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07 March 2023, 05:49 AM

Viraja started a thread When will sadhana bear fruit? in On Dharma

Namaste, Just very recently I started chanting 16 rounds of mahamantra each day............ and also fasting on Ekadasis on water alone. To be...

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14 March 2023, 10:04 AM

Viraja started a thread The disciplic succession of Brahma Madhwa Gaudiya Sampradaya in Hare Krishna (ISKCON)

1. Krishna 2. Brahma 3. Narada 4. Vyasa 5. Madhva 6. Padmanabha 7. Narahari 8. Madhava 9. Akshobhya 10. Jaya Tirtha

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23 March 2023, 08:25 PM

orlando started a thread A question about the difficult understanding of Sri Adi Shankara's works in Advaita

Namaste. In an italian site I read that Sri Ramana Maharshi said that Sri Adi Shankara's commentaries about Vedanta are of little use to those...

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21 March 2023, 10:15 AM

Viraja started a thread Arguments and counter-arguments in bhakti in I am a Hindu

Namaste, *Not taking any sides, just sharing some observations in bhakti* i) Practices such as Kavadi (mainly done for Murugan), Fire-walk...

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27 March 2023, 08:11 AM

Viraja started a thread Farewell in Canteen

Namaste, I have been a long-time member of this forum, who has witnessed a lot of genuine disputes and debates over valid arguments and points. I...

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27 March 2023, 11:59 AM

grames replied to a thread A question about the difficult understanding of Sri Adi Shankara's works in Advaita

Hello Orlando, If you can understand, what can stop you from reading? You may be already qualified. My personal opinion is if you are equipped...

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26 March 2023, 10:26 AM

Viraja replied to a thread A question about the difficult understanding of Sri Adi Shankara's works in Advaita

IndiaLover ji. Yes, I said it and still mean it. Look at that post of mine - "When will sadhana bear fruit?" - has over 1000 views but these...

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26 March 2023, 07:59 AM

Indialover replied to a thread A question about the difficult understanding of Sri Adi Shankara's works in Advaita

Well, Viraja, in a post you wrote Wow..... so many views although no one cares to post anything of value here. Now I post thoughts you seem...

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26 March 2023, 04:36 AM

Indialover replied to a thread When will sadhana bear fruit? in On Dharma

Dear Viraja, I want to come back to the subject of Guru. Somehow we long for the old Guru concept. But the world has changed. Today, the masses...

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26 March 2023, 04:32 AM

Viraja replied to a thread A question about the difficult understanding of Sri Adi Shankara's works in Advaita

Namaste IndiaLover, I too, am saddened to read your post above. For one, yours is not a valid question on several fronts: i) It is a...

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25 March 2023, 07:10 PM

Indialover replied to a thread A question about the difficult understanding of Sri Adi Shankara's works in Advaita

Dear Viraja It makes me so sad to read your posts. As far as I know you have your roots in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu is the origin of the Nayanars...

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25 March 2023, 08:32 AM

Viraja replied to a thread A question about the difficult understanding of Sri Adi Shankara's works in Advaita

Namaste, With all due respect to this forum, I want to share the observation that there no more exists members in this forum who are ready to...

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19 March 2023, 08:08 PM

Viraja replied to a thread The disciplic succession of Brahma Madhwa Gaudiya Sampradaya in Hare Krishna (ISKCON)

I wanted to explain the philosophical differences between other Vaishnava sampradaya and gaudiya views in this thread. But got side-tracked from the...

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17 March 2023, 06:07 AM

Viraja replied to a thread The disciplic succession of Brahma Madhwa Gaudiya Sampradaya in Hare Krishna (ISKCON)

Also for this little note on the OP, Grames ji. Well, interest in this OP stems from videos of late HH Swami B.G.Narasingha. Swami Narasingha...

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17 March 2023, 03:49 AM

Viraja replied to a thread The disciplic succession of Brahma Madhwa Gaudiya Sampradaya in Hare Krishna (ISKCON)

Namaste Grames ji, Yes it is true I require a more private space, but that does not mean corrections and additions are not welcome. I am unable...

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16 March 2023, 10:21 PM

grames replied to a thread The disciplic succession of Brahma Madhwa Gaudiya Sampradaya in Hare Krishna (ISKCON)

Hare Krishna. My sincere apologies and not sure what made you feel offended. "Supreme" is not the right word to use - if someone used it and...

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16 March 2023, 07:26 AM

Viraja replied to a thread The disciplic succession of Brahma Madhwa Gaudiya Sampradaya in Hare Krishna (ISKCON)

Also to add: I have been contributing some content now and then, which might be truly useful or valuable to readers of this once-thriving forum....

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16 March 2023, 07:21 AM

Viraja replied to a thread The disciplic succession of Brahma Madhwa Gaudiya Sampradaya in Hare Krishna (ISKCON)

Namaste, Please re-check the OP. I have listed Krishna as #1 to indicate he is the originator of Gaudiya sampradya, which has Brahma Madhwa...

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15 March 2023, 02:17 PM

grames replied to a thread The disciplic succession of Brahma Madhwa Gaudiya Sampradaya in Hare Krishna (ISKCON)

Hare Krishna, The sampradya's names arent starting with their stalwart acharyas but the first originator Also, its not the question of...

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12 March 2023, 03:46 AM

Viraja replied to a thread When will sadhana bear fruit? in On Dharma

Wow..... so many views although no one cares to post anything of value here. (Ever since I posted this thread, I'm down with a terrible...

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07 March 2023, 09:44 AM

Viraja replied to a thread When will sadhana bear fruit? in On Dharma

Thank you, Grames ji.

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07 March 2023, 09:35 AM

grames replied to a thread When will sadhana bear fruit? in On Dharma

Namaste Vraja, What you have started is Noble and very good and continue to do that with a slight upgrade. Do your duty without setting your...

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07 March 2023, 09:32 AM

Viraja replied to a thread When will sadhana bear fruit? in On Dharma

Namaste Orlando, Yes, heard of that suggestion before. I am born in a Srivaishnava family and married in the same set-up. My spouse does not...

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07 March 2023, 08:00 AM

orlando replied to a thread When will sadhana bear fruit? in On Dharma

Namaskar Viraja. Please note that you can't get Krishna-prema(love for Krishna) if you don't have a guru(spiritual master). Without taking...

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02 March 2023, 01:30 PM

Viraja replied to a thread Lord Shiva in Hare Krishna (ISKCON)

Ok. Got it, grames ji. Thank you.

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01 March 2023, 12:36 PM

grames replied to a thread Lord Shiva in Hare Krishna (ISKCON)

Namaste Vraja, My responses are to make sure, we aren't seeing Gaudiyas through the lens of Shaiva's faith and fundamentals but rather the tenets...

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