On The Turning Away


I have turned awayFrom Hippocrates and Galen;I have turned awayFrom Adam Smith and Marx;I have turned awayFrom Plato and Wittgenstein;Now…

Letting Go and Letting Be


“What will I gain by reading Iliad and Odyssey or Ramayan and Mahabharat, except maybe become aware of the problems…

Budaapa


Budaapa ka ahasaasHone lagaa hai mujhe. Kuch yaad nahi aatiJab jo kuch bhi yaad aatiTurant usse bula deta hoon. Koi…

All Sheer “Imagination”


After seeing my posts about my mother’s and an astrologer’s opinions about my prospects for “liberation” in this life, a…

So Near Yet So Far?


In a way, my mother’s words were somewhat echoed by an astrologer who had proved almost “dead” accurate in all…

My Mother’s Opinion of Me


Once, for whatever reason, my mother opined that she will give it in writing that I will not get self-realization…

Solitude


“Laugh and the world laughs with you,Weep and you weep alone” Presenting the Solitude Poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox Read…

Taking Stock of the Situation


“Some classmates have died and some are very ill. Some classmates’ spouses have died. Some classmates’ children have died. I…

So What!


Mother is not thereSo what? Success is there or notSo what? One is understood or notSo what? People are mockingSo…