Advaitin List Objectives and Scope

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Greetings Advaitins:

 

The revised Advaitin List Objectives and Scope are stated below. Currently we

have 141 members and we take this opportunity to welcome all the new members.

We find that the search engine at eScribe.com where the archives are located is

quite powerful and we encourage you to make full use of that facility. Looking

forward to your greater participation with the enhanced scope of this list.

 

regards,

 

Ram Chandran

Gummuluru Murthy

Comoderators of Advaitin

 

Enhanced List Objectives and Scope

 

Advaitin Mailing list is an electronic Spiritual Forum to exchange viewpoints

focusing on Shankara's Advaita Philosophy. Advaita is based on the ancient

Vedic Scriptures, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Brahmasutras.

According to Shankara, Brahman, the infinite consciousness, is the sole reality.

Shankara establishes the essential identity between Atman and Brahman. In the

ultimate analysis, Advaita Vedanta holds that all that exists is only Brahman.

The plurality of living and nonliving beings of the entire universe is indeed

nothing but Brahman. The ignorance of this astonishingly simple truth leads to

the misery. The individual Atman is also ultimately not different from Brahman,

and realization of this important doctrine is Salvation (Moksha.) A number of

national and international institutions have drawn inspiration from this

philosophy which include Shankara Maths, Ramanashramam, Vivekananda Foundation,

Aurobindo Ashram, Sivananda Ashram, Ramakrishna Mission, Satyasai Baba Center,

Chi

The Internet contains an ocean of literature on Hindu Scriptures and Vedanta

Philosophy and the list welcomes discussions and postings that can bring new

insights. The list moderators want to assure the members that the list has no

intention to curtail any serious discussions on spiritual subjects that have

close resemblance to Advaita Vedanta. The list encourages a wide range of

discussion topics focusing on Shankara, pre-Shankara and post-Shankara

Advaita Philosophy. The list moderators want to acknowledge the fact that

Advaita Philosophy can't be studied in isolation and consequently will support

spiritual discussions related to Vaishnavam, Shivam, Buddihsm, Jainism and

others. However such discussions should help members to get better insights on

Advaita Philosophy. Discussions can go beyond Indian culture and philosophy and

the discussants are welcome to post their personal experiences. The moderators

will not hesitate to exercise their right to curtail discussions when they drift

away from the

This list is truly dedicated to Vedavyasa, Shankara, Ramana Maharishi,

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and other sages and saints of East and West who have

dedicated their life time on nondual philosophy. The list intents to facilitate

meaningful discussions in a friendly and pleasant atmosphere with several key

goals:

 

To understand the nature of Ultimate Reality and to find the relationships

between all the entities.

To comprehend self-realization and transform that realization into actions that

are good for the human society.

To describe such realizations and actions using simple but crisp language

understood by most humans.

To motivate the beginners in philosophy and help them to understand and

appreciate the message of Scriptures.

To help members to develop an attitude to appreciate that every human being is

good in his/her own way.

 

Guidelines related to members and postings

 

1. Though the primary emphasis focuses on Advaita Vedanta of Saint

Shankaracharya, members have full freedom to express broader aspects of

nondual philosophies, activities and news related to Institutions that support

Vedanta Philosophy.

2. The list will facilitate courteous exchange of viewpoints from members with

different background. Eastern and Western thoughts on nonduality will be

explored in greater detail. Members can exchange their views on Yogas (Karma,

Bhakti, Jnana and also Raja and Kundalini), book reviews, and quotations both

from East and West on Spirituality.

3. Members are prohibited to use this list to sell commercial products but they

are encouraged to use this forum to inform about books, tapes, lectures,

cultural programs and URL addresses on spiritual topics.

4. The new members are required to send a short paragraph of self introduction

within two weeks after they receive the welcome mail. This introduction will

help the moderator and other members to get acquaintance with the background,

interests and needs of the new member.

5. All postings should be in text format (ASCII) and mails with attachments

will be deleted by mailing list provider to prevent the spread of computer

virus.

6. The list prohibits discussants to engage in personal attacks and remarks

demeaning other religions, other religious leaders, individuals or groups.

Violators are subject to moderation and repeated violations will force the

moderator to ban the violator from posting to the list.

 

List Archives are available at:

/viewarchive.cgi?listname=advaitin

Those who are interested can visit the above address to review the messages and

and alternately can send an email to chandran. Articles

can be searched by keyword, thread, author or date at the Mirror Archive Site:

http://www.eScribe.com/culture/advaitin/

 

Ram Chandran

Gummuluru Murthy

Comoderators of Advaitin