How is one to gain this knowledge? (Part 1) In the fourth lecture we had further explored into what actually belief systems are and how beliefs are being formed. This was a topic that was dealt in two parts. The first part dealt with Perception and the second part with Reasoning or Logic. Both these [...]
Can we term this knowledge as knowledge or is it a belief system (part II)? In the fourth lecture we further explore into what actually belief systems are and how beliefs are being formed. I have devoted two sessions for this. A thing that has not been experienced either directly through our senses or projected [...]
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Can we term this knowledge as knowledge or is it a belief system? In the second lecture we had explored into what actually is this knowledge and how does it affect our lives. This question was more to have a clearer idea of what actually is happening with our lives and what exactly should we [...]
What exactly is “this knowledge”? (How does it affect our life)? In the first lecture we had explored into what the term Eastern knowledge suggests or means. We had seen that we are specifically concerned about a particular discipline that has a direct bearing on each of us, which is the knowledge about ourselves-Self Knowledge. [...]
Though there is no such thing as Eastern or Western knowledge, still in a lighter sense, we could use the word Eastern knowledge, for this knowledge had been developed and refined in the East and had been effectively used as a systematic means of unfolding, for centuries. It continues to be doing so even today [...]
Bound each one is and this bondage irrespective of whether it is external or internal it binds. Subjectively one might feel or state that one is graver than the other or one is more intense or deep seated than the other which might be viewed superficial. We all the time go for quick fixes [...]
The purpose of this article is not to show the supremacy of one over the other, but to simply point out 'all that is old or ancient is not mere superstition and all that is new or modern is not necessarily true or right/correct'. Things have to be examined and if they are found to be true [...]
Anger is a burning topic and we tend to think in terms of quick fixes, but then though there are no definite techniques for complete anger management, still they come into operation only after the birth of anger. We can manage certain forms of anger for some time but to resolve the problem of anger, [...]
We either brush aside the topic of death or suppress it, because it triggers some unpleasant emotions. When we look at the topic of death, it should not cause any mixed feelings for we do not have any clue of what that is, for we have not experienced it. However, the conclusions made can cause [...]
