Self-knowledge is separating the self from the personality How can one transcend grief? Becoming free from sorrow is a two-step process. In the first step we acquire the four-fold qualification[1], which is the prerequisite to gaining self-knowledge, by performing our karmas as an act of worship to the lord.[2] Having...

The Bhagavad Gītā explains the anatomy of grief In the Chāndogya Upaniṣad, sage Nārada is a highly qualified student, so the anatomy of grief itself is not discussed very much. However, Arjuna’s state of mind is described in great detail in the Bhagavad Gītā and the teachings helps us understand...

The phrase, tarati śokam ātmavit, the knower of the Self crosses (over) grief, occurs in the Chāndogya Upaniṣad in course of a dialogue between the student, sage Nārada, and the teacher, sage Sanatkumāra . Sage Nārada approaches the teacher asking to be taught, and Sanatkumāra asks him what he already...