Tag Archives: moksha

What is the Truth?

Posted on September 22, 2012 by gokulmuthu

The senses and mind are designed only to study objects. They do not have access to the subject which is behind the senses and the mind. Similarly, the senses and mind are designed only to study the properties of objects. … Continue reading →

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Bhagavad Gita – Essence and Summary

Posted on August 13, 2012 by gokulmuthu

New page is put up with two booklets – “Essence of the Gita” and “Bhagavad Gita Summary”. Click here to go to the page. Download article as PDF

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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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Happiness

Posted on May 8, 2012 by gokulmuthu

We all want to be happy. No creature wants to be unhappy. If asked when we want to be happy – morning, evening, Saturday, Sunday – we would surely say “Always”. If asked where we want to be happy – … Continue reading →

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Life is like this only

Posted on July 11, 2011 by gokulmuthu

There was a family outing from our office. There was an interesting game in the outing. Three pairs of people stood at the sides of the play area holding strings across the play area. The strings were about two feet … Continue reading →

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