Guest guest Posted December 4, 1998 Report Share Posted December 4, 1998 Greetings Advaitins: First, I want to thank all you for the scholarly discussions and I feel privileged to serve as the list maintainer of this scholarly forum. Second, I want to specially thank the leaders of this forum - Sadananda, Charles Wikener, Swami Atmananda and Prof. V.K. for their for providing scholarly articles, discussions and answers. Third, I want to recognize Aikya, Nanda, Greg, Frank, Gummuluru, Temple for their continued enthusiasm and participation. Finally, I want to request the silent majority of this group to break their silence by posting articles or questions. Thanks again for your cooperation and understanding. -- Ram V. Chandran Burke, VA ================================================================ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ ON ADVAITIN) (Advaitin and some pertaining to ONElist) How do I to Advaitin? If you have Internet access, the procedure is very simple. 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He is "I," the ever-present witness to all experiences. He is Atman and the Brahman and is the only Reality. Sankara's Advaita Philosophy blends Karma and Maya with a logical exposition of the idea of non-dualism. The doctrine of Karma asserts the influence of past to the present. The idea Maya represents the illusionary power which falsifies the appearance of the universe as the Namarupa (various names and forms.) According to Sankara, Brahman, the infinite consciousness, is the sole reality. Sankara establishes the essential identity between Atman and Brahman. His Guru Gaudapada unconsciously influenced Sankara with the tenets of Buddhist philosophy. On the other hand, Sankara's philosophical works show that he was clearly against the Buddhist thought. The scope of this Forum consists of pre-Sankara, post-Sankara and contemporary Advaita (Indian and non-Indian) that envelopes a broader spectrum of philosophical systems of non-duality. 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Go to Web Site: HTTP://www./viewarchive.cgi?listname=advaitin Now you can view all the messages from the current list in the order of their postings (Date & Time). Digest 0 dated Wed Sep 3 00:35:37 1998 contains the following messages: 1. Re: Independent existence of the world. Gregory Goode <goode (AT) xxx (DOT) xxxx 2. Test -- pls ignore Gregory Goode <goode (AT) xxx (DOT) xxxx 3. The New List is Effective immediately Ram Chandran <chandran (AT) xxxxxxxxx (DOT) xxxx 4. Re: The New List is Effective immediately Gregory Goode <goode (AT) xxx (DOT) xxxx 5. Shamanisam (was RE: Imprecision in religious conversations ) Madhava Kumar Turumella <madhava (AT) xxxxxxxx (DOT) xxxx 6. Re: Shamanisam (was RE: Imprecision in religious conversations ) Gregory Goode <goode (AT) xxx (DOT) xxxx 7. Re: Shamanism "f. maiello" <egodust (AT) xxxxxxx (DOT) xxxx 8. Re: Shamanism Gregory Goode <goode (AT) xxx (DOT) xxxx 9. Re: Shamanism Madhava Kumar Turumella <madhava (AT) xxxxxxxx (DOT) xxxx You can also preview the archive index by CLICKING <Archive Index> The Index is arranged from the latest to first as shown below: Digest 3, dated Sun Sep 6 05:37:58 1998 Digest 2, dated Sat Sep 5 05:37:19 1998 Digest 1, dated Fri Sep 4 06:07:55 1998 Digest 0, dated Thu Sep 3 06:34:25 1998 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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