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“After the Enlightenment, the Laundry”


The garments in the laundry basketAre part of my dreamAs are you and I, the dream characters;Who or what is…

Advaita, Enlightenment, Poem, Poetry, Reality, Truth, World as a dream

The Forlorn Hope


All busyWhether there beFlower or snow on tne branchYet not finding itWhatever they look forYet keep hopingOnly for the hopeTo…

Desire, Hope, Life, Poem, Poetry

What Exactly Is Love?


Jiddu Krishnamurti defines love not as a sentiment, desire, or pleasure, but as a state of intense, selfless awareness, free…

Krishnamurti on Love, Love, Romantic love, True love, Unconditional Love, What is love

13 (oh, oh) Sayings on Truth & Love


“When the eyelids are shut, no sound is reaching the ear, the tongue is motionless, nose is not being given…

faith, God, healing, Love, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes, Spirituality, Truth

On the Brahmin and the Aryan


Even if there is a superior caste such as Brahmins and even if there is a superior race such as…

Aryan race, Brahmin, Care, Caste System, Casteism, Comapssion, Consideration, Dalit, Dharma, Differences between people, history, kindness, Love, Mental health, Nature vs Nurture, Philosophy, Prejudice, Racism, Religion, Spirituality

Pakistan Zindabad. India Zindabad


My younger brother called just now from the US and was reminding me about today’s T20 World Cup match between…

Hinduism, India, Interfaith Dialogue, Islam, Jihad, Kaafir, pakistan, Pakistan Zindabad, Quran, Religion, Religious hatred, Vasudaiva Kutumbhakam

The Various Culinary (Philosophical?) Dispositions Round the World


Americans: The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Canadians: The Yankees are correct. Mexicans: Do you want some…

Eating habits, Humour, Intellectual humour, Philosophical humour

My Latest Sayings


“Can the pot EVER do anything OTHER THAN what the clay is doing?” “The only sign that you are progressing…

Enemy, Love, Philosophy, Quotations, Quotes, Romantic love, Spiritual progress, Spirituality

The Spiritual Quest & the Existential Angst — Philosophy Vs. Psychology


In response to my poem “The Sun is Always in the Sky” (https://selfrealization.blog/2026/02/15/the-sun-is-always-in-the-sky/), my clinical psychologist friend replied, “Next stop…

Consciousness, Existential Angst, Hinduism, Indian Philosophy, Life, Meaning of life, Nididhyasana, Philosophy, Psychology, Purpose of life, Religion, SManana, Spiritual Quest, Spirituality, Suresvaracharya, Writing

The Sun is Always in the Sky


Without any Faustian bargain I have sought and found knowledge You could even say I have sought and found wisdom…

Existential Angst, Life, Poem, Poetry

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