The Meaning of ‘Nirguna’, and Two Planes of Ultimate Reality
The conclusion that Ultimate Reality cannot have qualities (unqualified) is derived from the conditioned, limited
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Shudras Are Aryans. Why?
Purusha Sukta, along with the Nasadiya Sukta is a famous hymn from the Rigveda. It describes how people, Devas andContinue Reading
Why There Must Be Atman In Everyone ?
The Atman concept arises from many unanswered questions of ancient time[1]. Why is our consciousness stable from the boyhood toContinue Reading
The Upanishads: The Source of Indian Philosophical Systems – 2
These realistic schools propose that there are multiple souls which are co-eternal with the God. They list many reasons for the existence of God[14], and being realists Nyaya claims, object and (its) qualities are different, not same, like the idealists think. Nyaya have developed sixteen categories and stresses much on the syllogism to arrive in the correct knowledge. Nyaya philosophy is systematically expounded in the Nyaya-sutra of Rishi Gotama. Vatsayana, Udyotakara, Vacaspati Misra and Udayana are the major writers and commentators on this sutra and other Nyaya related treatises. Nyaya and Vaiseshika systems are considered…
The Upanishads: The Source of Indian Philosophical Systems – 1
The Upanishads are those parts of Vedic literature that contains philosophical teaching. It is usually called as Vedanta (end part of Vedas). There are many Upanishads and they are composed not by a single sage, but by many. Also the beginning to the completion of Upanishads composition may span a wide period; say 500 – 1000 years, minimum. Commonly eleven Upanishads are considered as the ‘Principle Upanishads’. Yet, this is not a hard rule. It is generally held so because Sri Sankaracharya wrote commentaries for these eleven Upanishads. They are Isa, Kena, Katha, Taittiriya, Aitareya, Mundaka, Mandukya, Prasna, Chandogya…
Buddha Did Not Deny the Infallibility of Vedas in its Pure and Original Form
This is the summary of a debate that I had in social media, some time back. The topic of debateContinue Reading
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