My cousin asked me, “What is the cover picture?”, referring to my book “Sammary of the Bhagavad Gita”: https://www.amazon.in/Sammary-Bhagavad-Gita-Samarender-Reddy-ebook/dp/B0GT7313VL/ I … More
Category: Philosophy for Everyday Life
Is the World Real?
A friend wrote to me: “Trying to understand Reality,By renouncing the world,Is like trying to understand the ocean,By ignoring the … More
The Whiff of Antagonism
I feel a whiff of antagonismWafting from all directionsAnd engulfing me whollyA sort of defiance, resentmentTo whatever I espouse‘Tis a … More
“Not a particle of antagonism” — J. Krishnamurti
The phrase “not a particle of antagonism” comes from a 1968 conversation between Jiddu Krishnamurti and Huston Smith in Claremont, … More
A Mind Free of the “Me” — J. Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti viewed self-centredness as the core of human conflict, sorrow, and isolation, driven by a “me”—a construct of thought, … More
Nietzsche’s Pathos of Distance
The pathos of distance (Pathos der Distanz) is one of Nietzsche’s most revealing sociological and psychological concepts, introduced most prominently … More
I Am Not A Thought – So Who Am I Really? – Nisargadatta Maharaj Wisdom
My Need to Concentrate on Spiritual Sadhana
Slight temptation still persists in me for people and things, but as temptation goes it will never come to an … More
“The Owl of Minerva Takes Flight Only at Dusk”
Hegel’s line is arresting because it admits something philosophy rarely wants to confess: understanding arrives late. Minerva’s owl — symbol … More
Ramakrishna Paramahansa on the Two Magnets
Ramakrishna Paramahansa: “You yourself perceive how far you have gone down by being a servant of others. Again, one finds … More
Know Thyself 