Ramana Maharshi’s teaching on “He who thinks he is the doer is also the sufferer” (Talk 420, Talks with Sri … More
Tag: Ego
“How does one live free while dwelling in the body?”
The Price of Truth
“The price of Truth is your ego.”
Spiritual Path Simplified: A Guided Journey Through Advaita and Self-Realization
This post presents a distilled guide to understanding the spiritual journey through the lens of Advaita Vedanta. It brings together 12 essential writings that explain the nature of reality as name-and-form, the illusory role of the ego, and the discovery of inner happiness. Readers are encouraged to explore each linked article while keeping in mind three key insights: the world is an appearance, the ego is not the thinker-doer, and true happiness lies within. For deeper study, the book “Happiness & Consciousness” is recommended as a concise yet comprehensive companion.
How to know the Truth?
“I have to renounce Samarender if I want to know the truth.”
Sense of Doership
“Maya is nothing but the sense of doership.”
Who Say I Say All Those Things They Say I Say
“Maybe, just maybe, the total and eternal effacement of the ego is love.” “‘I love you’ is always a false statement because … More
What or Who is Keeping Me Alive?
“I seek nothing, not even to breathe. But breathing keeps happening.”
Dil Kya Kare Jab Kissise Kissiko Pyar Ho Jahe – On Love & Marriage
Love is the ultimate temptation. In the initial stages it temporarily halts the thinking mind and you exist in your … More
J. Krishnamurti on Love & Sex
Krishnamurti explains that true love is not rooted in the ego or desires, which lead to division and conflict. He emphasizes that thought cultivates these desires, often associating love with sexual pleasure, which he views as a form of bondage. Real freedom and understanding of love arise only by transcending divisive pleasures and the self-centered “me.”
Know Thyself 