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How to Lead a Purposeful Life

Posted on May 24, 2009 by gokulmuthu

I talked to the children of the Summer Camp conducted by Ramakrishna Math, Ulsoor, Bangalore (www.ramakrishnamath.in). Here is an outline of the talk. The topic has four significant words. We can understand each of them one by one. Life – … Continue reading →

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Value of Life

Posted on January 12, 2009 by gokulmuthu

Under the premises of Ramakrishna Vivekananda Ashrama, Hubli, I gave a talk in two colleges in Hubli as a part of the National Youth Day (Swami Vivekananda Jayanti) Celebrations. Here is an outline of the talk. One of my relatives … Continue reading →

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Bhakti and Jnaana

Posted on April 18, 2008 by gokulmuthu

A spiritual seeker asked a question “How to unify Bhakti and Jnaana in life?” Here is an attempt to answer the question. First to start with, we have the example given by Sri Ramakrishna. “In the infinite ocean of Sat-Chit-Aananda, … Continue reading →

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Principles of Hinduism

Posted on February 19, 2008 by gokulmuthu

Recently on a mailing list a person posted the basic tenets of Jainism and Buddhism. He stated that Hinduism is too complex to have a distilled list of basic principles. Here is the list of the basic principles of Hinduism. … Continue reading →

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Satyam Shivam Sundaram

Posted on March 15, 2007 by gokulmuthu

The concept of Satyam (Truth), Shivam (Goodness) and Sundaram (Beauty) is one of the most wonderful ones in Indian Philosophy. In three words, this gives a wonderful philosophy of life for people of diverse pursuits. Life is expressing and experiencing. … Continue reading →

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