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Pieces of Cloud in the Sunlight “This is how I would die into the love I have for you: As pieces of cloud dissolve in Sunlight.” (Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi, known as Jelaluddin Rumi - Persian poet, jurist, theologian, and mystic, 1207–1273) My friend Anand was rowing a boat on the G… Uploaded on November 4, 2009 4 comments / 49 visits This doc is public	By the Light of Love “Both light and shadow are the dance of Love. Love has no cause, it is the astrolabe of God's secrets. Lover and loving are inseparable and timeless. Although I may try to describe love, when I experience it, I am speechless. Although I may try to write a… Uploaded on November 3rd, 2009 3 comments / 56 visits This doc is public	Into my Own Heart “I searched for God among the Christians and on the Cross and therein I found Him not. I went into the ancient temples of idolatry; no trace of Him was there. I entered the mountain cave of Hira and then went as far as Qandhar but God I found not. With se… Uploaded on November 2nd, 2009 3 comments / 76 visits This doc is public
200 000 Celebrity Bites...!!! .jpg Thank you so much for passing by so often. Today your are 200 223 Flickr viewers, 71 057 WordPress viewers, 61 770 Ipernity viewers and many form Facebook to have been visiting my photostreams. Your precious comments and your kind support are my energy to… Uploaded on October 31, 2009 3 comments / 76 visits This doc is public	The Two Faces of Happiness “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” (Charlie Chaplin quotes - British actor and director, 1889-1977) Those two faces of happiness came to me by chance as I was making a few shots at Ahilyabai ghat along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras). I really en… Uploaded on October 27, 2009 5 comments / 124 visits This doc is public	Love Binds Everything Together “In this universe it is love that binds everything together. Love is the very foundation, beauty and fulfillment of life”. (Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi Devi), Indian Hindu guru known as Amma "Mother" and the "hugging saint" - Born 1953) This afternoon I… Uploaded on October 26, 2009 4 comments / 108 visits This doc is public
Wonderful Gifts “Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” (Mother Teresa of Calcutta - Albanian born Indian Missionary and Founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity - Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979 - 19… Uploaded on October 25, 2009 3 comments / 101 visits This doc is public	All of Humanity as One “Aisee Vani Boliye, Mun Ka Aapa Khoye Apna Tan Sheetal Kare, Auran Ko Sukh Hoye” “Speak such words, sans ego's ploy Body remains composed, giving the listener joy” (Kabir, 1440-1518) This is one more portrait of the man whom I met at Jatar Ghat along the… Uploaded on October 24, 2009 5 comments / 108 visits This doc is public	The Chewing Session As I was playing with fishes at Jatar ghat’s shore along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras) this man came nearby, he was chewing paan (betel leaf) and therefore he couldn’t speak but he made me understand that he wanted a few pictures. There was a little ak… Uploaded on October 22, 2009 9 comments / 152 visits This doc is public
The Power of Atman “Hinduism is a living organism. One and indivisible at the root, it has grown into a vast tree with innumerable branches. Knowledge is limitless and so also the application of truth. Everyday we add to our knowledge of the power of Atman (soul) and we… Uploaded on October 21, 2009 7 comments / 109 visits This doc is public	Attaining Truth in His Own Way “Religious faith in the case of the Hindus has never been allowed to run counter to scientific laws, moreover the former is never made a condition for the knowledge they teach, but there are always scrupulously careful to take into consideration the possi… Uploaded on October 21, 2009 7 comments / 132 visits This doc is public	The Celestial Dancer "I’m not interested in how people move; I’m interested in what makes them move." (Pina Bausch - German deancer and choregrapher, 1940-2009) Maria Kiran is a young dancer who was born in Allahabad before coming to France at the age of three. She start… Uploaded on October 20, 2009 4 comments / 137 visits This doc is public
The Eternal Bliss of the Soul I was on a boat with my Indian family and some of my closest friends, we were lighting up a few candles that we were droping on the Ganges, while making several wishes for the year to come. It was Diwali, the festival of Lights and Varanasi (Benaras) was… Uploaded on October 19, 2009 8 comments / 124 visits This doc is public	Shubh Deepavali Shubh Deepavali, happy Dewali to everyone. I wish all of you that the lights of Diwali illuminate the year ahead. Thank you for being there and for your kind comments which are always an amazing support to my work. Instead of the traditional picture with… Uploaded on October 17, 2009 8 comments / 171 visits This doc is public	Aiming at a Complete Harmony “Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.” (Mahatma Gandhi - 1869-1948) I took this picture along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras). I have a special sympathy for this… Uploaded on October 16, 2009 5 comments / 129 visits This doc is public
The Navy Blue of India “I adore that pink...It's the navy blue of India!” (Diana Vreeland - American fashion editor, 1906-1989) By chance I came upon these words quoted in 1962 by the memorable Diana Vreeland. She meant that in India the color pink was the functional equivalen… Uploaded on October 15, 2009 3 comments / 131 visits This doc is public	Radiance This is a portrait of Karma Topchen, a Tibetan monk staying at the Tibetan temple which is located in Sarnath where I like to come often. It is nearby Varanasi (Benaras) next to a deer park (Sarnath in Sanskrit) and it is where the Buddha set in motion th… Uploaded on October 14, 2009 6 comments / 157 visits This doc is public	Let the Flower of Gods Bless You ”The marigold, that goes to bed wi' th' sun. And with him rises weeping.” (William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale - Perdita at IV, iv) I often display pictures shot at the flower market which is located in the chowk of Varanasi (Benaras) but I almost ne… Uploaded on October 14, 2009 10 comments / 113 visits This doc is public