Sole Reality

 The root cause of all suffering is Avidya or ignorance of our real nature. It forms the foundation of the chain of cause and effect that results in bondage. Avidya leads to Aviveka or absence of discernment between the real and the unreal, the Self and the non self. Aviveka leads to ahamkara or ego consciousness, induced by false identification with the body-mind complex, which is erroneously perceived to be the real Self due to the absence of true knowledge of the eternal authentic Self. Ahamkara generates impurities in the mind such as raga/dvesha or likes and dislikes, attachments and aversions, desires, passions and vasanas. Vasanas are subliminal inclinations, formed by the latent impressions of past life experiences and unfulfilled desires, which become the seed of desires in future lives. All these together constitute the powerful urges and compelling impulses that are the driving forces which form the basis of Karma. Karma generates reactions or effects which must then be ...

 The path of selfless action is the foundation of spiritual life. Discharging one's duties with pure motives with respect to one's station in life, in accordance with one's natural abilities, inborn qualities and innate capacities; performing every action as a loving devotional service to the Lord, sacrificing the fruits of the action including any desire for fruitive rewards or expectations of return or recognition...is the highest form of devotional worship. This is karma yoga or the path of purification by the performance of selfless action for attaining equanimity of mind and purity of disposition. Surrendering the results of all actions and activities is known as karm phal sanyas...or renunciation of fruitive rewards. The easiest form of following the path of action is to develop nishkam bhava while performing actions i.e. performing all actions and ordained activities without selfish motives, desires, attachments, entitlements and expectations. This is the performance...

 Everything in creation is an appearance in consciousness. Everything emanates from Brahman and everything dissolves in Brahman...everything is an appearance in Brahman. Brahman is the pure consciousness...the spiritual substratum in which everything appears. Sansara or jagat is a projection of Brahman interacting with maya. And jeevas or jeevatmas are a projection of the interplay of Brahman with his Mayashakti at an individual level. Brahman creates the jagat to experience itself through Maya. The jagat is not unreal but it is only an appearance in consciousness or Brahman and unlike the true nature of Brahman jagat is temporary, finite, limited and perishable hence it is called mithya. Brahman is Sat-chit-ananda that is eternal existence consciousness bliss or infinite eternal blissful consciousness. And we are that...but only appearing as individual jeevatmas due to the Leela or interplay of Brahman with his Mayashakti which projects this entire cosmic creation or jagat into ex...