Tattvabodha is one of the fundamental books recommended for study into the nature of Self in Vedanta. It introduces various terms pertaining to Vedanta study in a systematic and comprehensive form.
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Swami Sivananda, one of the greatest spiritual masters of the 20th century, is the inspiration behind the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres. Here are some selected quotes by the swami. There is a lesson in everything This world is your best teacher. There is a lesson in everything. There is a lesson in each experience. Learn it and become wise. Every failure is a stepping stone to success. Every difficulty or disappointment is a trial of your faith. Every unpleasant incident or temptation is a test of your inner strength. March forward hero! On Yoga Yoga is Universal. Yoga is...
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The Upanishads, India’s greatest spiritual treasures, are the culmination of the wisdom of the Vedas which contain the wellspring of profound philosophy of self-discovery and have influenced the writings of Gurdjieff, Kahlil Gibran, Thoreau and Emerson, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Thich Naht Hanh etc. When all the senses are stilled, when the mind is at rest, when the intellect wavers not–then, say the wise, is reached the highest state. This calm of the senses and the mind has been defined as yoga. He who attains it is freed from delusion. – Katha Upanishad 2.6.10-11 When it comes to...
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The message or content in these texts transcend the boundaries of religious beliefs. They instruct the seeker to go from mere belief in an ideal to actually realizing (or experiencing) it.
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The scientific method, with its emphasis on experiment and reproducibility of data has been the driving force of Western civilization since the 15th century. By the seventh century, this became a standard methodology used to investigate the truth in our theories and started to spread to the East.
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