Tag: knowledge
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Hope!
Good morning!This is the beginning of a New Year!Wishing you all a Happy New Year on this special time and solemn occasion. Every wish spring from the hope in our hearts and minds that something good, something better will be the outcome for ourselves or someone else! This morning, I woke up to see in…
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Interactive nature of Karma (Action), Bhakthi (Faith)and Wisdom/reasoning ( Jnana) as Yoga Pathways.
We engage in Karma Yoga more often than we realize: Karma Yoga is the right action, for the right reasons and with proper emotional mindset.Often quoted phrase for Karma Yoga, referenced from Bagawath Geetha (B.G.) Verse 2. 47 may be rephrased as: All that exists are the activities you are responsible for (i.e.) your duties. The…
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“Message after graduation!”
It is the time after graduation. For many it is time to spread their wings and seek jobs and careers. For others it is time to enter their programs for further studies! Let us take the liberty to offer the following “Message” along with our very best wishes to all the graduates, as they venture…
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Vedic Philosophy summarized in three Axioms
“Vedic Philosophy – Finding meaning and purpose in our daily life!” is a series of short videos in a playlist on YouTube. Links for the latest segments 6 and 7, are given below: It is my amateur attempt to document the practical nature of Vedic Philosophy as well as its tangible relevance to daily life.…
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Consciousness and Management: Cognitive Behavior Management!
“Call it as you see it”! is an expression that suggests expressing one’s opinion in an open, honest, and direct way. We think of it as something difficult to implement or practice in real life. Yet, we expect the same, precisely and without fail from every referee in any game, in any sport. Higher the…
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Mind over Matter – Part 3
Reflect on the many situations in personal relations, where innocuous observations have resulted in misperceptions and totally irrational outcomes. How often we see something and perceive it to be something totally different? How often we hear words incorrectly or comprehend them inaccurately, yet believe what we heard is the truth? All our senses – the…
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Learning the basics of Hindu Philosophy from an Oil Lamp
Just as the illumination through the flame of the lamp, makes all else visible, all that we know is the result of our understanding though our knowledge of the nature and the laws that govern the nature.
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Happy Mother’s Day – 2012
It is also time to express our gratitude and admiration for all those who are now caring for their mothers (and fathers) at a time of their need, simply for who they are, our elders. I am sure this group of admirable human being includes a lot of mothers! To them, a special word of…
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Knowledge, Happiness and Food Habits
The examples cited in this essay show that it is possible to look at any topic or any aspect of our life from a point of view that is not clouded by differences and details that we generally tend to perceive. It is such progression in our view point that is described above as the…
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Anatomy of our experience – the Connectors (Gunas)
The three Connectors are: Knowledge (Understanding, Comprehension, Tranquility) —- Sathvikam Bias (Partial Knowledge influenced by attachments and preferences, Turbulence) —- Rajasam Ignorance (Lack of direction, stagnation, Inertia) —- Thaamasam • It is the perception, influence or response to the dominant connector modulated by the other two that we recognize as our “experience”!
Spirituality In Practice 