,

where the soul lies in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about."

(Rumi)

Senin, 19 Maret 2012

Urban Mountainside.


"Forget not that the earth
delights to feel your bare feet,
and the winds long
to play with your hair."

(Khalil Gibran)

*We do not inherit earth
from our ancestors,
we borrow it from our children*

(Indian proverb)


Sabtu, 17 Maret 2012

Kamis, 15 Maret 2012

Octopus.


"Be who you really are, 
be strong in your inner self,
if not, then you'll let yourself floating
in a soft easy environment,
soft , in the way that an octopus is soft,
with tentacles
that stifle and suffocate."


Selasa, 13 Maret 2012

Sabtu, 10 Maret 2012

Where have all the flowers gone,...


"Where have all the flowers gone
Long time passing
where have all the flowers gone
Long time ago,..."

Kamis, 08 Maret 2012

A long good bye.


"A long good bye
brings a sense of solace,
test our ability to accept change,
however reluctantly and persist."


Rabu, 07 Maret 2012

Frida.

"I paint self portraits because
I am the person I know best."

(Frida Kahlo)

Selasa, 06 Maret 2012

Be........


"Be like the sun for grace and mercy,
Be like the night to cover other's fault,
Be like the running water for generousity,
Be like death for rage and anger,
Be like earth for modesty,
Appear as you are,
Be as you appear."

(Rumi)