Author: Rudya

  • The House in the Ocean

    A poem about something I’m not quite sure what. Just an image that came to me.

  • Rats

    A poem about people.

  • Naked Sun

    A poem about staring straight into the sun.

  • Put Your Puppy on a Leash: My Take on Meditation

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    In which I describe my new meditation technique using visual focus to control mental attention.

  • The Awe Inducing Ending of One Hundred Years of Solitude

    My book review for Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude.

  • A Routine for Rational Nihilists

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    In which I talk about the routine I’ve developed from a nihilistic point of view.

  • DEVLOG 6: A Temporary But Indefinite Pause in Development

    Announcement I got stuck about a month ago. The stuck-ness led to some expected negative emotions and thoughts but that was dealt with much greater ease than ever before. Eventually, I got un-stuck but it led to some big changes in how I live and how I wish to proceed with my philosophy project. I’ll…

  • Reframing Claim About Knowledge 1.0

    Breadcrumbs: Philosophy/ItRaP/Epistemology/Knowledge Reframing Claim: Let’s consider Knowledge and Belief as mutually exclusive sets. The Traditional Structure In traditional western philosophy knowledge is usually considered to be true justified belief. It can be shown in the following Venn diagram. All of our beliefs are taken as a universal set. True beliefs are a subset of all…

    Venn diagram for my new structure for knowledge and belief
  • DEVLOG 5: Exciting Times

    Strong progress continues on the project. There’s also excitement of getting into the actual philosophy now. Till now I was focused on explaining what I’m trying to do and why I’m doing it and pre-empting any objections. But all that is done for now and there’s excitement ahead. Completed Tasks Reflections Woohoo! Got a lot…

  • DEVLOG 4: Trimming the Fat from the Kernel

    Since the last devlog, there’s been significant progress—not just in the structure of my philosophical system, but also in how I’ve begun applying it to my own life. It started with a core question: What does it mean to live a meaningful life? I found myself challenging the traditional pursuit of “success” and realized that…