Ever chanced upon something interesting like an episode in How the Universe Works or Ancient Aliens that starts off with an intriguing title and an intellectual introduction, getting you all stoked because you hope to …
Ramana Maharshi and his Non-ness
I don’t have a guru yet to call my own. But if I were to claim someone as my non-guru to shadow guide me in my abysmal seeking process, then the south-Indian sage Ramana Maharshi …
Why Enlightenment is Not for Everyone
Nine out of ten people who are on the spiritual path would say that the ultimate goal for a seeker is to attain enlightenment/liberation. A person on such a path would get there by sorting …
God – The Conundrum
“Gasp! Wavering faith in God… how dare you! Take back that outrageous claim lest we should anger God or even worse, fall out of favor with Him. Gasp! GASP!” The preconditioned part in me has …
My tussle with meditation and this little thing called faith
Life in the grey stage is quite comfortable where my spiritual explorations are only about the books to read, teachings to ponder, and walls to stare at. But once in a while from within those …
Mind, Meditation, and an Ambush
First things first. In the new age vernacular, the word meditation is meant to be all about breathing consciously and watching one’s thoughts with a mantra or two thrown in the mix. If this were …