Author Bansi Pandit
Both Vedanta and Kashmir Shaivism declare that our real nature is Brahman or Shiva (Self or Absolute Consciousness), but we are limited in our consciousness, knowledge, and action due to our “ignorance” of our real nature. This ignorance is referred to by various terms such maya, ajnana, avidya, ‘darkness’ (that Read more…
Reason and intuition are the two critical faculties of human personality and are essential for living a meaningful, productive and peaceful life in the world. We know what the reason is, but what is intuition? Intuition is a special faculty of knowing or understanding something without reasoning or proof. Intuition is like a 6th Read more…
All that is known, or could ever be known, is through and by our minds. By the word ‘mind’ in this context I mean all experience of our thoughts, feelings, images and sensations, and our experience of the phenomenal world through the five sense perceptions. Thus, mind includes all thinking, Read more…
The highest knowledge in the Hindu religious and spiritual tradition is pronounced in its sacred scriptures. Hindus have two categories of scriptures: Shruti and Smiriti. The Shruti includes the primary scriptures of Hinduism called Vedas, which teach the highest truths ever known to the human race. Vedas are the supreme authority Read more…
Every child born in this world is born to fulfill its own destiny. Parents, teachers and social institutions become instruments to support the child’s destiny and at the same time fulfill their own destinies in the process. The power of destiny and the course it takes is a mystery. As finite Read more…
If a light bulb could speak, it would say, “I am a light bulb. My body is made of sealed glass with a filament inside it. I produce light.” Is it not the electricity that uses the light bulb to produce light? Is not the light bulb simply a tool Read more…
There are four hurdles in meditation: Restlessness, Laziness, Thoughts, and Images. In order to succeed in meditation, it is important to understand these hurdles and apply the correct methods to overcome them. It is also necessary to make meditation a priority; otherwise there is no motivation to meditate. We may Read more…