Pip: There’s a post on Dippack Mistri’s site that opens with Moses, takes a hard left through ancient Sanskrit, and lands somewhere most legal scholars probably weren’t expecting. Mara: The territory today is justice, karma, and what a phrase most people think they understand actually means when you follow it back to its source. Pip:Continue reading “Podcast Episode: EYE FOR AN EYE: KARMA”
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EYE FOR AN EYE: KARMA
What did Moses’ commandment mean? What does the world of internet surfing make of this riddle? Here we go: The phrase “eye for an eye” comes from laws attributed to Moses in the Hebrew Bible, especially in books like Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy. What it meant originally: “Eye for an eye” (Latin: lex talionis, orContinue reading “EYE FOR AN EYE: KARMA”
THE BLISS OF SAT-CHIT-ANANDA
THE ANANDA OF SAT-CHIT-ANANDA What is Ananda? What is Bliss? What is Happiness? I will now reveal to the audience the only and the truest aspect of Brahman, the Absolute. In the writer’s heartfelt opinion, the deepest and most profound aspect of Brahman, the Absolute Consciousness or Pure Consciousness, is Eternal Divine Love. There isContinue reading “THE BLISS OF SAT-CHIT-ANANDA”
SELF-EFFULGENT
Consciousness is self-effulgent. Here effulgence is used as a metaphor for “revealing.” In other words, Consciousness is self-revealing. Since human beings need the aid of light to see objects, the Sages us the words “light” or “bright” or “effulgence” as metaphors for Consciousness for our understanding only. Since a lamp does not need another lampContinue reading “SELF-EFFULGENT”
LIGHT OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Many have no doubt come across or heard the following enigmatic words uttered or written by many enlightened Sages, but what do the Sages mean by “Light of Consciousness?” When the Sages say “Consciousness is the Reality itself,” they are touching on a powerful philosophical perspective that goes beyond the idea that Consciousness is justContinue reading “LIGHT OF CONSCIOUSNESS”
VEDANTA: UNIQUE AND ENIGMATIC
Let us examine Vedanta in short. The unique four Vedas, namely, Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva make up the corpus of Vedanta. Anta means summary or “end.” To summarise the four extensive religious texts is a masterclass of the great Sages of India. Vedanta comprises the exegesis (textual) of Upanishad, Brahma Sutra and Bhagavad Gita.Continue reading “VEDANTA: UNIQUE AND ENIGMATIC”
THE METAPHORS OF VEDANTA
THE OCEAN: The ocean is often mentioned as a metaphor in Vedanta. Let us carefully examine this metaphor. There are many aspects of an ocean, from surface waves, tides, tsunamis, volcanic fires, earthquakes, to froth on the surface, evaporation, etc. However, the most important nature or the basic of an ocean is water. In thisContinue reading “THE METAPHORS OF VEDANTA”
THE ABSOLUTE
Is there such a thing as the Absolute or Brahman? The Absolute might as well have no existence, rather, Brahman might as well be merely a conjecture. One must identify oneself with as the Absolute, only then, it is possible to come to terms with the transcendental state, in hindsight–the writer will explain this furtherContinue reading “THE ABSOLUTE”
EXISTENCE OR ABSTRACT LIFE
We must look carefully and contemplate on the following Upadesa. Life or Existence itself is Abstract, not merely an opinion held by the writer but the truth, however it is tangibly felt within the confines of the body. We should not compound Life as or in the body as a sensation tangibly felt by ourContinue reading “EXISTENCE OR ABSTRACT LIFE”
SANKALPA
Sankalpa: Let us examine this common Sanskrit idea held in the Hindu shastras. It drives the writer bonkers. Free will, Gods Will, Destiny, what for? Why explain to explain away? Damn nuisance, all of it. Sankalpa: San means connection to the highest truth, Kalpa means determination. But Sankalpa means aligning to the inner spiritual purposeContinue reading “SANKALPA”