Henry Miller

Many people have castigated the shamelessness of the Tropic novels - which for a long time were widely suppressed and illicitly supplied under the counter. Here, the author seeks to set the record straight and argues that there is no contradiction between his salacious novels and his philosophy.

The World of Sex

Manaswini

Real life begins when we are alone, face-to-face with our unknown self. What happens when we come together is determined by our inner soliloquies. The crucial and truly pivotal events which mark our way are the fruits of silence and of solitude. We attribute much to chance meetings, refer to them as turning points in our life, but these encounters could never have occurred had we not made ourselves ready for them. If we possessed more awareness, these fortuitous encounters would yield  still greater rewards. It is only at certain unpredictable times that we are fully attuned, fully expectant, and thus in a position to receive the favours of fortune. The man who is thoroughly awake knows that every ‘happening’ is packed with significance. He knows that not only is his own life being altered, but that eventually the entire world must be affected. 

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