Na tatsvabhasam drsyatvat Na tat svabhasam drsyatvat Just as the senses of perception and mind act as the mirror of consciousness, the consciousness acts as the mirror of the seer. The seer does not need a mirror to act or reflect as he is self illuminative. Patanjali defines consciousness in its real form. He says[…]

Love in the marriage has three dimensions to it. The first dimension is that of dependence. This happens to most people. In such a relationship, the husband and wife are extremely dependent on each other. In such a relationship, the husband and wife slowly start to exploit each other, dominate each other and become possessive of[…]

Sada Jnatascittavrttayastatprabhoh Purusasyaparinamitvat The lord of the consciousness is the seer. He never wavers, alters or falters, but remains changeless forever. He, being the master of the consciousness, knows the behavioral pattern of consciousness. The seer is non-changing and non-wavering, while the consciousness is ever changing. As the seer is unwavering, he is aware of[…]

The main difficulty in life is that we do not understand the problem. In actuality, the problem is misunderstanding the problem. Life lies in understanding the problem. We have not understood the basic essence of life. And as we do not know nor understand the cause of the situation, we call it a problem. But[…]

Tadevarthamatranirbhasam svarupashunyamiva samadhih When the non-wavering and non-varying singular focal attention flows, shining brilliantly, then the feeling of ‘I’ fades out. When the feeling of the “I” fades out, absorption is felt. This is samadhi – when the focus of attention gets saturated and enhanced, timewise it transforms itself into meditation. Similarly, if the same[…]