July is a very special month as we celebrate Guru Purnima this month. Guru Purnima is a day that symbolizes the giving of eternal wisdom. It is a day to celebrate the wisdom that the guru has blessed us with and express our gratitude for it. It’s also a full moon
No matter how successful we are in our professional life, no matter how many friends we have, no matter how prosperous our family is, and no matter how loving our relationships are, we always yearn for ‘something else’ to give a sense of completion to our quests as human beings.
The primary hurdle in the experience of the Self is the assumed individual identity, which you refer to as ‘I’. When an individual identity is assumed, it gives birth to the illusion of a separate ‘I’, confined within the boundaries of your body. With the birth of this illusory separate
We’ve discussed the primary aim of human life and why we tend to get entangled in the worldly illusion (in article Why do we tend to be entangled in this illusory world?). We also discussed about how the mind is one of the reasons why we get entangled. Hence, in
In our previous article, we discussed that the ultimate aim of human life is to awaken to the experience of Self, to abide in it, and cause others to awaken to the magnificent wellspring of Self within them. Anything that serves this purpose alone is worth engaging in. Yet we
In the last article, we understood what faith is and also about Ultimate Faith. Everybody thinks that God created man, and everybody lives with this belief. But it is very difficult to understand the truth that God did not create man, but God became man. Faith in this truth is
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. How true is this line from Martin Luther King, Jr. Everyone possesses faith. It’s just that it is expressed in varying degrees in various people. When in difficult times, we often
Has the thought ever occurred to you as to who is actually seeing or witnessing all this that is going around? Or have you felt that something just happened even before you could just realize that it happened. Who is the one who is aware of all that is happening
Self-realization is the direct experience of Self. Self-stabilization comes when one abides permanently in the experience of Self. It is necessary to internalize the understanding completely to be stabilized in Self. When the wattage of a bulb is low, it cannot handle the electric current. If the bulb has to
Imagine a double screen television having a front screen, as well as a screen at the rear side. You would never see such a television practically, but just imagine this for the purpose of this analogy. You may call this a dual-sided or double-screen television. Imagine that there is a
To attain freedom from anything, we will have to first understand what it exactly is. So let us first understand Maya––the cosmic illusion––before we consider being free from it. The popular concept of Maya brings forth pictures of materialism involving the acquisition and preservation of material pleasures and conveniences like
You cannot borrow the Truth from outside; it cannot be obtained. This is because it is already available within you. When a true master points at the truth within you, it is by this grace that true wisdom awakens within you. Truth is subjective experience, not objective knowledge. It cannot
