By Swami Chidananda Many people say all these – philosophy, scriptures and metaphysics – are not necessary in life. “Be good and do good; that is enough,” they assert. We
WHOM DO YOU LOVE, REALLY?WHOM DO YOU LOVE, REALLY?
By Swami Chidananda We often say, “I love this person; he gives me immense happiness. I love this car; it gives me immense happiness.” The plain truth is –
IN LOVE WITH A PRISON?IN LOVE WITH A PRISON?
Life is much more than this body By Swami Chidananda In simple terms, the Upanishads ask us to rise above body-consciousness. The body is a prison, which looks attractive at
BEING CLEVER CAN BE AN OBSTACLE IN SPIRITUALITYBEING CLEVER CAN BE AN OBSTACLE IN SPIRITUALITY
By Swami Chidananda Being street smart can certainly help us in our pursuit of wealth (artha) and pleasure (kāma). As we graduate to the search for order (dharma) and liberation
BEHOLD AND BE TRANSFORMEDBEHOLD AND BE TRANSFORMED
Stay in Contact with the Great By SWami Chidananda Two birds on a tree is a well-known metaphor1 from the Upanishads, providing a lot of scope for creative visualization. A
WISDOM ROOTS OUT DESIREWISDOM ROOTS OUT DESIRE
Buy Swami Chidananda Eastern wisdom – especially in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism – has highlighted the absolute absence of all (personal) desires in a man as the hallmark of the
RESPECT FOR WHAT IS BEST IN MANRESPECT FOR WHAT IS BEST IN MAN
A New Moral Outlook Can Save Humanity By Swami Chidananda The spirituality of the Upanishads, called the science of human possibilities by Julian Huxley, asks us to go for an
PRAYING FOR WISDOMPRAYING FOR WISDOM
By Swami Chidananda Revelations on the Ultimate Truth are no doubt the main teaching of the Upanishads. They do however touch upon prayers and invocations. They also offer various forms
WHAT IS HIGH CASTE?WHAT IS HIGH CASTE?
By Swami Chidananda No doubt the ancient scriptures of India mention castes at a lot of places. The society too had (and has) these divisions. A study of Upanishads, however,
MICHAEL JAMES places Ramana as primary, Vedanta as secondary.MICHAEL JAMES places Ramana as primary, Vedanta as secondary.
By MICHAEL JAMES Michael James answers Carlos of a Spanish group of devotees of Ramana Maharshi, saying studying Advaita Vedanta before studying Ramana is not necessary. 29 March2020. Michael of