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The Fear Beneath the Fear

Why do sincere seekers abandon self-inquiry just when it begins to deepen? Perhaps the obstacle isn’t lack of conviction, but fear. Beneath the fear of awakening lies an architecture of fears—about existence, identity, the body,… Read More
Thou Art the Dune—Tat Tvam Asi in the Sahara

A caravan crosses the Sahara. The wind moves through them “as if there were no one on the dunes.” What if that’s not a poetic exaggeration, but the truest thing in the passage? A reading… Read More
The Scallop and the Shore – Advaita’s Wisdom in Annie Dillard’s Waking-Dream

There is a paragraph in Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek about the ordinary act of waking — a final wave heaving you onto the sand, a scallop’s shell you dreamed against, a forest you… Read More
Please Join Me on Substack

Dear Friend, Thank you for being part of the NEEV community. Whether you subscribed recently or have been reading my work for years, I deeply appreciate your companionship on this journey of self-inquiry. Over the… Read More
An Advaitin’s Response to Robert Saltzman

This essay begins with a provocative challenge. A respected critic of contemporary nonduality, Robert Saltzman, accuses Advaita of smuggling metaphysical certainty into what should remain an honest acknowledgment of mystery. He charges nonduality with anthropocentrism,… Read More
Leaving the Default Setting: How I Walked Away from the Matrix to Find True Freedom – Part 1

Growing up in the industrial town of Tatanagar, I quickly decoded the societal algorithm for academic “winning.” Yet beneath the pressure of class ranks and competitive exams, a romantic soul endured. Through a love of… Read More
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