[Advaita-l] Advaita in Everyday life

[Murali k]

Namaste Sujalji,

I completely agree. Knowing something and practicing are very different.

Thanks for the helpful pointers. They are very helpful. I have not read
Viveka Chudamani. I will do so now.

Warm Regards,
Murali



On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 at 22:02, Sujal Upadhyay via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> PrANAms,
> The reason why we fail to apply advaita in practical life is because our
> mind our mind is not purified to the extend it is required. For example we
> all very well know that this samsAra is mithyA but still we get involved in
> life very seriously. When involved in any issue or doing work we forget the
> teaching of mithyAtva and unknowingly do karma as sakAma karma.
>
> Knowing and applying is different.
>
> So first we must have certain qualities like SATsampatti. Reading viveka
> chUDAmaNi daily over and over again will help us strongly embed the
> teachings and attitude that we must keep while doing day to day activities.
>
> Please keep reading viveka chUDAmaNi for at least 10-15 times preferably
> with commentary or audio or video discourse as given by Swami Chinmaya.
>
> Then keep reading gItA over and over again with audio or video commentary.
> It helps a lot. For example reading adhyAya 10 i.e. vibhUti yoga teacher us
> that what good or inspirational we experience in something or someone know
> that it is the power of ISvara. Even in those who we dislike there is same
> antaryAmI, ISvara. This helps us understand that nothing is actually mine,
> not even our family members. This helps us ewduce ego and more importantly
> reduce intensity if attachment. This in turn helps us reduce ego and instil
> humility and surrender to ISvara. We must know that whatever is done I'd
> done by ISvara himself and we are puppets yantrAruadhAmi mAyayA ...
> Everything is mechanical. So emotional attachment reduces.
>
> As Sriram ji had said dakshiNAmUrti stotra is important but you should be
> able to apply it., As this stotra was revealed to highly advanced sAdhakA-s
> as maun vyAkhyAna is not for everybody. If you can apply it nothing better.
>
> Japa is important. You can do sAkAra upAsanA.
>
> Hope this helps. Just mu 2cc.
>
> OM
> Sujal
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 22, 2018, 3:32 PM Ryan Armstrong via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > Dear Kathirasan ji
> >
> > The beauty of the advaita tradition is that it does resonate with each of
> > us.
> > How can it be otherwise!
> > Unlike any other philosophy, it is not limited to a mental construct.
> > So if one does resort to shravanam, mananam and nididhyAsananm there is
> > direct anubhUti - some understanding that .even though all senses only
> > reveal diversity, the reality is unity.
> > And once "seen," That cannot be denied.
> >
> > I had begun putting some ideas down with regard to the "reframing in
> terms
> > of sadhana and sadhya" - this is taking some time.
> > In any case, I will be attending satsanga until next Wednesday and will
> not
> > be "active" online during this time.
> > If you would please be patient with me until next week - I shall give a
> > full response then (hopefully with insights from the satsanga to assist.)
> >
> >
> > Kind Regards
> > Ryan
> >
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