Om! Let my limbs and speech, Prana, eyes, ears, vitalityAnd all the senses grow in strength.All existence is the Brahman of the Upanishads.May I never deny Brahman, nor Brahman deny me.Let there be no …
Categorical thinking by Robert Sapolsky
Categorical thinking, as defined by Stanford biologist Robert Sapolsky, is the human brain's natural and automatic instinct to impose rigid, artificial boundaries and "explanatory buckets" onto a …
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Life Lessons from Swami Nirvanananda
You will have Nirvana Swami Nirvanananda Maharaj was a persona, who was always immersed in the bliss of Nirvana; he was literally worthy of the name i.e., Nirvanananda. Maharaj was popularly known …
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Life Lessons from Swami Yatiswarananda
Dots and line I had gone to Hyderabad ashrama as a volunteer. Swami Yatiswarananda Maharaj too had come there. One day, while strolling with him, I said I like to meditate but do not get joy in …
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Dhammapada, Verse 155-156 – The Story of Mahādhana the Treasurer’s Son
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 155-156: acaritvā brahmacariyaṃ aladdhā yobbane dhanaṃ |jiṇṇakoñc'āva jhāyanti khīṇamacche'va pallale || 155 ||acaritvā …
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Chandogya Upanishad 3.7.4
स यावदादित्यः पुरस्तादुदेता पश्चादस्तमेता द्विस्तावद्दक्षिणत उदेतोत्तरतोऽस्तमेता रुद्राणामेव तावदाधिपत्यंस्वाराज्यं पर्येता ॥ ३.७.४ ॥॥ इति सप्तमः खण्डः ॥ sa yāvadādityaḥ purastādudetā …