Posts Tagged ‘ hindu philosophy ’

Practical Spirituality – Laying the Path

By Ambi
August 3, 2010
Practical Spirituality – Laying the Path

I tried to complete this article thrice before, but somehow or the other it didn’t turn up in a way I wanted. I have rewritten this article thrice. And yet I am not satisfied with the outcome. It just makes me wonder if my current disposition is so bad, because of all the traveling...
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Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Perfection of Yoga

By Ambi
November 30, 2009
Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Perfection of Yoga

  Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Perfection of Yoga In my last article, I had addressed the details on who can be a Guru and how to identify a bonafide spiritual master. In the article before that, we saw Lord Krishna addressing Arjuna’s despondent pleas. Instead of going through a chapter-wise discussion as I had...
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Understanding the concept of God – Part 13 Panchathanmatras

November 22, 2009
Understanding the concept of God – Part 13 Panchathanmatras

Panchathanmatras (Physical transformation of energies) The intelligence in the Consciousness & the force together functioned & designed this beautiful body with the help of the energy particles. How does the energy inside the body converts into pressure, light, taste, smell & sound to experience this world? The energy inside the body rotates fast &...
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Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Guru

By Ambi
November 16, 2009
Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Guru

Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Guru In my last article, we saw how Lord Krishna began addressing Arjuna’s concerns. I also mentioned that we will see what was Arjuna’s response and Lord Krishna’s opinion of Karma yoga. Instead, I am going to get in to a topic that I consider as very important and...
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Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – śrī-bhagavān uvāca

By Ambi
November 13, 2009
Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – śrī-bhagavān uvāca

Śrī-bhagavān uvāca means “The Supreme Personality of Godhead said”. Bhagavān is how Lord Krishna is addressed by Srimad Bhagavad Gita. It means one who has the six opulences, namely Wealth, Strength, Fame, Beauty, Knowledge and Renunciation, unlimitedly. If you read the list carefully, you will see that almost all so-called celebrities of this world are...
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Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Arjuna’s Dilemma

By Ambi
November 10, 2009
Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Arjuna’s Dilemma

Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Arjuna’s Dilemma In my previous article, we saw the 5 main topics that Bhagavad Gita deals with. That forms the foundation for understanding the conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna. Now, let us see why Arjuna loses his composure just before the battle began and what his dilemma...
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Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Main Topics of Srimad Bhagavad Gita

By Ambi
November 5, 2009
Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Main Topics of Srimad Bhagavad Gita

Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Main Topics of Srimad Bhagavad Gita In my previous article, I had concluded stating that if we want our understanding of the Bhagavad Gita to be perfect, one must understand it as Arjuna understood it. We now begin our journey through the vast ocean of knowledge that is the...
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Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Introduction to Srimad Bhagavad Gita

By Ambi
November 3, 2009
Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Introduction to Srimad Bhagavad Gita

Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Introduction to Srimad Bhagavad Gita If you ask anyone, ‘what is happiness?’ I am sure that the answers that you would get from most people would be similar. Good health, nice family, enough money, time to enjoy the little pleasures of this world, love, peace… it is not hard...
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Understanding the concept of God – Part 12 (imprints of sins & its dissolution)

October 28, 2009
Understanding the concept of God – Part 12 (imprints of sins & its dissolution)

Imprints of sins & its dissolution You must be knowing by now that all our experiences through our 5 senses get recorded in the energy particles & get stored in the genetic centre. Already stored experiences before one’s birth is called sanchit karma. This karma makes one’s prarabtha karma from the day of...
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Understanding the Concept of God – Part 11 ( Moralization of the 6 bad qualities )

October 22, 2009
Understanding the Concept of God – Part 11 ( Moralization of the 6 bad qualities )

The 6 major bad qualities are strong desire (passion), anger, miserliness, immoral sexual passion, vanity & vengeance. All these qualities arise only when one is in beta level, as normally everybody will be in this level due to their constant thinking of some matters or problems that come across their life. The level...
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