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Finding the Seeker
Upon my recent visit to India I joined an international delegation to attend the Kumbh Mela. Not only did I encounter an age-old cultural and religious practice but I also had the opportunity to meet individuals from across the globe, each one seeking a path, a practice, a dedication to a greater knowledge.
The kumbh takes place at the confluence of three rivers known as the sangam. It is the meeting point of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati river. And yet, it was the confluence of people I saw—of various cultures, ages, and interests that raises the question: Who is a seeker? Where and how do we seek?
Srimati Karuna, Minister
Speaks on “Finding the Seeker”
Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 11:00am
Upon my recent visit to India I joined an international delegation to attend the Kumbh Mela. Not only did I encounter an age-old cultural and religious practice but I also had the opportunity to meet individuals from across the globe, each one seeking a path, a practice, a dedication to a greater knowledge.
The kumbh takes place at the confluence of three rivers known as the sangam. It is the meeting point of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati river. And yet, it was the confluence of people I saw—of various cultures, ages, and interests that raises the question: Who is a seeker? Where and how do we seek?
That Which Liberates
There is a verse in the Vishnu Purana that includes the Sanskrit phrase: "Sa vidya ya vimuktaye”. It means: “knowledge is that which liberates.”
Srimati Karuna
Speaks on "That Which Liberates"
Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 11:00am
There is a verse in the Vishnu Purana that includes the Sanskrit phrase: "Sa vidya ya vimuktaye”. It means: “knowledge is that which liberates.”
The Vishnu Purana opens as a conversation between the sage Maitreya and his guru, Parashara. The sage asks the question, “What is the nature of this universe and everything that is in it?”
Consider another ancient philosophical text, the Dialogues of Plato, in which Plato presents philosophical discourses on a range of subjects (many through the voice of his teacher, Socrates).
In both cases, we encounter the question of the origin of the universe and the soul. The path of self-realization or self-liberation (moksha) involves a knowledge that liberates. But this knowledge is not merely an understanding of life around us, rather it is a knowledge of the source of life within us.