by Satinder | Jul 22, 2018 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Quotable Quotes and Stories, Who Am I?, Zen-Tao Wisdom |
TO MEDITATE OR NOT TO MEDITATE? THAT IS THE QUESTION! People resort to meditation for a variety of reasons. Some like to meditate just for fun, others for relaxation, while a few others meditate to go with the flow. Still some curious ones want to try myriad forms of...
by Satinder | May 27, 2018 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
VEDIC VISION: WHAT IS REAL AND HOW DO WE KNOW IT? VEDIC ONTOLOGY Vedānta defines real as that which never changes; for that which is ever changing cannot be real. Put differently, the unreal has no existence; the real never ceases to exist (nāsato vidyate bhāvo...
by Satinder | Mar 7, 2018 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Uncategorized, Who Am I? |
The Bhagavad Gītā teaches equanimity, samatā (2.48). Equanimity or samatā is a state when you do not get elated when happy, and you do not get dejected when sad. The equanimity spoken of in BG 2.48, siddhyasiddhyoḥ samo bhūtvā—remaining equanimous in success and...
by Satinder | Feb 23, 2018 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Uncategorized, Who Am I? |
NEWTON AND THE LAW OF KARMA! Newton’s third law of motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Law of Karma says, the reaction is never equal but always much more than the original action, depending upon the moral valence of the...
by Satinder | Oct 29, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
WHO AM I, REALLY? The simplest way to know who you are is to find out who you are not. Almost everyone takes oneself to be the body-mind complex. It is quite natural (naisargika) and necessary for functioning in the world (loka-vyavahāra). When someone asks you who...
by Satinder | Oct 22, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
[Paper Quilling Artwork: Shally Dhiman] UNDERSTANDING THE TRUE NATURE OF DEVOTION: IS BHAKTI REALLY DUALISTIC? Bhakti (Sanskrit: भक्ति) is devotional worship directed to a chosen deity (iśta-devatā) or to one Supreme Lord. It is natural to think that bhakti is...
by Satinder | Oct 10, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Poetry Unlimited, Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
THE NATURE OF SELF-REALIZATION IN VEDĀNTA! In Vedānta, Self-Realization is an “understanding,” an “awareness” of that which is. It is our real nature—our real Self. How can that which alone is “real” be “real-ized” or made more real? It can only be...
by Satinder | Oct 10, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
TAT TVAM ASI: YOU ARE THAT! Are YOU limited by space and time? Do YOU fall within the parameters of space and time? As a name and form “entity” called Satinder, I am very much within the parameters of time and space and therefore limited by...
by Satinder | Sep 30, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
RENTING ASUNDER THE VEIL OF EGO! The Gita, the Gurubani, and the Upanisads The Kena Upanisad sings: “1. The teacher said: If you think you know IT well, then you only know a small portion of its limitless form. Therefore Brahman, limitless Awareness, is worthy...
by Satinder | Sep 22, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
LIBERATION “FOR” OR “FROM” THE NOTION OF EGO? Ego is a mere concept, a false unexamined assumption that ‘I’ stand apart from the core truth of my being, the deeper harmony of things. How do we know that the ego is not a real,...
by Satinder | Sep 5, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
TEACHER/GURU: THE EMBODIMENT OF SUPREME COMPASSION: *परम करुणानुना गुरुणा* This is how Ādi Śaṅkara defines a teacher, a Guru: परम करुणानुना गुरुणा That s/he is the very embodiment of supreme compassion. That is the only raison d’être that a teacher teaches....
by Satinder | Sep 5, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
VEDĀNTA 101 Vedānta says, सर्वं खल्विदं ब्रह्म sarvaṁ khalvidaṁ brahma – All of this is Brahman – Chāndogya Upaniṣad 3.14.1. All this multiplicity, diversity is but Brahman only. Brahman is one, without a second. एकमेवाद्वितीयम् ब्रह्म ekamevādvitīyam...
by Satinder | Aug 25, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
A FEW RARE ONES STRIVE; STILL RARER FEW ARRIVE The following verse in the Bhagavad Gītā points out the rarity of the individuals who strive for the knowledge of the Ultimate Reality and extreme rarity of the ones who truly arrive: manuṣyāṇāṃ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati...
by Satinder | Aug 20, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
Most people are merely “skilled.” To be “skillful” is something quite different. Skillful is what is good for one and also good for all. This is also the main difference between a fighter and a warrior: A fighter is skilled; a warrior is skillful. Hence, the Buddha’s...
by Satinder | Aug 11, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
We all carry an invisible cage of false beliefs and assumptions around us and like little birds quickly learn to move comfortably in circles within the cage. No one notices their cage, much less that of the others–thus living a life of auto-pilot, the coveted...
by Satinder | Aug 6, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I?, Zen-Tao Wisdom |
PATH TO THE SUMMIT There is one Unchanging Conscious Essence/Substance/Principle that pervades and enlivens all and everything. This Essence is what lends Existence to everything, makes a thing what it is. It is the ‘Self’ of everything—the wetness of water, heat of...
by Satinder | Jul 9, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
Śaṅkara’s Philosophy: A Brief Overview! Śaṅkara’s fundamental Vedāntic stance can be summarized as follows: That the Brahman (Absolute) is One only, without a second and is of the nature of Pure Consciousness and Bliss; that It is always, absolutely, one with...
by Satinder | Jul 8, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
Arjuna-viṣāda-yoga— The Yoga of Arjuna’s Great Sorrow The Gītā teaches us that all sorrow springs from misunderstanding the Reality of the world in which we live—taking the unreal as real and real as unreal. That which is permanent and unchanging is real and that...
by Satinder | Jul 2, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Poetry Unlimited, Practical Spirituality |
Rain Bird, Chātak Pakshī, eagerly waiting to quench its thirst with the rain drops of Swāti Nakshatra The holy period of Chaturmaas in 2017 will commence from July 4 and come to an end on October 31. [Literally, four, chatur, months, maas] In most spiritual...
by Satinder | Jun 17, 2017 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
The Bhagavad Gītā is an endearing dialog (saṁvād) between two friends—the warrior prince, Arjuna, and the Lord in human form, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. So, if you want to understand the true import of the Gītā, you have to befriend Śrī Kṛṣṇa. There is no room for contention,...
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