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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

The Power of Love


A little love, a little kindness, a little charityWould make this world a lot more livableIn the pursuit of our … More

Love, Poem, Poetry

Does meditation make people more moral?


Zooming out, what the empirical research shows is that meditation – in its different forms – may have some positive … More

Ethics, Meditation, Morality, Morals, Positive Effects of Meditation, Side Effects of Meditation

The Innumerable by Fernando Pessoa (from Poetic Outlaws)


The innumerable live in us;when I think or feel, I do not knowwho it is thinks or feels.I am merely … More

Fernando Pessoa, Poem, Poetic Outlaws, Poetry, The Innumerable

My Latest Book “Yet More Half-Truths” is Now Available on Amazon


It is a book of my thoughts and opinions expressed on diverse topics, such as love, sex, God, Truth, world, … More

My book, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quotes

How to Enjoy Your Work


Enter only such field of study Or only such profession Or only such job or line of work If intrinsically … More

Calling, Metier, Poem, Poetry, Work

On Board the 9:45 pm IndiGo Flight from Hyderabad to Delhi


Up above in the clouds Somewhere in the sky over India I hang by a slender thread To I, me, … More

Death, Ego, Flying, Mortality, Poem, Poetry

My Friend Rashmi Chatterjee


Lover of trees, birds, forests, and hills Abhorring the cities wrought by civilization She is a child of nature, without … More

Friend, Poem, Poetry, Rashmi Chatterjee

A Trip to Nainital


I see the lake, vast in expanse, The sun reflecting off its surface The trees giving it a green hue … More

Nainital, Poem, Poetry, Travel

Ramana Maharshi on Prayer


Ramana Maharshi said: They pray to God and finish with “Thy Will bedone!” If His Will be done why do … More

Prayer, Ramana Maharshi on Prayer

A Different Perspective on Happiness


by Hugh Mackay in his book “The Good Life” I actually attack the concept of happiness. The idea that—I don’t … More

Fulfillment, Happiness, Pursuit of happiness, Wholeness

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