The life and teachings of Sri Basavanna Sri Basavanna was an Indian 12th-century statesman, philosopher, poet, Lingayat saint in the Shiva-focussed Bhakti movement , and Hindu Shaivite social reformer during the reign of the Kalyani Chalukya / Kalachuri dynasty . Basavanna was active during the rule of both dynasties but reached his peak of influence during the rule of King Bijjala II in Karnataka , India . Basavanna spread social awareness through his poetry, popularly known as Vachanaas . Basavanna rejected gender or social discrimination, superstitions and rituals but introduced Ishtalinga necklace, with an image of the Shiva Liṅga to every person regardless of his or her birth, to be a constant reminder of one's bhakti (devotion) to Shiva. As the chief minister of his kingdom, he introduced new public institutions such as the Anubhava Mantapa (or, ...
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What is our moral worth? By Lover of Ancient Wisdom *One of the best, perhaps the best read, of late... Don't miss to read, every perception is indeed wonderfully conceived. I reiterate, don't skip to read* *THE BHISHMA WAY* *or* *THE JATAYU WAY* No two people respond to the same situation in a similar way. Here are examples of two legendary personalities who were faced with a very similar situation, but their responses were diagonally apart. This is a comparative study between Bhishma and Jatayu. Both, of them were confronted with character defining assault on womanhood. One chose to die protecting the victim while the other chose to be a mute spectator of the crime. 1) *POWERFUL or POWERLESS* Bhishma was a powerful warrior and if he wanted, he could have stopped the disrobing of Draupadi - the Queen but he chose to be a silent witness of this act whereas Jatayu was ...
PASCAL’S WAGER By Sri T K Jayaraman (Rtd) IRS Pascal ’ s Wager In your high school science, you would have learnt Pascal ’ s law of flotation. Blaise Pascal (1623-62) was a French mathematician, physicist, religious thinker and philosopher. In this post, I like to write on his famous argument known as Pascal ’ s Wager. What is it? If God exists, it is quite difficult to comprehend him. Human reason can determine neither his existence nor non existence. Our reasoning fails us. In any case, we are bound to make up our mind and live accordingly. Either we believe in God or do not believe. Pascal suggests that adopting belief in God and leading a religious life is the soundest bet. If one wins the bet, an eternity of bliss is gained. In the event of losing the bet, the loss incur...
Teachings of a Indian contemporary Guru Sri Satya Sai i 24 Jul 2021 Share Facebook Twitter Email As disciples, what is our duty in this relationship with our Guru, our beloved Bhagawan? On this holy Guru Poornima day, the Guru of Gurus reminds us. Audio Special: 'Vedanta Parichaya - Introduction to Vedanta - Episode 113 - Talk by Dr Latha Sree' Listen Now H2H Special: 'Sai Sadguru – The Preceptor Unparalleled - Part 1 - The Unceasing Sun' Read Now Watch the Guru Poornima Celebrations from the Sai Kulwant Hall at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. IST. Tune in to our Prasanthi Mandir Live YouTube Channel or Sri Sathya Sai Baba Facebook Page . The Guru is needed when you have the Guri (goal or aim in Telugu). If you do not have that urge, what can the teacher do? Strewing precious seeds on sand or rock is a sheer waste! Inner prompting to see light must send aspirants to the teacher or must draw the teacher to wherever the aspirant is. You must inquire ...
The teachings of Sri Madhavacarya Sri Madhvācārya's teachings are built on the premise that there is a fundamental difference between Atman (individual soul, self) and the Brahman (ultimate reality, God Vishnu), these are two different unchanging realities, with individual soul dependent on Brahman , never identical. Founder of: Udupi Sri Krishna Matha Born: Vāsudeva; 1238; Pājaka, near Udupi; Tu... Order: Vedanta Madhvacharya ( Sanskrit : मध्वाचार्य , IAST : Madhvācārya ; Sanskrit pronunciation: [mɐdʱʋaːˈtɕaːɽjɐ] ; CE 1238–1317), sometimes anglicised as Madhva Acharya , and also known as Pūrna Prajña and Ānanda Tīrtha , was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the Dvaita (dualism) school of Vedanta . Madhva called his philosophy Tattvavāda meaning "arguments from a realist...