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  • 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 is… Read more

  • 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 lamp… Read more

  • 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 just… Read more

  • VEDANTA: UNIQUE AND ENIGMATIC

    Let us examine the Vedanta in short. Veda means the unique four Vedas, namely, Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva. 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. The two great… Read more

  • THE METAPHORS OF VEDANTA

    THE OCEAN: The ocean is often mentioned as a metaphor in Vedanta. Let us look carefully at this. There are many aspects of an ocean from the surface waves, tides, tsunamis, volcanic fires, earthquakes, to froth on the surface, evaporation, etc. However, the most important nature of an ocean is water and the surface that… Read more

  • 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. Inert and static It is the basis… Read more