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Swami Bodhananda's messages for sacred occasions, and his teachings on Vedanta, the Gita and Indian management.
Messages that Swami Bodhananda has written for Guru Purnima, the New Year and the festivals, and his notes and articles on Vedanta, the Bhagavad Gita, Hindu thought and Indian management. His reflections on the world, travelogues, tributes and stories are on his blog.
Messages for occasions
Guru Purnima
Messages on the day of Sage Veda Vyasa, the Adi Guru, from 1981 to the present.
New Year
Guiding vision and inspiration to begin the year.
Festivals
The philosophy of Shivaratri, Vishu, Onam, Ganesa Chaturthi, Navaratri and Deepavali.
Thematic notes
Selections from lectures and letters on the inner life — desire, change, ego, renunciation, the Guru.
- Desire and Desirelessness Read
- Sapta Padma — The Seven Lotuses Read
- Meditation Read
- Guru Read
- Difference Read
- Happiness Read
- Change Read
- Memory Read
- Anahamkara — Egolessness Read
- Renunciation — Sannyasa Read
- Self-Realisation Read
- Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 15 Read
- Seven Spiritual Laws Read
- Saint and Saintliness Read
- Relationship Read
- Why does the One manifest as many? Read
The Gita & Hindu thought
- Adi Sankara Jayanti — Bhava-Sankara Desika Me Saranam (2014) Read
- Bhagavad Gita: a Vision for the Emerging Multicultural Global Religion Read
- Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita Read
- The Meaning of Śiva, and the Attainment of Yoga (Gita 2:51–53) Read
Indian management & leadership
- Can there be any better advice to today's manager? Read
- Life is constant risk-taking Read
- Values for Corporate Leadership Read
- Dharma, Colonisation & a Democratic Framework of Decision Read
- Syllabus for Human Values and Development Read
- Mahabharata and Management Read
- Ethical Values in Management Practice Read
- An imagined conversation between a politician, an environmentalist, an industrialist… and BRF-ML Read
- Issues for discussion at the BRF-ML round tables Read
- Syllabus for a value-based management course Read
From the blog
2026Consciousness in the MachineVedāntins often confuse four entities — the ego self, conditioned intentional consciousness, witnessing consciousness and pure consciousness. If consciousness is in every manifestation and is every manifestation, could a machine become conscious? An Advaita reflection.Read →2026We Are a Network of I-sThere are three I-s — the body-mind ‘I’, the witness ‘I’ and the transcendental ‘I’ — and all are essentially the same Brahman. Like gold, a ring and a wedding ring, they are one stuff seen from different perspectives. Three I-s, one gold.Read →2026Where Does Happiness Come From?Behind our search for better machines and material abundance lies a more fundamental aspiration: the pursuit of happiness. Advaita distinguishes viṣaya sukham, happiness sought through objects, from ātma sukham, happiness discovered in the self.Read →2026Can We Build a Moral Machine?A machine may not need consciousness to act morally. It needs ethical direction, inclusive information and continuous learning — and the goal is a non-violent machine that can coexist and co-flourish with humanity.Read →