Philosophy
Five questions, one circle. It starts with the purpose of life and comes back to it: first the problem, then the solution. Begin with the first, or open any.
- 01
What is the purpose of human life?
Every mind longs for a happiness without end. Only the Infinite can give it.
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Does Supreme Consciousness exist?
Supreme Consciousness: one reality, witnessing and creating, from which everything comes and to which it returns.
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What stands in the way of the goal?
In a person: fear, hatred, pride and old reactions. In society: dogma, division and exploitation.
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How can a person reach Supreme Consciousness?
The human instrument, body and mind, and the practices that tune it: yama and niyama, meditation, ásanas, food, service.
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How can humanity reach the goal together?
Neohumanism widens love to every being; PROUT and service remove want and exploitation, so all can move together.
Read → Together, back to the purpose.
Read further
- Returning HomeThe whole circle as one essay: where we come from, and the way back.Read →
- The Spirit of TantraThe practice behind question four: what Tantra means, and why it is a path, not a rite.Read →
- PROUTThe economic side of question five: an economy without exploitation.Read →
- SadviprasThe people the circle raises: established in practice, and fighting injustice.Read →
How the circle works
Everything comes from Supreme Consciousness and returns to it. The outward half of the circle is creation, saiṋcara; the way back is pratisaiṋcara. A human being can make that return consciously.
So the questions follow one another. First the purpose, then whether it is real. Then the problem: what stands in the way, within a person and in society. Then the solution for each: practices for the individual, a social philosophy for all.
“While moving towards the Cosmic goal, while moving towards the Cosmic Cognitive Faculty, one will go on fighting against one’s internal and external bondages.”
— Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti, Subháśita Saḿgraha Part 17, “Existential Flow and Its Culminating Point”