Samo Karplus

spirituality, memory, healing, films, photographs, and reflections

Samo standing joyfully in an open mountain landscape at sunset.

Love is the only reality. Everything else is either its expression or its absence.

Fear is love hiding in darkness. Anger is wounded love. Longing is love searching for itself.

When every illusion falls away, what remains is neither “you” nor “me”—only love, flowing silently through existence. ❤️

-Swamiji

About Me

About Me

Personal Bio

I am a runner, meditator, and lifelong student, devoted to the path of healing. Experience has shown me that ignorance breeds attachment to illusion. I feel the most profound healing comes from the ongoing journey of self-knowledge and the quiet remembrance of our true, divine nature.

As my beloved Mershida once told me "It's simple. Just love everyone all the time."

Spiritual Journey

Influenced by the American Sufism and Advaita Vedanta, Samo’s spiritual path is centered on nonduality and finding love in every moment.

Two of my favorite quotes from two of my favorite philosophers:

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” -Rumi

“The very idea of going beyond the dream is illusory. Why go anywhere? Just realise that you are dreaming a dream you call the world, and stop looking for ways out.” -Nisargadatta Maharaj

Mental Health Reflections

I have tried to take my own life on three occasions. For some reason, this mind-body is still here on earth. I guess I'm just getting started.

Hobbies

  • Ultramarathoner
  • Triathlete
  • Lover of all nondual philsopohy
  • Student of Advaita Vedanta
  • Devotee to Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, Sri Ramana Maharshi, and Sri Anandamayi Ma Divine Mother

“I have been a seeker and I still am, but I stopped asking the books and the stars. I started listening to the teaching of my Soul.”

-Rumi

Media & Projects

Media & Projects

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Featured Appearance

Podcast Appearance

A longer-form conversation for visitors who want to hear Samo in a more open, spoken setting.

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Journal

Reflections

Who Are You?

Words to Sit With

Words from

Rumi

“I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.”

A painted portrait of Rumi.
Rumi

Contact

Contact

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