Tattva Bodha - Preliminary Text of Vedanta
Residential program running for about 20 weeks. (Currently paused until further notice..)
Tattvabodha presents all important Sanskrit terms and provides detailed explanations of them. They need to be known before diving into the 3 major texts Bhagavad Gītā, Brahma Sūtra and Upaniṣads - which comprise the essence of non-duality (Advaita Vedānta).
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Summary: Discourse 1 looks into word word Vedanta. What is “veda” & “anta”? What is ultimate goal of Veda? How to prove Vedas? Are Vedas matter of belief? What are two portions of Vedas? Who…
Summary: Discourse 2 speaks of Vedas origin. If they're not from the mind, how did they come? What is role of Bhagavad Gita and Brahma-Sutra, in Vedanta? What type of text is Tattva Bodha? Importance…
Summary: Discourse 3 speaks about first two important qualifications (discrimination & dispassion). Both are needed by adhikari (desirious of moksha) to establish absolute clarity of reality. Method of differentiating (actual technique) reality is introduced briefly…