Tag: Advaita Vedanta
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Approaching Ajata Through Self-inquiry
The ultimate teaching of nonduality is ajata: nothing ever came into being; or: nothing ever happened; or: only being is and non-being, necessarily, is not. One can discover the truth of ajata through an incisive type of self-inquiry. Here is Sri Sadhu Om making a most significant remark in passing: In that state of true…
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Self-inquiry And This Divine Comedy
Let’s really try to understand Ramana Maharshi’s teaching on self-inquiry. Why does he insist, second only to sacred silence (mauna), that it’s the next highest teaching? Consider the matter this way: In order for there to be a sense that I am experiencing such and such, there really has to be “an I” that’s playing…
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What Is Required To Undertake Self-inquiry?
What is required to undertake self-inquiry? Sri Sadhu Om answers the questions masterfully: one needs “unbreakable indifference” to mental and worldly objects as well as a “tremendous love to attend [only] to ourself” (The Path of Sri Ramana [2023], p. 90). The first is vairagya–dispassion or detachment–and yet this “unbreakable indifference” needs to be better…
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Who Is Disappointed?
Let’s suppose that you feel disappointed with someone. Who hasn’t? If you’re generally reflective, then the first question you’ll ask will likely be: “Why do I feel disappointed in this person?” For a while, your considerations will have to do with what he or she did or did not do and with what sorts of…
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 