Vedanta - The River of Wisdom

#89 The trap of comparison 21.04.2020 15:08 ↓

It seems that we cannot help it. Here are 3 things to consider from the lens of objectivity. 

#88 Opening the heart 14.04.2020 14:10 ↓

What does opening the heart have to do with openness to life? 

#87 If Death had a voice... 07.04.2020 12:00 ↓

A wake up call. 

#86 Prayer and Prayerfulness 31.03.2020 19:19 ↓

A prayer becomes more effective when it contributes to a prayerful attitude that pervades your life. How? 

#85 What will people think? 24.03.2020 13:02 ↓

This could be a helpful question or a hindering one.  This could be an excuse we hide behind or a call to action to accommodate. 

# 84 The Power of a Yajna (sacred fire ritual offering) 17.03.2020 20:30 ↓

The What, Why, Who, When and How of a yajna explained. 

#83 Witnessing Meditation 10.03.2020 18:50 ↓

Recorded live at a recent Yoga and Vedanta camp.  Please listen to meditate only when you have time to spare and are not multi-tasking. 

#82 Dealing with power and domination 03.03.2020 20:48 ↓

..Your own and that of others.

#81 Is Ananda bliss? 25.02.2020 14:22 ↓

3 points why Ananda in the definition of the Atma (Sat chit ananda) cannot be translated as bliss

#80 The What, Why and How of Japa (Meditative chanting) 18.02.2020 19:18 ↓

Japa is an integral part of Vedanta learning. 

#79 Unconditional love - myth or reality? 11.02.2020 15:40 ↓

We explore this question by reflecting on a famous dialogue in the Upanishads

#78 How to stop over-thinking? 04.02.2020 17:20 ↓

We go through four systematic steps

#77 I think. Therefore I am??? 28.01.2020 7:34 ↓

We question the famous statement of Descartes. 

#76 Is Experience the best teacher for self knowledge? 21.01.2020 14:04 ↓

The Emperor i.e. Experience has no clothes. :) For supplementary listening, link to talk on Self realisation - Knowledge or Experience? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cedlG7nGzAg

#75 What is your kind of busy? 14.01.2020 13:30 ↓

Are we busy being busy or being busy meaningfully? Something to look into ...   

#74 The story of the tenth man 07.01.2020 20:24 ↓

A Vedanta classic

#73 The True artist 31.12.2019 9:25 ↓

Any situation is a medium for change and magic for the true artist. How ?

#72 Enquiry about what is real and what is not (Viveka) 24.12.2019 16:25 ↓

The connection between Objectivity and Viveka and Viveka as a necessary qualification for Vedanta

#71 Decoding detachment - 2 17.12.2019 18:47 ↓

Detachment got mistakenly translated from 'vairagya', which really means freedom from binding longings. How is that freedom possible? 

#70 Decoding detachment - 1 10.12.2019 12:30 ↓

Can we really detach and if so, how? 

#69 What is really mine? 03.12.2019 13:24 ↓

The answer lies in our understanding of ownership vs trusteeship. 

#68 Three necessary blessings 26.11.2019 15:05 ↓

What does the pursuit of moksha require?   

#67 Transforming from a seeker to a knower 19.11.2019 21:08 ↓

The necessary journey of a seeker in Vedanta

#66 The Crescent Moon yearns for fullness 12.11.2019 9:17 ↓

What happened when the Moon lamented to the Sun?

#65 Can you be objective and still relate to Ishvara? 05.11.2019 21:41 ↓

This is the only way to embracing reality.