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| | The Vedantic Age |
 | | Others point to the development of the Aryan religion of the Vedic Age as the genesis of the Hindu tradition. | | | Still others point to the Vedantic Age, with the development of karma (deed), and the doctrine of samsara or the transmigration of birth and rebirth, as the fundamental beginning. | | | The collection of teachings generated by the ascetics who meditated on the mysteries of human existence became known as the Upanishads, and the seekers who produced the writings were called Upanishads, which literally means "sitting near" the gurus. |
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| | Vedanta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Additionally, Fritjof Capra's book The Tao of Physics is one among several that pursues this viewpoint as it investigates the relationship between modern, particularly quantum, physics and the core philosophies of various Eastern religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism and Taoism. | | | Also of note, historically, in order for a guru to be considered an acharya or great teacher of a philosophical school of Vedanta, he was required to write commentaries on three important texts in Vedanta, the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and the Brahma Sutras. | | | Consistent throughout Vedanta, however, is the exhortation that ritual be eschewed in favor of the individual's quest for truth through meditation governed by a loving morality, secure in the knowledge that infinite bliss awaits the seeker. |
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| | Vedantic teachers accepted the figure of the Buddha as an incarnation (avatara) of Lord Vishnu, like Rama and Krishna, but rejected portions of Buddhist philosophy, particularly its denial of the existence of a creator. | | | Vedantic theism has some connections with the theistic traditions of the West, though it is more diverse and gives a greater place to the Goddess. | | | Vedantic meditation aims at returning us to this original state of unity, in which all beings abide in the Self within the heart. |
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| | Sikhism Roots |
| | Like the semitic religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam - Sikhism is a religion of the Book, Hinduism is not. | | | Instead the religion of mythology became overlaid with a patina of highly sophisticated Vedantic philosophy; the two become so inseparable that Hinduism came to be defined through mythology. | | | Sikhism regards the body as the temple of God who is to be discovered by serving and living with fellow humans. |
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| | Atman in Sunyata and the Sunyata of Atman [Buddha's World] |
| | Interestingly, Nishitani turns to "The I-Thou Relation in Zen Buddhism" and analyzes the nature of this relation in a manner which is strikingly Vedantic. | | | It is a welcome sign in contemporary scholarship to find Japanese Buddhism (especially the Kyoto school of Zen Buddhism) professing views that reflect the compatibility of Buddhist ideology with that of Vedanta. | | | On the other hand, the Vedantic position on self-affirmation also needs to be subjected to a closer scrutiny in relation to its Buddhist opponent. |
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| | Brahma Sutras by Swami Sivananda |
| | Therefore the Vedantic texts which treat of creation clearly refer to Pradhana only and therefore it is the First Cause referred to by the scriptures." To these conclusions Sri Vyasa gives an answer in the following Sutra. | | | The Sankhyas say that the Vedantic texts about creation do not refer to Brahman but to the Pradhana which is made up of the three Gunas - Sattva, Rajas and Tamas - as the First Cause. | | | Brahman or the Absolute can be known only from the scriptures because all the scriptural passages can be harmonised only by such a doctrine. |
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| | Encyclopedia: Advaita Vedanta |
| | His arguments against Buddhism in the Brahma Sutra Bhashyas are more a representation of Vedantic traditional debate with Buddhists than a true representation of his own individual belief. | | | Shri Shirdi Sai Baba - A mystic philosopher of Maharashtra, he was followed devoutedly by Hindus and Muslims alike and practiced a blend of Vedantic Hinduism and Sufi Islam. | | | Beginning with Vedantic Hindu philosophy, the Ä€tman — Sanskrit (masculine nominative singular: Ä€tmÄ) is regarded as an underlying metaphysical self. |
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| | The Vedantic message of the unity of Atman and Brahman, the individual and the universal, is the prime message of all Indic thought. | | | In the Vedantic view, the true goal of religion, which seeks to establish our proper relationship with God, is knowledge of the Self. | | | Because of this background Vedantic view of universality and transcendence no single organized religion or belief, even Buddhism, could come to dominate India and why spiritual experience was always placed above outer religious forms. |
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| | Vedantic Wisdom: Vedantic Wisdom in The Yoga Vasishta | | | Vedantic Wisdom is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness. | | | Vedantic Wisdom: The Spiritual Atheism Of Vedantic Thought |
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| | SOI : Who We Are : Activities |
| | Two of the schools, the Buddhist and the Vedantic, use asceticism as the principal means of spiritual advancement. | | | The realization of truth in the Sufi School is not different from the Vedantic, or even from the Buddhist, but the Sufi presents truth in a different manner. | | | There are three esoteric schools most known in the East: the Buddhist School, the Vedantic School, and the Sufi School. |
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| | The Universe, God, and God-Realization |
| | Vedantic pathways (Jnana, Karma, Bhakti, Raja Yogas) to God-Realization, each suited to the capacity of the spiritual seeker, are detailed and interrelated. | | | The Vedantic view of the origin of the universe includes a lucid treatment of the difficult doctrine of maya and compares Hindu and Christian concepts of creation from the Word. | | | Whereas most Western and Eastern scholars present ably the mere dry skeleton of Vedantic thought, here is a presentation which is living, throbbing and practical... |
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| | Ask the Pundits |
| | The Vedantic ideal is the sannyasin, a person who has broken completely with his previous life, such as family, occupation, or social standing and has withdrawn into complete isolation, perhaps even living alone in the forest or traveling from village to village, all the while seeking his identity with Brahman through meditation. | | | Vedantic Hinduism is the monistic form of Hinduism according to which the only true reality is Brahman and one can find one’s true identity as Brahman deep within one’s true self, called Atman. | | | Again, Vedantic Hinduism is very close in its teaching to Buddhism on this point. |
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| | Vedantic Meditation |
| | ‘Vedantic Meditation’ ‘is a must read’ for anyone on a spiritual path. |
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| | Second International Congress on Life and Its Origin |
| | According to the major spiritual traditions of the world, especially the ancient Vedantic tradition of India, there is a spiritual dimension to life which accounts for the purpose and meaning in life. | | | The purpose of the present conference is to examine seriously the deeper insights of life and its origin through the inter-disciplinary approach of science and spirituality/theology incorporating the religious principle that life is a spiritual particle. | | | This will be done by drawing inspirations from major religious/spiritual traditions of the world, especially from the ancient Vedantic tradition of India. |
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| | Hinduism - encyclopedia article about Hinduism. |
| | Realisation of the goal of Yoga is known as moksha or samadhi. | | | A core sacred text of Hinduism and its philosophy, the Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as the Gita, is a summation of the Vedic, Yogic, Vedantic and Tantric philosophies. | | | This is because Ishvara is the only aspect of purusha (the infinite Divine Ground) that has not become entangled with prakrti (the temporal creative forces). |
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Hinduism
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| | The Philosophy, Psychology and Practice of Yoga |
| | Therefore, the Vedantic approach to this problem took its unique form of constantly asserting and affirming the truth of the reality of your being and constantly rejecting and denying the other false factor that has now gripped your consciousness. | | | Think you are the spirit, you will rise into a spiritual consciousness and a spiritual experience. | | | Constantly go before the illumined souls and take in these thrilling, illuminating, elevating, awakening, new ideas of reality, of truth, of the Vedantic experience. |
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| | Bananafish Archives, October, 1998: Teddy, reincarnation, vedantic/buddhist angles. . . |
| | By S:AI he's ofcourse manifestly angry at the iconization of Zen by the pop culture and is dissocaiting himself from it and by Hapworth, Advaita Vedanta is major. | | | But the point I wanted to highlight here was that in Teddy, Zen thought is almost equally as predominat as Advaitic Vedantic, Now, for the time being, I think I'd shut up, unless I am tempted to do a majorly didactic post on reincarnation in Vedic, Vedantic and Buddhist thought. | | | Sure, it is the most overtly *religious* or *mystical* story but it is more unitary or syncretic in approach in terms of alluding to the concepts of, atleast, Christianity, Buddism and Vedantism. |
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| | OUR TEACHERS |
| | His Holiness Swami Tapovan-ji Maharaj of Uttarkashi is the renowned spiritual master from whom Pujya Swami Chinmayananda acquired the wealth of Vedantic knowledge. | | | This autobiographical sketch is a garland of spiritual thoughts, revealing the fragrance of the life of a man of realization. | | | Swamiji lived for 68 years as a monumental expression of an ideal Vedantic Guru in the ancient rishi tradition. |
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| | YOGA VEDANTA ASHRAM & GURUKULAM |
| | Vedanta Ashram and Gurukulam is Hawaii's leading provider of specialized Hatha yoga and Vedantic meditation instructional services, and the best Vedic yoga and meditation training academy in Hawaii to serve your needs. | | | It is our mission to be Hawaii's leading Vedic yoga and meditation training academy through the provision of extremely excellent Hatha yoga and Vedantic meditation instructional services. | | | Vedanta Ashram and Gurukulam is a consistent provider of Hawaii's highest quality Hatha yoga and Vedantic meditation instructional services to its many loyal customers throughout the world. |
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| | Brahman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In the Vedantic (and subsequently Yogic) schools of Hinduism, Brahman (ब्रह्मन् in devanagari script) is the signifying name given to the concept of the unchanging, infinite, immanent and transcendent reality that is the Divine Ground of all being. | | | It is regarded as the source and sum of the cosmos, that constricted by time, space, and causation, as pure being, the "world soul." Thus, it was deemed a singular substrate from which all that is arises, and debuts with this verse: | | | However, as the centuries passed and the first Upanishads (the primary Vedantic scriptures that putatively serve as commentaries on the original liturgical books of the Vedas) were written, the concept of Brahman fittingly grew in scope and complexity. |
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| | Traditionally, any person who calls himself a Vedantic teacher is expected to accept the Upanisads as the source of truth and to comment upon them and their two auxiliary texts, the Bhagavadgita and the Brahma Sutras. | | | Here we are entering into the very paradigm of the Vedanta itself, the deep matrix from which have emanated the Upanisads, Buddha, Sri Sankaracarya and the entire galaxy of the Vedantic tradition as we know it. | | | It was decided that a meeting would be held at Balaram Babu's house every Sunday afternoon, when recitations and readings from the Gita, the Upanishads and other Vedantic scriptures with comments and annotations would be given, and papers read and lectures delivered, the subject being chosen by the president. |
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| | Sivananda |
| | The course, which is offered here for the first time, is open to all Yoga practitioners who wish to deepen their understanding of Vedanta philosophy and Vedantic meditation. | | | Based on the teachings of the Upanishads, this path of wisdom uses Self-inquiry and analysis in order to reach the highest goal of spiritual liberation. | | | This highly unique two-week course, taught by Swami Swaroopananda, explores Vedanta philosophy and Vedantic meditation, based on the Tatwa Bodha of Adi Shankaracharya. |
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| | Principles of Human Nature - H. P. Blavatsky - Theosophy Library Online |
| | From the foregoing table it will be seen that the third principle in the Buddhist classification is not separately mentioned in the Vedantic division, as it is merely the vehicle of Prana. | | | It will also be seen that the Fourth principle is included in the third Kosa (Sheath), as the same principle is but the vehicle of will-power, which is but an energy of the mind. | | | We give below in a tabular form the classifications adopted by the Buddhist and Vedantic teachers of the principles of man: |
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| | Vedanta. - Religion - What's Been Published |
| | The face of truth : a study of meaning and metaphysics in the Vedantic theology of Ramanuja / by Julius Lipner. | | | The face of truth : a study of meaning and metaphysics in the Vedantic theology of Ramanuja / Julius J. Lipner. | | | Vedantic meditation : lighting the flame of awareness / David Frawley. |
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| | Click2NewSites.com - A Gateway to New Web Sites, Best Web Sites, Press Releases and Business Opportunities. |
| | Vedantic Shores Press, established in 2001 and located in Northern California, publishes the works of teacher and mystic, Paul Hourihan, Ph.D. For 45 years Hourihan was committed to the spiritual path and a serious student of the world's mystical traditions, particularly the Vedanta philosophy. | | | Vedanta with its message of universal truth gives a strong intellectual basis for peace among all religions in our troubled world. | | | The spiritually oriented books, including the recent multiple award-winning title, "Mysticism in American Literature: Thoreau's Quest and Whitman's Self," help shed light on the purpose of life and our true nature. |
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| | So Vedantic philosophy is the product of a methodology that bases religious beliefs on texts that are regarded as the word of God. | | | He focuses on the Vedantic philosophy of Hindu religious thinker, Sankara. | | | Hence, the concept of God in Vedantic philosophy is embedded in a larger religious framework that articulates a distinct, ultimate purpose to human life. |
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| | Advaita |
| | Advaita Philosophy, or Vedantic Nondualism has become, along with Buddhism, one of the most popular spiritual paths being pursued by those interested in enlightenment today. | | | What we do know is that Shankara was a master philosopher-sage who put great emphasis on a rigorous interpretation of Vedantic scripture strictly in accord with the doctrine of advaita, or nonduality. | | | During the past three decades, Advaita has become more widely recognized in the West through the ever growing popularity of Ramana Maharshi, considered by many to be modern India's greatest spiritual giant. |
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| | Paul Hourihan Author and Founder of Vedantic Shores Press |
| | He was a close student of India's Vedantic philosophy and committed to the spiritual path and its lifestyle for most of his adult life. | | | For 15 years he taught dozens of courses on the subject of great mystics and mysticism in Ontario, Canada. | | | Vedantic Shores Press is proud to provide the fruits of this synthesis of the spiritual and literary to the world. |
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| | Vedanta for Beginners |
| | Vedantic Granthas are of two kinds: the Pramana-granthas and the Prameya-granthas. | | | Sincere aspirants who have an ardent aspiration, faith, perseverance and purity of conscience will find a way of self-transformation through this knowledge. | | | Only Vedanta inspires me and raises me to the magnanimous heights of Divine Splendour and Glory.” |
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| | Divine Grandeur HDTVs |
| | Three Vedantic Hymns: If God Is Seen In All Things | | | Three Vedantic Hymns: You Shall Find Me Divine Grandeur | | | Three Vedantic Hymns: Like Two Birds Of Golden Plumage |
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| | Lex Hixon, Vedantic Way |
| | Although Vedantic Light is not an organization, tax-exempt or otherwise, we applaud all organizations, sacred or secular, which are attempting to help, educate and inspire. | | | Our motto at Vedantic Light is the ancient Sanskrit phrase om tas sat: Pure Being is the only Reality. | | | We at Vedantic Light respect all persons and their unique religious and philosophical approaches, but we are committed to the non-duality which we call the open space beyond religion, beyond philosophy, beyond personality, beyond consensus thinking. |
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| | W. B. Yeats and "A Vision": Indian Philosophy |
| | Blavatsky defended Subba Row as ‘a true Vedantic Adwaitee of the esoteric, hence genuine Brahman faith and-an occultist’, but his preference for Indian tradition later led to conflict with her during the period when Yeats was discovering Theosophy. | | | Subba Row sets forth his position clearly in the second lecture on the Gita, explaining that he is of the opinion that Vedantic or Yogic divisions are more valid, and that the Raja Yoga division of man into upadhis, vehicles of life, bases or foundations, is the most practical: | | | Although Yeats certainly uses the Upanishadic parallels to illuminate his anatomy of the after-life, his description of the process is entirely distinct (see the After-life). |
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| | Vedanta Society of New York--Glossary of Sanskrit terms and notes |
| | A celibate student devoted to the practice of spiritual discipline; one who follows the first stage of life. | | | Also means the four stages of human life, 25 years each, prescribed by the Vedantic scriptures: | | | The first of the four stages of human life prescribed by the Vedantic scriptures: |
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| | Vedantic Meditation Lighting the Flame of Awareness by David Frawley |
| | It introduces Vedantic meditation (the mother of all meditations) to the reader. | | | Book Review: A superb book, a guide to the perplexed!! | | | Summary of Vedantic Meditation: Lighting the Flame of Awareness |
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| | Paper -- Vienna RVP Conference, December. 1999 |
| | spiritual quest of the unity of mankind in its Vedantic thought of | | | However, the Hindu mind does not exclude the spiritual from the | | | it seems to have accepted the essentials of the Vedantic spiritualism as |
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| | 'Vedantic mind in Islamic body': A living example |
| | 'Vedantic mind in Islamic body': A living example | | | Subject: 'Vedantic mind in Islamic body': A living example | | | Ustad Bismillah Khan, the Shehnai maestro, is the embodiment of the Swami Vivekananda's syncretic message - "VEDANTIC MIND IN ISLAMIC BODY". |
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| | vedantic - meaning and definition of the word. |
| | vedantic - meaning and definition of the word. | | | You can double click on any word to find it's meaning when you see the help cursor. |
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| | The Pioneer > Columnists |
| | So there are two levels of discourse in Hindu thought; the spiritual (or Vedantic) one and that of the mundane. | | | Difficulty arises when we compare the Hindu spiritual level with Marxist mundane level. | | | Arjuna waged war because he had desires of kingship and he could not move to the higher level without fulfilling them. |
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| | Hinduism Today Jul/Aug 2000 |
| | And I regard Vedanta as the source which inspired Hinduism, and when I say Vedanta, I mean particularly that body of literature which we call the Upanishads." In a 1997 interview with Rashmi Uday Singh published in India, he said he is "not at all religious." | | | But is he the Wise Man from the East or just a savvy communicator who's capitalized on the West's fascination with Indian spirituality? | | | Chopra particularly emphasizes the Bhagavad Gita, which he calls one of the gemstones of the Vedantic tradition. |
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| | Traditional Yoga Studies Interactive Downloads |
| | The most important and popular Vedantic branch is the Advaita (a- not, dwaita- two; meaning non-duality). | | | Three branches of Vedanta exist, each branch choosing to interpret the codified scriptures in its own way. | | | This branch was realized by the Hindu philosopher Shankara. |
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| | Vedantic Meditation And Understanding the Dead Sea Scrolls |
| | Vedantic Meditation And Understanding the Dead Sea Scrolls | | | This volume represents the first real look at the content of the Dead Sea Scrolls--for more than 35 years jealously guarded by a critically biased group of scholars--and offers an illuminating assessment of what the scrolls reveal about a lost era in Judaism and early Christianity. |
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| | ClassiQuest - CD info |
| | The choral cantata on this recording is based on a classical Vedantic text attributed to Adi Shankaracharya (788 - 820), widely regarded as the Thomas Aquinas of Hinduism. | | | An important part of his life's work was the formulation of Vedantic teachings in language that is not culture-specific. | | | John Schlenck's music is an integral part of this dedication to the philosophy and principles of Vedantic thought and belief |
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| | Brahma Sutras : the Nyaya Pasthana |
| | While the principle objector is taken to be Sankhya Darshan, but objections of others like Yoga, Vaisesika, Bauddha, Jain, and even some theistic schools have also been dealt. | | | Brahma Sutras along with Upanishads (Sruti Prasthana) and Bhagwad Gita (Smriti Prasthana) constitutes the ‘Prasthan trayi’ or the ‘three canons’ of Vedantic scriptures, which are the pristine springs of Vedantic metaphysics. | | | By showing their fallacy it is established that the Vedantic tenets stand unrefuted. |
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