Now we’ve a real intellectual impasse. Our reason, which is supposed to make things more intelligible, seems to be making them less intelligible, and when reason thus defeats its own purpose something has to be changed in the structure of our reason itself.-Robert M. Pirsig Continue reading Rationale
We cannot reason ourselves out of our basic irrationality. All we can do is to learn the art of being irrational in a reasonable way. -Aldous Huxley Continue reading Reasonable Irrationality
Fevered days with tired pace, tired shadows rests upon a spent world Rugged surfaces, sudden screeches, faltering promises, people grappling with misunderstood truths Common heretics follow the fallow ideas, whereas, the real thinkers are perturbed with adulterated silence Disgraced with volatile ideas, haven for compulsive liars, of snake oil sellers Silence skewered with raging criticisms, a time twisted and sinewy, ragged reasoning, unreasonable demands Of … Continue reading Impaled Silence
It all started with a strange debate when languages were unborn Incoherent signs, but symbolism etched here and there Who’ll verify? The truth about The Truth, or Truth on a pedestal “Dreams can pull you towards the right direction”, it’s believed, but how much do we know When reality spoils the dreams, like an egomaniac on the prowl I can paint a symbol, later, may … Continue reading Closer to the Truth
More than the inability to introspect, it is also the misapprehensions and misconceptions surrounding this experience that effectively keeps away an individual from initiating the experience. Yes, it is an experience, a sole journey of myriad experiences guided by the consciousness. There is a strong chance of being delusional at the onset of this journey because so many falsehoods already occupy the crevices of the … Continue reading Without Introspection
Reality is not supposed to be decided through the blurry lenses of emotional disturbances. The collective effort to shape a common reality can be a fatal aberration. -Amitav Continue reading Reality
I do not have the luxury to not learn While walking on thin ice after I drill the last full stop Whether I am willing to survive the deep chilling waters Of darkness, a void created by the lack of sincere words To holler, with passion, about the turbulent emotions The world may not come rushing, but a lonely hand can be a saviour What’s … Continue reading Trying to Learn
There are reasons in life that you cannot compare. They are so unique and undebatable that it certainly makes you uncomfortable. It has always been human nature to critique, compare, and contest to offer analogies from either one’s own reasoning capacity or acquired from the numerous interpretations. When perceptions cannot be connected to some other comfortable perception, it becomes an uncomfortable situation. Most likely, certain … Continue reading Compared Reason
There is no pure reason, but only reasonable reason. This inability comes from the rigorous tutelage that impedes the individual from seeking courage to find the true reasons to quieten the garrulousness and unreasonable demands. Knowledge and humility is not an entitlement; one cannot use lack of understanding and inefficient communicating skill to reason irrationally. Read something that enlightens your imagination and gives you the … Continue reading Reason
Do not simplify to make it wafer-thin They won’t be spared by the ferocious winds Even jealous nails would rip them apart Urge them to give unreasonable explanations Simple isn’t simply being submissive Simplifying is clarity that cuts through clutter The heart and mind has simple reasons Life’s simplicity without further simplification ~Amitav Continue reading It’s Simplified
Amitav Chowdhury 