Namaste: These comments are from Swamij's Bhagavadgita Homestudy Guide and they can help us to strengthen our standing within the confinement of Advaita...
Shivaratri From: Hindu Fasts & Festivals By Sri Swami Sivananda http://www.thedivinelifesociety.org/download/hindufest.htm THIS FALLS on the 13th (or 14th) day...
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Namaste: First thanks to you all for your cooperation and enthusiastic participation in the list discussions. The list moderators want to thank you all for...
Hello All, A reflection on Katha Upanisad: The Katha Upanisad is the template of the jnana marg that is initiated by the confrontation with the fact of...
Wondeful, Michael! Yes. To this day and unendingly hereafter, Death will remain the best Guru for the enquiring mind. Kathopanishad has great symbolic ...
Hello Michael, May be I am not getting your frequency when you say: ______________ ""Food when eaten becomes divided in three ways. Of it, that which is the...
Namaskar Sri Michael, I think you are quite right. Death is one of the driving forces behind spiritual quest. Man does not understand it and gets frightened...
Namaste: The gradation of knowledge summarized by Swami Dayanandaji is quite essential for understanding the distinction between Nirguna Brahman, Saguna...
Namaste: This Hindu article describing the glories of the Lord is quite approriate in the mist of Gita Satsangh Chapter 10 discussions. The glories of Lord has...
Madathil Nair wrote: #16085Hello Michael, May be I am not getting your frequency when you say: ______________ ""Food when eaten becomes divided in three ways....
Namaste: The enclosed article from the The Hindu Newspaper emphasizes the importance of Satsangh for gaining the Spiritual Knowledge. We should follow the...
Hello Michael. The Bishop really knew what he was talking about! It is the experience of any meditator provided, of course, he has no fear of death due to...
In the Advaitin message board we see a lot of learned, detailed expositions from our scriptures. What I think is equally important is to learn from everyday...
Namaste! Two central themes of Advaita, as found in Sankara and the Upanishads, are that Consciousness is everything (Atman=Brahman) and that Consciousness is...
Namaste Sri Sundar Rajan: You have articulated well with a beautiful example on the importance of relating everyday events with the spiritual expositions from...
Namaste: First, let me thank Sri Benjamin for posting this important article with detailed explanations along with an unresolved question. For those who don't...
Namaste. Shri Benjamin Root has requested us to build on from his third paragraph and concentrate on the three questions at the end of his post. I don't think...
Shanti Madathil Nair and Michael, Thank you for a very worthwhile exchange. Vivekacudamani in talking about the subtle body (linga sarira) states various ...
Namaste, After a long lay-off of more than a year, forced to some extent by work situation and some personal difficulties, I am once again joining the...
Namaste: Shri Nair has provided a compelling explanation by stating that there is only one SUBJECT and many objects in appearance!. Let me state my ...
... there ... my ... his post. Namaste, As long as the word Consciousness is limited to the Awareness in the Waking state, the dilemma will remain without...
Namaste. Thanks Shri Frua. That was about thorough - the way you built right from Vivekachudamani upto the Tibetan quote. I couldn't, in my circumstances,...
Thanks for the reminder about Benjamin Root's post, Ram-ji! Hi Benjamin, I went to the yahoogroups site and looked it up. Your main question seems to be, "If...
... importance ... Namaste, At the risk of being branded a spoilsport, I would like to offer a caution in the examples of everyday life to spirituality. In the...
Namaste Gregji: Good to see you back with a thoughtful reply to Benjamin. Benjamin has agreed to respond to all replies on this thread and looking forward to...
Namaste, Sri Benjamin Root. First, let me apologize for the extensive use of analogies. Without them I can't write anything at all, for reasons I'll explain...
Namaste! For A long time I have wanted to have a 'serious' discussion about these topics, and it now seems that I am about to learn the truth of the saying,...
REPLY TO SRI VENKATRAMAM (5 Mar 2003 01:23:40 ) ... Again, I agree that the world that I see (as well as my so-called ego) are clearly all within my...
REPLY TO SRI RAM CHANDRAN: Sri Ram raises an analogy that I DO like, namely, the movie theater. Just as in a dream, we temporarily believe that the images on...
