Category: philosophical counseling
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Meditation Begins When The Fight Ends
Contemplate Meditation begins when the fight ends. It seems as if what we call “meditation” is a fight, at least for some years. A fight with thoughts, feelings, and pain. But is that what meditation is? Look closely. One Series: Going Back The Way I Came 1. I seem to be involved in the fight.…
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Is Karma Yoga Sufficient For Liberation?
In a recent post, I discussed Vivekananda’s view that the essential aim of karma yoga is total self-abnegation and thus of moksha, or freedom from bondage. I’d like to draw out a few further–in my view, crucial–points below, those that have occurred to me since. I come to the conclusion that karma yoga is, on…
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Swami Vivekananda On Karma Yoga
The main lines of Vivekananda’s little book Karma Yoga may already be familiar to you from The Bhagavad Gita, but there are some surprises as well. I was surprised, for instance, to learn that karma yoga is not really the path of selfless service to others. Not really–but hang on; I’ll get there. The Basics…
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Is There A Shortcut?
A common story line among some spiritual teachers who have “attained the Way” goes something like this: I took the long road to come to Self-realization and, along the way, I discovered a shortcut. Now I only teach the shortcut and believe it’s utterly unnecessary for others to do what I did. I don’t doubt…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 