Seeking Answers
The best way to learn is to ask questions. The second best is to listen to what others are asking. The magic is in the listening.
Why Rama Was Told to Befriend Sugriva: The Awakening of Inner Knowledge
In this Q&A, the teacher explains that taking birth is not against liberation — it’s part of the process through which our stored desires and impressions are exhausted. Even after Self-realization, one must live consciously to dissolve remaining tendencies. When all karmas are finished, great souls take birth only out of compassion to uplift others. The dialogue also touches on symbolic meanings behind Dasharatha and the deeper, spiritual way to read the Ramayana.
The Real Meaning of Āvaagaman: Freedom Through Self-Awareness, Not Escape from Birth
In this Q&A, the true meaning of āvaagaman (coming and going) is explained. Liberation isn’t about escaping rebirth; it’s about living in the awareness of one’s immortal Self. Even if new bodies are taken, the soul remains established in its eternal knowledge. The discussion also reflects on Shankaracharya’s verses that guide seekers away from body-attachment toward the realization of their true Self.
Why the Liberated Still Take Birth: Understanding Karma, Compassion, and the Real Meaning of Rebirth
This Q&A explains the inner meaning of Kabandha’s advice to Lord Rama — “befriend Sugriva.” Sugriva symbolizes excellent knowledge (su + gri). To recover our lost inner purity, we must awaken and befriend this higher knowledge within, which lies silent on the “Rishyamukha” — the unexpressed peak of our own wisdom.
The Seven Seas of the Soul: Shabari’s Symbol of Inner Qualities
A Q&A explaining the meaning behind Shabari’s description of the seven seas in Matanga forest. The seven seas represent the seven divine qualities of the soul — purity, power, knowledge, love, peace, happiness, and bliss. The discussion also reveals why Shabari is called “the aged ascetic” — the matured longing for liberation that endures until Self-realization.
The Higher Mind and Mumukshutva: The Longing that Leads to Liberation
This Q&A explains the difference between the lower and higher mind and how mumukshutva — the yearning for liberation — arises naturally in the purified higher mind. When the mind turns toward truth and knowledge, the longing for Self-realization begins, symbolized by Shabari in the Ramayana.
The Golden and Blissful Sheaths: Understanding Hiranyamaya and Beyond
A question on the higher koshas — the Hiranyamaya and Anandamaya — leads to the explanation that Hiranyamaya signifies Self-realization, while Anandamaya is the bliss of the realized Self. The talk also connects this with the symbolism of Pampa Sarovar and the awakening of inner knowledge in the Vijnanamaya Kosha.
The Stages of Meditation: From Thought Awareness to the Point of Light
In this Q&A, meditation is explained as a gradual inward journey — beginning with observing one’s thoughts, then learning to focus, and finally realizing the inner point of light, the Self. True peace, discipline, and insight arise naturally through steady practice.
Using Sāma, Dāna, Daṇḍa, Bheda Without Losing Self-Control
A deep Q&A explaining why Ravana, though born of a sage and descended from Brahma, turned to evil. The story reveals that “Ravana” symbolizes ego — born from the expansion of body-consciousness (Pulastya) and the turning away from divine wisdom (Vishrava). Within each of us, the divine and demonic forces battle until the divine awakens.