We were up in the highlands of Costa Rica in a buffeting wind We didn’t know anybody, and we were sad The wind shook the house and shouted at it and curtains of rain marched wave on wave…
Zen itself is stylishly, elegantly irreverent. And this book is the most irreverent Zen commentary I’ve ever come across. The author is a retired Amsterdam policeman and Zen student, and a prolific writer of detective novels and nonfiction. This is the 3rd volume in a trilogy about his Zen studies.
This article was first posted on Osho News. Madhuri elucidates at a talk the source of women’s unease at a lifted toilet seat, and of men’s at being shouted at (with two poems and video link) So: You’ve met this great woman and now it’s the…
This article was written by Madhuri for, and posted on, Osho News. Madhuri’s review of Ray Brooks’ book; “Having worked in Japan a lot during the 90’s, I enjoyed the immersion into aspects of the culture I’d not encountered, as well as some I had.” Blowing…
This article was firs posted on Osho News. This is one of the most effective partner meditations I have ever done – and I’ve done a lot. What do I mean by effective? The meditation invokes intimacy, depth, relaxation, wisdom, mystery, tenderness, a feeling of safety for…
This article was written by Madhuri for, and posted on, Osho News. Life in the Amsterdam Red Light District, told by “a young British woman, a newly-qualified nursery nurse who was lured by an advertisement to work in a crèche.” The reflective review by Madhuri concludes with…
This article was first posted in Osho News. Shouting at the Sky This method is amazingly strong; and should only be done when you’ve tried everything else, and feel that a certain specific blockage has been going on far too long and it’s really time for…
This article was written by Madhuri for, and posted on, Osho News. Book review by Madhuri; “This book is mostly a description of bliss states, and as such is quite uplifting to read. A special book!” The Hunger of the Soul A Spiritual Diary…
A poem from Madhuri’s most recent book, To Hills and Waterfalls: a Californian in Calderdale. At TJ Maxx in Kansas City I bought a pair of black velvet bell-bottoms with a crown picked out in rhinestones on the right thigh. An excellent, well-fitting pair…
This article was first posted in Osho News. Somewhere in my travels, I ran across this exercise in a book I found in someone’s bookcase. It takes fairly little time, is fun, and can really take you to unexpected places. I have found that it works…
This was originally posted in Osho News An A-lister, the shiniest white fence of dashing gnashers money can buy I want to blind you with my bleached life-bones glossy and laser-beaming white as the light from a thousand Buddhas to show…
A colourful and warm-hearted evening event in Hebden Bridge Hebden Bridge from above Calder Holmes Park. The book launch venue is at the canal marina to the bottom left. Hebden Bridge is a 500-year-old town deep in the Calder Valley in the English Pennines – a range of high hills…
