The primary Indian spiritual text, Bhagwad Gita says that happiness cannot be attained without peace of mind. And, peace of mind is not sustained without spiritual skills to maintain it. People are instinctively spiritual and sometimes acquire spiritual traits without any outside help. Nonetheless, it helps to grasp the connection between spirituality and the resulting happiness. This page lists articles that touch upon this topic.
There is no happiness without mental peace: We all are searching for happiness that is unconditional – wherein the mind does not set conditions for itself to be happy and is happy regardless of what is going on. And, unconditional happiness can only come from keeping the mind peaceful. Effective techniques of meditation can help.
Quality of Life depends upon our skill at remaining happy: In a fast-moving world that increases the frequency of setbacks we encounter and where mental health is increasingly a problem, people need to build skills that help them consciously remain happy.
The Advanced Meditation Exercise (TAME) : This meditation technique is an incredibly powerful way to keep the mind peaceful. It is prescribed in Bhagwad Gita, the primary book of Indian spiritual heritage. It derives its power by activating three key things in us: detachment, stillness, and transformation.
Why TAME meditation appears to work better than other techniques: TAME meditation appears to be more effective than other meditation techniques because it activates three essential elements of meditation: detachment, transformation, and stillness. Meditation needs all three.
Float above reality …. to remain always happy: Use the TAME meditation technique to keep yourself emotionally detached from ups and downs of the daily grind. Don’t get divorced from reality, but don’t get drowned by it either.
Use Meditation to counter depression and stress: Modern approaches towards depression and stress are not working as they do not understand the mind that creates them. It’s time to rethink our approach.
What does it mean to be spiritual “Spiritual” and “spiritual advance” are words used frequently in my writing. In this article, I try to lay out a simple description of a “spiritual person” and what I mean by “spiritual advance”.
Why should I be more spiritual? Being more spiritual makes me happy everyday. It gives me a level of control over my mind that I did not earlier have. And, it gives me a more satisfied life.
The world has no clue: the truth is hidden from our eyes. It is verifiable. And yet, the world is clueless about it.
Do we really understand the meaning of religion? According to ancient Indian spiritual texts, religion is being true to oneself. So, each of us must have the freedom to explore and decide for ourselves what our true self is.
The first step towards genuine happiness …. recognizing what it is not: Happiness does not come from fulfilling desires. Once we truly understand this, we have taken our first step towards happiness.
Experience Heaven in this life itself: One does not need to wait for an after-life to experience what heaven might feel like. But it needs focus, effort, and persistence.
Scientific Spirituality: A scientific, experiment-based approach towards spiritualism and ancient Indian texts could serve us well.
Controlling the mind: It is possible to acquire significant level of control over one’s mind and thereby lead happier lives. The approach may need to be radically different from what you might expect.
Controlling the mind – Article 2: Second in the series of articles on controlling the mind based on learnings from the Indian epic of Mahabharat. Here I cover the bad actors within the mind.
Controlling the mind – Article 3: Third in the series of articles on controlling the mind based on learnings from the Indian epic of Mahabharat. This post covers the good actors within the mind that make us more spiritual, at peace, and happy.
All spiritualism through one meditation technique? Could one meditation-breathing technique replicate most of the things taught by Bhagwad Gita, the epitome of Indian spiritual heritage?
The most powerful story for spiritual advance: What does it take to keep advancing spiritually?
Why mindfulness is not enough: Mindfulness initiatives will miss their potential untill they addresses the inherent restlessness of the mind.
Spiritual Reflexes: I call a “mental reflex” the immediate mental reaction to any event in terms of thoughts and emotions. As a person strives to advance spiritually, this first reaction and its after-effects need to be replaced with what I would call a “spiritual reflex”.
The Yogic-Breathing Pause: Practicing pranayama and meditation can improve the quality of our reactions and decisions.
Desire is the root-cause of all suffering: There is a toxic tendency within us to reflexively never be satisfied and always want something more. This prevents us from being happy. Spiritual techniques weaken this tendency and make us happier regardless of what is happening around us.
Chitt Vritti Nirodh: Yoga is not about performance of physical exercise or about physical fitness. Its objective is to bring absolute peace to the mind.
Mental Shelters: Each of us likely has “mental shelters” that we often take refuge in. In difficult time, these shelters might disappear and this loss may create distress. It helps to cultivate “spiritual shelters” as these are more resilient.
Happiness lessons through Ramayan: there’s much that we can learn about enduring happiness through ancient Indian epics such as Ramayan.
The Ultimate Wealth: It’s not based on money. The super-rich will find it almost impossible to acquire. So will the very poor. Rest of us have a chance if we work towards it.
Where do you live? Here’s another way to look at your place of residence.
A non-spiritual life is a waste: According to Indian spiritual texts, a life lived purely for self-enjoyment is a waste. In this article, I examine this assertion.
The Final Frontier: It doesn’t lie in fields like deep space, advanced medicine, or quantum physics. It lies within the mind. And, the world will ultimately realize this truth.