http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/ Advaitin: Shankara's Advaita Philosophy Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:48:56 GMT uramakrsna http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46885 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46885 praNAms Advaitins, Nov-08-2008 is possibly the birth centenary of a great writer, Raja Rao. A great writer and philosopher, his writings show an extraordinary Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:53:59 GMT kuntimaddi sadananda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46884 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46884 Jnaana yoga and Self-realization-III We discussed how or when to proceed from karma yoga to jnaana yoga. It is important to realize there are tripuTi-s Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:10:07 GMT kuntimaddi sadananda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46883 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46883 Rishiji - PraNAms Thanks for your comments. I will be addressing some of the questions you raised along with those Shree Bhaskarji raised earlier, from my Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:39:57 GMT risrajlam http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46882 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46882 Dear Sadanandaji, Thank you for your very interesting and informative post. I had a question about the horse analogy. In Vedanta, a distinction is drawn Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:44:18 GMT kuntimaddi sadananda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46881 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46881 Jnaana yoga and Self-realization-II: There are essentially two yogas or two paths– karma yoga and jnaana yoga says Krishna – lokesmin dvividhaa nishTaa Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:25:04 GMT Sitara Mitali http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46880 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46880 ________________________________ Dear all, Namaste Thank you everyone who contributed in replying to my question. I got very helpful links indeed. Om Shanti, Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:22:48 GMT Bhaskar YR http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46879 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46879 It may also be noted that the pratibimba (reflection) theory and the 'avaccheda' (limitation) theory are NOT the concoctions of post-Shankara Advaitins. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:05:25 GMT snsastri http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46878 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46878 Dear Dennis-ji, I agree with you. When we are discussing vedanta it is better to keep science out. Science is concerned only with the external world. Though Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:55:45 GMT Dennis Waite http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46877 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46877 Dear Sada-ji, Very fair points – and of course I agree. I suppose that, when the subject of science comes up, I always think of its attempts to ‘explain’ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:21:40 GMT kuntimaddi sadananda http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46876 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46876 Dennis - PraNAms Here is my outlook. I like science - it operates in the realm of tripuTi - observer, observed and observing. Vedanta also operates in tripuTi Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:45:42 GMT lema0000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46875 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46875 ... Thank you, Dennis-ji, I'm taking your advice to heart. I've found it not overly hard to accept the world as mithya with the exception of my own self/ego. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:27:26 GMT lema0000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46874 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46874 ... No doubt that's true! However, he might express it as "The phenomenal self model in my brain evidences interest in its phenomenal salary within the model Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:33:26 GMT Bindu http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46873 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46873 The Jiva is not the SELF bv: i caught u - wht time is it there b: hi lalla b: 5am bv: ok its 1am here bv: b: 1am? - why are yu not asleep? bv: i don't know Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:43:26 GMT Dennis Waite http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46872 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46872 Namaste Lema-ji, Glad you found the comments useful. But I do agree that "it may not be wise to mix science-based philosophy and Advaita". In fact, I would go Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:29:28 GMT ram mohan anantha pai http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46871 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advaitin/message/46871 namaskaram to all, This is just to let you know that from 20th Dec 09 to 24th Dec 09 there will be talks by Pu Sw Dayananada Saraswati at Jnana Jyoti