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ADVAITA-SAADHANAA (Kanchi Maha-Swamigal's Discourses)
ADVAITA-SAADHANAA (Kanchi Maha-Swamigal’s Discourses) Acknowledgement of Source Material: Ra. Ganapthy’s ‘Deivathin Kural’ (Vol.6) in Tamil published by Vanathi Publishers, 4th edn. 1998 URL of Tamil Original: http://www.kamakoti.org/tamil/dk6-74.htm to http://www.kamakoti.org/tamil/dk6-141.htm English rendering : V. Krishnamurthy 2006 CONTENTS 1. Essence of the philosophical schools......................................................................... 1 2. Advaita is different from all these. ............................................................................. 2 3. Appears to be easy – but really, difficult .................................................................... 3 4. Moksha is by Grace of God ....................................................................................... 5 5. Takes time but effort has to be started........................................................................ 7 8. ShraddhA (Faith) Necessary..................................................................................... 12 9. Eligibility for Aatma-SAdhanA................................................................................ 14 10. Apex of Saadhanaa is only for the sannyAsi !........................................................ 17 11. Why then tell others,what is suitable only for Sannyaasis?.................................... 21 12. Two different paths for two different aspirants ...................................................... 21 13. Reason for telling every one .................................................................................. -
RETURN to VAIDYGRAMA, Ayurveda Healing Village 2016-2017 It Was a Thankfully Uneventful Journey from Delhi Where I Awoke on Dec
RETURN TO VAIDYGRAMA, Ayurveda Healing Village 2016-2017 It was a thankfully uneventful journey from Delhi where I awoke on Dec. 14, the day long planned for me to arrive at Vaidyagrama for the second time of my life. Touching down at Coimbatore airport just before sunset felt indeed like a type of coming home, though I’ve only been here once before – last year when I accompanied a small group of patients from the US & Canada for an experimental experience of ‘authentic panchakarma’. For years, I had searched for a suitable place to give westerners confidence in traveling all the way to India, effectiveness of treatments and a learning experience for all levels of commitment to Ayurveda. The investment is perhaps a third that in north America, so the 41-day classical program was out of reach for me and others who wanted/needed a longer rejuvenation program. Here, however, it’s feasible and moreover compelling, I feel. Right away on stepping off the aircraft, the air was warm and tropically humid, certainly compared to the cold of Delhi and more so to the cold of Surrey, presently under snow! My taxi driver remembered me and my family details, the doctor was present to greet me at the splendid entrance to the hospital campus and the walk to my same room was like returning to my childhood bedroom. This time, though, pink hibiscus flowers were laid out for my welcome – oh, the sweetness! Last year it was all new to me – how does the shower function? (then I’d learned the water heating system is entirely solar powered here, as a model of green, sustainable development). -
3.Sreenarayana Guru
International Research Journal of Science and Technology, Volume 2, Issue 1, (2020), 319-322 Available online at https://www.irjst.com/ International Research Journal of Science and Technology ISSN: 2707-3955 DOI: https://doi.org/10.46378/irjst.2020.020103 Sreenarayana Guru - Teachings, Caste, Religion and God Shini Joseph1*, Ajith Kumar M P2 1Research scholar, Mahatma Gandhi University Kerala, India. 2Mahatma Gandhi University Kerala, India. Abstract Paper Status A society that segregates caste, religion and God is growing in traditional times and Received : Nov 2020 expanding in modern times. This article explains about Teaching, Cast, Religion and Accepted : Nov 2020 God in the opinion of SreeNarayana Guru. Through this article we are able to clearly Published : Dec 2020 understand and think about the social views and opinions of SreeNarayana Guru. Through this introduction one can understand the social history and social activities of SreeNarayana Guru. This article is also useful to reflect on the social activities and ideas of SreeNarayana Guru, known as the 'Father of the Renaissance in Kerala'. Also, Key Words a section on Teaching of Sree Narayana Guru has been added to the article. Points 1 - Caste 18 can be seen in it. The difference that existed in the traditional era can still be seen God Religion to be secretly growing like a deadly disease among the people. Reading the part of the Teachings teachings of Sree Narayana Guru, although the poison of cast in the human mind has Untouchability not completely changed, it can change to some extent. At the same time, it makes clear Vidya about Religion and God from the point of view of SreeNarayana Guru. -
8. Krishna Karnamrutam
Sincere Thanks To: 1. SrI nrusimha SEva rasikan, Oppiliappan Koil V.SaThakOpan swAmi, Editor- In-Chief of sundarasimham-ahobilavalli kaimkaryam for kindly editing and hosting this title in his eBooks series. 2. Mannargudi Sri.Srinivasan NarayaNan swami for compilation of the source document and providing Sanskrit/Tamil Texts and proof reading 3. The website http://www.vishvarupa.com for providing the cover picture of Sri GuruvAyUrappan 4. Nedumtheru Sri.Mukund Srinivasan,Sri.Lakshminarasimhan Sridhar, www.sadagopan.org www.sadagopan.org Smt.Krishnapriya for providing images. 5. Smt.Krishnapriya for providing the biography of Sri Leela Sukhar for the appendix section and 6. Smt. Jayashree Muralidharan for eBook assembly C O N T E N T S Introduction 1 Slokams and Commentaries 3 Slokam 1 -10 5-25 Slokam 11 - 20 26-44 Slokam 21 - 30 47-67 Slokam 31 - 40 69-84 www.sadagopan.org www.sadagopan.org Slokam 41 - 50 86-101 Slokam 51 - 60 103-119 Slokam 61 - 70 121-137 Slokam 71 - 80 141-153 Slokam 81 - 90 154-169 Slokam 91 - 100 170-183 Slokam 101 - 110 184-201 nigamanam 201 Appendix 203 Brief Biography of Sri Leelaa Sukhar 205 Complete List of Sundarasimham-ahobilavalli eBooks 207 www.sadagopan.org www.sadagopan.org SrI GuruvAyUrappan . ïI>. ïIlIlazukkiv ivrictm! . ïIk«:[k[aRm&tm!. KRISHNAAKARNAAMRTAM OF LEELASUKA X×W www.sadagopan.org ABOUT THE AUTHOR The name of the author of this slokam is Bilavamangala and he acquired the name Leelasuka because of his becoming immersed in the leela of KrishNa and describing it in detail like Sukabrahmarshi. -
Narayaniyam Von Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri
Narayaniyam von Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri Aus dem Englischen mit freundlicher Genehmigung von P. R. Ramachander www.krishnadarshana.de EINLEITENDES Dieses Werk ist durchzogen von Begriffen der Mythologie. Ich empfehle deshalb, beim Lesen mein Nachschlagewerk www.indische-mythologie.de zur Seite zu haben, das die Begriffe erläutert und auf den jeweiligen Mythos verweist. Wo nötig habe ich den Begriff, so wie er zu finden ist, in Klammer geschrieben. Erläuterungen allgemeiner Natur finden Sie beim Vers. Nachfolgend, um es leichter zu machen, einige Begriffe, die das gesamte Werk durchziehen, im Überblick. DASHAKA 1 Die Gunas, drei Grundeigenschaften nach der Sankhya Philosophie. Sattva – Klarheit, Rajas – Aktivität, Tamas – Trägheit DASHAKA 2 Vishnus Insignien und Seine Avatare/Inkarnationen durchziehen das gesamte Werk. Padma – Lotus Sudarshana Chakra – Diskus Panchajanya Shankha – Muschel Kaumodaki Gada – Keule Nandaka Khanga – Schwert Sharanga Dhanusha – Bogen Garuda Dhvaja – Banner Shrivatsa – Locke auf der Brust Kaustubha Mani – Juwel, das Vishnu an einer Kette um den Hals trägt. Vanamala – Blütengirlande Als Pitambara ist Vishnu stets in Gelb gekleidet. Fisch (Matsya), Schildkröte (Kurma), Eber (Varaha), Mannlöwe (Narasimha), Zwerg (Vamana), Rama mit der Axt (Parashurama), Rama, Krishna, Buddha. Der letzte Avatar, Kalki, der weiße Reiter, wird erwartet. DASHAKA 4 Der achtfache Yogaweg, Ashtanga Yoga, besteht aus Fünf Yamas und fünf Niyamas – Ethisches Leben nach außen (Yamas) und nach innen (Niyamas). Asana – fester, gerader Sitz. Padmasana – Lotussitz, Sukhasana - Schneidersitz. Pranayama – Atemkontrolle. Pratyahara – Zurückziehen der Sinne. Dharana – Einpünktigkeit des Geistes. Dhyana – Meditation. Samadhi – Einswerdung, Unio Mystica. www.krishnadarshana.de Sushumna – feinstofflicher Kanal, auf dem die Zentren feinstofflicher Energie, die Chakren, liegen. Die sieben Schranken – Erde, Wasser, Feuer, Luft, Äther, kosmische Intelligenz, Urnatur. -
Krishnanattam- Glances Across the Screen an Analysis of the Divine Dance Drama Under the Rubric of Cultural Economics
2017/2364 (3) 211 IF : 4.176 | IC Value : 78.46 VOL- (3) ISSUE 211 ISSN 2017/2364 Culture KRISHNANATTAM- GLANCES ACROSS THE SCREEN AN ANALYSIS OF THE DIVINE DANCE DRAMA UNDER THE RUBRIC OF CULTURAL ECONOMICS Prof.K X Joseph || Department of Economics University of Calicut Dr John Mathai Centre Aranattukara Thrissur. Kerala has a composite and cosmopolitan culture which was the contribution of several people and races. When we analyse the cultural history of Kerala we can see the importance of temple art forms. These art forms cater the entertainment of upper castes, mainly Brahmins and Kshatriyas. Kuthu , Krishnanattam, Kathakali and Koodiyattam were the products of this culture. This cultural phenomenon reflects the style of life of the people and it also affects the ‘economic culture’ of the people of Kerala. Krishnanattam- Glances across ,the screen An analysis, of the Divine Divine Dance, Drama under ,the Rubric ,of Cultural Economics. INTRODUCTION on eight successive nights. On the ninth day ‘Avatharam’ was to be presented again and to end the series auspiciously. The importance of this art form in Guruvayoor temple has been attributed to the fact that, it is considered as a prime form of offering Krishnanattam under the rubric of Cultural Economics: by the devotees to the ‘God Krishna’ for the fulfillment of their As Du Mount states, there is a definite relationship between caste and wishes. Krishnanattam, though it owes its origin to ‘Koodi- yattam’, occupation, eventually contributed to the stability of caste system the earliest art form of the dance drama traditions of Kerala, is which is a major hazard in the way of social mobility. -
Chicago Calling
1. Sri Ramakrishna’s home at Kamarpukur with Shiva Temple 8. Sri Ramakrishna’s room 2. Sri Ramakrishna’s room at Cossipore at Kamarpukur CHICAGO CALLING 7. Sri Ramakrishna’s room and 3. Sri Ramakrishna’s room Nahabat, Sri Sarada Devi’s room, at Dakshineshwar at Dashineshwar A Spiritual & Cultural Quarterly eZine of Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago No. 13, 2017 6. Panchavati at Dashineshwar 4. Sri Ramakrishna’s room at Dakshineshwar (view from the temple side) 5. Dakshineshwar Temple: An Illustration Table of Contents Pag e EDITORIAL 3 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA’S INSPIRED TEACHINGS 5 SWAMI KRIPAMAYANANDA SWAMI VIVEKANANDA ON COURAGE 7 SWAMI TYAGANANDA ARISE, AWAKE AND STOP NOT 10 MAHAVAKYAS 11 SWAMI ISHATMANANDA INTRODUCTION TO THE COVER PAGE 15 ADVERTISEMENTS 17 Editor: Swami Ishatmananda Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago 14630 Lemont Road, Homer Glen. 60491 email: [email protected] chicagovedanta.org ©Copyright: Minister-in-Charge Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago NO 13. 2017 Chicago Calling 2 On February 28, 2017 millions of people all Avatara is a reservoir of great spiritual power. over the world celebrated the 182nd Tithi Puja (Birth Anniversary) of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna. Sri Ramakrishna showed through his life how to inculcate the divinity already in every human Hindus believe and the scriptures support the being. His boyhood was full of mystical idea that every time the culture and religion of experiences. The whole of his youth was spent in India (Bharat-Varsha) face the danger of being various spiritual practices. The intensity and overpowered by hostile forces the Supreme Being diversity of his practices have no parallel in the takes form and ascends to earth to save them. -
Chinmaya International Foundation CIF Publications, Chinmaya Vani Book Stall, Adi Sankara Nilayam, Veliyanad - Ernakulam - 682313 Ph.No
Chinmaya International Foundation CIF Publications, Chinmaya Vani Book Stall, Adi sankara Nilayam, Veliyanad - Ernakulam - 682313 Ph.No. & Whatsapp No. 09207711138 E-mail : [email protected] / [email protected] Visit our website: www.chinfo.org Video Talks / Lectures (Digital Video Pen Drive ) Learning Sanskrit Language - Basic INR Rate US $ Rate 1 Learning Sanskrit Language Structure, Level – 1 : Sandhi, 37 Lectures, 36 Hrs Approx. 3080 71 2 Learning Sanskrit Language Structure, Level – 2 : Karaka, 44 Lectures, 58 Hrs Approx. 3430 80 Learning Sanskrit Language Structure, Level – 3 : 3 Structure of a Sanskrit Word, 26 Lectures, 25 Hrs Approx. 2050 47 Learning Sanskrit Language Structure, Level – 4 : 4 Theory & Application, 36 Lectures, 34 Hrs Approx. 2550 59 Learning Sanskrit Language Structure, Leval – 5 : 5 Structure of a Sanskrit Word, 43 Lectures, 47 Hrs. 3380 78 Darshanas - Basic 6 Tattva Bodha (Knowledge of the Truth), 20 discourses , 25 Hrs. 1750 40 7 Vedanta Decoded, 6 Discourses, 6 Hrs Approx. 888 20 8 Path to Fulfilment (Based on Bhagavat Gita), 9 Discourses, 10 Hrs. 1050 24 Hastamalaka-stotram of Sri Hastamalakacharya, 9 Discourses, 10 Hrs. 9 (As Vivid as a Fruit in One's Palm) 1050 24 10 Advaita Pancharatnam (The Five Gems on Advaita) , 6 Discourses, 6 Hrs. 888 20 11 What is Vedanta, 6 Discourses, 7 Hrs. 888 20 Advaitamrtam – The Contribution of Advaita Vedanta to Humanity, 16Lectures, 16 Hrs. 12 1400 32 Bhakti Bhakti In Gita (Based on Bhagavat Gita), 14 Discourses, 15Hrs. 13 1450 34 14 Rasa Leela Rahasyam, 5 Discourses, 4 Hrs. 838 20 15 Shivananda Lahari, (Waves of Bliss Divine) 19 Discourses, 23 Hrs Approx. -
Volume 16 INDEX
By Suresvaracharya Volume 16 INDEX S. No. Title Verse Page No. Destruction of avidya through scriptural 60. 67 – 72 2579 to 2668 knowledge [Verse 65 – 72] Restatement of agency, etc. for the purpose 61. 73 – 77 2683 to 1764 of negation [Verse 73 – 80] [ii] INDEX S. No. Title Page No. II Chapter 3 : Topic 60 to 61 66 Verse 67 2601 67 Verse 68 2606 68 Verse 69 2611 69 Verse 70 2624 70 Verse 71 2656 71 Verse 72 2667 72 Verse 73 2683 73 Verse 74 2698 74 Verse 75 2703 75 Verse 76 2724 76 Verse 77 2747 [iii] Topic 60 to 61 Verse 67 to 77 Verse 67 – Introduction : The removal of this illusion of ignorance takes place through the rise of the right knowledge. [Introduction – Chapter 3 – Verse 67] • Since Moola Avidya is non enquirable, can only work for negating it. Verse 67 : From text such as "You are that Being," which remove the desire for further inquiry, certain knowledge about the inward Self does arise, and this [knowledge] cannot be obtained from other sources. [Chapter 3 – Verse 67] a) Tatu Asi Iti Akinam : • With help of Mahavakyam. • Sad Asi = Tat Tvam Asi. • Tat = Pronoun – That – standing for what? • Tatu = Pure existence, Attributeless, sat. 2601 • Sureshvaracharya replaces Tat by Sat, drops word Tvam because verb Asi is 2nd person – singular. • Tvam – Singular, need not be said. • Subject, understood as you. • Sad Asi = Tat Tvam Asi. b) Sad Asi Iti Adhi Mahavakyam : • For the student, Samyak Jnanam, right knowledge w.r.t. Atma, Pratyag Atma, inner self, Advitiya Jnanam. -
Why I Became a Hindu
Why I became a Hindu Parama Karuna Devi published by Jagannatha Vallabha Vedic Research Center Copyright © 2018 Parama Karuna Devi All rights reserved Title ID: 8916295 ISBN-13: 978-1724611147 ISBN-10: 1724611143 published by: Jagannatha Vallabha Vedic Research Center Website: www.jagannathavallabha.com Anyone wishing to submit questions, observations, objections or further information, useful in improving the contents of this book, is welcome to contact the author: E-mail: [email protected] phone: +91 (India) 94373 00906 Please note: direct contact data such as email and phone numbers may change due to events of force majeure, so please keep an eye on the updated information on the website. Table of contents Preface 7 My work 9 My experience 12 Why Hinduism is better 18 Fundamental teachings of Hinduism 21 A definition of Hinduism 29 The problem of castes 31 The importance of Bhakti 34 The need for a Guru 39 Can someone become a Hindu? 43 Historical examples 45 Hinduism in the world 52 Conversions in modern times 56 Individuals who embraced Hindu beliefs 61 Hindu revival 68 Dayananda Saraswati and Arya Samaj 73 Shraddhananda Swami 75 Sarla Bedi 75 Pandurang Shastri Athavale 75 Chattampi Swamikal 76 Narayana Guru 77 Navajyothi Sree Karunakara Guru 78 Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha 79 Ramakrishna Paramahamsa 79 Sarada Devi 80 Golap Ma 81 Rama Tirtha Swami 81 Niranjanananda Swami 81 Vireshwarananda Swami 82 Rudrananda Swami 82 Swahananda Swami 82 Narayanananda Swami 83 Vivekananda Swami and Ramakrishna Math 83 Sister Nivedita -
Chapter Iv Traces of Historical Facts From
CHAPTER IV TRACES OF HISTORICAL FACTS FROM SANDESAKAVYAS & SHORT POEMS Sandesakavyas occupy an eminent place among the lyrics in Sanskrit literature. Though Valmiki paved the way in the initial stage it was Kalidasa who developed it into a perfect form of poetic literature. Meghasandesa, the unique work of Kalidasa, was re- ceived with such enthusiasam that attempts were made to emulate it all over India. As result there arose a significant branch of lyric literature in Sanskrit. Kerala it perhaps the only region which produced numerous works of real merit in this field. The literature of Kerala is full of poems of the Sandesa type. Literature can be made use of to yield information about the social history of a land and is often one of the main sources for reconstructing the ancient social customs and manners of the respective periods. History as a separate study has not been seriously treated in Sanskrit literature. Apart form literary merits, the Sanskrit literature of Kerala contains several historical accounts of the country with the exception of a few historical Kavyas, it is the Sandesakavyas that give us some historical details. Among the Sanskrit works, the Sandesa Kavya branch stands in a better position in this field (matter)Since it contains a good deal of historical materials through the description of the routes to be followed by the messengers in the Sandesakavyas. The Sandesakavyas play an impor- tant role in depicting the social history of their ages. The keralate Sandesakavyas are noteworthy because of the geographical, historical, social and cultural information they supply about the land. -
Appayya Diksita and the Function of Stotras Yigal Bronner University of Chicago
Singing to God, Educating the People: Appayya Diksita and the Function of Stotras Yigal Bronner University of Chicago appayya 100, appayya 500 The writing on the walls of Kalakanthe¶varar Temple in Adayapalam, a village near Vellore in the northern Tamil country, celebrates Appayya Diksita (1520–1592), the village’s main claim to fame, as a man of outstanding achievements. The inscription begins with a Sanskrit verse, highlighting Appayya’s association with the Vellore-based king Cinnaboma (“whose glory he spread”), his resurrection of ‡rikantha’s commentary on the Brahmasutra (“in order to fortify the ‡iva school”), and his construction of the very temple on which the verse is inscribed. A prose passage in Tamil further elaborates his deeds, mentioning, among other details, two impressive figures. Appayya is said to be the author of no less than one hundred books (çuëu prabandham panniça) and to have taught ‡rikantha’s commentary on the Brahmasutra and his own subcommentary on it, the ‡ivarkamanidipika, to a crowd of five hundred scholars.1 One hundred, a neatly round figure, is a well-known count for Appayya’s many works, and a testimony to his fecundity.2 But the other number of a five-hundred-strong body of students may be related to an equally important yet less appreciated dimension of Appayya’s career: his pedagogical vocation. Indeed, the two dimensions of Appayya’s scholarly life are tightly connected. A closer inspection of his rich written legacy reveals that many of his Earlier versions of this paper were delivered at “Regional Sanskrit Literatures,” a workshop held at the Israeli Academy for the Sciences and the Humanities, Jerusalem, July 2005; the annual meeting of the American Oriental Society, Seattle, March 2006; and as part of the lecture series on “Intellectual History of Religion” at Harvard Uni- versity, May 2006.