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In the year 2000, I wrote my first book https://stimsinstitute.com/20151207books/ to summarize my experience as it pertains to the Global Economy. I stated “if you merely repeat what you have done before and there are others who can do the same, then the lowest cost person will remain employed. To Survive and succeed in this…

January 2022 issue of Prabuddha Bharata The story of the human race has been about how humans have risen above challenges thrown at them by nature, both external and internal. Today, we are at a juncture, where the very things we have created such as the internet and Artificial Intelligence seem to be out-shining our…

Central Theme of Baghawath Geetha – Part 1 was posted earlier. On reading this we received a very nice reply from Mr. Girish Sripathi. Instead of merely adding this as a comment, we have posted this blog post, as it deserves both a special mention as well as being accessible for a wider range of…

Ambarisha was a great king. He was a wise ruler as well as an ardent devotee of the Lord. Along with his righteous rule and administration, King Ambarisha also performed austerities required of a devoted person. One such austerity required him to fast once a month and spend the time reflecting on thoughts of the…

“How each chapter of Bhagavadgita is a Yoga?” is the title of the editorial in the November 2021 issue of Prabuddha Bharatha. It is a brilliant summary of all 18 chapters of BG, leading to a simple summation: “Bhagawath Gita though with multiple ideas, has a central theme of attaining liberation through detachment and renunciation…

Communication is one of the means through which we interact with each other. This ability to communicate follows closely with our ability to think, reason and feel our emotions as human beings. Just as all other aspects of life, we communicate to the best of our ability. At least that is what we think we…

 What is Spiritual Perspective? Life is a constant balance between our Physical, Emotional and Intellectual conditions.   In Sanskrit language “Condition” is described as Upadhi. It is a holistic understanding of what it is? For example Physical condition for each of us could imply our body and all its parts as material objects of nature, no…

I get a weekly email summary published on behalf of the Vedanta Society of St. Louis. Following is an excerpt from a recent message: Excerpt from See God with Open Eyes: Ramakrishna suffered for the sake of humanity! See God with Open Eyes; Ch 1 Meditation on Ramakrishna’s Form p 22 www.vedantastl.org   The Master had…

This summary was written in 1998, more than 20 years ago, when I was just a beginner in the studies on Vedic Philosophy. Recently one of our readers requested this summary be available online. It is my pleasure to present this summary with a few edits thanks to further education and learning in the past…

In response to a question “How do you know when you are over-indulging?” I posted an answer online. Following is an edited version of the response: Anything we do – indulge or otherwise – is based on only three sets of factors: 1. Our knowledge of what we are doing, why we are doing, how…