The Philosopher
In April 2023, I published a blog post where I shared a Zen story (koan). I don’t think many people understood this. Let me explain. This is a conversation between a disciple (monk) and his Master, named Ts’ao-shan. Let’s discuss this in detail. The conversation goes something like this: Monk: “Who is he in our [ ]
I will let you in on one of my secrets of life. It’s not a big deal. That’s it. To understand (not believe or pray or pretend but to actually understand) that it’s not a big deal. Almost nothing is. In life, you will come across several occasions that cause you deep anxiety and sorrow. [ ]
The readers of this page know very well that I am big into movies, specially those that can be interpreted with the lens of spiritual awareness. I watched 2 movies during the New Year Holidays, that I want to discuss with you today. I mean, I watched more than 2 movies but only 2 are [ ]
There is a difference between growing old and really growing up. Of course, everybody just grows up with time- you don’t even need to do anything. You are born, then you become 1 year old, and 5 and 15 and 25 and 35 and 50 and 60 and 75 and 90 and if you’re lucky, [ ]
The world invests a lot in “beauty”, specially on the manufacturing of an artificial impression of “beauty” based on skin colors, textures, shapes, body proportions, clothing patterns, etc. This is a multi billion dollar industry. This industry spans from cosmetic products to apparels and clothing to plastic surgeries to even gyms. What you want to [ ]
I must have probably written about this topic before but I came across 2 photos on the internet that made me want to write on this topic before. There are also people who keep asking me how can I be both fulfilling responsibilities expected of a normal human being (playing out my roles of being [ ]
This is the third path to enlightenment, besides Gyana Yoga and Karma Yoga. This is the path via Bhakti, which means through prayers and devotion. Not ordinary prayers, not ordinary devotion. But complete surrender. Complete devotion. To the Self, to the Truth, to the Universe, to Krishna- whatever pleases you. Many people pray everyday, but [ ]
There are 3 paths to spiritual enlightenment- gyan yoga, karma yoga, and bhakti yoga. Gyan yoga is enlightenment through knowledge. Knowledge of what is real and what is not, what is true and what is untrue. It’s not as complicated because everything is unreal and untrue except awareness which you already are. But the trick [ ]
There are many movies that pretend to be spiritual but end up misguiding people. I wanted to make a collection here of movies that can lead to spiritual understanding to the prepared mind. These are also free and available on Youtube. Remember, these movies have spiritual importance and are not necessarily “good” “feel good” “inspirational” [ ]
Many gurus tell you that Life is a Jigsaw Puzzle, and your job is to figure out the puzzle and put all pieces into place. All pieces are supposed to fit into neatly to create the overall picture that makes sense in the grand scheme of things. So, try to find out what your life [ ]