Tag Archives: karma

Ordinary consciousness


What you take for granted, the immediacy of your ordinary consciousness, is God peeping at you as yourself through a veil.  You can call it Maya, Karma, conditional mind, or give it any name that satisfies you. The Vedas declare, … Continue reading

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Women and men – ll


Doubt: Then what was the role of women like Gargi, Maitreyi, Gayatri etc, whose names appear in the Veda?  Resolution: These women and many more – about 20 – mentioned in the Veda, are all concerned with Jnana [wisdom] and not Karma … Continue reading

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Nachiketas’ story


Nachiketas, a young student raised in the study of traditional Upanishadic wisdom regarding the nature of reality, offers to be sacrificed by his father who is giving away all his possessions. He is sent to Yama, the god of death, … Continue reading

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