[Advaita-l] Advaita in Everyday life

[Sujal Upadhyay]

Namaste Murli ji,
Viveka chUDAmaNi is capable of giving moksha, and is very helpful for those
practicing advaita, however it does not cover people of all temperaments
andental makeip, so Gita is necessary as it covers karma bhakti and jnana
and also yoga too

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 9:17 AM Murali k via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> 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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