Category Archives: advaita

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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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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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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Adhyaasa (superimposition) in Science and Advaita

Posted on October 4, 2011 by gokulmuthu

We all perceive objects and beings with the senses, conceive ideas with the mind and we have an awareness of ourselves. Everything that we know and experience can be broadly brought under three – matter, mind and consciousness. A goal … Continue reading →

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