Monthly Archives: February 2010

Can selfless love really exist?

Friday, February 19, 2010

Last week, Ameya’s post mentioned Karma Yoga as a stepping stone towards true detachment and freedom. Since Valentine’s Day was last weekend, I thought it apt to discuss love’s role in the path to freedom. Specifically:
Can selfless love really exist?
Love is a huge topic of discussion in our lives — whether describing the beauty of [...]

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Karma Yoga in Harvard Square

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

It comes up very often in Karma Yoga that in order to truly help others, we must not think that we’re doing anyone else a favor. And in reality, in order to help anyone in the right way, we must really try to fully understand them first. The best advice I’ve received came from those [...]

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In Search of the True Self

Thursday, February 11, 2010

There is much discussion in Hindu literature about the true nature of the Self. Hindu philosophy is itself divided into multiple schools of thought (e.g. advaita, dvaita, vishishtadvaita), all of which have differing views on the relation of atman (Self) to brahman (Whole). One particularly interesting quote on self-identity is due to Adi Shankaracharya:
Just as [...]

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