Mahavakya Viveka

Advaita Vedanta is nothing but Cognitive Science which is the study of the nature of the mind, its functions, the process of thinking and the generation of thoughts. Advaita Philosophy is mainly b…

Here are the starting lines of the poem ” Seven Ages ” from Shakespeare's play " As You Like It ". All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have thei…

The Sanskrit term for name is Nama . When the name signifies a physical object invariably the mind makes a mental image of the Rupa (form) of the object. That’s why Nama and Rupa always go togethe…

A  Thinker  thinks on something. An  Observer  observes something. A  Knower  tries to know something. Here is the counter argument to “ Cogito, ergo sum ” meaning " I think, therefore I am &quo…

Man wonders, “ I can think, therefore I exist ”. Veda thunders, “ I exist even if I cannot think ”, pointing to the deep sleep state where a person cannot think because the mind is at rest. We do e…

The word  Karma  is found in  Rigveda  and significantly in  Atharva Veda .  Karma Theory  is mentioned in  Brihad Aranyaka Upanishad  (4.4.6). " Karma " literally means " deed ",…

The word Karma is found in Rigveda and significantly in Atharva Veda . Karma Theory is mentioned in Brihad Aranyaka Upanishad (4.4.6). " Karma " literally means " deed ", &quo…

Please start with the following books on Advaita philosophy and all the books are attributed to Shankaracharya . I have listed them in the order which they can be read. Sadhana Panchakam Bhaja Govin…

One can learn Advaita Vedanta by reading books. Here are some of the main books that need to be read ( Shravana ) and understood clearly without any doubts ( Manana ) to have a deep insight into Adv…

The source for all of them is the same which is  Prastana Traya  which includes Vedas and Upanishads , Brahma Sutras and Bhagavad Gita . All of them consider these sources as the authority. Shankar…