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Knowledge is Constant Change........

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“To Be Is to Be Perceived” – Berkeley and the Exams of Life You all might be wondering why I haven’t written for so many days. Well, let me confess — I was going through the worst part of a student’s life. Yes, you guessed it: exams . I study well, but writing all of it again on paper? That’s the real headache. I believe everyone reading this will agree — exams are that special kind of torture where you know everything yet feel like knowing nothing. All this while, even though I was under pressure to do well, I felt meaningless and empty . I felt totally useless. Maybe the knowledge I had stopped making sense, and I was simply going through the motions. And trust me, that feeling is worse than debating the existence of God between the rationalists and empiricists. We’re all searching for deep answers — just like they were. Maybe even they suffered because life pushed them to. They wanted answers to feel content. And today, I’m no different. I too am asking questions, craving that ...
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How I Got Lost Between Descartes and Demon Slayer

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  The Pointless struggle! There are days when life just gets denser and denser—like an endless philosophical soup—and I don’t know what I’m doing. Totally aimless, totally meaningless. Modern philosophy keeps circling around the same question: what is the point of being human? Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz—all of them trying their best to turn God into something finite and infinite at the same time, handing out attributes to nature like confetti at a wedding. And here I am today: empty, non-existent, trying to find purpose in this philosophical circus. Every day, we all try to survive, to give meaning to our existence, to choose between good and evil like contestants on a cosmic reality show. We have the freedom to choose, but then we also question the freedom of God. In this quest for philosophy, I often feel trapped and caged, asking myself: Was I meant for this? What is my purpose? The more I wrestle with philosophers about existence, essence, modes of thought, and the extension ...
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The Ontological Quest! .... Can you solve it?

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  Pedro Arrupe, Medieval Philosophers and My Wandering Mind Why Pedro Arrupe Suddenly Appears in My Head Everyone’s probably wondering: “Why is Pedro Arrupe suddenly here?” Trust me, I’m also wondering. But here’s why: Pedro Arrupe gives a philosophy no one else has given. Not some abstract, ivory-tower philosophy but something practical , deeply lived. I honestly don’t know how to explain it all on philosophical grounds — it’s just there : God’s existence, ethics, epistemology, and an ethic of action that seizes my mind. These days, though, I’m struggling. My consistency is a mess. My mind wanders. I want to do so many things but can’t hold the line. Emotions take over, cover my mind, drag me away. I think that’s just being human. Still, I’ve started the race again. No matter how many times I fall, I’ll get up and walk — or run. Disappointments? Many. But one day will come, and it will change everything. I’m working for that day. Through all this, I remain a human being sea...
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The Proclamation of Christian Values.....

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  A Conference on Academic Study of Christianity in Secular Space: Relevance and Challenges for Contemporary Times Madras University, Chennai — My Tired, Half-Sick, Half-Sarcastic Reflection I came here tired. Honestly, too tired. The first thought in my head: Is this even worth it? Yes, the place was good — Madras University, after all, has its own aura, that colonial-bureaucratic-fascinating look. But the purpose? That changed the whole mood. Dr. James Punaya, the head of the stream in the university, presided. And then the surprise of the day: for the first time in my life, I saw a woman bishop, live, in cassock. She arrived with Bishop Paul of the CSI Diocese of Madras. For a second, my sickness vanished, because — well, novelty excites. Many bishops from many denominations were present, but I had only one regret: I had skipped my Thomas Aquinas class for this. And looking back, Aquinas might have been the better choice. And as always with these academic programs — the sam...
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Going to the Boundaries! - All it takes is Surrender......

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The Village Visits.............Experience which will stay...... Arkali – The Jesuit Centre, Paramankheni, Chennai. Here we met Fr. Philip SJ, the director of the place. There we were sent to interact with the fisher folks and the people fighting for their rights in STs and SCs. Though we did not know Tamil, still we were able to understand them, as the language of love surpasses every boundary. He gave us a talk — his main point: “Don’t remove them from their place. Find balance.” Sounds wise enough, though I wondered if “balance” could be sold in the market. We interacted with people from four houses. At 4:45 pm, the houses looked deserted. Why? Because the men were sleeping. They wake at 3:00 am, go fishing, and return only at 7:30 am. A rhythm of life completely alien to us. Fishing is life. Government funds help in death, not in work. Transition from fishing to IT is a fantasy. Women aren’t allowed into the sea (for their “safety,” of course), but they are changing their strea...
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The struggle to prove God or Self..?

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"Mighty Ocean playing with the Pure Innocence"- Anonymous... On Augustine, Purusha, and My Headache I really do not understand what is happening in my life. Maybe you also don’t. Maybe each of us is secretly thinking the same way as I am — confused, restless, anxious — but pretending to be fine. In this grand intellectual quest, I may have forgotten to take care of my “heart.” I know, I know, the heart cannot think — it’s just an organ pumping blood. But let me keep it poetic, because today, my side of the debate will not be defeated — I am speaking emotionally. Life keeps evolving, struggles keep piling up. I know what I should do, and what I shouldn’t do — and yet here I am, troubled. Troubled by Augustine, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, tribals, Purusha and Prakriti — and on top of it all, the most important trouble: I cannot give meaning to my life. Most of us escape the truth by keeping busy. Maybe I’m escaping too. Some philosophers say life is not dualistic, but I disagre...
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Manifestation of our existence in this world is mandatory !

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Exams, Marcus Aurelius, and the Lesser Struggle "You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." – Marcus Aurelius I’m sorry to have kept you all waiting — my exams were on. They went well, by the grace of God and your prayers. I’ve always thought the whole point of exams is to grind our knowledge until it’s so finely powdered that we forget it right after writing the paper. Just joking. Don’t take me too seriously here — although, let’s be honest, there’s a grain of truth in it. Yes, it was a struggle, but life continues. And until we attain liberation or salvation, there’s no stopping. In fact, even attaining liberation, salvation, or moksha is a bigger struggle — so for now, I’ll stick with this lesser struggle instead. Western Philosophy: After Aristotle Came the Party In the vast realm of Western philosophy, after Aristotle, there was a dramatic shift — the Hellenistic schools arrived: Cynics, Epicureans, Stoics, Ske...
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