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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

Vedas in Pictures


Click the link below to see an excellent pictorial introduction to all the major Vedantic concepts. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dE1CG9f6HI4VKbB9StriQF10FZ38o6Fr/view?usp=sharing

Advaita, Advaita Vedanta, Indian Philosophy, Nonduality, Vedanta, Vedas

Being in Love


“If being in love with a woman is bliss, I wonder what being in love with everyone and everything will … More

Love, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes

Radical Acceptance


The path out of hell is through misery. What’s that supposed to mean? It means that you have to start … More

Acceptance, Living in the Now, Living in the Present, Radical acceptance

Has Western Philosophy Progressed?


Philosophy emerges as a series of arguments without end, and its questions settle into seemingly intractable problems. Here is a … More

Philosophy, Progress in philosophy, Western Philosophy

No more truth, only “reading.” … “Caution! Reader at Work!”


Fifty years ago, a university couldn’t call itself “Tier One” unless it had a renowned English department. No more: Abysmal … More

Deconstruction, Derrida, English literature, Interpretation, Literary criticism, Literature

What Is My True Nature?


“A six part series of dialogues of two friends discussing their true nature. I made the first five after a … More

Awareness, Consciousness, Self

Ego or The Person We Think We Are


This person is nothing but the “I-thoughts” you have in your mind, such as “I am this”, “I am that”, … More

Ahamkara, Ego, Personality, Sense of Doership, Who am I?

Inexplicable World and Life


“Only God can make sense of this world and its hatred, prejudices, misunderstandings, atrocities, diseases, conflicts, and of this life … More

Life, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes, World

Limits to Achievement


“There is another group of limits, however, that has to do with the circumstances and conditions within which a person … More

Limits, Limits to Positive Thinking

Happiness as a Tool, and Not a Goal


“In short, we found that happiness depends not on how well you are doing, but whether you are doing better … More

Expectations, Happiness

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