The Sampradaya of Dattatreya, the other nondual lineage?

[Guest guest]

" Why should sampradayas originating from Shankara be the only one

valid ?

Shankara definitely was not the first person to speak on the non-dual

philosophy. Take for instance, the sampradaya of Dattatreya, who also

expounded non-dual philosophy. The Navnath sampradaya traces his

origin

to Him. A recent guru of this tradition, Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj,

who was a contemparary of Ramana Maharshi, spoke very highly of

Ramana.

Even Ramana himself says that what he preaches is not

Shankara's

philosophy, but philosophy based on his own experience. This

experience

just matches that of Shankara [Talks with Ramana]. "

 

http://www.hindunet.org/srh_home/1996_4/msg00049.html

 

" Just for information, Nisargadatta Maharaj was the guru of Igneri

(sp?) branch of the Navnath sampradaya, which is supposed to started

from

the teachings of Rishi Dattatreya {who is beleived to be an

incarnation

of the Trinity of Brahma, VishhNu and Shiva}. Dattatreya is mentioned

in

Markadenya PuraaNa, bhagavata puraaNa etc. He is believed to have

composed

Avadhuta giitaa and is mentioned extensively in tripura rahasya. "

 

http://www.hindunet.org/srh_home/1996_2/msg00071.html