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.
Understanding the Real Meaning of Avatar
A clear and direct question-and-answer discussion on what avatar or avataran truly means. The talk explains how higher consciousness descends from the subtler koshas into the mind and senses, making spiritual knowledge practical in daily life.
Shraddha, Pitr and Pindadana: The Inner Meaning Behind the Ritual
A clear, symbolism-based interpretation of śrāddha: who the pitṛ really are (our own saṁskāras), why feeding a brāhmaṇa means nourishing our inner brahmatva, how Gayā-śrāddha points to purifying mind-intellect, and what piṇḍadāna means as gathering and releasing our feelings through knowledge.
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 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.