Saturday, 7 January, 2023 at 09:30:38 pm IST The Tamil article in the attachment is an extract from Jaya Mohan’s views on the Mutts established by Adi Sankara or his disciples, such as the one in Sringeri Peetam or kanchi mutt, in India. The question is these Mutts came into existence to propagate Advaita philosophyContinue reading “Are present-day Sankara Muttams diluting “Advaita sampradaayam” ?”
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I know no English , but I can quote Shakespeare …
I know my distant ancestors spoke Sanskrit … Today , I can’t converse in the same language as theirs . I can read and write Sanskrit but ever since in this country it became “dead language” , being able to speak Sanskrit fluently has become a rare curiosity if not anachronism amongst common people andContinue reading “I know no English , but I can quote Shakespeare …”
Philosophy bakes no bread… Our Gurus must turn bakers!
https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/across-campuses-a-crisis-of-philosophy/cid/1921909 This is a very sad state of affairs indeed in the same land where the Upanishads, the Brahma Sutra and the Bhagavath-Gita were written and have been cherished for centuries … and the same land where Vyasa, Gaudapada, Adi Sankara and Ramanujacharya were born, walked and philosophised … I’d say the blame lies squarelyContinue reading “Philosophy bakes no bread… Our Gurus must turn bakers!”
MOTHER’s DAY Remembrance: Adi Sankara’s “maatru panchakam” — (extracted from my published book “The Unusual Essays of an Unknown Sri Vaishnava” (3rd Edition Mainspring Books, USA)
Adi Sankarachaarya’s Tribute to his Mother: “Maatru panchakam”. In March 2002 my mother called me one day from Chennai on the phone to give me in Kuwait both good news and bad news. First she gave me the bad news: her diabetes and heart condition was getting worse. The good news was that the GovtContinue reading “MOTHER’s DAY Remembrance: Adi Sankara’s “maatru panchakam” — (extracted from my published book “The Unusual Essays of an Unknown Sri Vaishnava” (3rd Edition Mainspring Books, USA)”