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Category: Enlightenment

The Million Dollar Question


The question I am asking myself is this: Do I really need to keep thinking, writing, posting, discussing, debating, mulling, … More

Be still, Dakshina Murthy Stotram, Enlightenment, Freedom, Liberation, Moksha, Nirvana, Ramana Maharshi, Self-realization, Silence, Summa iru, Truth

“After the Enlightenment, the Laundry”


The garments in the laundry basketAre part of my dreamAs are you and I, the dream characters;Who or what is … More

Advaita, Enlightenment, Poem, Poetry, Reality, Truth, World as a dream

What Exactly Is Love?


Jiddu Krishnamurti defines love not as a sentiment, desire, or pleasure, but as a state of intense, selfless awareness, free … More

Krishnamurti on Love, Love, Romantic love, True love, Unconditional Love, What is love

On the Brahmin and the Aryan


Even if there is a superior caste such as Brahmins and even if there is a superior race such as … More

Aryan race, Brahmin, Care, Caste System, Casteism, Comapssion, Consideration, Dalit, Dharma, Differences between people, history, kindness, Love, Mental health, Nature vs Nurture, Philosophy, Prejudice, Racism, Religion, Spirituality

Pakistan Zindabad. India Zindabad


My younger brother called just now from the US and was reminding me about today’s T20 World Cup match between … More

Hinduism, India, Interfaith Dialogue, Islam, Jihad, Kaafir, pakistan, Pakistan Zindabad, Quran, Religion, Religious hatred, Vasudaiva Kutumbhakam

The Spiritual Quest & the Existential Angst — Philosophy Vs. Psychology


In response to my poem “The Sun is Always in the Sky” (https://selfrealization.blog/2026/02/15/the-sun-is-always-in-the-sky/), my clinical psychologist friend replied, “Next stop … More

Consciousness, Existential Angst, Hinduism, Indian Philosophy, Life, Meaning of life, Nididhyasana, Philosophy, Psychology, Purpose of life, Religion, SManana, Spiritual Quest, Spirituality, Suresvaracharya, Writing

Do We “Need” Love?


“One does not need love from others because one’s own nature is love, which nature paradoxically is covered up by … More

Love, our nature, Quotations, Quotes, True love, Unconditional Love

No Regrets


Ah, I understand life Understand it well Understand it at last; It matters not My life is almost over, For … More

Contentment, Enlightenment, Goal, Happiness, Life, Meaning of life, Past, Poem, Poetry, Regrets, Satisfaction

Are You Still Searching?


Unlike poor Bono, I have found everything I have looked for. U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking … More

Bono, Contentment, Destiny, Fate, Happiness, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Karma, Luck, Satisfaction, Seeking, U2

Regarding This Wish to Build a Statue of My Father in Our Village


A cousin wrote: The people of Gudiganpally, along with the followers of Gopal Thatha, are wishing to place a statue … More

God, Inspiration, Motivation, Name-and-form, Remembering great people, Statues

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