Author Archives: gokulmuthu

Good and bad – How to choose?

Posted on August 6, 2012 by gokulmuthu

During discussions with people, especially youth, one question that often comes up is this: How do we decide what is good and what is bad? This question assumes three things: I have the freedom to choose. My action will lead … Continue reading →

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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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Should human life be like this only?

Posted on June 25, 2012 by gokulmuthu

Most of the time of most of the human beings are spend in one the following: earning money, accumulating possessions, securing them, preparing oneself to enable to earn money enjoying pleasures by tingling the various sense organs like charming sights, sounds, … Continue reading →

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Five lessons on Advaita Vedanta

Posted on June 5, 2012 by gokulmuthu

In his lecture on the book Jiva Yaatra, Swami Paramarthanandaji talks about five lessons on Advaita Vedanta. He mentions that if a person understands and assimilates these five lessons, that is Jnaanam and that is Mukti. I have tried to … 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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