Category: epiphany
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An Insight to Soundarya Upasana
The Buddha sat under the tree as usual. The disciples had gathered for the sermon. When a Thera asked the Buddha, “Master, who is your dearest disciple.” The Sakhya Muni mentioned the name of a disciple who happened to be the Prime Minister of the land. There was a flutter among the disciples, finally one…
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world cooperative day and world free hug day.
Today is the world free hug day well rather a paradox during the holocaust of social distancing. But like Geshe Tenzing Lobsang mentioned in the compassionate wisdom session, we are talking about physical distancing and not emotional distancing. Now that finished with panic, the denial, stage we are now on the mode of fight and…
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sama chitta
Viveka chudamani -23 On the path to self realization is “sama” or the internal state of equilibrium. This has to be developed through dama and uparati is the result. When there is a sense of ‘sama ’ or equilibrium the adept does not attach emotional charge on the ‘phala’ or reward. To be more precise…
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About Mothers and Daughters
“our mother’s remain the strangest and craziest people we’ve ever met” she had said. “call me mother and harkens to my tale. This is something about nothing” her mother had said an hour and half ago. Radhamma, the heart and soul of the senior citizen’s guild wanted closures. 5th child to a borderline autistic mother…
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Viveka Chudamani ~17
Vivekono viraktasya samadiguna salinah Mumksoreva hi brahmaijnasayogyatamah VC-17 The verse essentially deals with who is qualified for the quest of the supreme. The ability to discriminate, detachment qualities of calmness and also a burning desire for liberation. The first quality being viveka often we equate viveka to knowledge and confuse information with knowledge. But…
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Viveka Chudamani #19
Most of the eastern philosophy talks about similar things – the Bodhicitta is about doing a task without being attached to the result. That is neither elated with the win or self condemning on failure. The Bhagavata Gita talks of “yogasta kurukarmani, na phaleshu kada chana.” Do what you have to do without being attached…
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