Guest guest Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Namaste Celine, First, I want to thank you for mentioning the http://www.ajati.com site. It is pretty to look at and is designed after my own heart, with plenty of quotations from Ramana and other Advaitins, as well as a sprinkling of Zen and Tao. I just wish that the entire 'Garland' book were available on this site, perhaps for a price. I do not wish to purchase another book, since I have no more room left, and it is nice to be able to access all this on the web. Maybe the author is reading this! As for the Ashtavakra, you can get an excellent translation by John Richards free on the web at http://www.realization.org/page/doc0/doc0004.htm There is also a free translation by Thomas Byrom (Byron?), which I downloaded once, but now I cannot find it. And while I'm at it, everyone should know of the excellent free selection from Nisargadatta's 'I Am That' at http://www.nonduality.com/asmi.htm Benjamin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 advaitin, Benjamin Root <orion777ben> wrote: > As for the Ashtavakra, you can get an excellent translation by John > Richards free on the web at > > http://www.realization.org/page/doc0/doc0004.htm > > There is also a free translation by Thomas Byrom (Byron?), which I > downloaded once, but now I cannot find it. Namaste, Byrom's translation is at: http://www.swcp.com/%7Erobicks/gita00.htm (linked from the same site above!) Regards, Sunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Another good translation on Ashtavakra Gita is available at: www.gangasatsang.com/pages/pdf/theashtavakragita.pdf As for Yoga Vasishta please check http://www.digiserve.com/mystic/Hindu/Vasishtha/. The book written by Swami Venkateshananda is a sincere recommendation. -Rahul S. > > advaitin, Benjamin Root <orion777ben> > wrote: > > As for the Ashtavakra, you can get an excellent translation by John > > Richards free on the web at > > > > http://www.realization.org/page/doc0/doc0004.htm > > > > There is also a free translation by Thomas Byrom (Byron?), which I > > downloaded once, but now I cannot find it. > > Namaste, > > Byrom's translation is at: > > http://www.swcp.com/%7Erobicks/gita00.htm (linked from the same site > above!) > > Regards, > > Sunder > > > > Discussion of Shankara's Advaita Vedanta Philosophy of nonseparablity of Atman and Brahman. > Advaitin List Archives available at: http://www.eScribe.com/culture/advaitin/ > To Post a message send an email to : advaitin > Messages Archived at: advaitin/messages > > > > Your use of is subject to > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Namaste Benjamin, It was from the www.ajati.com site that I got the address of this list! Indeed this is a very good site. I´d like also to thank you and all the other advaitins here for sharing these priceless informations on good web links and advaita literature, like the Ashtavakra Gita, Yoga Vasistha and others. God bless you all! Pranams Celine Benjamin Root <orion777ben wrote: Namaste Celine, First, I want to thank you for mentioning the http://www.ajati.com site. It is pretty to look at and is designed after my own heart, with plenty of quotations from Ramana and other Advaitins, as well as a sprinkling of Zen and Tao. I just wish that the entire 'Garland' book were available on this site, perhaps for a price. I do not wish to purchase another book, since I have no more room left, and it is nice to be able to access all this on the web. Maybe the author is reading this! As for the Ashtavakra, you can get an excellent translation by John Richards free on the web at http://www.realization.org/page/doc0/doc0004.htm There is also a free translation by Thomas Byrom (Byron?), which I downloaded once, but now I cannot find it. And while I'm at it, everyone should know of the excellent free selection from Nisargadatta's 'I Am That' at http://www.nonduality.com/asmi.htm Benjamin Discussion of Shankara's Advaita Vedanta Philosophy of nonseparablity of Atman and Brahman. Advaitin List Archives available at: http://www.eScribe.com/culture/advaitin/ To Post a message send an email to : advaitin Messages Archived at: advaitin/messages Mail - 6MB, anti-spam e antivírus gratuito. Crie sua conta agora! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 Namaste Celine-ji. Your id, nirakaram, fascinates me. That means formless. Are you a celestial being? Doesn't that thought rhyme well with your name, 'Celine'!? Your spiritual insights too. I am taking a break from the profound discussions. Hence, this musing. PraNAms. Madathil Nair ________________ advaitin, Celine Tosta <nirakaram> wrote: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 Namaste, Madathil Nair First I´d to ask one thing: what is the meaning of this "ji" you put after our names? Well, I cannot stop smilling since I´ve read this mail of yours... This nirakaram id was not very intentional. Before that I tried near twenty id´s in the mail site (chaitanya, sat, brahman, etc...) but everyone had been already choosen by someone else. I like to use this id because when I see it I remember that I am nirakaram and not this body, mind and intellect. Now, Celine is a french name which indeed means celestial being, but I can assure you that I´m siting on a chair and using my hands to type this mail right now... I´d like to mention here also my gratefulness towards Dennis and Venkat, who also recommended me some good books to study. I think I could read any advaitin book or none of them. The Truth was once revealed to me and I understood it already. But I still identify my Self with the body complex because of old habit. I just want to increase the opositte habit and hence join satsang, read good books, etc. In fact, I see that there´s nothing to be discussed about the Self. Though it has the benefict of increasing sattvic mood so that we can have a clear mind to reflect the Truth, all that we do here is just an exercise of the intellect trying to understand something which is beyond it. That´s why I repeat (to myself also): "Trying to understand is like trying to see through muddy water. Be still and allow the mud to settle". Hari Om! Celine Madathil Rajendran Nair <madathilnair wrote: Namaste Celine-ji. Your id, nirakaram, fascinates me. That means formless. Are you a celestial being? Doesn't that thought rhyme well with your name, 'Celine'!? Your spiritual insights too. I am taking a break from the profound discussions. Hence, this musing. PraNAms. Madathil Nair Mail - 6MB, anti-spam e antivírus gratuito. Crie sua conta agora! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 Hello Celine, I don't recall seeing Dennis's post. Did he recommend his own book? _The Book of One: The Spiritual Path of Advaita_? It's a bit on the scholarly side, rather than the new-agey feel-good side. But it has the best bibliography and pointers for further exploration I've ever seen in print. It's also the only book I know of that covers both the orthodox and the neo traditions. Dennis's style is very humble and humane as well! --Greg At 11:39 AM 12/10/2003 -0300, Celine Tosta wrote: >Namaste, Madathil Nair > >First I´d to ask one thing: what is the meaning of this "ji" you put after our names? >Well, I cannot stop smilling since I´ve read this mail of yours... This nirakaram id was not very intentional. Before that I tried near twenty id´s in the mail site (chaitanya, sat, brahman, etc...) but everyone had been already choosen by someone else. I like to use this id because when I see it I remember that I am nirakaram and not this body, mind and intellect. Now, Celine is a french name which indeed means celestial being, but I can assure you that I´m siting on a chair and using my hands to type this mail right now... > >I´d like to mention here also my gratefulness towards Dennis and Venkat, who also recommended me some good books to study. I think I could read any advaitin book or none of them. The Truth was once revealed to me and I understood it already. But I still identify my Self with the body complex because of old habit. I just want to increase the opositte habit and hence join satsang, read good books, etc. In fact, I see that there´s nothing to be discussed about the Self. Though it has the benefict of increasing sattvic mood so that we can have a clear mind to reflect the Truth, all that we do here is just an exercise of the intellect trying to understand something which is beyond it. That´s why I repeat (to myself also): "Trying to understand is like trying to see through muddy water. Be still and allow the mud to settle". > >Hari Om! >Celine > >Madathil Rajendran Nair <madathilnair wrote: >Namaste Celine-ji. > >Your id, nirakaram, fascinates me. That means formless. Are >you a celestial being? Doesn't that thought rhyme well with your >name, 'Celine'!? Your spiritual insights too. I am taking a break >from the profound discussions. Hence, this musing. > >PraNAms. > >Madathil Nair > > > > > Mail - 6MB, anti-spam e antivírus gratuito. Crie sua conta agora! > > > > > >Discussion of Shankara's Advaita Vedanta Philosophy of nonseparablity of Atman and Brahman. >Advaitin List Archives available at: http://www.eScribe.com/culture/advaitin/ >To Post a message send an email to : advaitin >Messages Archived at: advaitin/messages > > > >Your use of is subject to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 Namaste Celine-ji. 'Ji' is suffixed to show respect. We do that as a matter of habit. Thanks for your clarifications. I wasn't entirely wrong. PraNAms. Madathil Nair ________________ advaitin, Celine Tosta <nirakaram> wrote: > Namaste, Madathil Nair > > First I´d to ask one thing: what is the meaning of this "ji" you put after our names? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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