tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28977295405737507582011-07-28T16:47:52.777-07:00musings on silence and solitudehEmAsHrEehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03204380387029133268noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897729540573750758.post-84892995943659680792009-02-21T20:04:00.000-08:002009-02-21T20:17:13.856-08:00I want to be where<br />your bare foot walks,<br /><br />because maybe before you stop,<br />you'll look at the ground.<br />I want that blessing ...<br /><br /><br />[sufi songs by rekha bharadhwaj : http://www.rekhabhardwaj.net/flash2.htm]<br /><br /><br />...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2897729540573750758-8489299594365968079?l=beinginsolitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>hEmAsHrEehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03204380387029133268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897729540573750758.post-82187232623596902012008-10-31T12:52:00.000-07:002008-10-31T13:44:34.739-07:00<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5weRdSyVIRI/SQttvTEEJcI/AAAAAAAACAA/5k8CpXcfQT0/s1600-h/amrita_pritam_with_imroz.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 289px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5weRdSyVIRI/SQttvTEEJcI/AAAAAAAACAA/5k8CpXcfQT0/s320/amrita_pritam_with_imroz.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263421248851158466" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">... Amrita believed in strong individuality in Love.<br /></span></div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Discussing love one day she said, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">' No one merges.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The two individuals are seperate. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Only by being seperate, </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">can they recognize and love each other.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">If you merge, whom do you love?'</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- page 93<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Amrita - Imroz </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> a love story</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">by Uma Trilok </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2897729540573750758-8218723262359690201?l=beinginsolitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>hEmAsHrEehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03204380387029133268noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897729540573750758.post-23159215679956600642008-10-29T21:05:00.000-07:002008-10-29T21:24:29.046-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tunga;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><div><br /></div>ನದಿ ದಾಟುವಾಗ ... </span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tunga;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ಬೆಳದಿಂಗಳ ರಾತ್ರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನದಿ ದಾಟುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗ, </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tunga;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ಎದುರಾಗುವ ಎತ್ತುಗಳ ನಡಿಗೆ ಚಿಮ್ಮಿಸಿದ ನೀರು </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tunga;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ಹರಳುಗಳಂತೆ ಹೊಳೆಯುವುದು ನೋಡಲು </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tunga;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ನನಗೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಇಷ್ಟ.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tunga;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tunga;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">- ಸೆಯಿ ಶೊನಗೊನ್</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tunga;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">the pillow book : makura no Soshi</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> , is a book of observations and musings recorded by Seyi Shonagon, Japanese writer of 10th century. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tunga;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">[ translation in kannada by Uma Rao :</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tunga;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><a href="http://kendasampige.com/article.php?id=1404"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://kendasampige.com/article.php?id=1404</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> ]</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2897729540573750758-2315921567995660064?l=beinginsolitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>hEmAsHrEehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03204380387029133268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897729540573750758.post-6200967248685721732008-10-29T11:00:00.000-07:002008-10-29T11:09:04.443-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="body" style=" ;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">Yesterday is but today's memory,</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="body" style=" ;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;">tomorrow is today's dream.</span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 17, 255); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2897729540573750758-620096724868572173?l=beinginsolitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>hEmAsHrEehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03204380387029133268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897729540573750758.post-67207976862738282272008-08-25T12:03:00.000-07:002008-10-29T11:07:38.371-07:00ಯಾಕಿನಿತು ಕಾಲ<br />ನಿನ್ನೊಡನೆ ನಾನೇಕೆ ನಿನ್ನ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಏನೂ ಕೇಳಲಿಲ್ಲ<br />ಎಂದು ನೀನು ಕೇಳದಾದೆ ?<br />ಬಹುಶಃ ನನ್ನ ಮನದ ಆತಂಕಗಳನ್ನು<br />ನೀನು ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡಿರಬಹುದು.<br /><br /><em>- ಪುಟ 77</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>ಒಂದು </em><em>ಸಾವಿರ ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ : <em>The Tale of Genji </em><div><em><div><em>A Japanese Novel by Murasaki Shakibu .</em></div></em></div></em><br />೭೩೫ ಪುಟಗಳ ಸುಮಾರು ಎಪ್ಪತ್ತೈದು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಕಾಲಾವಧಿಯ, ೩೫೦ ಪಾತ್ರಗಳಿರುವ ಒಂದು ಸುದೀರ್ಘ ಕಥೆ.<br /><br />[link to the article:<a href="http://www.kendasampige.com/article.php?id=1153">http://www.kendasampige.com/article.php?id=1153</a> ]<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2897729540573750758-6720797686273828227?l=beinginsolitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>hEmAsHrEehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03204380387029133268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897729540573750758.post-51411825174145384582008-08-21T16:53:00.000-07:002008-10-29T11:07:16.988-07:00Keep knocking, and the joy inside<br />will eventually open a window<br />and look to see who's there.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2897729540573750758-5141182517414538458?l=beinginsolitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>hEmAsHrEehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03204380387029133268noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897729540573750758.post-35728029713113831922008-08-21T16:51:00.001-07:002008-10-29T11:08:04.890-07:00Pale sunlight,<br />pale the wall.<br /><br />Love moves away.<br /><br />the light changes.<br /><br />I need more grace<br />than I thought.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2897729540573750758-3572802971311383192?l=beinginsolitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>hEmAsHrEehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03204380387029133268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2897729540573750758.post-85714319365928547832008-08-19T15:01:00.000-07:002008-10-29T11:08:23.805-07:00A great silence ovecomes me,<br />and I wonder why I ever thought<br />to use language.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2897729540573750758-8571431936592854783?l=beinginsolitude.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>hEmAsHrEehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03204380387029133268noreply@blogger.com0