nirajan.

The archive

A record kept since 2011.

86 notes on non-duality, the Himalaya, temples, and daily practice, carried over from Tumblr with their original dates and tags intact.

2025
Sri Ramakrishna’s samadhi at the name of Rama
2024
Sarvam Vasudeva Mayam Jagat To know what you are you must first investigate and know what you are not. Astrology as a Tool for Purifying the Mind Astrology Through a Nondual Lens
2023
In the stillness of the mind, the boundless Self is revealed 🧘‍♂️ Are spiritual leaders free from materialistic desires?
2022
When there is a mind, it is Samsara Your nature is Peace and Happiness. Thoughts are the obstacles to realization. The fool thinks, “I am the body.” The intelligent thinks, “I am an individual soul united with the body.” But the wise, in the greatness of knowledge and spiritual discrimination,… All thoughts are inconsistent with realization. Give up thoughts. That is happiness and also meditation. All thoughts are inconsistent with realization. The correct state is to exclude thoughts of ourselves and all other…
2021
Man’s real nature is happiness. Happiness is inborn in the true self. His search for happiness is an unconscious search for his true self. The true self is imperishable;… Give up what is evil and give up what is good Reality through devotion to the Self. The whole of man&rsquo;s life in the absence of the consciousness of God is kind of a dream. It is only in this dream that all the pairs of the opposite - good and so on - appear… What exists in truth is the Self alone. The world, the individual soul, and God are appearances in it. - Sri Ramana Maharshi All teachers advise to meditate. What is the purpose of meditation? The mind craves for formulations and definitions, always eager to squeeze reality into a verbal shape. The mind covers up reality, without knowing it. To know the nature of the… You make yourself mortal by taking yourself to be the body. Only the dead can die, not the living. That which is alive in you is immortal. It is the changing that dies. The… Giving up such distinctions as ‘This is what I am’, and 'I am not that’, recognise that 'Everything is myself’, and be without distinction and happy. It is through your ignorance… This is a miracle that men can love God, yet fail to love humanity. With whom are they in love then? — Sri Aurobindo <br/> Evolution of consciousness is the central motive of terrestrial existence. The consciousness of the seer, is a greater power for knowledge than the consciousness of the thinker.… gnosticinitiation-deactivated20 : “There is a tree by the river… and we have been watching it day after day for several weeks when the sun is about to rise. If you establish a… The Absolute Brahman is beyond the reach of Vidya (knowledge) as well as of Avidya (ignorance), which keeps one away from the realization of the Absolute. The absolute Brahman is…
2020
vedicfeed : Before the creation, I, only I, existed; nothing else was existent then. My Real Self is known by the names Chit (consciousness), Sambit (Intelligence), Para Brahman,… “Your duty is to be and not to be this or that. ‘I am that I am’ sums up the whole truth… Give up the notion that 'I am so and so’. All that is required to realise the self is to… vedicfeed : “God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.” — Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa vedicfeed : Talk to yourself once a day, otherwise, you may miss meeting an excellent person in this world. Take risks in your life. If you win, you can lead, if you lose, you can… nevver : All I know, Tom Polo If you detach yourself from the body and abide in Consciousness, you will at once become happy, peaceful and free from bondage. - Ashtavakra ⠀
2018
louisetakesphotos : I’ve been going back through my Nepal photos, stumbled upon a few I missed the first time round. What a magical place!
2017
#closeup #eyes #pet #gsd #dog Handsome Swallow! #shade #d600 #bird #nature #swaĺlow
2016
The popular lapsi #tree and the #mayfair effect on city lights ! #lovethis #nightphotography #stars (at Surfmandu) Sadhu! हर हर महादेव ! #hinduism #lordshiva #pashupatinath #kathmandu #temple #hdr #instanepal (at Pashupatinath Temple (Lord Shiva)) Ring the bell, ring the bell ! #hinduism #bell #temple #noeffect #canon #closeup #photooftheday A Free Man ! #hinduism #hindu #instanepal #temple (at Pashupatinath, Nepal) The Winter effect !! #nature #hiking #forest #startuplife #instanepal Note 137272156096 Note 136858706626
2015
Laughing is the best medicine :) Late night work @vidinterest ! #StartupLife #startup #sketch (at Surfmandu) Startup Vela 2015 Note 134575731716 This is Nilgiri . Mount Dhaulagiri Meanwhile In Kathmandu ! #instanepal #rain #nature #clouds #nepal (at Surfmandu) Singing bowl And The Gorilla Pod ! Long exposure ! Never tried this before on the street. #instanepal #longexposure #Photography #nightphotography Angry Bird ! नेपाल फेरि बन्नेछ ! #Nepalquake #nepal #basantapur #NepalEarthquake जुरेली चरा ! #birds #nature #instanepal (at Surfmandu) श्री पशुपतिनाथले हामी सबैको रक्षा गरुन् ! #hindu #instanepal #temple #kathmandu #oneplusone Jai sambho ! #instanepal #hindu #temple #pashupatinath #nepal She travelled from #ukraine with her husband in bicycle with some message from the people wish for peace in Ukraine ! #travel #peace #war #love (at Surfmandu) As seen from my place ! #instanepal #clouds #nature #sky #rain #kathmandu (at Surfmandu) #motivation
2014
Rose again, taken with 600D There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them. #photography #sunset #sky #mountain (at Surfmandu) My backyard is full of roses :) #flowers #rose City of lights, #singapore #marinabay #travel #lights #latergram Photographers are like Fisherman, both need patience ! #sky #clouds #sea #latergram Day 4 of #5blackandwhitechallenge ! #blackandwhite #boat #sea #beach #travel #bali #latergram. I nominate @sambidareg for 5 day black and white challenge (at Pandawa Beach/Screat… One of the best Statue of Lord Vishnu I have ever seen #travel #bali #hindu #art #sculpture #god (at Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park) Day 3 of the #5blackandwhitechallenge in #bali #beach #blackandwhite #cloud #sea (at Kuta Beach, Bali Indonesia) 17th century railway station ! #travel #indonesia #blackandwhite (at Jakarta Railways Center (JRC) Juanda) 4th day! altitude - Est. 3200 Mtrs. #natural #noeffects #watefall #instanepal #nature #photography #langtang #nepal Toy RC car ! #toy #car #photography #instanepal #lights Amazing clouds, as seen from my office :) #instanepal #sky #clouds #sunset #photography #nature (at Surfmandu) Happy birthday #Buddha #Sunset as seen from my office. #nature #photography #mountain #instanepal #sky #instamood #shade #Kathmandu 1st shot with EOS Kiss X5. #instalike #kissx5 #canon #photography #instamood #flower #natural #noeffects #yellow
2013
Interrupted fisherman #portrait #instanepal #river #nepal #photooftheday #photography #fishing #nature #instamood #igers #blackandwhite vidinterest : We are now one of the featured partner of Dailymotion. Hahahaha omfg this is so true
2012
nevver : The world won’t end Heading down (alt. 4100 Mt.) #Nepal #travel #trek #nature #peace #stupa #instagram #sky #instamood #tagstagram #webstagram #clouds #himalaya #mountain #photoftheday #photography Gosaikunda, Nepal. #lake #nature #instalove #mountain #heaven #peace #sky #beautiful #webstagram #nepal baba ji from #pashupatinath #temple #Nepal (Taken with Instagram ) Unite and lead sounds better than divide and rule ! #nepal #peace #people #kathmandu #flag #instagood #iphone instagood sia #webstagram #bestpic #photography #android #youth… #goddess saraswoti, #hindu #god #goodstagram #instagram #instagood #antique #history #nepal #kathmandu #beautiful #bestpic #landmark #travel (Taken with instagram ) Color splash #photography #nature (Taken with instagram )
2011
How to Feed the World? (by enbeeone3 ) peindre : 100126 Hot Air Balloons 05 (by borromini bear )