Is the search for truth the subtlest form of Maya? Janak asks Ashtavakra

Janak asks Ashtavakra: Is the search for truth the subtlest form of Maya? What follows is not a teaching, not … More

Muslims

“Every time your BP rises when you remember the Muslims, just think about Sahir Ludhianvi.”

“The cause of suffering is desire”: Buddha’s Second Noble Truth

“At last, at long last, I have understood Buddha’s Second Noble Truth that ‘The cause of suffering is desire’.”–DSR Buddha’s … More

Iski Maa Ki Kirkiri (or, Who Am I?)

How did I come to beThis me that I am nowWhat past has shaped meKarma? Tut, tut,How did the first … More

“The world is a drama of women and gold” (or more accurately, “lust and greed”)

The phrase, “The world is a drama of women and gold” (or more accurately, “lust and greed”), is a central teaching of Sri … More

God, World, Ignorance, Knowledge, Love, Wisdom

“It is very easy to understand God, but very difficult to understand this world.” “When and how will I discard this … More

Parable of the Farmer and the Law of Karma

from The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna Parable of the Farmer It was about five o’clock in the afternoon. Sri Ramakrishna … More

Truth & Untruth

Read this story that refers to a prayer Ramakrishna made to the Divine Mother where he asked for pure love, … More

Compassion (Daya) vs Attachment (Maya) – Bible & Ramakrishna Paramahansa hold forth

“Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son … More

Sense of Doership

“Maya is nothing but the sense of doership.”