Posted in Sutras, tagged advaita, advaita vedanta, sutra, upanishad., Vedanta, Vedanta sutra on August 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Purusha, the indwelling self,
of the size of a thumb,
is ever seated in the hearts of men.
One should unerringly separate him from one’s body
like a stalk from the munja grass.
One should know him as pure and immortal.
Him one should know as pure and immortal.
Posted in Sutras, tagged advaita, advaita vedanta, sutra, upanishad., Vedanta, Vedanta sutra on August 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This self of mine within the heart,
is smaller than a paddy or barley or mustard
or a syamaka seed .
This self of mine within the heart,
is greater than this earth, greater than
the intermediate space, greater than heaven,
greater than all these worlds.
Posted in Sutras, tagged advaita, advaita vedanta, sutra, upanishad., Vedanta, Vedanta sutra on August 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This self is the ruler of all beings,
and the king of all beings.
Just as all the spokes are fixed on the nave
and the felloe of a chariot wheel,
so are all the beings, all gods, all worlds,
all organs and all these individual selves
fixed in this self.
~
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.4.14
Posted in General posts, tagged boson, Higg's, large hadron collider, LHC, mass, quantum physics on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Higg’s Boson is the key to our understanding of mass. Mass in the present formulation of quantum physics originated not right at the moment of the Big Bang but a few moments later. Initially all mass was in a fluid state, a super symmetric state, called the Higg’s condensate. It was only when the universe cooled down a few notches that this mass began condensing on other particles, and mass was manifested in the universe.
Posted in Sutras, tagged advaita, advaita vedanta, sutra, upanishad., Vedanta, Vedanta sutra on August 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 3.4.23:
There is no other witness but Him,
No other thinker but Him,
No other knower but him.
He is the internal ruler,…
Posted in Philosophical articles, tagged happiness, happy, Inspirational, Meditation, Spirituality, Vedanta sutra, Yoga on August 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The main point of interest is not the breathing in or out but the gap in between the two breaths. This period is called `Kumbhaka’ and it is very important for Pranayama, in fact this is the most important period in Pranayama. The aim is to prolong this period between the two breaths.
In Hindu logic and Yoga, it is always the gap between two opposite movements which is the most important, such as the gap between the night and the day. Such moments are considered to be very `still’ movements, and hence the closest to the Absolute. Thus the dawn and the evening are considered to be the most conducive for Yoga.
Posted in Sutras, tagged advaita, advaita vedanta, sutra, upanishad., Vedanta, Vedanta sutra on August 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Those who have known
the vital force of the vital force,
the eye of the eye, the ear of the ear,
and the mind of the mind,…
Posted in Sutras, tagged advaita, advaita vedanta, sutra, upanishad., Vedanta, Vedanta sutra on August 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Gargya said, ‘This being who identifies himself with the shadow,
I meditate upon him as Brahman.’
Ajatashatru said, ‘please don’t talk about him….
Posted in Sutras, tagged advaita, advaita vedanta, sutra, upanishad., Vedanta, Vedanta sutra on August 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Willed by whom does the directed mind go towards its object?
Being directed by whom does the vital force that precedes all,
Posted in Sutras, tagged advaita, advaita vedanta, sutra, upanishad., Vedanta, Vedanta sutra on August 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tell me, O Swan, your ancient tale. From what land do you come, O Swan? To what shore do you fly? Where will you take your rest, O Swan, and what do you seek? This morning, O Swan, awake, arise and follow me! ~ Songs of Kabir 2.24 ~ A beautiful evocative verse from the [...]
