J. Krishnamurti’s answer to the ancient Hindu aspiration for moksha — liberation from the endless cycle of birth and death — is as radical as it is simple: the very self that seeks liberation is the obstacle. For Krishnamurti, the samsaric wheel turns not because we lack the right method or guru, but because thought, operating as time, continuously reconstructs the “me” — the psychological self built from memory, fear, and desire. Every spiritual practice, every path, every system only strengthens the seeker, and the seeker is precisely what must end. Liberation, he insists, is not a future achievement but a present perception — the choiceless awareness of “what is,” without the observer coloring it. When the self falls silent, what remains is not emptiness but something impersonal: intelligence, love, the sacred. This insight echoes across traditions — in Advaita’s witness-consciousness, Zen’s pathless seeing, Eckhart’s Abgeschiedenheit, and Taoism’s wu wei. The traveler was always the only obstacle. There was never a path because there was never anywhere to go.
Tag: Comparative Religion
The Bhagavad Gita Explained: Key Teachings and Insights
The Bhagavad Gita — spoken on a battlefield over two thousand years ago — remains one of the most profound guides to the human condition ever written. Yet its philosophical depth, Sanskrit terminology, and eighteen dense chapters can feel overwhelming to modern readers.
Sammary of the Bhagavad Gita by D. Samarender Reddy is not a translation or a conventional commentary. It is a guided philosophical journey through the Gita’s core teachings — written for the intelligent general reader who wants to genuinely understand what the Gita is saying, why it says it, and what difference it makes to how one lives.
The book covers the Gita’s two-tier vision of Reality, the Goal of Life as Krishna defines it (compared with Buddhism, Christianity, Stoicism, and modern psychology), the four paths of Karma Yoga, Jñāna Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, and Raja Yoga, and practical guidance on action, duty, meditation, and liberation. A complete fresh English translation of all eighteen chapters is included as an appendix.
Whether you are encountering the Gita for the first time or returning after years of study, this book will deepen your understanding of why this ancient dialogue continues to speak — with remarkable directness — to the most urgent questions of human life.
Advaitavada: The Wisdom of Non-Duality
Rejuvenation – A Spiritual Foundation presents:
“Advaitavada: The Wisdom of Non-Duality” by Prof. Dr. Kapil Kapoor – Padma Bhushan Awardee, renowned scholar, former Professor of English, Concurrent Professor of Sanskrit Studies, and Rector at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
This inspiring talk marks the first session in Rejuvenation’s upcoming series of spiritual discourses designed to deepen inner awareness and enrich the collective consciousness of our society.
Through these talks, Rejuvenation aims to awaken spiritual understanding, cultivate self-inquiry, and bring timeless wisdom of our scriptures into the modern seeker’s life.