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Self-Unfoldment #52: Sustained Joy
Reflections Along The Way - November 18, 2023 09:00 - 10 minutesHow does the readjustment of the mind happen? What are the signs of a readjusted mind? What is the goal of meditation? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda that guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us to the timeless wisdom of Vedanta. Note: The...
Self-Unfoldment #51: Meditation - Cautions and Tips for Success
Reflections Along The Way - November 09, 2023 21:00 - 13 minutesWhat tips can be used to maintain concentration of the mind? What is samādhi? How do we make sure we have success in meditation? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda that guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us to the timeless wisdom of Vedanta. ...
Self-Unfoldment #50: Meditation - The Process
Reflections Along The Way - October 17, 2023 15:00 - 11 minutesWhat are the steps to practice Meditation? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda that guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us to the timeless wisdom of Vedanta. Note: The episodes on Self-Unfoldment are numbered. I recommend listening to them seq...
Self-Unfoldment #49: Meditation - Preparing The Mind
Reflections Along The Way - July 22, 2023 17:00 - 7 minutesWhat is meditation? How do we prepare ourselves for meditation? Why is preparation needed? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda which guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us to the timeless wisdom of Vedanta. Note: The episodes on Self-Unfoldmen...
Self-Unfoldment #48: Sādhanā - Six Qualities, Burning Desire For Liberation
Reflections Along The Way - June 29, 2023 00:00 - 12 minutesWhat are the six qualities that are to be cultivated psychologically to progress spiritually? What is Mumukshutva and why does a spiritual aspirant need that? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda which guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us to ...
Self-Unfoldment #47: Sādhanā - Discrimination, Detachment
Reflections Along The Way - April 27, 2023 21:00 - 19 minutesHow do we measure spiritual progress? What is Sādhanā? What qualities are to be cultivated to progress spiritually? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda which guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us to the timeless wisdom of Vedanta. Note: The e...
Self-Unfoldment #46: Self-Realization
Reflections Along The Way - March 22, 2023 23:00 - 10 minutesHow does a person of wisdom act in this world? How does he see the world? How does he see his relationship with the world? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda which guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us to the timeless wisdom of Vedanta. Not...
Self-Unfoldment #45: Relationship to Om
Reflections Along The Way - February 25, 2023 05:00 - 8 minutesWhat is our relationship to Om, the Supreme Reality? What determines this relationship? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda which guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us to the timeless wisdom of Vedanta. Note: The episodes on Self-Unfoldment...
Self-Unfoldment #44: The Play of Gunas
Reflections Along The Way - February 16, 2023 21:00 - 10 minutesWhat causes us to forget our real nature and mistake ourselves to be this limited entity? How do we overcome rajas and tamas to develop the sattvic component in us? How does that help in our spiritual evolution? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda which guide...
Self-Unfoldment #43: Māyā (Illusion)
Reflections Along The Way - January 27, 2023 14:00 - 7 minutesIf Brahman is really our nature as Vedanta asserts, then why do we feel so limited and finite? What is māyā? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda which guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us to the timeless wisdom of Vedanta. Note: The episode...
Self-Unfoldment #42: Vedanta
Reflections Along The Way - October 04, 2022 01:00 - 15 minutesWhat is Vedanta? Where did the knowledge of Vedanta originate from? What is the goal of Vedanta? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda which guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us to the timeless wisdom of Vedanta. Note: The episodes on Self-Unf...
Importance of Inner Work
Reflections Along The Way - January 25, 2022 01:00 - 40 minutesIn this episode, I have a conversation with Apoorva Gupta Jalan to discuss the importance of inner work and how yoga facilitates this work. Apoorva is a yoga therapist, coach, and healer living in Gurgaon, India with her husband and their beagle. She is passionate about helping people and offer...
Self-Unfoldment #41: Macrocosm
Reflections Along The Way - December 11, 2021 22:00 - 12 minutesWhat constitutes the cosmos or the macrocosm? What is the concept of the God-principle? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda which guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us to the timeless wisdom of Vedanta. Note: The episodes on Self-Unfoldment ...
Self-Unfoldment #40: Three States and Transcending Bodies
Reflections Along The Way - December 06, 2021 21:00 - 10 minutesWhat are the three states that we experience? How do we transcend the three bodies and experience the pure nature of the Self as different from the three states? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda which guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us t...
Self-Unfoldment #39: Three Bodies
Reflections Along The Way - November 13, 2021 01:00 - 10 minutesThe five sheaths that we discussed in Self-Unfoldment #38 episode, can also be classified as three bodies that envelope the Self. Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda which guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us to the timeless wisdom of Vedant...
Importance of Holistic Education
Reflections Along The Way - October 01, 2021 21:00 - 37 minutesIn this episode, I have a conversation with Vivekji (Vivek Gupta) about the importance of holistic education to be successful in any field. Vivekji is a spiritual teacher and public speaker with Chinmaya Mission, an international non-profit organization working to transform individuals through...
Self-Unfoldment #38: Sheaths
Reflections Along The Way - August 17, 2021 18:00 - 22 minutesAs we progress in our spiritual life we understand where this world has come from, how the world is functioning, etc. Then we start wondering how our body is functioning and continue probing into the subtler realms as we start looking more within. What are the different layers or sheaths that ve...
Self-Unfoldment #37: Gunas
Reflections Along The Way - August 05, 2021 01:00 - 17 minutesWhat is it that makes human beings so different? What are gunas? What is the difference between the three gunas? How are people categorized based on their gunas? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda which guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us t...
Conversation with David Jairaj: Handling Chaos
Reflections Along The Way - June 09, 2021 18:00 - 36 minutesIn this episode, my friend David and I catch up to reflect on how spirituality helps us handle the chaos within and in the world, amongst other topics. David Jairaj, currently living in Hyderabad (India) is a fellow seeker and a long time friend. Most importantly I see him as my first Spiritua...
Handling Chaos
Reflections Along The Way - June 09, 2021 18:00 - 36 minutesIn this episode David and I catch up to reflect on how spirituality helps us handle the chaos within and in the world, amongst other topics. David Jairaj, currently living in Hyderabad (India) is a fellow seeker and a long time friend. Most importantly I see him as my first Spiritual Guru who ...
Self-Unfoldment #36: A Path for Everyone
Reflections Along The Way - April 03, 2021 17:00 - 7 minutesDoes Vedanta prescribe a path for everyone with different personalities to exhaust their vasanas? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda which guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us to the timeless wisdom of Vedanta. Note: The episodes on Self-Un...
Being Creative
Reflections Along The Way - February 07, 2021 20:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, Nikhil and I explore what creativity means to us. Nikhil shares his insights on a range of topics from the process of creating, what drives him, how collaboration is important and how he relates creativity to happiness, amongst other enriching thoughts. Nikhil Acharya does Stra...
Conversation with Nikhil Acharya: Being Creative
Reflections Along The Way - February 07, 2021 20:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, Nikhil and I explore what creativity means to us. Nikhil shares his insights on a range of topics from the process of creating, what drives him, how collaboration is important and how he relates creativity to happiness, amongst other enriching thoughts. Nikhil Acharya does Stra...
Self-Unfoldment #35: Karma Yoga and Fruits of Action
Reflections Along The Way - January 25, 2021 21:00 - 13 minutesWhat is Karma Yoga? What attitude should we have while working? And how do we control our sense organs? What is the secret prescription for work of high inspiration? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda which guides us in transforming our lives by introducing ...
Self-Unfoldment #35: Karma Yoga & Fruits of Action
Reflections Along The Way - January 25, 2021 21:00 - 13 minutesWhat is Karma Yoga? What attitude should we have while working? And how do we control our sense organs? What is the secret prescription for work of high inspiration? Reflections based on a section from Lesson 11 of the book Self-Unfoldment by Swami Chinmayananda. Support the show (https://www.p...
Self-Unfoldment #34: Ego-centered Actions
Reflections Along The Way - January 09, 2021 22:00 - 12 minutesWhat creates our life? When and how are our vasanas created? How do we exhaust these vasanas to experience a higher level of consciousness? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda which guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us to the timeless wisdom ...
Conversation with My Daughter
Reflections Along The Way - January 01, 2021 16:00 - 46 minutesI cherish the relationship I have with my daughter. It came with its own challenges at times but along the way we figured out how to use those challenges to enrich our relationship. This is a conversation I had with my daughter reflecting on the relationship we share. Support the show (https://b...
Reflections with My Daughter
Reflections Along The Way - January 01, 2021 16:00 - 46 minutesI cherish the relationship I have with my daughter. It came with its own challenges at times but along the way we figured out how to use those challenges to enrich our relationship. This is a conversation I had with my daughter reflecting on the relationship we share. Support the Show.
Conversation With My Daughter
Reflections Along The Way - January 01, 2021 16:00 - 46 minutesI cherish the relationship I have with my daughter. It came with its own challenges at times but along the way we figured out how to use those challenges to enrich our relationship. This is a conversation I had with my daughter reflecting on the relationship we share. Support the show (https://...
Self-Unfoldment #33: Creating the Future
Reflections Along The Way - December 25, 2020 20:00 - 9 minutesWhat is the future? Is it some kind of mystery? How does the understanding of the Law of Karma help us with our daily living? Reflections are based on Self-Unfoldment, a book by Swami Chinmayananda which guides us in transforming our lives by introducing us to the timeless wisdom of Vedanta. N...
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