“We did not come to return; we have come to rise above.” Man is a deep well connecting the oblivion of Godhead to the personified God. He is not something suspended in the abyss; he is the abyss itself. He seeks God, not knowing he is the very ground upon which God stands. The Absolute … More The Inexpressible Reality
In this video Frithjof Schuon speaks about his celebrated work The Transcendent Unity of Religions.
Two simple propositions, taken from Vedantic philosophy, summarize the whole of truth and the way to attain it. One is from the verse 2:16 of Bhagavad Gita and the other is from Upanishads: 1) The Real cannot not be; the unreal cannot be. 2) That which begins must end. We needed nothing more if we … More The Immortal One
A fascinating talk by Swami Sarvapriyananda about “Who am I?” through understanding who I am not.
Swami Sarvapriyananda is a young monk of Ramakrishna Order in India famous for his lucid and simple method of describing the essentials of religion and spiritual life. He belongs to the Advaita Vedanta school of Hinduism and gives frequent talks on the subject. He has given many lectures, including a Ted Talk, all available on … More Defining God
The one idea closest to truth, summarizing the Absolute-Relative polarity, is expressed both in The Bhagavad Gita and The Gospel of Thomas, and I am sure elsewhere, particularly in European Phenomenology. Gita 2:16 says “What is real cannot not be; what is unreal cannot be. This has been realized by the seers of truth.” In … More The Gospel of Thomas & The Gita
What are the things that characterize human life? What is the wish of all men and women? There are three things that characterize human, three objects for which all men and women strive and which have shaped the course of human civilization: 1) Knowledge, in the sense of an answer to the questions “Who am … More The Direct Vision of Truth
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