Dekaaz is a new poetic form, created by vibralinguist, choral activist & singer Rachel Bagby. It's similar to a haiku: clean, sparse & elegant, with a total of 10 syllables: 2 in the first line, 3 in the second, and 5 in the last. how now shall we live? ten syllables strong ...
A pioneering study revealed that chanting the word om could engage the area of the brain that is associated with calmness and a sense of inner peace. fMRIs (functional MRIs) were used to scan the brain while people chanted different sounds and syllables, including ssss and om. While chanting...
In more advanced mantra practice, and in sadhanas authorized by teachers, Tara’s ten syllable mantra may be visualized surrounding the seed syllable Tam (shown in the centre). Surrounding the Tam, are the Tibetan syllables beginning at the top (Om) ...
While there are as many ways to begin writing as there are poets, a way that I have found particularly effective is to start with a “gateway line,” a single line that captures your theme. For example: “Do not keep the silence golden.” “Looking past Earth.” “Life is not ajar....
When I pull up to Katie Crutchfield’s stylish Kansas City, Missouri, ranch house around sunset, she has incense burning, an LP of Townes Van Zandt’s 1987 album At My Window spinning on the turntable, and footage of a peaceful waterfront scene streaming on the TV. She’s also ordered ...
This peaceful little market town we inhabit Refuses (vociferously!) to be a conformer. Once home of the cloth it gave its name to, Uphill and down again its streets lead you. Despite its faults it leaves us all charmed. Despite the fun challenge of writing a double acrostic, this form ...
As Japanese is a language of syllables, it is awkward to translate initials. The method used is to translate how the letters are pronounced. For example, the letter “A” is エー which has the romaji e-. This also means that the single letter “W” takes five symbols to write in ...
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First of all, Chinese rhyme is simpler than English rhyme. Whereas English rhyme requires a matching of vowels and suc- ceeding consonants of accented syllables (for example, "pan" and "can"), Chinese rhyme often involves the matching of vowels only. There are far fewer ending con- son...
While this app isn’t particularly designed to help those overcoming dependancy, the companies it offers are useful to almost everybody who is trying to manage undesired impulses. Headspace focuses on mindfulness, and helps customers obtain a peaceful frame of mind through guided meditation. The ap...