by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 22, 2022 | Aversion, Craving, Impressions, Impressions, Impressions, Impressions, Impressions, Impressions, Impressions, Impressions, Memory, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Sub-conscious, Sub-conscious, Sub-conscious, Sub-conscious, Sub-conscious, Sub-conscious, Sub-conscious, Sub-conscious, Vedic, Vedic, Vedic
How are karma impressions formed? Question: Is there any science on how impressions form in the mind? What are impressions exactly? Answer: Impressions are formed by multiple exposure of the mind to the same stimulus repeatedly. For example: You feel that you...
by Gnyana Sangha | Feb 17, 2022 | Advaita, Advaita, Advaita, I, Illusion, Memory, Memory, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Self- Realization, Uncategorized
Does the dreamer have the waking memory? Question: After waking up we recognize that dream objects are illusory. Similarly, when we go into the dream state do we recognize that waking state objects are illusory. Experientially I do not know. Is the memory of waking...
by Gnyana Sangha | Feb 10, 2022 | Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Body, Direct Path, Energy, Physical, Sakshi Bhav/Witness, Upanishad, Upanishad
The BodyMind work on an autopilot mode! Question: Is it that the mind is in autopilot mode in dreaming, therefore the experience of the mind’s attention is less? But then even in waking the body-mind are on autopilot. Then what is the difference? Answer: The...
by Gnyana Sangha | Feb 6, 2022 | Aagami, Attachment, Life, Niyati, Purushartha, Purushartha, Reaction
Daivam, Niyati & Purushartha Question: What is Daivam, Niyati & Purushartha? The further we go into Yoga Vashishtha the more confused I get… specially with this “Now it depends on the intensity of your commitment whether your Purushartha wins over your Daivam...
by Gnyana Sangha | Dec 1, 2021 | Advaita, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Consciousness, Direct Path, Direct Path, Ego, Form, Happiness, Independent Spirituality, Name/Roles, Sensations, Temporary, Upanishad
There is a difference between feeling happy and being happiness yourself! Question: Didi, my understanding is that we are the dream manifestation of pure consciousness. Something prompted us to become the experiencer and once we came into this world, don’t know...
by Gnyana Sangha | Oct 5, 2021 | Aagami, Aagami, Aagami, Aagami, Attachment, Aversion, Buddha, Craving, Desire, Expectations, God, Life, Niyati, Parent/Child, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Raaga/Dvesha, Seeking
Expectations are Attachments! Question: My 14 year old son is terrible to live with. He is disrespectful, hurtful, vengeful without any provocation… even when I come from a space of love, the reaction from him is horrible. I tell myself that it’s my karma and to go...
by Gnyana Sangha | Aug 19, 2021 | Anger, Ashtavakra Gita, Awareness, Awareness, Awareness, Dreams, Dreams, Dreams, Dreams, Dreams, Emotions, Equanimous, Jealousy, Reaction, Sensations
Reacting in Dreams Question: During the daytime a thought came to me, to say something nasty to my colleague in office. But I stopped myself and I let go of that dvesha [aversion] and I also forgot about it. By the time it was evening and I came home, I felt very...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jul 8, 2021 | Company/Association/Sangha, Elements, Food, General Spiritual, Meditation, Meditation, Prakriti, Purushartha, Satvik/Rajasic/Tamasic, Self-Effort
How do thoughts generate in the mind? Questions: How does the thought generate in our mind? Answer: From a Dvaitam perspective: Thoughts generate out of the subconscious. Now what is the quality of your subconscious? It depends on the conditioning of your mind from:...
by Gnyana Sangha | Jul 13, 2020 | Advaita, Mind, Paths, Types of Mind, Types of Mind, Types of Mind
Why are they called the 3 states of the Mind in Advaita? Dear Sincere seeker, Please find the short video clip and its transcript below for the answer to the question, Why are they called the 3 states of the Mind in Advaita & not 3 states of consciousness?...
by Gnyana Sangha | Apr 12, 2020 | Bhakti, Brahman, Buddha, Buddha, Consciousness, Devotion, Emotions, Emotions, Emptiness, Enlightenment, Fullness, Gnyana, Gnyani, Love
Emptiness IS Fullness! Question:How can emptiness be also called fullness on the spiritual path? Please clarify.Answer:On the spiritual path, many different kinds of people walk. Some people are in the head and some people are completely in the heart. The people...
by Gnyana Sangha | Feb 11, 2020 | Conscious, Conscious, Conscious, Conscious, Conscious, Conscious, Conscious, Expectations, Fear, Impressions, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karma, Karmaphalam, Kriya
How to work on erasing past patterns? Question: JGD Ekta di, we acquire certain belief systems and patterns from our past birth as a result of Sanchita karma and these are strong impressions embedded in us that makes us act and react in a certain manner. The objective...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 8, 2019 | Desire, Flow with Life, Meditation, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, Mind, No-Mind, No-Mind, No-Mind, Silence, Silence, Suffering, Surrender, Truth
Results for "root cause" Question:Desires and tendencies – it’s one thing being aware as they come up, suppress them, reduce them, possibly even eliminate them. But there is always a danger lurking of reviving them. I am going through one right now. It’s a...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 7, 2019 | Ego, Elements, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, General Spiritual, Intellect, Karma, Raaga/Dvesha, Senses, Surrender, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts, Thoughts
How does a “thought” become an Agami Karma ? Question:First one of the 5 elements or the senses hits us (it also depends on my doshas), then it goes to the memory bank & opens one file like, dislike with People, Situation & Thing. (Is there any...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 6, 2019 | Ashtavakra Gita, Awareness, Dreams, Independent Spirituality, Independent Spirituality, Independent Spirituality, Independent Spirituality, Knowledge, Present Moment, Scriptures
Raaga and Dvesha at the sub-conscious level Question:Can raaga/ dvesha happen at the sub conscious level? Are there seeds of attachment buried deep inside me which will pop someday?Answer:Yes, Raaga/Dvesha happen at a subconscious level predominantly. It is because...
by Gnyana Sangha | Mar 6, 2019 | Awareness, Drama, Gnyana, Ignorance, Intellect, Intellect, Jealousy, Mindfulness, Opinion/Behavior/Judgement, Self- Realization, Suffering, Thoughts, Viveka
Who are you listening to? Question:Hi Ektaji, Is Drishti/Nazar real? My son gets sick OR runs to emergency with some stiches/fractures etc after he achieves any trophy OR he exposes his skills in a group. Mostly, whenever I get ready and am happy, immediately...
by Gnyana Sangha | Feb 21, 2019 | Birth, Death, Enlightenment, Liberation, Miscarriage, No-Mind, OM, Raaga/Dvesha, Soul, Unconscious, Unconscious, Vedic
Baby dying in womb attains liberation or not? The key to liberation is ‘awareness’. Being ‘Aware at the point of death is the secret code!For an ‘unenlightened soul’, birth and death both happen in a ‘deep sleep state devoid of awareness’. Because of this lack of...
by Gnyana Sangha | Aug 25, 2018 | Body, Body, Body, Body, Present Moment, Present Moment, Self, Self, Silence, Tapas
Silence…..Shhhhh! Question: How to keep an optimum silence during the Silence Course?Answer: Silence is not only of the body, it is of the mind. So one must make every attempt to at least taste a minute of complete silence of the mind at a Silence retreat otherwise it...
