Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Viveka Chudamani The teacher and the Adept.

    Viveka Chudamani The teacher and the Adept.

    Viveka chudamani. (8-7) Last week at the Drepung Loseling Monastery we practised compassion. The concept was to view our thoughts and actions, without judgement or attachment. This is very close to Yogarudha, mentioned in the Bhagwat Gita. A state where a person is not attached either to the objects, or to the action. This is…

  • The ideal student — Viveka Chudamani.

    Just there is an ideal teacher here is an ideal student who is qualified to receive the knowledge. Adhikara namasaste phalasiddirvirsesatah Upaya desakaladyah santyasminsaha karih – 6-14 The ultimate quest of a spiritual endeavour depends on the quality of the seeker, the role of the time and place is but secondary. The word adhikari is…

  • Akshaya Trithiya

    Akshaya Trithiya

    Akshaya trithiya is about some that does deplete,  or something that is unperishable. No please don’t tell me about Virus and covid19 that is the kind of poor joke that I normally make. I’m sharing three of previous posts before that, I would suggest, lets just a take a moment and reflect on our daily…

  • Individually Together

    Individually Together

    I was reading this article commandments to 21st century father-in-law from a 21st century daughter-in-law. I hope I have brought my daughters up with more humane value. Fortunately my daughters have their relationship goal given by  sister-in-law and my mother. Yes patriarchy can be suffocating. A lot depends on why do we get married. When…

  • Oil Free Nippattu

    Oil Free Nippattu

    With the soaring temperatures deep frying is a pain. Morning hours before 9am, I’m worried about loosing creative time, evening hours I’m too tired. So with the success or cookies and Karachi biscuits I reckoned I could bake the jar snacks instead of deep frying it, After all Iyengar bakery also has bakes its nippattu…

  • VivekaChudamani, of rituals.

    Viveka chudamani 8-13 Arthasya niscaya desto vicarena hitokotih Na snanena na danena pranaya mastena neither sacred baths nor any amount of charity or any pranayama gives us the knowledge of the self. The knowledge of the self is possible only when we send our thoughts along the rails of arguments laid down by salutary advice of…

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