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Do Advaita and Buddhism Point to the Same Truth?

This blog explores whether Advaita Vedānta and Buddhism ultimately point to the same truth. Through a thoughtful dialogue, it traces the meeting ground between Nāgārjuna’s emptiness (śūnyatā) and Gaudapāda’s non-origination (ajāti). Both dissolve all dualities—self… Read More
The Wild and the Wise: Finding a Path for Our Anxious World

Despite inhabiting the most technologically advanced age in human history, we are more restless, lonely, and anxious than ever before. This article traces the deep resonance between the hunter-gatherer’s way of living lightly upon the… Read More
The Value of Shankara in the Tradition of Advaita – As a Philosopher or Commentator?

The tradition of Advaita Vedanta as a means of liberation is synonymous with the name of Shankara, not because, as many people erroneously believe, he was it’s founder, instead, Shankara’s fame and his legendary status… Read More
Samsara is Nirvana – The Perfection of the Imperfection

Social media feeds feel like storm warnings—flashing red, relentless. In every scroll, 2025 is cast as a cursed year. It’s easy to feel buried under the nonstop flood of headlines and social media updates. The… Read More
The Upanishads and the Axial Age: Rigvedic People – Invaders, Immigrants or Indigenous? – Part 3

For generations, ancient India’s narrative was dominated by the Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT), later refined as Aryan Migration Theory (AMT). These 19th-century theories depicted external “Aryans” arriving around 1500 BCE, bringing Vedic traditions and Sanskrit,… Read More
What Does It Mean To Be Enlightened?

This post is a response to a question from a friend who’s seriously exploring what enlightenment actually is. It’s a good question — and a rare one — because most people, like I did for… Read More
The Upanishads and the Axial Age: Religion in Pre-Historic India – Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, I traced the quiet birth of the Upanishadic vision against the backdrop of one of humanity’s great turning points—the Axial Age. In Part 2, the focus turns to the… Read More
The Upanishads and the Axial Age: From Sacred Fire to Inner Light – Part 1

In an age when old rituals faltered under the weight of expanding empires, urban complexity, and moral uncertainty, a quiet revolution unfolded in the forests of ancient India. The Upanishads, composed between 800 and 200… Read More
The Upanishads: The Oldest Voice of Nondual Philosophy – Compared to Other Nondual Traditions

Before Plato, before Laozi, before the Buddha, there were the Upanishads. In forest clearings across ancient India, long before the rise of formal philosophy or organised religion, sages sat in silence and asked the only… Read More
When the Forest Reclaims the Classroom: Unlearning the Curriculum of Collapse

The world is spiraling toward ecological collapse, social disintegration, and spiritual desolation — the so-called polycrisis. Across history, many thinkers — both Western and Eastern — have raised profound critiques of the way education alienates… Read More