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Author Archives: gokulmuthu
aatmano mokshaartham jagat hitaaya cha
Swami Vivekananda set the motto of Ramakrishna Math and Mission as “aatmano mokshaartham jagat hitaaya cha”, which means “For one’s own liberation and the world’s welfare”. This is a very wonderful concept. These words can be understood from two stand … Continue reading
Happiness, sorrow, desire, renunciation, duty, etc
Everyone wants to be happy and avoid sorrow.Happiness comes from a state of fulfilment.Sorrow is the result of a state of unfulfilment.Desire is the root cause of sorrow.Fulfilment of a desire results in temporary happiness.Soon another desire comes in and … Continue reading
Taking stock
It is good to pause occasionally in life and take stock of one’s beliefs and inferences of experiences. From these one should define a purpose to continue in life. This is needed periodically and at occasions when there is a … Continue reading
Some thoughts on Education
1. Education gives a new identity Education is the process of shifting one’s identity from the physicalplane to the mental plane. A person who can truly say “Cognito, ergosum” – “I think. So I am” – is an educated person. … Continue reading
Aims of Life – Purushaarthas
I was listening to the lecture series titled “Introduction to Vedanta” by Swami Paramarthananda. It is a very good series of audio lectures. They are available for free download on the internet at http://www.vedantavidyarthisangha.org/ The first lecture in the series … Continue reading