Advaita Vedanta – Part 11

Definitions (along with explanation) covered in this issue:
“Mahaavaakyam {Great dictum/Declaration}”; “Vritti {Mental Modification/ Dispostion}”; “Shravanam {Listening}; “Mananam {Cogitation/Contemplation}”; “Nidi-dhyaasanam {Unbroken Mediatation}”; “Abhaavanaa {Ignorance of Reality}, Asambhaavanaa {Doubting the Reality} & Vipareeta-bhaavanaa {Contrary concept of Reality}”

Advaita Vedanta – Part 10

Definitions (along with explanation) covered in this issue:
“Samhitaa {Compiled Mantra-s}”; “Braahmanam {Procedures for conducting Rituals}”; “Aaranyakam {Section pertaining to Subjective Mental Worship}”; “Upanishad {Highest Philosophical Knowledge}”; “Brahma-sootraani {Aphorisms related to Brahman}”; “Bhagavad-geetaa {Divine Song}”; “Vedaantah {Highest Philosophical Knowledge}”; “Prasthaana-trayee {Triad of ‘Sources of Authority’}

Advaita Vedanta – Part 9

Definitions, along with explanation covered in this issue:
“Abhaavah (Absence/Non-existence)”; “Pramaanam (Sacred Authority/Standard/ Means of Knowledge); “Triputi (Triad)”;
“Mantrah (Hymn/Formula for sacred prayer)”; “Vedah (Sacred knowledge)”

Advaita Vedanta – Part 8

A glossary to understand the basic and most common terms to enable better understanding of Vedanta texts; this will help seekers of knowledge to be well equipped to understand deeper meanings of the texts and their journey of knowing the Self.