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What is the Origin of Desires, Thoughts and Actions?


The world that comes into existence for the fulfilment of one’s desires through thoughts and actions has its origin in … More

Actions, Avidya, Desires, Ignorance, Karma, Maya, Thoughts

My Path to the Truth


I try to live my life with the following understanding forming the backdrop from which I do whatever I do:

Advaita Vedanta, Consciousness, Consciousness (Awareness), Ego, Ignorance, Sense of Doership, Truth

Maya (Ignorance)


“Maya (or ignorance) is nothing but the wrong understanding that happiness lies outside. The moment one realizes that happiness is … More

Avidya, Ignorance, Maya, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes

Seeking


“All seeking is a big mistake based on ignorance.”–D. Samarender Reddy

Ignorance, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes, Seeker, Seeking

Socratic Humility


And yet for all this influence, many of our ways are becoming far from Socratic. More and more our politics … More

Ignorance, Political discourse, Socrates' Irony, Socrates' Method, Wisdom

Seeing Through the Illusion


“I refuse to be fooled by God any longer – there is no me or you; it is all S/He.”–D. … More

Avidya, God, Ignorance, Illusion, Maya, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes

Ab Mujhe Iss Duniya Kee Zaroorat Nahi Hie


I gently lower my eyelidsShutting off whatever scenes that there beI dial down my thinkingShutting off whatever curiosities that there … More

Ignorance, Poem, Poetry, World

Ramana Maharshi on Ignorance


Ignorance – ajnana – is of two kinds: (1) Forgetfulness of the Self. (2) Obstruction to the knowledge of the … More

Ajnana, Ignorance, Ramana Maharshi, Self (Brahman)

Ignorance (Maya, Avidya)


21-24. D.: What is this ignorance? M.: Listen. In the body appears a phantom, the ‘false-I’, to claim the body … More

Avidya, Brahman, Ignorance, Maya, Self (Brahman)

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