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To My Friend Ranjeeth Thunga aka Perspective Mapper – https://perspectivemapper.org/


We who criss-crossed each other’s pathsAt our alma mater Johns HopkinsThough not quite met each other that timeAs I hung … More

Perspective Mapper, Perspective Mapping, Poem, Poetry

The Betrayal?


She believed in loveShe believed in romanceShe believed in the “happily ever after”Maybe she believed in meI am not sure … More

Love, Marriage, Philosophy of Life, Poem, Poetry, Romance, Unrequited love

The Longing of the Flesh


Every call of the fleshIs a call of the spiritIn every consummation of longingThere’s a transcendenceTranscendence of egoTranscendence of the … More

Craving, Desire, Flesh is weak, Longing, Love, Lust, Poem, Poetry, Sex, Spirit, 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

The Forlorn Hope


All busyWhether there beFlower or snow on tne branchYet not finding itWhatever they look forYet keep hopingOnly for the hopeTo … More

Desire, Hope, Life, Poem, Poetry

The Sun is Always in the Sky


Without any Faustian bargain I have sought and found knowledge You could even say I have sought and found wisdom … More

Existential Angst, Life, Poem, Poetry

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

Take It Easy, Go Bindaas on Life


What is it that tears your heart apart? Rest a while Relax a little It ain’t that hard Relax a … More

Being cool, Chilled, No anxiety, Poem, Poetry, Relax, Taking it easy

The Gamut of Opinions


I think I am a successCoz I’m happyCoz I understand the mystery of lifeCoz I do not care whether I … More

Happiness, Poem, Poetry, Success, Who am I

Oneness


Love is not love That you think is love We spend a lifetime In misunderstanding love Only to realize For … More

Love, Oneness, Poem, Poetry, True love, Unconditional Love

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