Tag Archives: vedanta

The Joy of Spiritual Living

Posted on November 30, 2011 by gokulmuthu

I wrote this for an E-Symposium conducted by Vedanta Kesari, a spiritual monthly magazine published by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Chennai. It is published in the December 2011 issue of the magazine. The Joy of Spiritual Living When I was … Continue reading →

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Adhyaasa (superimposition) in Science and Advaita

Posted on October 4, 2011 by gokulmuthu

We all perceive objects and beings with the senses, conceive ideas with the mind and we have an awareness of ourselves. Everything that we know and experience can be broadly brought under three – matter, mind and consciousness. A goal … Continue reading →

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Purpose of Life – Be Happy and Help Others.

Posted on August 29, 2011 by gokulmuthu

If we ask different people of what the purpose of their life is, they will reply different things. If we analyze the answers, they can be generalized as “Be happy and help others”. This is what Swami Vivekananda elaborated as … Continue reading →

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Attitudes Towards Work

Posted on August 29, 2011 by gokulmuthu

An edited version of this article was published in the March 2013 issue of Vedanta Kesari, A cultural and spiritual monthly of the Ramakrishna Order. Work is something which I am constantly engaged in. Work is the way by which … 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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