Aphorisms

Raimon Panikkar was extremely prolific, with his writings ranging from his university course lecture notes to the many articles, essays and books he authored.
In addition to these, however, and to his diaries which he faithfully kept almost throughout his entire lifetime, from 1929 to 2009, Panikkar was accustomed to writing short notes on what he referred to as his ‘cards’, which he always made sure he had on hand and later filed methodically in folders organised by subject.
These are actual aphorisms, written in different languages (of which Panikkar spoke many), on subjects ranging from philosophy to meditation, from art to freedom of thought, from mysticism as a human dimension to provocation aimed at those who separate doctrine from life.
This practice, which over many years developed into an exercise in thought, is presented here to readers for the first time, in the form of a concise but remarkable and extremely rich anthology.