Advaita: Non-Dual Spirituality - from Ancient India to our Global Age
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- This documentary traces the evolution of Advaita - from the ancient rishis to saints like Shankara and modern teachers like Ramana Maharshi and Swami Vivekananda - and examines whether or not modern teachings have maintained the power and clarity of the ancient traditions from which they evolved.
The rishis, the sages of ancient India, discovered the underlying reality - brahman - because of which everything exists. The taught this in the Vedic scriptures (shastra), particularly in the Upanishads, which were expanded upon by later generations of teachers, gurus, acharyas, sadhus, and saints. In more recent times, a lack of understanding of the Sanskrit language of the scriptures opened the door to various re-interpretations of those scripture and two modern schools of thought neo-Vedanta and neo-advaita.
0:00 Introduction
6:28 The Age of the Rishis
21:56 The Age of Teachers
46:38 The Global Age
Swami Tadatmananda is a traditionally-trained teacher of Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit. For more information, please see: www.arshabodha.org/
my Guru used to say: when one of the disciples of Adi Shankara Acharya asked Shankara "based on your teachings, your teaching is also not reality". Shankara replied "Yes, my teaching are also not reality but they are like a tiger in a dream. Even though the tiger in the dream is not real. It will wake you up from the dream"
@@user-xb4mh6jz3g you are at the starting stage of the spirituality based on belief system. You are following Jesus by quoting verses from Bible, Muslims would also say similarly by quoting from Quran.
It is good for you for certain duration later it won't give you advancement in spirituality. You start with faith and end with faith by believing Jesus savior he forgive all sins take you to heaven(human mindset and selfishness).
Watch the video carefully and trying understand the wisdom on self here instead of putting your belief system template on other people.
Wow
@@user-xb4mh6jz3g believe is Jesus means ~~ believe in what he says 🙏🙏✌🌄 you will find similar teachings from adi Shankara as well 🤭😄 have a nice day
@@royalbhanu do not condescend him, he could be much more advance
Shame on you brother
@@humanoid8344 Exactly... If one doesn't understand why faith in Jesus or Allah is essential for believers then that person for surely didn't understand Advaita Vedanta. Devoting to Jesus/Allah/Any other God is way of Ego Dissolving.. In Gita Krishna refers the same to Arjuna. In your every thought every action think you are doing it for me. This is one of the way to dissolve the I and see the inner self Atman. This method is called Karma Yoga. Advaita Vedanta might come under Jnana Yoga, to dissolve the Ego through knowledge.
As a physicist I find these teachings remarkable. Not only are they very concise and clear but they are totally supported by our current model of the way reality works. Swami is right of course when he says that quarks may be to found to be made of something else. Although they are regarded as fundamental ie they do not consist of any other particles, all particles are thought to be formed by waves in a 'sea of fields' which extend throughout the Universe. As to what this collection of fields is made from . . . . well, maybe that is Brahma? But isn't it amazing - now we no longer believe that there is any such thing as a 'solid' particle underlying all things, instead we have an infinite ocean of waves - just like the rishis suggested 5, 000 years ago. Incredible!
Neil, I love that you are saying that. The energetic and vibrational nature of the universe can be experienced by us all in the "right" frame of mind, or in dreams. Yes, spiritual knowledge is profound and true and many sciences have EMERGED FROM IT! Science still can't explain consciousness and there is a reason for that. 🤣😂🤣
Too true my friend, too true!
This Infinite Ocean of Waves Is The One Infinite Pure Consciousness , The One Infinite Pure Intelligence and The One Pure Infinite Awareness That Which Everything Is Emerging From It .
" Reality Is merely an illusion , albeit a very persistent one ." ~ Albert Einstein
" Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real ."
" When it comes to atoms , language can be used only as in poetry . The poet , too , is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images ." ~ Niels Bohr
" Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature . And that is because , in the last analysis , we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve ."
" All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force .... We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind . This Mind is the matrix of all matter ." ~ Max Planck
" Consciousness is a singular of which the plural is unknown . There is only one thing and that which seems to be a plurality is merely a series of different aspects of this one thing , produced by a deception , the Indian maya , as in a gallery of mirrors ."
" Quantum physics thus reveals a basic oneness of the universe ."
" What we observe as material bodies and forces are nothing but shapes and variations in the structure of space ."
" The total number of minds in the universe is One ."
" Consciousness is a singular for which there is no plural ."
" Consciousness cannot be accounted for in physical terms . For consciousness is absolutely fundamental . It cannot be accounted for in terms of anything else ." ~ Erwin Schrodinger
" What we observe is not nature itself , but nature exposed to our method of questioning ."
" The very act of observing disturbs the system ."
" After the conversations about Indian philosophy , some of the ideas of Quantum physics that had seemed so crazy suddenly made much more sense ."
" By getting to smaller and smaller units , we do not come to fundamental or indivisible units . But we do come to a point where further division has no meaning ."
" The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist , but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you ." ~ Werner Heisenberg
God Is Infinite Pure Love and He Is our True Self and our own Being 💚
@@frialsharefabdo7715 Some nice words but do remember they are just that, words. Just ideas - they point but do not show. Non-duality lies 'beyond' all of these concepts. As Meister Eckhart said, 'God, rid me of God'.
@@neil6477 Those words are a product of deep deep wisdom and personal and scientific experiences and deep contemplation on the mystery of life and existence .
When I started learning about Indian thought and especially reading the upanishads, I quickly realized that Indian philosophy was about 2k-3k years ahead of western philosophy. Eastern philosophy was asking questions and talking about things before the common era that western philosophy was completely missing until the enlightenment.
Any modern student of philosophy will be familiar with Plato, Aristotle, Kant, etc. but they should just as well be studying the vedas, upanishads, and teachings of Buddha, and the Tao
Hi Eugene..yes .. please make indian philosophy known in yur circle atleast... only bad things about india is always shown..we are fed up of it
Vedic philosophy should be popularised on a global basis only way forward for peace tolerance understanding brotherhood of global mankind.very profound philosophy
It used to be this way because Kings would have to report to Gurus in order to make decisions. The Guruji would enlighten the King for the betterment of the citizens
Nope, even if you say in good faith, I believe, not everyone has the interest or receptivity to understand it. If someone wants to understand it, they'll find their way here, one way or another
Advaitha Vedantha teaches Oneness of all infinite , which is ultimate spiritual science , which can only unify all humanity , and even all living beings , as there is nothing other than Brahman can exists other than Brahman ! Ekoham Bahusyam - Only One (Brahman) in many forms and names !
As someone who had practiced Advaita for 20: ultimately almost every highly intelligent seeker comes to the Buddha, the greatest teacher of Non-duality, and Nagarjuna - the greatest philosopher of nonduality.
Never heard anyone explain Advaita so comprehensively. Thank you.
"Heard", "comprehensively", explain" and thank you" are false only according to those who have the weird fantasy Brahman is without form, variety and relationship.
swami sarvapriyananda is also excellent in helping to assimilate the teachings
@Lion Of Aryavarta Correct.
@Death's Shadow 99 Skullface You're of course entitled to your fantasy land and to your projections. But at least get clear "projection" is a severe mental insufficiency.
Extremely boring! I cannot concentrate at all on such terrible slowness!!! The author reads from a teleprompter. I'm irritated by that rhythm! Disgusting and unbearable, otherwise the topic is very interesting! I am very interested in Indian philosophy! And this is one of 6 philosophical systems or darshanas.
I accidentally happened to come here and words can't explain how I feel. I feel blessed. Thank you so much Swamiji for your service!!
Yeah . Same here . One morning I opened my computer and the vedio was just sitting there in my feed .
There was nothing accidental about finding this my friend.
Kaha se ho ap@@radhikabohite2452
We indians are fighting with caste. But foreigners know the real essence of our sanathana Dharma and trying to adapt it. We are still in dark. We need to wake up from dream.
Shankara please do Come once again.....
Jai Adi Guru Shankaracharya
My sastanga pranamagalu to you.
Also thanks to Guru who is explaining perfectly and even a lay man can understand.
Keep trust in Krishna's words, "Whenever people forget dharma ( their true nature), I will come by myself and set it right" and he proved his words. Many gurus from Shankaracharya to Ramanna Maharshi realised the truth, and upholded it. How can one forget their Self ? Few days they may live in ignorance, but one day they come to realise the truth.
I don’t think I’ve listened to a better talk than this over the past year. Thank you very much.
You haven't listened to the Bhagavad Gita then
Well, that is true, I haven't. I will, though😊 Do you have a link to a favorite reading of it?
Thank you, friend📖👍🏼
@@jameshetfield5894 🙏
@@jameshetfield5894 Only "Bhagvad Geeta" one can't understand. You have to read it with a treatise on it.
It's not often that we hear such a pristine presentation. What a talent. Absolutely delightful. Thank you for this upload.. When you hear the Truth, like a memory you recognize it.. xx..
So weirdly wonderful you would say that. Some of our Hindu philosophical texts are called Smriti (memory/recollections).
@@raispaceofficialThey are based on Sruthis (Vedas). Smrithis can be put through validation.
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@@user-xb4mh6jz3g What does heaven mean to you?
Very true
You talk so softly like nectar . I love to enjoy the videos .
That's one of the best things I ever watched, how beautiful Non-Duality is!
This is the beauty of Hinduism
In Buddhism there is no primordial Brahma. ultimate truth is illusion itself. Everything is dependent origination that's why it's illusion itself which we grasps on.
निज़ामी भाई जान आप इन काफिरो की बातो में आ कर बेदिन हुए जा रहे है? यह तो अल्लाह पाक कुरान की तौहीन है।
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@Amar Akbar Anthony BFF अरे अकबर मिया। आप तो खामखा रंजीदा हो गए। हम तो हमज़ात हैं। आइए दावत पर आज खास आपके लिए अम्मीजान ने गाय का गोश्त भुना है। इसाई-मुस्लिम भाई नोच नोच कर खाते हैं।
Never has one explained Advaita Vedanta with such clarity! Namaste!
My teacher's teacher was also Swami Dayananda Saraswati. These videos are a superb introduction into the vast, perfected science of Reality.. Also known as Traditional Vedanta.
I'm a musician. You have a wonderful voice and especially the manner and "performance" makes this nectar to hear even like the content is haha
This presentation is most EXCELLENT. Thank you for producing and posting it.
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INTRODUCTION: 0:39
Meaning of Advaita: 1:31
Goal of Advaita teachings: 2:36
Presentation outline: 4:13
Part 1 - AGE OF RISHIS: 6:31
Chandogya Upanishad: 7:07
Satyam (unmanifest Brahman), mithya (the manifest world), and nama-rupa (name/form): 11:15
The knowledge of Brahman - mahavakya: 16:53
Part 2 - AGE OF TEACHERS: 21:55
Gaudapada and Shankara and Advaita Vedanta: 22:58
The 3 Pillars of Advaita Vedanta: 24:31
Duality and the Non-dual - Gaudapada's Karika: 29:55
Three levels/orders of reality: 32:34
The Dream state: 36:23
Maya, ultimate Truth and suffering in the mind: 38:12
Prakriya: 43:16
Part 3 - THE GLOBAL AGE: 46:34
Problems of translation: 47:39
19th century revival - Ramakrishna and Ramana Maharshi: 51:57
Neo-Vedanta and Neo-Advaita: 57:13
Shankara's recipe for attaining non-dual knowledge: 1:00:54
Defective prakriya: 1:02:24
The exceptional spiritual genius of "The Extraordinary Individual": 1:08:13
CONCLUSION - Still relevant need for prakriya: 1:10:04
Namaste.
Thank you❤🌹😊
Namaste 💚🙏
epic🤘🍀⚜️
I was born inside this dream.
I live inside this dream.
I will die inside this dream.
I will be reborn inside this dream.
And this dream is not my dream.
It"s someone else's dream.
God does not exist There is no God
@ThePariss333 I don't think personal attack and Insult is necessary
@ThePariss333 God is Always Silent
God is not doing anything . God does not interfere . God is not involved . God does not act. If God exists , why is he hiding ?
Why does not he give any evidence for his existence ? Without Evidence how can I believe in your supernatural theories like Reincarnation and Moksha ?
@ThePariss333 Interesting.
"We never reincarnate, we repeat"
"You've no idea where I went"
Sounds amazing.
Would be really interested in talking to you.
@ThePariss333 Do you have any first hand experience to back up your perspective.
Like when people say I am not the mind and the body.
Some people just say it because they've heard it and they agree with the logic as it sounds quite rational.
Some believe upon it.
But they have no first hand experience.
But the realised beings, the enlightened ones, they definitely have known the truth themselves. They know it because of their knowledge is backed up by experience. Are you among those credible people ?
Please tell me🙏
😇 Love the slow & simple way you teach profound truth. I am like a child who loves listening again & again to my favourite stories! Heartfelt thanks from Australia.
Anything we perceve or know it is already exists within ...we are all One Self at the deepest level of our own being 🙏
I came across this video in perfect timing! Excelent teachings! Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge with us!
Explore more about sanatana Dharma(hinduism)
Life is my guru. To be the space while listening to this. 😍
Thank you very much Swami Tadatmananda for the fluid and penetrating clarity of this knowledge transmission.
Thank you Swami...deeply profound, comprehensive overview of Advaita origins.
As Shankara says, 'there is neither death nor birth' ...'no one is bound, no one is liberated' etc.
There is only totality, indivisible impersonal energy, or Nothing appearing as everything ...celebrating the mystery of this undivided, seamless, unfathomable life.
Blessings, deep peace to you.
In Oneness,
one light, one love, Sat Yuga has already begun, rejoice:)
Kalki Kāhu Vishnu
wow as some one who grew up learning the hindu' beliefs and books (as a Hari Krishna) I have tried to explain these topics to other in the western world such as work colleges and friends but with much difficulty indeed. This is one of the best explanations I have ever heard! Such great work thank you for uploading this ancient wisdom done so marvelously! Simply Beautiful
Yes 🙏
Today I got initiated to the Vedanta way
India is the light bringer of Practical Religion
Great work Swamiji
This teaching video has been the clearest, most in-depth & practical introduction that I have found "as to date" on Advaita. Thank you very much for this wonderful content. In gratitude.
I've struggled with Ramana Maharshi, I just needed someone to slow down and lay it down so clearly.
Follow the path of jagath guru adi Shankaracharya. So many books are there and he proposed this advitha theory and proved also.
@@sanathanadharmatruthoflife4433
I found this website, and it seems to have alot! www.shankaracharya.org/atmabodha.php
@james Barlow, you can also follow the blog of Sringeri peetham founded by Jagath Guru Adi Shankaracharya.
Swamiji, you are my Guru. I only truly understand these profound teachings from your method of teaching... 🙏📿
Aside from buddhism,advaita vedanta is to me the clearest path to enlightenment.Fascinating tradition and this summary is very well done.Thank you sir:)
Advaita, Mahayana, Dao, Marxism. My caturmurti
Buddhism and Advaita are the same
@@HeundeullimMarxism? Lol
@@sahilgoala3982no anatta =/= advaita
The rishis in ancient india did a lot to come out with those principals and therefore we, the indians find in a pride in believing it and strongly standing for it and not a religious fundamentalism..............so we indians will blindly follow it , no matter what
You are living your purpose. Thank you for your teaching and the great structure you are offering. Namaste my friend 🙏🔱🕉️
45 min seemed a lot for a seemingly not as religious person... but eventually I realised this is knowledge I can spare any amount of time. Thank you for explaining what I was looking for. 🙏🏼...
Never heard anyone explain Advaita so comprehensively. Thank you !
One of the most compassionate teachers, I have ever heard. Thank you Swami.
I'm hugely influenced by Ramana Maharshi. He made Vedanta easier like kinder-garden math. Still he didn't tell anything new. Vichara or inquiry method was from Vedic ages. He also said Truth can never change so how he can tell anything new. He resurrected vichara and no doubt even logically, his method is direct fast track method. Ramana never rejected old methods, but always held them high when someone asked about naam-japa or gayatri recitation. Mr Punja or Babaji, I read about him too but Hindus did not accept him as they accepted Ramana. Some teachings of Babaji are difficult for me to accept. But huge respect for Ramana, Swami Vivekananda, Ramkrishna and also Robert Adams.
I just wanted to say I adore your youtube channel and I appreciate it alot. Thank you for being here.
🙏🏼 I have never heard anyone explain this so beautifully. So grateful for this message.
Watch Swami Sarvpriyanandas Video... From RamKrishna Paramhans Math.
@@AmitSharma1703 sawmiji is great,clear and compassionate.do watch him.
Rational & Critical thinking are latest concepts introduced in most educational institutions today but its mind boggling to know that our ancient rishis practised this thousands of years ago.The Vedic knowledge certainly was eons ahead of its time.
I am blessed to be alive during Swami Tadatmananda's era, His clarity and the way he is distilling some of the complex topics with amazing presentation which caters to audience from both east and west is highly commendable.
I absolutely love this video and keep watching it again and again. I am a student of A Course In Miracles, which also utilises the same teaching methods and pillars, and I'm always struck by the parallels between these two paths and see them as eastern and western flavours of the same truth. Thank you for such an excellent documentary.
This is a true masterpiece. Thanks for your hard work
Hari Hi Om ! It was a pleasure to listen to the master .May you all benefit from his wisdom and knowledge.
This entire lecture was the most extraordinary wisdom that I came across. So very beautifully explained. Can't thank you enough Swami ji🙏🙏
Very systematic and organized way to explain and teaching the Vedanta overall. lots thanks.
❤🙏🙏🙏
Well done production and presentation...namaste!
I listen to this over and over. I love it! 💕
Very clear description of Advaita! The finger pointing to the moon metaphor is like all major truth based teachings. The teacher points to the truth, the student can only ever see truth for himself. Personal insight is the only way to arrive at spiritual realisation. Thank you
I am very impressed. I have been studying Vedanta for years and this is one of the most comprehensive video I have ever come across. Well done. Love it. Namaskar.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this, I look forward to watching your other videos.
Non-duality beautifully explained., thought provoking. I have watched it again and again.
This lecturer is a complete teacher without writing off many others who thought they could use a short cut or a Royal road to attaining Enlightenment.
I highly recommend this amazing book, (Secrets of sanatana Dharma) available on Amazon and kindle
That was exactly what I needed! Such clarity. So grateful. I was drawn to learn about all this as it compares to the most modern version of non-dual teachings through A Course in Miracles.
A clear,lucid,and systematic exposition of Advaita by someone who is an expert teacher.
who else do you reccomend?? I am hooked!
@@samloscoisnotacaveman I recommend Acharya Prashant (he has an English channel)
i was 19, when i experienced the brahman, the real self, however one may verbalize it, i was blessed by this experience within few days of practicing meditation and self enquiry, on the forth day i had the experience and then i Didn't knew what i had experienced later began the intellectual quest which almost led me ashtray. brahman is an experience that lies beyond the mind and its cognitive perceptions, the rest is mere systematic conceptualization of that absolute reality.
Thank you for sharing you are very correct to note that the realization of 'Ahaṁ Brahmāsmi' is lost if one tries to intellectualize it.
you are Blessed
@@replyno1 Love. Namaste.
Amal Babu very good
Seems you are learning about the pillars in the global age! You had an Experience but that alone isnt enough, Since that is how blind faith or religious Dogma often rises. So you began the search for Knowledge, to help you verbalize it better, but that too isnt enough as you felt being almost led "astray"
So you began practicing Raja Yoga to regain that knowledge you once experienced through meditation that which you already know is real (Brahman) From your own individual experiences. Maybe you feel self actualise, maybe you don't. But not only a primary practice can we get there, we often need a secondary, tertiary, quaternary, quinary, senary, septenary, octonary, nonary, and denary. (wtf do you mean?) I mean one path alone, such as just meditation (raja yoga) isnt enough. but if you choose 10 paths, you might just burst into flames.
just as the rice/fire/water metataphore, The only way is through is practice of many paths, even if you feel they might lead you astray, that too is your path. maybe Bhaki yoga, or Karma yoga, maybe Yoqi, or Qigong yoga, Kundalini yoga or whatever path is most suitable for you, maybe all of them! i donno! Only when you master your yoga practice can you bring your Experience into the world so that others might experience it as well.
Its like trying to prove that which cannot be proven, as we all have experiences we know are real, but we cannot prove it to others who haven't experience it also.
In the end its just a story until you gain the power of manifestation.
Christianity has influenced me A LOT, and they will often describe this "experience" as:: "your personal experience with God, its personal, between you and him alone" but i Find this undermines an individuals personal power. Something people are searching far and wide for, in the global age, when one finds it, they can call themselves a "yogi" or a "swami" or whatever they manifest in the world to be.
Advaita is awesome to unite the world & bring peace forever. Very well explained. Meditate daily to lead a happy life.
Sikhi also speaks of the same! Wow the spirituality of India is amazing!
The finger doesn't need to touch the moon to point it out . It only needs to direct to the right place
This is incredible 😳
This is one of the best explanation I have got on Advaita 🙏 Thank you
What a fantastic teaching! Thank you so much for taking the time to create and share this. I wish you all the best. Peace.
The divinity in me - recognizes the Divinity in yu. GREETINGS AN PRAISE
Very clear, simple, academic and compassionate & in a language for all to understand. I would say true spiritual seeking tips in a nutshell. Thank you very much Swamiji.
Wow just wow. My one take away is simply that any teachings from any guru or any religion or science need to withstand these three pillars: Scripture, Reasoning and Experience. That's essential for one's spiritual journey.
Thank you Swamiji... Sri Krishna is living in your voice... Hari Om Krishna~! Greetings from Malaysia
Thank you so much swamiji !!! I benefitted immensely from this film.
The most profound teaching from a perfect teacher. Thank you..
Thank you for this brilliant talk. It has made advaita vedanta so much more accessible for beginners like me. The analogies/metaphors and their accompanying explanations provide much clarity to a complex subject. I feel more ready to take it further. The graphics too are very effective.
Words cannot describe the respect and gratitude I have for your wisdom and generosity. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge so selflessly. I would recommend all followers of sanatan dharm or those interested in learning more about it to start here. I wish I had come across these videos earlier in life - but its never too late I guess. 🙏🙏🙏
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Thank you Swami.a great way of explaining such a sofisticated teaching.
Such a precious gem. Thank you.
Good presentation on Advita with visuals and simple examples that enhance the conceptual clarity. Evolution and differences between different advaitic schools of thought is a differentiator compared to others I have come across on TH-cam so far.
beautiful and clear explanation of Advait Vedanta. With lots of gratitude
You are an excellent teacher, I love how you give the historical context
jai shankracharya ji🙏🙏 but i would like to add ,that vedas are much more older because earlier words were remembered by transfering them with mouth teachings
One of the best speeches I heard recently on Advaita!! Pranams!!
Speeches? heard? recently pranams? It's all maya according to the advaita fools ...
@@rajarsi6438 Maya can be explained and understood but your stupidity knows no bounds
@@austin426512 I know maya but you don't, world denying crybaby.
@@rajarsi6438 Maya your commie girlfriend that you know? Lol
@@austin426512 Even in trying to insult you're a failure.
Thank you so much for this, Swami Tadatmananda. It is truly inspiring and clarifying.
When you read the comments and everyone’s talking about how bomb this is 😆🙃 I’m excited already!!
Experience!
You can follow the same advitha in Jagath Guru Adi Shankaracharya. He proposed this advitha theory and proved also @madicyn marinaro
@@sanathanadharmatruthoflife4433 I find it dumb and stupid when I read or hear Advaitha as a theory
Forget reading, the comments are nothing. Experience it!
experience it by yogic practises to know it after that this cannot be just a theory or blnd belief, it becomes living experience
thank you for providing this knowledge and wisdom with the world! most often i find my self practicing selfless service, devotion, and yoga/meditation but i am always itching for more insight and knowledge! great video, i learned so much.
My respect full pranams to the Swamy who has explained so nicely for people like me who is a student of Advaita Vedanta. I am really blessed to hear such a great pravachana in lucid English. Once again my pranama pranams
Namaste Gurudev, a simple and clear explanation on a complex subject. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
I love such wonderful explanation. Pedagogically brilliant. The fluency, transparency and simplicity of Swami Tadatmananda´s explanation capture my full attention. I wish we could have his video with Spanish subtitles.
There are spanish subtitles.
fantastic exposition of Advaita Vedanta in audio visual form ,hank you Guruji and all the devotees who worked for the presentation
u p ghosh
Excellent account given by respected Swami Tadatmananda. My salutations to him.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
This is really beautiful. I love it how much you expand upon the clarity and beauty of the original Sanskrit, and how the process of translation invariably muddied things up and confused things, added, subtracted and distorted too... thank you thank you thank you
When you know the wisdom about the fundamental reality of ours, its ultimate knowledge, through which tears flow not because of Sad, happy, but through realisation of brahman
thank you so much-well explained and clearly illustrated
أريد اتناقش معاك واخذ رايك في الموضوع المطروح هنا. عندك انستغرام ؟
@@abohnad انا من سوريا وجاهزة لاي استفسار عن الموضوع المطروح في الفيديو
Synchronicity and validation are delightful surprises. Many thanks for your beautiful teachings and sharing of the knowledge. My tears fall upon your feet.
Beautiful and comprehensive view. I appreciate the roots in Shankaras teachings all the way to Vivekananda in the modern age. Thank you!
Hari Om Dear Swamiji, thank you so much for again such a clear explanation of the teachings of traditional Advaita Vedanta and with such a great respect for earlier teachers like Sw Vivekananda and Sw. Ramana Maharsi.
Persons, activities and relationships are illusions only according to the envious of Brahman airheads.
Thank you so much Bhindu, I'm so pleased I found this channel,i love this talk 🙏💚
You are my great guru opened my eyes with great knowledge 🙏🏽
I am so blessed to listen such a clear explanation you are not less than Adi sankaracharyan 🙏🏽
6:25 Age of Rishis
21:53 Age of Teachers
46:35 Global Age
Tq😊
Chanakya Born 375 BCE, Chanaka village in Golla region (Jain legends);or in Takshashila
Died 283 BCE, Pataliputra, Maurya Empire
1. Adi Shankara Charya (8th Century. CE),
2. Ramanuja (1077 CE - 1157 CE)
3. Basavanna (12th-century CE)
4. Madhvacharya (CE 1199-1278 or CE 1238-1317)
5. Vidyaranya (Born between 1280 and 1285)
6. Namdev (26 October 1270 - 3 July 1350)
7. Gurū Nānak (15 April 1469 - 22 September 1539)
8. Vallabhacharya Mahaprabhu (1479-1531 CE)
9. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (18 February 1486 - 14 June 1534)
10. Tulsidas (c.1511[4]-1623)
11. Raghavendra Tirtha (Śrī Rāghavēndra Tīrtha) (c.1595 - c.1671)
1. Adi Shankara (8th cent. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya (Sanskrit: आदि शङ्कर, आदि शङ्कराचार्य, romanized: Ādi Śaṅkarācāryaḥ, lit. 'First Shankara', [aːdɪ ɕɐŋkɐraːtɕaːrjɐh]),[note 2] was an Indian Vedic scholar and teacher (acharya),[4] whose works present a harmonizing reading of the sastras, with liberating knowledge of the self at its core, synthesizing the Advaita Vedanta teachings of his time] The title of Shankracharya, used by heads of the amnaya monasteries is derived from his name.
2. Ramanuja (Middle Tamil: Rāmāṉujam; Classical Sanskrit: Rāmanuja; c. 1077 CE - 1157 CE; IAST: Rāmānuja; [ɽaːmaːnʊdʑɐ]), also known as Ramanujacharya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and a social reformer. He is noted to be one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition within Hinduism. His philosophical foundations for devotionalism were influential to the Bhakti movement.
3. Basaveshwara, colloquially known as Basavanna, was a 12th-century CE Indian statesman, philosopher, poet, Lingayat social reformer in the Shiva-focussed bhakti movement, and a Hindu Shaivite[4] social reformer during the reign of the Kalyani Chalukya/Kalachuri dynasty. Basava was active during the rule of both dynasties but reached the peak of his influence during the rule of King Bijjala II in Karnataka, India.
4. Madhvacharya (IAST: Madhvācārya; Sanskrit pronunciation: [mɐdʱʋaːˈtɕaːɽjɐ]; CE 1199-1278[5] or CE 1238-1317[6]), sometimes anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Purna Prajna (IAST: Pūrṇa-Prajña) and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the Dvaita (dualism) school of Vedanta.[1][7] Madhva called his philosophy Tattvavāda meaning "arguments from a realist viewpoint".
5. Vidyaranya was born between 1280 and 1285, usually identified with Mādhavācharya (Not to be confused with Madhvāchārya (13th c.)), was Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham from ca. 1374-1380 until 1386 - according to tradition,
after ordination at an old age, he took the name of Vidyaranya, and became the Jagadguru of this Matha at Sringeri.
Madhavacharya is known as the author of the Sarvadarśanasaṅgraha, a compendium of different philosophical schools of Hindu philosophy and Pañcadaśī, an important text for Advaita Vedanta.
According to tradition, Vidyaranya helped establish the Vijayanagara Empire sometime in 1336, and served as a mentor and guide to 3 generations of kings who ruled over it.
The historical accuracy of this account is doubtful, and may have originated as late as 200 years after the events, as a "political foundation myth,
an ideological attempt to represent the authority of the Vijayanagara state as deriving directly from that of the Sultanate."[5]
Vidyashankara temple in Sringeri is the samadhi of Vidya shankara, the guru of Vidyaranya which was built over the former's grave by his disciple Harihara.
6. Namdev (Pronunciation: [naːmdeʋ]), also transliterated as Nam Dayv, Namdeo, Namadeva, (traditionally, c. 26 October 1270 - c. 3 July 1350) was a Marathi Hindu poet and saint from Narsi, Hingoli, Maharashtra, India within the Varkari tradition of Hinduism. He lived as a devotee of Lord Vitthal (Krishna) of Pandharpur.
7. Gurū Nānak, Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ; pronunciation: [gʊɾuː naːnəkᵊ], pronunciation), also referred to as Bābā Nānak ('father Nānak'),[1] was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated worldwide as Guru Nanak Gurpurab on Katak Pooranmashi ('full-moon of Kattak'), i.e. October-November.
Nanak is said to have travelled far and wide across Asia teaching people the message of ik onkar (ੴ, 'one God'), who dwells in every one of his creations and constitutes the eternal Truth.[2] With this concept, he would set up a unique spiritual, social, and political platform based on equality, fraternal love, goodness, and virtue.
8. Vallabhacharya Mahaprabhu(1479-1531 CE), also known as Vallabha, Mahaprabhuji and Vishnuswami, or Vallabha Acharya, is a Hindu Indian saint and philosopher who founded the Krishna-centered PushtiMarg sect of Vaishnavism in the Braj(Vraj) region of India,[1] and the Vedanta philosophy of Shuddha advaita (Pure Non-dualism).[2][3][4][5]
He is the Jagadguru Acharya and Guru of the Pushti Marg bhakti tradition and Suddhadwait Brahmavad (Vedant Philosophy), which he founded after his own interpretation of the Vedanta philosophy.[1][6][7]
Vallabhacharya was born in a Telugu Tailang Brahmin family that had been currently residing in Varanasi, who escaped to Champaran of Chhattisgarh state while expecting shri Vallabha, expecting a Muslim invasion in Varanasi, during the late 15th century.[8] The name Vallabha means the beloved or lover, and is a name of Vishnu and Krishna.
Vallabhacharya studied the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Shat Darshan as a child, then travelled throughout the Indian subcontinent over 20 years.[8] He became one of the important leaders of the devotional Bhakti movement. Vallabhacharya's mother was Illamma who was the daughter of a family priest serving the rulers of the empire of Vijayanagara.[9] The biographies written by his followers, just like those for other Bhakti leaders, claim that he won many philosophical scholarly debates against the followers of Adi Shankracharya, Ramanuja, Madhvacharya and others, had visions and miracles.
9. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (18 February 1486 - 14 June 1534)
(IAST: Caitanya Mahāprabhu; born Vishvambhar Mishra) was a 15th-century Indian saint who is considered to be the combined avatar of Radha and Krishna by his disciples and various scriptures.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of worshipping Krishna with ecstatic song and dance had a profound effect on Vaishnavism in Bengal.
He was also the chief proponent of the Vedantic philosophy of Achintya Bheda Abheda Tattva.
Mahaprabhu founded Gaudiya Vaishnavism (a.k.a. the Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya).
He expounded Bhakti yoga and popularized the chanting of the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra.
He composed the Shikshashtakam (eight devotional prayers).
Chaitanya is sometimes called Gauranga or Gaura due to his molten gold-like complexion.
His birthday is celebrated as Gaura-purnima.
He is also called Nimai due to him being born underneath a Neem tree
10. Tulsidas (Hindi pronunciation: [tʊlsiːdaːs]; born Rambola Dubey; also known as Goswami Tulsidas;[3] c.1511[4]-1623) was a Ramanandi Vaishnava Hindu saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama. He wrote several popular works in Sanskrit and Awadhi, but is best known as the author of the Hanuman Chalisa and of the epic Ramcharitmanas, a retelling of the Sanskrit Ramayana based on Rama's life in the vernacular Awadhi.
Tulsidas spent most of his life in the city of Varanasi and Ayodhya.[5] The Tulsi Ghat on the Ganges River in Varanasi is named after him.[3] He founded the Sankatmochan Temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman in Varanasi, believed to stand at the place where he had the sight of the deity.[6] Tulsidas started the Ramlila plays, a folk-theatre adaptation of the Ramayana.
11. Raghavendra Tirtha (Śrī Rāghavēndra Tīrtha) (c.1595 - c.1671) was a Hindu scholar, theologian and saint. He was also known as Sudha Parimalacharya (Sudhā Parimaḷācārya). His diverse oeuvre include commentaries on the works of Madhva, Jayatirtha and Vyasatirtha, interpretation of the Principal Upanishads from the standpoint of Dvaita and a treatise on Purva Mimamsa. He served as the pontiff of matha at Kumbakonam from 1621 to 1671.[1] Sri Raghavendra Swamy was also an accomplished player of the Veena and he composed several songs under the name of Venu Gopala.[2] His shrine at Mantralayam attracts lakhs (hundreds of thousands) of visitors every year.
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All those who deny form, variety and relationship to exist within God, the Absolute Truth, are envious of God fools.
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@@esotericpilgrim548 Brahman has no form, variety or relationship according to the 'swamiji' you worship so don't don't talk crap total nutcase.
Madam, my way is not arguing with people, I surrender unconditionally before all creations of God.
@@esotericpilgrim548 Creation and destruction go on until you have had enough of it. Perhaps get clear the permanent, the sat. Which is Krishna, the Unlimited Supreme Person.
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