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The Problem of Suffering (2)

December 16, 2024

Enlightenment Made Simple – Chapter 2 – The Curse of the Inadequate Self Worlds apart are truth and ignorance. The […]

The Problem of Suffering (1)

December 6, 2024

Enlightenment Made Simple – Chapter 1 – When Life Doesn’t Work The ignorant stumble through life, goaded by the senses, […]

Enlightenment Made Simple: INTRODUCTION

November 28, 2024

Here’s the introduction to my new book, Enlightenment Made Simple: An Introduction to Advaita Vedanta, now available to purchase. For […]

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Solstice: Celebrating Light Amid the Darkness

Today is the Winter Solstice—which, for those of us living in the Northern hemisphere, marks the shortest of days and, therefore, the darkest of times.Despite that, this has been a time of celebration and festivity [...]

Action, Free Will and The Three Orders of Reality

September 30, 2019

The previous article in this series explored the nature of the jiva, or the individual entity we take ourselves to […]

What is a Jiva? Understanding the Individual, the World and the Totality

July 25, 2019

The subject matter of Vedanta is you — specifically, the recognition of who you truly are: pure awareness/consciousness. For lack […]

Practising Self-Knowledge: The 3 Stages of Vedanta

April 3, 2019

As we’ve learned, Vedanta is neither a religion nor a philosophy, but a means of knowledge — specifically, self-knowledge. If […]

To Know Yourself Is To Know Everything

December 10, 2018

The word ‘Vedanta’ is derived from the Sanskrit words ‘Veda’ and ‘anta’, which literally means the ‘end of knowledge’. Vedanta […]

Vedanta’s Definition of God: There Is No God — There Is Nothing But God

November 10, 2018

“Some religions say there is only one God. Vedanta says there is only God.”— Swami Dayananda In order to grasp […]

Karma Yoga: Vedanta’s Secret Weapon For Purifying the Mind

October 3, 2018

The teaching of Vedanta is actually fairly simple. Its entire essence can be summed up in three words: “tat tvam asi” […]

Vedanta, Spiritual Practice and the Necessity of a Qualified Mind

September 18, 2018

There’s something of a paradox with Vedanta when it comes to the need for spiritual practices, such as meditation, yoga, […]

The Truth About Enlightenment

September 3, 2018

So, what is enlightenment? One of the real problems is that most people can’t even agree on what enlightenment is. […]

What is the Self? Vedanta and the Power of Self-Knowledge

August 19, 2018

The subject matter of Vedanta is Self-knowledge — knowledge of YOU. This is not, however, the ‘you’ that you’ve most […]

Who Are You? How to Practice Vedantic Self-Inquiry

August 13, 2018

The previous article, ‘Samsara and How to Escape the Wheel of Suffering’, explored how the large part of human suffering […]

Samsara and How to Escape the Wheel of Suffering

August 5, 2018

The dance of samsara is one of perpetual frustration and suffering. — Rory B Mackay In the first article in […]

Limitation, the Quest For Liberation & the Four Human Pursuits

July 25, 2018

“It is the glory of man that he is conscious of himself. However, the self he is aware of is […]

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