[Advaita-l] Advaita in Everyday life

[Murali k]

Dear all,

Thanks  to everyone for sharing your valuable insights and helpful
pointers.

I have read a decent amount of Advaitic teachings ( mostly teachings of
Sri Ramana and Sri Nisargadatta)  and it appears that it has not had much
effect as I tend to forget the teachings during various life-situations
that  tend to crop up ever so often. Hence my question. If I could rephrase
this question, 'What steps to sadhaka practice everyday in order to head
towards 'advaita drishti'/realisation of Brahman' would be more accurate.
But I think the members got the gist of the question.

Sure, Sadanandji, I shall practice what you and Sriramji have suggested and
start reading Dakshnamurthy Stotram and contemplate on these verses.

Thanks to both Raghavji and Ryanji for the excellent pointers.

pranams,
Murali








On Sat, 18 Aug 2018 at 18:52, Ryan Armstrong via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> नमस्ते Murali ji
>
> I would like to propose an answer by saying "There is no advaita in
> everyday life!"
>
> This idea arose when pondering your question in the following way:
> If advaita is something that I am practising, then is it advaita?
>
> In the final verse of tattvopadeSa it states nAdvaita guruNA saha - there
> is no advaita with guru
> And this is seen in that if there is "guru" there must be "student" and
> thus duality.
> BUT
> the same verse begins bhAvAdvaita sadA kuryet - one ought to always foster
> the advaita bhAva
>
> When turned inwards, practising cintana, advaita is evident.
> It is also evident as "not a thing in creation" rather self-illuminating
> once mind is at rest - that is, the mind cannot go to it.
>
> During daily life one cannot resort to dhyAnam or cintana at any time - and
> neither should one if a householder.
> So how does the sadA apply?
> This seems to be answered in Chapter 3 of Bhagavat Gita - the liberation is
> through the action, offering it as a sacrifice to the Supreme.
> And to do that, mind, body - the entire aggregate needs to be at rest in
> the present.
> This is service, devotion and when practised to its fullness will dissolve
> the division between service, servant and the beloved.
>
> And if experience has taught anything it is this:
> I am only truly happy when there is not a single thought for myself in the
> mind.
> And the only way this is achieved is to devote the action to the Beloved
> before, during and after its performance never allowing the attention to
> move from the immanent present.
>
> So perhaps ...
> There is no advaita in everyday life - everyday life is in advaita.
>
> Best Wishes
> Ryan
>
> On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 at 16:52, Murali k via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > Dear members,
> >
> > How do you practice Advaita in everyday life?
> >
> >  An example of this would be asking the question "who woke up?' as soon
> as
> > one is awake in the morning. (Robert Adams).
> >
> > It would be helpful if Sadhaks can share hints/tips that they practice to
> > assimilate the teachings.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Murali
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