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Advait vedanta (Devanagari: अद्वैत वेदान्त ISO15919: advaita vedānta ) is the philosophy of non-dualism. This is one of the philosophies of advaita . The primary Acharya and propagator of this school of philosophy is Adi Jagadguru Shri Shankaracharya. This is also called Mayavada . According to this doctrine
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Commonly sky is called akasha (Devanagari: आकाश ISO15919: ākāśa ) and there is more to it. Akash is one of the elements of pancha mahabhuta which means empty space. This is the first gross element that is created during the process of srishti . Vedas refer to Brahm — The Supreme God
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Also written as abhinivesh The fear of death: one of the five types of afflictions. See panchaklesha . LEARN MORE * Panchklesh - Five afflictions REFERENCE Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 8
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panchaklesha (Devanagari: पंचक्लेश ISO15919: paṁcakleśa ) are the five types of afflictions: avidya – ignorance due to misidentification with the body resulting in attachment to the impure or non-eternal, asmita – pride, false identification with the self, raaga – attachment to the world, dvesha – aversion towards worldly objects or persons, abhinivesha
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raga (Devanagari: राग ISO15919: rāga ) means 1. Attachment with favourable feelings. When those favorable feelings are towards the material objects or people it is one of the five afflictions. 2. A symphonic musical sequence to create a specific mood e.g. raga mahlara . 3. red color is also called
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Pride; false ego. False identification with the self: one of the five afflictions. LEARN MORE * panchaklesha * Panchklesh - Five afflictions REFERENCE * Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 7
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The misidentification to be the body resulting in attachment to the impure and non-eternal is called avidya (Devanagari: अविद्या ISO15919: avidyā ). This is one of the five afflictions. See panchaklesha . LEARN MORE * Panchklesh - Five afflictions REFERENCE Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love
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Brahmajnana (Devanagari: ब्रह्मज्ञान ISO15919: brahmajñāna ) means attainment of Impersonal Brahm . Jnani first does bhakti to master the eligibility criteria to enter the jnana-marg . Then follows the eight fold path of jnana-marg to attain atmajnana . Then again does bhakti of Shri Krishna. This is called jnana yoga
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Also written as dvesh, dwesh Aversion towards worldly objects or persons: one of the five types of afflictions. See panchaklesha . Reference: Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love LEARN MORE Panchklesh - Five afflictions
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The person who practises jnana yoga LEARN MORE * Gyanmarg — Path of gyan * Types of gyani
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Pancha mahabhuta (Devanagari: पंच महाभूत ISO15919: paṁca mahābhūta ) are the five gross elements of creation: air, earth, fire, space and water. LEARN MORE * bhuta * Pancha Mahabhoot - Five gross elements REFERENCE Main Kaun? Mera Kaun? Vol. 1, Ch. 13
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A deep yearning for liberation: one of the four compulsory qualifications for a candidate of the path of jnana . LEARN MORE * jnana * Gyanmarg — Path of gyan REFERENCE Radha Govind Geet, Vol. 1, Ch. 9