Arise, awake, always ask why, and never settle for anything less than the truth.

The above statement is the motto for this blog, the unifying theme in the articles and writing presented here. I thought it prudent to take a moment, step back, and contemplate what that means.

“Arise, awake…”

Some readers will recognize the similarity to the words of Swami Vivekananda, “Arise, awake, stop not till the goal is reached.” Indeed this is the inspiration. Behind my desk is a framed portrait of Swami Vivekananda with this very quotation. Swamiji’s spirit of fearless inquiry and constant activity is something I’ve always sought to instill in myself.
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Friend, our closeness is this
anywhere you step
feel me in the firmness beneath your feet.

How is it with this love,
I see your world and not you?

-Jelaluddin Rumi.

by Dilip Goswami

the white flower
dancing on the wind
swaying liliting

a twist and a spin
a flutter of petals
movements in time

the wind subsides
her flight ends
yet memories remain.

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by Dilip Goswami

The Zen Buddhists,
should have taken up writing.

A writer knows how to empty
himself of thought.

Just start writing!
It never fails.

All those wonderful thoughts and ideas,
flee with the contact of ink on paper.

Leaving the Writer,
in his useless Zen moment.

We empty ourselves of thought,
to learn what we are, without thought.

We are not the thought,
but its master.

Thought is an implement,
like the pen and paper.

On second thought,
maybe writers should take up Zen.

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Much in the same way artists do sketches from time to time, I do music sketches. This is my latest. It’s very rough around the edges, but I like the feel of it. It could actually be a pretty good song eventually, I really like the main line. I called the song Contemplation, it has some samples I’ve recorded, a few synth lines, a pretty basic beat, and a nice orchestral main melody loop. Let me know what you think!

-D

The Many Wines by Jelaluddin Rumi, deals with the different forms of happiness, but recommends only the limitless, the bliss of God. How do we get it? Satsang - by drinking from the prescence of the realized masters.
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