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Vedanta the Solution – Part 8
VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal Part 8 looks at the role of the Vedas in providing knowledge of the Self. There is a complete Contents List, to which links are added as...
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Once self-ignorance is admitted as the problem, then it follows necessarily that self-knowledge is required to remove it. In turn this implies the need for a teacher or material to impart that...
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Vedanta the Solution – Part 19
VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal Part 19 explains why a traditional teacher should be approached and briefly outlines the methods of teaching. There is a complete...
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Vedanta the Solution – Part 20
VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal Part 20 looks at the defining requirements of a good teacher and at the distinction between subject and object. There is a complete...
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Advaita Vedanta – A Long Lost Tradition Revived
The terms ‘Vedanta’ and ‘Advaita Vedanta’ are used loosely nowadays to describe teachings whose principles do not factually meet the subtlety within the profound truth of ‘One-without-a-second’ or...
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Misconceptions about Advaita
This is just to notify readers that (the first part of) a two-part article by myself on this topic has just been published on the ‘Stillness Speaks‘ site. (The second part will be published later...
View ArticleQ.408 Ramana’s ‘Who am I?’
Q: I would like to ask a question about the practice of Sri Ramana’s teachings and in particular the way of carrying out the self-enquiry ‘who am I?’ According to what I’ve seen so far regarding...
View ArticleQ.461 A jIvanmukti’s prArabdha
Q: I have the following doubt. I look forward to your comments. Having completed the study of Tattva Bodha, this mumukshu has a doubt with regard to karma – sanchita, prarabdha and agami. The...
View ArticleQ.481 Robert Adams and Reincarnation
Q: I discovered Advaita Vedanta by beginning to read the satsangs of Robert Adams, an American disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi. I also read books about the latter. These readings have had a...
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‘Not Two’ – a Critical Review
On the face of it, this is a well-written and readable book, ideally suited for a new seeker. E.g. the sections on ‘The Illusory Nature of the Separate Self’ and ‘Knowledge Dispels Ignorance’ are...
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Book Review: Vivekachudamani – Swami Dayananda
Another review from 10+ years ago at Advaita Academy. I have amended this to bring it up to date. Vivekachudamani (vivekachUDAmaNi), Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Sri Gangadadharesvar Trust, 1997, No...
View ArticleQ.528 Confusions in Advaita
Q: I am reading your book ” Confusions in Advaita Vedanta”.I am from India, born in the Smarta Brahmin tradition of The revered Adi Shankara.The purport of Adi Shankara as repeatedly explained by you...
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