Sublime

wisdom or true knowledge is not merely some intellectual or theoretical knowledge, which can be attained simply by logical analysis and reasoning, but is actual knowledge of the absolute truth or reality, which can be attained only through direct and immediate experience.

negate the five sheaths, which are other than oneself. Hence in Upadēśa Undiyār Bhagavan has amended the path of knowledge (jñāna mārga) by rearranging the back-to-front process described in ancient scriptures into a new and practical order – that is, he points out that the practice of nēti nēti is actually the end result.

Preya, the passing pleasure that seems pleasing to the senses but soon fades into its opposite, is what we choose when we indulge in injurious physical habits or retaliate against others. Shreya, the good that leads to lasting welfare for the whole, is what we choose by cultivating healthy habits, by bringing conflicting parties together, and by pu

The meaning of the dictum ‘Truth is Beauty and Beauty Truth’ is expounded in the hundred verses of the Saundaryalaharī. What is described as ‘Śāntam-Śivam-Advaitam’ in the Upaniṣad, is revealed here as the ultimate perfection of beauty and its adoration.

Wisdom or insight—prajña in the Sanskrit language—is not intellectual knowledge. Intellectual understanding forms a good foundation. But it’s only that—a foundation. Insight here is exactly as it sounds in English; prajña means seeing something from within—to inner-stand something. I think that’s really important for us to grasp. We are not separat