Worldly knowledge is always limited and cannot help achieve mukti. Mukti and the experience of the supreme Reality require an eagerness to ...

Ganapati, revered in Hinduism as the remover of obstacles and harbinger of wisdom, is celebrated for his unparalleled intellect. The 'Ganap...

Adi Shankara, an avatar of Shiv, was born in Kerala and went on a spiritual mission. He met his guru, Govind Bhagavadpada, and claimed to b...

Morality, the foundation of spiritual practice, is not the final destination but an essential beginning. It requires mental equilibrium and...

When a person is unmoved by sorrow or joy, whose love, fear and anger have been sublimated, he is sthitapragnya. Such a person is in comple...

In his immortal verse Atma Bodha, Shankara explains that Self, which is the reflection of Brahmn, is the unchanging reality and knowledge o...

Prerequisite to understanding these facets is to decipher the basic difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is the information g...

A curious one peeped in. He was surprised to see Podo ringing the bell and blowing the conch. The floor was as dirty as before, and there w...

Next, Vaangmayam Tapasya, of expression, that means the practice of addressing others so as to not cause them anxiety, to speak the truth, ...

The images of various deities is merely representations of the qualities of the One. An image can also help in meditating. The Quran calls ...

Some hold that the universe was created out of nothing by a fiat of God and that it will again lapse into nothing at the time of deluge. Th...

At first glance, the shloka provides us with a beautiful metaphor for contemplation: God as our inner light is transcendent of everything a...

Creation is only the imagination of the Infinite Knowing Entity, where It imagines Itself divided into several parts. Creation also shows t...

Destructive emotions like anger, hatred and violence come from a strong sense of I-ness, or ego, and by cultivating selflessness, these emo...

Peace is not just a matter to be taken care of by politics.

A true disciple is concerned only with the divine nature of the Guru. The Guru’s action as man is not the disciple’s concern. He is totally...

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