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Attachment, āsakti, is not something external that can be seen visually. It is an emotion that manifests in the mind and is therefore not easily detected. Here are four ways to identify one’s attachment.
The first way is to introspect on the attachment in one’s own mind and behavior. One must minutely observe one’s own mind using one’s intellect, <...
Question: Happiness in ātmā is the absence of material misery, but is there any positive happiness in brahma-sāyujya according to Advaita Vedānta?
Answer: In brahma-sāyujya, as per Vedānta, there is ānanda, because that is the svarūp...
This is a much-debated and oft-asked question. Philosophically inquisitive minds often find themselves puzzled by it. Broadly, two major possibilities are found in Indian thought regarding the existence of the world:
1. The World is Eternal
This is the view of the Pūrva-mīmāṃsakas. Their famous dictum is na anīdṛśam ...
Question:
Is realization of Paramātmā possible within the Gauḍīya sampradāya for those who are less interested in Bhagavān’s līlā and do not aspire to become a mañjarī or gopa, but would instead prefer to meditate on Svayaṁ Bhagavān in a realm such as Śvetadvīpa? Is such an alternative possible within this tradition?