No Way Out

Like everyone else, I too had a before G and after G life, and what comes after G is a unique journey and a unparalled struggle that you get into with yourself, if therer is a self. what comes out of it will be anybody's guess. It is not a general philosophy blog. It is a curated, deep archive — written slowly, revised carefully, and intended to stand the test of time.

Everything in this blog is the result of my personal journey, my struggle to find the truth, and my encounters with the ideas and lives of JK, UG, and G, apart from a whole range of other intellectual pursuits I found myself drawn to. I started with Western philosophy — Kant, Schopenhauer, Jung, Aldous Huxley, Descartes, Locke, Hobbes, and many others. I ended up spending a lot of time reading mythology, the works of Joseph Campbell, and various historical texts available on the Sacred Texts website. From there, I explored the world of science — going much deeper into physics, though also spending a good amount of time with psychology: William James, Sigmund Freud, Edward Bernays, and many contemporary psychological publications. Then I moved into Eastern philosophy, starting with the Upanishads and the Gita, and more recently, reading extensively through various translations as well as original texts of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra. I also explored the teachings of some deeply respected individuals such as Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Ranjit Maharaj, and Ramakrishna Paramahansa. Eventually, I ended up with J. Krishnamurti and his works, and later came across UG Krishnamurti. After that, most of my exploration and search for truth came to an end — or maybe I just got lost and stayed lost. Then, in August 2024, I happened to come across Sabyasachi Guha’s audiobook, 14 Days in Palm Springs, which reinitiated my inquiry into life and its nature. That, in turn, has now led to my ongoing close association with G and the writing of this blog.