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TURIYA SHIVA OF THE KAIVALYOPANISHAT
Turīya Śiva of the Kaivalyopaniṣat We have these mantras in the Kaivalyopaniṣat: हृत्पुण्डरीकं विरजं विशुद्धं विचिन्त्य मध्ये विशदं विशोकम् । अचिन्त्यमव्यक्तमनन्तरूपं शिवं प्रशान्तममृतं ब्रह्मयोनिम्...
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‘Nārāyaṇa’ and ‘Vāsudeva’ denote the Nirguṇa Brahman
The names ‘Nārāyaṇa’ and ‘Vāsudeva’ denote the Nirguṇa Brahman The above topic is discussed in the sequel in the light of Shankara’s bhāṣyas with Sureshwara’s vārtika, Anandagiri’s gloss and Sāyana’s...
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MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE JAGADVYĀPĀRĀDHIKARAṆAM, ETC.
MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE JAGADVYĀPĀRĀDHIKARAṆAM, ETC. In the following blog the blogger has given expression to his complete misunderstanding of the Advaita darśana. The endeavor in this article is to...
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WAS MADHUSŪDANA SARASWATI A BIGOT?
Was Sri Madhusudana Saraswati a Bigot? Sri Madhusūdana Saraswati (MS), the famed author of the Advaita Siddhi, the Gūḍhārtha dīpikā (GD) and several other works is very well known to be an ardent...
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UPANISHAD ARTICLE SERIES – MARCH 2015
The latest parts of the above series are available for reading here: http://advaita-academy.org/Articles/The-muNDakopaniShat—Part-15.ashx...
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THE FOE OF BONDAGE
The Foe of Bondage In the verses recited as a prelude to the Bhagavad Gita is this verse: अद्वैतामृतवर्षिणीं भगवतीमष्टादशाध्यायिनीं अम्ब त्वामनुसन्दधामि भगवद्गीते भवद्वेषिणीम् ॥ १॥ O Mother...
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AN ETYMOLOGY FOR THE NAME ‘RUDRA’?
An Etymology for the name ‘Rudra’? The blogger, in this blog http://narayanastra.blogspot.in/2012/03/keshi-suktam-and-sharabha-narasimha.html which is written with the sole purpose of vilifying Lord...
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THE ‘KEŚĪ SŪKTAM’ COMMENTARY – A TRAVESTY OF VEDĀNTA
The Keśī sūktam commentary – A travesty of Vedanta An Etymology for the word ‘Rudra’ – 3 On March 24, 2015, 8.55PM, the blogger resolved firmly, so he thought:...
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ŚRĪDHARA SWĀMIN MISREPRESENTED
Śrīdhara Swāmin Misrepresented Veda Vyāsa, the greatest champion of Hari-Hara abheda and Trimūrti aikya, has upheld this position throughout the purāṇas and the Mahabhārata. All non-vaiṣṇava Achāryas...
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‘SRI VIDYARANYA VIJAYA DUNDUBHI’– KANNADA
A new Kannada book with the title ‘Sri Vidyāraṇya Vijaya Dundubhi’ has been published recently. This book, authored by Sri.G.R.Patil, Dharwad, Karnataka, is a third in the line of books on the topic...
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UPANISHAD ARTICLE SERIES – APRIL 2015
The URLs for the latest parts of the article series are – Prasnopanishat – http://advaita-academy.org/Articles/The-Prashnopanishat—Part-6.ashx Mundakopanishat –...
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‘VĀSUDEVA’ AND ‘ACHYUTA’ IN ADVAITA
‘Vāsudeva’, ‘Achyuta’ in Advaita In the Bhagavadgitā Bhāṣya 4.6, we find a sentence thus: प्रकृतिं स्वां मम वैष्णवीं मायां त्रिगुणात्मिकाम्, यस्या वशे सर्वं जगत् वर्तते, यया मोहितं सत् स्वमात्मानं...
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UPANISHAD ARTICLE SERIES – MAY 2015
Here are two articles in the Series for reading: http://advaita-academy.org/Articles/The-Prashnopanishat—Part-7.ashx http://advaita-academy.org/Articles/The-muNDakopaniShat—Part-17.ashx
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‘Brahma Satyam, Jaganmithyā’– English
A new book with the above title has been published recently. The book is a short rendering of the fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta in a lucid style. A file containing a few scanned pages from the book...
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‘SRI DAKṢIṆĀMŪRTI STOTRAM’– ENGLISH
The above work, after 30 years, is now available in new print and a new jacket. The Sringeri Pīṭham has brought out the two volumes of this monumental book on Advaita Vedanta, authored by the revered...
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Vāsudeva Mananam – Kannada Classes, Bangalore
This is to announce the slated commencement of the above classes on the 24th May, Sunday, 2015. The venue is the Sringeri Shankara Maṭha, Bangalore (close to Chamarajpet). Time: 10 AM to 11 AM. At...
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‘VASTU-PARICCHEDA ABHĀVA’
Passages teaching ‘vastu pariccheda abhāva’ for Brahman There are innumerous passages in the śruti, smṛti and purāṇas to denote that Brahman is free of the limitation caused by objects. That is,...
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VEDA VYĀSA WAS NOT A BIGOT
Veda Vyāsa was not a Bigot Veda Vyāsa, true to his loyalty to the Veda, has, in the Mahābhārata (MB) and the various purāṇas, has portrayed both Viṣṇu and Śiva as the Supreme Brahman. While it is well...
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KNOWING BRAHMAN COMPLETELY
Knowing Brahman Completely The purpose of the delineation of Brahman in the śāstra is to enable the aspirant to get the direct knowledge thereof. It is not that the scripture wants the aspirant to get...
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‘SRI RAMANUJA’S CONTRIBUTION TO HINDU SOCIETY’
The following article is based on a recent conversation initiated by a Kannada/Telugu smartha in a blog: http://www.mediafire.com/view/3xd9so953xw90s0/Sri_Rāmānuja_F.pdf
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