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Who Is the Doer? Ramana Maharshi Answers


Ramana Maharshi’s teaching on “He who thinks he is the doer is also the sufferer” (Talk 420, Talks with Sri … More

Destiny, Ego, God, Hinduism, Jnani, Karma, Karma Yoga, Meditation, Philosophy, Prarabdha Karma, Ramana Maharshi, Religion, Sense of Doership, Spirituality, Suffering, World as a dream

“Meditation” can be dangerous — know this before you meditate || Acharya Prashant (2025)


In this session, Acharya Prashant explores the modern framework around meditation and invites the listener to look beyond methods and … More

Acharya Prashant, Meditation, Mind, Mindfulness

We Are Not The Doers, So No Regret and No Blame


A relative wrote: The answer to all the regrets is to live in the present moment which is the only … More

Accusing others, Blaming others, Consciousness, Enemies, God, Hinduism, Living in the Now, Living in the Present, Meditation, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Pride, Regrets about the past, Religion, Resentment, Self-blame, Sense of Doership, Spirituality, We are not the doers

I Have Dedicated My Life To Doing Nothing


Jagjot speaks about Non-Duality or Advaita as explained by spiritual teachers like Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta Maharaj, and Ramesh Balsekar.

Liberation, Sense of Doership, Enlightenment, Spiritual awakening, Doing nothing, Jagjot Singh

The 99% Trap: Why Most Seekers Fail – Nisargadatta Maharaj | Spiritual Ego | I Am That


Enlightenment, Liberation, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Self-realization, Spiritual Ego, Spirituality

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

My Evening Walk


As I sauntered on my evening walk todayA 30-year-old JagannathAccosted me on Himayatnagar roadSays, “Uncle, do you have knee pain?”Surprised, … More

Evening walk, Poem, Poetry, Talking with a stranger

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