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Category: Advaita (see Nonduality)

Not Much Left To Say, Is There? So, Silent I Will Be For Evermore


If you haven’t got it by now I doubt if you ever will Many ways I have tried to explain … More

Advaita, Clay and Pot analogy, Name and form, Nonduality, Poem, Poetry, Truth

Literature & Advaita


Do not stop with reading about writers and how and why they write. That is like reading the recipe. Read … More

Advaita, Clay and Pot analogy, Literature, Name and form, Spirituality

Of What Use are the Sciences and the Humanities?


The natural sciences, such as physics, chemistry, biology, etc., anyway deal with matter and how to advance life and make … More

Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences

What was this journey all about?


There is not in me that now Which once was; Neither a sunrise nor a sunset Neither the stars nor … More

Philosophy of Life, Questioning life

“None in Bondage, None Seeking Liberation and None Liberated”


When my elder sister and I were returning today (July 11, 2025) from a visit to my younger sister’s in-laws … More

Clay and Pot analogy, Disillusionment, faith, Gaudapada, Mandukya Karika, Meaning of life, Name and form, Philosophy, Purpose, Religion, Spirituality, Writing

Why is it difficult to wake up from this dream called life?


The reason we do not want to wake up is that we find or think that the dream is really … More

Advaita, Dream world, Happiness, Life, Love, Mental health, Mindfulness, Silence, Vedanta

Conversation between a male pot and female pot


Male Pot (MP): I loved you ever since I laid my eyes on you. Female Pot (FP): Me, too. But … More

Clay and Pot analogy, Clay Pot Analogy, Love, Nama-rupa, Name and form, Pot and Clay, Relationships, True love

Our Real Self/Nature


“I am more than the sum of all the atoms in this universe.”

Advaita, Nonduality, Truth, Who am I?

Sin


“Birth is the only sin.”

Bible, Christianity, Jesus, Sin, The Fall

Did AI get it wrong?


Yes, the AI got it wrong. It’s not that the world is false and you are somehow “trapped” in it. … More

AI, AI and Philosophy, AI and Spirituality, Artificial Intelligence, God, Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Ramana Maharshi, Truth

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