Sat Sangha Salon Question: What does sadhana mean? Answer: What truly exists is ultimate reality, the Self. The ego and … More
Category: Self (Brahman)
God
God is also part and parcel of this dream world of ours. When we wake up from the dream called … More
Creation of the Universe
(from Swami Paramarthananda’s Commentary on Drik-Drsya Viveka) What is creation? Creation can be defined as the production of an effect … More
Sankaracharya’s Aparokshanubhuti
Sri Y. Srinivasa Rao’s lectures in Telugu on Sankaracharya’s Aparokshanubhuti have been transcribed into English. They are pretty good and … More
Nisargadatta Maharaj says …
“How do you know, that you do not know your self? Your direct insight tells you that yourself you know … More
Ramana Maharshi on Ignorance
Ignorance – ajnana – is of two kinds: (1) Forgetfulness of the Self. (2) Obstruction to the knowledge of the … More
Ignorance (Maya, Avidya)
21-24. D.: What is this ignorance? M.: Listen. In the body appears a phantom, the ‘false-I’, to claim the body … More
Ribhu Gita on Brahman (aka Self, Consciousness)
10. Then, addressing Nidagha, Ribhu said: I shall tell you about the definition of the Self, which is not available … More
Ramana Maharshi: a quick and simple method to self-realisation
Originally posted on Tom Das:
In the deep sleep state we lay down our ego [ahankara], our thoughts and our desires.…
Hume’s Bundle Theory of the Self
“For my part, when I enter most intimately into what I call myself, I always stumble on some particular perception … More