Why it is important to know “Atman” before going from world ?
इह चेदवेदीदथ सत्यमस्ति
This statement is highlighted by "Kenopanishad", that a man should understand...
Why does Veda negate itself saying “Veda cannot reach there”?
There is statement (shruti) in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.3.22, which says that there is state of Atman, where Vedas become no Vedas or...
What does it mean that Brahman is real; the world is unreal?
Brahman is real; the world is unreal
This sentence “Brahman is real, this world is unreal” is the core...
What is Atman ? How can one see it or touch it ?
What is Atman ?
As mentioned in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad verse 3.7.23,
नान्योऽतोऽस्ति द्रष्टा,...
Are the Vedas and Upanishads of any use in today’s world?
What an individual needs ?
As a physical body one needs unlimited sex, unlimited pleasures, unlimited Gulab Jamun, unlimited...
Why does Brahmasutra talk of caste based on birth instead of Guna-Karma?
Brahamsutra never talk about birth based caste, the section referred there has a different meaning for word “shudra”, and not the caste...
What is Neti Neti ?
Neti Neti (नेति नेति)
"Neti Neti" is a Sanskrit expression which means "not this, not that (न इति...
If Atman has to attain Moksha(Brahman), then why Atman got separated from Brahman ?
Atman and Brahman are not separate
Atman & Brahman (the ultimate creator) are not two entity. They both...
What is the meaning of “तिलेषु तैलं दधिनीव सर्पि:” ?
तिलेषु तैलं दधिनीव सर्पि:
तिलेषु तैलं दधिनीव सर्पिरापः स्रोतःस्वरणीषु चाग्नि।एवमात्मात्मनि गृह्यतेऽसौ सत्येनैनं तपसा योऽनुपश्यति ।। - श्वेताश्वरोपनिषद्, अध्याय 1, मंत्र 15
How can Brahman is unknowable, yet is it said that one should know it...
As mentioned in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.4.20
एकधैवानुद्रष्टव्यमेतदप्रमेयं ध्रुवम् ।विरजः पर आकाशादज आत्मा महान्ध्रुवः ॥
It...