We, The Conditioned

A Bear Hug From God

Look At The Blue Sky And Know We Are One

Poornima Verghese-Ram
ILLUMINATION
Published in
6 min readOct 20, 2023

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A long time ago, the Gods asked humans to build a three-pronged pedestal upon which to place their grandest intellectual pursuit — the pursuit of knowledge about the existence, universe, and the nature of our reality.

Humans picked Science as the first prong — for science, with its empirical rigor, deciphers the mechanics of the physical world.

Secondly, they picked Philosophy for its ability to venture beyond the empirical, probing the very foundations of knowledge, existence, and consciousness.

Thirdly, they chose Spirituality, as it transcends the material realm, seeking to fathom the profound dimensions of our inner selves and our connection to the world.

Finally, humans sought Idealism as the golden vein to unify these three prongs into a cohesive framework for understanding reality and achieving their grand pursuit.

Or so I daydream when I have to stare at blank walls while waiting at the dentist.

Our Everyday Experiences Prove That The World Happens In The Mind And Not Out There

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Poornima Verghese-Ram
ILLUMINATION

Wanderer in the chasm between philosophical teachings and practical living. I don’t meditate; I wrestle my thoughts with my eyes closed.