In Vedanta, dvandva refers to the pairs of opposites—pleasure and pain, gain and loss, praise and blame—that bind the mind to maya. This entry explores their origin, meaning, and transcendence through Self-knowledge.

Neo-Vedanta arose from Ramakrishna’s mysticism and Vivekananda’s synthesis, but modern teachers increasingly sound like Advaita itself. Why Vedanta cannot bend to interpretation.

An imagined interview with Shankara on a once-powerful nation in decline. His timeless Vedantic insights reveal why societies collapse and why the Self remains untouched.

A reflection on the quiet stage of spiritual life when worldly pursuits lose their grip, revealing the ripening of dispassion (vairagya) and the turn toward inner peace.

We like to think we share one reality. In truth, there are eight billion private worlds, each framed by beliefs, fears, and desires. This collective patchwork feels like consensus but is only maya’s theater — fragile illusions mistaken for truth. Vedanta calls us back to the question: Who is the “I” at the center of the story?

A meditative reflection on the burning house as a metaphor for our world—where joy and destruction coexist, and wisdom means seeing both without being consumed.