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Tag: Dharma
Truth & Untruth
Read this story that refers to a prayer Ramakrishna made to the Divine Mother where he asked for pure love, … More
More Sayings of Mine – Don’t Read if You Don’t Want To
“Marriage and metaphysics do not gel with each other.” “True freedom is to realize and be OK with it that … More
Dharma
“All Dharma is mere imagination because where there is only the One, where can there be any scope for Dharma. Make the slightest difference between yourself and God, then the head of Dharma rears up.”
This is not a rejection of Dharma, but a reminder of its contingency. Dharma operates within duality: seeker and sought, self and God. For the aspirant, Dharma purifies; for the realized, Dharma dissolves. Aphorisms are easy to misread—yet they point to the timeless truth of Advaita: where nonduality shines, categories collapse, leaving only the One without a second.
Says Who
“All Dharma is mere imagination because where there is only the One, where can there be any scope for Dharma.” “Make … More
My Brother-in-Law’s Perspicacious Observation and the Purusharthas
When in January 1995 at the age of 30 years I came back to India from the US, I was … More
Beyond the Dichotomy of Liberals and Conservatives
No love seems to be lost these days between liberals and conservatives, so-called left wing and right wing. For quite … More
Five Sacred Duties (Dharma)
Pancha Maha Yajna (Five Sacred Duties) – The Dharma The five sacred duties are: Deva yajna – to the Lord-Iswara;Pitr. … More
Making Sense of It All – World Drama, Purusharthas, and Craving
Both Ramakrishna Paramahansa and Ramana Maharshi remarked, “The world is a drama of woman and gold.” Hinduism points out that … More
What Do We Owe Our Parents?
Authors: Sachin Sankar, D. Samarender Reddy We both are nearing our 60s. So, quite naturally we keep hearing from our … More