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Raja Yoga and Jnana Yoga of Swami Vivekananda

The science of Râja-Yoga proposes to put before humanity a practical and scientifically worked out method of reaching this truth. … They [Yogis] ask us to take up the method and practice honestly, and then, if we do not find … Continue reading

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Panca Kosha Viveka – Analysis of the Five Sheaths

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

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

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Liberation and the steps to it

Moksha (liberation) is merely dropping the deep rooted wrong notion that ‘I am an individual’. Dropping a deep rooted notion usually involves these steps: 1. Be open minded by dropping biases 2. Calm down to be able to listen 3. … Continue reading

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Essentials of Spiritual Life

Here is a list of essentials of spiritual life for people who are really serious about it. Spiritual life is the sustainable and practical way to be happy, joyous, peaceful and resilient to the ups and downs of life. Stop … Continue reading

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