... wrote: Gandhij stresses the importance of faith and conviction while reading Gita in the following paragraphs: " A prayerful study and experience are...
DEAR ALL MY FRIENDS, I PRAY THE ALL OMNIPOTENT BELOVED MOTHER KALI FOR YOUR SPIRITUAL UP-LIFTMENT AND PROSPERITY LET THE DIVINE BLESSINGS BE SHOWERED ON ALL OF...
A Happy New Year to everyone! 2007 on the Advaitin Group is dedicated to the beginners in Advaita and all are encouraged to join in and ask whatever questions...
Here is the first of the `Weekly Definitions' topics. It is not intended that this should form a `model' for all to imitate. The only requirements that I can...
Further to my earlier message, I have now discovered how to alter the moderation settings. As of now, the group is no longer moderated. I have faith that it...
Dennis, may I say that you hit the nail on the head when you said new people frequently get lost in the terminology and trying to understand what feel like...
Dear Advaitins, Namaste, I am quite unfamilier with certain names and definitions used in Advaita Vedanata. Hope to get some light from the group as it is the ...
It seems that the changes I made (to make the group 'unmoderated') have not worked for some reason. I have approved the outstanding messages and am trying to...
Om Om every one, I put my version on 'adhyAsa'. Our 'self ' which is also a pure 'knowledge-self ' by the nature, becomes less knowledgeable and less powerful...
Before undertaking any Auspicious undertaking , it is a Hindu Tradition to offer a Prayer to Lord Vigneshwera , the remover of obstacles. May i please invoke...
It appears that there is no way to change all existing moderated members to unmoderated - this has to be done on an individual basis. All new members in the...
This is a wonderful start , Dennis-ji ! A is the first letter of the English Alpahbet. The very first verse of Thirukural goes like this akara mudhala...
In response to a query from one of our members, all Sanskrit words used in the 'Weekly Definitions' will be written in ITRANS format and the correct (as far as...
... Pranams Sada-ji Your lines remind me of a few lines from Maharshi's wonderful Upadesa Saram When an enquiry is underaken to the natureof the mind, it is...
Once the letter pronunciations have been learned, you will be able to pronounce ALL Sanskrit words, since there are no exceptions as there are in English. Best...
Namaste all. An attempted explanation of `adhyAsa' from scratch, without the help of Sanskrit words: Error arises, according to the theory of Non-duality, on...
... Shyam - praNAms Would be interested to know the relavent sloaks from yoga vashishTa. Shankara provides vedantic meaning for ashTanga yoga in the...
Namaste Profvkji: As usual you have provided a detailed explanation of 'adhyAsa' and I like your presentation. Here is another site where series of relevent...
... Ordinary error can be set right by a little ... acquire ... ShrIgurubhyo namaH Namaste Prof ji, Thanks for a very fine presentation of the concept of...
... the ... to ... occupied ... the ... ShrIgurubhyo namaH Namaste, What you have understood about this concept is correct. Hiranyagarbha is the First-Born....
Bhaskaranji, You can download the advaita dialogue from http://www.sankaracharya.org/library/advaitadialogue.pdf om nirguna saibrahmane namaha, gopinath...
Dear Advaitins, Namaste, I was going through Mandukya Unpanishad, said to be one of the finest and alone by itself capable to give the real nature of the self...
... Dear Joyce, Here is the extract from my 'Essential Guide to Sanskrit' in which I (very briefly) talk about this: Stressing certain syllables within words...
Subbuji : i 'echo' your sentiments - Professorji is well known for making complex and profound concepts look Simple - hence, his commentary on 'Adhyasa' has...
Namaste, A short and simple description of avidya is that avidya is the false notion that I am the doer and enjoyer. Please correct me if I am wrong. Consider...
Vinayaka <vinayaka_ns@...> wrote: It is said that it is not an exclusive forth state but a state which is immenant in all the there states ie, waking,...
PraNams. I am very grateful to the group for the decision to make the year 2007, the year of the Novice. I look forward to understanding the basic concepts...