Dear friends, Could anyone help me by way of sharing any background information on "Yoga Vasistha" ie, historical reference, origin, authorship etc? A...
Dearest advaitins ! For those of you who do not know Dr. Siva Subramanian ( whose yahoo id is doc4baby ) is the well known Neonatalogist, chief of the ...
Yes ! Peter! You are absolutely right! The Yoga Vasishta is indeed an inspiring work and has influenced great saints like Sri Ramana Maharishi, Swami...
ANNIVERSARY! ============ Namaste to all, on this 6th Anniversary day of the founding of the advaitin list! Through the years, the advaitin list has maintained...
... advaitin list! ... personal experience is relevant to these discussions, but it should be limited to the scope of the topic. ... Namaste Greg-ji, ...
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Namaste Gregji: On this 6th Anniversary day of the founding of the advaitin list, this month's topic fits well with the theme of the list. The purpose of this...
... Namaste, "Can practice make you enlightened? Can practice give you any of the fourfold qualifications? Is the textual study of advaita vedanta itself a...
Namaste Prof. Krishnamurthyji. Your concluding statement is a constant remembrance and man's acknowledgement of the supremacy of the Lord. To say what you...
Namaste Gregji. The neos are also practising, Gregji! Otherwise, why all their discussion groups and interminable talk. They are doing satsangh and that is a...
Namaste all. This is the thought I meditated on during the one week of silence. I think it is relevant to our current topic as well as the previous: "Many an...
Namaste all. Without pausing to think, we come out with sweeping generalizations. One such recent conclusion is : "Duality and the world are not two different...
Respected Members, My namaskarams to Respected Moderators and Members of Advaitin Group on the occasion of its 6th Anniversary. It is really a blessing to be a...
Dear Adi, I agree with all you say about Yoga Vasistha. I have the two volume edition by Swami Venkatesananda. I wanted to know more about the historical ...
Peter! i kind of figured out you are familiar with the work of Yoga Vasishta when you commented 'it is an inspiring work.' Well, as for the authorship - i...
Namaste Sri Peter: I am afraid that you may not be able to get any more on the historical background than what Adiji has provided you in her replies. I want to...
... ===Namaste Madathil, I agree with you 100%, the neos cannot avoid practice, regardless that they view their activities as non-practice. Why else do they...
Thank you sri Ram-ji! If i recall correctly, the verse goes like this ... " Rishi Moolam Nadi Moolam Parkka Kudathu" - we should not trace the orgins of a...
Namaste Gregji: The term "practice" can't be considered a translation of the Sanskrit term, "Sadhana." If we have the understanding of "Practice in ...
... a ... It ... Namaste According to Sanskrit Hindu tradition, the original Valmiki Ramayana was perhaps much much longer than the present one that goes by...
... the ... If this was to be "really true" then we will need to determine the "real purpose and the significance" of why "gangotri and jamanotri" are...
Namaste Sri Ram, Many thanks for your help. Your point is well taken about not judging based on the origin. The background information you gave is much...
Namaste Yaduji: Your point is well taken and the original saying does not prevent anyone to trace the origin of the river. The message is very subtle and...
Namaste yaduji: Let me add the following observations to complete my thoughts on "Rishi Mooam and Nadi Moolam..." for further clarifications: In the Vedic...
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Sri Ram-ji writes... (Actually I was looking for the original Sanskrit verse that starts with "rishi moolam, nadi moolam...." The Tamil version stated by...
inthe SrimAd Bhagavad Gita (IV:18) Sri Krishna t says; karmani akarmayah pashyed akarmani ca karmayah sa buddhimaan manushyesyu sa yuktah kritsnakarmakrit i...