Sri Ramana once said that many advanced souls get liberation after reaching higher planes and that a few rare ones attain mukti (liberation) right here and now. In such cases their Prana along with mind (Kundalini Shakti) gets fully absorbed in the Spiritual Heart and the individual identity is dissolved into Brahman, the Self, the [...]
Yoga and Advaita: By Dr. Harsh K. Luthar
These questions came up some years ago. My responses are included.
Question: Is the way and goal of Patanjali’s Yoga and Sri Sankara’s Advaita Vedanta the same?
Answer: The ways might be a little different, and to the extent that goals can be talked about in this context, the goal [...]
ShrIgurubhyo namaH
Advaitic Mananam on Gita shloka 2:12 & 2:13
With a Critique of Dvaita Remarks
A commentary on
Sri Jayatirtha’s (1314-1378 AD) and
Sri Ramatirtha’s
references to ‘nairAtmyavAda’ .
The following remarks sourced from the site of some followers of the dvaita school have been taken up for a close analysis so as to evaluate the truth and strength [...]
Advaita-Vedanta and Sri Ramana
Advaita is a Sanskrit term and means “not two”. It refers to the philosophy of nondualism. There is a lot of literature on Advaita Vedanta that can be found in any good library and, of course, the Internet.
Excellent and reliable information on classical Advaita-Vedanta and the saints associated with that tradition can [...]
The path of devotion communicated during the conversation between Sri Arjuna and Lord Krishna is highlighted by providing answer to the following key questions:
(1) Should One Worship a Personal or an Impersonal God?
(2) What are the four Paths to God Realization explained in this chapter?
(3) Why Karma-Yoga is recommended to be the Best Starting Point for God Realization?
(4) What are the Key Attributes of a Devotee that we can gather from this Chapter?
(5) Finally why One Should Sincerely Strive todevelop Divine Qualities?
Arjuna asked: Which of these has the best knowledge of yoga; those ever-steadfast devotees who worship personal aspect, or impersonal aspect (the formless Absolute)?
Lord Krishna said – “I consider the best yogis to be those ever steadfast devotees who worship with supreme faith by fixing their mind on Me as their personal God.”
