Uneasy Wisdom

Unlike that Athenian gadflyI know, and I know that I knowAnd I also knowJoys of various huesHave as much a … More

God’s Fault

“One cannot realize God if one has even the least trace of desire. A thread cannot pass through the eye … More

Extract from letter Eight of Rilke’s “Letters to a Young Poet”: I want to talk to you again awhile, dear … More

Schopenahuer’s mother Johanna would be supportive of his decision to leave Hamburg in search of an intellectually fulfilling life – … More

Roti, Kapada, Makaan (Food, Clothing, and Shelter) is more or less assured for me for the rest of my life, … More

“Sorrow awaits one who considers the world to be real. He who knows the world to be a mere dream … More

”All suffering and sorrow springs from taking the world to be real.”—D. Samarender Reddy

‘What is sorrow? There is this thing called sorrow, which is pain, grief, loneliness, a sense of total isolation, no … More