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“Ab Tak To Jo Bhi Dost Mile, Bewafa Mile”: Why Wafa Is So Rare Among Us


Claude, comment on the line “ab tak to jo bhi dost mile, bewafa mile” from the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I4nSYHL-cQ in the … More

Advaita Vedanta, anitya, betrayal, bewafai, Expectations, fidelity, film songs, Friendship, Ghalib, Ghazal, Hasan Kamal, human nature, Impermanence, Love, Nikaah, Ramana Maharshi, Renunciation, Urdu Poetry, Vairagya, wafa

“What are we here on earth for?”


Much as I love her, yes I do, Much as she does not love me Though she cares for me, … More

Advaita Vedanta, Books, Companionship, detachment, Friendship, human love, Kalyana Mitra, Longing, Love, Mumukshutva, original poetry, Philosophical poetry, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Ramana Maharshi, Renunciation, Self-Inquiry, Self-realization, spiritual friendship, Spiritual Poetry, Truth, Vairagya, Who am I, Who am I?, Writing

The Noumenon


When I experience these days An emptiness in the heart A sorrow or a loss The missing of a friend … More

Emptiness, Friendship, Grief, Humanity, Labelling, Loneliness, Loss, Naming, Oneness, Poem, Poetry, Sorrow

Few More Sayings


“She was wearing the rose in her hair, and I was brushing off the snow from my jacket.” “Sometimes freedom … More

Bible, Carpe diem, Freedom, Friendship, Gandhi, Ghar waapsi, God, Hell, history, Jesus, Karma, Love, Love thy neighbour, Present, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes, Unrequited love

Setting the Record Straight


A friend “wants to shareOn topics other than spirituality”.When did I ever prevent him? Just a couple of weeks backHe … More

Family, fiction, Friendship, Life, Love, Poem, Poetry, Writing

The Connection Fades


No matter how deep the connection No matter how sweet the connection It fades, it slips away into oblivion For … More

Affection, Attraction, Breakup, Chemistry, Crush, Friendship, Infatuation, Love, Poem, Poetry, Puppy love, Relationships, Romantic love, Sweetheart, The connection

A Tiff with a Friend


Just now I had a tiff on a phone call with my friend from college days who is settled in … More

Friendly quarrel, Friendship, God, Identity, Identity Politics, Karma, Life, Spirituality, Tiff, Troubles in the world, Wars, World, Writing

The Love-Hate Relationship


“I have always loved and cherished my friends more than they ever loved me or cherished me. For instance, I … More

Books, Friends, Friendship, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quotes, Writing

On Friendship


“YOU ARE like a lone island in the middle of the blue deep sea. The dawn breaks; the dusk falls. … More

Friendship, Loneliness, Love

My Beloved, My Friend! (मिरे हमदम मिरे दोस्त) by Faiz Ahmed Faiz (Original with English translation)


Original below the English Translation:My Beloved, My Friend!Faiz Ahmed FaizIf only I could be certain, my beloved, my friend,If only … More

मिरे हमदम मिरे दोस्त!, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Friendship, Poem, Poetry

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