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The whole Mind mechanism is not to be trusted. Whatever emotional-based excursion it takes us on is purely arbitrary, impermanent, limited and, thereof, fictional. Regardless of what hard momentary conclusions it compells us to reach--philosophical, scientific, religious, socio-political...

It's all a matter of releasing one's awareness from the ensnaring entrapments of the Mind-flow of Particulars. Even though being none other than the Self, the habit of animating the Particular UNTO itself--ie separated from the totality of the Absolute Being--is where all the problems arise. The...

An Introduction to the Metaphysics of Vedanta Our very nature is Freedom. Only our minds tell us otherwise. Therefore there's nothing positive for us to achieve, but only something negative to eliminate. And this is done by applying various techniques such as viveka, which is discriminating...

One can not express the glory of the divine parents in mere words. Reading the life histories of the bhakta-s who were devoted to Her, and the saints in the periyapurana is inspiring. So is the reading of the thiruvilaiyadal (leelas of Lord Shiva), the various puranas like the basava purana...

The first principle in living a spiritual life is to be full of Love. Love is not a desire to become God, escape from the suffering, or even escape from rebirths of thoughts. It is simply Love in the non-dual sense. It is the will to be one with Shakti, not because She is the all powerful divine...

We are the source of the animating force of life, the source of all creation. The spirit may be called Brahman, paramatman, Self, unified field or whatever you prefer, but it is simplicity itself. We are That. To realize this pure consciousness, our essential nature, one has to spend time with...

Emotions, by itself, are not wrong, but they are often concerned about something petty. Emotions channeled right can turn into bhakti (devotion towards God). One who practices a "path" has to learn to look at the movements of the nature in all its manifestations, without interfering with it...

Objectivity is lost when one becomes swayed by desire or fear. When a thing provokes either a reaction to enjoy or avert, the attempt to escape becomes so engrossing that detachment disappears. Feelings of fear or desire leave a deep mark in the unconscious mind [This mark is called samskara]...

The pain and pleasure are only sides to the same coin. Wise chinese men aptly have the same word for crisis and oppurtunity. Suffering and pain are states perceived only because the state of lack of suffering and pain has been perceived. The individual, ego, mind all are also objects of...

Many Hindus believe in reincarnation without understanding what it means. According to advaita, reincarnation does not mean that the ever-free Atman ever transmigrates. Atman (Self) is ever-pure and ever-free. Man, in reality, is Atman. But he identifies with the gross body, subtle body or the...

Arudhra darshanam is celebrated in late december or early january. Shiva, like all of us, is eternal and never born. Yet, everyone likes to have a birthday. But, like all of us, Shiva has taken so many forms and had so many gross bodies that a single nakshatram had to be determined. Unlike all...

Rahu was once sent as a messenger to Siva to demand that the latter surrender His wife to the king. "Why will an ascetic need such a beautiful wife?" Siva got angry and from His anger a rather fierce being emerged, with three heads, seven legs, and terrible fangs. The being rushed at Rahu in...

There is a story for the Ganesa idol in GokarNa in Karnataka. Pleased with Ravana's tapas, Lord Shiva gave him an atmalinga making Ravana invincible. Shiva said that it will lose its power if he puts it down. So, Ravana always carried it and did a lot of atrocities. Seeing this, the gods...

The history of Indian civilization dates back to the pre-historic age, enough to outshine even the Indus Valley Civilization both in dimension and content, and without a shred of doubt, Indian women have been occupying a special position in the realm of society ever since then. This conviction...

1.Abortion abortion is one of the greatest sins. in the mahabarata, krishna curses ashwathama (sp?) for killing an unborn child 2.Divorce hindu's dont believe in divorce. they believe a union is for good, but with western culture creeping into india, divorce rates are growing, especially with a...

Like this, Sri Rama was crowned as the king of Ayodhya. Six months passed in no time after his coronation. Sri Rama then called all the monkeys and requested them to return to their respective homes. The monkeys had forgotten about their real selves, since the day they had been living with Sri...

Lord Shiva had narrated the whole story of Sri Rama to Parvati - the story which was originally narrated by Kakbhusundi to Garuda. Parvati was wondering why did a scholar like Kakbhusundi have a body of crow? Parvati also wondered how did Kakbhusundi come to know about the tale of Sri Rama? She...

The eagerness of people in Ayodhya increased immensely when only a day was left in the completion of fourteen years. But still there was no sign of Sri Rama's return. Even Bharat began to wonder whether Sri Rama had changed his stance towards him. He said- "Laxmana was very fortunate to have...

Intoxicated by the intake of large quantity of wine, Kumbhakarn thundered loudly and proceeded to fight Sri Rama. When Vibhishan saw him coming he approached him and greeted. Vibhishan told Kumbhakarn how he had tried to convince Ravan to return Sita back to Sri Rama, "...But Ravan kicked me...

Sri Rama then consulted with his ministers to discuss the further course of action. Lanka's fort had four doors. It was decided that the whole army should be divided into four batallions and then attack should be made from all the four sides simultaneously. So Sri Rama's army attacked the fort...