Adi Shankara'sThe Crest-Jewel of Discrimination
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2/15/24 Who was Adi Shankara? Why is this book so important? The first 2 (of 3) steps of his path to liberation - Insight & Inquiry - and...
jenna tighe
- May 19
- 1 min
Renunciation of Seeking Enlightenment Part 2
2/8/24 Recommendation of Christopher Isherwood's translation of Adi Shankara's The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination The covering of bliss...
jenna tighe
- May 19
- 1 min
Renunciation -Seeking Enlightenment Part 1
2/1/24 Review of meditative experiences - transcendent and thought filled meditations Internal renunciation of the desire for enlightenment
jenna tighe
- May 19
- 1 min
Charm & Being Unattached to Outcome
1/11/24 Review of renunciation of thought and desire Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the recurring thought Rameshwaram (ebook here - The man we...
jenna tighe
- May 19
- 1 min
Renunciation & Desire
12/21/23 What is desire? The concept of charm Charm and a dysregulated nervous system How to practice charm
jenna tighe
- May 19
- 1 min
Renunciation& Thought
12/14/23 Renunciation for the householder Consciousness, thoughts, and meditation Managing thoughts and emotions with mindfulness...
jenna tighe
- May 19
- 1 min
Viveka & Maya
12/7/23 Viveka review An Alternate Understanding of Maya What is enlightenment? Inner-body awareness and an aid to realizing one's true...
jenna tighe
- May 19
- 1 min
Viveka - A Modern Understanding
11/30/23 Resources: Adi Shankara's Crest Jewel of Discrimination, translated by Swami Prabhavananda & Christopher Isherwood free legal...
jenna tighe
- May 19
- 1 min
OM & Fire
11/16/23 Why we shouldn't use Om (and what to use instead) Why we don't engage the abs in Vedic Meditation Current planetary alignment...
jenna tighe
- Jan 10
- 8 min
Conscious and Unconscious Mind Traps That Prevent You from Realizing Your Potential
As you continue your spiritual practices like meditation, you dissolve the subconscious blocks preventing you from realizing your highest...
jenna tighe
- Sep 19, 2023
- 15 min
Adi Shankara’s Four Qualities of a Spiritual Seeker
In his Vedantic classic, The Crest Jewel of Discrimination, he outlined the four qualities a seeker must attain to realize enlightenment.
jenna tighe
- Aug 1, 2023
- 2 min
Gratitude Is the Secret to Expansion
According to the Vedic tradition, you were born a creator. You create what you put your attention on, whether you are conscious of it or not
jenna tighe
- May 9, 2023
- 2 min
Adi Shankara’s Three-Step Approach to Illumination
It’s not this, and it’s not that. The great Vedic Sage, Adi-Shankara, taught a three-step approach by which one could transcend human...
jenna tighe
- Apr 11, 2023
- 2 min
What Is Advaita Vedanta, and What Does It Have To Do With Vedic Meditation?
Exploring Non-Duality with Advaita Vedanta and Vedic Meditation Advaita Vedanta is the philosophy from which Vedic Meditation originates....
jenna tighe
- Dec 6, 2022
- 3 min
A Negative Way of Thinking That’s Very Uplifting
Adi Shankara
jenna tighe
- Nov 22, 2022
- 3 min
Reframing the Destruction Operator
*This post references the destruction operator as part of the three operating forces of nature: creation, maintenance, and destruction. ...
jenna tighe
- May 22, 2022
- 2 min
What Nobody Tells You About the Link Between Gratitude and Abundance
It is often said that if you want to attract more abundance into your life, practice gratitude. Having a spirit of gratitude will...
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