Ah, that “doership” thing again — I tell ya that’s where it all hangs and hangs us if we don’t … More
Category: Karma / Destiny
Chutiyapan Apna Apna
In Chapter 2, Verse 47 of the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna says: “You have the right to work only but … More
Are You the Observer? — A Profound Inquiry with Papaji
I Am That Which Can’t Be Explained — Deep Inquiry Beyond the Mind | Papaji When you sleep, where are … More
Four Noble Truths of Samism
First Noble Truth — Dukkha (Suffering) What do you mean you are suffering? Are you mad? Second Noble Truth — … More
The things that Sartre does get right in his 1946 lecture “Existentialism is a Humanism”
The one thing that Sartre does get right in his 1946 lecture “Existentialism is a Humanism” (https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/sartre/works/exist/sartre.htm) is this: “Our … More
Encumbered Self
“There is no ‘I’ that we are now thinking we are, independent of the genes and the dialogue of the … More
The Moment I Realized I Wasn’t In Control
Narrated by Ram Dass (formerly Prof. Richard Alpert of Harvard University), a disciple of Neem Karoli Baba
Why Worry? Why Fret? Why Not Enjoy the Play? | Robert Adams
Here’s the talk by Robert Adams, who was a direct disciple of Ramana Maharshi, and when he was very young … More
We Deserve Neither the Praise Nor the Blame
When I do not have control over how my brain gets shaped in the womb, what genes are passed on … More
Luck Swallows Everything (on Free Will, or rather the lack of it)
This article, by Galen Strawson of Oxford University, appeared in the Times Literary Supplement(link is external) on June 26, 1998, and is … More