Sri Aurobindo on the Nirvanic Experience
Among modern yogis, Sri Aurobindo has briefly described his own experiences of Nirvana in one of his letters to a disciple. In his poetic epic Savitri, Sri Aurobindo gives a … Continue reading
The Path of Jhana:Eight Steps to Nirvana-M.S.Srinivasan
The last limb of the eight-fold yoga of Buddha is Jhana or meditative obsorbtion. Most of these methods of meditation are taught by Buddha and later developed further and systematized … Continue reading
Satipathana: Bare Attention Of Mindfulness-Nyanaponika Thera
In what is seen there should be only the seen; in what is heard only the heard; in what is sensed (as smell, taste or touch) only the sensed; in … Continue reading
The Psychology of Nirvana – M.S. Srinivasan
The Buddhist Yoga is a path for breaking away from the cycle of suffering to the freedom of Nirvana. As we have discussed elsewhere, human life in the Buddhist perspective … Continue reading
Buddhist Psychology -M.S. Srinivasan
As we have discussed earlier, Yoga as practical psychology, applies much more to Buddhist Yoga than other Yoga. Let us briefly examine some of the important concepts of Buddhist Psychology. … Continue reading
The Yogic Path of Buddha
The main objective of this article is to provide a brief review of the famous eight-fold path of Buddha for those who may not be aware of it. The Buddha … Continue reading
Sri Aurobindo on Buddha and His Teachings
Buddha, according to Sri Aurobindo is an “incarnation” [like Christ], a Avatar as they call in India: the Divine taking a human form to help and guide the spiritual evolution … Continue reading
The Sorrowful Change-M.S.Srinivasan
The human being, in the Buddhist perspective, is an everchanging stream of consciousness or to be more precise, a perpetually changing movement or a process of psycho-physical energy with no … Continue reading
The Psychological Approach to Religion-M.S.Srinivasan
Indian religion gave birth to two great spiritual tradition: Hinduism and Buddhism. India yoga or psychology is normally associated with the Hindu tradition. But there is an equally profound tradition … Continue reading
Exploration of Indian Yoga Psychology 