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A curated collection of my thoughts on music, philosophy, and personal growth, alongside episodes from the podcast.

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Karma & The Game of Probability
August 29, 2025

Karma & The Game of Probability

What is not the law of Karma? Everyone knows Karma, in its simplest sense. Each action has its impact. You reap what you sow. These are all vague, surface-level inferences. They are not not-true. But they are not enough to understand Karma completely, as it can be elusive. One of the examples of that nature […]

Philosophy & WisdomSpirituality & Consciousness
Featured Podcast
Manana Podcast

Manana Podcast

'Manana' is a Sanskrit word that means Reflection or contemplation. In this podcast, I'll be sharing my deep insightful reflections for you to contemplate and hence live a life of fulfilment! I hope you find great value in this podcast.

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Articles
August 29, 2025

Karma & The Game of Probability

What is not the law of Karma? Everyone knows Karma, in its simplest sense. Each action has its impact. You reap what you sow. These are all vague, surface-level inferences. They are not not-true. But they are not enough to understand Karma completely, as it can be elusive. One of the examples of that nature […]

Philosophy & WisdomSpirituality & Consciousness
March 31, 2025

5 key lessons for Carnatic students from 5 years of teaching

1. Devotion 2. Longevity 3. Everything matters but…practice matters more than all 4. Frameworks of learning 5. Being mindful & integrating all that is being consumed

Carnatic MusicTeaching & Lifelong Learning
February 27, 2025

Delusions – Part 3

I’ve covered some delusions in the blogs – Maya, Delusion Part 2 & Blog 97: 7 Delusions that can hold you back! We’ve also seen that the antidote to delusion is awareness. It’s not knowing something that causes it. In this blog, however, I’ve made a list of categories of delusions. There’ll be variants of […]

Self-Awareness & IntrospectionPhilosophy & Wisdom
October 16, 2024

Overcoming Overthinking

First of all, I want to tell you that there’s nothing called as – ‘overthinking’. Or if there is something like that, it’s not named well, so it’s messing with your understanding of what “thinking” is in the first place. Whether you overcome overthinking or not, but never shun “thinking” from your life. Never make “thinking”, the enemy. Thinking […]

Mental Health & Well-BeingSelf-Awareness & Introspection
October 1, 2024

9 Highly Useful Frameworks for Life!

Framework, mindset, algorithm, whatever you call it, deliberately install them into your life and see the miracles they can do to your life. It has done so to my life, I wish you the best and share these hoping it does to your life too!

Decision Making & Mental ModelsPersonal Growth & Self-Improvement
September 24, 2024

The Pathless Path

This is a Pathless path. You are Unique. Your path will be unique

Writing & ExpressionPersonal Growth & Self-Improvement
December 4, 2023

Power of a Master's Presence

A master is not simply a converter or interpreter of a text or data. A master is someone who is giving more value than he's taking. He is the active live example of the knowledge he's teaching. He's already practiced what he's teaching innumerable times.

Master-Disciple TraditionSpirituality & Consciousness
November 27, 2023

Battle everyday even though the war is never won!

I've been writing one blog every week since May 2021. Like I mentioned in the blog 119: 6 Ways to take a break!, I broke that streak this year, after 118 blogs. Upon pondering about what may have caused that break, the answer was pretty simple actually.

Discipline & Deep WorkHabits & Productivity
November 20, 2023

What are your superpowers?

Everybody is a Hulk when he/she gets angry, they just do not turn big or green, that's it. Like the Flash or the daredevil, we all have that fire in us to change things in a flash & bring justice around us. And like Iron Man, everyone has that moment, at least one time in your lifetime you've created something as a result of creativity out of desperation.

Self-Awareness & IntrospectionPersonal Growth & Self-Improvement
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Podcasts
Ep76: 8 facts that help you to beat resistance!
Manana PodcastNovember 4, 2025

Ep76: 8 facts that help you to beat resistance!

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Ep75: 7 Delusions that can hold you back!
Manana PodcastOctober 26, 2025

Ep75: 7 Delusions that can hold you back!

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Ep74: Understanding Advaita | Part 6 | Conclusion?
Manana PodcastOctober 25, 2025

Ep74: Understanding Advaita | Part 6 | Conclusion?

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Ep73: Understanding Advaita | Part 5 | Māyā & Awareness
Manana PodcastOctober 24, 2025

Ep73: Understanding Advaita | Part 5 | Māyā & Awareness

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Ep72: Understanding Advaita | Part 4 | Why Advaita?
Manana PodcastOctober 23, 2025

Ep72: Understanding Advaita | Part 4 | Why Advaita?

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Ep71: See Think Choose
Manana PodcastOctober 21, 2025

Ep71: See Think Choose

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Ep70: 6 Decision-making tools
Manana PodcastOctober 20, 2025

Ep70: 6 Decision-making tools

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Ep69: LIFE Alignment
Manana PodcastOctober 19, 2025

Ep69: LIFE Alignment

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Ep68: Become a Tap Root
Manana PodcastOctober 18, 2025

Ep68: Become a Tap Root

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