Self as Friend and Enemy: The Grammar of BG 6.6
Five ātmās in one verse force a reflexive reading that clarifies Krishnamurti and exposes centuries of misreading.
8 min • 2026-02-03
GitaConsciousnessPractice
Essays
Short, direct, rigorous.
Satya: Truth as Ontological
On why truth is not democratic, moral, or sentimental—and why the reaction that truth feels cruel reveals dependence on polarity, not a defect in truth.
6 min • 2026-01-24
PramanaVedantaLanguage
Violence Is Not Hiṃsā, Non-Violence Is Not Ahiṃsā
On why the English words violence and non-violence structurally falsify what hiṃsā and ahiṃsā actually mean.
25 min • 2026-01-24
LanguageVedantaPramana
Ananta is not infinity. Not exactly.
On the difference between mathematical infinity and Vedāntic ananta—the non-delimited.
10 min • 2026-01-12
ScienceVedantaPhysics
The Translation Trap: Why Ātman is Not 'Soul' or 'Self'
A rigorous examination of why Western equivalents mislead, with scriptural evidence from Upaniṣads and Gītā.
12 min • 2026-01-12
Start HereLanguagePramana
Bhakti and Jnana: Two Paths or Two Stages?
Understanding the relationship between devotion and knowledge—not as competing paths, but as sequential stages on the journey to liberation
18 min • 2026-01-11
BhaktiJnanaAdvaita
The Symbolism of the Shiva Lingam
Understanding the profound inner meaning of the Shiva Lingam—the mind resting upon the vital force, indicating the Supreme Soul
3 min • 2026-01-11
ShivaSymbolismVedanta
What is the True Meaning of Yoga?
Tracing the word to its root, synthesizing Gita and Patanjali, arriving at the mahāsāmānya—the Great Universal
12 min • 2026-01-11
YogaGitaPatanjali
Māyā is Not Illusion
The world is not fake. The mistake is subtler.
5 min • 2026-01-09
LanguageMetaphysics
Witness, Not Watcher
The sākṣin is not a hidden observer inside the mind.
5 min • 2026-01-08
ConsciousnessLanguage
Clarity as Devotion
Why rigorous thinking is not opposed to spiritual inquiry.
4 min • 2026-01-07
MethodPractice