వేమన పద్యాలు – Vemana Poems (Padyalu)
On desire as a driving force – Kaamigaani Vaadu – కామియైన వాఁడు కవియగు రవియగు ఆ. కామిగాని వాఁడు కవిగాఁడు రవిగాఁడుకామిగాక మోక్ష…
Is social success a Machine Learning Problem? Observations on Social and Economic Convergence
If life is a machine learning problem, can individuals optimize their own learning rate, computational power, and access to resources?…
The Progressive Path of Buddhist Wisdom – Fundamentals of Dhamma
Buddhism is a vast ocean of wisdom, offering a clear path toward liberation. This guide presents a progressive, numerical approach…
The Three Marks of Existence – Tilakkhaṇa
The Tilakkhaṇa (Three Marks of Existence) are fundamental concepts in Buddhism that describe the nature of all conditioned phenomena -…
The Eightfold Noble Path
The Noble Eightfold Path (Ariya Aṭṭhaṅgika Magga) is the central teaching of Buddhism that leads to the cessation of suffering…
Understanding The Origin of everything – Dependent Origination
Dependent Origination (Pali: paṭicca-samuppāda, Sanskrit: pratītya-samutpāda) is a fundamental Buddhist teaching that explains the interconnected and conditioned nature of existence….
Ponderings on Desire, Craving, Aversion and Self
The Gita speaks of renouncing desire (tyāga or vairāgya), but the Buddha went a step further by breaking down how…
The Five Aggregates of Clinging – Pañcupādānakkhandhā
The Five Aggregates of Clinging (pañcupādānakkhandhā) are the five aspects of experience that we mistakenly identify as “self.” The Buddha…
The Four Noble Truths – Chattari-ariya-saccani
The Four Noble Truths were first taught by the Buddha in the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (Pali: Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, meaning “The Discourse…
Breaking Free: Understanding and Overcoming Habit Patterns and Impulsive Actions
Habits shape our lives, often without us realizing their influence. While some habits are beneficial, others can trap us in…
The Hindu Doctor and the Buddhist Surgeon
Imagine spirituality as the study of medicine. Hinduism, with its vast scriptures, philosophies, and yogic sciences, is like pursuing an…
Finding Peace Beyond Striving: Lessons from Timeless Wisdom
In our pursuit of happiness, we often immerse ourselves in sensory pleasures, relentless action, or even intense spiritual practices. Yet,…
The Freedom of Being Nobody by Ram Dass
In this article, Ram Dass, Presents a different perspective of life, a unique way to look at ourselves and everyone…
What Am I? – The Layers of Identity
When someone asks us who we are. We usually respond with what we are doing currently or something we have…
The Unwritten Code
A short poem about the beginning. Is it the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning, I’m…
You are what your deepest desire is.
“You are what your deepest desire is. As is your desire, so is your will. As is your will,…
Freedom from bondage – Nihilistic Advaita by Ashtavakra
The Ashtavakra Gita (Sanskrit: अष्टावक्रगीता; IAST: aṣṭāvakragītā) or Song of Ashtavakra is a classical Advaita text in the form of…
Wu Wei ! Non-Action in Ashtavakra Gita!!
Bhagavan Sri Krishna condemns non-action, resulting from focus on the results of action, that is focusing on consequences leading to…
Gazing into immortality – Katha Upanishad
Where do you look, if you are seeking immortality?
There is a verse in Katha Upanishad (Kathopanishad), that makes a really…
The Origin and Nature of the Manifest World
Regardless of religion, language and geographical location, all seekers eventually reach the same point but from various directions and a…
Watching the roles we play – from action to awareness
“Witnessing the Role Play with Detachment” involves learning to observe yourself and your interactions with others without getting fully absorbed…
Exploring Genuine Presence – journey from doing to being
Exploring “genuine presence” means moving from a state of habitual, mind-driven living into a state of deeply embodied awareness in…
Higher Consciousness: Is Advaita Vedanta Just a Product of the Brain?
This perspective raises the important point that Advaita Vedanta (and other philosophical systems) could very well be expressions of the…
From “Dark”, To Light
“Dark” is a science-fiction thriller with a lot of philosophical undertones. This article is a collection of quotes from the…
Lessons from Lucifer
You can’t control your emotions, just understand them and deal with them. The only way to get over pain is…
The Bow and Arrow – A short story of love and pain
The Bow and Arrow – A short story of love and pain
Freedom (1923) by Khalil Gibran from The Prophet
“On Freedom” is a profound piece from Kahlil Gibran’s book, The Prophet. In this passage, Gibran explores the concept of…
అహం ముసుగులో మనం – The Ego mask
జనన మరణాలు విడదీయలేనివి, దావోయిజంలో చెప్పే యిన్-యాంగ్ లాగా, వెలుగు చీకటి వలే ఎప్పుడు ఒకే నిరంతర ప్రవాహంలాగా ఉంటాయి. మొదలు ముగింపు లేకుండా అనంతంగా సాగిపోతుంటాయి….
The Ego is a Mask by Daniel Schmidt
Life and death are like yin and yang- an inseparable continuum. Endlessly unfolding, with no beginning and no end. When we…
A Path of Love, Truth and Non-duality – Rumi & Shams – Sufism
Notes compiled from a Turkish Television series titled “Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi” aired on Tabii, some of the notes are adjusted…