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What does knowledge of self give us?
Someone questions about the benefit of knowledge of self, introducing reincarnation and maya as unpromising components. (Who benefits?, etc. ).This is an unphilosophical question, and answers from advaita are given. Continue reading
Posted in Advaita, Mythology, non-duality, spirituality
Tagged advaita, Consciousness, cosmos, Creation, desire, dream, ego, existence, knowledge of self, Lila, Maya, mithya, mythology, reincarnation
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Rama and sage Vasishta
If reality is ONENESS, how can there be any sense of lack, hence any desire? There is no ‘other’ to be related to. Reminds me of Socrates’ speech in the Symposium (one of Plato’s dialogues) after other speakers had rendered … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, Consciousness, desire, injunctions, Oneness, philosophy, self, Self-realization, Socrates, Vasishta
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Advaita Vision
A human being is part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Advaita vision, brahman, compassion, Consciousness, delusion, desire, Einstein, optical delusion, The One, Universe
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Revolt against existence – 2nd answer
2. Thoughts of despondency and revolt arise in weaker moments. But to the soul difficulties are like challenges and opportunities to extract the best out of us. Even a developed soul chooses them as tonic and bitter medicines to purge … Continue reading
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Tagged desire, despondency, ego, soul, soul searching
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The feminine principle – lV
In previous posts on the feminine principle we noted that, in Wagner’s opera Tristan and Isolde, Life was linked with desire, and Love with death, and further that man can be redeemed only by and through woman. The theme in … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, darkness, death, desire, knowledge, language, life, light, Love, sacrifice, sexsual desire, Spirit, sufism, symbolism, transcending, woman
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The feminine principle
The power of the feminine principle (Shakti, Prakrit-Nature): Creation, Life, Nurturing – and its cycles. Also desire, with its attending temptation. Woman, however, (embodiment of the Goddess) can also be redemptress (e.g. Mary in Christianity). In Wagner’s opera ‘Tristan und … Continue reading
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Tagged Creation, death, desire, dream, ego, life, longing, Love, night, redention, Romantic ideal, surrender, tranxcendence, Wagner, woman
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Passions and desires
Empty the boat of your life, O man; when empty it will swiftly sail. When empty of passions and harmful desires you are bound for the land of Nirvana. -Dhammapada 369
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Tagged boat of your life, delivery, desire, nirvana, passion
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Unanimous Tradition / Tradición Unánime 