Back to Basics The Elephant in the Dark A circus came to a village where no one had seen an elephant before. Excitement built around the magnificent elephant...
Back to Basics The Indian Bird A merchant had a bird in a cage. He was going to India, the land from which the bird came, and asked him whether he could bring...
Back to Basics Knowledge "There are two modes of knowledge, through argument and experience. 'Argument' brings conclusions and compels us to concede them, but...
Imagine then, that this elephant is able to fly. Such an astonishing feat as understood by those of us who have formed somewhat a picture of what elephants are...
please friends , the following is a simple narration of events which took place in 1974 - in denver , colorado - & what might be called a "true tail" ... but i...
In a message dated 8/4/08 6:26:33 AM, johnchester.robertson@... writes: << Shaheed Ahmad Shah Massoud >> I've heard thru the grape vine, that one of the...
A warm and pleasant account Johnny Chester Robertson and I appreciate the effort you have taken. I am unsure how much merit need be extended to the Mahatma's...
that's a truly thoughtful and excellent commentaire (!) on my long-winded narrations ; Obo ... perhaps one day , if it happens this lieu indeed IS a safe haven...
Dear eric , friends ... roger bacon (not francis , by the way !) was quite a character , & he , along with duns scotus , pretty much summed up the major...
cher Azo Jan ... thank the gods & your own often erratic & rapid-fire usually perky & pertinent additons , suggestions , directions to some incredibly &...
& , in your case Sir ... i cooly (it's the hottest day-yet , if you get me ... wow , 95° in the Shade & there IS no shade , i know it's an old one , but still...
Nasrudin's teacher came up with a good problem: 'Suppose,' he asked the class, 'that there were nine sheep and three of them jumped over a fence. How many...
interesting entry devoted to russell page: http://aestheteslament.blogspot.com/2008_04_24_archive.html "I suppose you can figure what I'll be reading this...
thanks for all johnny.. and i hope ur mahatma is right about the 35 figure coz my guri guru says it is double that one.. and the guys at the stanford lab tok...
well then Azo Jan ! "la fata illa Ali" : i leave out the accents on purpose ! which , of course drives the local yokel sun-nites into the shadows ; & just...
Friends , azo Jan ... just a tiny shrare of the Great Work , here : The Bridge Of Tears a bridge of tears travels with me & breaks behind my eyelids , in my...
dearest friends , azo jan , sir bruce , eric & all ... i have attached the "part one" of this piece , which i shall overall call "Equilibriums" (for maybe...
Aïe ! Puisse-je savoir s'ils ont su Quel coeur ils ont possédè ! Et mon coeur puisse-t-il savoir Quel sentier ils ont empruntè ! etaient-ils sauvés ?...
la fata illa ali yelli yula ! Cher Ami ... berbers always get to the pith & basics of speech , actions & feelings ... my many , very life-loyal , kabyl...
... u cracked it my friend ,yepp the semitic version is:ali weli llah. after 'la ilah ila llah' of course .fergedt about 'mahomet rasul llah' that is for the...
Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, "Don't do it!" He said, "Nobody loves me." I said, "God loves you. Do you believe in God?" He said,...
Dear Eric , Friends ... a good , if "sunday" , laugh & reminds me that humour CAN BE a very effective means of communication ; speaking of which , i'd like...
well , friend , i'm sure i DID ! i was guilty of mixing & mis-matching my mis-informations ... which is why i'm "safe-from" anyone beleafing me ! but , when...
I posted this at Caravansarai, my apologies to those also here for having to read it twice. Since the conversation a week or so ago, about assimilation and the...
thanks again dear friend and as i hav to giv u something back i hav for u this amulet of great almaarri : ''Mohammed or Messiah! Hear thou me, The truth...
hey Obo i hav some maari change left in my pocket ( maarri  shuns the western montheismes and treads the far-eastern way): The holy fights by Moslem heroes...
and i must confess that i had sent u almmarri amulet above before i had read yur mention of al maarri. i know probably that nobody will believe on this but i...
Large parts of North Africa and the Middle East were part of Greek / Roman civilisation when the Arabs turned up. Think about the Alexandrian culture with...