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Category Archives: non-dualism
“Through him, She…”
I am finally reading the “Gospel of Ramakrishna” which I picked up over the summer. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was a Sanatana Dharmist in the truest sense I can think of. He tested every path for himself: From Daulism to Advaita, … Continue reading
Posted in Abrahamic faiths, American Hindus, avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, bhakti, Bible, biography, book review, books, Brahman, Buddhism, Christ, Christianity, Comparitive Religion, consciousness, dharma, Dharma religions, Dharmic Faiths, Divine Mother, dualism, duality, Durga, Eastern Philosophy, ego, faith, God, guru, Hanuman, Hindu Sects, Hinduism, inner peace, inspiration, Islam, Jainism, Jesus, Kali, Krishna, Krishna Consciousness, Lord Hanuman, Lord Rama, myth, mythology, non-dualism, philosophy, pluralism, polytheism, Ramakrishna, religion, Sanatana Dharma, Self-Realization Fellowship, Shakti, Sikhism, spirituality, Vaishnavism, Vaisnavism, Vedanta, Vishnu, Vivekananda, yogis
Tagged Advaita, Brahman, Daulism, ego, Ghadadar, Gospel of Ramakrishna, Instrument of God, Islam, Kali, Krishna, Rama, Ramakrishna, samadhi, Vedanta
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The Quantum Album: 3: Timespace of the Subatomic Flea
One of the more – oh I don’t know – mystical elements of Quantum Physics is the idea that “time” is a “dimension” just like the three others we are familiar with. And this doesn’t really relate a lot to … Continue reading
Posted in American Hindus, Aum, Brahman, consciousness, Creation, dharma, Dharma religions, dualism, duality, Eastern Philosophy, ego, existentialism, Hinduism, life, meditation, non-dualism, opinion, perception, philosophy, physics, Psychology, quantum physics, religion, Sanatana Dharma, science, spirituality, the self, Western Hinduism, White Hindus, yoga
Tagged awareness, channeling, consciousness, duality, meditation, micro-organism, nano-seconds, relativity, Space-time, subatomic particle, the ground of all being, units of time
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Vishvarupa and the Probability Waves
by Aranyakananda The title of this post is not my fictional band’s name. It is about a theory put forth in a very unique book I’ve just finished reading, called “The Yoga of Time Travel” by Fred Alan Wolf, Ph.D. … Continue reading
Posted in agnosticism, agnostics, avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Bhagavad-Gita, book review, books, Brahman, consciousness, Creation, current events, detachment, dualism, duality, Eastern Philosophy, ego, Gita, God, Hinduism, Ishvara, Krishna, Krishna Consciousness, life, meditation, Narayana, New Age, New Thought, non-dualism, opinion, Paramahansa Yogananda, philosophy, physics, quantum physics, quotes, reincarnation, sci-fi, science, science fiction, spirituality, Swami Kriyananda, Uncategorized, Western Hinduism, yoga, Yoga Sutras, Yogananda
Tagged "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells, "The Yoga of Time Travel", Arjuna, Bhagavad-Gita, book review, Dr. Fred Alan Wolf, Krishna, Patanjali, possibility curve, probability, probability waves, quantum physics, time machine, time travel, Vishvarupa, Yoga sutras
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Rathangapani – Life Upon the Wheel
by Aranyakananda Just a note to avoid any confusion. This blog used to be called “Rolling with Vishnu.” Since the change in name and a possible change in appearance/layout, I wouldn’t want to lose connections I have made with regular … Continue reading
Posted in American Hindus, avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Bhagavad-Gita, blogging, Brahman, consciousness, disabilities, Divine Consciousness, dualism, duality, Eastern Philosophy, ego, Gita, God, Hindu Scriptures, Hindu Sects, Hindu Temples, ISKCON, Krishna, Krishna Consciousness, life, Maya, meaning of life, meditation, non-dualism, panentheism, pantheism, philosophy, pluralism
Tagged adharma, Advaita, dharma, disabled Hindu, Gaudiya, non-dualism, Rathangapani, Rolling With Vishnu, samsara, wheel symbolism
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On Being Enlightened vs. Being Self-Realized
by Aranyakananda I was asked the other day if there is a difference between being “enlightened” and being “Self-realized”/”Self-actualized” whichever you prefer. And if so, is it wrong to say “I am enlightened.” Let me deal with the second question … Continue reading
Posted in afterlife, American Hindus, Apocalypse, Aum, avatars, Avatars of Shiva, Avatars of Vishnu, Brahman, Creation, detachment, dharma, Dharma religions, Dharmic Faiths, Divine Consciousness, dualism, duality, Eastern Philosophy, ego, existentialism, faith, Forms of Shiva, God, Heaven, Hindu Sects, Hinduism, inspiration, Kali, kali yuga, Kalki Avatar, Krishna, Krishna Consciousness, life, meaning of life, moksha, myth, Narayana, non-dualism, opinion, philosophy, reincarnation, religion, Sanatana Dharma, self-realization, Shaivism, Shiva, spirituality, transmigration, Trimurti, Vaishnavism, Vedanta, Vishnu, Western Hinduism, yugas
Tagged Dance of Shiva, ego, enlightenment, Heaven in Hinduism, Jivan, jivanmukti, kali yuga, kalki as a virus, Kalki Avatar, liberated soul, mahayuga, moksha, mukti, Nataraja, realized soul, satchitananda, self-actualization, self-realization, The Age of Enlightenment, Vaikuntha, Western Civilization
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It
by Aranyakananda Have you ever noticed that when precipitation falls from the sky, we say “it is raining” or “it is snowing”? We could, if we had time to lollygag, say “precipitation is falling from the sky”. We certainly don’t … Continue reading
Posted in avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, consciousness, dualism, duality, Eastern Philosophy, existentialism, God, Hinduism, Maya, meditation, non-dualism, panentheism, pantheism, philosophy, religion, Sanatana Dharma, science, spirituality, Upanishads, Vedanta, Vishnu, Western Hinduism
Tagged cold, heat, precipitation, rain, snow, weather, wind
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A Very Thorough Review of the Film “Enlighten Up”
by Aranyakananda This is a review of the film “Enlighten Up”, about the transformational potential of yoga. I will be going through the details of the film and giving my thoughts, so, you know, SPOILER ALERT!, and all that. This … Continue reading
Posted in agnosticism, agnostics, American Hindus, astrology, atheism, Bhagavad-Gita, bhakti, chakras, consciousness, Dharma religions, Eastern Philosophy, editorial, ego, faith, family, film, film review, Gita, God, guru, Hindu Scriptures, Hindu Sects, Hinduism, Humanism, independent film, India, Indian culture, inspiration, karma, Krishna, meaning of life, meditation, moksha, movie quotes, movie review, movies, New Age, New Thought, non-dualism, opinion, philosophy, religion, science, Secular Humanism, self help, self-realization, spirituality, Western Hinduism, White Hindus, yoga
Tagged "Enlighten Up", Alan Finger, asanas, Ashtanga yoga, astrology, B.K.S. Iyengar, benefits of yoga, Bhakti yoga, chakras, DDP, DDP yoga, Dharma Mittra, Diamond Dallas Page, documentary film, Dr. David Gordon White, Dr. Joseph Alter, Dr. Madan Kataria, experiment with yoga, film about yoga, film review, gained perspective through yoga, hatha yoga, higher self, independent film, karma, Kate Churchill, kirtan, Krishna, Kundalini, Laughter Yoga, namaste, new-age, Nick Rosen, Norman Allen, numerology, Pattabhi Jois, Shyamdas, skepticism, small self, Spoiler alert, subconscious emotions, supernatural, thousand-petaled lotus, True Self, watching the watcher, yoga, yoga as a cult, yoga as a workout, yoga as a world view, yoga is 100 years old, yoga orgasm, yogis, yogis stealing children
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Same Thing, Different Day
by Aranyakananda Today I noticed something as I sat at my cubicle and a co-worker and I bounced our respective work-related frustrations off one another. It gets us through the day – “You won’t believe what this person just said … Continue reading
Posted in American Hindus, current events, Depression, detachment, dharma, dualism, duality, Eastern Philosophy, famous quotes, Hinduism, humor, jnana yoga, karma, karma yoga, life, meaning of life, non-dualism, self help, self-realization, social commentary, spirituality, Western Hinduism, White Hindus, work
Tagged anger, attitude, detachment, inside sales, mood alteration, mood determined by circumstances, outside influence, spirituality in the workplace, This is how it is right now, work stress
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Superficial Sword-Waving, As It Were
by Aranyakananda Y’ever find yourself arguing the most trivial points imaginable? Like why anyone could possibly like country music? Or how anyone could possibly drink Dr. Pepper? Well I, unfortunately have found myself on that end of these very same … Continue reading
Posted in dualism, duality, Eastern Philosophy, editorial, ego, History, Israel, neurology, non-dualism, opinion, peace movements, philosophy, pluralism, politics, religion, social commentary, Western Hinduism
Tagged arguments, country music, Dr. Pepper, ego, Gaza Strip, genetic programming, holy war, predisposition, war, winning an argument
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Personal Association
by Aranyakananda As an avid Facebooker, I find great amusement in getting involved in conversations on other people’s walls. In doing so I often strike up a good report with friends of friends who I do not know. This is … Continue reading →