Dear Siva-ji and Sada-ji: Thank you for sharing that. That is an excellent example of Nishkamya Karma. Your message on temple building in Washington and...
... Yes, my understanding along this line is that to say something is singular is to automatically imply duality because it suggests that there is an object to...
In his bhAshya on br.up.1.4.10, Shri Shankara says:--- *seyam brahmavidyayaa sarvabhaavaapattih----- tadvijnaanasya asti. * Meaning:-- Some may think that the...
I have put up another posting on Arunachala, on walking the Inner Path. This is the first in a series where I will show details of each section of the Inner...
All, pranamas, I have a question for the learned members. Is there any reference (even minor) within the Acharya Adi Shankara literature about christianism as...
... There is no reference to Christianity or even to Zoroastrianism which is a much older religion. Sankara was concerned only with the systems of philosophy...
... Thank you Krishnamurthyji for your prompt response and thank you Sri Sastrji for your learned explanation that cleared my doubt. Yours in Bhagavan, Mouna...
I have recently begun researching for my next book, which will be based on the Mandukya Upanishad and Gaudapada kArikA. I have quite a number of relevant books...
Then just think of what should be the word used to describe us mortals of the current times... It, thus, underlines the utmost necessity of adopting the...
- Some definitions-1 Some of the terms which commonly appear in vedAnta have definitions in the form of shlokas. Some of these are given below, with their...
Dear Sastri-ji, Could you tell us the source of these definitions, please. I had said in 'Book of One' that the word 'guru' meant 'heavy', used when referring...
From: H.N.Sreenivasa Murthy Pranams to all. ... Dear Sri Jabalimuni, The complete SlOka is as follows : brahmAnandaM paramasuKadaM kEvalaM j~JAnamUrtiM ...
... said in ... referring to ... knowledge'. And ... of ... was not ... Dear Dennis-ji, The shloka about guru is from the Brahma samhita of Skanda purana. ...
Hello all, I've recently become captivated by some clips on YouTube of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, who presents what seems to me to be an extraordinarily pure...
Hi, Guru definitely means "heavy", and with reference to people, it is used in the context of being "heavy with knowledge/authority", as you have rightly ...
... Namaste, For those of us who love the meaning of the words which Vedanta give us, but whose Sanskrit is not sufficient, can any member kindly provide a...
Very many thanks to Sanjeevamurthy and Durga to know the complete sloka and its meaning.Any more information about the sloka is welcome. Regards, Jabali Muni. ...
Dear Sri R.S.Maniji, I am sorry I could not acknowledge my regards to you for giving the entire sloka.I missed to see your post till today.Thank you very much....
Bhagavan Ramana describes the two branches that originate from the single source - the roots of the tree. Ramana describes: cittavaayaH citkriyaa yataaH| ...
... used in ... rightly ... and ... over the ... samskrit ... said in ... referring to ... knowledge'. And ... of ... was not ... Namaste all. One other...
Some definitions- 2 All these definitions are given in Devanagari script at http://www.geocities.com/snsastri/definitions.pdf 5. svargaH (Heaven) yanna...
... manuscripts. ... strands ... absolute ... It ... Gu ... is ... the ... Dear Prof VK, Thanks for giving another beautiful definition of guru. Regards, ...
... Dear Durga-ji, The meaning of the shloka is given below: tam sadgurum- That sadguru, namAmi- I prostrate to, brahmAnandam- who is brahman that is bliss, ...
Hare Krishna, namaskarams  The following is a passage from an e-mail by alan Jacobs sent to harsha satsangh which Impressed me and I thought of sharing it...
Dear Group members, Good morning. It is said that there are 6 pramanaas (valid means of knowledge) in the Vedanta. They are: Pratyaksha (sensual perception),...
praNAms advaitins, I would like the learned members of this group to explain the difference between verses 11.54 and 18.55 of Bhagavad Gita. The message seems...