Kedara.eu by Ruben Verweij
Kedara.eu by Ruben Verweij
Ruben Verweij
My name is Ruben Verweij and this is my personal wiki, digital garden, blog, or, to summarize: personal website. At the moment, I’m writing mostly about the following topics: Personal web (lightweight, fast, personal websites: a.k.a. Indieweb, smallweb), Books (book descriptions and reviews), Travel (going places), Tech (software, hardware and other technology) and Sanskrit (Sanskrit texts and the study of the language). I also keep track of what I’m focused on now. This website is bilingual: currently, 54% of the pages are written in English and 46% of the pages are written in Dutch.
Latest Posts
Book review: Tiny Moments of Joy I’ve read Tiny Moments of Joy by George Penney. This book is the culmination of the “tiny moments of joy” the author shares online everyday: people watching vignettes that capture moments observed while...
Written in the stars I’m currently reading a book by the Dutch writer and astrophysicist Margot Brouwer, titled Sterrenstof zijn wij (lit. We are stardust). The book’s aim is to combine the worldview of modern physics with Margot’s...
Ten facts about me After all my philosophizing about ego, my ups and downs of the last few months, my thinking about the meaning of life, and most importantly, the dismal events taking place all over the world right now, I figured I...
In Search of Meaning This is my contribution to the Indieweb Carnival of January 2026, which is hosted this month by Jeremiah Lee. The theme chosen by Jeremiah is “The Meaning of Life”. Isn’t it strange, that we rarely think about the...
Now: January 2026 Personal life After nearly two months of intermittent illness in November and December, I’m finally starting to feel a bit better again.1 We had a lot of snow a few weeks ago—which is not that common anymore here, due...
Book reviews in 2025 Happy New Year to you! What better way is there to remember what you’ve read, than by writing book reviews? This was my thinking when I wrote I’d like to be better at book reviews (23-08-2025). As a follow-up and...
Book review: Indian Philosophy by Sue Hamilton I’ve read the book Indian Philosophy, A Very Short Introduction by Sue Hamilton. I was looking for a good reference book on the various traditions of Indian Philosophy. Unfortunately, I’ll...
Personal web finds for November 2025 December already! I was intermittently ill for most of November (and still am, somewhat), but luckily I did manage to read a lot; so I have some great posts to share with you! I’m also really happy...
Cycles and Fluctuations This is my contribution to the Indieweb Carnival of November, which is hosted this month by Alex Sirac. The theme chosen by Alex is “Cycles and Fluctuations”. Each day, we start a new cycle. We wake, get up, are...
Now: November 2025 Self Healing from long covid since Feb. 2022 Daily sādhanā: including meditation practice, prāṇāyāma and yoga āsana. Exploring bhakti yoga. Short walks when I’m capable of it Home After 1.5 years, the municipality...
Ahamkara: the ego machine This is my contribution to the Indieweb Carnival of October 2025, hosted by Bix Frankonis. The theme for this month is “ego”. As shocking and unpleasant as they are, major disruptions to life can sometimes serve...
An autumn walk My watch gently buzzes me awake. I read a few blog posts on my phone, while staying under the warm covers. Then it’s time to rise; it may be a lazy Sunday, but we have plans. I get washed, dressed, have breakfast and...
Book review: The Living Gita The Bhagavad Gītā is close to my heart: it’s one of my favourite books. That means I’m in luck: there are a lot of different translations and commentaries available. I’ve listed the ones I’ve read so far...
Back to sketching Summer is noticeably giving way to Autumn here in the Netherlands. I’m all for it — not only do I love the fall colours, the cooler temperatures leave me feeling a tad less worn out. The autumn breeze clears my head. I...
More multilingualism please I love the English language. I’ve learned to love it primarily through reading. Most of the websites, books and online communities I know of are in English. In most ways, that’s wonderful: having a language in...