Bondage

Swami Tyagananda talks about freedom from mind following freedom from body in the previous section.'It is the mind that causes bondage, and it is the mind that liberates man,' says the Upanisad. ( Amrtabindu Upanisad) Sounds paradoxical. How can one ...

Imagine a convict, hands and feet bound in chains, locked up in a cell of a tight security prison. He is serving a life sentence. Time has come to a standstill for him. He's all alone, with no companions save ...

Unity of Awareness- Ishopanishad“Yastu sarvaan bhootaani aatmani eva anupasyati sarva bhuteshu chatmaanam tato no vyugupsate”He, who constantly sees all manifestations (an objects and individuals in the world) verily in the Supreme-Self, and the Supreme-Self in all manifestations, thereafter from experiencing this ...

Continued From Part I An opponent asks, "If everything is unreal then what is the status of the Vedas: the Scriptures? They point out different worlds and methods of attaining them. They also point out that we are in bondage ...

Encounter any situation in life with deep love. Soon you will become pure love. Whether it is a person or your work or a passerby or god or anything, just encounter it with deep love for love’s sake. If you are ...

All seeming appearances are superficial, for the base, the consciousness, remains unchanged.Buddha once while about to deliver a sermon to his disciples, took out his handkerchief. He looked at it with his disciples also eagerly looking as to what the master ...

How committed or how connected you want to feel with the Truth, is your own decision. I can only help those who help themselves. I can give my hand to lift you up, only if you are willing to at ...