Satsangs (Q&A)
Difficult Family Members – an Obstacle to Moksa?
Michael: I am sure I experienced some kind of moksa before I was married. I used to practice ashtanga yoga and meditation, and remember saying […]
Vedanta
Satsangs (Q&A)
Dharma Isn’t Determined by Your Feelings
Sandra: I’m still a bit confused about dharma. In principle it sounds like common sense, but putting it into every day practice […]
Satsangs (Q&A)
Dream State and Waking State Are Different Orders of Reality
Amy: In his book, James makes it sound like everything is an illusion, just another state of dreaming. If that’s so, […]
Satsangs (Q&A)
How Can We Love Both Good and Evil?
Jane: In one of the satsangs I am currently reviewing, Ramji mentions that we have to love both good and evil. Though I […]
Enlightenment
The Truth About Enlightenment
So, what is enlightenment? One of the real problems is that most people can’t even agree on what enlightenment is. […]
Enlightenment
What is the Self? Vedanta and the Power of Self-Knowledge
The subject matter of Vedanta is Self-knowledge — knowledge of YOU. This is not, however, the ‘you’ that you’ve most […]
Enlightenment
Who Are You? How to Practice Vedantic Self-Inquiry
The previous article, ‘Samsara and How to Escape the Wheel of Suffering’, explored how the large part of human suffering […]
Essence of Vedanta
Samsara and How to Escape the Wheel of Suffering
The dance of samsara is one of perpetual frustration and suffering. — Rory B Mackay In the first article in […]
Essence of Vedanta
Limitation, the Quest For Liberation & the Four Human Pursuits
“It is the glory of man that he is conscious of himself. However, the self he is aware of is […]
Essence of Vedanta
The Problem of Suffering
What if I told you that life wasn’t meant to work? By that, I mean that, contrary to what your […]