Author: Andrew Taggart
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‘Never Criticize Others’ As A Metaphysical Pointer
Nisargadatta was a fiery one! Consider this satsang not long before he left the body later on in 1981: Q: Then these others [in this satsang] do not have the knowledge, and that’s why they come back? M[aharaj]: You speak for yourself! Other people may be more knowledgeable than you, why do you equate them…
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Shankara And Nisargadatta On Sheaths And Investigation
Sri Shankara writes in Atma Bodha, 14. In union with the five sheaths this pure self appears to take on the nature of the one or the other, just as a crystal reflects the blue or other colors of objects which come near it. The five sheaths, or koshas, are annamaya kosha (the physical sheath…
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What Is The Subject Of All Experience?
I. The Text The Kena Upanishad begins with the student asking one of the most fundamental questions there is. That question, essentially, is: “Who am I?” Who makes my mind think? Who fills my body with vitality? Who causes my tongue to speak? Who is that Invisible one who sees through my eyes And hears through my…
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Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 