ಅಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮ ಎಂದರೆ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಚೆಲುವು, ಬದುಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂತರ್ಗವಾಗಿರುವ ಚೆಲುವು, ಒಲವು ಮತ್ತು ಇತರ ರಾಗ ಭಾವಗಳಿಗೆಲ್ಲ ವಿಮುಖವಾಗಿ ಧ್ಯಾನ-ತಪಸ್ಸುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರತರಾಗಿ, ವೈಯಕ...
Some years ago, a reader wrote to me with an experience that he said vexed him. The relevant portion of his email is produced below: …during a talk with a liber...
The word ‘Shaastra’ means ‘to rule’ or ‘to govern’ and is derived from the root ‘शासु-अनुशिष्टौ’. ‘To govern’ means to protect like a king, and to keep everythi...
Dr R. Ganesh's scholarly opinion on the oft-discussed topic - Carnatic or Karnatak or Karnataka Music?
अधीतमध्यापितमार्जितं यशोन शोचनीयं किमपीह भूतले ।अतः परं श्रीभवनाथशर्मणोमनो मनोहारिणि जाह्नवीतटे ॥ Shankaramishra grew up to be a great scholar. All his educatio...
3 We have distinguished between higher and lower values. That is, the conception of value involves not only the distinction between good and bad, but also that...
Khajuraho, Raneh Falls, Madkhera, Deogarh It was time to head to Khajuraho (from Bheda Ghat). It was a long journey of more than 6 hours. We sat back and relaxe...
चलितश्चकितश्छन्नःप्रयाणे तव भूपते ।सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषःसहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् ॥ The king Shivasimha was mighty impressed with the poetic prowess of Shankaramishra,...
2 We have stated that the realisation of value is preceded by a definite awareness of it. This constitutes a very important difference between man and the lower...
Kosambi finally gives his homemade add-salt-to-taste philosophy of how we should view ancient texts: “Modern life is founded upon science and freedom. That is,...
The following essay (which will be published in five parts) is taken from the introduction to the book Indian Conception of Values by Prof. M Hiriyanna (Mysore:...
बालोऽहं जगदानन्दन मे बाला सरस्वती ।अपूर्णे पञ्चमे वर्षेवर्णयामि जगत्त्रयम् ॥ Over the centuries, Sarasiva, a small village in Mithila, has been the home to many...