Category Archives: vedanta

Seven Laws of Spiritual Life

Posted on October 21, 2013 by gokulmuthu

Here are the seven “laws of spiritual life” as listed by Swami Yatiswaranandaji in his monumental book “Meditation and Spiritual Life”. Whatever we take to be real for the time being, affects our whole personality, thoughts, emotions and actions. Our … Continue reading →

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Three Stages of Bhakti

Posted on September 29, 2013 by gokulmuthu

God (Ishvara) is that being to whom the entire material universe is the body, the cosmic dynamics is the activity, all the thoughts of all the individual beings put together is the mind and the self-awareness of the whole universe … Continue reading →

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An interesting way of presenting Vedanta

Posted on August 19, 2013 by gokulmuthu

All creatures seek happiness. Human beings have three ways to pursue happiness: by experiences, by actions and by knowledge. These roles are called – bhoktaa (experiencer), kartaa (doer) and jnaataa (knower), respectively. Most of us pursue happiness through experiences. We … Continue reading →

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Why Religion?

Posted on July 15, 2013 by gokulmuthu

There is a lot of debate on various questions related to religion. What is religion? Why does man need religion? Can a person be religious and scientific? Why does man need several religions? Do all the religions lead to the … Continue reading →

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Einstein talks Vedanta

Posted on June 13, 2013 by gokulmuthu

A human being is part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This … Continue reading →

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