Category Archives: GOD & ME

Here is a blog that I wrote on August 29, 2004: https://gopalan.vesana.com/2004/08/all-in-the-divine-plan.html The one question that most ignorant and sceptical people ask an astrologer is: “When you fucking cannot predict for yourself, then how the fuck can you predict for others?” They indeed feel great asking that question because it hits the astrologer directly underContinue reading “I FUCKING PREDICTED THAT I WOULD BECOME A PROFESSIONAL ASTROLOGER!”

Lord Rama and Lord Krishna belonged to different eras. Their purposes were different, their followers were different, and their philosophies, rituals and traditions were not entirely alike. So how do you bring these diverse traditions under one religious umbrella? You call them the avatars of Lord Narayana. And suddenly, two different traditions become part ofContinue reading “THE TEN AVATARS OF NARAYANA — A RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL CONSOLIDATION?”

I saw an image where a few Gen Z women, wearing tight jeans and short, sleeveless tops, were standing very close to Swami Vivekananda’s statue during a protest against rape in India—which eventually turned into something targeted at men in general. Calling all men rapists is like calling all women whores. Both are equally unacceptable.Continue reading “Vivekananda, Sexual Sublimation and the Indian Language of Desire”

It was ages ago that I read this thought-provoking quote somewhere: “To err is human. If you err twice, you are a fool.” But then, how do you know whether you made a mistake in the first place? It is quite elementary. A wrong action always leaves behind a bitter feeling—a feeling you don’t wantContinue reading “When curiosity is a disguised insult”

Every week, my inbox receives a fresh batch of messages. “Sir, just one small question.” “It will take only two minutes.” “I cannot afford your consultation.” “Please help. God will bless you.” Some of them even add emotional seasoning. Sick parents. Lost jobs. Broken relationships. Court cases. Visa problems. Missing cats. Neighbours possessed by evilContinue reading “Dear Freeloaders, Congratulations! You’re Reading This Blog for Free.”

Every human being has a basic sense to read another human being. The only difference between them and people like me is that I have spent almost 35 years of my life honing that skill, while the rest of you focused on other worldly pleasures. Fifty-one years of lived life, long hours of meditation, selectedContinue reading “When Clients Think a Spiritual Person Is a ‘Chutiya’”

Shivaism and Vaishnavism: Two Different Religions That Became “One” — The Untold Story of How Hinduism Was Constructed For most of India’s long history, Shivaites and Vaishnavites were never part of a single religious identity. They lived separately, worshipped differently, and in many eras actively opposed one another. The neat packaging of both groups underContinue reading “Hey Ram or Why Ram?”

Hinduism asked the seeker to drop the Self. Psychology, that came much later, spoke of the Ego.Somewhere in that linguistic and philosophical translation, India lost the essence of its own wisdom. In the Upanishadic context, the Self — the limited identity, the “I” that clings to separateness — was to be dissolved into the vast ocean of Brahman, the ultimateContinue reading “The Confusion Between Self and Ego: India’s Spiritual Misunderstanding”

The spiritual evolution of India can be traced through two monumental phases of thought — the Vedas and the Upanishads. While both are pillars of Hindu philosophy, they stand on two different banks of the same river — one chanting to the gods above, the other seeking the god within. The Vedas, composed between 1500 and 1000 BCE,Continue reading “When Ritual Became Realisation: The Journey from the Vedas to the Upanishads”

Throughout human history, the male genitalia have transcended cultural and religious boundaries, serving as potent symbols of life force, fertility, and creation. Their depiction in ancient art and architecture reflects a shared human recognition of the generative power inherent in masculinity, independent of any singular religious tradition. In ancient Egypt, the god Min epitomized fertilityContinue reading “The Universal Symbol of Life: Masculinity and Male Genitalia Across Ancient Civilizations”