VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 60 completes the description of the behavior of a realized man.
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VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 59 completes the examination of nididhyASana and begins an analysis of what it means to be a jIvanmukta.
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VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 58 continues the detailed explanation of the process of shravaNa, manana and nididhyASana.
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VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 57 explains why the prescribed qualifications cannot be bypassed and begins a detailed explanation of the process of shravaNa, manana and nididhyASana.
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VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 56 concludes the examination of the idea that enlightenment involves an ‘experience’ – this is a misunderstanding of the concept of anubhava. And there is an extended analysis of the ‘tenth man’ metaphor, showing how the mahavAkya-s can give direct knowledge of the Self – aparokSha j~nAna.
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VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 54 looks at Ramana Maharshi’s ‘Who am I?’ practice and explains that the ‘I thought’ cannot be removed by self-investigation. It also explains that we do not have to get rid of vAsanA-s in order to gain mokSha.
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VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 53 explains why stopping thoughts or destroying the mind has nothing to do with enlightenment.
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VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 52 asks whether branches of yoga other than j~nAna are able to confer mokSha and refers to the categorization given in the Bhagavad Gita.
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VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 51 explains the roles of action and knowledge in attaining mokSha. Shankara provides the reasoning why the function of karma is to purify the mind while j~nAna removes the ignorance that prevents the realization that we are already free.
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VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 50 explains the concept of sarvAtmabhAva – how upAdhi-s account for the apparent existence of many, even though there is only AtmA. And it explains how we can know ‘I’ as AtmA whilest still acting as an individual jIva.
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