One of the clearest explanations of truth I have ever listened too. And also the closest to nature of reality. I would love to attend a lecture someday. Absolutely brilliant.
Enjoyed the talk a lot. It looks like the end goal of Vedanta and Kashmiri Shaivisom is same. Some terminology sounds different but at heart the steps for realizarion require mental purification followed by contemplation, realization and complete grounding. What is the status of the mind for realized person? It seems so diluted that ego drops and Jiva and Shiva bevome one much like in non-dual philosophy.
@@ishmaelmcduffey6676 No need to agree with me. But it seems that Advaita Vedanta is more about negation (negation of the person or ego) whereas Shaivism/Tantra/Christianity/Sufism is more Life-Affirming/Celebrating (understanding the purpose of Shiva/God/Allah/Jesus/Life is Love). It's two different perspectives. I personally prefer the latter. But I guess each person can choose whatever feels best for him/her. We are unique by design/for good reason. 🙏
What is Hinduism? +++++++++++++++ I have long pondered on what constitutes this so called religion that is sitting on the head of my Tamizh people and have come up with some conclusions .... The priest from the Zoroastrian religion came to india with their Avestan language and fire rituals and later created some slogans in old Sanskrit to form the Vedas which was never written down. These priest learnt the principles of the Samana tradition that originated in the southern part of the sub continent namely in the Tamizh tradition and started incorporating it into their already existent vaiteegam rituals and produced the Upanishads and became vegetarians. For a solid philosophical footing which they needed in a highly philosophical Tamizh infused land about the 8th century Adi Sankara came up with Advaita logic that distorted the original Buddhist thoughts and produced a dichotomical nonsense which did not last the test of time. Later they took up the Tantric Samana Tamizh tradition and put forth the bakti religiosity. This they took also from the Christian tradition and desperately created for the Islamic onslaught. Bakti was based on erotism and appealed to the masses. The high Samana tantric philosophical basis was ruined for the newly conjectured 'Hindu' religion of the wretched puranic tales. This is the history of the Priestly class(Brahmins) that still retain their priesthood in the agamic temples that held sway through the bakti movement from the 10th century onwards. The consecutive non-Tamizh rulers firmly rooted the new found 'Hindu' religion with its caste system( the four varnas) that the British gave the final seal to....
One of the clearest explanations of truth I have ever listened too. And also the closest to nature of reality. I would love to attend a lecture someday. Absolutely brilliant.
Enjoyed the talk a lot. It looks like the end goal of Vedanta and Kashmiri Shaivisom is same. Some terminology sounds different but at heart the steps for realizarion require mental purification followed by contemplation, realization and complete grounding. What is the status of the mind for realized person? It seems so diluted that ego drops and Jiva and Shiva bevome one much like in non-dual philosophy.
There is nothing that is not Lord
Shiva. Om!
Tantra seems like most life affirming philosophy. 🙏🏽
Om Kali namah
Correct. Advaita Vedanta is incomplete by the lack of a better word. Shiva/Life/Love = Sat.
@@sven888 explain more please
@@ishmaelmcduffey6676 No need to agree with me. But it seems that Advaita Vedanta is more about negation (negation of the person or ego) whereas Shaivism/Tantra/Christianity/Sufism is more Life-Affirming/Celebrating (understanding the purpose of Shiva/God/Allah/Jesus/Life is Love). It's two different perspectives. I personally prefer the latter. But I guess each person can choose whatever feels best for him/her. We are unique by design/for good reason. 🙏
What is Hinduism?
+++++++++++++++
I have long pondered on what constitutes this so called religion that is sitting on the head of my Tamizh people and have come up with some conclusions ....
The priest from the Zoroastrian religion came to india with their Avestan language and fire rituals and later created some slogans in old Sanskrit to form the Vedas which was never written down.
These priest learnt the principles of the Samana tradition that originated in the southern part of the sub continent namely in the Tamizh tradition and started incorporating it into their already existent vaiteegam rituals and produced the Upanishads and became vegetarians.
For a solid philosophical footing which they needed in a highly philosophical Tamizh infused land about the 8th century Adi Sankara came up with Advaita logic that distorted the original Buddhist thoughts and produced a dichotomical nonsense which did not last the test of time.
Later they took up the Tantric Samana Tamizh tradition and put forth the bakti religiosity. This they took also from the Christian tradition and desperately created for the Islamic onslaught. Bakti was based on erotism and appealed to the masses. The high Samana tantric philosophical basis was ruined for the newly conjectured 'Hindu' religion of the wretched puranic tales.
This is the history of the Priestly class(Brahmins) that still retain their priesthood in the agamic temples that held sway through the bakti movement from the 10th century onwards. The consecutive non-Tamizh rulers firmly rooted the new found 'Hindu' religion with its caste system( the four varnas) that the British gave the final seal to....