Buddha’s Four Noble Truths

(Excerpts from What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula, Second and enlarged edition, 1974, New York: Grove Press) The heart … More

Caste System and Caste Reservations in India – 5 Short Videos

Reality of Caste Reservation | Dhruv Rathee ft. ‪@mohak_mangal – Did Caste Reservations destroy India? | Dhruv Rathee ft. ‪@mohak_mangal … More

I try to live my life with the following understanding forming the backdrop from which I do whatever I do:

Truth is not hidden awayIn the meditative silence;It shines forth in the sunlightAs it does in the moonlit night;No difference … More

Selections from Dhammapada, Chapter 26 I do not call a brahmana, just because he is born of a brahmin mother, … More

“Ramana Maharshi and I are different in as much as a big pot and a small pot are different. At … More

Introduction A friend insisted that I write about the Caste System in India so that others in society can be … More

This is what tantra says: the royal way – behave like a king, not like a soldier. There is nobody … More

You are not the doer. God is the doer. Karma Yoga is action done without the sense of doership.

1-hr 8-min Video This lecture is based primarily on Swami Medhananda’s academic article, “Hard Theological Determinism and the Illusion of … More