One of my fav Alan Watts Quotes!

"People whose minds are in this condition are so taken up with "the search" that they have neither the time nor the taste for ordinary human pursuits. They enjoy no other conversation than that of the "higher things," and find it so hard to unbend, to chatter about nothing in particular for the sake of being sociable, to roll about on the floor and play with children, to go about and gape at wonderful things, at landscapes, waterfalls, crowds, circuses, thunderstorms, and curious people, to enjoy a good dinner, to lie on one's back in the sun and think about nothing except chewing a piece of grass, to sing, dance, tell stories, or to stroll aimlessly around Central Park in the evening, watching the lights of the big city. Spiritual insight reveals a mystery and magic in these things which no one should be ashamed to feel."
(Alan Watts)

New Blog!

www.Akash108.blogspot.com

Hello friends,

I know that my blogging has not been regular and often I have felt like it's the end of my blogging days but what do I know?

Firstly, thank you for all the prompts to keep putting something here. The truth is I just dont want to put 'something' here but write in a way that gives more of my mind, more of my emotions and more of my heart!

I'm in the process of creating a new blog that I feel will better reflect where I am on this wonder of a journey. I will certainly post the link to that blog on this one.
I've also been very haphazard with my writing here and feel the need to be more artful in my presentation of things.

I've already started writing for the new blog so you wont have to wait for a long time to get the link.


On Tuesday I am going to Khazakstan for 2 weeks and so I wish everyone well whilst I'm away, happiness is always in the moment. When last have you been happy tomorrow? :-)



Remember the Mysterey, always be in wonder! ALL of this is a miracle when you forget yourself.

The love that IS...

Akash

I've been getting a few questions about married life all based around the same lines so here goes:

Married life is great! Psychological changes, yes- I feel more goal orientated, grown up, focused, more true to myself as weird as that sounds. Marriage has brought me back to earth (which is good) personally it came at the right time in my life, it's taken the rough stone of myself and is carving out that which I did not know I had in me.

Yes, I think differently-you think for two people instead of one. It's a natural phenomena, to be able to put someone else first is a humbling experience.
Act differently? probably not but marriage does give you the invitation to act against the reactions of your pattern and man the patterns we have are hell deep.
Seeing beautiful chicks on streets? Happens all the time... there are so many beautiful woman here in London, and there is nothing wrong with appreciating that, but what I have with Anya is obviously worth more to me.

Now on to other things... We spent the weekend with my sister, and it was awesome. Also got to spend time with a very dear friend who has fallen in love with a girl from Thailand, this girl is in the "tourism" business if you know what I mean and he went there to have a "good time" only to fall in love with her.
My friend is very clear headed, and not the type of person I'd be concerned about regarding these situations so after a day full of conversation it's evident that love like enlightenment can strikes like lightening, it cares not for where you are, who you are or what you want. I like it :-)

Good day lovers,

What a few days! Where to start? Life in the city of many really has so much going on, each person a string on the the divine guitar but not always divinely tuned!
Let's start with what I've been taking in: We've got the new Linkin Park Album and I must say it's 'ok' definitely not great and in that sense a little of a let down given it was produced by Rick Rubin.
There is a phrase that goes, "You haven't heard of Rick Rubin but you've definitely heard Rick Rubin"
And if you Google Rick Rubin, you will see just why that is so. Moral of story when it comes to the new LP album, "just because you choose to do something different does not make it good"

Anyway on that note, goodbye purchasing cd's and hello to the world of downloads. Now check this interview out, Respekt to Trent Reznor http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21741980-5006024,00.html

Speaking to Vijay yesterday was just another reminder as to how lucky I am to have some really awesome friends, Veej really cares and that is rare in this world you know, anyway it's his birthday in August and for his gift he got me a PRINCE ticket, so all I have to do is pay him the ticket pirce and attend the concert as part of my birthday present to him!
He told me yesterday that his birthday present will be my presence and man did I almost weep! Anyway this means I have another date with Prince! Wicked!

After this weekend the countdown begins to my tour of Kazakhstan. I'm really looking forward to this now, check it out...
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/asia/kazakhstan

We got together with Peter for the weekend and was it off the wall or what, in true Peter style he hooked us up with another exclusive (you cannot get in unless you have an open mind) underground club called 'Whipping House' it absolutely rocked, but for some reason I was out of energy even before I could get my pelvis (oops) I mean feet moving.
I must be getting older, what happened to that quote "you don't get older, you get better" anyway 16 hours of hardcore sh%t and I'm still trying to get my energy back, I'm also cutting out the caffeine and opting for berroca http://www.berocca.co.uk/ and ginseng instead.

Tons more to write, so hang in there....

Dakini in Switzerland!

Prince is King

Lovers,

I attended a secret Prince gig on Thursday. 1500 people and one heck of a performance that I will remember for the rest of my life. I am not a Prince fan, but I have always been aware of his genius and greatness and on Thursday he did like he said he would, he tore the place apart!
The mark of a great performer is the ability to wow large and small audiences, and Prince delivered true to the legend he is. Watching him perform was just the most awesome gift, and I took a moment to acknowledge how lucky I was to be there. He started the concert by saying "So many hits, So little time" and he was right, the one thing that was clear to me whilst watching him perform is his unflinching faith in the the source that fills him with music. Bottom Line: Prince Rocks, he's the man.

Anya and I leave for Kazakhstan on the 12 of June, should be a real trip! This Mystrey is out of control!

". . it is all still here, both the shining dark void and the experience of myself coming into being out of, yet somehow in response to, that radiant darkness. My whole consciousness of myself and everything else has changed. I feel as if the back of my head has been sawn off so that it is no longer the 60-year-old John who looks out at the world, but the shining dark infinite void that in some extraordinary way is also "I." And what I perceive with my eyes and other senses is a whole world that seems to be coming fresh-minted into existence moment by moment, each instant evoking the utter delight of "Behold, it is very good." Here yet again I am constantly up against paradox when I try to describe the experience. Thus, in one sense, I feel as if I am infinitely far back in sensing the world, yet at the same time I feel the very opposite, as if my consciousness is no longer inside my head at all, but out there in the things I am experiencing . . ." (John Wren Lewis)