Re: Hoping for some personal guidance
I've been trying to self educate on various topics and it has finally come time for me to accept that I'm not that great at it. But I really want to steep my self in Advaita philosophy so I thought I'd take a shot in the dark here and see if anyone would be willing to take me under their wing in the learning of the Advaita lifestyle. Thank you.
Dear shays860,
While I am not an Advaitin, I think it is a great philosophy. The best way to learn advaita is through a guru who is knowledgeable in Advaita. But not everyone has time and convenience to find a guru, so the alternate way is to read the work of great Advaitns. You can check out previous posts on this forum and try to learn from them. May be books and translations of Upanishads based on Advaita point of view will help. The Advaita lifestyle is basically path of Jnana (that is knowledge of self) and Advaitins usually do yoga, study of religious scriptures and then self contemplation. Hope knowledgeable Advaitins of the forum guide you better.
Best of luck.
Last edited by isavasya; 13 December 2013 at 11:25 AM.
When the light has risen, there is no day, no night, neither existence nor non-existence; Siva alone is there. That is the eternal, the adorable light of Savitri, - and the ancient wisdom proceeded thence (Svetasvatara Upanishad IV-18). :)
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