Category Archives: advaita

Purushottama Yoga: Fifteenth Chapter of the Bhagavad Gita – A Gist of Vedanta Philosophy

Posted on May 25, 2021 by gokulmuthu

India has always been and continues to be a dynamic ground for religion and philosophy. Many of the world’s living religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism have their birth in India. Many of the major religions from other cultures … 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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The game we play

Posted on July 6, 2020 by gokulmuthu

A few years back I was watching a few ten year old boys and girls playing a game when watching the TV show Power Rangers. Each boy or girl identified with one of the Power Rangers – Red, Yellow, Blue, … Continue reading →

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Truth, Path and Guru

Posted on April 19, 2020 by gokulmuthu

The Truth is that there are no real individuals. The individuality that I experience is an illusion. In reality, I am Pure Conscious Existence. I am a mere Witness to every experience. Everything else is Nature. This includes the world … Continue reading →

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Jiva and Isvara

Posted on February 17, 2019 by gokulmuthu

(An edited version of this article was published in the January 2023 issue of Vedanta Kesari, the monthly magazine published from Ramakrishna Math, Chennai.) Vedanta gives two sets of concepts about the individual (Jiva) and God (Isvara). One is practical, … Continue reading →

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