Category Archives: Advaita and Yoga
Embracing Spiritual Diversity: By Dr. Harsh K. Luthar
We often have the idea that our spiritual and religious beliefs and truths are absolute. However, psychologists tell us that where we are born, how we are brought up, the values of our parents and friends, and systems of education we are exposed to have an enormous influence on our thinking and how we perceive reality. Continue reading
Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi: By Kunju Swami
Editor’s Note: Kunju Swami was one of the great devotees of Sri Ramana.
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IT WAS IN 1919 that I first came to Sri Bhagavan. He was then living at Skandasramam on the slope of the Hill Arunachala. His mother and brother lived with him. Palaniswami used to attend to his few personal wants. Plague had driven away most of the inhabitants of the town and consequently visitors to Sri Bhagavan were few. I was, therefore, left alone with Sri Bhagavan most of the time.
The Kundalini Power and Diet: By Dr. Harsh K. Luthar
All human beings have access to the hidden intelligence that is referred to in Shakti Yoga as the Kundalini power. This intuitive and creative energy which is latent in the unconscious mind, when brought forth in a systematic way through yoga and meditation, leads to successful efforts and allows one to achieve ones objectives. Continue reading
Sri Ramana on Book Knowledge with comments from Dr. Harsh K. Luthar
“You may go on reading any number of books on Vedanta. They can only tell you ‘Realize the Self’. The Self cannot be found in books. You have to find it for yourself in yourself.” Sri Ramana Maharshi Continue reading
Sri Ramana on Self-Realization
Sri Ramana Maharshi On Why Effort Is Needed for Enlightenment
Effortless and choiceless awareness is our real state. If we can attain it or be in it, it is all right.
But one cannot reach it without effort, the effort of deliberate meditation. All the age long vasanas (impressions) carry the mind outwards and turn it to external objects. Continue reading
Perception and Self-Realization: By Dr. Harsh K. Luthar
Ultimately the mystery of existence is tied to the mystery of perception. What is it that we are truly able to perceive without interpretation? Continue reading
What Is Witness Consciousness? By Dr. Harsh K. Luthar
Witness consciousness as a concept and a spiritual practice has become better known now in the West. In the psychology of Advaita and Yoga of thousands of years ago, it has always been a fundamental tool for self development and self understanding on the path to Self-Realization. Continue reading
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