An overview of our articles about spiritual awakening, enlightenment, self-actualization, non-duality, and personal growth.
Noble Silence is thought to originate as a phrase and directive from Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), the founder of Buddhism. It refers to the idea that in relation to the pursuit of spiritual enlightenment and [ Read more … ]
Mantras as used in Hinduism and Buddhism are sacred sounds, utterances, words, short prayers, or sentences in the Sanskrit language, of which it’s believed that they have religious, transformational, protective, healing, magical, and/or spiritual powers. [ Read more … ]
In this post, we’ll discuss the Sanskrit terms Vyakti, Vyakta, and Avyakta and their contextual use in Advaita Vedanta. Vyakti The word Vyakti in Sanskrit translates as “individual manifestation,” “gender,” “visible appearance,” “discrimination,” or “distinctness,” [ Read more … ]
Guided Meditation is the practice in which one or more participants meditate (or enhance their meditation practice) with help of the guidance given by a trained meditation practitioner or teacher. The guide (teacher) may be [ Read more … ]
The need of having a spiritual teacher is one of the big questions within Advaita Vedanta. So, to attain Spiritual Enlightenment, do you really need a Guru or not? Well, there are those who claim [ Read more … ]
Ishvara — also written as Ishwara — can have a wide range of interpretations in Hinduism depending on the religious or philosophical lineage, which goes from Supreme Self, ruler, lord, Supreme Being, creator God, personal [ Read more … ]
The idea of the Absolute is present in all spiritual and philosophical traditions of India, although often widely differently interpreted. As a general rule, the Absolute is referred to as Brahman. The Absolute is associated [ Read more … ]
Vedanta is a lineage of Hindu philosophy and part of the greater realm of Hinduism. The Sanskrit word “Vedanta,” which is a conjunction of the two words “Veda” and “anta,” means “conclusion of the Vedas” [ Read more … ]
Hinduism —in India also called Sanatana Dharma — developed in many directions over the past 5,000 years and is the principal religion, spiritual tradition, philosophy, and a way of life of most of the people [ Read more … ]
Simply said, Meditation Music is music that aids or accompanies the practice of meditation, or is alternatively used to meditate on. It may have a specific religious content, being vocal or only instrumental, but it [ Read more … ]
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