Path to Pure Thinking

Save money on green juice… Detox your negative thoughts with the science of Vedanta. Why do we all strive for purity, for the ultimate cleanse or detox? What are we actually seeking? Vedanta tells us that we are seeking our own Self, the (more…)

Mechanism of an Ideal

As discussed in another post, an ideal is an essential aspect of self-development, and helps to draw us out of our immature, self-centered perspective. But what is the mechanism by which this ego-transcendence occurs? This can be explained by way of (more…)

Svadharma – Find Your Own Nature

Adapted from The Fall of the Human Intellect (Ch.7) and Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities (Ch.5), by A. Parthasarathy. Introduction Life is growth.  Our observation of the world reveals this to us.  Growth of the inner self encompasses increased self-sufficiency or autonomy, and increased empathy or (more…)

The Bus Leaves at Six: Use of an Ideal

The need for an ideal and the method of setting an ideal have been described in an earlier post. An ideal is used in the pursuit of self-development, the goal of which is maturity and self-sufficiency, enhanced empathy with others, and (more…)

Self-Development Practices

  Why do we sometimes experience a sense of ennui for the life we have chosen? Why do relationships fail to deliver the satisfaction we expect? Why do we feel uncertain, anxious or out of control? Why do we act in ways (more…)