Relevance of ancient Indian scriptures: What is meditation?
Now, since the supreme Brahman cannot be known through the senses or the mind, there has to be...
Now, since the supreme Brahman cannot be known through the senses or the mind, there has to be...
How can the mind become quiet? The mind that always jumps around like a monkey? How do I make it...
I, having gone through the Upanishadic teachings, believe that there is another grade of evolution...
If we can look at things in a new way. Let me give an example—this is about applying...
The rishi asks, “How do I express this to you? How do I get this through to you in a manner that...
So, sloka 3 in Kena Upanishad answers the question but answers it in such a way that you cannot...
There is a lovely 16th century kirtan written in Malayalam by the famous poet Thunchaththu...
So, this is exactly what I was saying—the Upanishad is not trying to give you an answer. The...
The question being asked is, who is this Self that is activating the mind? Who is this Self that...
Just as many Indians, especially Non-Resident Indians, get upset when they see an American or...
We had a general discussion on the meaning of the Upanishadic inquiry and its relevance to modern...
Suppose, I stand in front of the World Space studios and somebody comes to me and asks, “How do I...
In Sanskrit, the other word for churning-up is ‘manthan’. It’s only when the mind is...
This beautiful hymn of the Rig Veda is about thinking together.Sam gachadhvam sam vadadhvam sam...
So, as I said, these two examples I have given you are hardly the full range of ideas that people...
Now, when you have found out the essence of your own being, all the energies of the universe are...
Coming back to the present, or rather to the past that sounds so much like the present, I would...
I will share a story with you before I get into the subject, ‘The Ancient Indian Scriptures and...
Hill stations are most beautiful during spring. With the snow rapidly melting away, the wind rising...