I've been studying the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita. Are those sufficient for a basic understanding? Any other recommendations?
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I've been studying the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita. Are those sufficient for a basic understanding? Any other recommendations?
Yes, absolutely...
One of the best is the Bhagavatam, or Bhagavat Purana. This tells the whole story of Sri Krishna as well as countless other stories of Dharma in 12 Cantos.. it's really unparalelled and teaches the whole of Sanatan Dharma and Bhakti. Srimad Bhagavatam is complete, and alone it is enough.
Namaste PorpoiseQuote:
Originally Posted by Porpoise
Each text is fully sufficient due to the source of the texts coming from a non dual consciousness. Where the texts begins may vary according to the level of consciousness but each teaching divided into sub potency carries the same message in revealing and uniting individual consciousness and its parts to that one non dual consciousness which is whole and of the same nature.
Bhagavad Gita which is the essence or the condensed essence of the Upanishads is often known as complete vedanta, vedanta meaning the end of knowledge, so there is nothing lacking in any of the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita or any valid shastra or written text, some may just have a personal preference, so please do not think that the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita are lacking anything, they are start middle and end. Within each of the texts many slokas are complete, even few syllables, such is the depth.
Most of the Upanishads verses are considered as mantras, mantra means the vibration of shaki which reveals and carries shiva or pure consciousness, only religious mundane faith, bias and false intellect can divide and say one is higher than other.
Namaste Porpoise
Regarding Bhagavatam, herein you will find another Gita – the Uddhava Gita, spoken by Krishna to His friend Uddhava.
https://gita-society.com/wp-content/uploads/PDF/THEUDDHAVAGITA.IGS.pdf
And finally the Anu Gita – Krishna’s second conversation with Arjuna – from Mahabharata.
https://gita-society.com/wp-content/uploads/PDF/anugita.igs.pdf
A elaborate Advaita blog with Ribhu Gita, to be found under Jan/Feb 2011
http://pradeepapte.blogspot.com/2011/01/notes-on-ribhu-gita.html
Enjoy reading different works arisen from the same source.
Pranam
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Originally Posted by Indialover
Sri Sarasvatyai Namah
Sri Padavallabha
Narasimha Sarasvati
Sri Guru Dattayreyaya Namah
Besides these, there are some which are wonderful as Datta Stavam, Sri Guru Gita...
Also I recommend the Shata Sloki Ramayana.
Shata Sloki Ramayana
(This is a link to the PDF from Dattavani.org).
The Shata Sloki Ramayana is also good for learning some Sanskrit.
Sri Swamiji recommends Sri Vishnu Sahasranama very often. And Sri Lalitha Trishati Stotram.
Sri Lalita Trishati Stotram is 300 names of Mother Goddess.
Besides these, bhajans are also a good source.
Wisdom and jnana are both within them, and it is also poetic and beautiful.
Trishati Nama Stuti Mudite
Namaste
Jaya Guru Datta
Sri Guru Datta