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Category: Ignorance (Maya, Avidya)

On the Brahmin and the Aryan


Even if there is a superior caste such as Brahmins and even if there is a superior race such as … More

Aryan race, Brahmin, Care, Caste System, Casteism, Comapssion, Consideration, Dalit, Dharma, Differences between people, history, kindness, Love, Mental health, Nature vs Nurture, Philosophy, Prejudice, Racism, Religion, Spirituality

No Regrets


Ah, I understand life Understand it well Understand it at last; It matters not My life is almost over, For … More

Contentment, Enlightenment, Goal, Happiness, Life, Meaning of life, Past, Poem, Poetry, Regrets, Satisfaction

Yeh Duniya Yeh Mehfil Mere Kaam Ki Nahi


Happiness and love we keep seeking While we ourselves are that which we seek Look at God’s Maya or is … More

Happiness, Ignorance, Illusion, Love, Maya, Name and Fame, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, World

Mind is Your Friend, NOT Your Enemy


You are attempting the wrong, unnecessary and almost impossible thing. Why? Because you are making the mistaking of thinking mind … More

Action, Desires, Happinesss, Ignorance, Karma, Karma Yoga, Maya, Meditation, Mental discipline, Mental health, Mind, Mind as a computer, Mind control, Mind is not free, Mind is programmed, Mindfulness, personal-development, personal-growth, Purpose of Mind, Spirituality, Thoughts

What is Maya? Swami Sarvapriyananda Reveals Its Shocking Relationship with Consciousness


In this profound Q&A session, Swami Sarvapriyananda addresses a deep question from a seeker: “What is the relationship between Maya … More

Advaita, Hinduism, Illusion, Lila, Maya, Swami Sarvapriyananda

The Futility of the Pursuit of Knowledge


My cousin was telling me the other day that she wanted to read up all the fields of knowledge, such … More

Knowledge, Mundaka Upanishad, Wisdom

7 Sayings


“Samsara is nirvana and nirvana is samsara. He who does not understand this is caught up in samsara.” “Samsara is … More

Divorce, God, Husbands, Maya, Nirvana, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes, Samsara, Talaq, Wife, Woman

ChatGPT on Bhakti Yoga


I asked ChatGPT: Can you talk about one’s love for God or so-called self-realization in the context of the previous … More

Bhagavad Gita, Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bible, Christianity, Devotion, God, Hinduism, India, Jesus, Love, Love for God, Maya, Meditation, Path of devotion, Pooja, Prayer, Pure love, Religion, Spirituality, Surrender, Transactional love, Worship

Maya


As I like to define, Maya is the false understanding that happiness lies outside, and what is on the outside … More

Avidya, Bondage, Happiness, Hinduism, Illusion, life philosophy, Maya, Religion, Samsara, World

My Reply to a Friend’s SMS – How I am Living My Life


Yes, we have no choice but to be active, writing or teaching or loving or whatever else. Why? Because we … More

Books, Daily Life, Happiness, How to live one's life, Maya, Meaning of life, Nature, Philosophy, Purpose of life, thoreau, Writing

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