Category: Eastern Schools
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Eating Junk Food? Know Karana Sharira
People give highly mystic explanations of Karana Sharira as something exotic which is beyond the level of understanding and heavily fantasized. However, this is a completely bad interpretation. The definition is already given by Adi Shankaracharya in the book Tattvabodha. Anirvācanyam-anādyavidyā rūpam sarvakāraṇam | Svātmasvarūpājñānam yat tatkāraṇaśarīram || The direct translation would be: That which…
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Witnessing doesn’t dissolve Karma, but Dharma does
There is a profound misunderstanding haunting your modern spiritual pursuit. It is the seductive belief that observation is synonymous with purification. You are often taught to simply watch the mind and observe the world. You cultivate the state of the passive witness. You believe that if you do not actively participate in the chaos of…
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Closed Eyes Vedanta vs Open Eyes Samkhya
You might have often been told by your parents or elders not to question the existence of God or the validity of scriptures. In many modern households faith is often equated with silence and piety is measured by how quickly one accepts dogma without a murmur of doubt.
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Not Mysticism, Mythology but Phenomenology
We often encounter two opposing groups of people who speak in contradictions when discussing Indian philosophies, where one side dismisses the entire Indian tradition as mere mythology.
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Aham Brahmasmi Is Not “I Am God”
Recently, I was interacting with a person who casually stated Aham Brahmasmi as “I am God.” The words came out confidently, almost effortlessly. When I objected
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Reincarnation: What Happens After Death?
Reincarnation isn’t just some mystical belief tucked away in the East, it’s a serious topic that has fascinated thinkers, seekers, and skeptics for centuries. It raises tough, unavoidable questions: What happens after we die? Is this life all there is? Can someone actually know what lies beyond death?
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Brahman- Fulfiller of Desires
The Nasadiya Sukta suggests that desires are the seed cause of existence. You may have heard stories where Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, or other devatas appear before a sadhaka and ask, “What do you desire?”
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Twinkle Twinkle Sankhya and Star, How I Wonder What I Am?
The endless sky, dotted with sparkling points of light, held a certain magic for us. How many of us once sang “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” with childlike wonder, imagining what these distant orbs truly are?
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Quantum Physics in Upanishads and Vedanta
Quantum Science, an idea of the ancients. Vedic Quantum Physics in Upanishads and Vedanta is one of the most mysterious topics for modern scholars. Various authors have presented the Vedas to be no more than the hymn dedicated to a mythological Deity. However, the exponents of the Vedic Religion argue that Vedas are Scientific and…
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5 Prana Vayus and Upa Pranas to purify your breath.
The 5 types of Prana are widely discussed in Upanishads. Also, yogic significance is great. In this article, we discuss the yogic techniques to purify them. 5 Prana Vayus appears in the great metaphysical book of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad also. The 5 prana vayus plays a vital role in Ayurveda along with Yoga. However, along with…