Author Archives: gokulmuthu

Rumi’s Philosophy

Posted on October 31, 2020 by gokulmuthu

(I prepared this as a part of an assignment for a course.) The Sufi tradition claims its origin with the Prophet’s son-in-law Ali abn Abi Talib. It has incorporated the teachings of several spiritual traditions around the world like Christianity, … Continue reading →

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The Three Goddesses of Navaratri

Posted on October 25, 2020 by gokulmuthu

Navaratri is the annual Hindu festival of worship of God in the form of Goddesses for nine days. During the first three days, Goddess is worshipped as Durga, the Goddess of Strength. She blesses with good health, physical power and … Continue reading →

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An Exercise on Introspection

Posted on October 13, 2020 by gokulmuthu

Today in the weekly meeting of Vivekananda Study Circle, IISc, we did this exercise. This is partly based on what was taught by Jayanthi Ma’am in her TA/Psychology/Group Therapy course. It can benefit a lot of people. If you are … Continue reading →

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An Ideal Charity Organization

Posted on October 11, 2020 by gokulmuthu

This is probably the first post in this blog specifically eulogizing a person or organization. However, I cannot resist myself from doing this, because it is exemplary. I want to bring to attention two incidents here. This happened sometime in … Continue reading →

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Panca Kosha Viveka – Analysis of the Five Sheaths

Posted on August 15, 2020 by gokulmuthu

The Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and other texts like Tattvabodha present an analysis of panca koshas (five sheaths) that manifest our individuality. We can understand our true nature by this analysis. The outermost sheath is the annamaya kosha (physical sheath). This … Continue reading →

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