Author Archives: gokulmuthu

Purpose of Life – A Perspective Based on Evolution

Posted on August 9, 2021 by gokulmuthu

This material Universe began with the Big Bang more than thirteen and a half billion years ago. The Universe evolved from a mass of energy to subatomic particles. It took more than a hundred million years for the Universe to … Continue reading →

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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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Sadhana Panchakam in the Bhagavad Gita

Posted on December 21, 2020 by gokulmuthu

The Sadhana Panchakam of Sri Adi Sankaracharya is very popular. In that, forty sadhanas (साधना) or spiritual disciplines are given in five verses. Here is a set of five slokas in the Bhagavad Gita that gives a sequence of about … Continue reading →

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How to Get the Most Out of Reading

Posted on November 7, 2020 by gokulmuthu

Knowledge is the most powerful tool of human beings to lead a purposeful life. Next to personal communication with an expert, books are the primary means of transmission of knowledge. It is important to have a structured approach to get … Continue reading →

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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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