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If our very building blocks, the molecules and atoms are moving all the time, is there really anything that is still?
'Space' - The background in which everything is moving - the self, the space - that is still. ... -
Truth Bliss And Consciousness
Please explain the meaning of the shloka, “Aapyaya swasametute shwatasoma vishnayam bhavavaajas syasangate”. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Aapyaya means a lovely atmosphere. Appa means very close or very near. Aapyaya means that which brings a very lovely atmosph ... -
The Indian system seems to worship personalities, whereas the Muslims worship the presence. Which is correct?
Well, Indian system has two types of worship, one type is un-manifest, the other is the manifest. The un-manifest consciousness is known as Brahman. Vedanta says that Brahman is everywhere - that is the truth, that is the reality, and that is cal ... -
The Indian system seems to worship personalities, whereas the Muslims worship the presence. Which is correct?
Well, Indian system has two types of worship, one type is un-manifest, the other is the manifest. The un-manifest consciousness is known as Brahman. The Vedantin says that Brahman is everywhere - that is the truth, that is the reality, and that i ... -
What is dark matter? Is this mentioned in the Upanishads?
No, it is mentioned in the Rig Veda. In the Rig Veda, there is a chapter on creation in which this is one of the verse – In the beginning, there was a darkness that was covered by darkness. This the pundits could never interpret - the ... -
In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna tells Arjuna, "Know the whole world is just a play of consciousness and don't be upset about it". If the creation is just a play of Gunas, how can I not get affected by it?
Read the whole Bhagavad Gita! The whole knowledge is that you are not that which is affected. You are much bigger than that. See, have you not experienced, sometimes your leg is paining but your mind is not affected by it, your mind is happy? How many o ... -
Did the word 'nerve' come from the word Narayana? If so, is Narayana in our body as the nervous system?
The nervous system hosts the consciousness. That consciousness which is expressed in the nervous system is Narayana. ... -
Please explain the meaning of the shloka, “Aapyaya swasametute shwatasoma vishnayam bhavavaajas syasangate”.
Aapyaya means a lovely atmosphere. Appa means very close or very near. Aapyaya means that which brings a very lovely atmosphere. ‘Shwatasoma vishnayam’ - to create a lovely atmosphere upon us, the moonlight is being showered. The moon is pou ... -
Wake Up And Be In The Moment
Arjuna was shaking, shivering, and Krishna smiles and says to Arjuna, "Speak like a great scholar, like someone who is enlightened. You should be ashamed of yourself, just look at your state. You are grieving for something which you should not grieve for. ... -
You spoke about Ashtalakshmi. Are we born with this luck or can we acquire them also?
We are born with some perfections and we can acquire the others. For a Yogi, the nine types of wealth and eight perfections are acquired. ...