No, not a Zen master, nor an Indian Guru, or a Tibetan monk! None of the likes! A MANGO, a KITE and bunch of COINs! Yes, they were the GREAT three teachers. They chose different segments of time – Dawn, Noon and Dusk – to deliver three TEACHINGS, separately, to me. It is those teachings that knocked the THING into the type and shape, if you like, that I am today. The MANGO taught me that a PURE WISH sans…
Let me dig a kite out of my memory box that got flown in there when I was ten or twelve, way back in late 70s. The dusty village I grew up, now a town, would go mad to put their kites in the air for a good while before the onset of dreary monsoon that would turn the drab village into an island of sorts shortly thereafter. Getting one’s kite in the air gave the local boys a real…
I love eggplant. It gives me wind. My stomach doesn’t agree with it. I can’t resist the temptation of eating it. There’s nothing like eating an eggplant. Conflict between the body and a taste in mouth! Let go of the eggplant! The problem is solved, naturally. No hassle! But, that’s not possible! I am not prepared to forgo eating eggplant. I just can’t do without it. Simple as that! Hmm! So, go and eat it! Yeah, but this f**ing thing…