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Uneasy Wisdom


Unlike that Athenian gadflyI know, and I know that I knowAnd I also knowJoys of various huesHave as much a … More

Joy, Life, Poem, Poetry, Socrates, Sorrow

God’s Fault


“One cannot realize God if one has even the least trace of desire. A thread cannot pass through the eye … More

Birth, Creation, Desires, God, Karma, Liberation, Life, Maya, Sorrow, Suffering, World

Rilke on Sadness


Extract from letter Eight of Rilke’s “Letters to a Young Poet”: I want to talk to you again awhile, dear … More

Advice on coping with sadness, Emotional upheavals, Feelings, Grief, Lessons that sadness teaches, Letters to a young poet, Life, Love, Mental health, Philosophy for life, Rilke, Sadness, Sorrow, Suffering, Writing

Schopenhauer on the Semi-Satisfied Life


Schopenahuer’s mother Johanna would be supportive of his decision to leave Hamburg in search of an intellectually fulfilling life – … More

Ascetisism, Buddha, Happiness, Pessimism, Pleasure, Schopenhauer, Sorrow, Suffering

One’s Purpose in Life


Roti, Kapada, Makaan (Food, Clothing, and Shelter) is more or less assured for me for the rest of my life, … More

Heart, Life, Longings, Love, Mind, Mind's Chatter, Needs, Purpose of life, Sex, Sorrow, World

Sorrow


“Sorrow awaits one who considers the world to be real. He who knows the world to be a mere dream … More

Quotations, Quotes, Sorrow

Suffering and Sorrow


”All suffering and sorrow springs from taking the world to be real.”—D. Samarender Reddy

Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes, Sorrow, Suffering

J. Krishnamurti on Sorrow


‘What is sorrow? There is this thing called sorrow, which is pain, grief, loneliness, a sense of total isolation, no … More

J. Krishnamurti, Sorrow
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