This reflective essay contrasts two ways of living: as a puppet unconsciously moved by ego and conditioning, or as an instrument consciously aligned with a higher order. Drawing from Vedanta and the Bhagavad Gita, it suggests true freedom lies not in control, but in surrendering the sense of doership.

A companion to “What is Evil and Why Does it Exist?”, this essay explores how fascism arises when tamas and rajas overwhelm sattva, why Ishvara’s order permits such darkness, and the dharmic responsibility that falls to witnesses in resisting it.

Advaita (non-duality) is the core vision of Vedanta: the recognition that the individual self and Brahman are not two. Explore its roots, scriptural basis, and meaning in the glossary.

Where did matter come from? Modern science claims consciousness arose from inert particles, but this leaves the “hard problem” unsolved: how can atoms think? Vedanta flips the question: matter is an appearance in consciousness, sustained by māyā. Why it appears at all is ultimately inscrutable.

Health is dharmic when it is stewardship, not worship. Bryan Johnson’s “Don’t Die” mantra reveals how health culture slips into maya — the obsession with youth, metrics, and immortality. True health is sattvic: clarity, balance, and freedom, not bondage.

America’s decline is not just political or economic—it is spiritual. A host of –isms have seduced the nation: consumerism, nationalism, narcissism, exceptionalism, and more. Each promised freedom, but delivered illusion. Vedanta reveals them for what they are: masks of maya, binding us to appearances while hiding the truth.