No More Preaching

In understanding others, we understand ourselvesIn understanding ourselves, we understand othersHidden in these lines is a deeper truth than at … More

ChatGPT on Transactional/True Love

I asked ChatGPT: Is “love” always transactional? That is, do we “love” only when some need of ours is being … More

Parable of the Farmer and the Law of Karma

from The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna Parable of the Farmer It was about five o’clock in the afternoon. Sri Ramakrishna … More

“Oh what a tangled web we weave/When first we practice to deceive”

Here is an email I sent out to family (note that I am a bachelor) and friends: Shakespeare wrote, “Oh … More

What I Wrote to My Cousin Just Now

The Context: Celebration of My Paternal Uncle’s 1st Death Anniversary M, I thought you were an anti-Modi atheist, a lion. … More

13 Sayings

“Your problem creates an opportunity for someone else.” “This whole tamasha of Maya and liberation from Maya hinges on your nuanced … More

Kierkegaard’s Three Stages on Life’s Way: From Pleasure to Faith

Kierkegaard saw life as a movement through three stages: aesthetic, ethical, and religious. The aesthete lives for pleasure and beauty but faces despair in the absence of meaning. The ethical person seeks order and integrity through moral commitment, discovering purpose but not ultimate peace. The religious stage transcends both—where faith defies reason and the self meets God in passionate inwardness. Kierkegaard’s vision is not about stages to climb but choices to make; each reflects how deeply one dares to live.

I Have Paid My Dues to This World

I feel like I have paid my dues to this world. How so? Firstly, I have fulfilled my duty towards myself … More

28 Sayings of Mine

Paraphrasing Socrates, “Is it right because the Vedas approve it, or the Vedas approve it because it is right.” “Sartre’s … More

Walking the Middle Path: A Daily Guiding Note for Peace

At 75+, with a fulfilled life behind me and a peaceful present, I was advised by my relative Sam, a student of Advaita, to forget the world, ignore mind and heart, and simply live in awareness. Instead of renouncing life entirely, I now follow a middle path. Each day I care for my body, enjoy family and friends lightly, and watch desires without clinging. Morning quietude, small acts of kindness, and evening reflection keep me steady. Life’s forms may rise and fall like pots of clay, but peace rests in the awareness that is never broken.