Apuleius’ work The Golden Ass, a literary autobiography dating back eighteen hundred years, reflects the wisdom gained from accumulated experience regarding the virtues and vices of human nature. This sole surviving novel from the Greco-Roman world continues to captivate attention with its “golden” content, which cleverly and wittily compares and analyzes the relationship between man … Read more
Khalil Gibran is a Lebanese-American poet and painter, of exceptional sensitivity and talent. In his life (1883 – 1931), he had the opportunity to get to know both the East and the West; he experienced many personal tragedies and losses, but also formed wonderful friendships and great loves. He was born in northern Lebanon, in … Read more
The Flute of Infinity plays incessantly, and its sound is the sound of love. When love discards all limitations, it draws closer to truth. Its fragrance spreads far and wide! It has no end, nothing stands in its way. The shape of this music shines like thousands of suns: no other music can be compared … Read more
popis literature koju je čitala, Truhelka je uspjela stvoriti autentičan glas u svom pisanju. Njeni likovi često su bili dječaci i djevojčice koji su se suočavali s izazovima odrastanja i tražili ljepotu u svijetu oko sebe. Ono što je posebno istaknuto u Truhelkinoj prozi je njen pristup prirodi. Ona je vjerovala u ljepotu prirode i … Read more
And what am I? Just a small flame rushing towards a big fire. Signs by the road Ivo Andrić had, as he himself said, only one true, fundamental aspiration: to capture as much life breath around him and give it a shape on paper that could be called artistic to some extent. He dedicated his … Read more
We believe that there is no child, as well as no adult, who hasn’t heard of apprentice Hlapić and the forest Stribor. However, few people know that the author of these popular children’s stories, Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, was the first female member of the then JAZU (now HAZU) and was even nominated twice by the Academy … Read more
Oh, Infinite! There is an old bond between you and me; a tight bond forged by poets. Namdev (1270 – 1350) Poetry is undoubtedly one of the witnesses of the human spirit and life. Every valuable poem opens up a landscape through which we encounter the elements of life’s reality. We strive to experience them … Read more
Indians were keen observers of the world around them, naming and explaining it down to the smallest details. The power of their words lay in their simplicity and clarity. For the Indians, the word was of sacred origin, an expression of sacred power. The sacred meaning they attributed to it was particularly evident in their … Read more
My life is a beautiful story, happy and full of events. It’s as if, when I was a boy and ventured into the world, poor and without friends, a good fairy met me and said: “Choose your own life path now, and what you will strive for, and I will guide and protect you until … Read more
…It is important for your spirit to be elevated in the world of true understanding, while not forgetting the value of what is ordinary. Always seek the truth of beauty, always return to the world of ordinary experience… Basho Haiku poetry, like other aspects of Japanese culture, is deeply infused with Zen. What is Zen? … Read more
