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September 29, 2018
Lullaby of Madalasa
The essence of Vedanta is beautifully presented in this song. This story is narrated in the Markandeya Purana.
Madalasa Upadesha
The essence of Vedanta is beautifully presented in this song. This story is narrated in the Markandeya Purana.
September 28, 2018
Tattvabodha – The fundamental text of Vedanta
Tattvabodha is one of the fundamental books recommended for study into the nature of Self in Vedanta. It introduces various terms pertaining to Vedanta study in a systematic and comprehensive form.
September 27, 2018
Inspirational Quotes by Swami Sivananda
Swami Sivananda, one of the greatest spiritual masters of the 20th century, is the inspiration behind the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres. Here are some selected quotes by the swami. There is a lesson in everything This world is your best teacher. There is a lesson in everything. There is a lesson in each experience. Learn […]
September 14, 2018
What are Upanishads?
The Upanishads, India’s greatest spiritual treasures, are the culmination of the wisdom of the Vedas which contain the wellspring of profound philosophy of self-discovery and have influenced the writings of Gurdjieff, Kahlil Gibran, Thoreau and Emerson, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Thich Naht Hanh etc. When all the senses are stilled, when the mind […]
Recommended Books for Self-Discovery
The message or content in these texts transcend the boundaries of religious beliefs. They instruct the seeker to go from mere belief in an ideal to actually realizing (or experiencing) it.
March 27, 2018
How Mathematicians Changed Medical Practice
With the application of the newly discovered 16th century scientific experimental methods, medical doctors were discovering how human biology functions, the various mechanisms involved in the pathology of diseases at a lightning speed. But very soon they realized the limitations of this vigorous exercise. As more and more were discovered about human operating system, it became a formidable challenge for the scientist to study relationships between the various biochemical processes going on under our skin.
February 11, 2018
Western Science and Eastern Thought: Their Love-Hate Relationship
The scientific method, with its emphasis on experiment and reproducibility of data has been the driving force of Western civilization since the 15th century. By the seventh century, this became a standard methodology used to investigate the truth in our theories and started to spread to the East.
February 1, 2018
How Science Works?
For four hundred years, the process of scientific method remained within the confines of this enterprise. Anyone who correctly follows the steps laid out in the study, no matter who they are, must be able to say, “Yes, I got the same result.”
January 4, 2018
The Difference Between Ordinary Consciousness and Universal Consciousness
Two questions continue to puzzle us when it comes to understanding consciousness: What is it? And more importantly: Is it a product of our brain or is our brain a product of consciousness? Demystifying this mystery is one of the hardest problems in modern science.
