Excerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World’s Religions, Revised and Updated (PP.82-83). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 9:52 minutes: In this episode, notions of brahman, jiva (individual soul), karma, and the journey of a...
Smith, Huston. The World’s Religions, Revised and Updated (PP.60-70). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 10:20 minutes: In this episode, we continue with the ways of to the goal, with Raja Yoga. Here is a short excerpt of several...
Smith, Huston. The World’s Religions, Revised and Updated (PP.50-70). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 8:31 minutes: In this episode, the subject matter is Bhakti and Karma Yoga. Here is a short excerpt of several covered. “The...
Excerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World’s Religions, Revised and Updated (PP. 42-47). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 06:18 minutes: The root of the word Yoga. The quest that has inspired India for ages. The...
Excerpts from the book by Smith, Huston. The World’s Religions, Revised and Updated (PP. 27-41). HarperOne. Kindle-Version. Covered here in 9 minutes: Hinduism’s affirmation is you can have what you want. Pleasure, worldly success...
A Passage From The Upanishads, Eknath Easwaran: In the city of Brahman is a secret dwelling, the lotus of the heart. Within this dwelling is a space, and within that space is the fulfillment of our desires. What is within that space should be longed...
Hinduism, Excerpt from The World’s Religions, Huston Smith: Our word “personality” comes from the Latin persona, which originally referred to the mask an actor donned as he stepped onto the stage to play his role, the mask through (per) which...
Ramakrishna, Hinduism, Philip Novak: You may ask: “How, then, can we arrive at any explanation of naturally caused misery, human viciousness, pervasive unhappiness?” The answer is that these forms of suffering, which one sincerely struggles to...
Mundaka Upanishad, Hinduism, Philip Novak: There are two birds, two sweet friends, who dwell on the self-same tree. The one eats the fruits thereof, and the other looks on in silence. The first is the human soul who, resting on that tree, though...
Hinduism, Huston Smith: The distinction between self and Self can be assisted by another image. A man is playing chess. The board represents his world. There are pieces to be moved, bishops to be won and lost, an objective to be gained. The game can...