Namaste Swami ji, really thankful to you for answering my question! As always, you’ve clearly articulated and described in a subtle manner, a very complex and profound message. Humble Pranaams 🙇🏻♂️
But waves & oceans & streams really ARE (they exist) on a certain plan of conceptualisation of reality; so, they are the Gods of multy-teistic beliefe-systems, & the supreme Force behind them, bringing them to life & granting power and universal laws - is the very what is called God (Water in the terms of how you put it). 🙏☀️🔥🌈🌹🌙
@@protey117 My commentary was a quote of the video, that impressed me a lot. A way of understand the view of Vedanta Advaita. I am sorry, but I am so new in this matter that I can't give you a more appropiate answer. But I go on in the road. Namaste.
@@protey117 not multithiestic at all. All water and you is quark and electron. At the beginning of Big Bang no atoms existed no the four forces. This means everything is made up of material energy. It is a difficult thing to convey in words.
As a film guy I really appreciate the visual arrangement of this video. Softness, colors, lighting, halation, aspect of line and framing...very beautiful accent to his calmness and the clarity of this beautiful spiritual message.
Can anybody tell me how many brahma realms are there ?How many devine realms are there? What are the wholesome deeds one should pratice to go there? After fadeing away the power of that wholesome deeds what will happen to them? How many hell realms how many demon realms how many ghost plains arethere? How many frozen hell realms between galaxies ?what are the relavent life spans of these beings ? The exact distances from earth ? How many worlds with humans in this galaxy ? What were revealed about BLACK HOLES ? All these questions were solved by only one sacred person .He was the one and only Samyak sambuddha Can anyone show written proofs in any other religious document about BLACK HOLES (sanutta nikaya2 /papata vagga /andakara sutta ) Lord sakyamuni budha traveled many times to these devine realms and brahma realms and revealed them their wholesome deeds which sent them there and further revealed after fadeing away the power of wholesome deed they will have to come down even to bad realms .
It is time Indians started learning & mastering sanskrit language. This is for a very simple reason that we will get all our queries answered directly in various hindu scriptures like we are now enjoying the vivid English translation version by swamiji.
Do you know that l found that B.G. hard to understand and could understand a word.l was baffled but understand you must start a subject matter from baby class which Hinduism has available but we want to calculus when the basics are not done.Thank you.
I want to learn deeply Hinduism because it brings me balance, health, wise and peace. I don't know quite yet but I'm always seeking for wise teachings.
@@christianhadden6720 nothing foolish about honoring and respecting ones heritage. The Greeks are credited with so many things from philosophy to democracy and everything in between. If this person wants wise teachings he doesn't have to look to Asia for it, especially since he is Greek. There is currently a movement to revive the ethnic Greek religion and they have received official recognition from the Greek government. Hinduism is great and I support it but I see no value in it for non Indian people like me as we can never truly be Indian.
That’s being shallow minded. So you find no use in “Indian” philosophies simply because they are Indian, but the world must follow and worship western ideologies? In that sense, looks like the eastern people are better. They don’t attach a “race” to philosophies or ideas, they follow what they think is reasonable.
Namaskar swami ji🙏🏾. I am learning so much from your videos. Although born and brought up in India, there is so much we take for granted without knowing the reasons and devoid of understanding! You are a ray of light for educating us..thanku for that! I hope to visit the Arsha Bodha Center some day.
Just one error. There are 33 types of god's not 33 crores(330 millions). Also they are devtas, not gods. Each universe has 3 gods - Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh and of all universes there is a supreme being - Mahavishnu 🙏🏻
I think the problem with hinduism is that the students gets stuck at the elementary level and never tries to get beyond that and then discontinues or have no interest in continuing further as there is no guidance. Moreover religion is more of a business now, the elementary schools wants to have everyone locked up.....it only depends on the individuals level of interest and self study to go beyond and explore.....
So true. I think institutionalisation of spirituality was never intended but people figured out that spiritual economy is a big thing and it can also be a political weapon. So we endes up here.
That is not Hinduism's problem. What path a Hindu chooses depends largely on the vasana samskaras s/he has inherited from past lives. As long as people understand that different paths and divinities work for different people, and thus there is no need for me to tread on another's toes, that is enough for society to function harmoniously. This is why you will never see a Shiva devotee attacking someone because he worships Vishnu, or vice-versa. Choosing Dvaita, Advaita or Vishishtadvaita depends, as I already mentioned, on the person's vasana samskaras, which will determine the guru, sampradaya etc. the seeker will get access to. That is an individual journey that spans lifetimes. So it's not necessary for everybody to put a lot of effort into thinking about these lofty principles. It is best that it happens naturally.
I always see gods as drops of ocean and Brahman as the whole ocean, not that hard to understand. :) The Upanisahds explain that very good, also Bhagavad Gita when Krishna says that he is in every god, in every cell, in every particle.
Thank you for explaining this Swami-Ji; it makes perfect sense, as I always say to myself....'all branches of the same tree' and 'all seas lead to the same ocean'. I love listening to you and your teachings; you explain subjects with such simplicity and clarity.
@@PortalEMCioranBrasil Swami Vivekananda was disciple of Ramkrishna paramhans,here in this video his enlightenment and experience of non duality explained beautifully ua-cam.com/video/F_sQBT-cpyA/v-deo.html
🙏🏾The title lured me to watch this video, and I must say I am delighted I got drawn. Your clarity in articulation of a difficult subject is astounding. I am sad that such great philosophies are dismissed due to lack of understanding ... "Adhikari Bheda" should be introduced to children very early in life so overcome confusion.
As a non practicing HINDU, here I wants to make a small intervention. One God, several gods and ultimately no god is also part of sanatana Dharma or today's HINDUISM.
@@Prashant-cw3ir Because this comment is bullshit. He does not know the basics of Hinduism. All hindu devatas are manifestation of BrahmAn the eternal infinite consciousness. Hinduism doesn't accept atheists who rejected God.
@@hsram1985 Brahman the eternal infinite consciousness is not God tho.. It’s the Absolute Truth .. It’s Indivisible.. It can’t be separated as God or devotees so if you only see that One Indivisible non local impersonal Brahman than it simply is existence, awareness and bliss.. Therefore to a Gyani who sees only the truth as Brahman.. it’s the absolute nothingness that is everything which is beyond words and mind and intellect.. To such gyaanis, even God is also a mithya as it is also a manifestation of that Brahman just like devotees are.. The difference is God is fully realized while devotees aren’t.. This division or separation between God and Devotee is also an illusion for a Gyaani.. So one shouldn’t simply condemn or dismiss someone because 8 billion minds can hav 8 billion different speculations.. This isn’t a matter of intellectual discussion anyways.. So isn’t it better to simply meditate and seek direct experience? Even two ascended masters don’t have same experience so how can you dictate what is true and final? Jiddu Krishnamurty’s experience is different from Ramana Maharshi’s experience while RamKrishna Paramhamsa’s experience is different from Lahiri Mahasaya and so on.. Buddha’s experience is also different.. When the same truth can give all kinds of experience.. just think how many kinds of speculations can be made out of our finite mind? It’s like a cup trying to contain the ocean.. Don’t identify yourself so strongly to hinduism and in its defense that U forget that U r human and divine both at the same time and so is the person commenting on here.. The more identifications U r attached to, the harder the path towards enlightenment!
@@Prashant-cw3ir The word God is not suitable in Indian context for sure. You almost got it right. BrahmAn the absolute reality is not nothingness. It's fullness. It's purnam. Nothingness doesn't exists in sanathan dharma. It's a mindless concept of Buddhists. Universe was created so that every soul can have different experiences. All hindu gods are manifestation of BrahmAn. For a true realized person hindu God's are not myths. They are absolute reality of BrahmAn. They don't reject them as mytya. They realize them. Advaita is not the only template of Hinduism. Abrahamic religions are man made. They don't pass the test of time.
To my little understanding, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva signifies the atomic theory. Brahma - the creator denotes the proton, Vishnu - the preserver denotes neutron and Shiva - the destroyer denotes electron. The same can be applied to the Goddess in Santana Dharma and its similar to Trinity Gods (Father, Son and the Holy Spirit) conveyed in Christianity. Science without religion is lame, Religion without Science is blind as said by Albert Einstein
Gotta thank u big time for this one brother. I'm currently living at a kashmir shavism monastery and was having a difficult time understanding some of their more...out there beliefs.
Very clear explanation by Swami.. Dhanyavadha: ,🙏 There's only one absolute reality which underlies everything and that is Om Sri Virat Vishwakarma Parabrahman: nothing more, nothing less. Our scriptures make this truth clear.
Shiva (athman/brahman) and Shakthi (intelligent energy) always exist together for the perpetual duality cycles to happen. In other words, Shiva and Shakthi cannot exist without each other. Some Advaithians also wrongly interpret Maya as an illusion through which Brahman falsely appears as the universe. Maya is the creative shakhti of shiva and it is absolutely real. So, our material realm is also very real. Mithya also does not mean false. It means relative or temporary world. It just like temporary tasks in your office. They are not false. So, you have to complete them.
🙏Swamiji!! I like all your teachings. You explain in such simple but logical way. Thanks. Have you learnt Sanskrit and are reading the original Sanskrit texts?
The scriptures of the puranas also accept the supreme reality of brahman, because many times in shiva purana they describe shiva as a direct incarnation of brahman which he created everything.
Sorry. Brahma/Vishnu/Shiva are just cosmic allegories for the conscious, immortal, immutable, self-aware, self-luminous,. immanent (athma), transcendent and omnipresent divine. Their wives Saraswathi/Lakshmi/Shakthi are also cosmic allegories for the intelligent energy. Husband and wife always exist together for the perpetual duality cycles to happen. eg birth/death (including reincarnation cycle), wave/particle, energy/matter, manifestation/concealment, summer/winter, freezing/melting, day/night, man/woman, wake/ sleep etc. This is Sankhya Vedic metaphysics (around whcih the whole hindu tradition was built) which combines Advaitha (non dual shiva) and Dvaitha (dual shakthi in combination with shiva). Sankhya can be validated by logic, double slit quantum experiment and embodied experience (focus + meditation). There is no avatars or incarnations for shiva + shakthi = Rajas or tamas guna (creation or destruction) or Brahma + Saraswathi= Rajas or tamas guna (creation or destruction). Only for Vishnu + Lakshmi there are 10 avatars (including kalki) because Vishnu + Lakshmi = Sathivk guna or Sustain/balance dharma.
@@Dharmicaction I'm saying the Brahman with full intelligence of its self desired to create, so shiva in the firey Collum form made Vishnu, and Vishnu in return made Brahma. Brahman takes the direct form of himself as shiva, there is no difference between them since Brahman is shiva. That's what I mean by incarnation.
Namaste, Some observations and questions, seeking your kind explanations please. From what I understand, all GOD, MANTRAs, yoginis, reside INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY (therefore defines a certain property or feature you have). Tantric yantra, mantra and mandala are all trying to create a thought pattern so that you understand your own self better See detailed explanations of Sri yantra and the chakras for example, See how temples in south India are formed, signifying chakras and human body, adding some more pointers here… -Indra = senses and base desires -kali = the base energy/vibration -laxmi = resources -saraswati = skills creativity and knowledge -shiva = nothing - empty space or nothing ness - what hold everything in place corresponding to basic energy (kali) -vishnu = elements, atoms, non self reproducing materials corresponding to resources (laxmi) -brahma = fragile but self reproducing level of creature… -ganesha = intelligence/wisdom -hanuman = passion and dedication etc…. Adhikari bheda may be part of the education practices of certain riches, but that’s not the science of why so many gods Are Vedantic Spiritual Teachings like School Curriculum? Where are the schools, graduation process, curriculum? Then how many PhDs(enlighten beings) are produced by it, in which year of studies? If its not time bound qualification, then what are the steps/tests to qualify with? It seems entire populations are stuck in kindergarten level, and Prodigies are just not there… why a dearth of enlighten beings, and just students and followers exist? …Is it possible to define a definite learning system? Leave it as open source for masses, rather than unconnected bits and pieces? …Can a human being born on a remote island away from all human created knowledge and skills, achieve enlightenment?
A short answer is that there is no single curriculum. Everyone's paths are different and unique and as such our path is unique. However we are intellectual, and observe and analyse any path then use that path and adapt it to your own personal needs.
@@silverly0 in vedanta its mentioned, that final step is through jnana yoga only. therefore they also put intelligence as mandatory. yes, paths are different ofcourse, and curriculums can only go so far. but I see so many people stuck with texts and terms, devoid of natural enquiry and understanding. (i have deep theory about why people do this, but thats for other time)
@ its all self study and examinations that I do... otherwise its hard to make sense of so much texts. maybe I will try to write a book, have a lot of insights like this, studying all religions, sects, masters, books, and scientific approach(which i find limited)... the key is to self observe and self create your own set of understandings, and have logical discussions with all that you can, for sake of pure logical observations
@mukund p in silence, there is just silence. this comment was not silence, and it had no answer. like wise, humans speak, and accepting our current non-silent form, I seek voiced answers.
I was about to write about diffrent energy ,but just saw you're comment. All Gods (not demigods)are a Purusha, supreme conciousness in self and part of that supreme conciousness . So Shiva and Brahma both can be supreme conciousness and also different.
Very nice video Swami! Yes, The ocean is water,Then what Water is? That's why *pancha IS "BHOOTHA MEANS GHOST OR INVISIBLE ENTITY, Simply *Mythya,you cannot never know it's true nature! Doesn't matter how deep you sub divided! The Earth,fire,water,air,sky all are nothing but *BHOOTHA!(this is very essential when you teach *Nama Rupa.The pot is clay,the clay is Earth, Even the Earth isn't real, That's why earth is nothing but *Pruthvi BHOOTHA) The Earth don't have its own existence, IT'S *MYTHYA TOO,Ultimately its Nothing but Brahma THE TRUTH *SATHYA! YES exactly as you mentioned *Parama Brahma!
No Self Brahman is ultimate reality. Brahma is god of creation. The n in Brahman is a clear distinction with Brahma. It’s speaking about two different things so it’s important to not mix them up
Celtic Polytheism is also Vedic in origin. Tuatha De Danann "Children of Danu" are the Danavas of the Rigveda. Polytheism "worship of many Gods" is based off of a particular type of Dharma. Dharma as described as having to do with some sort of spiritual emptiness. The divine archetypes are observed in nature, creating a web and structure of the religion. If you remove all of the Indo European names of the Thunder/Oak God the archetype is the same as Indra/Rudra/Shiva and all Indo European pagan traditions follow the same "Dharma" archetypes as seen in the Vedas. To describe to you true polytheism I will elaborate. Names of Gods are titles that state their domain within creation. Like Rudra "The Roarer" which is a shared God to the Celts as Reua "the roarer", Robor "hard timber", Taranus "Thunderer" and Mug Ruith "Slave to the Wheel". He is like the wind and blows in all directions, a trickster, a warrior, master of all skills and can be nothing else or anything less. Dharma of the Gods is like gravity and cannot be ignored by them, it creates their realities. Dharma is also the separations between the Gods and Goddesses as well as on going arguments played out in nature and any unions or marriages between them also observed in nature. If this teaching of the Dharma of the Gods is ignored, you end up with all divinities merging into one undefinable and unrealatable to humanity "divinity", who is not one as a singular but is simply "the all". With Dharma Sri Rudram is polytheistic and without this teaching Sri Rudram is monotheism.
Exactly I was astonished to find a version of 'Danu' in the Celtic legends. Then Slavic God of lightning Peerun's name kind of sounds like Purandara ie Indra.
@Un Gnowm The goals are simply different between most other Vedic religions and Celtic Polytheism. The goal is to have a personal relationship with divinities, in order to do that the Gods must be relatable. By going to "the All" or "one" you add so much together the gods become unrealatable. Generally, most Celtic polytheists in the realm of "Druidry" are doing it for the purpose of "witchcraft" or "magick". The separate divine archetypes are like radio stations on the cosmic dial. Going to the "all" is like trying to listen to an infinite number of radio stations at once. Celtic Polytheism also separates Indra/Rudra/Shiva into 12 different Gods.
@Un Gnowm when I say it is a different goal, I wasn't kidding. The part being sought is sorcery, Witchcraft and Magick not enlightenment. There is a Celtic system reconstructed called Eagna An Darach "Wisdom of the Oaks" Esoteric Ogham. The premise of the reconstruction is that Ogham dates to 9300 BCE (Star Carr Pendant) and the system was handed over to the Phoenicians in trade for the knowledge of making bronze. That system then became the Kabbalah. Thats the short, short version without the book's worth of archeology to back it up. The system also follows a 13 month calendar centered on winter Solstice as "death and rebirth" day of the Gods. Ogham is pronounced (Om) and there are many other connections but the Druids had a slightly different system. The system its self is more about attaining control and command over elements and elemental forces.
Thanks a lot 💓 Like this analogy with the grades of mathematics & different believe-systems or "conceptual nets of reality". One tends & clings to the kind & rank of the conceptual net, that he is ready/mature for. It's so clear & obvious, so reasonable & so beautifully simple at the same time. 🙏☀️🌹☸️☯️🔥🌈🐍🌙
I feel, all the human aspects and those that benefit world are given a form of God. For example knowledge (Saraswathi) wealth (Laxmi), courage (Kali), physical strength (Hanuman). The form helps to focus. How can a common person perceive God other than by using his best physical tool - the vision. So a standard form was given, knowing fully well that the form is adequate for the most. Hindus see God in plant, animal, Mountain, River, Sun etc - he feels the God is everywhere. It is a natural way of life that suits the world.
Mankind needs to know it is ignorance that such questions are asked. Hinduism is amazingly complete. A need to comprehend how in such controversy in reality God is one and a living Master guides one towards the Divine in all who can be seen by all. But first we need to know who we are. Our body is merely a vessel. The Beloved Divine within can be identified and the clarity is God is one. Mankind must respect all for in each God resides in his Magnificence. Past masters came and went but the Living Master is the one who is the Answerer as Walt Wildman said. Know not believe in mere ignorance. A Student of Life.
this kinda fits my viwe of all gods are real but its the peoples believes in them that allows them to influence that persons life its kind of like praying to the universal energy
I've said this elsewhere but I'll say it again. Modern neurochemistry explains the functioning of human mind and perceptions in much the same way as Advaita Vedanta describes the mind and reality. In other words, scientifically speaking, everything exists in our thoughts formed by our perception of the outside world via the senses of touch, sight, taste, smell and sounds. I used to be proudly atheistic. Self-development and science videos led me to Advaita Vedanta and mantra videos (mantras have been scientifically proven to bring about changes at the neurochemical level). Interestingly, Neil DeGrasse Tyson states "I am in the universe and the universe is in me." This very closely resonates with Hindu philosophy although he was speaking exclusively on a scientific plane. Currently, I am agnostic having moved on from atheism after looking at all the scientific data and evidence. What lies ahead for me? I am eager to find out. 👍🙏🕉
Simple. Watch double slit quantum experiment. It validates hindu/vedic metaphysics Sankhya which combines Advaitha (non dual and conscious shiva) and Dvaitha (dual shakhti in combination with shiva). Point is Advaitha and Dvaitha are INCOMPLETE without each other. Your confusion about Dvaitha and incomplete understanding of Advaitha are due to 2 main reasons. 1. During colonial times, lot of fake metaphysics were created like charvaka. Original ADVAITHA and DVAITHA were also distorted using non existent figures like Ramanuja and Madhavacharya (who were created out of thin air by colonialists) to create blind bakthi movements to mimic blind faith Abrahamic religions. There is no word called "Bakthi" in the original Baghavad Gita (it has just Shraddha which is trust but verify). Motive of these fake metaphysics is to either negate the existence of athma (like how sankhya was distorted) or to create duality between athman and brahman. 2. Some Advaithians also wrongly interpret Maya as an illusion through which Brahman falsely appears as the universe. Maya is the creative shakhti of shiva and it is absolutely real. So, our material realm is also very real. Mithya also does not mean false. It means relative or temporary world. It just like temporary tasks in your office. They are not false. So, you have to complete them. 3. In the profound Vedic psychology, there is no such thing as "mind". The 4 categories of subtle body are manas (not mind) where likes and dislikes are stored based on 5 senses, Buddhi (not intelligence) - It is just a cutting instrument which analyses stored information in manas from 5 senses and also compares them with past impressions from present and past lives in Chitta), ahamkara ( not ego) - It gives self awareness, a sense of "I ness" which can also lead to false identification with thoughts and body as "I" instead of athma and the last one Chitta (not subconscious mind )- is the place where past and present life impressions are present like dirt on the surface of a pond. There are subtle bodies of 5 senses + organs of locomotion. There is also prana which transmigrates with the subtle body or sukshma sharira. Prana is an invisible life force responsible for voluntary and involuntary actions of parts and organs of the gross physical body. It is the bridge between the athma, subtle and gross physical body. 4. In the form of a simple analogy, Athma or the conscious and omnipresent soul or divine is the rider of the Chariot (human body), buddhi (analytical instrument which you call intellect) is the charioteer, manas (has likes and dislikes accumulated through 5 senses) is the reins and 5 senses are the horses drawing the chariot. 5. Finally, Athman = Brahman. TAT TVAM ASI - You (conscious and immanent athma) are (already) that (conscious, transcendent and omnipresent brahman) regardless of whether you "self realize" it or not. Why? a. Athma is not the doer even thought it is the observer and experiencer. b. Without the immanent and conscious athma, nothing can exist or nothing can be perceived in its current form or no duality cycles can happen. eg birth/death (including reincarnation cycle), wave/particle, energy/matter, manifestation/concealment, summer/winter, freezing/melting, day/night, man/woman, wake/ sleep etc. This is Sankhya Vedic metaphysics (around whcih the whole hindu tradition was built) . Sankhya can be validated by logic, double slit quantum experiment and embodied experience (focus + meditation) Quotes by famous Quantum Physicists Werner Heisenberg (One of the pioneers in Quantum mechanics field) - "Quantum ideas which seemed so crazy made sense only after reading hindu/vedic metaphysics" ERWIN SCHRODINGER (FATHER OF QUANTUM PHYSICS) - Schrodinger's biographer Moore, wrote -- “His system - or that of the Upanishads - is delightful and consistent: the self and the world are one and they are all. He rejected traditional western religious beliefs (Jewish, Christian, and Islamic) not on the basis of any reasoned argument, nor even with an expression of emotional antipathy, for he loved to use religious expressions and metaphors, but simply by saying that they are naïve--and will NOT understand Quantum theory and consciousness.
We think and believe that we are body and mind . In fact we are human species responding to stimulus of nature . We have created unnecessary burden to "know yourself as Atman or soul" and created different philosophies of the world contradicting each other and dominating other with ego. Ultimately reality is still illusive but some wear the mask of knowing . It is fact that from Christ , Buddha, prophet , Adishankaracharya are all reformers - realisation of great individual are different from that propagated by his followers nowadays in the name of experience. In one Upanishad sloka explains it that the realisation cannot be achieved by riches , scriptural study or listening or by charity but by knowledge
😇 Thank you Swami-ji. The variety of names Purushotama. Bramah. Braman. Atman. Atma. Iswarah. Prakriti. Para Prakriti. Maya. Mithya. Satya. Prana. Para Prana. add to my confusion. If there is only ONE all pervading awareness as Advaita seeks to explain, why is there a seemingly STEP DOWN of this ONE Awareness/Consciosness? So I'm back at Dvaita, which seems more plausible. Does Prakriti & the 3 gunas make up the material mind/ body complex & is this Jiva reborn according to individual Karma? I am the Witness of this Jiva. At what point am I totally separated from this Jiva, so that I experience Moksha while still alive in this Jiva that is still experiencing Maya? Although I have now become the unattached witness. My Buddhi in this Jiva informs me that I am the awareness that is the witness so the LINK between awareness & the subtle body seems to continue as long as this Jiva is still alive in Maya. Sometimes I feel I should stop listening to different interpretations & just silently & simply ask, "What/Who am I?' This is what RAMANA suggested, we do in our search for TRUTH.
"Why there are so many Gods?" Well they are sentimental add-on Gods. When I see a stone I start worshipping it and people follow suit, name that stone, build a make shift temple, that adds to the list !! As long as a stone is building up spirituality, it's OK. Epics, puranaas, vedas, even folklore all these contributed to increased number of Gods and Godesses, it is OK !!
Sri Adi Shankra , saint philosopher,had written a book on Advata.. in 6 cent. " Viveka Choodamani"... He explains on Conciousness Book is awailable online. ( by Sri Ranganathaji, Rama krishna mission, is the better of the many authors )..
Swami T also has a podcast with his discourses on the Viveka-Chudamani. Check out the Arsha Bodha Center website if interested. I listen to one podcast segment each day on my daily walk. Immensely helpful for my understanding of Advaita.
So is Devotion to Krishna compatible with non-duality? I’m in love with Krishna. Is Krishna Duality? Or is Krishna the underlying oneness? Surely Krishna’s beauty represents the beautiful stillness/emptiness of the Brahman?
@@SuperStargazer666 Tat Tvam Asi - You (conscious and immanent athma) are (already) that (conscious, transcendent and omnipresent brahman). Who are u "worshipping"? yourself? But why do we have stone deities in hindu temples? A question frequently asked by resentful Abrahamic religions and clueless non dualists? Stone deities serve for 2 purposes in hindu temples? 1. They are symbolic representation of the well validated Vedic metaphysics Sankhya which combines Advaitha (non dual purusha) and Dvaitha (dual prakriti in combination with purusha). 2. Stone deities are given bath, food, dressed up to make them attractive objects for focus and meditation in the presence of vibrations created by Sanskrit mantras, augmented by temple architecture to attain momentary samadhi state (samadhi can also be temporary and permanent in Yoga/Tantra meditation tradition). In the samadhi state, the subject/object split disappears momentarily, temporarily and permanently. Past karma is removed in samadhi state. Removal of past karma or cause and effect puts an end to birth/death duality cycle or reincarnation cycle and can lead to moksha (microcosm to macrocosm)
But advaita is extraordinarily simple. Not advanced and requiring all sorts of preparation: NOT TWO. Brahman is the inherent nature behind all appearances.
Any contemporary book is a commentary on old text,(Vyasochhistam jagat sarvam) meaning all the world is eating leftover of Vyas as he wrote all the text.
Yes the concept of 3 gods are from purana and not basis for hinduism,truth is there is only one Omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent all pervasive Brahman and in Vedas and Upanishads name used such as Rudra,siva,maha narayana,atma,Brahman etc that's why we have sivisam and vishnavisan and sakthism in hinduism
@Luveesh Purswani sorry bro please read Upanishads and vedhas not iskon teachings .If you read Vedanta you know true source of hinduism and it's philosophy This iskon or some Vaishnava traditions will teach 3 gods and other nonsense
@@tylerfanell8212 all off you why don't you just read Upanishads . Instead keep on refering puranas and try to interpret Hinduism . Please read Upanishads you can get better understanding of hinduism
@@prakashlb2984 why not ignore upanishads and everything else and just see logically, universally and experientially?... what I can observe is : shiva = nothing, kali energizes it (energy at that level)... it gives rise to vishnu = materials, laxmi is term for energy at this level... it gives rise to Brahma, the self reproducing biological entities, saraswati is energy at this level (energy= all that you can do with what is given)... then eventually brahma gets enlighten and becomes shiva?? or dies to become vishnu?... cycles of evolution... but the fundamental question is not WHAT they are, its WHY they are....
Advaita vedanta says , all this is brhaman , there is nothing apart from brhaman just like the metaphor indicate in ocean there is only water nothing else. In this world also all this is brhaman only "so called manifesting" itself only in various name and form, which are temporary. My question is this, if all this is brhaman only in name and form then , the concept of rebirth and karma is also useless from the standpoint of absolute non dual brahman. Aren't they ? Because in rebirth it is said that our subtle body migrate from one physical body to another physical body.If all this is brhaman then subtle body is also brhaman, then how can brhaman migrate one body another body. Please clear my doubts swami ji.
spoken like Astavakra and Gaudapada! two ways to look at the same thing... all is clay but some clay out of massive infinite supply of clay can be used to create toys, and toys be squashed and new toys formed out of same clay... clay resist this pain of transformations and wants to be the untouched pure clay (just a thought experiment)
My sense is that if one realizes that one is Brahman then the question of rebirth does not arise. Remember, as Swamiji and others like him have taught, Brahman was never born. So there is no question of rebirth for Brahman! However, ordinary un-enlightened beings like me do not identify ourselves with Brahman but remain in apparent bondage to our body-mind complex and the suffering associated with it. Some day, by the Lord's grace, we will be free of this ignorance-induced bondage. But until that day, the doctrine of karma seems like a useful construct for a worldly existence that is conducive to the pursuit of a spiritual quest which will ultimately free us from this apparent bondage.
@@rsr9200 1) rebirth is a huge topic with too many questions... according to text rebirth will happen again in next brahma cycle, of all enlightened ones too... anyway its a very shallow conclusion that question of rebirth doesn't arise. why buddhists(tibet) chase masters who take rebirths. Why avatar of rama-krishna (avatar is just another topic I know)... and what role does WILL of the enlighten person play, if the rebirth is sought or not... is it the same entity who takes rebirth, or one mixed with different things. WHAT TAKES REBIRTH? if you eat a banana, does banana soul merges into you? what is relation of matter and soul (whatever takes rebirth)... if only the sookshma sharira takes rebirth, then only a part of us takes rebirth, rest is merged with other matter?... there are just too many questions, and writing conclusions that question of rebirth doesn't arise is a bit early :) 2) i recommend you see buddhist meditations on death/decay etc... 3) karma is not a construct! karma is just cause and effect principle, but its not the REASON why people seek spiritual question... the real reason is that 'ignorance is a pain' and ONLY way to get rid of it is to 'KNOW' the truth... so eventually, everything is on a spiritual quest, in some little way. all laws of chemistry and physics can be explained using this prime inclunation of all that exists in non brahman form
@@smausil Per Gaudapada's Mandukya Karika, Brahman is beyond time, space, and causality. Ergo, for one who is Brahman cause-effect doctrines like karma and rebirth don't apply. This is a really difficult concept to grasp but I found that listening with an open mind to well-articulated Vedantic discourses like those of Swamiji has helped me greatly in clarifying and reinforcing these Advaitic teachings.
Dear Swami Tadatmananda, Thank you. I have a question. How can we know what level of good works is enough. Where is the line so that we can know if we are doing our spiritual duty or falling short?
Nonduality doesn't mean that spiritual variegatedness can't exist on the absolute platform it just means that the variegatedness is of the same nature and not of a dual nature.
very nice. But please correct the dating of Shankaracharya. Acharya lived before 2500 years. Prrof exists in king sudhanwas copper plates, periava(Kanchi paramacharya) dating the change in poorna nadi's course and the entire lineage of acharyas in kanchi. etc. Kanchi mutt has published a book also on the subject
Namaste Swami ji, really thankful to you for answering my question! As always, you’ve clearly articulated and described in a subtle manner, a very complex and profound message. Humble Pranaams 🙇🏻♂️
Thank you for asking that question in the first place.
"There are no waves or ocean, there’s only water". Pranaams Swamiji.
But waves & oceans & streams really ARE (they exist) on a certain plan of conceptualisation of reality; so, they are the Gods of multy-teistic beliefe-systems, & the supreme Force behind them, bringing them to life & granting power and universal laws - is the very what is called God (Water in the terms of how you put it). 🙏☀️🔥🌈🌹🌙
@@protey117 My commentary was a quote of the video, that impressed me a lot. A way of understand the view of Vedanta Advaita. I am sorry, but I am so new in this matter that I can't give you a more appropiate answer. But I go on in the road. Namaste.
@@protey117 not multithiestic at all. All water and you is quark and electron. At the beginning of Big Bang no atoms existed no the four forces. This means everything is made up of material energy. It is a difficult thing to convey in words.
Other way round is equality true. Also you can say that both doesn't exist.
@@Roseloverism before you say it doesn’t exist. Meditate to discover your self.
As a film guy I really appreciate the visual arrangement of this video. Softness, colors, lighting, halation, aspect of line and framing...very beautiful accent to his calmness and the clarity of this beautiful spiritual message.
and the exceptional content....
Can anybody tell me how many brahma realms are there ?How many devine realms are there? What are the wholesome deeds one should pratice to go there? After fadeing away the power of that wholesome deeds what will happen to them? How many hell realms how many demon realms how many ghost plains arethere? How many frozen hell realms between galaxies ?what are the relavent life spans of these beings ? The exact distances from earth ? How many worlds with humans in this galaxy ? What were revealed about BLACK HOLES ? All these questions were solved by only one sacred person .He was the one and only Samyak sambuddha
Can anyone show written proofs in any other religious document about BLACK HOLES (sanutta nikaya2 /papata vagga /andakara sutta ) Lord sakyamuni budha traveled many times to these devine realms and brahma realms and revealed them their wholesome deeds which sent them there and further revealed after fadeing away the power of wholesome deed they will have to come down even to bad realms .
@@parakramaamarasinghe3062 all fiction.
@@vccv9785Almost like your Allah
Like a rainbow it has 7 colors, but all of them originated from a same light. Namaste!
Advaitans only see 1 color
It is time Indians started learning & mastering sanskrit language. This is for a very simple reason that we will get all our queries answered directly in various hindu scriptures like we are now enjoying the vivid English translation version by swamiji.
Do you know that l found that B.G. hard to understand and could understand a word.l was baffled but understand you must start a subject matter from baby class which Hinduism has available but we want to calculus when the basics are not done.Thank you.
7:28 😊😊
True true
One supreme
Many forms
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I want to learn deeply Hinduism because it brings me balance, health, wise and peace. I don't know quite yet but I'm always seeking for wise teachings.
ONLY HINDUISM ?
If you really are from Greece then you have your own ancient religion to follow.
@@daveray5655 what a foolish thing to say
@@christianhadden6720 nothing foolish about honoring and respecting ones heritage. The Greeks are credited with so many things from philosophy to democracy and everything in between. If this person wants wise teachings he doesn't have to look to Asia for it, especially since he is Greek. There is currently a movement to revive the ethnic Greek religion and they have received official recognition from the Greek government. Hinduism is great and I support it but I see no value in it for non Indian people like me as we can never truly be Indian.
That’s being shallow minded. So you find no use in “Indian” philosophies simply because they are Indian, but the world must follow and worship western ideologies? In that sense, looks like the eastern people are better. They don’t attach a “race” to philosophies or ideas, they follow what they think is reasonable.
Your clarity of thoughts is really astonishing. It's helping me to understand Hindu religion better. Thanks and pranam.
WATCH THEM ALL. YEEEAAAH
what was that sanskrit term he said at about 15:00 ? Aditara.....
@@orangebetsy Adhikari Bheda.
That is the beauty of the Vedas. They are lucid, simple and eternal
So clearly explained.we owe to you Swamiji
Namaskar swami ji🙏🏾. I am learning so much from your videos. Although born and brought up in India, there is so much we take for granted without knowing the reasons and devoid of understanding! You are a ray of light for educating us..thanku for that! I hope to visit the Arsha Bodha Center some day.
Swamiji Pranam. Your explanations of Hinduism is the best I have heard. So easy to understand.
Stupendous clarity. Even those born in this religion lack this depth.
Thank you for working forthe elixir of universality of the Indian Wisdom.
Hindus are Enemy of Hinduism
Just one error. There are 33 types of god's not 33 crores(330 millions). Also they are devtas, not gods. Each universe has 3 gods - Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh and of all universes there is a supreme being - Mahavishnu 🙏🏻
@@DM-zb8hw in puranas there is mention of 33 crore devi-devta
@@satyam1543 it's a mistranslation koti has two meanings one is type and second is Millions
You are one of the most articulate teachers I've ever come across. Very grateful for the simplicity through which you transmit these teachings!
Om namah sivaya,
Please sub in spanish.
Hari om Tat Sat
Tejas
!Ay, namah Shivaya, qué te queries, para la realization seguro, benditto seas! 🙏🔥🙏
Thank you Swamiji, very enlightening video and explanation, pranam 🙏♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thank you SwamiJi for this insight. These videos are very clear and positive. Exactly what I’ve needed.
Thank you tremendously Swami namaste 🛸
Wow! Just wow!
I think the problem with hinduism is that the students gets stuck at the elementary level and never tries to get beyond that and then discontinues or have no interest in continuing further as there is no guidance. Moreover religion is more of a business now, the elementary schools wants to have everyone locked up.....it only depends on the individuals level of interest and self study to go beyond and explore.....
So true. I think institutionalisation of spirituality was never intended but people figured out that spiritual economy is a big thing and it can also be a political weapon. So we endes up here.
@@vanianup somehow we are still the least politicized and monetized community compared to what is going around in the world today
That is not Hinduism's problem. What path a Hindu chooses depends largely on the vasana samskaras s/he has inherited from past lives. As long as people understand that different paths and divinities work for different people, and thus there is no need for me to tread on another's toes, that is enough for society to function harmoniously. This is why you will never see a Shiva devotee attacking someone because he worships Vishnu, or vice-versa.
Choosing Dvaita, Advaita or Vishishtadvaita depends, as I already mentioned, on the person's vasana samskaras, which will determine the guru, sampradaya etc. the seeker will get access to. That is an individual journey that spans lifetimes. So it's not necessary for everybody to put a lot of effort into thinking about these lofty principles. It is best that it happens naturally.
Excellent swamij
I always see gods as drops of ocean and Brahman as the whole ocean, not that hard to understand. :) The Upanisahds explain that very good, also Bhagavad Gita when Krishna says that he is in every god, in every cell, in every particle.
Yes.
Pranaam Swamiji. Thankyou for a brilliant illuminating talk,as always.
Thank you for explaining this Swami-Ji; it makes perfect sense, as I always say to myself....'all branches of the same tree' and 'all seas lead to the same ocean'. I love listening to you and your teachings; you explain subjects with such simplicity and clarity.
Pranaam, Swami ji... 🙏 This video was exactly what I needed... I've subscribed to the channel... Can't wait to check out all your words of wisdom 🙏
This is exactly what i was looking for, very clearly explained, thank you swami ji 🙏
Open your mind and the universe fills it with joy
@@bindurao3463 Tell that to the 5000 children dying of starvation every day.
@@Elaphe472 once you get grant of Dharma, you don't need anything else :)
at 06:07 I understand the true meaning of Non Duality :)
Well Done & Stay Blessed
One of the best explanations available easily to seekers online!
Watching from east bali.
Indonesia.
🙏🏻 Om shanti
I've always had this question when it comes to Advaita.
Yes bro
Read Ramkrishna paramhans both duality and non duality is same
@@parth6115 Thanks for the tip.
@@PortalEMCioranBrasil Swami Vivekananda was disciple of Ramkrishna paramhans,here in this video his enlightenment and experience of non duality explained beautifully
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Difference between vijnani and jnani....see the video
🙏🏾The title lured me to watch this video, and I must say I am delighted I got drawn. Your clarity in articulation of a difficult subject is astounding. I am sad that such great philosophies are dismissed due to lack of understanding ... "Adhikari Bheda" should be introduced to children very early in life so overcome confusion.
How well explained. Thank you swamiji
There is so much here that other faith traditions and beliefs could learn from.
As a non practicing HINDU, here I wants to make a small intervention. One God, several gods and ultimately no god is also part of sanatana Dharma or today's HINDUISM.
Nonsense.
@@hsram1985 How is it nonsense?
@@Prashant-cw3ir Because this comment is bullshit. He does not know the basics of Hinduism. All hindu devatas are manifestation of BrahmAn the eternal infinite consciousness. Hinduism doesn't accept atheists who rejected God.
@@hsram1985 Brahman the eternal infinite consciousness is not God tho.. It’s the Absolute Truth .. It’s Indivisible.. It can’t be separated as God or devotees so if you only see that One Indivisible non local impersonal Brahman than it simply is existence, awareness and bliss.. Therefore to a Gyani who sees only the truth as Brahman.. it’s the absolute nothingness that is everything which is beyond words and mind and intellect.. To such gyaanis, even God is also a mithya as it is also a manifestation of that Brahman just like devotees are.. The difference is God is fully realized while devotees aren’t.. This division or separation between God and Devotee is also an illusion for a Gyaani.. So one shouldn’t simply condemn or dismiss someone because 8 billion minds can hav 8 billion different speculations.. This isn’t a matter of intellectual discussion anyways.. So isn’t it better to simply meditate and seek direct experience? Even two ascended masters don’t have same experience so how can you dictate what is true and final? Jiddu Krishnamurty’s experience is different from Ramana Maharshi’s experience while RamKrishna Paramhamsa’s experience is different from Lahiri Mahasaya and so on.. Buddha’s experience is also different.. When the same truth can give all kinds of experience.. just think how many kinds of speculations can be made out of our finite mind? It’s like a cup trying to contain the ocean.. Don’t identify yourself so strongly to hinduism and in its defense that U forget that U r human and divine both at the same time and so is the person commenting on here.. The more identifications U r attached to, the harder the path towards enlightenment!
@@Prashant-cw3ir The word God is not suitable in Indian context for sure. You almost got it right. BrahmAn the absolute reality is not nothingness. It's fullness. It's purnam. Nothingness doesn't exists in sanathan dharma. It's a mindless concept of Buddhists. Universe was created so that every soul can have different experiences. All hindu gods are manifestation of BrahmAn. For a true realized person hindu God's are not myths. They are absolute reality of BrahmAn. They don't reject them as mytya. They realize them. Advaita is not the only template of Hinduism. Abrahamic religions are man made. They don't pass the test of time.
To my little understanding, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva signifies the atomic theory. Brahma - the creator denotes the proton, Vishnu - the preserver denotes neutron and Shiva - the destroyer denotes electron. The same can be applied to the Goddess in Santana Dharma and its similar to Trinity Gods (Father, Son and the Holy Spirit) conveyed in Christianity. Science without religion is lame, Religion without Science is blind as said by Albert Einstein
The liberty to choose your own manifestation of creation and make it the focal point of your prayers is probably the ultimate freedom of religion.
Thanks for Eye opener answer swamy 🙏
Gotta thank u big time for this one brother. I'm currently living at a kashmir shavism monastery and was having a difficult time understanding some of their more...out there beliefs.
Hi William where is the Kashmir shaivism monastery?
Pranam swamiji for your clarification with simple example and without diluting the subject. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Swamiji, one more veil of ignorance has been removed. It will surely lead us to the path of enlightenment. Many thanks please continue to guide us!
I have so much respect for those who have studied the Upanishads and other scriptures. They really have figured it out.
🙏 Hare Krishna, Prabhu ji
Beautiful explained.
Thank you Swami. Delighted to understand explanations to questions that are in minds of many of us.
God is one who solves our problem.our problems are different so it's solver will also be different.
Superb summary 👌 from what i know
Very clear explanation by Swami.. Dhanyavadha: ,🙏 There's only one absolute reality which underlies everything and that is Om Sri Virat Vishwakarma Parabrahman: nothing more, nothing less. Our scriptures make this truth clear.
Shiva (athman/brahman) and Shakthi (intelligent energy) always exist together for the perpetual duality cycles to happen. In other words, Shiva and Shakthi cannot exist without each other.
Some Advaithians also wrongly interpret Maya as an illusion through which Brahman falsely appears as the universe. Maya is the creative shakhti of shiva and it is absolutely real. So, our material realm is also very real. Mithya also does not mean false. It means relative or temporary world. It just like temporary tasks in your office. They are not false. So, you have to complete them.
now， I seems understand . thank you swamji.
Thank you Swami.
Sanadhana Dharma (Hinduism) is like DIY, i think that sums up❤️.
om Shanthi Shanthi hie..
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Grazie Maestro!🧡
Om
🙏Swamiji!! I like all your teachings. You explain in such simple but logical way. Thanks.
Have you learnt Sanskrit and are reading the original Sanskrit texts?
Brilliant explanation ❤️
Thank you very much
Thank you guruji....
Swamiji, Dhanyabada from New Jersey.
Dhanyavad to a Swami is belittling him,this is a term for us worldly people,we don't shake hands but touch feet of such a Swami.
Thank❤
Great question
The scriptures of the puranas also accept the supreme reality of brahman, because many times in shiva purana they describe shiva as a direct incarnation of brahman which he created everything.
Sorry. Brahma/Vishnu/Shiva are just cosmic allegories for the conscious, immortal, immutable, self-aware, self-luminous,. immanent (athma), transcendent and omnipresent divine. Their wives Saraswathi/Lakshmi/Shakthi are also cosmic allegories for the intelligent energy. Husband and wife always exist together for the perpetual duality cycles to happen.
eg birth/death (including reincarnation cycle), wave/particle, energy/matter, manifestation/concealment, summer/winter, freezing/melting, day/night, man/woman, wake/ sleep etc. This is Sankhya Vedic metaphysics (around whcih the whole hindu tradition was built) which combines Advaitha (non dual shiva) and Dvaitha (dual shakthi in combination with shiva). Sankhya can be validated by logic, double slit quantum experiment and embodied experience (focus + meditation).
There is no avatars or incarnations for shiva + shakthi = Rajas or tamas guna (creation or destruction) or Brahma + Saraswathi= Rajas or tamas guna (creation or destruction). Only for Vishnu + Lakshmi there are 10 avatars (including kalki) because Vishnu + Lakshmi = Sathivk guna or Sustain/balance dharma.
@@Dharmicaction I'm saying the Brahman with full intelligence of its self desired to create, so shiva in the firey Collum form made Vishnu, and Vishnu in return made Brahma. Brahman takes the direct form of himself as shiva, there is no difference between them since Brahman is shiva. That's what I mean by incarnation.
Very beautifully explained! Pranams Guruji.
Namaste, Some observations and questions, seeking your kind explanations please.
From what I understand, all GOD, MANTRAs, yoginis, reside INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY (therefore defines a certain property or feature you have).
Tantric yantra, mantra and mandala are all trying to create a thought pattern so that you understand your own self better
See detailed explanations of Sri yantra and the chakras for example,
See how temples in south India are formed, signifying chakras and human body,
adding some more pointers here…
-Indra = senses and base desires
-kali = the base energy/vibration
-laxmi = resources
-saraswati = skills creativity and knowledge
-shiva = nothing - empty space or nothing ness - what hold everything in place corresponding to basic energy (kali)
-vishnu = elements, atoms, non self reproducing materials corresponding to resources (laxmi)
-brahma = fragile but self reproducing level of creature…
-ganesha = intelligence/wisdom
-hanuman = passion and dedication etc….
Adhikari bheda may be part of the education practices of certain riches, but that’s not the science of why so many gods
Are Vedantic Spiritual Teachings like School Curriculum? Where are the schools, graduation process, curriculum? Then how many PhDs(enlighten beings) are produced by it, in which year of studies? If its not time bound qualification, then what are the steps/tests to qualify with? It seems entire populations are stuck in kindergarten level, and Prodigies are just not there… why a dearth of enlighten beings, and just students and followers exist?
…Is it possible to define a definite learning system? Leave it as open source for masses, rather than unconnected bits and pieces?
…Can a human being born on a remote island away from all human created knowledge and skills, achieve enlightenment?
A short answer is that there is no single curriculum. Everyone's paths are different and unique and as such our path is unique. However we are intellectual, and observe and analyse any path then use that path and adapt it to your own personal needs.
@@silverly0 in vedanta its mentioned, that final step is through jnana yoga only. therefore they also put intelligence as mandatory. yes, paths are different ofcourse, and curriculums can only go so far. but I see so many people stuck with texts and terms, devoid of natural enquiry and understanding. (i have deep theory about why people do this, but thats for other time)
@ its all self study and examinations that I do... otherwise its hard to make sense of so much texts. maybe I will try to write a book, have a lot of insights like this, studying all religions, sects, masters, books, and scientific approach(which i find limited)... the key is to self observe and self create your own set of understandings, and have logical discussions with all that you can, for sake of pure logical observations
@mukund p in silence, there is just silence. this comment was not silence, and it had no answer. like wise, humans speak, and accepting our current non-silent form, I seek voiced answers.
I was about to write about diffrent energy ,but just saw you're comment. All Gods (not demigods)are a Purusha, supreme conciousness in self and part of that supreme conciousness .
So Shiva and Brahma both can be supreme conciousness and also different.
It is very excelent answares ...thanks
🙏 Thank you Guruji
NAMASTÉ AND THANKS FOR THIS SATSANG NAMASTÉ
Namaste Guru ji.
Very nice video Swami!
Yes, The ocean is water,Then what Water is? That's why *pancha IS "BHOOTHA MEANS GHOST OR INVISIBLE ENTITY, Simply *Mythya,you cannot never know it's true nature! Doesn't matter how deep you sub divided!
The Earth,fire,water,air,sky all are nothing but *BHOOTHA!(this is very essential when you teach *Nama Rupa.The pot is clay,the clay is Earth, Even the Earth isn't real, That's why earth is nothing but *Pruthvi BHOOTHA) The Earth don't have its own existence, IT'S *MYTHYA TOO,Ultimately its Nothing but Brahma THE TRUTH *SATHYA!
YES exactly as you mentioned *Parama Brahma!
No Self
Brahman, not Brahma
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Will you please explain the difference?
No Self
Brahman is ultimate reality. Brahma is god of creation. The n in Brahman is a clear distinction with Brahma. It’s speaking about two different things so it’s important to not mix them up
Very incorrect analysis
Thank you very much 💗🕉
excellent explanation 🙏
Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
Celtic Polytheism is also Vedic in origin. Tuatha De Danann "Children of Danu" are the Danavas of the Rigveda. Polytheism "worship of many Gods" is based off of a particular type of Dharma. Dharma as described as having to do with some sort of spiritual emptiness. The divine archetypes are observed in nature, creating a web and structure of the religion. If you remove all of the Indo European names of the Thunder/Oak God the archetype is the same as Indra/Rudra/Shiva and all Indo European pagan traditions follow the same "Dharma" archetypes as seen in the Vedas. To describe to you true polytheism I will elaborate. Names of Gods are titles that state their domain within creation. Like Rudra "The Roarer" which is a shared God to the Celts as Reua "the roarer", Robor "hard timber", Taranus "Thunderer" and Mug Ruith "Slave to the Wheel". He is like the wind and blows in all directions, a trickster, a warrior, master of all skills and can be nothing else or anything less. Dharma of the Gods is like gravity and cannot be ignored by them, it creates their realities. Dharma is also the separations between the Gods and Goddesses as well as on going arguments played out in nature and any unions or marriages between them also observed in nature. If this teaching of the Dharma of the Gods is ignored, you end up with all divinities merging into one undefinable and unrealatable to humanity "divinity", who is not one as a singular but is simply "the all". With Dharma Sri Rudram is polytheistic and without this teaching Sri Rudram is monotheism.
Exactly I was astonished to find a version of 'Danu' in the Celtic legends. Then Slavic God of lightning Peerun's name kind of sounds like Purandara ie Indra.
@Un Gnowm The goals are simply different between most other Vedic religions and Celtic Polytheism. The goal is to have a personal relationship with divinities, in order to do that the Gods must be relatable. By going to "the All" or "one" you add so much together the gods become unrealatable. Generally, most Celtic polytheists in the realm of "Druidry" are doing it for the purpose of "witchcraft" or "magick". The separate divine archetypes are like radio stations on the cosmic dial. Going to the "all" is like trying to listen to an infinite number of radio stations at once. Celtic Polytheism also separates Indra/Rudra/Shiva into 12 different Gods.
@Un Gnowm when I say it is a different goal, I wasn't kidding. The part being sought is sorcery, Witchcraft and Magick not enlightenment. There is a Celtic system reconstructed called Eagna An Darach "Wisdom of the Oaks" Esoteric Ogham. The premise of the reconstruction is that Ogham dates to 9300 BCE (Star Carr Pendant) and the system was handed over to the Phoenicians in trade for the knowledge of making bronze. That system then became the Kabbalah. Thats the short, short version without the book's worth of archeology to back it up. The system also follows a 13 month calendar centered on winter Solstice as "death and rebirth" day of the Gods. Ogham is pronounced (Om) and there are many other connections but the Druids had a slightly different system. The system its self is more about attaining control and command over elements and elemental forces.
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Not many gods but Devatas and Devis. Brahman is the source of energy and consciousness to all Devatas and Devis
Thanks a lot 💓
Like this analogy with the grades of mathematics & different believe-systems or "conceptual nets of reality". One tends & clings to the kind & rank of the conceptual net, that he is ready/mature for. It's so clear & obvious, so reasonable & so beautifully simple at the same time. 🙏☀️🌹☸️☯️🔥🌈🐍🌙
Music to my ears... 🎼🎶🎸
I feel, all the human aspects and those that benefit world are given a form of God. For example knowledge (Saraswathi) wealth (Laxmi), courage (Kali), physical strength (Hanuman). The form helps to focus. How can a common person perceive God other than by using his best physical tool - the vision. So a standard form was given, knowing fully well that the form is adequate for the most. Hindus see God in plant, animal, Mountain, River, Sun etc - he feels the God is everywhere. It is a natural way of life that suits the world.
Mankind needs to know it is ignorance that such questions are asked. Hinduism is amazingly complete. A need to comprehend how in such controversy in reality God is one and a living Master guides one towards the Divine in all who can be seen by all.
But first we need to know who we are. Our body is merely a vessel. The Beloved Divine within can be identified and the clarity is God is one. Mankind must respect all for in each God resides in his Magnificence.
Past masters came and went but the Living Master is the one who is the Answerer as Walt Wildman said. Know not believe in mere ignorance.
A Student of Life.
What a.clarity of thoughts expression honesty on all the subjects or topics you deal.highly highly commendable.
this kinda fits my viwe of all gods are real but its the peoples believes in them that allows them to influence that persons life its kind of like praying to the universal energy
What makes prayer so effective in advancing spiritual wisdom? I’d like to hear some perspectives. Thanks 🙏🏼
I've said this elsewhere but I'll say it again. Modern neurochemistry explains the functioning of human mind and perceptions in much the same way as Advaita Vedanta describes the mind and reality. In other words, scientifically speaking, everything exists in our thoughts formed by our perception of the outside world via the senses of touch, sight, taste, smell and sounds. I used to be proudly atheistic. Self-development and science videos led me to Advaita Vedanta and mantra videos (mantras have been scientifically proven to bring about changes at the neurochemical level). Interestingly, Neil DeGrasse Tyson states "I am in the universe and the universe is in me." This very closely resonates with Hindu philosophy although he was speaking exclusively on a scientific plane. Currently, I am agnostic having moved on from atheism after looking at all the scientific data and evidence. What lies ahead for me? I am eager to find out. 👍🙏🕉
Simple. Watch double slit quantum experiment. It validates hindu/vedic metaphysics Sankhya which combines Advaitha (non dual and conscious shiva) and Dvaitha (dual shakhti in combination with shiva). Point is Advaitha and Dvaitha are INCOMPLETE without each other. Your confusion about Dvaitha and incomplete understanding of Advaitha are due to 2 main reasons.
1. During colonial times, lot of fake metaphysics were created like charvaka. Original ADVAITHA and DVAITHA were also distorted using non existent figures like Ramanuja and Madhavacharya (who were created out of thin air by colonialists) to create blind bakthi movements to mimic blind faith Abrahamic religions. There is no word called "Bakthi" in the original Baghavad Gita (it has just Shraddha which is trust but verify). Motive of these fake metaphysics is to either negate the existence of athma (like how sankhya was distorted) or to create duality between athman and brahman.
2. Some Advaithians also wrongly interpret Maya as an illusion through which Brahman falsely appears as the universe. Maya is the creative shakhti of shiva and it is absolutely real. So, our material realm is also very real. Mithya also does not mean false. It means relative or temporary world. It just like temporary tasks in your office. They are not false. So, you have to complete them.
3. In the profound Vedic psychology, there is no such thing as "mind". The 4 categories of subtle body are manas (not mind) where likes and dislikes are stored based on 5 senses, Buddhi (not intelligence) - It is just a cutting instrument which analyses stored information in manas from 5 senses and also compares them with past impressions from present and past lives in Chitta), ahamkara ( not ego) - It gives self awareness, a sense of "I ness" which can also lead to false identification with thoughts and body as "I" instead of athma and the last one Chitta (not subconscious mind )- is the place where past and present life impressions are present like dirt on the surface of a pond. There are subtle bodies of 5 senses + organs of locomotion.
There is also prana which transmigrates with the subtle body or sukshma sharira. Prana is an invisible life force responsible for voluntary and involuntary actions of parts and organs of the gross physical body. It is the bridge between the athma, subtle and gross physical body.
4. In the form of a simple analogy, Athma or the conscious and omnipresent soul or divine is the rider of the Chariot (human body), buddhi (analytical instrument which you call intellect) is the charioteer, manas (has likes and dislikes accumulated through 5 senses) is the reins and 5 senses are the horses drawing the chariot.
5. Finally, Athman = Brahman. TAT TVAM ASI - You (conscious and immanent athma) are (already) that (conscious, transcendent and omnipresent brahman) regardless of whether you "self realize" it or not. Why?
a. Athma is not the doer even thought it is the observer and experiencer.
b. Without the immanent and conscious athma, nothing can exist or nothing can be perceived in its current form or no duality cycles can happen. eg birth/death (including reincarnation cycle), wave/particle, energy/matter, manifestation/concealment, summer/winter, freezing/melting, day/night, man/woman, wake/ sleep etc. This is Sankhya Vedic metaphysics (around whcih the whole hindu tradition was built) . Sankhya can be validated by logic, double slit quantum experiment and embodied experience (focus + meditation)
Quotes by famous Quantum Physicists
Werner Heisenberg (One of the pioneers in Quantum mechanics field) - "Quantum ideas which seemed so crazy made sense only after reading hindu/vedic metaphysics"
ERWIN SCHRODINGER (FATHER OF QUANTUM PHYSICS) - Schrodinger's biographer Moore, wrote -- “His system - or that of the Upanishads - is delightful and consistent: the self and the world are one and they are all. He rejected traditional western religious beliefs (Jewish, Christian, and Islamic) not on the basis of any reasoned argument, nor even with an expression of emotional antipathy, for he loved to use religious expressions and metaphors, but simply by saying that they are naïve--and will NOT understand Quantum theory and consciousness.
Pranam Swamiji. Could we translate “ adhikari bheda” = voice of authority ? Plato, Aristotle, Shankara, Madhva, Vallabha....
We think and believe that we are body and mind . In fact we are human species responding to stimulus of nature . We have created unnecessary burden to "know yourself as Atman or soul" and created different philosophies of the world contradicting each other and dominating other with ego. Ultimately reality is still illusive but some wear the mask of knowing . It is fact that from Christ , Buddha, prophet , Adishankaracharya are all reformers - realisation of great individual are different from that propagated by his followers nowadays in the name of experience. In one Upanishad sloka explains it that the realisation cannot be achieved by riches , scriptural study or listening or by charity but by knowledge
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Been looking for an answer to this...Thankss alot..you have explained it really well
😇 Thank you Swami-ji. The variety of names Purushotama. Bramah. Braman. Atman. Atma. Iswarah. Prakriti. Para Prakriti. Maya. Mithya. Satya. Prana. Para Prana. add to my confusion. If there is only ONE all pervading awareness as Advaita seeks to explain, why is there a seemingly STEP DOWN of this ONE Awareness/Consciosness?
So I'm back at Dvaita, which seems more plausible. Does Prakriti & the 3 gunas make up the material mind/ body complex & is this Jiva reborn according to individual Karma?
I am the Witness of this Jiva. At what point am I totally separated from this Jiva, so that I experience Moksha while still alive in this Jiva that is still experiencing Maya? Although I have now become the unattached witness. My Buddhi in this Jiva informs me that I am the awareness that is the witness so the LINK between awareness & the subtle body seems to continue as long as this Jiva is still alive in Maya. Sometimes I feel I should stop listening to different interpretations & just silently & simply ask, "What/Who am I?' This is what RAMANA suggested, we do in our search for TRUTH.
"Why there are so many Gods?" Well they are sentimental add-on Gods. When I see a stone I start worshipping it and people follow suit, name that stone, build a make shift temple, that adds to the list !! As long as a stone is building up spirituality, it's OK. Epics, puranaas, vedas, even folklore all these contributed to increased number of Gods and Godesses, it is OK !!
Sri Adi Shankra , saint philosopher,had written a book on Advata.. in 6 cent.
" Viveka Choodamani"...
He explains on Conciousness
Book is awailable online.
( by Sri Ranganathaji, Rama krishna mission, is the better of the many authors )..
Swami T also has a podcast with his discourses on the Viveka-Chudamani. Check out the Arsha Bodha Center website if interested. I listen to one podcast segment each day on my daily walk. Immensely helpful for my understanding of Advaita.
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Very nicely explained.. Thaks
Adhikari- eligibility,bhed- critetion, difference
So is Devotion to Krishna compatible with non-duality? I’m in love with Krishna. Is Krishna Duality? Or is Krishna the underlying oneness? Surely Krishna’s beauty represents the beautiful stillness/emptiness of the Brahman?
Devotion to God helps!
Ramakrishna one who taught non duality worshipped the divine Mother
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But should we not all be worshiping Brahman, is Krishna Brahman?
You can and should worship krishna.. just replace brahman with krishna..he pretty much reached adavaita only in the gita
@@SuperStargazer666 Tat Tvam Asi - You (conscious and immanent athma) are (already) that (conscious, transcendent and omnipresent brahman). Who are u "worshipping"? yourself?
But why do we have stone deities in hindu temples? A question frequently asked by resentful Abrahamic religions and clueless non dualists?
Stone deities serve for 2 purposes in hindu temples? 1. They are symbolic representation of the well validated Vedic metaphysics Sankhya which combines Advaitha (non dual purusha) and Dvaitha (dual prakriti in combination with purusha). 2. Stone deities are given bath, food, dressed up to make them attractive objects for focus and meditation in the presence of vibrations created by Sanskrit mantras, augmented by temple architecture to attain momentary samadhi state (samadhi can also be temporary and permanent in Yoga/Tantra meditation tradition).
In the samadhi state, the subject/object split disappears momentarily, temporarily and permanently. Past karma is removed in samadhi state. Removal of past karma or cause and effect puts an end to birth/death duality cycle or reincarnation cycle and can lead to moksha (microcosm to macrocosm)
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But advaita is extraordinarily simple. Not advanced and requiring all sorts of preparation: NOT TWO. Brahman is the inherent nature behind all appearances.
Can u suggest some contemporary books which we should read as old text are very cryptic to understand
Any contemporary book is a commentary on old text,(Vyasochhistam jagat sarvam) meaning all the world is eating leftover of Vyas as he wrote all the text.
Yes the concept of 3 gods are from purana and not basis for hinduism,truth is there is only one Omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent all pervasive Brahman and in Vedas and Upanishads name used such as Rudra,siva,maha narayana,atma,Brahman etc that's why we have sivisam and vishnavisan and sakthism in hinduism
@Luveesh Purswani sorry bro please read Upanishads and vedhas not iskon teachings .If you read Vedanta you know true source of hinduism and it's philosophy
This iskon or some Vaishnava traditions will teach 3 gods and other nonsense
@Luveesh Purswani and ignorance is Guna of God by your statement it self you don't red any thing about Vedanta and Upanishads etx
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The 3 gods are aspects of Brahman. They’re concepts of creation, preservation, dissolution/destruction
@@tylerfanell8212 all off you why don't you just read Upanishads . Instead keep on refering puranas and try to interpret Hinduism . Please read Upanishads you can get better understanding of hinduism
@@prakashlb2984 why not ignore upanishads and everything else and just see logically, universally and experientially?... what I can observe is : shiva = nothing, kali energizes it (energy at that level)... it gives rise to vishnu = materials, laxmi is term for energy at this level... it gives rise to Brahma, the self reproducing biological entities, saraswati is energy at this level (energy= all that you can do with what is given)... then eventually brahma gets enlighten and becomes shiva?? or dies to become vishnu?... cycles of evolution... but the fundamental question is not WHAT they are, its WHY they are....
Advaita vedanta says , all this is brhaman , there is nothing apart from brhaman just like the metaphor indicate in ocean there is only water nothing else. In this world also all this is brhaman only "so called manifesting" itself only in various name and form, which are temporary. My question is this, if all this is brhaman only in name and form then , the concept of rebirth and karma is also useless from the standpoint of absolute non dual brahman. Aren't they ? Because in rebirth it is said that our subtle body migrate from one physical body to another physical body.If all this is brhaman then subtle body is also brhaman, then how can brhaman migrate one body another body. Please clear my doubts swami ji.
spoken like Astavakra and Gaudapada! two ways to look at the same thing... all is clay but some clay out of massive infinite supply of clay can be used to create toys, and toys be squashed and new toys formed out of same clay... clay resist this pain of transformations and wants to be the untouched pure clay (just a thought experiment)
My sense is that if one realizes that one is Brahman then the question of rebirth does not arise. Remember, as Swamiji and others like him have taught, Brahman was never born. So there is no question of rebirth for Brahman!
However, ordinary un-enlightened beings like me do not identify ourselves with Brahman but remain in apparent bondage to our body-mind complex and the suffering associated with it. Some day, by the Lord's grace, we will be free of this ignorance-induced bondage. But until that day, the doctrine of karma seems like a useful construct for a worldly existence that is conducive to the pursuit of a spiritual quest which will ultimately free us from this apparent bondage.
@@rsr9200 1) rebirth is a huge topic with too many questions... according to text rebirth will happen again in next brahma cycle, of all enlightened ones too... anyway its a very shallow conclusion that question of rebirth doesn't arise. why buddhists(tibet) chase masters who take rebirths. Why avatar of rama-krishna (avatar is just another topic I know)... and what role does WILL of the enlighten person play, if the rebirth is sought or not... is it the same entity who takes rebirth, or one mixed with different things. WHAT TAKES REBIRTH? if you eat a banana, does banana soul merges into you? what is relation of matter and soul (whatever takes rebirth)... if only the sookshma sharira takes rebirth, then only a part of us takes rebirth, rest is merged with other matter?... there are just too many questions, and writing conclusions that question of rebirth doesn't arise is a bit early :)
2) i recommend you see buddhist meditations on death/decay etc...
3) karma is not a construct! karma is just cause and effect principle, but its not the REASON why people seek spiritual question... the real reason is that 'ignorance is a pain' and ONLY way to get rid of it is to 'KNOW' the truth... so eventually, everything is on a spiritual quest, in some little way. all laws of chemistry and physics can be explained using this prime inclunation of all that exists in non brahman form
@@smausil Per Gaudapada's Mandukya Karika, Brahman is beyond time, space, and causality. Ergo, for one who is Brahman cause-effect doctrines like karma and rebirth don't apply. This is a really difficult concept to grasp but I found that listening with an open mind to well-articulated Vedantic discourses like those of Swamiji has helped me greatly in clarifying and reinforcing these Advaitic teachings.
Dear Swami Tadatmananda, Thank you. I have a question. How can we know what level of good works is enough. Where is the line so that we can know if we are doing our spiritual duty or falling short?
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Nonduality doesn't mean that spiritual variegatedness can't exist on the absolute platform it just means that the variegatedness is of the same nature and not of a dual nature.
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I had same question.
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very nice. But please correct the dating of Shankaracharya. Acharya lived before 2500 years. Prrof exists in king sudhanwas copper plates, periava(Kanchi paramacharya) dating the change in poorna nadi's course and the entire lineage of acharyas in kanchi. etc. Kanchi mutt has published a book also on the subject