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Is Knowledge Enough for Liberation?


The only thing I would like to amend is that Karma Yoga is not only unselfish action and done as … More

Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga, Meditation, Path of knowledge, Raja Yoga

Is Universal Basic Income (UBI) about to transform society?


The concept of a guaranteed basic income might seem novel or neoteric, but it dates back to 1795, when the … More

AI, AI & UBI, Artificial Intelligence, technology, UBI, Universal Basic Income (UBI), universal-basic-income, Work

What we need and what we may not need


“The fulfilment of bodily needs in the form of food, clothing and shelter is unavoidable. But we err in thinking … More

Mental Needs, Needs, Physical Needs, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes

‘Why I am not a Hindu Woman’ – Writer Dr. Wandana Sonalkar on her Book


About the Writer Dr. Wandana Sonalkar is an Mumbai based Economist , and an author and translator. She retired as … More

Book on Hinduism, Brahminism, Caste, Casteism, Feminism, Hindu Women, Hinduism, Patriarchy, Wandana Sonalkar

Forget Tirupati and its Laddu


As I wrote once, “The whole universe is the temple and we all are the idols in it.” Here is … More

God, Places of worship, temples

18 Sayings (mostly on Love)


“Unplug the mind.” “God is a big show-off. Look at how grandly he has created this world.” “True love can … More

faith, God, Jesus, Love, True love, Truth

Me Talking about Who We Are on a Friend’s Podcast


The Pot that is Clay πŸͺ΄- The POV Pod (Oct-14-24), by Perspective Mapper, ft. D. Samarender Reddy Realizing the pot … More

Clay and Pot analogy, Name-and-form, Who am I?, Who are we

10 Sayings


“God does not need the help of an intermediary called the mind to make the body talk, walk, or work.” … More

Mind, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes, Thinking, Thoughts, World

2 Sayings


“God is only as much distant from you as the clay is from the pot.” “Only when you overcome your … More

God, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes, Truth

What’s in a Surname? A Lot!?


by D. Samarender Reddy Shakespeare wrote in Romeo and Juliet, β€œWhat’s in a name? That which we call a rose, … More

Caste, Caste in India, Caste System, genealogy, history, Last name, lifestyle, Meritocracy, names, Surname, Surnames

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