The doctrine of Maya (veil of illusion) propagated by Adi Shankaracharya explicitly states that other than God (Brahman) nothing existed in cosmos. All was an act of Maya (illusion). Adi Shankaracharya explains it thus; If we presume the present cosmos has a boundary then what beyond? If we say the present cosmos does not have a boundary and was […]
The doctrine of Advaita Vedanta put forward by Adi Shankaracharya had no parallel. Based on truth but only truth, the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta confirms apart from God Almighty nothing existed in cosmos. Duality existed in nature but was never part of world of souls’ atmans, domain of God Almighty. One could always refer to original teachings of Adi Shankaracharya […]
The original commentary of Adi Shankaracharya on Bhagavad Gita in Sanskrit is available with Gita press, Gorakhpur, India. They also have the original commentaries of Adi Shankaracharya on 11 principle Upanishads (independent treatises). Gita press has offices in most big cities of India. By: Vijay Kumar “Atma Jnani”… The Man who Realized God in 1993 – (Ref. 161206) Bhagavad […]
Adi Shankaracharya is primarily remembered for the following things… 1. Adi Shankaracharya gained enlightenment at a very young age. He successfully wrote commentaries on Bhagavad Gita, 11 primary Upanishads (independent treatises) and Brahma Sutras. 2. Adi Shankaracharya eliminated influence of Buddhism and successfully re-established Vedic philosophy. 3. Adi Shankaracharya was an enlightened one, nothing comparable to an […]
As per Adi Shankaracharya and his doctrine of Advaita Vedanta… it is only the astral world that is real… all else is creation of Maya (veil of illusion). Everything physical perceptible to our senses did not exist in the actual realm. As per doctrine of Maya everything exists only in thoughts of God Almighty. Our soul atman, part of […]
The doctrine of Advaita Vedanta was not based on spiritual experiences of Adi Shankaracharya alone! Adi Sankara only highlighted Advaita Vedanta philosophy… nothing more! The complete philosophy of Advaita Vedanta exists in teachings of Lord Krishna contained in Bhagavad Gita. The A to Z of Advaita Vedanta philosophy, the work of Maya (veil of ignorance)… all was explained in Bhagavad […]
Moha (termed Moh in Hinduism) is the feeling of extreme emotional attachment that most human beings on mother earth are imbibed with. In case of women in particular, the feeling of Moha is at its zenith. Seeing a child crying on the street, an unknown woman would tend to one, comparatively men would watch and look the other way. Because […]
The present cosmos is covered by veil of illusion (not delusion) as detailed by Adi Shankaracharya in the theory of Advaita Vedanta. As per Adi Sankara the whole cosmos could exist only in thoughts of God Almighty. When perceived from senses point of view things appeared solid including living beings. Perceived from cosmic point of view, broken down to basic […]