Satsangs (Q&A)
The Limitations of Seeking Security and Pleasure
Vinay: I always get the sense that the emotional satisfaction one gets from friends and relationships is like a treadmill, that […]
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What is a Jiva? Understanding the Individual, the World and the Totality
The subject matter of Vedanta is you — specifically, the recognition of who you truly are: pure awareness/consciousness. For lack […]
Satsangs (Q&A)
Desire for Relationships versus Desire for Freedom
Juliet: I read your satsangs on the website, and they are really informative and interesting. It is crazy how familiar all the questions […]
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The Highs and Lows of the Path
Juliet: It seems my desire to keep writing about Vedanta keeps on nagging me, so I do write for the sake […]
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Vasana-Busting Is Housekeeping for the Jiva
Steve: Even though I know I am the Self, I/my jiva still has some binding vasanas to work through. It’s interesting because when I was […]
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What Connects Us to the Self?
Sandra: If Self is not in our bodies, what connects us to it? Rory: You can’t be connected to the self any […]
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Actions Prompted by Dharma, Not Desire
Sandra: How do you separate actions related to dharma versus action prompted by desire? Rory: By using discrimination, the key faculty of the intellect. […]
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Karma Yoga and a Qualified Mind
Anne: I have discovered ShiningWorld in January after a very, very long spiritual journey and have started reading and viewing videos […]
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Relationship vasanas
Anne: Thank you so much for your words, for taking the time to respond so appropriately to each point of my […]
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To Do or Not to Do? The Paradox of Spiritual Practice and Moksa
Question: You say, “By mastering the mind, you come to realize the fullness that is the nature of the Self.” And […]