Tattva

“Rajneesh” Chandra Mohan Jain, aka Osho, was one of the most influential spiritual personalities of the 20th century. Some consider him to be enlightened and some a charlatan, but one thing is for sure, Osho was unique. He was undeniably a great orator and, with a background in teaching philosophy, a great scholar. His unconventional nuggets of wisdom may appeal or repel listeners but they sure do shake you up. I have been listening to his discourses on the Bhagavad Gita for a while and I want to share some of my thoughts with you. Read the rest of this entry »

Upon the colonization of India, the British came to perceive the Indian culture as a threat to their rule. To counter this threat they introduced reforms; these changes were educational, religious, and political. The purpose of all of their reforms was to change the thinking of the Indian people, from their traditional culture and religion to the traditions the British deemed appropriate. Often those reforms would force Indians to change their way of life that had developed over millennia. A part of that reform was the introduction of the Aryan Invasion Theory. This theory was developed by many historians under the pay of the British. With the Aryan Invasion Theory, the British sought to demoralize those factions that opposed them by denying them their heritage and claiming that their vaunted scriptures were in fact imports from western lands. The presence of certain artifacts, correct linguistic analysis, and dating of various historical writings prove the Aryan Invasion Theory incorrect. Read the rest of this entry »

A reader of Tattva wrote to me: “As part of Sanatana Dharma, our duty as human-kind entails that we become DIVINE in our metamorphosis, constitution, lifestyle, and composition. Divinity and divine spiritual thoughts bring us firstly peace, secondly love, and thirdly compassion: the three most significant qualities we need to understand our own kind and our own Atman.” One suggested strategy for attaining that metamorphosis is to set your feet on the following seven steps to divinity. Read the rest of this entry »