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Namaste:

 

Let us welcome Sri Shivakumar, a new member to the

list. We can look forward to his active participation

in the list discussions with his thoughtful insights.

 

Warmest regards,

 

Advaitin List Moderators

 

--- Shivakumar G <shivuu wrote:

>

> Namaste,

> I am Shivakumar G V, Shivu in short, a software

> Professional from Bangalore.

> Though an engineer by profession, my main

> interests

> are Social Sciences and Humanities. In particular, I

> am interested in History, Philosophy, Literature,

> Cinema and Politics.

> Born and brought up in a semi-traditional

> atmosphere, I was initiated into Veda Chanting,

> Shloka

> Chanting at an early age through organisations such

> as

> Chinmaya Mission and Shankara Matha. This resulted

> in

> an initial curiosity towards Sanskrit, Vedas,

> Puranas,

> Bhagavadgeetha, the emerging philosophies, such as

> advaita, dvaita and vishiShTAdvaita, and our

> heritage

> in general.

> In comparision to other philosophies, my readings

> in

> advaita more, having been exposed more to advaita by

> family tradition. Being theoretically oriented, I am

> interested in the world view that emerges out of

> advaita, how the Vedas support this theory, what are

> the other subtheories (on various other

> related/unrelated subjects) which emerge out of

> advaita, implicitly does it contain any theory/idea

> which today is considered modern, can we identify

> subtheories in advaita which have potential to

> contribute to any other field of study and so on, To

> give an example, what is the understanding of 'mind

> (manas)' which emerges out of it, can we build a

> formal 'theory of mind' as per the same and so on.

> However my readings have been not been structured

> enough. It has been mainly through assorted essays.

> Considering myself as a beginner, I hope to learn

> from

> you all, and bring some structure, direction and

> academic discpline to my study.

> regards

> Shivu

 

 

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My dear noble devotee of Sri Sankara

Bhagavatpujyapada,

 

 

I am delighted to read your cv. You are most Welcome

,sir.

 

 

I am also looking to learn about this mind.

 

Have you read Roger Penrose's The Shadows of MInd?

 

If you are interested to help me in ex[ploring the

anatomy of language via the scriptures , please start

by sending me some sweet quotations from your

scholarship about vak . I will send you what I know

about this language business.

 

Have you the holy pictures of Sri Ganesa,Sri

Saradamba,Sri Dakshinamurty, And Sri SAKARA

Bhagavatpujyapada? If you want I will send them.

 

YOurs in Sri Sankara Bhagavatpujyapada's love'

 

Chilukuri bhuvaneswar

 

Please read my earlier lettters to this group to know

about my ignorance .

 

With love.

Chilukuri bhuvaneswar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--- Advaitin List Moderators <advaitins

wrote:

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<tt>

Namaste:<BR>

<BR>

Let us welcome Sri Shivakumar, a new member to the<BR>

list. We can look forward to his active

participation<BR>

in the list discussions with his thoughtful

insights.<BR>

<BR>

Warmest regards,<BR>

<BR>

Advaitin List Moderators<BR>

<BR>

--- Shivakumar G <shivuu> wrote:<BR>

<BR>

> <BR>

> Namaste,<BR>

>   I am Shivakumar G V, Shivu in short,

a software<BR>

> Professional from Bangalore.<BR>

>   Though an engineer by profession, my

main<BR>

> interests<BR>

> are Social Sciences and Humanities. In

particular, I<BR>

> am interested in History, Philosophy,

Literature,<BR>

> Cinema and Politics.<BR>

>   Born and brought up in a

semi-traditional<BR>

> atmosphere, I was initiated into Veda

Chanting,<BR>

> Shloka<BR>

> Chanting at an early age through organisations

such<BR>

> as<BR>

> Chinmaya Mission and Shankara Matha. This

resulted<BR>

> in<BR>

> an initial curiosity towards Sanskrit, Vedas,<BR>

> Puranas,<BR>

> Bhagavadgeetha, the emerging philosophies, such

as<BR>

> advaita, dvaita and vishiShTAdvaita, and our<BR>

> heritage<BR>

> in general.  <BR>

>   In comparision to other philosophies,

my readings<BR>

> in<BR>

> advaita more, having been exposed more to advaita

by<BR>

> family tradition. Being theoretically oriented, I

am<BR>

> interested in the world view that emerges out

of<BR>

> advaita, how the Vedas support this theory, what

are<BR>

> the other subtheories (on various other<BR>

> related/unrelated  subjects) which emerge

out of<BR>

> advaita, implicitly does it contain any

theory/idea<BR>

> which today is considered modern, can we

identify<BR>

> subtheories in advaita which have potential

to<BR>

> contribute to any other field of study and so on,

To<BR>

> give an example, what is the understanding of

'mind<BR>

> (manas)' which emerges out of it, can we build

a<BR>

> formal 'theory of mind' as per the same and so

on.<BR>

>   However my readings have been not

been structured<BR>

> enough. It has been mainly through assorted

essays.<BR>

> Considering myself as a beginner, I hope to

learn<BR>

> from<BR>

> you all, and bring some structure, direction

and<BR>

> academic discpline to my study.<BR>

> regards<BR>

> Shivu<BR>

<BR>

<BR>

=====<BR>

Tips to Members from the Advaitin List Moderators<BR>

1) While replying, avoid repeating the entire message

and be brief.<BR>

2) Be considerate to your fellow members and focus

only on the subject matter.<BR>

3) When you are in doubt, contac the moderators at

advatins<BR>

4) Split long articles into several parts and post

them separately.<BR>

5) Suggestions/comments can be sent to

advaitins<BR>

6) Advaitin Webspace: <a

href="advaitin">adva\

itin</a><BR>

<BR>

<BR>

<BR>

New DSL Internet Access from SBC & <BR>

<a

href="http://sbc.">of Service</a>.</tt>

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