Introspect Thyself

“We are too acutely aware of society’s faults, and too little of our own.”

“Hell is Other People”. No, “To Hell with Other People”

Sartre’s “Hell is other people” reveals how the Other’s gaze traps our freedom. My retort, “To hell with other people,” rejects that entrapment, asserting an inner autonomy beyond judgment. Where Sartre diagnoses entanglement, I offer release — an existential Advaita that dissolves dependence on others’ definitions of self.

Maya – Maayera Antha Maayera (Lovely Song)

Maayera Antha Maayera The Telugu song “Mayera Antha Mayera” conveys a philosophical message that life’s experiences, people, wealth, relationships, and achievements … More

Question the Answer, Question the Question – To My Dear Friend Pramod Reddy

Chum, you seem to have spent Some of your youth In the company of Nietzsche How else can I account … More

God Has a Good Sense of Humour

Here He is, almost threatening No, but not in a human way More by letting me realize Gently, gently, gently … More

Going to Stop Reading the Mayor of Casterbridge

I am going to stop reading the Mayor of Casterbridge (and indeed all literature, and maybe reading anything whatsoever any … More

Sense of Doership

“Maya is nothing but the sense of doership.”

The Greatest Sin

Jesus bore the crossFor mankind’s sinsBut, I, and maybe you,We bear the crossFor our own sinsSins of this lifeAnd of … More

“It is just an emotion”

“It is just an emotion”Said she, talking about loveNo, not my girlfriend, you sillyI don’t have a girlfriendNo, you are … More

I Await Thy Nudge

My friend, dear, dear friendYou who do some tinkeringWith people’s behavioursPlaying with their psychologySo that you can set societies freeLand … More