Vedanta
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Vivekananda – Freedom From Anxiety
We feel anxious because we tie our happiness to things we cannot control – the economy, other people’s opinions or the results of our work. Swami Vivekananda explained that anxiety is fundamentally a mistake in identity. We think we are the fragile wave, easily disturbed by life’s events.But in reality, we are the ocean –… Continue reading
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Vivekananda on the Power of Pratyahara – The Art of Mental Fasting
Why are most of us unable to use 100% of our energies and potential to achieve our goals ? Its lack of concentration. Swami Vivekananda taught that the secret lies in Concentration and the enemy of concentration is Overstimulation. Vivekananda compared the human mind to a monkey – restless by nature. In modern terms, your… Continue reading
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Vivekananda – Stop Eating Tamasic Food
In his book Raja Yoga, Swami Vivekananda explains that what we eat affects our mind. He warns specifically against Tamasic food. These foods drain your energy and promote laziness. They make the body feel dense and the mind feel foggy. Here are the Tamasic foods you should avoid: Stale Food: Anything cooked more than 3… Continue reading
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Vivekananda: How to Kill Laziness
Most of us struggle with laziness and procrastination. We are driven by feelings and emotions. We wait for the “right time” to act – waiting until we feel motivated. We read books and watch videos, get excited for an hour and then the spark fades. The cycle repeats. It’s in Your Head Psychologically, we resist… 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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Adi Shankaracharya – Master Lust
For Adi Shankaracharya, lust was not just a moral issue. It was a misunderstanding of who we are. He believed lust is one of the ego’s strongest tricks. It keeps us identified with the body and makes us forget our real nature. As long as we think I am this body, its desires feel like… 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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Vivekananda – Witness Your Mind
Most of our struggles don’t come from the world outside, but from the storm inside. We are constantly overwhelmed by stress, anger or anxiety. Swami Vivekananda taught that the problem isn’t the thought or the feeling itself – the problem is our identification with it. When a wave of anger rises, we don’t just see… 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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