“First I went about setting right my intellect. As if that were not enough of a lifetime’s task, iski maaki…
The Vanished Days of Youth
First time I heard about Prisoner’s DilemmaFrom my friend Himadeep(who now indoctrinates students at Vassar College)Sitting in Rendezvous cafeOh my…
What is Maya? Swami Sarvapriyananda Reveals Its Shocking Relationship with Consciousness
In this profound Q&A session, Swami Sarvapriyananda addresses a deep question from a seeker: “What is the relationship between Maya…
We Are Not The Doers
These lines are a devotional reflection of surrender and grace, spoken from the voice of a devotee addressing Krishna (Kanhaiya).…
No More Preaching
In understanding others, we understand ourselvesIn understanding ourselves, we understand othersHidden in these lines is a deeper truth than at…
The Futility of the Pursuit of Knowledge
My cousin was telling me the other day that she wanted to read up all the fields of knowledge, such…
7 Sayings
“Samsara is nirvana and nirvana is samsara. He who does not understand this is caught up in samsara.” “Samsara is…
ChatGPT on Bhakti Yoga
I asked ChatGPT: Can you talk about one’s love for God or so-called self-realization in the context of the previous…
ChatGPT on Transactional/True Love
I asked ChatGPT: Is “love” always transactional? That is, do we “love” only when some need of ours is being…
Maya
As I like to define, Maya is the false understanding that happiness lies outside, and what is on the outside…