Non-dualism or Adwaita simply implies that there is ‘One Reality without a second’. So far all spiritual teaching including Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Yoga metaphysics agrees.
Faith is to have the certitude beyond any doubt that the Divine exists. Trust is that one can depend upon the Divine. Both are needed.
Gyana or Jnana is true knowledge or Self-knowledge. It means to know the true Divine Self. Vijnana is to know the extension and workings of
Sat, Chit-tapas, Ananda are the three principle aspects. All other aspects such as Peace, Wisdom, Knowledge, Compassion, Strength, Beauty, Harmony, Love are derived from these
He is not happy at all. But most of the time it is not Lord Ganesha himself but one of his ganas in the vital
These are universal mantras and do need any special or specific preliminary purification. They can be done by anyone and anytime. However mantras don’t work
The gods and goddesses are all children of the Divine Mother. Some of them are helpers and collaborators in Their Work.
Some Rishis took
One doesn’t know the Divine through the Scriptures but through love and bhakti, through his service, through meditation upon Him, through Yoga. Scriptures are at
Divinised has been added to the word ancestors wrongly because it is believed that after death and crossing the vital world the ancestors enter the
Yes indeed, the soul is the gateway to all the Divine Perfection including knowing the Divine in His entirety.
The gods and goddesses are aspects and powers of the One Supreme Divine. There are the four original gods who represents each an aspect of
The difference is subtle. It is the difference between living with God and living near God. Both are the result of bhakti. Near is just
Absence of desire and as a consequence freedom from all restlessness, anxiety, worry and depression. There is complete transparency before the Divine and total submission
As to the question about performing annual Puja to the deceased, it surely entered later on in the practice. Lord Rama performed it only once
Faith is the basis of hope. If you join faith to trust and confidence in the Divine Grace that it will carry you through everything
It is not a question of being ‘spiritual’ or not. Spiritual simply means that there is within us, in our own inner depths, as well
Yes it is the working of the Mother’s Force through the Prana. Yes if one should open these parts to the Mother by bringing the
I can fully understand. As for bhram (delusion due to Maya) can afflict anyone. Even the gods of the Overmind and demigod such as Narad