Pip: What if the deepest question in philosophy isn’t “what is the Absolute” but “why does asking the question already miss the point?” Dippack Mistri has been sitting with that paradox, and the result is not light reading. Mara: Today we’re in the territory of the Absolute — Brahman, Consciousness, Samadhi, and what it actuallyContinue reading “Podcast Episode: THE ABSOLUTE”
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Podcast Episode: THE METAPHORS OF VEDANTA
Pip: If you have ever stared at the ocean and thought, “yes, this explains everything,” you may already be halfway through a Dippack Mistri post. Mara: This episode covers one extended piece of philosophical writing — Vedantic metaphors, what they actually point to, and where they run out of road. Pip: Let’s start with theContinue reading “Podcast Episode: THE METAPHORS OF VEDANTA”
Podcast Episode: Wisdom of a Cherry Tree
Pip: If you have ever walked past a cherry tree and thought, nice fruit, moving on — Dippack Mistri is here to suggest you missed the entire sermon. Mara: That is exactly the territory this episode covers — one tree, one garden, and what a season of blooming, feeding, and bare winter branches has toContinue reading “Podcast Episode: Wisdom of a Cherry Tree”
Podcast Episode: CONSCIOUSNESS EXPANSION: YOGI NIDRA
In this episode, Pip and Mara explore the concept of Consciousness Expansion through the lens of Yogi Nidra, inspired by Dippack Mistri’s vivid experience with a Himalayan sage on a terrace in Spain. They argue that what is often referred to as Consciousness Expansion is, in reality, Mental Expansion, where the true self, or Seer, remains unchanged. The discussion highlights historical precedents of similar experiences and concludes that genuine enlightenment lies in transcending the mind itself, moving towards abidance in the Self.
Podcast Episode: LIGHT OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Pip: Dippack Mistri asks the question most of us sidestep before breakfast: what exactly is the light that makes all other light possible? Mara: This episode goes deep into that territory — the nature of consciousness as the absolute foundation of reality, drawing on Advaita Vedanta, the Gayatri Mantra, and the teachings of sages likeContinue reading “Podcast Episode: LIGHT OF CONSCIOUSNESS”
Podcast Episode: CONSCIOUSNESS AND ITS BANISHMENT
Pip: Dippack Mistri has a question for neuroscience, and it is not a gentle one. Mara: Today we’re in the territory of consciousness — what it is, whether science can locate it, and what the Hindu philosophical tradition has been saying about it for centuries. One theme, one sustained argument. Pip: Let’s start with theContinue reading “Podcast Episode: CONSCIOUSNESS AND ITS BANISHMENT”
Podcast Episode: THE BLISS OF SAT-CHIT-ANANDA
Pip: If you have ever wondered whether the universe is fundamentally made of love, and also whether a dog named Krupan already knew the answer, Dippack Mistri has been to the source and filed a report. Mara: That is the territory we are in today — the nature of Brahman, the Absolute, and what theContinue reading “Podcast Episode: THE BLISS OF SAT-CHIT-ANANDA”
Podcast Episode: THE BLISS OF SAT-CHIT-ANANDA
Pip: There is a question that has occupied mystics, philosophers, and at least one very patient dog — what is bliss, really? Mara: Dippack Mistri takes that question seriously, and today we follow the thread through the heart of Vedantic philosophy, a pilgrimage to Tiruvannamalai, and what it means to find the Absolute not inContinue reading “Podcast Episode: THE BLISS OF SAT-CHIT-ANANDA”
Podcast Episode: EYE FOR AN EYE: KARMA
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”