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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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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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Swami Chinmayananda – The Three Principles

Posted on September 3, 2011 by gokulmuthu

The Three Principles By Swami Chinmayananda To realize our full spiritual Nature is to experience the fullness of life. As long as we have not attained this state of being, our intellect will continue to suggest methods for overcoming feelings of imperfection, … Continue reading →

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Speech by Sri Aurobindo

Posted on August 15, 2010 by gokulmuthu

The Bengal National College was started in 1906 by a group of freedom fighters. Sri Aurobindo was its Principal. In 1907, Aurobindo was arrested under a sedition law to curb the spread and impact of Bande Mataram. While taking leave … Continue reading →

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Gödel's God

Posted on August 14, 2010 by gokulmuthu

A friend referred me to a Wikipedia page where Kurt Godel has claimed to have proven that God exists. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gödel’s_ontological_proof The proof says 1. Existence is a positive property in all worlds. 2. God of a world is defined as … Continue reading →

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