Skip to content

Know Thyself

  • Home

Philosophy . Political Philosophy. Poetry . Psychology . Perspectives (on 10,000 things)

Category: Self (Brahman)

Re-establishment in Reality – Jean Klein


Sat Sangha Salon Question: What does sadhana mean? Answer: What truly exists is ultimate reality, the Self. The ego and … More

Jean Klein, Self (Brahman), Self-realization

God


God is also part and parcel of this dream world of ours. When we wake up from the dream called … More

Brahman, Consciousness (Awareness), God, Pure Consciousness, Self (Brahman)

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

Brahman, Creation of the universe, Nama-rupa, Name and form, Self

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

Advaita, Aparokshanubhuti, Nonduality, Self

Nisargadatta Maharaj says …


“How do you know, that you do not know your self? Your direct insight tells you that yourself you know … More

Nisargadatta Maharaj, Self, Self-realization / Liberation, Who am I?

Ramana Maharshi on Ignorance


Ignorance – ajnana – is of two kinds: (1) Forgetfulness of the Self. (2) Obstruction to the knowledge of the … More

Ajnana, Ignorance, Ramana Maharshi, Self (Brahman)

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

Avidya, Brahman, Ignorance, Maya, Self (Brahman)

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

Brahman, Consciousness (Awareness), Self (Brahman), Self-realization / Liberation

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.…

Consciousness (Awareness), Ramana Maharshi, Self-realization / Liberation

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

Bundle theory, Hume, Self (Brahman)

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts
Follow Know Thyself on WordPress.com

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 354 other subscribers

Archives

Categories

  • Acceptance (14)
  • Advaita (see Nonduality) (197)
  • AI (Artificial Intelligence) (7)
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) (8)
  • Bhagavad Gita (41)
  • Bible (17)
  • Buddhism (33)
  • Consciousness (Awareness) (165)
  • Enlightenment (185)
  • Free Will (39)
  • God (145)
  • Hinduism (203)
  • Ignorance (Maya, Avidya) (123)
  • India (22)
  • Indian Philosophy (190)
  • J. Krishnamurti (47)
  • Karma / Destiny (79)
  • Meditation (94)
  • Mind (130)
  • My Books (15)
  • My Poems (355)
  • My Quotes (539)
  • Nisargadatta Maharaj (49)
  • Nonduality (Advaita) (173)
  • Osho (18)
  • Philosophy for Everyday Life (756)
  • Poetry (47)
  • Political Philosophy (184)
  • Psychology (522)
  • Quotes (21)
  • Quran (Koran) (24)
  • Ramakrishna Paramahansa (23)
  • Ramana Maharshi (92)
  • Sankaracharya (13)
  • Self (Brahman) (161)
  • Self-enquiry (80)
  • Self-realization / Liberation (182)
  • Silence (37)
  • Surrender (34)
  • Swami Sarvapriyananda (37)
  • Thoughts / Thinking (66)
  • Uncategorized (62)
  • Upanishads (89)
  • Vedas (35)
  • Western Philosophy (87)

Blog Stats

  • 166,609 hits
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Know Thyself
    • Join 354 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Know Thyself
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar

Loading Comments...