(The following article of mine was first published in Metro India, an English daily newspaper from Hyderabad, on December 30,…
The Two Things We Are After
Only two things we are afterWhatever else we claim we wantWhatever else we want, in the endThey serve to give…
Yes, One Should Respect One’s Elders
Luck Swallows Everything (on Free Will, or rather the lack of it)
This article, by Galen Strawson of Oxford University, appeared in the Times Literary Supplement(link is external) on June 26, 1998, and is…
Vasanas — What are They, Their 4 Factors and How to Dissolve Them
What Exactly are Vasanas? At their most exact, technical level in Indian psychology and Vedanta, vasanas are subliminal, deep-rooted behavioral…
“दिल-ए-नादाँ तुझे हुआ क्या है, आख़िर इस दर्द की दवा क्या है।”
Light to Oneself – Day 145 of A Year with Krishnamurti
On the Beach at Night Alone — Walt Whitman
On the beach at night alone,As the old mother sways her to and fro singing her husky song,As I watch…
One Coping Mechanism Among Many, I Guess
Celia Celia by Adrian Mitchell When I am sad and wearyWhen I think all hope has goneWhen I walk along High…
Epistemic Humility
Yes, one needs Epistemic Humility to be charitable in our dealings with other human beings. Epistemic humility is the intellectual…