Tag Archives: illusion

Eros and Thanatos

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Symbol Reader

I. The Way of the West “… each organism only lives through contact with other matter, assimilation, and contact with other life, which means assimilation of new vibrations, non-material. Each individual organism is vivified by intimate contact with fellow organisms: … Continue reading →

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What Is Real

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Symbol Reader

“As I recalled Bhagavan saying sometimes that unreal (mithya, imaginary) and real (satyam) mean the same, but did not quite understand, I asked him about it. He said, ‘Yes, I do sometimes say that. What do you mean by real? … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotations | Tagged Brahman, illusion, maya, psychology, reality, Sri Ramana Maharshi, the Self, Vedanta | 17 Comments