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The Three Paths
Most questions I had about religion and its practice stemmed from the paths which we have been handed down. I’ve been reading about these for a couple of weeks now, and the material that I came across made for a mighty interesting explanation. These were constructs based on circumstance and have shaped every aspect of
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Is God real?
One of the most persistent questions since humans started thinking about religion and spirituality is this – whether God is real.Often, the question itself is considered as heretic. But if the path to our spirituality lies via religion, there is no progress till this question is resolved. Atleast ‘resolved’ to one’s satisfaction and an internal
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Kathopanishad – Three Boons and many Secrets!
I’ve heard Nachiketa’s story before, but this is the first time I read more of the Kathopanishad, and it is incredible! This has everything! There are so many examples and quotes from this that we use in our regular lives, without fully knowing the context.Kathopanishad was composed around 800 BCE. So it predates many of
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Closer than your Jugular Vein
Wanting to know who / where God is is a simple enough question, that most people have quite early in their lives. Our childhood stories show God as a person who will come and solve our problems, provided we are devout enough or do a lot of hard penance for a specific purpose. And then,
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First Post – A Journey
There is a journey we all undertake. A journey to find out more. For some, that journey happens automatically or with very little effort, and they are the fortunate ones. For most, it is a conscious effort to first identify the need, and then try and see which path suits us best. Thoughts of who