Archive - Stray Reflections

Who am I writing for?

Jun 2, 2024 •

May 2024

The Lie that can ‘help’ us see the Truth

May 22, 2024 •

The magical force that can make you whole

May 13, 2024 •

April 2024

Is Substack birthing a counterculture movement?

Sharing writings from my Substack echo chamber

Apr 23, 2024 •

Why am I on Substack?

An exploration into my motivations for coming here

Apr 15, 2024 •

Rumi on Language

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

Apr 5, 2024 •

March 2024

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

Mar 30, 2024 •

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, 2024 •

February 2024

Alyosha Karamazov

Dostoevsky's message of redemption through faith

Feb 26, 2024 •

Dostoevsky's withering criticism of the Intellect

Feb 20, 2024 •

A Year in Reading II

Condensed takeaways on Books from last year

Feb 12, 2024 •

January 2024

A Year in Reading

Reflections on Books from last year

Jan 31, 2024 •

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