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Mandukya Upanisad – Gaudapada Karika – Sankara’s Mangla Charan 1

Leave a Comment / Document / October 21, 2023 / Advaita, Anandgiri, Gaudapada, Karika, Mandukya, Manglacharan, Sankara, Upanisads, Vedanta

1) Mandukya Karika is a commentary on the Mandukya Upanisad, written by Gaudapada.2) Sankara wrote a commentary (bhasya) on Mandukya Karika.3) Mandukya Upanisad is the shortest and consists of only twelve mantras. Mandukya Karika has four chapters (prakarna): Agama, Vaitathya, Advaita, and Alatasanti.4) There are two Manglacharan in the beginning of Agama prakarna. This entry […]

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Introduction to contemporary linguists (English) – Part I – Phonetics: sound of language

Leave a Comment / Document / July 3, 2022 / Advaita, language, phonetics, Vedanta

This document is the first part of a five part series of the ‘Introduction to contemporary linguistics – English. I – Phonetic: the sound of language II – Phonology: the function and patterning of sound III – Morphology: the analysis of word structure IV – Syntax: the analysis of sentence structure V – Semantics –

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Advaita Vedanta Study – Introduction – Part IV – Vedic Scriptures

Leave a Comment / Document / February 13, 2022 / Advaita, Brahmasutra, Gita, Puranas, Sankara, Sastram, Scriptures, Upanisads, Veda, Vedanta

Summary Vedic scriptures are amongst the oldest literature available in the world. These are divided into two parts. Vedas constitute the primary literature and all the rest constitute the secondary literature. Collectively, they are the foundation of Hindu ethics, religions, theologies, philosophies, and sciences. Please refer to the following figure to get a view of

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Advaita Vedanta Study – Introduction – Part III – Indian Schools of Philosophy

Leave a Comment / Document / February 4, 2022 / Advaita, Dharma, Epistemology, Ethics, Metaphysics, Moksa, Philosophy, Vedanta

Summary All schools of Indian philosophy (except carvaka) have similar objective – to analyze the suffering in lives of humans and to prescribe methods for liberation. The starting and finishing positions are the same, but the paths are different. The paths include karma, yoga, meditation, devotion, logic, and knowledge. Vast repository of analytical and experiential

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Advaita Vedanta Study – Introduction – Part II – How should I study advaita vedanta

Leave a Comment / Document / January 21, 2022 / Advaita, Dharma, Jnana-Yoga, Karma-Yoga, Moksa, Practice, Sadhana, Self-kowledge, Study, Upasana-Yoga, Vedanta, Yoga

Summary The traditional method for the study of advaita vedanta is to find a competent guru. Then, the student must go through a consistent and systematic study of vedantic scriptures for a length of time under the guidance of the competent guru. This is not practically possible for most students (including the author). So, the

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Advaita Vedanta Study – Introduction – Part I – Why should I study advaita vedanta

Leave a Comment / Document / January 8, 2022 / Advaita

Summary This document analyzes the actions performed by an individual in her life cycle. The underlying goal for these actions is happiness. Do these actions meet the desired goals? What options does an individual has if these goals are not met? One option is to study and practice advaita vedanta. This document is first part

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