Essence of Vedanta Archives

September 30, 2019 Rory

The previous article in this series explored the nature of the jiva, or the individual entity we take ourselves to […]

July 25, 2019 Rory

The subject matter of Vedanta is you — specifically, the recognition of who you truly are: pure awareness/consciousness. For lack […]

April 3, 2019 Rory

As we’ve learned, Vedanta is neither a religion nor a philosophy, but a means of knowledge — specifically, self-knowledge. If […]

December 10, 2018 Rory

The word ‘Vedanta’ is derived from the Sanskrit words ‘Veda’ and ‘anta’, which literally means the ‘end of knowledge’. Vedanta […]

November 10, 2018 Rory

“Some religions say there is only one God. Vedanta says there is only God.”— Swami Dayananda In order to grasp […]

October 3, 2018 Rory

The teaching of Vedanta is actually fairly simple. Its entire essence can be summed up in three words: “tat tvam asi” […]

September 18, 2018 Rory

There’s something of a paradox with Vedanta when it comes to the need for spiritual practices, such as meditation, yoga, […]

September 3, 2018 Rory

So, what is enlightenment? One of the real problems is that most people can’t even agree on what enlightenment is. […]

August 19, 2018 Rory

The subject matter of Vedanta is Self-knowledge — knowledge of YOU. This is not, however, the ‘you’ that you’ve most […]

August 13, 2018 Rory

The previous article, ‘Samsara and How to Escape the Wheel of Suffering’, explored how the large part of human suffering […]

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