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Brahman & avidya
Why does Brahman/Ātman deceive itself with Māyā, avidyā, and anātman? Why doesn’t consciousness simply manifest (in humans) with Vidyā, with innate knowledge of its true self from the beginning? Life is like a riddle, or a play – it is … Continue reading
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Post navigation ← Previous Is the Eastern/Western distinction in philosophy useful and meaningful? It definitely is. By and large, Eastern philosophy differs from the Western-type in more than one respect. Firstly, its orientation is much more holistic, by which I mean … Continue reading
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Essence and Being
What is the essence of being? Speaking strictly from the tradition of the Indian Advaita Vedanta, being or existence, the supreme metaphysical principle, IS its own essence – there is no other essence or essences. The same can be said … Continue reading
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Why do we exist?
Why do we exist? Updated January 19 You could equally have asked: Why do stones, and trees… the earth, the universe exist? There is no answer to any of those questions (other than by the various theologies). Existence is, and is … Continue reading
There was a young man who said…
What is the use of asserting that things exist “independent of human observation”? There was a young man who said “God, To you, it must seem very odd That a tree as a tree Simply ceases to be When … Continue reading
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Why is there ignorance?
Why does Brahman-Ātman deceive itself with Māyā, Avidyā, and Anātman? Why doesn’t consciousness simply manifest (in humans) with Vidyā, with innate knowledge of its true self from the beginning? Life is like a riddle or a play – it is … Continue reading
Connection between spirituality and warriorship
A truly spiritual person is a seeker of/after truth… no matter what difficulties are in the way. For them truth is paramount and one is prepared to sacrifice everything for it. Needless to say courage is a distinctive mark: courage, … Continue reading
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Victim-centered society – my answer in Quora
Why are psychology and so many self-help ideologies perceived merely as blame-shifting gimmicks that are guilty of creating a “victim-centered society?” I am not sure that psychology and self-help ideologies – and self-help books – are or ought to … Continue reading
Can we live without technology?
How possible would it be for you to live without Technology? (From Quora) My answer. A given individual can live without technology – telephone, radio, TV, automobiles – but society in general can no longer go back (how far back?) … Continue reading
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Can Consciousness exist without time?
Can consciousness exist without time? – My answer in Quora From the viewpoint of Advaita Vedanta (and I believe also zen and Dzogchen), time is not just something elusive, but ultimately unreal – only an idea or concept. The same … Continue reading
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