What are Mahavakyas ?
Mahavakyas (महावाक्य)
Mahavakyas are the statement expressed by the Upanishads, highlighting the one's own nature.
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Is “Aham Brahmasmi” equivalent to “I am God”?
Aham Brahmasmi (अहं ब्रह्मास्मि )
The objective of the statement “aham brahmasmi” is to remove the attachment with physical...
Can the soul experience vision, sound, touch without a body?
Can soul experience vision, sound, touch without a body?
No, this not possible because what is called as experience...
Why do people look to survive, when we all have to die ?
I have no answer for the above question ? but you need to logically think that why there is need even to...
Vedanta Diary- Concepts of Vedanta
Question - Why Vedanta is required ?
Vedanta doesn't prove the Atman, it is to correct the notion about...
What is the meaning of Pratyagatma ?
Pratyagatma (प्रत्यगात्मा)
As mentioned by Adi Sankara in commentary of Katho Upanishad 2.1.1
प्रत्यक् च असौ...
What is the meaning of word “Anirvacaniya”
Anirvacaniya (अनिर्वचनीय)
Anirvacaniya (अनिर्वचनीय) - means unutterable, indescribable, undefinable
Anirvacaniya is an adjective used for Maya....
How can Brahman is unknowable, yet is it said that one should know it...
As mentioned in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.4.20
एकधैवानुद्रष्टव्यमेतदप्रमेयं ध्रुवम् ।विरजः पर आकाशादज आत्मा महान्ध्रुवः ॥
It...
What is meaning and source of “अन्योऽसावन्योऽहमस्मीति न स वेद”?
Source
This Shruti "अन्योऽसावन्योऽहमस्मीति न स वेद" is mentioned in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10
What happens after a person attains Moksha? Does the soul live permanently in heaven...
What happens after a person attains moksha?
In Hinduism, the main two philosophies are Mimamsa & Vedanta. We will...