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Author: D. Samarender Reddy

Philosopher & Poet. Holds degrees in Medicine (MBBS) and Economics (MA, The Johns Hopkins University). Certified programmer. An avid reader. Worked in various capacities as a medical writer, copywriter, copyeditor, software programmer, newspaper columnist, and content writer. Amazon Author Page - https://www.amazon.in/stores/D.-Samarender-Reddy/author/B0CB7PMW36

Iski Maa Ki Kirkiri (or, Who Am I?)


How did I come to beThis me that I am nowWhat past has shaped meKarma? Tut, tut,How did the first … More

Creation, Ignorance, Kalpa, Karma, Maya, Oneself, Original nature, Personality, Poem, Poetry, Pralaya, Rebirth, Reincarnation, Samsara, The "I", Who am I?

Relationships as a Mirror


A close relative asked, “Isn’t the world including the family a mirror showing my face? Good or bad is My … More

Buddhism, Defilements in the mind, Dust on the mirror of mind, Gradual Path, Huineng's view, J. Krishnamurti, Mind, Philosophy, Relationships, Religion, Satori, Shenxiu's view, Spirituality, Sudden awakening, Writing

On Watching “Bhay: The Gaurav Tiwari Mystery”


I stop watching it midwayIn Episode 1, Season 1Yes, there may be ghosts Of whatever kindAren’t they just another kind … More

Bhay, Cosmos, Eris & Eros, Gaurav Tiwari Mystery, Ghosts, God, leela, Nama-rupa, Names and forms, Poem, Poetry, World

Religion, Democracy & Constitution in India


Conflict, Culture, Democracy in India, Equality, Freedom of expression, Hinduism, India, Indian Constitution, Justice, Liberty & Fraternity, Morals, Religion

Virtue & Vice


“Do not be fooled by virtue into pride in oneself or praising of others, and by vice into regret in … More

Blame, Blemishes, God, Mistakes, Praise, Pride, Regret, Sense of Doership, Shortcomings, Vice, Virtue

“The world is a drama of women and gold” (or more accurately, “lust and greed”)


The phrase, “The world is a drama of women and gold” (or more accurately, “lust and greed”), is a central teaching of Sri … More

Bondage, Ignorance, Kamini Kanchana, Liberation, Lust and Greed, Maya, Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Ramana Maharshi, Women and gold, World

“There Is No Creation, No Destruction”: Ramana Maharshi | Ajata Vada | Non-Duality | Truth | Maya


Body-mind identity, Brahman, Creation, Destruction of the world, I thought, Personal world, Pralayam, Ramana Maharshi, Self, Suffering, Unchanging Self, Who am I?, World

“Stop Struggling: The Final Obstacle” | Ramana Maharshi | Non-Duality | Self-Enquiry | Who Am I?


Enlightenment, Freedom, Liberation, Self-realization, Silence, Spiritual effort, Spiritual Sadhana, Summa iru

The Route to Immortality


Become dead to the world, and just keep the body alive is the best possible mantra for both happiness and … More

Death, Immortality

How To Practice “I AM” Meditation To Always Maintain MINDFULNESS – Nisargadatta Maharaj


Also look up https://selfrealization.blog/2024/07/16/path-to-self-realization-meditating-on-the-i-am-the-nisargadatta-maharaj-way/

Enlightenment, Freedom, I Am Meditation, Liberation, Meditation, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Self-realization

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