Ego
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Vedantic Technique to Detach from the Mind
Meera works as a Software Engineer in Bangalore, navigating the relentless pace of deployment deadlines, coding and endless Slack notifications. One evening, after an exceptionally brutal production outage, the pressure caught up with her. Sitting at her desk, her chest felt tight. Her mind was racing. “I am incredibly anxious”, she thought. “I can’t handle… Continue reading
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The Nine Forms of Bhakti
The idea of Nava-vidha Bhakti comes from the Bhagavata Purana. It describes nine different ways of expressing devotion. The important point is this: Bhakti is not “one size fits all”. Different people connect in different ways. Some through music.Some through prayer.Some through service.Some through silence and remembrance. The framework simply recognizes this diversity. The Nine… Continue reading
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Vivekanand – Stop Feeding the Beggar Within
We usually think the ego is our strength – our identity, our personality, our edge. But Swami Vivekananda pointed to something very different. He suggested that what we call the ego is not powerful at all. It is a beggar. The Beggar Within The ego feels small, separate, and incomplete. And because of that, it… Continue reading
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Swami Vivekananda on Building a Powerful Brain
More than a century ago, Swami Vivekananda spoke about something he called brain-making. He believed that the human brain is not fixed or limited. It can be strengthened, refined and expanded through discipline, concentration and right living. According to Vivekananda, a powerful brain is built through three key principles: • Conservation of energy• Right thinking•… Continue reading
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Adi Shankaracharya – Become Fearless
We all have different fears. Like fear of darkness, of height, of loosing someone. In modern times it’s fear of AI taking over our Jobs. But if you look deeper every fear is just a branch of the same root – the fear of death. Anything that threatens our survival – physical, financial or social… Continue reading
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Swami Vivekananda on Ego: When the “I” Dissolves
Vivekananda’s teaching on Ahankar is not about being modest.It is about removing the wall between you and infinite power. Most of us think ego is identity.My name. My status. My success. My story. He called this the Small I – fragile because it is built on things that change. Behind it is the Big I… Continue reading
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Vedanta: Freedom from Suffering
In Vedanta, the root cause of all suffering is ignorance. This isn’t a lack of information; it’s not knowing our true nature. We suffer because we identify with a “false self” – the Ego. What is Ego Ego is simply a collection of labels you use to define yourself. It’s made of things like: The… Continue reading
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Vivekananda – Sahasrara Chakra
The Sahasrara, or the Thousand-Petaled Lotus, is the final destination of the human journey. Located at the crown of the head, it is not merely a chakra but the Summit of existence. Associated with pure white light, it represents the point where the “individual” current we have been tracking through the spine finally breaks free… Continue reading
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Vivekananda on Anahata Chakra
The Anahata Chakra is located at the center of the chest. It is associated with the Air element and for good reason: air is everywhere, it’s invisible and it connects every living thing. While the lower chakras are about “me” – my food, my safety, my desires, my power – the Heart is the first… Continue reading
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Vivekananda – Handling Insult and Criticism
When we are criticized or mocked, the nervous system responds as if we are in danger. The brain prepares for survival, not understanding. Adrenaline floods the system. Logic steps aside. All teachings are forgotten. The Ego’s Survival Error Swami Vivekananda explained this reaction long before modern neuroscience. The ego, he said, is a fragile construct… Continue reading
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