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Everyone feels inadequate and tries to fix it by effort, but effort is limited and cannot yield true completeness. \nTrue adequacy (moksha) is already our nature; ignorance hides it and only self-knowledge frees us. \nA seeker must go to a guru for that knowledge; Vedanta teaches this path.
By Maria Wirth At a seminar where Hinduism related topics were discussed, I asked some students during tea break, “Can you explain to me what Hinduism is about?” There was an awkward silence. After a while, a girl said “Hindus worship many Gods.” I asked, who created the many Gods?” Now the silence was permanent.
Whenever I feel uninspired, I look to a collection of my favorite quotes and passages I keep in a document on my computer or marked in my books (my idea bank). Today was one of those days. As I was re-reading some of these and remembering why I love writing, reading, and the power of […]
In April, in a small town on a small island in a small string of islands trailing down from the main part of Japan, the world’s then-oldest person died.