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The Magic of Mother Tongue


I will keep quietAnd you will understand meFor the first time in your life. Reading these linesYou may wonder“Is he … More

Marriage, Poem, Poetry, Relationships, Silence, Speech, Understanding

Thoughts Close to Midnight


“One has to strike a balance between ‘making a living’ and ‘living’.” “Most people foolishly let the marketplace enter their … More

Freedom, GB Shaw, Happiness, Heart, Intellectual pleasures, Making a living, Marriage, Physical pleasures, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes

Chastity — A Conversation with J. Krishnamurti


“Another thing is that, before our marriage, we vowed never to have any sexual relationship with each other.” Again, why? … More

Celibacy, Chastity, Family, J. Krishnamurti, Krishnamurti on chastity, Life, Love, Marriage, Renunciation, Sanyasa, Sex, Writing

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

Divine Mother, God, Hinduism, Ignorance, Marriage, Maya, Philosophy, Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Religion, Wife, Woman

The Betrayal?


She believed in loveShe believed in romanceShe believed in the “happily ever after”Maybe she believed in meI am not sure … More

Love, Marriage, Philosophy of Life, Poem, Poetry, Romance, Unrequited love

To Marry Or Not To Marry


“I think if children and child-rearing was not part of the equation when it came to marriage, then most people … More

Children, Marriage, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quotes

My Friend’s Thoughts on Love


My friend Vamshi Krishna Samudrala shared this writing of his on love, just now on WhatsApp: Love is an endless … More

fiction, Life, Love, Marriage, Poetry, Romance, Writing

The Parable of the Three Unmarried Men and the King


A well-known spiritual parable appears in different forms in Indian bhakti, Sufi, and folk teaching traditions. It doesn’t belong to … More

Bachelor, Being single, Children, Family life, Freedom of being single, Grihasthashram, Marriage, Single, Unmarried, Wife

Romantic Love


“Truth is the enemy of romantic love.”

Boyfriend, Fiance, Finacee, Girlfriend, Husband, Live-in relationship, Marriage, Pure love, Romantic love, Transactional love, True love, Truth, Unconditional Love, Wife

My Annoying Relationship Advice


The subtle (maybe not so subtle) message in this song is that the girl keeps saying no to everything he … More

Love, Marital love, Marriage, Relationships, Romantic love

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