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Kena Upanishad
Leave a commentSeptember 22, 2013 by styagi68
Context: Kena Upnishad is part of Sama Veda. It is the ninth chapter. The first eight chapters describe many Vedic …
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Mandukya Upnishad
Leave a commentSeptember 17, 2013 by styagi68
Mandukya Upnishad is the shortest upnishad with just twelve verses. On surface it appears to be explaining the meaning of …
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Isha Upnishad
Leave a commentAugust 31, 2013 by styagi68
Isha Upnishad is one of the main Upnishads. It is one of the earlier Upnishads and presents a balanced view …
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Does Free Will lead to Energy Non-conservation?
4August 5, 2013 by styagi68
In a recent conversation with a friend, he made a startling declaration–there is no free will in the world! His …
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Satipatthana Suta–Chapter 5/6–Mindfulness of Dhamma and Results
Leave a commentAugust 4, 2013 by styagi68
For some reason, most translations translate dhamma as mental objects. That just does not convey the meaning of dhamma. We …
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Satipatthana Suta–Chapter 3/4–Sensation and Mind Mindfulness
Leave a commentAugust 4, 2013 by styagi68
Chapter 3–Mindfulness of Sensation In the third chapter, Buddha explains how a monk is to be mindful of sensations. First …
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Satipatthana Suta–Chapter 2–Body Minfulness
Leave a commentJuly 27, 2013 by styagi68
Body awareness is further divided into six sections: 1. Breathing 2. Postures 3. Understanding of impermanence 4. Aversions 5. Material …
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Satipatthana Suta–Chapter 1–Introduction
Leave a commentJuly 27, 2013 by styagi68
The next book after the reading of Gita, Dhammapada, Yog Sutra that I am now starting is Satipatthana Suta. Tejas …
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Yog Sutra–Summary
1July 17, 2013 by styagi68
I would like to direct people to http://www.swamij.com/yoga-sutras.htm for an excellent summary and outline of Yog Sutras Yog Sutra by Patanjali …
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Yoga Sutra–Chapter 4–Kaivalyam (Pure Isolation)
Leave a commentJune 30, 2013 by styagi68
1. जन्मौषधिमन्त्रतपःसमाधिजाः सिद्धयः॥ ४.१॥ The powers (described earlier) can be obtained by birth, herbs, chanting, penance, or Samadhi. People can …
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