The Longing and its Consequences
“Drop the longing and your biology, psychology, philosophy will all come to a grinding halt and only the truth will…
Desire and Time
“Desire creates the yesterday and tomorrow or the past and future.”
Was Sankaracharya disrespectful towards women?
See what he says in Dakshinamurthy Stotram (see who he is clubbing the women with): “Some, deeply deluded, argue that…
A “Single Tear” Emoji
A friend replied with the “Crying Face”—a single tear rolling down from one eye, with the eyebrows pulled up at…
The “Otherness” of My Longings
These days some longings come on strong I let them come and have their say for a while They tell…
To A Distant Friend — by Wordsworth
Why art thou silent! Is thy love a plant Of such weak fibre that the treacherous air …
The PERMA Model of Happiness and Well-Being
The PERMA model is a scientific theory of psychological well-being and happiness created by psychologist Martin Seligman. It states that…
Samsara and Nirvana
Paraphrasing Rudyard Kipling: If you can meet with Samsara and Nirvana And treat those two impostors just the same…
Know Thyself 