Beyond: Beyond the Limits of the Mind

This is an excerpt from one of the presentations featured in the Pari Center’s event Bringing Meaning Back to Life, in Pari on September 2-9, 2025.

‘Living is an art, a skill, a technique. You need to learn and practise it as you would to play a musical instrument or fly an aircraft’ ( A. Parthasarathy )

As we fly through life, we can become captivated by the wonders of the world and lose sight of what lies beyond. Vedanta is the antidote to this entrapment.

Vedanta is the ancient philosophy of the Himalayas and offers a bridge between the finite and the eternal. The Self, our true identity, is whole, complete and infinite, yet is currently obscured by the illusion created by our mind’s desires and our attachment to everything!

This pursuit of the Self begins with a decision to engage with the world. Then through the great works of spirituality like the Vedanta Treatise, Bhagavad Gita and Ishavasya Upanishad we can refine our questions, develop the intellect, manoeuvre our actions, and discover what lies beyond.

Parul Jani is the Director of Education and trustee of Vedanta Eternal, a charity registered in the United Kingdom (www.vedantaeternal.org). She has dedicated over two decades to the study and research of the philosophy of Vedanta.

Parulji trained for six years at the Vedanta Academy in India. Since then she has been sharing this knowledge with individuals, charities and corporations through weekly classes, workshops and lectures under the direction of Swami Parthasarathy.

Prior to taking up the teaching of Vedanta, Parul took a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from Greenwich University while her first degree was in Fine Art from St Martins School of Art in London.

Parul has been invited to speak at many institutions a few examples being Manchester Metropolitan University, M&S, Hitachi, M&G, The Inner Temple and The House of William Blake.