Approaching Nowhere is the name of a photographic series by Jeff Brouws. His photos take us on a tour of America in a state of desertion. Somehow, Jean Beaudrilliard’s America comes to mind. Recommended browsing.
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Continuing with yesterday’s post about slow food, I feel I have little theme here. While walking through the park this afternoon, it just dawned on me how fast paced life in the city is. It has almost become cliche to make this statement, but life sometimes passes by without being conscious of it. We busy [...]

When I saw NPR is doing a series called “This I Believe, a public dialogue about belief” in which everyone can participate, I went over to their website. One of the entries is called “I’m not my body.” and part of Hindu philosophy is exactly that; we are not this body, but the consciousness that [...]

Ever since I came back from my retreat, people have asked: So did it live up to your expectations? Did it yield what you anticipated? Questions like this make me smile. I don’t smile at the interviewer, neither do I think these questions are inappropriate. From a Western point of view, they are extremely normal. [...]

Exploitation is the norm in this world. We work, get money and buy. It seems our existence revolves around adding things to our selves. But when we look closely, it is not that we add things to ourselves, but rather we add ourselves to those things. They become part of our identity. We lend our [...]

Ik zag zojuist onderstaand artikel in de intermediair staan en raad een ieder het te lezen. Jullie reactie zie ik graag in mijn commentaren natuurlijk.
“Ik verlang naar rijke individuen: mensen die zich niet laten leiden door platte doelen als succes en weelde, maar die een goed leven willen leiden. Een leven in overeenstemming met hun [...]

I’m still in India for a day and some hours. I just found a broadband internet cafe a little bit of loi bazar. Most hindus who have visited Vrindavan will know that loi bazar is the shopping street to get dhotis, saris, and many other devotional items. But I didn’t come here for shopping. Alright [...]

“Cabin crew, please take your seats.” Tomorrow morning, this will be the moment to close my eyes and catch up with some sleep. Two weeks of joy and bliss mixed with glasses stealing monkeys and health hazards are coming up. But no need to make a big fuss about it. We have good guides and [...]

Packing boxes and shifting through old stuff. Old books look brand new when carefully taken of the bookshelves. Hurry up before rehaul rings at my door. Minutes pass when items are rediscovered.
Also, packing for India and the US. What to take and what to leave. No need to bring much. It is a time for [...]

It’s less than a week before my flight departs to India. Yesterday friends of mine threw a little informal gathering in a bar. Old friends, new friends, family all showed up. But still friends who couldn’t make it. It reminded me of my initiation (read my booklet “notes from finland” on the download page). The [...]