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 | 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 | 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 26, 2019 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Uncategorized, Who Am I? |
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 first of the Eleven Basic...
by Satinder | Oct 28, 2018 | Happiness Inc., Practical Spirituality, Who Am I? |
The Touchstone of Samatā (equanimity) in the Bhagavad Gītā Just as joy/sorrow experienced in dream become the same upon waking up, even so joy/sorrow become the same when we really wake up from the sleep of ignorance. This is the true meaning of Samatā (समता̄) as...
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...
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