Mind and Matter
Did mind originate from matter or vice-versa?
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The Bible and the Gita
I was reading this wonderful fictional work The Testaments by Margaret Atwood, where I came across this passage from the Bible that the author quoted through one of her fictional characters, Becka:
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Shankara on the Origin of the Universe
Adi Shankara, the great Hindu philosopher saint, opens his commentary on the Bhagavad Gita with a beautiful verse:
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Introduction to Surya Siddhanta (Doctrine of the Solar System)
As we are witnessing a great planetary conjunction of Jupiter and Mars over the evening sky on December 21, 2020, I was curious about what the ancient hindus had written about planetary orbits and conjunctions.
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Battling Illness
I have seen my father grappling with the sinister effects of cancer and have also seen him overcome with mental grit. As I now see more of my friends come to grips with the evil pangs of this menacing disease, I am reminded of the healing power of the Maha Mrthyunjaya mantra as told in the ancient Rig Veda to extol Shiva, the conqueror of illness and death. The Sanskrit text and transliteration follows:
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Happiness Framework
Is there a good framework for discerning happiness from melancholy ? Does such a framework allow us to continuously evaluate our progress towards achieving happiness in our every day life?
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Age of the Universe, according to the Gita
Chapter 8, verse 17 in the Bhagavad Gita has reference to the concept of a 'Brahma' day and night.
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What do trees seek?
As I was strolling through the Redmond Watershed preserve near Seattle, I came up on these long slender trees reaching out to the sky, as though they were angling to search and reach out for something !
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Is Science Objective?
Is science objective or subjective?
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