Unlike all other major ideas that influenced civilization and inspired religions, such as Buddhism, Judaism, Islam and Christianity, as well as philosophies such as Confucianism, Platonism, Socratism, all of which…
Seeker: Hey, Ramji.
I thought I’d give a dream description to see if you can cull something out of it. It felt vibrant and at a time when feeling I was…
Tattva Bodha*
*Knowledge of Truth
Commentary by James Swartz
Introduction
Vedanta refers to the texts at the end of each Veda whose subject is Self knowledge. When you acquire Self…
Mandukya Upanishad
An ancient Sanskrit text on the nature of RealityÂ
Commentary by James Swartz
At twilight a thirsty traveler approached a village well. Reaching down, she was frozen by…
Aparokshanubhuti*
*(Self-Realisation) by Adi Sankaracharya
Translated by Swami Vimuktananda, Commentary by James Swartz
1. I bow to the all-pervading pure Awareness, the First Teacher, destroyer of Ignorance, and the cause…