“Thus, birth disease, old age and death cycle inevitably and become an inseparable part of human life. The desire for the joy of procreation, wealth, and recognition, among sheer compu... Read more
By Devi Sita to HanumanOne special day, shortly after the return of Sri SitaRama, the Royal Assembly was packed with honourable people. Different walks of life had come from far and wide acr... Read more
From Ramayana Yuddha KandaThe legend of Sri Rama is well-known. Ravana kidnaps Devi Sita during Vanavasa (living in forest). Sri Rama wages war against him with the help of Sugriva. Ravana l... Read more
Behind the thick wall of our mental agitation lies the Self, apparently hidden, veiled form our direct apprehension. When the mind is de-clutched from its preoccupations with the world of pe... Read more
To vividly portray this total Oneness, Sri Rama repeatedly employs the classical examples that one meets with in the Vedantic tradition. When water is poured into the ocean, you cannot, late... Read more
A true student and seeker continues to practice contemplation as advised in the previous verse, slowly bringing into his life the fulfillment of all the four conditions. These four cannot be... Read more
After merger with Brahman, there can no longer be any equipments to condition the seeker, and therefore he becomes ever free (vimuktimat), fully liberated from all the persecutions of his ea... Read more
Text XXXXVIII purvam samadherakhilam vicintaye – domkaramatram sacracaram jagat tadeva vacyam pranavo hi vacako vibhavyate ‘jnanavasanna bodhatah Before reaching this state of total absorpti... Read more
These are valid doubts of an intelligent armchair-Vedantin who lacks the heroism to slip his seat of contemplation. However, Vedanta is a subjective science, and any amount of mere study and... Read more
