(Note: In this 1 hour, 43 mins video, the first 3 mins a student chants in Tamil, next 5 mins a student chants in Sanskrit, next 9 mins the speaker
Month: October 2018
Intro. to Upanishads (Video,14 mins)Intro. to Upanishads (Video,14 mins)
Dr Sumit Kesarkar presents here a lucid introduction to what Upanishads are. Good for beginners. The editors of aupa.in agree with Dr Kesarkar in 90% of the matter here.
Mantra to PonderMantra to Ponder
HOLD ON TO TRUTHFULNESS Truthfulness promotes stability in the spheres of our social, economic and family life. Fear and suspicious would mark our days if we move away from truthfulness.
Tips from the UpanishadsTips from the Upanishads
THE GLIMPSE BEYOND TIME The greatest usurper of freedom in human life is thinking. We are, most of the time, pushed around by our own thoughts. We typically keep travelling
Move on, be free.Move on, be free.
Move on, be free. Pleasure and pain are the two banks of this river of life. Your boat hits the bank of pleasure at times and the bank of
Truthfulness alone wins. Truthfulness alone wins.
Truthfulness alone wins. Neither talent nor wealth ensures a bosom that is free from conflict. The talented often suffer from insatiable ambition and, as a consequence, suffer from frustration.
FREEWILL – A PHYSICS PERSPECTIVE by Dr Shah (audio, 15mins)FREEWILL – A PHYSICS PERSPECTIVE by Dr Shah (audio, 15mins)
Dr Kushal Shah, Asst. Professor of Electrical Engg then (May 2016) in IIT Delhi, speaks on how physics looks at the issue of freewill. Drawing from classical physics and quantum
Is there intelligence beyond thoughts?Is there intelligence beyond thoughts?
We have for long equated intelligence with “thinking”. This short talk draws from the Upanishads to point out that the source of intelligence is beyond the realm of thinking. Our
Is meditation a noun or a verb?Is meditation a noun or a verb?
Is meditation a noun or a verb? The question boils down to: do we do meditation or does it happen? A thousand forms of meditation are of the nature of
Right and WrongRight and Wrong
Swami Sarva-priyananda ji, representing Vedanta Society in USA, speaks here on “What is right and what is wrong?” Duryodhana had said to Srikrishna, “I know what is right but I