What body What mind No such things No, no, no No such things. What world What God No such things No, no, no No such things. I, the Self, alone exist As pure Being-Consciousness, Revelling in myself Needing naught else besides.
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Self-Identity
When I think of myself as Samarender I am enmeshed in all sorts of thoughts, Feelings, volitions and emotions rise up Always reacting to inner compulsions To desire from and interact with the world. When I think of myself as the Self I lose all impetus to want or act Self being all there is … Continue reading Self-Identity
Shankara: How to Meditate for Self-Realisation| Vivekachuhdamani | Nididhyasana | Samadhi
Here is a collection of verses I have taken from Shankara’s Masterpiece Vivekachudamani focusing on the last step in the path to liberation, namely meditation or Nididhyasana, which as we shall see culminates in Samadhi.
In Vivekachudamani, the entire path to Moksha (Liberation), in which suffering is totally removed, is set out for us. Not only is the entire path explained in detail, but repetition of almost every point is made again and again to ensure that the meaning is clearly imparted and cannot be misunderstood. This text has been approved and recommended by all the great Advaita sages over the centuries, including Bhagavn Sri Ramana Maharshi who translated the entire work into Tamil for those around him who could not read the original Sanskrit.
The path starts with the seeker of liberation burdened with suffering approaching a self-realised teacher. The teacher then gives the verbal/conceptual teaching (sravana) and then contemplating…
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The Finger Pointing to the Moon
Check out my article "The Finger Pointing to the Moon" here (where I discuss the interpretation of a verse from Kena Upanishad): http://www.socialsciences.in/article/finger-pointing-moon
Who Are You?
Who are you? I am a Hindu. Ok, move on. Next. Who are you? I am an Indian. Ok, move on. Next. Who are you? I am a Bengali. Ok, move on. Next. Who are you? I am a Brahmin. Ok, move on. Next. Who are you? I don’t know. Ah, at last.
Ramana Maharshi on Contemplation
I [Yogi Ramaiah] asked [Ramana] Maharshi about contemplation. He taught me as follows: When a man dies the funeral pyre is prepared and the body is laid flat on the pyre. The pyre is lit. The skin is burnt, then the flesh and then the bones until the whole body falls to ashes. What remains … Continue reading Ramana Maharshi on Contemplation
How To Live in the World – Ramana Maharshi’s Advice
Why should your occupation or duties in life interfere with your spiritual effort? For instance, there is a difference between your activities at home and in the office. In your office activities you are detached and so long as you do your duty you do not care what happens or whether it results in gain … Continue reading How To Live in the World – Ramana Maharshi’s Advice
Bhagavad Gita Talks by Swami Sarvapriyananda
Swami Sarvapriyananda's ongoing talks on Bhagavad Gita are available in audio form here https://soundcloud.com/vedantany/sets/bhagavad-gita-swami
Schrodinger On Determinism and Free Will
Following is the Epilogue in Erwin Schrodinger's book "What Is Life?" (Note: Schrodinger was an Austrian physicist who developed a number of fundamental results in the field of Quantum Mechanics, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933) Epilogue: On Determinism and Free Will As a reward for the serious trouble I … Continue reading Schrodinger On Determinism and Free Will
