Tag Archives: vedanta

How to overcome lust

Posted on August 8, 2008 by gokulmuthu

A person had asked in a mailing list on how to overcome lust. Here is the reply I posted. You should understand that just like the appendix in the abdomen is a vestigial organ in the body, the sexual urge … Continue reading →

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Jivanmukta and Karmaphala

Posted on August 7, 2008 by gokulmuthu

On a mailing list a person has asked a question, “What happens to the Karma of a Jivanmukta? If a Jivanmukta has no ego, where does it go?” Here is the reply I wrote to him. You have mentioned that … 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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PowerPoint Presentations

Posted on April 6, 2008 by gokulmuthu

I had prepared a PowerPoint presentation on Karma Yoga sometime back and recently created one on Jnana Yoga. I have uploaded them at http://www.esnips.com/web/gokulmuthu-Presentations Download article as PDF

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How do the different Yogas work?

Posted on March 24, 2008 by gokulmuthu

The purpose of all “Yoga” is to take the practitioner one step closer towards developing the right identity. A gross person identifies himself with the body and other things physical things that are related to the body. The perfect person … Continue reading →

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