We know the world through the mind. Sri Ramana used to say that mind is a wonderful power that arises from the Self and makes all this visible. The conscious...
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Hello Benjamin, Reading the little bit of bio on Joad reminded me of the way Indian sadhus used to use the railways without the benefit of ticket in their ...
One of my favorite introductions to philosophy is C.E.M. Joad's Guide to Philosophy, available cheaply from Dover Books. You can read a bit about Joad here: ...
Devotees are dear to Lord CHENNAI, JUNE 26. The Omniscient Lord's all pervading concern is for humanity at large, both sentient and non-sentient, but more...
Respected Advaitins! Today, i would like to share a favorite story of mine from the Brihadaranyaka upanishads... Here it is in Swami Krishnananda's words... ...
Hi Sridhar, You asked: "In the interim state where there is some kind of intellectual appreciation but not the complete experience will not every sadhana be a...
Some people assert that Rigveda vide richa (X.18.7) (seventh richa of 18th Sukta of tenth chapter) commands a Hindu widow to mount pyre of her deceased...
Hi Sridhar, You said: "This found the 'lucknow syndrome' interesting. Apart from Bhagwan Ramana, I have heard of many saints refer to 'this' when they refer to...
Hi Ken, You said: "Incidentally we keep using the word 'individual' to mean separate. And this has been the common usage for a long time but there is a sense...
Hi Dennis, I was in one of Washington, D.C.'s largest bookstores, looking in the Indian spirituality section, and your Book of One was prominently displayed,...
Dear Mr Sadananda, that is truly a surprise to me, that there are no grand illuminations. I must have read dozens of stories about awakenings, and they...
Those who are advanced on the path of yoga and have broken the three granthis often have a good understanding of the nature of Kundalini Shakti and its...
F. Maiello: anyway, this illustrates so poetically clearly the fact that all this is merely and wonderfully the sport of brahman! what else could it possibly...
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Namaste Ranjeetji, The discussion on this topic is on 'hold' status for now, as the chief discussant will be away on vacation. When he is back and ready, the...
Overcome attachment CHENNAI, JUNE 17. Devotion to God (Bhakti) is the foundation of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism), which is based on the authority of the Vedas....
Rta: the eternal law of the physical and spiritual domains, as expounded in the Vedas. To him who lives by rta, the winds are with sweetness filled. The rivers...
Namaste. The following is excerpted from "How to recognize the method of Vedanta" (pp 34-35)by Sw. Satchidanandendra Saraswatiji published by Adhyatma Prakasha...
Namaste. I was doing some googling with respect to the word 'Matarishva' (occurring in Ken-ji's Rg Veda posts. Since I know that Aurobindo had something to say...
