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The Question of the ‘Brahmin’ and the ‘Dalit’


“As Fanon put it half a century ago: ‘I am not a potentiality of something; I am fully what I … More

Anshul Kumar, Brahmins, Caste System in India, Casteism, Dalits, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, JNU, Love, Poem, Poetry, Quotations, Quotes, WEB Dubois

Saying ‘No’ to Meditation


Truth is not hidden awayIn the meditative silence;It shines forth in the sunlightAs it does in the moonlit night;No difference … More

Meditation, Poem, Poetry, Truth

10 Reasons Why We’re Unhappy


by Arthur Brooks of Harvardas posted by Codie Sanchez on X (nee Twitter) – @Codie_Sanchez The macronutrients of happiness are … More

Happiness, How to be happy, Unhappiness, Why we are unhappy

4 Sayings of Mine


“Love is a universal language.” “Listen to what silence is saying and not to what the mind is saying.” “That … More

Destiny, Fate, Love, Quotations, Quotes, World

A Prayer


Where the mind is without desire Into that heaven of salvation O my Lord Let me awake.

Desire, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Salvation

A Long-Standing Subscription


The world keeps you hooked; When are you going to cancel Your subscription to this OTT; You’re allowed to be … More

Poem, Poetry, Subscription to the world, World, World as OTT

16 Sayings of Mine


“For the well-being of all humans on earth, what is more important is love and compassion rather than more and … More

Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quotes

My Views on Brahmins


In my experience, I have found Brahmins to be a tad more intelligent than the rest of the folks. By … More

Brahmins, Caste System

Buddha on Who He Likes to Call a Brahmana (Brahmin)


Selections from Dhammapada, Chapter 26 I do not call a brahmana, just because he is born of a brahmin mother, … More

Brahmana, Brahmin, Buddha on who is a Brahmin, Dhammapada, Who is a Brahmin?

Problems of Identity


“If you could understand the difficulty of being a Hindu in Pakistan and a Muslim in India, and the causes … More

Identity, Quotations, Quotes

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