Essays

There’s that old adage that says “ignorance is bliss.” What it implies is not knowing equals having no worries. As human beings we worry...

The first thing to know about consciousness is that no definition of it can ever be satisfactory. We may attempt to define consciousness...

The obvious answer to the question “What is ‘good’?” is that good is the opposite of bad. And yet, the first thing to know about “good”...

Evil, whether viewed as having natural or human causes, challenges our fundamental beliefs about the world being a fair and benevolent place

The topic of spiritual enlightenment enchants us like few others. Its mysterious and exotic allure conjures up images of radiant beings...

First, it must be acknowledged that while both Vedanta and science are interested in eliminating any and all obstacles to knowing the...

Like so many answers, this one depends on who you’re asking. There’s one answer from the viewpoint of the individual (jiva), one answer...

It depends on how you define “consciousness.” If you define it as many scientists do—that is, as inert material (tissue and chemicals)...

If we stop to wonder what an afterlife might look like, it starts to look a lot like this one. Any discussion of an afterlife, or whether...

A truth isn’t only that which is in accordance with fact, but also that which is aligned with universal laws and the nature of...

Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air; And, like the...

Life is a kind of dream-like existence where seemingly substantial objects have no independent existence and are just thoughts on the screen

Vedanta defines non-duality as that which is free from subject-object duality. In other words, there is no separation between you as...