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Nārada approached Sanatkumāra and said, 'Teach me, Venerable Sir,' He said, 'Come to me with what you know. Then I will teach you what is beyond that.' Venerable Sir, I know the Ṛg Veda, the Yajur Veda, the Sāma Veda, Atharvaṇa as the fourth, the epic and the ancient lore as the fifth, the Veda of the Vedas, propitiation of the Fathers, the science of numbers, the science of portents, the science of time, logic, ethics and politics, the science of the gods, the science of sacred knowledge, the science of elemental spirits, the science of weapons, astronomy, the science of serpents and the fine arts. This, Venerable Sir, I know. But, Venerable Sir, I am only like one knowing the words and not a knower of Self. It has been heard by me from those like you that he who knows the Self crosses over sorrow. To him he then said, 'Verily, whatever you have here learned is only a name.' - Chāndogya Upaniṣad VII. 1. 1-3 (Translation by S. Radhakrishnan in The Princi...

Consciousness is a growing area of interest for Science today. Because it is relatively new to Scientist, they are still developing a perfect definition of the term. However, we already have loads of ancient texts all woven around this very thing. Today I came across a TED talk with the title "Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality". Have a look at it here: https://www.ted.com/talks/anil_seth_how_your_brain_hallucinates_your_conscious_reality I was glad to learn that finally scientific minds are coming close to accept the Advaita Vedānta Philosophy which asserts that the world we see is just our projection. However the speaker still thinks that consciousness is a construct of our brains while as per Vedānta it is something that enables you brain to construct understanding. The speaker acknowledges that the intellect is different from the consciousness but fails to keep the distinction all through the talk given he rules out distorted understanding as a possibil...

Place this salt in the water and come to me in the morning. Then he did so. Then he said to him, 'That salt you placed in the water last evening, please bring it hither.' Having looked for it he found it not, as it was completely dissolved. 'Please take a sip of it from this end.' He said, 'How is it?' 'Salt.' 'Take a sip from the middle. How is it?' 'Salt.' 'Take a sip from the other end. How is it?' 'Salt!' 'Throw it away and come to me.' He did so. It is always the same. Then he said to him, 'Verily, indeed, my dear, you do not perceive Pure Being here. Verily, indeed, it is here.' That which is the subtle essence this whole world has for its self. That is the true. That is the self. That art thou, Śvetaketu. 'Please, Venerable Sir, instruct me still further.' 'So be it, my dear,' said he. - Chāndogya Upaniṣad, VI. 13. i - iii (Translation by S. Radhakrishnan in The Principal Upaniṣad...

'Bring hither a fruit of that nyagrodha tree.' 'Here it is, Venerable Sir.' 'Break it.' 'It is broken, Venerable Sir.' 'What do you see there?' 'These extremely fine seeds, Venerable Sir.' 'Of these, please break one.' 'It is broken, Venerable Sir.' 'What do you see?' 'Nothing at all, Venerable Sir.' Then he said to him, 'My dear, that single essence which you do not perceive, verily, my dear, from that very essence this great nyagrodha tree exists. Believe me, my dear. That which is the subtle essence, this whole world has for its self. That is the true. That is the self. That art thou Śvetaketu.' 'Please, Venerable Sir, instruct me still further.' 'So be it, my dear,' said he. - Chāndogya Upaniṣad, VI. 12. i - iii (Translation by S. Radhakrishnan in The Principal Upaniṣads, p 462)

Meditation Experience Every time we meditate, we feel so much relaxed. We feel so much detached. Detachment that does not create void. World exists. But does not disturb us. We feel more connected to our body and our Self. This is a very nice state to be in. This is away from chaos. This is soothing. This is rejuvenating. This is the moment. Past and future vanish into the vitality of present. Words subside into experiences. Life becomes enjoyable. Worries cease to exist. The moment spreads its beauty and we witness the same. The state of calm. A state free from hurry. A state of creativity. A state of purity. Let us all strive for this state as eternal. Verily this is the pleasure we all aspire for. A state of being. Just being with our true existence.

Spirituality is a vast area to investigate. It is very important to plan your way through it. An unplanned endeavor into spiritual realm may cause more harm than benefit. Today we will talk about where should be start if we are serious about understanding things that actually makes sense. Start Now When we talk about spirituality, people at once talk about either God or Soul or other metaphysical things those are difficult to experience. This is a mistake. This is just like discussing Integral Calculus to a nursery kid. I believe that the first thing we all should focus on is our own self. Let's start understanding ourselves first. Our own self is the most readily available specimen or tool we have. Also our own self is the only thing we use to understand anything external. So to understand ourselves seem most logical to me. We all should start from asking questions like what are we doing. What do we want? Why do we want that? etc. You'll see that these few ques...