Vedanta Articles on Sutra Journal

Vedanta is Self Study

August, 2015 by Chris Almond

One of the most common critiques of vedanta heard from sincere seekers is the idea that studying a text or scripture is insufﬁcient to cause spiritual growth. To back this notion, people will smartly use traditional sources in support of their view. For the most part, what vedanta does is remove false assocations which when present do not allow us to see what we are-Upa, that nonremote self which is you. read more

An Introduction to the Yoga Vāsiṣṭha

August, 2015 by Mary Hicks

What exactly is real? What is the nature of reality? What is the purpose of any particular life? These are some of the questions that the YogaVāsiṣṭha (YV) explores in tales that are epic in size and minute in their detailed storytelling, interlocking tales of kings, sages, and people from the entire spectrum of occupations. read more

Ahiṁsā in the Mahābhārata

February, 2016 by Christopher Key Chapple

Ahiṁsā or nonviolence might seem an unlikely topic for one of the world's greatest war epics. Any student of Indian philosophy or religion undoubtedly associates the Mahābhārata with Lord Krishna urging Arjuna to take up his weapons and fight and the bloodbath that follows. And despite the attempts of Gandhi and many others to make the struggle between the Pāṇḍava brothers and the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra metaphorical, no one can deny the reality of carnal savagery in the text, even on the part of the good guys. read more

Arjuna’s Argument: Family Secrets Unveiled

June, 2016 by Christopher Key Chapple

In twenty years of teaching the Bhagavad Gītā, students have from time to time argued in class that the weak Arjuna was right in protesting the battle, that he should not go to war, that the family structure should have been protected, that Krishna was full of bad advice. read more

The Flowering of Freedom: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Part Four

March, 2016 by Richard Miller

In this chapter, Richard Miller presents further six sutras from Patañjali's YS, which differentiate ever subtler states of meditation that enable us to go beyond what normally binds attention (prakṛti), in order to attain a glimpse of Essential Nature (puruṣa) and the flowering of freedom from suffering. read more

The Flowering of Freedom: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Part Three

February, 2016 by Richard Miller

Dr. Miller has translated several classical Indian texts from Sanskrit into English. This is the third part of Richard's translation of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, along with his rich insights and incisive commentary, published here as a four part series. read more

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