Complete List of topics for discussion for the rest of the year

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Namaste:

 

The list wants to thank the volunteer discussion leaders for coming

forward to offer the following topics for the rest of the year. The

updated list of topics for the entire year are provided in the

file "Advaita Discussion Topics" at the advaitin site

with the URL: advaitin

This file also contains potential list of future topics and will be

updated regularly. This list will hopefully become a useful reference

file for the members. Once again the list moderators request members

to forward their suggestions for future topics to the moderators for

consideration. Ideally, the list members can send their ideas to the

list directly with detailed description of the subject matter and

with references when appropriate.

 

Upcoming Discussions for 2003:

August: Paramacharya's Discourses on Saundaryalahari (ProfVK)

September: Is there light in Enlightenment? (Sri Madathil Nair)

October: Non-Existence of Objects (Sri Greg)

November: AdhyArOpApavAda's role in advaita siddhAnta (Sri Bhasker)

December: Purushartha (Human aspirations) (Sri Ram Chandran)

 

Potential List of Topics for year 2004:

1. srishti-drshti vada of advaita (Doctrine of creation & perception)

2. Naive Realism - the philosophical doctrine that physical object

continue to exist when not perceived

3. Perspective of Bhagavad Gita as the Yoga Sastra?

4. Perspective of Bhagavad Gita as the Brahma Vidya?

5. Historical perspective of Shankara's Advaita philosophy

6. Karma and/or karma-phala: what is it and its role in advaita

7. Proper understanding of wake-up/dream/deep-sleep states

8. Vedantic (also Gita's) perception of key to Happiness

 

Warmest regards

 

Advaitin List Moderators