Tag Archives: God

Panca Kosha Viveka – Analysis of the Five Sheaths

Posted on August 15, 2020 by gokulmuthu

The Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and other texts like Tattvabodha present an analysis of panca koshas (five sheaths) that manifest our individuality. We can understand our true nature by this analysis. The outermost sheath is the annamaya kosha (physical sheath). This … Continue reading →

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Meditation According to Bhagavad Gita

Posted on July 12, 2020 by gokulmuthu

Meditation is an important discipline in spiritual life. Bhagavad Gita talks about several aspects of meditation in detail. Continue reading →

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What is Bhakti (devotion)?

Posted on June 21, 2020 by gokulmuthu

There is a Supreme Being to whom this whole Universe is the physical body, all the life in the Universe is a manifestation of His life and all the minds of all beings is a manifestation of His mind. The … Continue reading →

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Truth, Path and Guru

Posted on April 19, 2020 by gokulmuthu

The Truth is that there are no real individuals. The individuality that I experience is an illusion. In reality, I am Pure Conscious Existence. I am a mere Witness to every experience. Everything else is Nature. This includes the world … Continue reading →

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Jiva and Isvara

Posted on February 17, 2019 by gokulmuthu

(An edited version of this article was published in the January 2023 issue of Vedanta Kesari, the monthly magazine published from Ramakrishna Math, Chennai.) Vedanta gives two sets of concepts about the individual (Jiva) and God (Isvara). One is practical, … Continue reading →

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