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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

“The cause of suffering is desire”: Buddha’s Second Noble Truth


“At last, at long last, I have understood Buddha’s Second Noble Truth that ‘The cause of suffering is desire’.”–DSR Buddha’s … More

Attachments, Buddha's second noble truth, Buddhism, Craving, Desire, Dukkha, Greed Hatred Ignorance, Ignorance, Pleasures, Roots of evil, Sensual pleasures, Suffering, Tanha, The three poisons

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?

Relationships as a Mirror


A close relative asked, “Isn’t the world including the family a mirror showing my face? Good or bad is My … More

Buddhism, Defilements in the mind, Dust on the mirror of mind, Gradual Path, Huineng's view, J. Krishnamurti, Mind, Philosophy, Relationships, Religion, Satori, Shenxiu's view, Spirituality, Sudden awakening, Writing

The 3 Ancient Steps to End All Suffering – Sravana, Manana, Nididhyasana


Advaita Vedanta, Be still, Enlightenment, Liberation, Manana, Nididhyasana, Nonduality, Self-realization, Silence, Sravana, Summa iru

Keep Quiet – Papaji


When I speak about Quietness – when I tell you to Keep Quiet — it is not easy for everyone … More

Enlightenment, Keeping quiet, Liberation, Life, Mental health, Mindfulness, Papaji, Self-realization, Silence, Spirituality, Writing

“How does one live free while dwelling in the body?”


Ashtavakra, Body, Consciousness, Ego, King Janaka, Maya, Mind, Sense of Doership, Who am I?, Witness attitude

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