Author Archives: Aditya Dham

Eventually one realizes life is an inner journey. Consciousness itself is the final frontier and there is no limit to it. The mind and body are instruments of consciousness (Atman, soul). Their purpose is for exploration, Self-discovery, and self-evolvement. The final refinement of the mind culminates in complete selflessness. Your Real Self is egoless, all-knowing, […]

Self disgust is the byproduct of bad action. A bad action is an action that is not in conformity with our real nature. Some people will argue that our real nature is of the nature of duality, and that as human beings we are both inherently selfish and unselfish. However, this dual nature is actually […]

Great souls (Mahatmas) come into our lives to awaken us to our own inner potential. They do not come to us seeking adoration or adulation. Naturally, when we come in their contact, we are filled with joy and gratitude for the blessings (good vibrations) they bestow upon us, and this joy and gratitude are expressed […]

There are two completely different connotations to the word “minimalist.” The older connotation is a negative one and refers to someone who “just wants to get by,” who puts out the minimum amount of energy and does the least amount of work. It refers to someone who is essentially lazy and self-involved. On the other […]

Ego is the idea that “I am the doer, I am the accomplisher.” Ceasing to do actions is not the way to go beyond ego. To conquer ego one must do good actions. Some people say that all actions—both good and bad actions—cause bondage. This is not correct. Bad actions always cause bondage but good […]

Purush/Prakriti (Shiva/Shakti) are two aspects of one entity: the Jivatman (the embodied Soul—Atman manifested as Purush and infused into Prakriti). From the perspective of this world of mind/matter (in other words, from the perspective of the embodied consciousness; Jivatman), this is all that there is (in other words, when we are bound by our ego […]

What’s in a name? Some people think their name is very important. In fact, some people are so attached to their name that they actually think they are their name. So, what’s in a name? What is a name, really? Your name was given to you after you were born. Even though you existed in […]

An uncentered person is one who is self-involved. Self-involved people are out of touch with themselves. They remain disconnected from the core of their being, and this disconnection causes them discontent and despair. To reconnect it is necessary to restrain the mind from its outgoing nature and direct it inward. It is a matter of […]

In essence, we are all the same. There is no one greater or less than another, in essence. When the mind is not established in the Essence, in the core of being, we are off-balance. Differences are created by imbalance. The imbalance is in the mind. When the mind is balanced, reality is perceived. When […]

There have been a few liberated souls who have lived on this planet—there have been quite a few, and there are a few today. They have not saved millions of people, or even thousands or hundreds. Some have saved a small handful, and some have saved just themselves. In fact, neither have they “saved” nor […]