A biography for Kuruvilla Pandikattuhasn’t been written yet.
“As ever approachable and never attainable,/ the journey ventures on and on/ Without limit and borders/ And with full openness toward the infinite possibilities.”
“There is a deeper joy in emptying ourselves/ A deeper fulfilment in commitment/ A nobler life in letting ourselves go/ a truer self in not clinging on to my self!”
“The joy that is everywhere/ Is the true joy of being/ The joy that is life itself!”
“The reward of joy is joy itself; not for its own sake; but for the sake of others.”
“The secret of joy is: To know the world and its evil powers ... and still preserve the hope.”
“After realising the depth of tragedy, we can and need to be joyful in hope.”
“The paradox of life is: Joy prepares one for more sadness and the other way around also.”
“There is a deeper joy in emptying ourselves.”
“Joy emerges from my little, timid life/ of everydayness and temerity.”
“Real genuine joy is borne of sadness and sorrow.”
“To be alive is to feel the joy of being./ In spite of the sorrows and joys of life/ The primary joy is that of being./ That of my existence. / That I exist is the most fundamental experience is joy for me!/ I, who do not deserve to, really exist./ I, who need not, do exist!/ I, who may not, do exist.”
“Death is only a step towards .../ In this celebration of love/ Death is a stepping stone/ Towards the fullness/ Towards which all of us/ Consciously and unconsciously long for.”
“It is much worse to be dead when we are alive/ Dead by the fear of death, when we are not yet dead!/ The incredible paradox of worrying to avoid death / Being the very cause of death!”
“To relish life and to relish death/ And to be grateful for both/ And to be open for more/ In both death and life.”
“Death stares at me/ Death pushes me forward/ Attracts me onwards/ And carries me on/ And that is my life!”
“To look straight into the eyes of my death/ My non-being/ To face myself as living and dying/ In the bare nakedness of my life and non-life.”
“Death has been the great leveler/ Of all honour, glory and name./ None can take anything with them/ To their tomb! Death! The sobering fact/ Of all our yearnings and longings!/ “What does it profit a man …”/ If he cannot take any of the things/ To his grave.”
“Death: frightening and inevitable./ It is necessary to give rise to better offspring./ It is necessary to give way to a better life-style/ It is necessary due to the law of nature.”
“A parable is fascinating/ In its paradoxical invitation/ In the subversion of values/ In the unconditional acceptance of life/In its total affirmation of life/ Without ifs, buts and ...”
“Life is security and daring,/ Life is protection and risk,/ Life is openness and closure,/ It is safety and adventure.”