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ISKCON
Achintya bheda abheda (meaning: Inconceivable Identity-in-difference),
Swami N...
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Vishishta Advaita
Nyaya, Vaishesika, Sankhya, Yoga, Purva Mimamsa and Uttara Mimamsa (Vedanta).
Prasthana Traya.
Shruti Prasthana
Smriti Prasthana
Nyaya Prasthana
Shankaracharya’s commentary on the Brahma Sutras is the foundation for Advaita Vedanta, the non-dual Vedanta.
Ramanujacharya’s commentary on the Brahma Sutra, the Sri Bhashyam, is the foundation of qualified monism, Vishishta Advaita Vedanta.
Madhvacharya’s commentary on the Brahma Sutras is the foundation of dualistic Ve...
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Nimbarkacharya’s commentary is the foundation of Dvait...
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Vallabhacharya’s commentary is the foundation of Shuddh...
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space itself is included in the conception of the Absolute. Similarly, time itself appears in the Absolute, and thus cannot limit it.
When you say after death you will see God, or after the saviour comes, you will go to heaven, here again notice the word ‘after’. Even in Yoga, it is said that after samadhi you will be free. Vedanta does not say that. Vedanta is not a journey in time. You are not waiting for something to happen, like death or a mystical experience, or the coming of the saviour, or the coming of the millennium. Vedanta tells us the Absolute is right here and right now.
desha-kala-vastu pariccheda shunya
spiritual journey as one from ignorance to knowledge. From not knowing or not realizing to knowing and realizing. From questioning, “what I am, what this universe is, what is the point of all this”, to realizing the truth with clarity and conviction. So, ignorance to enlightenment – that is the spiritual journey in Vedanta.
Morality is very much foundational for Vedanta, but it is not the goal or essence of Vedanta.
One must be careful at this point, because karma does have a preliminary role in Vedanta as a purificatory agent (purification of the mind is attained through selfless action, but this is not enlightenment).
the techniques of yogic meditation are very useful. Whatever your path - if you are devotional or if you are in the path of knowledge, yogic meditation techniques are very useful and they have always been adopted by spiritual seekers.
The philosophy of Yoga is set aside but the meditation techniques of yoga are welcome.
From Nyaya, Advaita Vedanta has borrowed the techniques of reasoning, argumentation and debate.
From Samkhya, it has borrowed the concept of pure consciousness. Powerful techniques of meditation are borrowed from Yoga. From the Purva Mimamsa school it has borrowed the sophisticated methodology of interpreting the Upanishads.
bhakti, yoga, karma and dharma are all important for Vedanta, but the point is that they do not comprise the essence of Vedanta. To reach the innermost core, one must penetrate through the outer layers).
(arthato mahan).
Pancha kosha vilakshana atma, avasthatraya sakshi atma. You, the Self, are the witness of the three states of waking, dreaming and deep sleep. You, the Self, are beyond the five sheaths - the physical, the vital, the mental, the intellectual and the causal. That is what is meant by Tat tvam asi.
tvam padartha shodhana, the analysis or investigation into who am I or what am I.
what is God (tat padartha shodhana) and then we come to an identity (aikyam).
individual, the world, and God - Jeeva Jagat Ishwara.
‘Existence Consciousness Bliss’
Sat Chit Ananda.
Brahma S...
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Jagat M...
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jeeva bhramhaiva naparah.
Atman is Brahman,
Shiva jnaney jeeva seva - “serve all sentient beings, knowing them to be none other than God”.
“when I close my eyes, I find peace within and when I open my eyes, my attitude is ‘what can I do for you? This is spirituality.”
