Nothing is wrong. The life works. So why does the chest feel heavy every morning you open your eyes?The calendar stays full. The bills get paid. The relationship endures. The days keep turning into other days. And yet something keeps returning. A restlessness with no destination. A feeling that arrives before anyone has words for it.THE SIGNALS YOU IGNORE follows the lives of people who have learned, expertly, to keep going. They are functional. They are fine. They have sim...

"Songs of Kabir" is a 1915 book consisting of 100 poems of Kabir, the 15th-century Indian poet and mystic, translated to English by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.A weaver by trade and a mystic by nature, the 15-century poet Kabir created timeless works of enlightenment that combine the philosophies of Sufism, Hinduism, and the Kabbala. Expressed in imagery drawn from common life and the universal experience, Kabir's poems possess an appealing simplicity. This collection of 100...

The poet Kabîr is one of the most interesting personalities in the history of Indian mysticism. Born in or near Benares, of Mohammedan parents, and probably about the year 1440, he became in early life a disciple of the celebrated Hindu ascetic Râmânanda. Râmânanda had brought to Northern India the religious revival which Râmânuja, the great twelfth-century reformer of Brâhmanism, had initiated in the South. This revival was in part a reaction against the increasing formalism of the orthod...

A revised 25th anniversary edition of the classic work on Sufism that Jack Kornfield called, "A heartfelt modern illumination of the Sufi path, filled with the fragrance of the ancients."In Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam, presence is the quality that describes a heart-filled state of mindfulness, an experience of being conscious in the present moment. It is only in this present moment, Sufi teachings reveal, that we can connect with the Divine, and the Divine...

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

A contemporary exploration into the meaning and possibility of our human existence, through the universal insights of the 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic Rumi—by pre-eminent Rumi translator, Kabir Helminski.The 13th-century poet and mystic Rumi has become one of the most popular spiritual voices of our time—known and loved by people of many faiths and worldviews for his rich metaphors, images, poems, and stories. The Mysterion deepens our appreci...

Full CircleLiterary Fiction | Drama | RomanceOn Diwali night, Sonum, a women in her late thirties, watches the lights dance outside her window. But it's not the celebration that holds her—it's the memories that won't let go.Behind her composed life lies a childhood steeped in silence and shadows, in a small town where one butterfly clip became her only beacon of beauty. As she grows, so do the secrets she carries.A boy with a chocola...

Whilst Europe endured the Dark Ages in the 6th & 7th Centuries devotees of Shiva and Vishnu in Southern India were creating the Bhakti Movement. Some of these exponents, as in our volume, were bestowed with the title of saint but some had the additional title of sant, swami or goswami.Broadly speaking, Bhakti poetry, as in Hinduism itself, is divided into ‘Nirguna’, the idea that the divine is formless as exampled by Kabir and ‘Saguna’ which interprets the divine as having physical...

In "One Hundred Poems," Kabir presents a compelling collection of verses that delve into the profound interconnections between the self and the divine, as well as the essence of human existence. Written in a lyrical style rich with metaphors and vivid imagery, these poems transcend the boundaries of language and culture, embodying the philosophical underpinnings of the Bhakti movement. Kabir's use of simple yet powerful Hindi idioms and folk traditions invites readers into a contemplative ...

A Dickensian tale of two young boys from opposite sides of the track who form a bond of brotherhood and friendship as they survive the streets of Lagos.Temilola is a kind-hearted boy from the upper echelons of Nigerian society who wakes up alone in the middle of Lagos and discovers that he has lost his memory. He soon finds that this is the least of his problems, as he must now attempt to survive the dangerous streets of Lagos. Vipaar, who has been making a living as a hawker of ra...

This book contains the ideas of Kabir, an Indian mystic. He was critical of both Hinduism and Islam, two major religions in South Asia. The work is dated to be from the fifteenth century CE. Kabir had a strong presence of the feminine, likely due to his interactions with lower-caste women who acted as shamans.

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the concepts and applications of digital twins and related virtual prototyping technologies for a variety of distributed Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications. It can serve as a reference for practitioners to understand the scope and limitations of these complex technologies and how they can be used in a range of real-world applications. It can also be used as a starting point for researchers interested in exploring this area. The range of ap...