Basics of Advaitin Vedanta

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Namaste Sri Rajan:

 

First, on behalf of my fellow moderators, let me express my sincere

thanks to you because your posting was quite inspirational. Also your

posting has high potential to further motivate the silent members to

undertake similar 'knowledge ventures.'

 

The primary goal of this list is to enable members to share their

knowledge with the fellow members to remove our ignorance. I strongly

recommend that you go ahead and post your summaries of chapter one per

week with the book title as the subject of the thread. (The Soul's

Journey to its destiny - Summary Chapter 1...8)

 

After the summary state some questions that focuses on the

subject matter of that chapter. This will help other members to

participate in the discussion (satsangh) with additional

questions/comments. Only with such satsangh, we can enhance our

knowledge and clear our doubts. Also such discussions will help the

silent members to come forward for active participation. Your summary

of the book with additional further discussions will stay permanantly

in the list archives and will become a great asset for everyone

(member and non member) who access the archives.

 

I want to assure you that all moderators of this list are looking

forward to help you to complete this 'knowledge venture.' Your

postings will certainly the biggest 'Holiday Gift' from you to the

fellow members.

 

Warmest regards,

 

Ram Chandran

 

 

advaitin, Rajan PBV <rajanpbv> wrote:

> On 11th Nov 01, I started reading a book " The Soul's

> Journey to its destiny" by Swami Ashokanada (of RK

> Mutt order) and published by Advaita Ashram in

> Calcutta.

>

>

> The book has appox 93,000 words in 8 chapters. I have

> prepared a summary of 1,200 words for each of these 8

> chapters (total 9,600 words). For those wishing to

> have this summary, I can send it individually as I

> think it is too much distration for the whole list if

> I were to post the entire lot. I can only say that

> personally for me it clarified a whole lot of

> philospohical questions. From now on, it is not a

> question of what to do, or the direction , but just

> how long will it take, what are the specifics and

> techniques and why I am delaying it.

>

> Hari Om and Pranams once again and forgive me if I

> wasted your time with this long note.

>

> P.B.V.Rajan , Saudi Arabia.

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> The primary goal of this list is to enable members

> to share their knowledge with the fellow members to

remove our ignorance. I strongly recommend that you

go ahead and post your summaries of chapter one per

> week with the book title as the subject of the

> thread. (The Soul's Journey to its destiny -

Summary Chapter 1...8) After the summary state some

questions that focuses on the subject matter of that

chapter. This will help other members to participate

in the discussion (satsangh) with additional

> questions/comments. Only with such satsangh, we can

> enhance our knowledge and clear our doubts. Also

such discussions will help the silent members to

come forward for active participation.

 

Dear Shri Ramji,

Namaskaram. I am sending you

this message once again as I did not get a

confirmation from when I sent it.

 

First let me thank you for the encouraging words. I

felt "as it were" that you were sitting in front of me

and saying it.

 

I agree to do the posting once a week but I have a

suggestion for your consideration in this matter. I

think the subject deals with the "core" of this groups

interest. It is well known that I am not an expert in

this matter. I may not get the semantics right, for

example the posting of Shri Madhav on-God having a

desire vs. thought.

 

So I suggest that I make the posting to the moderators

and and they can edit it if the semantics is not

right. They may also add a commentary such as sources

for further reading or possibly an elucidation. They

may lead the discussions with some questions without

necessarily answering them immediately etc. It is not

important that the postings are in my name. I have no

problem what-so-ever if it is in the moderators name.

For me it is a "precise" writing as in school days.

The source is a well known book. It is not that I am

diffident or unprepared, I have already prepared for

all chapters in my freehand (so that I can remeber it

better) and have just to key it in. It is my feeling

that it should have the right impact.

 

I would also request your assitance in finding the

e-mail address of the publisher of this book. The idea

is to get prior permission or offer to pay for the

cost of 100 books. The publisher is : Swami

Mumukshananda, President Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati,

Pithoragrah, Himalayas.

The publication dept is at: No.5 Delhi Entally Road,

Calcutta 700 014. Since the notes were compiled and

edited by "Vedanta Society of North California" they

may also have some idea of it. Swami Ashokananda was

heading this society from 1932 till 1969. The book is

based on his lectures delivered at San Francisco in

1953.

 

Best Regards and Hari OM.

P.B.V.Rajan pbvrajan , rajanpbv

 

 

 

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