Under Anaesthesia (Q. 313)
Q: I recently had an experience that leaves me baffled. I have read your books, the sections on deep sleep consciousness, and it does not seem to match. The incident occurred when I will was given...
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shrutisAra samuddharaNam (Part 4, final)
The shrutisAra samuddharaNam of shri toTakAchArya An Overview by C.S.Baskaran (Part 4 – final) Read Part 3 Refutation of the claim by the Dvaitin that “A Principal statement like tat tvam asi is...
View ArticleThe Dream Problem (Part 1)
New Book Serialization! Follow ‘The Dreamer‘, as he embarks on an experiment in his dream state, and bumps into the sage Vasishta who begins to elaborate the nature of the waking, dream, deep sleep...
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Panchadasi part 1
A series of posts, presenting a new translation and commentary by James Swartz on the Panchadasi. This was presented by James as a week-long course during July 2012 and was very well received. It will...
View ArticleQ.462 Consciousness and rocks
Q: Let us suppose there are two people, one is Conscious and sleeping and the other has been knocked out UnConscious. Since everything is Consciousness both people (though Mithya), are Consciousness....
View ArticleConsciousness – Not such a Hard Problem (2 of 2)
Read Part 1 Without Consciousness, nothing can be known. But Consciousness itself cannot be an object of knowledge, just as in a totally dark room, a torch may illuminate everything but itself. Knowing...
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Q.488 Reading Minds
[Note: This is a long Q&A. Any help that other bloggers and readers can give to resolve the questioner’s concerns will be welcomed!] Q: If waking life is a kind of dream or modulation of awareness...
View ArticleQ.490 Consciousness and the Brain
Q: My question is one I can’t seem to clarify through any book, teacher or teaching: How do we know that the brain isn’t responsible for consciousness? While we can observe mind with all of it’s...
View ArticlemANDUkya upaniShad Part 3
Mantra 2 *** Read Part 2 *** सर्वं ह्येतद् ब्रह्मायमात्मा ब्रह्म सोऽयमात्मा चतुष्पात् || 2 || sarvaM hyetad brahmAyamAtmA brahma so.ayamAtmA chatuShpAt sarvaM etad – Everything herehi –...
View ArticlemANDUkya upaniShad Part 9
*** Read Part 8 *** Mantra 8 सोऽयमात्माऽध्यक्षरमोङ्कारोऽधिमात्रं पादा मात्र मात्राश्च पादा अकार उकारो मकार इति ॥ ८ ॥ so.ayamAtmA.adhyakSharamo~NkAro.adhimAtraM pAdA mAtra mAtrAshcha pAdA akAra ukAro...
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Experiencing Brahman
Here are the definitions for the word ‘experience’ in Chamber’s dictionary: All of these necessitate an ‘experiencer’ and an ‘experienced’ ‘thing’. Brahman is the non-dual reality. How could Brahman be...
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