What are the dialogues between Maitreyi & Yajnavalkya ?
Yajnavalkya had two wives. One was Maitreyi and second Katyayani. When Yajnavalkya decided to move towards renunciation from married life, he went...
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 is Sadhan Chatushtaya ?
Sadhan Chatushtaya
Sadhan Chatushtaya (साधन-चतुष्टय) is referred as group of four means (चतुष्टय) which lead to the path of...
Kena Upanishad
The Kena Upanishad is one of the primary upanishad that is ninth chapter of Samaveda's Talavakara Branch.
Kena (केन)...
Vedanta Diary- Concepts of Vedanta
Question - Why Vedanta is required ?
Vedanta doesn't prove the Atman, it is to correct the notion about...
How this Mundaka Upanishad passed on ?
The teaching mentioned in Mundaka Upanishad are first told by Lord Brahma to Atharvan (अथर्वा ), than Atharvan told rishi Angir (अङ्गिरः)...
What is Vichara ? How should one perform Vichara ?
Vichara (Self-Inquiry)
Vichara, Self-Inquiry or Atma-Vichara is reflection and contemplation upon the meaning of Vedantic statements, which leads the...
Story of Two birds – Mundaka Upanishad
There is shloka mentioned is Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.1, which mentioned Jiva and Ishvara as two birds sitting on same tree. Where...
Advaita Guru Parampara
Advaita Guru Parampara
The Advaita Guru-Parampara is the list of divine, Vedic and historical teachers of Advaita Vedanta.
What is the meaning of Pratyagatma ?
Pratyagatma (प्रत्यगात्मा)
As mentioned by Adi Sankara in commentary of Katho Upanishad 2.1.1
प्रत्यक् च असौ...