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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

My Quote on Silence


“You will learn more by being silent for an hour than by reading all the books in the world.”—D. Samarender … More

Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes, Silence, Silent Mind

The Mistakes


Ah, the mistakes I’ve committedTo ask for forgivenessWould itself seemLike another mistakePerhaps it suffices to knowThey were mistakes.

Forgiveness, Mistakes, Poem, Poetry

The Longing


Love ain’t enough No, it ain’t enough Neither is reason Nor words of any kind Nor memories fresh Nothing calms … More

Being alone, Longing, Poem, Poetry

“Greed” for Knowledge


There seems to be such a thing as “greed” (some may prefer to call it “hunger”) for knowledge. One seeks … More

Consciousness, Knowledge, Name and form, Truth

Ramana Maharshi on Sex


Ramana Maharshi, Sex

My Quote


“The inability to love is the root of all evil.”—D. Samarender Reddy

Evil, Love, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes

Ramakrishna Paramahansa on Compassion and Attachment


“Remember that daya (compassion), and maya (attachment), are two different things. Attachment means the feeling of ‘my-ness’ toward one’s relatives. … More

Attachment, Compassion, Maya, Ramakrishna Paramahansa

Should You Renounce and Go to the Himalayas to Get Enlightened?


Q: The yogis say that one must renounce this world and go off into secluded jungles if one wishes to … More

Enlightenment, Himalayas, Ramana Maharshi, Renunciation, Self-realization / Liberation

A Few Quotes of Ramana Maharshi


“What is this talk of another – there is only the one. Try to realize that there is no I, … More

Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quotes, Quotes by Ramana Maharshi, Ramana Maharshi, Ramana Maharshi quotes

The Essence of Hinduism – “There are no Others”


by D. Samarender Reddy There are always those in society who see differences among people on the basis of age, … More

Advaita, Advanced Hinduism, Hindu, Hinduism, Name and form

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