Categories
Advaitic Inquiries Pre-Witness Stage

Self inquiry: Have you questioned Death?

Self inquiry has its root in solving the riddle of death. Though most of us live in denial of this fact, it has the secret to the truth. No wonder this was a question which not only set me on my path of self-inquiry but also Buddha and Nachiketa in the Katha Upanishad, and every other inquirer across space and time. In this article, I describe my journey of self-inquiry with this question, interwoven with the other historical characters I have mentioned.

Categories
Psycho-Philosophical Inquiries

The “Disturbing” Teachers on my Path of self inquiry – Part 1 (The Rationalist, Mathematician and Reader)

An article describing how my father was my first teacher who laid an impregnable foundation for self inquiry in me through his emphasis on rationalism, logical thinking and love for reading.

Categories
Psycho-Philosophical Inquiries

If or When my Text Disturbs You? self inquiry

This was a breakthrough article for me. It starts out with where I left in my previous article, “The Play of Identities between the Reader and Writer : Rise of self knowledge. In exploring my relationship with my reader, in this article I discover that if I have any view-point, my whole writing is based on that viewpoint. I got an insight while writing this article that self inquiry cannot have a viewpoint to begin with.

Categories
Advaitic Inquiries Pre-Witness Stage Psycho-Philosophical Inquiries

The Play of Identities between the Reader and Writer: and the Rise of Self Knowledge

This article explores how a very subtle, complex and unconscious relationship comes into action between a reader and writer, in a seemingly simple act of reading. It further explores how being aware of this relationship can lead to understanding oneself deeply.

Categories
Psycho-Philosophical Inquiries

The Wandering Mind : A Dialogue

Hi Anurag, I’m enormously delighted to see that you have started off a new journey for helping people know their true selves. You are one of those people who has had a tremendous influence on my self-inquiry journey. Thanks a lot for that. Anurag : You are most welcome ! My mind is in future […]