About Site

While I do not consider this a commercial platform or a standard blog, I call it my personal website. Built on a UX-first ideology, a vast majority of the labour has gone into refining the reading experience. The design is a deliberate mixture of modern functionality and intentional minimalism.

This site operates as a Digital Garden. Many of the posts are “living” documents, actively worked upon and refined over time. A metadata system manages and displays the maturity metrics and hashtags for the posts.

Meaning of Reeblev

To myself, I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me

Sir Isaac Newton

This section is a brief description of the name and the pursuit of my life.

The name Reeblev (pronounced “reeb-lev”, or simply “re-blev”) is what I came up with to describe my thought and work process. On this website, I plan to put rigorous, often exhausting, pursuit of what is real, what is right, and what is Divine, to me. This includes my own work, my ambitious projects and the work I do with my colleagues to expand the frontiers of Science and Technology.

I explore things. Learn things. And share my findings on this platform to help others who are on a similar journey.

The Roots of the Name

I was adamant to choose something that represents “truth” and the laborious “pursuit” of it.

The name Reeblev combines two ancient concepts that together describe all human endeavours in pursuit of Truth.

• Reeb (ר-י-ב - Riv): The Struggle

  • To seek truth is to enter a state of contention or argument in some sense. You challenge your thoughts and understanding. Meanwhile, in parallel, you challenge others’ understandings and rationale. This forms the basis for developement of a wider consciousness and continued learning. In the biblical sense, Riv is the word that means a legal plea, or a battle, or a striving, i.e. a form of struggle. It is the act of a person to plead their case and examine it closely afterwards (Proverbs 18:17).¹ It implies advocacy and the friction required to resolve conflict. Truth demands constant striving - you can’t find it by standing still, but by embracing the ongoing struggle of the pursuit.

• Lev (ל-ב-ב - Lev): The Core

  • In a biblical sense, Lev it is often translated as “heart,” though I find it to be much broader. It is the core of the intellect, the emotions, the will, and the character. Everything that makes a human a human is out in pursuit of finding answers and making sense of it all. It is the mind and the spirit. Interestingly enough, the word means ‘the shadow of the lion’, which is quite a way to symbolise strength and courage. The one required to hold onto one’s convictions of channelling the truth out to the world.

Reeblev can thus be described as the Struggle of the Heart-Mind. A name perfect for a journal to capture my life.

Truth and/or God

This website was born from my singular obsession: finding truth and making sense of it.

I believe that Truth is God, and God is Truth. No matter your faith, finding the truth has been central for everyone and everything. To search for the truth — whether through philosophy, science, or introspection — is then a form of worship. You seek, in the hope that you will eventually find the answers. It requires the honesty to examine one’s own “plea” and the courage to change when that plea is found wanting.

Reblev exists as a digital garden where this examination takes place.

A Cross-Cultural Bridge: Lev and Antahkarana

I am from India, so of course, the name also carries some fundamental roots from the place where I belong.

While the name Reeblev stems from the Hebrew words Riv and Lev, it resonates deeply with a foundational concept in Indian philosophy: Antahkarana (the “inner instrument”).

In the Vedantic tradition, the Antahkarana represents the functional inner being. It represents a complex mechanism through which we experience the world. It comprises the mind (Manas), the intellect (Buddhi), the memory (Chitta), and the ego (Ahamkara). This is strikingly parallel to the Hebrew word Lev: the integrated centre of thought, emotion, and will.

Though it is important to distinguish the instrument from the essence. If the Atman is the totality — the silent “rider” and witness — then the Antahkarana are the horses and the reins. They are the tools the Self uses to navigate existence.²

By combining this with Reev (Struggle), the name takes on a universal significance. It is the struggle to ensure the Antahkarana is a clear enough mirror to reflect the Truth.

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Site Functionality

The architecture of this garden is designed to maximise usability. Much of the functional design is inspired by Gwern.net.

1. Research & Annotation Suite (Desktop Only)

To facilitate deep study, I have implemented an interactive layer for readers:

• Text Highlighting: Select any text to reveal a six-colour palette. Your highlights are persistent and remain saved in your browser.
• Single-Click Copy: Click once on any existing highlight to copy that specific snippet to your clipboard.
• Double-Click Delete: Remove a specific highlight by double-clicking it.
• Toolbar Icons: Click the Copy All icon () to export all highlights as a numbered list, or the Bin icon () to clear the page.

2. Navigation & Discovery

• Popover & Pinning: Hover over internal links to preview content. Click the Pin icon on a popover to keep it visible while you scroll.
• Semantic Search: Press Ctrl + K to activate the global search.
• Backlinks & Graph View: Every page displays “incoming” links from other notes. The Graph View provides a macroscopic perspective of how these “roots” intertwine.

3. Comment Section & Feedback

I use Giscus for community interaction, which is powered by GitHub Discussions.

• GitHub Sign-up: To prevent unforeseen spam and maintain the rigour of the “Struggle,” you must be signed in with GitHub to comment.
• Anonymous Feedback: If you wish to remain anonymous, you can fill out the Feedback Form. These comments are sent directly to me and will be addressed shortly.

Footnotes

1. Proverbs 18:17 describes the necessity of hearing both sides in a dispute, noting that the first speaker appears correct until cross-examination by another reveals the full truth. This principle emphasises exercising discernment, and avoiding hasty judgments and mandates investigating all facts before reaching a conclusion ↩

2. This analogy is given by a close friend of mine, who is an avid reader of Vendata. ↩