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The Vedas have ordained two paths, Pravritti and Nivritti, to guide the active life of people, both as an individual pursuing spiritual goal and as a member in a social set up. Both paths are meant to lead to salvation. Pravritti dharma entails one to follow the worldly path and seek salvation, while Nivritti dharma is rooted in renunciation of the... See more
Pravritti and Nivritti
life’s most precious moments are often temporary, making them even more valuable.
Today’s Pill #210: “Flowers are only flowers because they fall”
Beauty in Impermanence
A paradox is a seemingly self-contradictory statement that proves true.
The 7 most powerful paradoxes I’ve found:
One Must Try to Become Like a Flower
One Must Try to Become Like a Flower - Mona Sarkar
This came soon after the Shōgun dialogue and reflects a completely different symbolism of a flower
Bhagavad Gita 10.22
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि दे वानामस्मि वासवः ।
इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ॥
Among the Vedas I am the Sama-Veda; among the gods I am Vasava; I am mind among the senses; in living beings I am consciousness.
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वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि दे वानामस्मि वासवः ।
इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ॥
Among the Vedas I am the Sama-Veda; among the gods I am Vasava; I am mind among the senses; in living beings I am consciousness.
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The Atman is the basis of the Maya, it is the stable being which is “the condition and foundation of the vast action of the Force of being”.
Reconciling Samkhya, Vedanta and Tantra
Power of Maya gives rise to different experiences as we can feel more than one consciousness at the same time.
Flowers are only flowers because they fall” from Shogun episode 9
Today’s Pill #210: “Flowers are only flowers because they fall”
A flower spreads a deep love and a peaceful sweetness in a unique, silent and generous gesture in a world torn by pain and sorrow. It expresses an ever-present harmony which love alone posseses.
The Mother: Conversation with a Disciple, February 25, 1961