Some branches of Hinduism teach that avidya, or ignorance, hinders the individual self from discerning the non-dual universal nature of pure being (Brahman). Because of the subliminal, all-pervasive influence of maya (illusion), human beings tend to...
Most yoga devotees and New Age or Far Eastern advocates declare loudly that man’s problem is not sin, but ignorance. However, the subjects of “sin” and the “lower nature” are often addressed in the Scripture base of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and...
According to the dual doctrines of karma and reincarnation, salvation comes by human effort. Karma Yoga focuses on ridding oneself from all negative karma by achieving perfection in thoughts, words and deeds. When the seeker for ‘liberation’ attains...

 
                     
                     
                     
                     
                    