What Is True Spiritual Experience?
True spiritual experience is the experience of pure, unalloyed consciousness that is the nature of spirit and Spirit, of the individual and the cosmic Self.
What Does “Poor in Spirit” Mean?
Blessed are the poor in spirit: This beatitude is speaking of an attitude, of a practical view which we should hold regarding ourselves. But this attitude will in its fruition also be the impetus for spiritual activity.
Gita Talks Update
Since last summer we have been posting talks on the Bhagavad Gita by Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke). We hope to have the last of the talks uploaded to our YouTube Channel by June of 2025, and also to complete our Gita Talks website, a true Gita Study resource.
New at Sacred Visions Art: Deity Paintings and Sacred Landscapes
We have launched a new category at SacredVisionsArt.com, Sacred Landscapes of India, featuring five artworks that depict the serene beauty of India’s sacred sites. See them here.
What is the Right Perspective on Scriptures?
By “the Vedas” Krishna means the ritualistic portion of the Vedas, the karma-kanda in contrast to the upanishads, the jnana-kanda, which embody the highest spiritual wisdom and vision ever set down by human beings. Why does Krishna say the Karma Kanda is flawed?
What is Our Essential Nature as Seer?
Self-forgetfulness is the root of all our problems, the essence of samsara itself. Consciousness (chaitanya) is our essential nature. How do we become established in our essential nature?