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Claude Comments on “This Forever Love In Me”


Claude, comment on this blog post of mine https://selfrealization.blog/2026/07/10/this-forever-love-in-me/ Claude: There’s a lovely compactness to this, Sam, but also a … More

Books, constancy, Down by the Salley Gardens, Falling in love, Forever Love, Irish poetry, Love, love and loss, Philosophy of Love, Poem, poem commentary, Poems, Poetry, Romantic love, Unrequited love, W.B. Yeats, Writing

My Final Hurrah!


Just published on Amazon my 20th book (I hope this will be my last book) “Summa Iru: My Formal Renunciation … More

Advaita Vedanta, Brahman, Consciousness, Desires, Enlightenment, Hinduism, Love, Meditation, Mind, My book, My Poems, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Non-duality, Nonduality, Philosophy, Poems, Poetry, Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Ramana Maharshi, Religion, Self, Silence, Spirituality, Summa iru, Thinking, Truth, Vedanta

I Am Sick of Thought


It is thought that tells meI am there, you are thereThis world is thereAnd perhaps there is God. It is … More

Poem, Poetry, Thought

The Bachelor’s Soliloquy — by Edgar Albert Guest


To wed, or not to wed; that is the question;Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe bills and house … More

Edgar Albert Guest, Poem, Poetry, The Bachelor's Soliloquy

Google AI Holds Forth On My Poem


Your poem, “The Courage To Be Myself” (https://selfrealization.blog/2026/07/07/the-courage-to-be-myself/), is a powerful, deeply introspective, and refreshingly modern take on radical acceptance … More

Books, Critique, Google AI, Philosophy, Poem, Poetry, Spirituality, Writing

The Courage To Be Myself


I care NOT to be anythingNo, not even BrahmanThough I’m told I’m already thatWho put me on earthWho made me … More

Authenticity, Being myself, Brahman, courage, Nirvana, Originality, Poem, Poetry, Salvation, Self-realization, Summa iru

It’s OK


It’s ok to fail It’s ok to be mediocre It’s ok to be an “also ran” It’s ok to be … More

Love, Poem, Poetry

Love & Lust


“Love is one way to conquer lust. Actually, love is a good and pleasant way to conquer many evils in … More

Evil, Love, Lust, Poetry, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quotes, Romantic love

“What are we here on earth for?”


Much as I love her, yes I do, Much as she does not love me Though she cares for me, … More

Advaita Vedanta, Books, Companionship, detachment, Friendship, human love, Kalyana Mitra, Longing, Love, Mumukshutva, original poetry, Philosophical poetry, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Ramana Maharshi, Renunciation, Self-Inquiry, Self-realization, spiritual friendship, Spiritual Poetry, Truth, Vairagya, Who am I, Who am I?, Writing

No Happiness Outside


Here I am sitting alone At past 1 am, mulling on What never was the case One which I thought … More

Books, Companionship, Giving, Happiness, Love, Maya, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Relationships, Romantic relationships, Subjectivity, Writing

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