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,...
What is Sadhan Chatushtaya ?
Sadhan Chatushtaya (साधन-चतुष्टय)
Sadhan Chatushtaya (साधन-चतुष्टय) is referred as group of four means (चतुष्टय) which lead to the path...
Life of Adi Shankaracharya – Stories, Teachings and Stotras
Adi Shankaracharya (आदि शङ्कराचार्य)
Adi Shankaracharya is an eighth century religious teacher and Philosopher. According to commonly held...
What are the dialogues between Maitreyi & Yajnavalkya ?
Yajnavalkya had two wives. One was Maitreyi and second Katyayani. When Yajnavalkya decided to move towards renunciation from married life, he went...
How this Mundaka Upanishad passed on ?
The teaching mentioned in Mundaka Upanishad are first told by Lord Brahma to Atharvan (अथर्वा ), than Atharvan told rishi Angir (अङ्गिरः)...
What is the difference between Samkhya and Advaita Vedanta in Hinduism?
Samkhya Philosophy
Sage Kapila was the founder of the Samkhya (सांख्य) Philosophy.
The word ‘samkhya’...
What is the philosophy of the Upanishads?
Philosophy of the Upanishads
Upanishads are created to give the self knowledge ( Atman-Gyana), therefore Upanishads are main texts...
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
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...
Bondage is our own Mind
Bondage is our own Mind
These verses mentioned in Panchadasi, correctly define the bondage which is created by our...