Ramana Maharshi reminds us that silence alone can reveal the whole truth. Words, bound to duality, divide what is indivisible; silence unites and liberates. Even seekers well-versed in scriptures often remain entangled in the world of appearances, missing the essence. True teaching, as Ramana showed, does not lie in dialogue but in presence—in the quiet where the Self shines unobstructed. Silence is not emptiness but fullness, the eternal ground of being. To rest in it is to discover that truth is not attained but simply lived.
Tag: SelfRealization
Hindus, Christians, and Muslims
When I say “Hindus are fools, Christians are fools, and Muslims—don’t even ask—are the biggest fools,” it is not about communities but about ignorance itself. Advaita Vedānta teaches that as long as we cling to rituals, dogmas, and imagined separations, we remain bound by Māyā. The fool is not the Hindu, Christian, or Muslim, but the mind that mistakes the finger pointing to the moon for the moon itself. Wisdom dawns only when we see beyond labels and realize the Self—one without a second. All else is shadow-play.
“Hell is Other People”. No, “To Hell with Other People”
Sartre’s “Hell is other people” reveals how the Other’s gaze traps our freedom. My retort, “To hell with other people,” rejects that entrapment, asserting an inner autonomy beyond judgment. Where Sartre diagnoses entanglement, I offer release — an existential Advaita that dissolves dependence on others’ definitions of self.