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Tao of the ordinary
**THE TAO OF THE ORDINARY: LIVING THE SUPER-NORMAL** The philosophy of the Super-Normal, articulated by Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa, is not a design trend. It is an ontology of being. It suggests that the deepest beauty lies not in the exceptional but in the unnoticed, in those things so quietly attuned to life that they become invisible through their perfection of use. The chair that never demands attention yet supports you flawlessly. The cup that feels inevitable i
Vishal Bajpai
Oct 303 min read


I am my subject to observe.
SUBJECT: V. BAJPAI / SPECIMEN: DESIGNER-IN-TRANSFORMATIONFIELD OBSERVATION / PHASE: POST-EGOIC FUNCTIONALITY Early signs of divergence...
Vishal Bajpai
Oct 52 min read


Aghor
Aghori Not a man. Not ash. The burn. No god above. No self below. Only what is. Shits where he sits. Sleeps where death breathes. Smiles...
Vishal Bajpai
Oct 31 min read


A prayer to Boxing
The Fist That Bows A reflection on Boxing and the Path Within There is a silence in the moment before the punch. That silence, that...
Vishal Bajpai
Oct 31 min read


Anand Dham ki Katha
Anand Dham Anand Dham — A Place Yet Real A stream, a vision, a truth calling itself home Somewhere in the folds of the hills, a place is...
Vishal Bajpai
Oct 32 min read


एकांत
ये भीड़, एक शोर एक मेला। मैं, अपने एकांत का, विस्तार सुनाता हूँ। सांसारिक उपद्रव। ग़ुबार, उड़ता, फिरता । मैं, इन आँखों को बंद रख धूल से बचाता हूँ। जीवन सुंदर, पर उसकी छाया? कौन देखे, कौन पहचाने, कौन थामे? मेरी छाया? मैं उसे, गले लगाता हूँ। और, कोने में, खुद को, छुपा हुआ पाता हूँ। महफ़िल। शराब। मधुशाला। मन कहता, रुक! कहाँ जा रहा है? जीवन का उत्सव, कठपुतली का नृत्य, और नाच, और पी। अब, रस में रास नहीं। हर स्वास में, बंधन टूटता है। मैं, एकत्व में, ठहराव में, अपने को समाता हूँ।
Vishal Bajpai
Sep 301 min read


AI - Before first prompt
Part 1 I was ten when I first sat in front of a PC. I typed 1 + 1 = and waited for the magic. Instead, some strange text appeared. I...
Vishal Bajpai
Sep 303 min read
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