Welcome to the Team of Moderators - Frank Maiello and Greg Goode

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Greetings Advaitins:

 

It is my great pleasure to introduce Frank Maiello and Greg Goode as

moderators to the Advaitin List. Frankji and Gregji are founder members

of this list and have been actively participating in discussions.

Frankji and Gregji are quite knowledgeable and they have demonstrated

their dedication and interest in Shankara’s Advaita Philosophy. Their

addition as moderators will be a great asset and support to the list and

to the moderating team. On behalf of all of you and the members of the

moderating team, I sincerely thank them for accepting this additional

responsibility.

 

Frankji has a nickname ‘egodust' and a great admirer and devotee of

Ramana Maharishi and here is brief paragraph in his own words: “ I

became aware of Vedanta through the approach of Theosophy in 1968. Two

years later I discovered the teachings of Bhagavan Ramana,

simultaneously commencing the practice of Self-enquiry, which has

served to be the single greatest influence. Subsequently read and

studied the Adviatic sastras, including the Astavakra and Ribhu Gita-s,

the Yoga Vashishta, Tripura Rahasya, Advaita Bodha Deepika, Sat

Darshana Bhashya, and many others, including of course the Upanishads

and Bhagavad Gita. Although I maintain an eclectic approach, in my

view the way of Vedanta seems to be the most lucid and thorough in

terms of applied psychology. Below is a list of some my favourite

Advaita classics: 1. The Complete Works of the Sage of Arunachala (From

Nan Yar to Ulladhu Narpadhu); 2. Ashtavakra Samhita; 3. Essence of Ribhu

Gita by Prof. N. R. Krishnamoorthy Aiyer; 4. Tripura Rahasya; 5.

Vasistha's Yoga by Swami Venkatesananda; 6. Vivekachudamani; 7. Advaita

Bodha Deepika; 8. Jnana Vahini by Sri Sathya Sai Baba; 9. Kaivalya

Navaneeta; 10. Sat Darshana”

 

Gregji’s good nature is revealed through his surname Goode and here is a

brief paragraph in his own words: “My formal education includes a B.A.

in Psychology from the University of California, Long Beach; a doctoral

fellowship at the Universitaet zu Koeln in Cologne, Germany, and a Ph.D.

in Philosophy from the University of Rochester. My dissertation was on

the relationship between reason and time. Besides self-study in the

Gita, Upanishads, Panchadasi and other advaita texts, I have studied

advaita vedanta through the Manhattan (NY) Chinmaya Mission study group,

and briefly through the books and audiotapes of Swami Dayananda

Saraswati. For the blessing of lasting happiness and the ending of all

doubts, I would count among my primary teachers some from the West, and

some from the East. From the West, there have been George Berkeley,

Brand Blanshard, and Francis Lucille. From the East there have been Adi

Shankara, Ramesh Balsekar, Krishna Menon (Sri Atmananda) and Nagarjuna.

My current professional employement is in Computer Support at a large

Manhattan law firm. I serve as a co-moderator on the

list, and beginning January will begin advaita teaching non-dualism and

introductory Vedanta at the Atmananda Yoga Center in New York City.”

 

Regards,

 

Ram Chandran