[Advaita-l] Advaita-l Digest, Vol 123, Issue 24

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Krishan Sharma
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I ama student of Swami Parthsarthy from last 45 years and have been studing
vedanta ever since.



45 years of Advaita! What are the rewards of such longevity? Chitta Suddhi has some relative reward but is ultimately limited and still ignorant. The reward of Advaita is infinite, not finite. So unless we recognize the ever revealed moksa, Advaita is just another faith based pursuit that only leads to renunciation, deep thinking and the same old fool. . 


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Today's Topics:

   1. New members (Jaldhar H. Vyas via Advaita-l)
   2. Sal Mubarak! (Jaldhar H. Vyas via Advaita-l)
   3. Re: Query Regarding Atharva Veda (Jaldhar H. Vyas via Advaita-l)
   4. Re: Experiences Chanting Om (Jaldhar H. Vyas via Advaita-l)
   5. Re: Sal Mubarak! (Sujal Upadhyay via Advaita-l)


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R. Lakshmanan
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I am interested in studying and pracising the advaita principles


Krishan Sharma
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I ama student of Swami Parthsarthy from last 45 years and have been studing
vedanta ever since.


Venkat Govindan
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Karpanya-dosopahata-svabhavah 
prcchami tvam dharma-sammudha-cetah 
yac chreyah syan niscitam bruhi tan me 
sisyas te 'ham sadhi mam tvam prapannam



-- 
Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>


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Belatedly (It was on Friday) Wishing all list members a happy Gujarati New 
Year, Vikram Samvat 2071 called parAbhava and much wealth and success in 
the coming year.


-- 
Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>


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On Wed, 22 Oct 2014, Abhinand Abhinand via Advaita-l wrote:



> In other veda shakas, we have Sringeri Paatha, Kanchi Paatha, Thanjavur 
> Paatha, Kashi Paatha etc. Each referring to styles of chanting (same 
> swaras & aksharas)
> What about Atharva Veda? Do we have similar Paatha bhedas? Or is it the 
> same all over the country?

There are two shakhas of Atharvaveda still extant Shaunaka (in Gujarat) 
and Paippalada (in Orrissa.)  So it is not quite the same situation as 
they are two separate shakhas and each is relatively small and 
geographically concentrated.

> Also, there has been a lot of efforts from Kanchi Mutt to rejenuvate 
> atharva veda shakas, so does kanchi mutt have its own style of chanting 
> or is it a borrowed one?

They went to Gujarat and learned the traditions there as the Atharvavedic 
sampradaya is in a better state of preservation.  You should definitely 
read Animesh's blog.  There is much more information there.



-- 
Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>


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On Tue, 21 Oct 2014, Evan Ward via Advaita-l wrote:

> Good day everyone.  As a relatively new student of Advaita Vedanta, I have
> been chanting and intoning Om throughout the day.
>
> So I'm really curious:
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> What have been your personal experiences chanting Om?
>

Reciting Om or other mantras is not a Vedantic practice per se but a Yogic 
one though of course the two are rather intertwined.  Vedantic practice 
revolves around understanding the difference between what is real and 
unreal, separating oneself from the unreal, and acquiring knowledge of the 
real.  The other spiritual practices are a preparation for this. (By 
which I do not mean to imply that theey are not important in their own 
sphere.)



-- 
Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>


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Happy Diwali and Happy New Year !!!

On 10/26/14, Jaldhar H. Vyas via Advaita-l
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> Belatedly (It was on Friday) Wishing all list members a happy Gujarati New
> Year, Vikram Samvat 2071 called parAbhava and much wealth and success in
> the coming year.
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> Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>
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OM

Sujal Upadhyay

"To disconnect from the self and to become Aware of anything else is
nothing but unhappiness" - Bhagawan Ramana Maharshi

He who has faith has all
He who lacks faith, lacks all
It is the faith int he name of lord that works wonders
FAITH IS LIFE, DOUBT IS DEATH - Sri Ramakrishna


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