My teacher Gautam speaks about a very powerful concept called Rinanubandh. What that concept says is that two people come together because of a cosmic debt and there happens an energetic exchange between them based on that. The relationship can be pleasant or unpleasant. Unless and until the karmic debt…
The unknown is bigger than the known, but what lies beyond is the "unknowable" which is infinite. It cannot be known objectively; yet, it is your experience of "being" in the here and now. The unknowable does not operate in the realm of space, time, and causation, for it is…
The true cause of our misery is identification with thinking. A thought, by nature, is divisive. Human beings say one thing but their actions are mostly the opposite of what they say. For example, many people say they are God-fearing and that they would never act against God's Will. Such…
With the advent of AI-related technologies like ChatGPT, a question naturally comes to mind, “Can the AI become conscious?” My personal take on the subject is that when technological advancements reach a stage where the AI fully replicates a mind, then it is possible for such an entity to become…
People fear loneliness which is not the same as aloneness. Being alone is completely different from being lonely. Aloneness is wholeness which is ever complete, whereas, loneliness is perpetuated by the belief in separate existence. When I think of myself as an individual living a separate life in the vastness…
Last year, while I was attending a spiritual retreat of a well-known Advaita master, I saw something happening that was contrary to the very idea that is taught in such retreats. The master or guru while giving the talk sat on a comfortable chair while the attendees, some of them…
Awakening to non-dual awareness does not change the physical reality. It changes our perception and the attitude with which we see life. The greatest shift in perception is that things are seen for the way they are. It is a direct and unfiltered perception of reality. The reality is not…
The Imprisonment of Life: Images may fade but they never disappear completely
Yesterday I attended a prayer meeting event for a deceased relative, my wife’s uncle. It was an atmosphere full of mourning and tears. Only a day earlier, one of the most vibrant men I knew, full of life, was reduced to dust and ashes in a matter of minutes. Although…
“I” Am Nothing Is The Most Relevant Part of Non-Dual Understanding
When I first heard Ramesh Balsekar saying, "Everything happens because of God's Will." It was an instant lightning-strike revelation. The message cut through the hard ego exterior and went deep way beyond my imagination. It felt as if the seed of this understanding was already there, all it needed was…