Suffering
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If I Am the Atman, Why Don’t I Feel It?
One of the central teachings of Vedanta is that the root of suffering is ignorance. We mistake ourselves for the body, the mind, our profession, our relationships, and our personal story. From this mistaken identity, fear, attachment, and suffering arise. The solution, Vedanta says, is Self-knowledge. To realise that our true nature is not the… Continue reading
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Pancha Klesha – The Cause of Human Suffering
2000 years ago, Patanjali identified the root causes of human suffering.He called them the Pancha Klesha. These are not external problems. They are internal patterns that distort how we see reality. Swami Vivekananda, through his work Raja Yoga, brought these ideas down from philosophy into direct experience. He explained them not as abstract concepts, but… Continue reading
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Vivekananda – The Mystery of the Three Walls
Why We Feel Stuck in Life — According to Vivekananda Most people don’t fail because they lack talent.They fail because they are trapped. This is what Swami Vivekananda tried to explain through a powerful metaphor he called “The Mystery of the Three Walls.”It is one of his clearest teachings on human limitation and why freedom… Continue reading