
Buddhist Philosophy: Impermanence, Suffering and the “No-Self”
Essays, Meditation, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Vedanta, YogaRunning parallel to the maturation and evolution of Hellenic philosophy, to the East the Indo-Aryan people were going through a similar intellectual revolution from the prevalence of ritual and ceremonial worship of gods and goddesses embedded…

Upanishadic Philosophy: Brahmavidyā and the Soul
Essays, Metaphysics, Philosophy, VedantaOrthodox Indian philosophy, the legacy of the Indo-Aryans, takes on a much different form than it does in the West, and in turn a much different form that it does in the Far East, despite the fact that the intellectual developments – if we…

Vedic Cosmogony: Skepticism, Puruṣa and Hiraṇyagarbha
Ancient Civilization, Ancient Cosmology, Essays, VedantaWhen one looks at the early creation myths, i.e. mythos, of the Indo-Aryans[2], what we today call Hinduism, one is confronted with the fact that their early mythology was not so clearly codified or synthesized as its sister cultures in Mesopotamia and…

Meditation as a Mystical Art: A Bridge Through Time
Ancient Civilization, Essays, Meditation, Metaphysics, Vedanta, YogaMeditation then, in the context of the fairly lengthy discussions and treatment of this specific discipline, or practice, throughout this work (primarily through an Indian theo-philosophical lens) is a fundamentally aspect of, a core component…

Yoga and Vedanta: The Legacy of the Indo-Aryans
Ancient Civilization, Ancient Cosmology, Metaphysics, Mythology, Philosophy, Vedanta, YogaYou didn’t have to go very far, or have too far out a view on the world, in order to be exposed to Yoga in the hustle and bustle of modern day. In modern times, what we like to call the "Digital Era", Yoga is viewed primarily as a means…

The Seeker: Chasing Ghosts is published
Ancient Civilization, Meditation, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Poetry, Vedanta, YogaThe book entitled The Seeker: Chasing Ghosts has been published and is available on my publisher's web site here, as well as all major online retail outlooks such as Amazon.

The Legend of Prince Siddhartha: Buddhist Philosophy Part I
Ancient Civilization, Metaphysics, Philosophy, VedantaRunning parallel to the maturation and evolution of Hellenic philosophy, to the East the Indo-Aryan people were going through a similar intellectual revolution from the prevalence of ritual and ceremonial worship of gods and goddesses embedded…

Beginner’s Mind
Ancient Cosmology, Meditation, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Poetry, VedantaThe odd thing
Is that every Westerner
Approaches the practice of meditation
With a goal in mind
Without exception
The even odder thing
Is that from an Eastern point of view
[Particularly Daoist/Zen Buddhist
Which are very related and symbiotic…

What is Vedanta?
Ancient Civilization, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Vedanta, YogaIntroduction
The ancient Indo-Aryan civilization sprung forth in the Indus valley region in modern day India and Pakistan (to the ancients Eastern Persia), and was the source of the “Vedas”, some of the oldest extant literature of mankind.…

Vedic Cosmological Narratives (Part II)
Ancient Civilization, Ancient Cosmology, Mythology, Philosophy, VedantaThe Hymn of Purusha: God Takes Shape[1]
While the preceding passage from the Rig Veda contains some of the root kernel philosophical elements of Vedic philosophy, there is another passage from the same collection of hymns dating back to the…