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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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