Sudhan Mahalingam
Ideas about how we think, believe and create progress.
I'm Sudhan Mahalingam — a researcher, writer and solo podcaster exploring technology, values and the questions shaping human life.
Essays
A place for questions worth sitting with.
Between Eden and Moksha
The Two Trees: Why Knowledge Was Not Enough
Through the two trees of Eden, this essay explores humanity’s movement from unconscious innocence into divided consciousness. In dialogue with Vedanta, samsara and moksha, it asks whether the spiritual journey is not a return to ignorance, but a path towards conscious union with the divine.
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Personal Reflections
Who Decided This Was Normal?
Many of the rules shaping a "successful" life were never consciously chosen. This essay explores how social norms become invisible through repetition, institutions, and power, and asks which inherited expectations still deserve our participation.
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Personal Reflections
The Words We Leave in Others
Even kind and loving people can speak carelessly, leaving wounds they never intended. This essay reflects on the responsibility to use words that uplift rather than diminish, and on learning to accept useful criticism without allowing another person's words to define our worth.
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The Smoke Break Malaysia
One idea. A few minutes. A conversation worth having.
Short reflections on the beliefs, behaviours and stories that shape how we understand ourselves and the world around us.
Featured episodeEpisode 10: What if Happiness is Just Chemistry?About Sudhan
Curious across disciplines.
I'm a researcher, writer and solo podcaster drawn to ideas at the intersection of technology, values and the human experience. This site is where I explore those ideas with curiosity and care.
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