Tag Archives: longing

Vedanta and the spiritual faculty of the mind

Posted on 11 January, 2014 by amartingarcia

You may not believe me, but when you write: “Are there any members of this list who long to receive a real, non-conceptual answer to this question, ‘Who am I?’. It might take the form of a longing to disappear … Continue reading →

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Not through discourse…

Posted on 30 August, 2013 by amartingarcia

“Not through discourse, not through the intellect, not even through the study of the scriptures can the Self (Atman) be realized. The Self reveals Himself… to the one who longs for the Self. Those who long for the Self with … Continue reading →

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The feminine principle

Posted on 11 June, 2013 by amartingarcia

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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Absolute good

Posted on 13 November, 2011 by amartingarcia

‎”At the centre of the human heart is the longing for an absolute good, a longing which is always there and is never appeased by any object in this world.”   ~ Simone Weil Who says absolute good says supreme … Continue reading →

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