Consciousness

To tell you honestly, it is very difficult to define love exactly. Mere words cannot express it precisely. I am trying to use a few words here and there so that some word will click within you.Love is an intense experience ...

There is Brahman of the nature of Existence-Consciousness, Bliss and it is I myself. To say 'I do not know myself' is ignorance. There must be a light of Consciousness because of which this statement is both recognized and expressed. This ...

To awaken is to become conscious. A short story reveals the truth.An emperor was filled with grief over his only son who was dying. The doctors had predicted that he would not last long and would die any moment. The ...

A beautiful Buddhist story illustrates the state of pure consciousness.Buddha was once on His way to deliver a sermon in a village with His disciple Ananda. On their way, they crossed over a small canal and proceeded further. It was a ...

Children feel that they are adults only when they say ‘no’ to their parents. It is a basic instinct. When they say ‘no’ they feel that they are established as an individual. That is why, all over the world, youngsters always ...

An integrated mind is conscious. But how aware are we? Even our so called geniuses lived a life in unconsciousness says Osho, illustrating episodes from the lives of great men like Edison and Immanuel Kant.Once Edison was busy engaged in ...

Continued From Part I Jagat mithyā ( World is illusion )-Part IIThe Sanskrit word 'Mithya' can be best translated in English as 'Illusory' or 'Unreal'. The word 'Jagat' would mean as the 'Material world' or all that is finite. The ...

Ennenba aenai eluthenba ivvirandumKannenba vaalum uyirkku.Numbers and letters are the two discerning eyes,For all mankind to make the best of life.Numbers here stand for all branches of the science of numbers and for all their direct as well as representative & ...

The mind is part of the ego. It knows how to close, but it does not know how to open. To love means to open up, to surrender. It means opening up to Existence, to the flowers, to the bees and ...

The way to be in bliss is to dissolve into the ocean, not to be a drop but to merge with the ocean. To be a drop is to be with ego. The ego is the root of all misery. When ...

Intelligence is not something to attain; every single being is endowed with intelligence. Each one of us has intelligence. It is an inherent, inborn quality of life. Most of us have lost touch with our natural intelligence; that is why we ...

Swamiji, how does meditation help in feeling contented?You see, when you continuously meditate, you will become soft and vulnerable. You will become porous, sensitive and aware. You will find that your Consciousness is expanding every moment. Your Consciousness determines your feelings ...