Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

Poetry about love, life’s lessons and rantings of the mind

49 stories

A pastel self-portrait by the author.
Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

Shasta Keys: Spiritual Guidance

15 stories

Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

Biographical

10 stories

A couple standing on a ledge embrace under a full moon.
A lone knight on his steed emerges from a dark forest. A castle with the Grail lies up ahead.
Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

Prompts

39 stories

an alluring red rose in the hazy background of green leaves and small buds
A macro photograph of a cobblestone street in the night light.
Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

Collaborative Poems

9 stories

“An Outcrop of Thoughtful Proportions” — Artwork by the author
Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

About art

14 stories

A tower stands high on a mountain top on an eerie night.
Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

Spiritual Poetry by Janaka

54 stories

Avalokiteshvara, the great Boddhisattva of compassion, sheds tears which transform into White and Green Taras.
Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

Educational articles

6 stories

A photo of an old chalkboard with math equations written on it.
Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

Teachings of Yama — a narrative spiritual exploration

9 stories

This watercolor is of alone traveler sitting on a rock formation. The scene is very meditative.
A master stands on a cliff under a lone tree. He gazes at the see. Faces can be seen in the sky and in the ground.
Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

Haikus and little poems

7 stories

The violet flowers of ice plant hang down on a rock face at the ocean.
Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka's poetry about writing

8 stories

A large collection of road working signs.
Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

Nature Poems

9 stories

Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

Parables, fiction, and anecdotes

22 stories

Siddhartha sits in meditation. The faces of Mara scream at him in his attempt to keep Siddhartha from becoming the Buddha.
Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

Spiritual and ponderous articles

18 stories

Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

Articles on writing

3 stories

Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

Poetry Prompt Responses

51 stories

Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

Inspired by Janaka's Travels and Foreign Issues

9 stories

A cubist-style drawing of Krishna playing his flute.
Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

My boosted/curated stories

9 stories

A lone knight on his steed emerges from a dark forest. A castle with the Grail lies up ahead.
Janaka Stagnaro

Janaka Stagnaro

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Poetry, parables, articles — spiritual, life-lessons, Waldorf education, artwork. 11 books. www.janakasartandbooks.com