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Sankara’s Advaita Formula

Posted on July 3, 2012 by gokulmuthu

Happy Guru Purnima !!! Sankara presents the Advaita Philosophy in the famous three short lines: brahma satyam jagat mityaa jiivo brahmaiva na parah Unfortunately, this has been the cause of a lot of confusion about Advaita and the cause of … Continue reading →

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Happiness

Posted on May 8, 2012 by gokulmuthu

We all want to be happy. No creature wants to be unhappy. If asked when we want to be happy – morning, evening, Saturday, Sunday – we would surely say “Always”. If asked where we want to be happy – … Continue reading →

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Space and Consciousness

Posted on April 17, 2012 by gokulmuthu

In the 13th chapter of the Gita, Krishna uses space and light as examples to explain consciousness. The Upanisads also use space and light as examples. In his lectures, Swami Paramarthanandaji uses the concept of space to beautifully explain Consciousness. … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Spiritual Living

Posted on November 30, 2011 by gokulmuthu

I wrote this for an E-Symposium conducted by Vedanta Kesari, a spiritual monthly magazine published by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Chennai. It is published in the December 2011 issue of the magazine. The Joy of Spiritual Living When I was … Continue reading →

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World as God

Posted on March 30, 2011 by gokulmuthu

Here is an excerpt from the book “Towards the Goal Supreme” (also called “Paramartha Prasanga”) by Swami Virajananda. Paramartha Prasanga is really a great book. It is published in several languages by the different publishing houses of the Ramakrishna Order. … Continue reading →

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