I am a transcultural voyager: I find meaning in life as I course from language to language, from physics to philosophy, from music to metaphysics, from Gita to Gregorian Chants, from Mozart to Musicals, from feasting to fasting.
I experience mystical thrills as much from Maxwell’s equations as from meditation.
I am addicted to alliterations, and am deeply committed to spreading scientific knowledge and the enlightened values of caring, compassion, accomodation of contrary views, and respect for others.
I am very aware of the positive contributions of religions, and I am a dedicated bridge-builder.
My philosophy of life: What really matters is whether one has been kind and compassionate to fellow beings, and brought smiles and laughter to those with whom one interacts.
Much else is ego-satisfying activity and (sometimes) interesting noise.
I jumped to conclusions seeing your name VVRaman, assuming Hindu-mystical cosmic consciousness transcending analytic reasoning that infuses the essays in Louise Anthony’s text. Fortunately, I love reading Ramana Maharshi’s Search for the Self stuff, so I continued reading and VOILA…you are an alive mind that dances to the tunes of science and religion and creative art.