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I Have Found the Truth – I Mistakenly Thought I Had Not


I am mistaken in thinking I have NOT found the truth. (But, since by nature I am not a gregarious … More

Awakening, Consciousness, Enlightenment, Freedom, Hinduism, Liberation, Meditation, Moksh, Nirvana, Philosophy, Religion, Spiritual awakening, Spirituality, Truth

“The donkey is not tied to the tree”


A friend wrote: I want to emphasize, “see stillness”, rather than “be still”, works best personally, because “be still” can … More

Consciousness, Emancipation, Enlightenment, Freedom, Liberation, Meditation, Nirvana, Philosophy, Religion, Self-realization, Spiritual Sadhana, Spirituality, stillness

Aparigraha (non-possessiveness, non-greed, or non-attachment)


Aparigraha is a Sanskrit term in Yoga philosophy meaning non-possessiveness, non-greed, or non-attachment, encouraging individuals to take only what they … More

Aparigraha, Ashtanga Yoga, Contentment, Freedom, Mindful copnsumption, No hoarding, Non-attachment, Non-greed, Non-possessiveness, Not accepting gifts, Raja Yoga, Simplicity, Yama, Yoga Philosophy

Practicing Gita in Kurukshetra


Understand that “the cause of suffering is desire”. This understanding will quieten the mind 24/7, which is what meditation is … More

Bhagavad Gita, Buddha's second noble truth, Desire, Karma, Karma Bhoomi, Karma Yoga, Kurukshetra, Life as a Battlefield, Meditation, Mind, Nishkama Karma, Suffering, Theory of karma

Iski Maa Ki Kirkiri (or, Who Am I?)


How did I come to beThis me that I am nowWhat past has shaped meKarma? Tut, tut,How did the first … More

Creation, Ignorance, Kalpa, Karma, Maya, Oneself, Original nature, Personality, Poem, Poetry, Pralaya, Rebirth, Reincarnation, Samsara, The "I", Who am I?

On Watching “Bhay: The Gaurav Tiwari Mystery”


I stop watching it midwayIn Episode 1, Season 1Yes, there may be ghosts Of whatever kindAren’t they just another kind … More

Bhay, Cosmos, Eris & Eros, Gaurav Tiwari Mystery, Ghosts, God, leela, Nama-rupa, Names and forms, Poem, Poetry, World

Religion, Democracy & Constitution in India


Conflict, Culture, Democracy in India, Equality, Freedom of expression, Hinduism, India, Indian Constitution, Justice, Liberty & Fraternity, Morals, Religion

Virtue & Vice


“Do not be fooled by virtue into pride in oneself or praising of others, and by vice into regret in … More

Blame, Blemishes, God, Mistakes, Praise, Pride, Regret, Sense of Doership, Shortcomings, Vice, Virtue

“The world is a drama of women and gold” (or more accurately, “lust and greed”)


The phrase, “The world is a drama of women and gold” (or more accurately, “lust and greed”), is a central teaching of Sri … More

Bondage, Ignorance, Kamini Kanchana, Liberation, Lust and Greed, Maya, Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Ramana Maharshi, Women and gold, World

“There Is No Creation, No Destruction”: Ramana Maharshi | Ajata Vada | Non-Duality | Truth | Maya


Body-mind identity, Brahman, Creation, Destruction of the world, I thought, Personal world, Pralayam, Ramana Maharshi, Self, Suffering, Unchanging Self, Who am I?, World

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