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Greetings Advaitins:

 

 

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) on Advaitin

 

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:

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

Articles can be searched by keyword, thread, author

by subject and keyword.

 

What is the Scope of Advaitin mailing list?

 

Advaitin Mailing list is an electronic Spiritual Forum

to permit people who believe in Advaita to exchange

their viewpoints in a friendly atmosphere. The mailing

address is: advaitin .

 

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, Chinmaya Mission,

Vedanta Mission, Sachidananda Ashram, Arshavidya

Gurukulam, Society of Abidance in Truth, Advaita

Fellowship, Self Realization Fellowship, Universal

Spirituality, Krishnamurti Foundation, etc.

 

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 primary

focus.

 

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.

 

Why did I not receiving email anymore?

 

The first thing to do is to check the list archives to

see if there are messages that you have not received.

It could be that no one has sent any email to the

lists lately.

 

Why did my email to the advaitin list bounce back?

 

This could be for several reasons. Most probably, the

email from an email address is not the same as the one

you provided when you registered and the email is

ignored.

 

Ok, I've d to a list, now how do I send email

to it?

 

To send email to the list you've d to, send

to the address advaitin ,

 

Is it possible for me to change the displayed name

with all my email?

 

ONElist just uses the name that you sent with the

email. So to change this, change the configuration of

your email package.

 

What is the No Mail, option about? What is the Digest

option about?

 

The No Mail and Digest options are available according

to the need of the members. No Mail option is useful

if you are going on vacation and don't want email to

pile up while you are gone. The digest option is

useful if you don't want to receive all the postings

on a single day. You should access the Internet and

access http:///community/advaitin, you

should be able to set these options interactively.

Otherwise send an email to the list moderators at:

advaitins.

 

Can I view the Advaitin List Archieves? Yes! Go to

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

 

Is there a Chat Room or Bulletin Board?

Yes, Visit the Web Site: http://www.eScribe.com/culture/advaitin/

for further details.

 

Is there a Homepage on advaitin?

 

Yes, Visit the Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/advaitins

 

 

Thanks,

 

Ram Chandran

Gummuluru Murthy

Madhava K. Turumella

Kuntimaddi Sadananda

Frank Maiello

Greg Goode

Team of Moderators

Contact Email: advaitins