Dev SamaddarThe RiverIn the spring of 1990 I ran away from home. I was fifteen years old. In the early hours of the morning, I stepped out barefoot, and ran to…10 min read·Feb 28, 2024----
Dev SamaddarThe Honest AtheistAtheists are known for what they don’t believe in: they don’t believe in god, or ghosts, or souls, or magic. Seldom are they asked, and…5 min read·Feb 13, 2019----
Dev SamaddarDharma — Good vs. GoodThe best stories don’t come from “good vs. bad” but “good vs. good”. ― Leo Tolstoy4 min read·Dec 19, 2017----
Dev SamaddarOMI was at the Starbucks at the corner of Boylston and Berkeley Streets in Boston (this was a few years ago) and was waiting for my drink…4 min read·May 30, 2017----
Dev SamaddarKarma–The law of actionThe word karma, (Sanskrit: कर्म, pronounced cur-muh) is a highly misused term in the occidental world. It is commonly (mis)understood as a…4 min read·Mar 10, 2017----
Dev SamaddarBoatsI see everyone rushing — Rushing, tripping, running. Running for the boat Which threatens to depart any time. Boat of ambition, boat of…1 min read·Aug 17, 2015----
Dev SamaddarComings and GoingsWaves upon waves–darkness and light Waves upon waves–laughter and tears Arrivals at dawn, goodbyes at night1 min read·Jul 12, 2015----
Dev SamaddarAlternate PossibilitiesIf a rose were a lily, And a lily were a rose, Bank notes were poetry, And love notes were prose– Would it be silly? Silly silly silly…1 min read·Jul 9, 2015----
