by Satinder | Jul 29, 2024 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality |
The Mahabharata in Anusasana Parva 13.135 has the most authoritative version authored by Rishi Veda Vayāsa. Other Puranas such as Padam Purana, Sakandha Purana, and Garuda Purana also have versions of it. Sundar Gutakā has version of it by Guru Gobind Singh ji. Hari...
by Satinder | Jul 30, 2022 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
You ARE That, Always and Forever! Your true nature is formless, limitless presence-awareness. It is unborn and eternal.How can that which is formless and limitless be born (or reborn) or subject to any bondage and limitations? Our true nature is presence-awareness. It...
by Satinder | May 12, 2022 | Practical Spirituality, Uncategorized, Who Am I? |
Taking the correct standpoint is the most important prerequisite to studying Vedānta. When I approached my Vedānta teacher, Sri Srinivasa Murthy ji of Bangalore, for study, he asked me a simple, yet profound, question: Do you want to be a mantra-vit (knower of the...
by Satinder | Dec 13, 2021 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
Vedanta: The Journey from Me to I Vedanta is the science of Self-knowledge (आत्म-ज्ञान) What is Self or Ātmā? The closest meaning of ātmā in English is “Self.” Ātmā: That which deserves to be called the “I.” (अहम् प्रत्यय योग्य:) “I” is the most commonly used pronoun...
by Satinder | Oct 25, 2021 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
‘Me’ to ‘I’ Perhaps the most often used word in the English language is ‘I.’ We are constantly saying ‘I’ ‘I’ all day long, all life long. We rarely pause to think what does this ‘I’ really mean. For the most part, we...
by Satinder | Oct 18, 2021 | Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
You are Already Whole and Complete! Everything in the creation unfolds toward wholeness, blossoming into the fullness of being. This seemingly outward stretch is accomplished paradoxically by taking the inward step—by delving deep into the core of one’s being. This is...
by Satinder | Oct 18, 2021 | Building Communities of Care!, Practical Spirituality |
NURTURING OUR ROOTS, TOGETHER! The giant sequoia redwood trees located in California are some of the largest and longest surviving organisms in the world—older than the English language and most of the world’s major religions. The General Sherman Tree is 275 feet...
by Satinder | May 4, 2021 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
Advaita Vedanta: The Science of Reality Vedanta represents the culmination of the wisdom of the Upanishads, the concluding parts of the Vedas. Vedas are the most ancient, key Indian wisdom texts. Advaita literally means not-two (a-dvaita). In essence, Advaita Vedanta...
by Satinder | Feb 21, 2021 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality |
Turing to Stoicism in the Time of Pandemic[1] If your philosophy doesn’t work in the most dire circumstances, then abandon it now, because it is a Starbucks philosophy. ~Major Thomas Jarrett[2] At the time of this writing (February 20, 2021), more than 2.4 million...
by Satinder | Jun 5, 2020 | Building Communities of Care!, Practical Spirituality |
Building Communities of Care, Together! “In the end, only kindness matters.” ~Aldous Huxley, last words We barely got out of the Covid-19 pandemic that a more serious social pandemic hit us. Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed cruelty, violence, and social...
by Satinder | Mar 25, 2020 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Quotable Quotes and Stories, Zen-Tao Wisdom |
Pointers from the Buddhas of Humanity The tiny wave said it to the mighty Sea, “Can I be like you?” The Sea replied: “It is easy…Just settle down.” ~Sri Ramana Maharshi These are uncertain times indeed; perhaps the toughest that humanity...
by Satinder | Mar 16, 2020 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Uncategorized |
Living Eudaimon Life, according to Epictetus According to Epictetus, our inner life, and nothing else, is truly “up to us.” In the most literal sense, he maintains that there is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.[1] As Keith Seddon explains in his...
by Satinder | Mar 2, 2020 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality |
More than Happiness: Heart of Epictetus’ Teachings! If a man is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault, for God made all men to be happy. ~Epictetus, Golden Sayings 122 You must begin, then, by purifying your own mind, Epictetus tells us, and adopting...
by Satinder | Jul 8, 2019 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
Understanding Buddhism, Understanding Life! The new comers to Buddhism are rather shocked to read the first of the four ennobling realities of Buddhism–the truth of suffering. Life is suffering? Yes, says Buddhism, the way we normally live. There is more here...
by Satinder | Jul 8, 2019 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
Who Am I? “I am” is an obvious fact. “Who am I” is a discovery. How so? Even if we have eyes, we still need a mirror to see our face. Isn’t it? Vedānta—the science of truth about our existence—acts as a mirror to reveal “who am I.” It says you are not the...
by Satinder | Jul 8, 2019 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
STOIC VIRTUE, EUDAIMŌNIA, AND MAHĀBHĀRATA In this post, we will familiarize ourselves with the art of Stoic virtue, arête, the Greek conception of Eudaimōnia which states that happiness depends upon being virtuous. We will also consider the concluding verses of...
by Satinder | Jun 30, 2019 | Happiness Inc., Poetry Unlimited, Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
Keys to Ananda, Supreme Happiness! If you go looking for tranquility, you won’t find it. If your life embodies moral excellence, tranquility comes. If you seek tranquility, says Marcus Aurelius, do less. Santosh Yadav, the great Mountaineer, distinguishes between...
by Satinder | Feb 13, 2019 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
ONE IN MILLIONS! Aldous Huxley once asked J. Krishnamurti, “You have been teaching for over 50 years; and hundreds and thousands of people have attended your lectures. Has anyone really changed?” Krishnamurti became silent. After sometime, Krishnamurti replied,...
by Satinder | Feb 13, 2019 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
NACIKETĀ’S QUEST FOR SELF-KNOWLEDGE Freedom is available only to those who want it not merely more than anything else, but to the exclusion of everything else. ~ H. W. L. Poonja ji[1] It is said that Self-knowledge is discovered by those who want it single-mindedly...
by Satinder | Jan 27, 2019 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality |
Hari Om! || स्वाध्यायान्मा प्रमादः || Never Procrastinate to Study Yourself! Gnothi Seauton: Know Thyself Live not inattentively. ~ The Buddha We begin this series of Podcasts on the unique philosophy of Swami Sharnānandjī with the Eleven Basic Principles of...
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