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The Curse of Knowledge

Truth is not a door to an open field where freedom awaits us but 'possibly' a narrowing corridor to a prison where self-destruction lies in store

Mar 18 •

The magical force that can make you whole

May 13 •

Is Substack birthing a counterculture movement?

Sharing writings from my Substack echo chamber

Apr 23 •

Why am I on Substack?

An exploration into my motivations for coming here

Apr 15 •

Rumi on Language

Rumi's radical insight to break free from our prison of knowledge

Apr 5 •

The religious scholar who built his prison of knowledge — And then turned into a Sufi poet to escape it

Mar 30 •

Alyosha Karamazov

Dostoevsky's message of redemption through faith

Feb 26 •

Dostoevsky's withering criticism of the Intellect

Feb 20 •

Stray Reflections

Stray Reflections

I explore topics related to History, Philosophy and Self-Knowledge

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