The Goal Is Behind: Retrace
If the place one must reach is the place where one began, the path is not a pursuit of something new. It is a retracing of the way back.
Is Understanding Reality Complicated?
What we see as complicated may be the easiest thing, while what we assume we understand well may be the most complicated.
The Canvas, the Painter and the Painting
Vedanta teaches that the underlying reality of the world (Jagat), the individual self (Jiva), and the personal God (Ishwara) is Brahman — pure consciousness. This concept can be better understood through a simple analogy. Consider a painting. A painting requires three elements: a canvas, paint, and a painter. Before any brushstrokes appear, the canvas alone […]
Maya – The illusion of Division and Measurement
Dividing the indivisible and measuring the immeasurable is Maya
Stress
What Is Stress? Scientifically, stress is the body’s non-specific response to any demand for change. It involves a complex reaction to perceived threats or challenges. Why is there a perception of threat? There is certain level of comfort in one’s current state and the new situation or experience threatens that comfort as it demands a […]
Intrinsic Beauty
Love, happiness, peace, and beauty are all different expressions of the same fundamental feeling that arises from the True Self.
Coming Home
The space called the true self, or Truth, is your real home
Viveka & Vairagya
Merely possessing all the knowledge about Vedanta available in the world is insufficient unless one puts in the effort to realise what Vedanta teaches. While knowledge is important, it serves only as a guide towards real experience. Realisation is experiential, and knowledge alone cannot lead to it. The Initial Steps: The recommended initial steps in […]
Creation
Vedanta philosophy offers a profound perspective on the concept of creation. According to Vedanta, the Nirguna and Nirakar Brahman, which represents pure consciousness without qualities or form, manifests as the universe we perceive. Pure consciousness, when influenced by Maya (the cosmic illusion or creative power), takes the form of Ishwara, the personal God. Ishwara is […]
Communication
The purpose of communication is to have someone do something that you want, or someone wants you to do something, and you respond. It could be something as simple as wanting someone to just listen to you. There is no need for communication otherwise. When there is no need to communicate, our natural state should […]