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”
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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”
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”
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”
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”
HINDU ORTHODOXY
You are made to feel alienated from God by your Elders (not just any God of yours for choosing), so you are proselytized to embrace Bhakti, their God; you are made to feel separated from the Spirit, so you are made to embrace Yoga by Yogis, breath control, etc; you are made to feel ignorantContinue reading “HINDU ORTHODOXY”
CONSCIOUSNESS AND ITS BANISHMENT
This is an interesting topic. Let us examine the knowledge and ignorance of Scientists. Anaesthesia, Coma and Amnesia. So, one can banish consciousness to nothingness using Propofol or Isoflurane. Makes me chuckle. These scientists are morons. I will tell you why. They say they can banish consciousness and experiment on meditators with head gear TheyContinue reading “CONSCIOUSNESS AND ITS BANISHMENT”
CONSCIOUSNESS EXPANSION: YOGI NIDRA
Let us examine the concept termed Consciousness Expansion, which aspirants come across during their Sankalpa or Sadhana in esoteric and metaphysical studies. What is Consciousness Expansion? The writer did grapple for a while with this concept and the idea of Yogi Nidra. During that period, the writer would daily listen to discourses on You-Tube presentedContinue reading “CONSCIOUSNESS EXPANSION: YOGI NIDRA”