Posts Tagged ‘self’
If Self Is Not an Object, How Can It Be Known Then? – Part 31
In last session 30, the student doubted Vedanta’s means of knowledge to remove ignorance. Student claimed only experience can provide knowledge of self (Awareness). Basis of doubt was, “You need to taste the sugar to know it’s sweetness. Therefore no amount of scriptural words can give taste of Truth. You have to experience the Truth…
Read MoreEquation Which Connects Individual ‘I’ & Universal Consciousness (Brahman) – Part 6
In previous part 5 conversation, the teacher gave way for student to ask one of most important questions which bridges the apparent gap between self and God. Student asked, “I cannot see a connection between I, the knower, and Universal Consciousness (Īśvara/God). What is the relation?” The ever-available knower, never not knowing, is what we…
Read MoreReal vs. Unreal: How to ‘Get Out’ of Maya’s Crocodile Jaws
Here’s an example how Māyā works and how innocently one gives absolute reality to mere appearance… What is this?… Got it? If said “Table”, that’s correct. Suppose you didn’t, why didn’t you say “wood”? After all it is just wood that looks like a table because of it’s 4 legs attached to a rectangular…
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