Tag Advaita Vedanta

No Guru Neither Disciple Sankaracharya

"Who is Guru and who is Sishya, every one has to seek one's own Salvation'

Height of Advaita.

At the Paramaarthika, Transcendental Level, there is no Identity except being One, even this I am not sure whether a part can identify itself a part of the Whole.

The World of Names and Forms are Real and Illusory, All at the same time, depends on one's respective and stand point.

Watch a child start expressing its likes and dislikes, especially of people.

It expresses spontaneously without being able to rationalize.

It forgets them as soon as people are out of sight.

It lives in the present, no associations, consciously.

Otherwise the Child is Full of Happiness or Bliss.

Its smile conveys its Blissful State,especially when it is asleep.

This is Ananda, unsullied by Impressions.

This is Nirvana. The Original State.

Yoga Explains Advaita,Visitadvaita Dwaita

Based on the basic definition of Yoga that 'Yoga is cessation of the Modification of Chththa,there are two levels of Samadhi.

One where one goes beyond the Objects and the impressions of them(Samprajnata samadhi) and one where the Objects disappear and only the impressions remain(asamprajnata or non-distinguished) asamprajnata or non-distinguished .

Asamprajnata or non-distinguished Samadhi is reached by Dhyana, while Ssamprajnata or distinguished Samadhi is reached by Dharana' ahigher of Contemplation of which Patanjali will speak later.

The process is scientific.

In our daily Life, we have too many objects assail our senses.

We chose a particular Object to focus and stay focused on.

This, the Modern Psychology describes as 'Span of Attention'

In this way we concentrate on one object to get information.

From a myriad of objects, to in the effort to attain the level of removing all impressions, one must first reduce the number of objects being focused.

The Nature of Mind is to run after many objects at the same time.

In Hinduism , to bring the Mind under control, many Gods are worshiped, with name and Form-initial stage.(Pluralism)

Then monotheism or the fixing of Mind on one God, with Name and Form is practiced.

This level is elevated into cessation of all modifications of Chitha by contemplating on the Non Duality of Reality(Advaita)

This is the reason why Hinduism has Gods, that too many.

For more information please read my post 'God has Names and Forms. Yes and No"