The Dalai Lama said somewhere that if the teachings on Emptiness do not turn your life upside down then you are not taking them to heart strongly enough. The same can be said for the teachings on Nonduality. Following are the Advaitic and Nondual teachings that can (and should) revolutionise your life. Now all these […]
Category Archives: Spirituality
A New Direction
I have not made much progress in my spiritual practice for many years. No attainments or experiences worth speaking of. I seem to be as far away from enlightenment as I was when I first started taking an interest in spirituality almost 25 years ago. But currently I am reading a book that gave me […]
Pros and Cons of Being Childlike
The Bible advises us to be as a child if you wish to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. I have a history of being childlike. Just about anyone could make a fool of me (ever since I was young) and I was and am very easily influenced. Careerwise also, a Chartered Accountant is supposed to […]
How to be Blissful
I am writing about some high philosophy concepts that you will probably not understand unless you have some background in Advaita Vedanta. Be warned. Yesterday I was meditating and I felt blissful. This is not usual for me. Mostly I am caught up in my mind and trying to concentrate. But yesterday I felt bliss […]
I am not I
I am not I. I am studying Advaita Vedanta. It is a radical school of spirituality that challenges us to question and reverse our most basic assumptions. It is not for everybody but if you are an intellectual sort of person (like I am) you may find it not only interesting but also useful. One […]
Turn the Other Cheek
This article is about the much quoted and little practiced teaching of the Bible which says turn the other cheek. Most people will laugh at this teaching and especially if they are not Christians. And in fact to get along in the world and for worldly pursuits you need to be assertive and stand up […]
More on not Judging
Judge not that you be not judged This is my second blog on this most important teaching. My earlier blog is below: This blog will explain why I think that not judging people (including yourself) is the only sane attitude to have. This is what I understand about the world we live in. It explains […]
How the Bible saved my Life
This is the first in a series of three blogs that describe how the Bible saved my life and sanity. I was facing some exceptionally harsh treatment by people who would have liked me to commit suicide. The Christian teachings I practiced were instrumental in preventing that from happening. Judge not that you be not […]
If You Are Terrified of Dying
Those who are reading my blog will know that I am following Swami Sarvapriyananda’s teachings. His lectures are being uploaded to YouTube on a regular basis. Just do a search. Link to my previous blog on Swamiji is below: Swamiji makes a number of points in his videos. He is an advocate of Advaita Vedanta […]
Advaita Vedanta and TMI Checklist
Hello If you dear reader have stumbled on this page then I must tell you that I have not written this blog with you in mind. I have written this simply to have a record of Advaita Vedanta and Buddhist meditation concepts that I have found to be useful to aid my understanding of the […]