This civilisation suffers from deep arrogance. It thinks it has all the answers. And its filled with so much noise. Any culture that does not value silence is bound to collapse. For only in silence do we hear God's voice. Sense its beauty, and feel touched by its grace. But we are so lost. Everybody from out parents, teachers and priests are so thoroughly lost. How can the rest be any different.

This is a culture under crisis. How are we going to ever learn some humility. to bow down. quieten down. Surrender. Profoundly surrender and wash the feet of god. Can there be any hope otherwise? Is there sense in any other form of action?

We are very much on the self-destructive mode, and need to learn some mindfulness soon. Awareness and Awakening is the only salvation. Unless we become very alert and alive, and open and light and yet agile and sharp and warm and kind and supple, and responsible and uncompromising, there is no way out. And all these cannot come without true devotion. without coming face to face with God, and be completely silenced by its presence. Silenced and yet brought alive, humbled and yet blessed. lost and also found.

Can humanity make it? Have we suffered enough to let go off our arrogance. or is there more misery and strife waiting? how many more do we have to kill before it hits us. How many more children? Fathers and brothers and sisters? How many more rivers do we have to pollute, fish destroyed, Forests cleared? how many more wars, recessions, lay-offs and bailouts. would this treadmill of madness ever stop? will there ever be sanity again? not to ask of peace and brotherhood.

What will we do with the blood dripping from our hands? deny it? Explain it off - Theorizing about the nature of man. Yet again for the billionth time. Shrug our shoulders with cynicism and continue to be the cowards we have been. look away and be selfish?

How are we ever going to answer our conscience? How do we even sleep in the night?

love,