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Karma: Action, Responsibility and Spiritual Freedom

Learn how karma connects action, desire and rebirth in Hindu thought, and why it calls for responsibility and compassion rather than blame.

Read classical Yoga through Patanjali’s account of mind, the eight limbs and kaivalya, with its spiritual aim kept distinct from modern wellness.

Compare classical Sankhya with Advaita, Vishishtadvaita and Dvaita on consciousness, causation, God, the world and spiritual freedom.

Explore maya in Advaita and the Bhagavad Gita, with careful distinctions from Samkhya’s prakriti and ordinary ideas of illusion.

Discover the shankha through Krishna’s conch in the Gita, Vishnu’s sculpture and a decorated Kerala shell linked with Shiva worship.

Explore the lotus in Hindu art and the Gita: Brahma’s birth, Lakshmi’s flowers and the image of action without attachment.

Explore Om through Mandukya Upanishad 8–12, the meanings of A-U-M and the distinction between a sacred syllable and its written sign.

A sensitive introduction to Hindu funeral rites, cremation and burial differences, later remembrance and practical support for grieving families.

Discover satsang as sacred company through study, devotional gatherings and named traditions, with thoughtful advice for a first visit.

Explore japa as repeated prayer, how a mala supports attention and why the choice of mantra belongs within a particular teaching tradition.