Vedanta is sometimes dismissed as too intellectual, yet it’s the intellect—properly trained and guided by right knowledge—that becomes the seeker’s greatest ally against suffering. This essay explores how inquiry, discrimination, and Self-knowledge transform the mind from a victim of circumstance into a clear instrument of freedom.

Sometimes people have the wrong impression that in order to learn Vedanta well, you need to learn Sanskrit. In fact, you only need to...

Maya is the power that makes the unreal appear real. Learn how Vedanta explains illusion, creation, and ignorance through this subtle and paradoxical concept.

In Vedanta, Ishvara is not a deity to be worshipped, but consciousness wielding maya. Learn how Brahman, Ishvara, and the jiva are ultimately one.

In Vedanta, the jiva is not the body or mind, but pure awareness mistakenly identifying with them. Learn how this illusion sustains suffering and rebirth.

Atman is pure, limitless awareness—unborn, undying, and ever-present. Though seemingly confined to an individual body-mind, it is never divided or limited. Atman is identical to Brahman, the non-dual reality, and is the true Self behind all experience.