This post proposes a speculative yet disciplined framework for reimagining world literature: the Standard Literary Model (SLM). Inspired by the elegance of the Standard Model of particle physics, the SLM treats stories not as static cultural objects but as fields, forces, and interacting particles within a vast narrative cosmos.The goal is not to collapse literature … Continue reading Toward a Standard Literary Model
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The Birth of the Three Containments
Before the first migration, before form could travel,the world turned inward.Silence met its own reflection and folded —and from that inward turning came the Three Containments, the primordial shapes that taught all things to know their edges. I. The Caged Seed Within the first containment rests the Seed of Stillness:a perfect sphere bound by delicate … Continue reading The Birth of the Three Containments
The Windborne Carapaces.
When an idea leaves the waters of its origin,it does not vanish — it takes on a shell.Form hardens around motion; memory becomes structure.These are the Windborne Carapaces —living vehicles of meaning that drift between minds,gliding through unseen currents of intention. 1. The Shell-Chariot A creature of joyous velocity —its gleaming carapace glows with the … Continue reading The Windborne Carapaces.
The Migration of Ideas
When a thought has matured upon its tree,it loosens from its branch —not as a falling fruit,but as a seed that remembers both root and wind. The Moment of Release The fruit detaches. The current of imagination takes hold. Behind it, a luminous trail — memory dissolving into motion. Ideas, once bound to the soil … Continue reading The Migration of Ideas
The Growth of Understanding
At first, thought is like a tree —rooted in silence, yet reaching toward light.Its branches are questions,its leaves, the countless moments of awarenessthat breathe and fall in time. Each fruit is a realization.Some ripen and release themselves gently,falling into the fertile soil of reflection;others cling too long and wither in the grasp of certainty. The … Continue reading The Growth of Understanding
On the Circle, the Measure, and the Grid of Mind
In the silent discipline of form, thought first discovers its own edge.A point extends into a line, a line closes into a circle —and within that curve, the spirit recognizes itself.Thus, in the beginning, there were three acts of mind:Seeing, Shaping, and Knowing. The teacher drew three circles upon the sand.Each was the same in … Continue reading On the Circle, the Measure, and the Grid of Mind
Closing Meditation
Imagine a single straight line —a journey of purpose.Now imagine a gentle curve —a rhythm of grace. Between the twolies the way of truth: steady yet kind,measured yet alive. To live with awarenessis to write this line daily —not in ink,but in the quiet measure of being.
The Thread of Continuity
When we weave cloth,each thread crosses another —the warp and the weft.One moves, one holds. So it is with life:our actions move,our values hold.Only together do they createa fabric that endures.
The Law of Alternation
If all things only moved forward,they would tear apart.If all things only stopped,they would decay. The stars themselves swingbetween light and shadow.The heart, too, beats and rests. The wise learn to work with calm handsand to rest with clear minds.
The Maharajagar finds traction
About three weeks after the book launch, I make with mixed feelings some balance. Up to now, about 106 exemplars passed over the counter and one literary blogger decided to give it a shout out: you can find the post here (thank you da-AL). Launching a novel is a grueling process since you have to … Continue reading The Maharajagar finds traction
Lesson of Effort and Rest
To live wisely is to learn the balancebetween effort and stillness. Even the hand that writesmust pause between words —for in the pause lies meaning. Count the rhythm of work and rest: SymbolCountMeaning/1Beginning//2Continuance///3Flow////4Strength/////5Completion Each mark is a breath.Each breath, a reminder that nothing growswithout both movement and quiet.
Closing Reflection
A circle.A line.A count.A grid. All things return to order —not because they must,but because order is peace. To learn is to draw the shape of truth,again and again,until the hand disappearsand only the circle remains.
The Grid of Balance
DayDeedThoughtFruitI////PeaceII//////GrowthIII////////JoyIIII//////////Wisdom Deed, thought, and fruit —a trinity of balance.Without thought, deed is blind.Without deed, thought is air.Together they draw the patternof a meaningful life.
The Measure of Learning
Learning is a rhythm —not a race of numbers,but the slow widening of awareness. symbolcountword/1one//2two///3three////4four/////5five//////6six Each mark is a step,each step a new horizon.The wise learner does not leap —they listen, and let meaning unfold.
The Count and the Continuum
When we count, we touch only moments: | Count | Symbol | Word | | 1 | / | One | | 2 | // | Two | | 3 | /// | Three | | 4 | //// | Four | | 5 | ///// | Five | The wise do not stop at … Continue reading The Count and the Continuum
The Circle Within
When the mind becomes still,the heart draws its own circle.It holds no anger, no edge.It simply is — whole, endless,and radiant from within. To learn is to measure.To know is to balance.But to live —is to become the circle itself.
The Table of Life
Numbers do not lie.They count only what is given —no more, no less. | / | 1 | One | | // | 2 | Two | | /// | 3 | Three | | //// | 4 | Four | | ///// | 5 | Five | Each mark is a breath of order.Each … Continue reading The Table of Life
Lesson of Balance and Being
The world is measured not by the eyes,but by the quiet weight of understanding. Two circles drawn side by side: ○ Small Large They are both perfect,though one seems greater.So is the truth of all things —size deceives, form remains. The wise do not see with envy;they see with stillness.They know that the small,when filled … Continue reading Lesson of Balance and Being
The Lesson of Wholeness
The teacher whispers:“As a circle has no corners,let your thoughts have no harsh edges.” If anger cuts the line, the circle breaks.If patience smooths it, the circle lives. To learn is to count.To think is to compare.To be kind — that is to understand the circle of life.
Counting and Comparing
Numbers are the footprints of reason.Let us count — one by one —and see how the pattern grows. SymbolCountWord/1One//2Two///3Three////4Four/////5Five Each line adds a new piece of knowledge.Each number teaches us to see balance —More and less, equal and unequal, greater and smaller.Thus the mind learns to measure the world.
The Maharajagar 