Compare emptiness and form concepts in Buddhism with the name-and-form analysis in Hinduism. Google AI: Core Concepts Rūpa refers to … More
Category: Self (Brahman)
What is a name-and-form?
Ask yourself the question, “Can one, anyone, even if that anyone be some God, ‘experience’ anything or encounter anything in … More
No Free Will, No Doer: Biology, Psychology, Buddha, Bhagavad Gita, Advaita and Western Philosophy
We know that biologically and psychologically, that is qua body-mind or our psychophysical entity, we are very limited beings, not … More
“Clay is NOT pot, BUT pot is clay.”
Claude, Comment and explicate on this aphorism: “Clay is NOT pot, BUT pot is clay.” Claude explicates: The aphorism “Clay … More
The Spiritual Seeker’s Dilemma — “Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)”
Since everyone who is on the spiritual path starts to realize that there is more to one’s “I” than meets … More
The “I Am”, the “You Are”, and Love
These days self-love is being advocated. In such a case, what is the self we love or are supposed to … More
The “I Am” is the Pot. Consciousness is the Clay.
What is the “I am”? The “I Am” is the reflection of Consciousness (aka Brahman, Self, Awareness, the Absolute) in … More
Dakshinamurthy Stotram, Adi Shankaracharya, Sanskrit — English translations
विश्वं दर्पणदृश्यमाननगरीतुल्यं निजान्तर्गतंपश्यन्नात्मनि मायया बहिरिवोद्भूतं यथा निद्रया ।यः साक्षात्कुरुते प्रबोधसमये स्वात्मानमेवाद्वयंतस्मै श्रीगुरुमूर्तये नम इदं श्रीदक्षिणामूर्तये ॥१॥ Vishvam Darpanna-Drshyamaana-Nagarii-Tulyam Nija-AntargatamPashyann-Aatmani Maayayaa … More
The Wisdom of My Friend Sushila Tiwari (aka Sushiila Ttiwari)
In my May 2023 post (https://selfrealization.blog/2023/05/30/45-quotes/), I quote my ex-colleague and soon-to-be-ex-business partner (since we are about to dissolve our … More
A 2017 Interaction on Advaita with Michael James
I came across this exchange I had with Michael James, who is a disciple of late Sadhu Om, who in … More
