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Download this ebook as pdf  Introduction  In August 2025, I began reading the Valmiki Ramayana in Sanskrit, using commentaries and translations as guidance. Having studied Sanskrit for over a decade, I was able to understand roughly 60% of the slokas without needing a dictionary or translation. At the time of writing of this introduction, I … Continue reading "Unveiling the Ramayana: History, Myth, and the Original Story"

Formerly the Bodhisattva was king of a great kingdom; constantly he nourished and protected all living beings with the four kinds (of beneficence); his fame spread far and near and there was no one who did not praise his excellence. His uncle was also king, but resided in another kingdom; he was an avid and …

Hello everyone, I announced my current project regarding Valmiki Ramayana in my previous post titled ‘Why I Chose to Read the Entire Valmiki Ramayana in Sanskrit – About My New Project’ One of the most important texts that I needed for my current project and research is Dasaratha Jataka, a Buddhist version of Ramayana. This … Continue reading "Dasaratha Jataka – The Buddhist Ramayana"

Hello everyone, I started actively writing content on this blog in 2016. Initially, the blog was very simple and didn’t attract many readers. At some point, I wrote an article titled “The Journey of a Seeker”, which is a detailed and honest account of my spiritual journey and the sudden, dramatic shift in my experience … Continue reading "Unbroken by Life: How Non-Duality Became My Strength"

I recently restarted my Sanskrit learning. This time, my progress has taken a huge leap. I have gained some basic knowledge of the Ashtadhyayi and have started exploring Panini’s sutras directly. I have even written some Sanskrit Anushtubh slokas, and I noticed that I have improved in composing verses in Sanskrit. I also started reading … Continue reading "Why I Chose to Read the Entire Valmiki Ramayana in Sanskrit – About My New Project"

Recently, I became extremely confident in writing Sanskrit poems in Chandas. I gained a lot of knowledge through videos posted by Vyoma Sanskrit labs YouTube Channel. There is a playlist on chandas by Dr. Sowmya Krishnapur which was extremely helpful. I am happy to share what I wrote recently. Saraswati Sthuti (Anushtubh sloka) विद्यादामदवेदाग्निं ऋग्यजुःसाममन्त्रजां … Continue reading "My Sanskrit Poems – Anushtubh and Totakam"

A huge part of Sadhguru’s cult empire and following is built on the grounds of his much fabled legend of being a “rare & accomplished yogi” in his past lives who has come to fulfill a prophecy and unfinished business. Sadhguru used to tell a story around his “past life” as “Sadhguru Sri Brahma”. In … Continue reading "PROOF Sadhguru Lied About His Past Lives"

I have been doing some research on the death of Vijayakumari, the wife of Jaggi Vasudev. Her death is explained as Mahasamadhi by Jaggi and Isha Foundation. There is a huge controversy about this death. I discovered something today that exposes Jaggi Vasudev’s lies without a doubt. The one lie that he said about Swami … Continue reading "Jaggi Vasudev’s Lie About Nirmalananda’s Mahasamadhi – Exposed!"

Addiction is never easy to overcome. It becomes even harder when the object of that addiction is someone’s extraordinary musical talent and disarming charm. It reaches a whole new level of complexity when you begin to sense a connection that feels deeper than this lifetime — a pull from somewhere beyond the present. And yet, … Continue reading "A Melody From Another Life – Sooryagayathri"

This is just a copy and paste of my conversation with ChatGPT. Let me know your feedback. “Ok. Make everything in our entire conversation as a single blog post. The introduction must give a disclaimer that this entire content is created by artificial intelligence, except the questions that I asked. And include everything we discussed … Continue reading "Rig Veda – An Experiment With Artificial Intelligence"