True Self

Does anyone really figure out What her true self is in her life? Who one is shaped by nature & nurture Over which no one has any control How could one have a true self When one lacks any control in Shaping life’s events? Even if somehow manages to Figure out a true self Is […]

Suffering

Life begins with suffering It ends in peace Throughout the journey Suffering accompanies one All the victories and All the happy occasions Are nothing but Suffering in disguise All the grief and All the loses Are anything but Suffering in its truest form One cannot avoid suffering One should learn to put up with it […]

(In)Significance

Significance of life Lies in its insignificance Not all lives are insignificant Nor do all lives are significant There’s nothing significant about A journey towards eventual insignificance All the little significant milestones Along the journey are mere respites From the thought of eventual insignificance Cherish those milestones if you will But don’t ever take those […]

Time – All in One, One in All

There is no past If there’s no present Present realizes the past Sows the seeds for the future Life is series of present moments Where both past resides And future’s always there, but Does the future drives the present Or the past makes present, Does it really matter For an absurd existence PS: Inspired by […]

Clarity

Clarity about power Emasculates you Clarity about injustice Numbs you Clarity about freedom Enslaves you Clarity about human stupidity Isolates you Clarity about death Kills you Clarity about absurd Unshackles you Img src: Water Exhibition

Lying

Lying is an uniquely human trait That saves(d) people from suffering From the time immemorial The lies about a better future The lies about an after life The lies about a forgiving almighty The lies about the life’s purpose And countless more From families to societies From corporations to nation states All are held in […]

Authentic Living

Are you an authentic being? How to live an authentic life? Can you ever be always authentic? All these and many more questions On authenticity have no answers Or sometimes have many answers Living faithfully on one’s own terms Is termed as authentic living, as some argue But where do these terms come from? If […]

Hiding

People hide behind ideas To not face the real world People hide behind customs To not face their doubts People hide behind dogmas To not face the changes People hide behind niceties To not face others’ ugly minds People hide behind work To not face the prevailing bleakness People hide behind lives To not face […]

Mystery

Disclaimer: could be troubling, Readers’ discretion warranted People endure miseries In the hope of a better tomorrow A tomorrow that never comes What sustains their lives? The unending miseries Or the never diminishing hope Wouldn’t it be useful, if they Simply give up What stops them? The all powerful will to live Or the mere […]

Chaos and Order

You live in a chaotic world Yet you look for order in it You would rather prefer a boring order To an exciting chaos Chaos terrifies but liberates Order comforts but subjugates Chaos forces you to act Order holds you back Order is chaos’ eventuality Chaos is order’s eventuality Both these eventualities Drive you to […]