Higher and Lower Knowledge
Shaunaka, a great householder, once approached Angiras in the prescribed manner and asked, “My Lord, what is that, knowing which, everything becomes known?” Angiras then said to him, “Two kinds of knowledge are to be …
Category: Philosophy
Peace of Body-Mind
“Peace of mind and physical well-being are closely related. Some years ago, a scientist at Emory University told me that continuous anger, fear and suspicion tend to eat into our immune system. Besides, peace of …
Vedanta Books
Vedanta means the end of the Veda or the final knowledge, although the texts cover the full range. It is the last of the 6 systems of Indian philosophy aka the darshanas. They generally consider …
The Shankaracharya Seats
Adi Shankara was a famous sage who revived the monastic path and the non-dual approach to Vedanta. He had his 4 primary disciples found 4 maths or seats of learning in the four directions of …
A Conversation with Andrew Hewson on Nonduality
In our latest conversation, Andrew and I explored the nature and unfolding of nonduality or oneness. Also some of the perspectives and underestimations of it’s potential. on YouTube Transcript Prior conversations with Andrew Davidya
Styles of Stress
I’ve spoken before about our dominant guna (quality) and how this affects our emotions and the way we experience the world. A very similar model arises from dominant elements in the physiology. A dominant element …
The Vedic Perspective
Dr. Jack Purcell, a philosophy professor at Middle Tennessee State University, invited me to speak to his eastern philosophy class. I’m introduced by his son, Rishi. I offer a little history and a broad overview …
A Conversation with Andrew Hewson on Renunciate and Householder Paths
In our latest conversation, Andrew and I explored Householder and Renunciate approaches to life, the masculine and feminine emphasis, the gunas, relationships, and the role of devotion. on YouTube Transcript Thanks to the generous support …
Adi-Worlds
I’ve spoken before about three-worlds models like physical, mental, and spiritual. Or the Gayatri version. (I favour a 7 worlds model, the koshas.) I’ve also talked about the 3 aspects of consciousness model: seer, seeing, …
Yoga Sutra 2: Q&A
After the Yoga Sutra talk, I did a Q&A with students. These were on the broader implications of Yoga philosophy. To simplify the permissions process for making this public, I’ve placed a graphic over everyone …
Yoga Sutra Talk
Dr. Shelley Thomas, a language professor at Middle Tennessee State University, offers a class on awakening. They cover some of the primary world literature on the topic. Previously, they’ve invited academics to speak on the …
What is Nature?
On this blog, I write about nature and use terms like nature’s support and true nature. The question came up – what do I mean by “nature”? “Nature” is a big picture word. It refers …