Topic
Meditation
Meditation, yoga, sleep and states of mind.
Articles
AccountA Hermetic manifesto against "selective blindness": mind, ether, and archonsAn anonymous opinion piece argues the universe is mental, ether was forgotten on purpose, and everyone can recover the ability to perceive the invisible.TraditionConsciousness with a body: what Vedānta says the “self” isFor Vedānta, the “self” is neither body nor mind, but the Ātman, unchanging consciousness; a study of Swāmi Dayānanda's teachings explains the argument.TraditionThe value of values: why Vedānta begins by preparing the mindIn an opening lecture, teacher Glória Arieira explains Swāmi Dayānanda's text on the values in Bhagavad Gītā chapter 13 as the foundation of self-knowledge.TraditionThe Gospel According to Spiritism, chapter 12: what it means to love one's enemiesKardec reads the commandment to love one's enemies as forgiveness and giving up revenge, not forced affection, and condemns dueling as pride disguised as honor.TraditionListening to see: what Vedānta asks of those who want to know themselvesFor Advaita Vedānta, the first step is not technique: it is quieting the rush and listening, since every person is already whole, and what's missing is seeing it.AccountSeven physical symptoms some traditions link to spiritual awakeningFatigue, altered sleep, unexplained pain, and other signs some spiritualist currents attribute to an awakening, and why medicine is worth hearing too.TraditionWhat Vedanta calls liberation: recognizing the Atman, the inner selfFor Vedanta, suffering comes from mistaking ourselves for body and mind; liberation is recognizing the Atman, already present and needing no conquering.TraditionA Mother's Grief Through the Lens of Vedanta: The Love That Needs No FormA first-person meditation draws on Vedanta to propose that, in a mother's death, what is lost is form, not the Self, and that love remains.TraditionVedānta: texts, schools, and the study method of one of India's six philosophiesVedānta, “the end of the Vedas,” brings together foundational texts, three major schools, and a traditional method of study with a teacher, and can be compared with other mystical traditions.ScienceWhat the studies show about Ashtanga Yoga, from the heart to the bonesSmall studies point to gains in strength, flexibility and mood from Ashtanga, and clear limits on bone density and intense aerobic conditioning.
Based on videos
TraditionSahaja avasthā, the natural state of Being: the image of the rope and the snake in VedāntaIn the Vedānta tradition, sahaja avasthā is the state in which Being is recognized without effort; a talk in Hindi explains it through the image of a rope mistaken for a snake.TraditionUpa-paramā: Vedānta's renunciation means leaning on nothing, not giving up everythingIn Vedānta, one virtue required of students is inner renunciation: no longer propping identity on possessions, relationships, or image, with nothing to abandon.AccountConsciousness during sleep: what science describes, and what is pure speculationThe brain is highly active during REM sleep, and a video from Mistérios do Universo reads that as a sign consciousness leaves the body, a claim science rejects.TraditionKrishnamurti on freedom: no guru, no method and no conflictJiddu Krishnamurti, groomed to be a world teacher, spent his life rejecting gurus and methods; he held that only direct observation dissolves problems.