What Remains When Science, Belief, and Meaning Dissolve I live in a tower that is constantly collapsing.Life has been nothing but a series of failures if you look at it in a conventional sense.From the constant chaos and turmoil of life’s events, many patterns emerge.Nature is physics — particles interacting with each other.That is the … Read more
On honesty, privacy, and the quiet difference between surviving and being I wake up at three every morning to write these blogs.I am awake and aware while my world is still sleeping. Quietly. And then life begins—at a familiar rhythm of roles, responsibilities, and identities.I make sure I am done writing before sunrise. Before accumulated … Read more
Resolution of energies that lingered longer than they should have I was brought into the spiritual realm by a sudden awakening in 2017.Before that, spiritual reading was a tiny part of my life. After it, it became the soul of what I read and what I expressed. My awakening was too young and fragile. It … Read more
Trees, family, and the quiet work of letting go This house was built 25 years ago, and the year we moved in, I found a mango tree near the house.I shifted it to the vacant plot in front of the house, and our home was complete.It found a garden. Years went by, and the garden … Read more
Society, Fear, and the Illusion of Control Society is built on rewards and punishment. The moment tribes began to function as communities under authoritarian rule, corruption followed. The same is true of families. When tribes were divided into families, parents gradually took on the role of controllers. And control is almost always enforced through fear—by … Read more
On flourishing, virtue, and the quiet luxury of living on one’s own terms What is an unmarried man in his 40s doing in a country that is obsessed with marriage and children? I will never forget the day when I was about to be a father. My girlfriend rang me to tell me the “good … Read more
On reflection, failure, returning, and meeting life without resistance. Over the course of hundreds of blogs that I have written, people have started to perceive me as an academic. I don’t mind labels, as long as they are not mine. But at this milestone-where I am curating all my work, all that I know, and … Read more
The River of You: Writings from the Source Within I wrote mostly about writing and the creative process in the beginning. That was at the top of my mind. Although writing was and is a spiritual experience. It is only recently that I have come to acknowledge it. My writing leans towards spirituality. That is … Read more
I still remember what my drawing master told me. I went to him to show my drawing and said, “ I like it, but no one draws like this.” He said, “You do”. That moment changed my perspective towards things. You are a unique individual, having a unique experience. And so is your expression unique to … Read more
I still remember what my drawing master told me. I went to him to show my drawing and said, ” I like it, but no one draws like this.”He said, “You do”. That moment changed my perspective towards things.You are a unique individual, having a unique experience.And so is your expression unique to you.No one … Read more