Prayer for Peace

Buddhist Prayer for Peace
May those frightened cease to be afraid, and may those bound be free. May the powerless find power, and may people think of befriending one another. May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful wildernesses – the children, the aged, the unprotected – be guarded by beneficent celestials, and may they swiftly [...]

A Place called Home

I long to be home,where the land,is covered with green trees,where the mountaintopsare decked with snows,where cold windthat flutter the prayer flags,blows on the face,where people sitaround fireplaces,with warm smilesand sparkling eyes,joys spreading aroundlike the eagle’s wings.
I long to be home,where the rivers are clean and clear,where the sky’s blue and vast,where the air’s cool [...]

Four Hundred and Ninety Five

He screamed, sending shivers through the village.
‘Not again,’ moaned a man, shaking his head as he made his way toward the crowd.
‘Hold him!’ He shouted, ‘hold him tight!’
The man continued to scream, occasionally gasped for air, kicking his feet in the air.
‘Stop!’ shouted a man with thin voice.
The man stopped and looked around, confused [...]

Of Lost Words and Dark Shadows

I saw the muse, my muse, today. She was not even looking, let alone smile at me. Like dream, she slipped away into the carcass of my imagination.
It saddened me. I do not mind.
I saw her, faint and fading like shadows into the night. Pale and useless, I just stared into oblivion, a chore I’m [...]

Oh, Muse! Where art thou?

Umm…I’m lazy.
Just 7 posts last month?
Damn! What happened?
What’s wrong with this blog? What’s wrong with me? Am I already out of ideas?
Yet, I read all the blogs that link from my page. I read KC’s Insight. I read Ugyen’s Visit Bhutan 2008. I read Matt’s Lost Boy. I read Seige’s Coffee Perker. I read Pat’s [...]