Tag Archives: vedanta

Importance of right perspective

Posted on April 2, 2011 by gokulmuthu

The importance of right perspective on life cannot be over emphasized. I am just returning from listening to the heart rending cries of a poor mother who has lost her ten year old daughter in an accident. Death is not … Continue reading →

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World as God

Posted on March 30, 2011 by gokulmuthu

Here is an excerpt from the book “Towards the Goal Supreme” (also called “Paramartha Prasanga”) by Swami Virajananda. Paramartha Prasanga is really a great book. It is published in several languages by the different publishing houses of the Ramakrishna Order. … Continue reading →

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Basic Difference

Posted on March 11, 2011 by gokulmuthu

Materialism and Advaita are poles apart. Materialism says physical matter (including energy) is the fundamental substance in this world. Materialism says I am a temporary conglomerate of matter. Materialism says thoughts are the product of chemical and electrical changes happening … Continue reading →

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Materialism vs Spiritualism

Posted on February 22, 2011 by gokulmuthu

Many people who proclaim to be materialists are actually spiritual if the surface of their logic is scratched a bit. Materialism can be defined as the position that there exists nothing but matter. Physical matter (including field, energy, etc) is … Continue reading →

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Is God Compassionate?

Posted on December 13, 2010 by gokulmuthu

I got a mail from a friend with a question: I was once a theist and after a prolonged period of open-minded inquiry I was able to give up theism and became agnostic. Ever since then I was wobbling between … Continue reading →

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