City life today embroils man in an urban mess. His mind clamors against the stress, adding to the din. He buckles under the overwhelming burden of his pregnant thoughts. Fatigue overpowers his listless body. As the energy saps to rock bottom, he decides to take a travel break.
Wandering far, the mystic mountains beckon him. He follows his inner navigational guide to a serene nook in the lap of nature. Meditating there, opens new vistas of the spiritual realm to him. The mist of veil surrounding his clogged mind clears, infusing it with bright sunshine. The inner awakening ignites the psychic inter dimensional vibrations in him. He surrenders to the cosmic call, spends his life in spiritual nirvana.
Basking in the lap of material success,
the hollowness of life haunts him.
Delving inward, a reflective mood envelopes
the law of karma, plays its role
the fragile mind is empowered by divine grace
the soul revels in a sublime yet glorious trance!
Haibun is a Japanese genre of combining prose with poetry. The key to the art of haibun is the graceful pairing of poem and prose, where the poem links to the prose yet shifts away from it.
Haibun – wow, that’s a new one for me. What other secret talent do you possess, R?
In your magical combination of prose and poetry you describe the aspirational journey of my life!
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Appreciate your kind words of encouragement N. I am still a work in progress trying to learn something new, as life goes by.
Right now, for me the quest for spiritual growth continues mainly through books. Let’s see where life takes me finally😀
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As long as we keep learning, we keep growing. It is a common misconception that spirituality needs detachment from the routine; on the contrary, a touch of spirituality in our mind intertwines beautifully with the rigours of the material world by introducing such facets to life that our outlook towards the ordinary changes for the better – empathy, kindness and patience become second nature. I find that I can afford a quiet smile to myself when I think of the “behind the scenes” of any particular issue, why someone is behaving in a particular way, or, how insignificant a matter may be in the larger scheme of things. Personally, for me, this spirituality flows from my connect with Mother Nature. I think that’s too much to chew for today… 🙂
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You have highlighted a beautiful perspective to spirituality, N, and I agree with it. The gamut of spirituality is very wide and liable to be interpreted in a myriad ways. To me, being spiritual equips me to deal with the pressures or challenges of life better. Within the boundaries of my social and family responsibilities, I seek to explore answers as to the connect I have with the people around me, contemplate and delve on questions about the infinite, try to identify with my inner soul…. Its such an intriguing, fascinating and exhilarating journey to tread on.
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So beautiful! The change in phrase length adds to the drama.
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Many thanks Diana!
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Wow! Awesome! It is so nice to know how a soul is getting enlightened.
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Thank you Megala. This is how I imagine the journey of spiritual growth. 🙂
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Beautiful expression, Radhika. Karma explained in such simple words 👌👌
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Thank u Deepika. The law of karma has its way of teaching us life lessons.
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Yes, true that 👍
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Ones inner aspirations kindled with the gentle harmony and flow of the words.
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Thank you so much. Yes, i guess this is the result of a deep yearning within me for spiritual growth.
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So so beautiful…you etched such a beautiful imagery….loved it
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Thank you Sakshi.
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My pleasure
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Beautifully written. You have clearly described the struggles of modern humans in search of truth, in search of self.
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Thanks Megha. I am sure many of us are dealing with this challenge today.
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Unfortunately yes
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Thank you for the information, 😊
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My pleasure Sunith.
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An awakened reflective transit between physical and spiritual world… Nicely described Radhika, loved the prose and the poem.
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So glad to hear that Shefali. Many thanks!
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Amazing how you carried your thoughts from the prose to the poem and a beautiful expression of facing challenges in life. Thank you so much for joining the challenge.
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Enjoyed writing this Eugenia. Part of me yearns to explore and experience those moments of solitude with the divine.
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❤️
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Such a lovely, reflective haibun, Radhika. ❤️
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Thank you Punam 🙂
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You are welcome!
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A new format of literary work and a philosophical theme. Well done, Radhika!
In Sanskrit this format of literary work is called “Manipravaalama”.
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Thanks Indira for the feedback as well as sharing that bit of information 🙂
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Undefined beauty in each word makes to read it again and again. It gives so much pleasure. Feels like found the meaning of life
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Your kind words always make feel so special. Thanks a ton Meenakshi ❤ !
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You are truly special ma’am. I used to talk about your language power, writing skill above all your valuable messages to my daughter. In a way you are spreading positive energy in our family.
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Aww….am so so happy to hear that Meenakshi. I think here in the blogosphere we draw inspiration and learn from each other. Lots of love to your daughter 💕
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Haibun.. that’s a new word for me.
But you created a wonderful spiritual world there with your choice of apt words!!
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Appreciate your kind words Deeksha!
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Radhika, first thank you for your excellent explanation of Haibun, you capture its essence with such clarity I finally understand them. You’ve even inspired me to give this a go!
I love your poem, and its reflections. The trappings of our outer lives will never offer fulfilment to our inner selves!
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So glad to hear that Annika. Will definitely look forward to reading one from your creative armor. 👍
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I love how simply you described one of the most important and complicated things. Your writing is powerful! Kudos.
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Much humbled Pallavi. Thanks so much!
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Haibun.. a new word to learn.. I am hearing it for the first time..
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Glad you learnt something new Chiru. Thanks!
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Yup
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I went through the whole article or Haibun two times. Honestly speaking a lot technical thing for me. But as usual you excel in everything when it comes to ‘words’
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