I would like to briefly discuss the path of a mumukSu leading his way up to mokSa with the firm assimilation of Self knowledge (aham sat chit ananda svarupa? sarva antaryAmi chit AkAsha rUpa? asmi iti draDha niSchaya ). This is a summary for quick recollection for those who have already studied an introductory text- […]
Science, Vedanta and Free-will
(CHAKRA Blogs) I am sharing some of my thoughts on Science, vedAnta and free-will. I will be looking at these ideas through the Vedic lens, incorporating them into our present scientific understanding. Science does not ‘define’ fundamentals, it ‘describes’ phenomenons and interactions. Science helps us see connections and make material sense of this jagat by coming […]
Working Towards Becoming a Brahman v2.0
asato ma sadgamaya | Lead me from the asat to the sat. tamaso ma jyotirgamaya | Lead me from darkness to light. mrtyorma amrtam gamaya | Lead me from death to immortality (Brhadaranyaka Upanishad – I.iii.28) Introduction I remember being a child and hearing narrations of how Brahmarishi Vishwamitra (formerly known as a warrior named […]
The Vedic View of the Universe – Macrocosm (Part 1)
(CHAKRA) hariH Om. Before the variegated world of names and forms, there was only consciousness in its unmanifest state. This was the ‘being’- brahman. mAyA shakti is the potential of Brahman to manifest as the universe. Just as you cannot separate heat from the fire, wet-ness from the water, or sunlight from the sun, similarly, you […]
Common Misunderstandings in Advaita Vedanta
By Prashant Parikh, a student of traditional Vedanta from Arsha Vidya Gurukulam Vedanta is a very deep and delicate subject. Understanding it requires utmost dedication and preparedness. There are some errors I come across routinely in my discussions with people, so here are a few of them I addressed for our readers: 1) The Self can’t […]