All my life I have been ending ignorance — reading, thinking, writing, seeking. Now the loose ends are nearly tied. Come July 16, my 62nd birthday, it will be summa iru: not a thing I choose, but what happens when the false self, strung together from my relationships, finally dissolves. The more I carve out this “Me Time,” the more I begin to disappear. Nothing defines me; nothing tells me who I am. And so the old question arises almost naturally — “Who am I?” — a question one can sit with, alone, and stand a very good chance of answering.
Category: God
My Latest Book Available Now on Amazon — The Mind Itself Is a Digression: Poems, Reflections, and Dialogues of a Restless Seeker
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Wanna Stop Writing After This
“For a long time now, the role of the Brahmin has been outsourced to other countries, particularly Europe and the … More
The Stupid Brahmin and His Even Stupider Janeu
“The moment I realized that it is only the Brahmin male who wears the janeu and not the Brahmin female, … More
The Uncertainty Of It All, Heisenberg You Were Right
As I walked out one evening,Walking down Urdu Gulli(I know friends are already suspectingSince I was in 9th classThat I … More
A Few Sayings
“Buddha misread the origins of suffering. The cause of suffering is God’s desire to appear as this creation.” “This is … More
Summa Iru — The Pristine Spiritual Path
A friend messaged me, “I have a long way to go”, referring to her ongoing spiritual journey. I replied: How … More
God’s Fault
“One cannot realize God if one has even the least trace of desire. A thread cannot pass through the eye … More
“Is it perfume from a dress / That makes me so digress?”
No, Eliot, it is not the perfumeFrom a dress or otherwiseThat makes me digress. I digressBecause the mind itself is … More
“You Cannot Save a World You’re Still Trapped In” — Nisargadatta Maharaj on Desire, Help, and Liberation
What does it truly mean to help the world? In this piercing dialogue from I Am That, Nisargadatta Maharaj dismantles our noblest intentions — revealing that the urge to save others is itself rooted in the same ignorance that creates suffering. Desire builds worlds; worlds breed pain; and the one who wishes to help is often the one most in need of waking up. From the nature of creation to the limits of avatars and saviours, Maharaj offers something more radical than solutions: a mirror. “Get out of the picture,” he says, “and see whether there is anything left to save.”