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🧵A #MustRead on the Holy Master Jagadguru #SriSri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamiji :

Even a remote reference to the Advaitic(non-dualistic) nature of any form of the god would immediately carry away Sri Jagadguru to the realms of Samadhi state. This was observed on many

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occasions and especially during the pooja HH offered to Sri Chakra. The #Lalitha #Sahasra Nama, which is usually chanted in the Sri Chakra pooja is replete with names which suggest the Advaitic concept of the One Brahman manifesting in different forms

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(For ex प्रत्यक्चितीरूपा, ब्रह्मात्मैक्यस्वरूपिणी, ब्रह्मानन्दा…) Sri Jagadguru would enter into the Samadhi state while chanting these Namas, and the mechanics of pooja would stop and not proceed to its conclusion. It would end only when HH would come out of the trance,

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As per Shakta worldview Maya is the creative power of the Supreme. It is by acts of exclusive concentration that the Supreme is able to create a world of apparent divergence on the substratum of the Brahman.
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The gods are different from each other, just as there is difference in species, countries, men and women, even a grain of dust maybe different from another grain.
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Each individual feels himself different from everything else in the world. This unique sense of differentiation and individualization is the creative power of Maya, and since this exists even in the realm of the great gods,
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🧵#NamamiJagadgurum Series 007

The 12th Sringeri Jagadguru #SriSri Vidyaranya Mahaswamigal was a great sage, prolific writer, statesman, spiritual leader of a throne that lasted for more than two centuries, and preceptor of that Vijayanagara empire’s first three sovereigns.

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HH’s works constituted the greatest treatises in post-Shankara Advaitic literature. HH’s marvellous interpretative skills reconciled many apparent differences in philosophic texts.

The South provided a stronghold for Vedic dharma, which had suffered under Muslim rule in the

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North. The resurgence of Vedic practices was evident in all areas, including politics and socio-religious activities.Sri Vidyaranya played a significant role in the formation of a Hindu empire, and HH also helped to restore worship in several temples that had been suspended.

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🧵The self-realization path: In the famous Ankola Sloka of Shivanandalahari, the various stages of Bhakti are vividly portrayed. A chaste wife, whatever be the nature of her husband, devotes herself to the service of him. There is a clear distinction between the Bhagawan and

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the Bhakta. It is the type of Bhakti characterized as 'dāsyam'. A creeper, which, growing near the tree, slowly catches hold of the trunk for support and ultimately when fully grown completely covers the tree. Here the relationship between the Bhagawan and the devotee is

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intimate and close as between friends. This superior Bhakti is called 'Sakhyam'. Final example - A river finding its way into the sea and becoming completely one with the sea after confluence. In a similar way, the devotee after having given up everything which is the

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🧵A #MustRead : The business of Vedas is not actually physical sciences. But, in the course of developing philosophy, Vedas make some scientific statements. When we consider the question of space. The Vedas say that space is not empty; it is not vacuum. There are pages &

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pages of arguments to prove that there are some qualities for free space and therefore it is not vacuum. It is precisely those qualities that we associate with space today, e.g. propagation of light and radio waves. Then the Vedas say that space is distorted in the presence

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of matter! There is a discussion in the Shastras about the dimensions of the individual soul. Such a question is not even raised in science -whether in biology or psychology. What is the dimension of the individual soul? The first argument that it is of the size of

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#Sringeri #Jagadguru #SriSri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamiji explains the importance of #Karma in simple terms & how it acts as a cleansing agent :

Sri Jagadguru, when asked about the necessity of karma explained that it is needed for the cleansing of mind. Though

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the real happiness lies in us, we are not aware of it because of ignorance. This ignorance does not allow us to escape the attractions of worldly pleasures. We deweed, put manure, water and then sow the seeds in the field. We also continuously watch the growth

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of the plants to get good harvests. So we should de-weed our minds of the #adharma or wrong behavior, manure it with #dharma or righteousness, and observe our behavior continuously and carefully to cleanse the mind. Then the mind becomes worthy and potent to realise the

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⭐️I am Christian but still fond of Hinduism: Supreme Court judge KM Joseph
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#Hinduism #SanatanDharma #India https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/i-am-christian-but-stil
1. Justice Joseph, who was heading a bench that also comprised Justice BV Nagarathna, made the remark while hearing a petition seeking the formation of a renaming commission
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1(a) for restoring the "original" names of ancient, cultural and religious places in the country that have been "renamed" by barbaric invaders.
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Let us.. look at how #traditional people, of times when #Shankaracharya lived, treated him though him being one of the realised beings of his times & respected, when it comes to #scripts&how he responded
One incident is of the cremation of his #beloved #mother.
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#AdiShakara’s father #Shivaguru passed away when he was a child.

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#AdiShakara’s father #Shivaguru passed away when he was a child.

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🧵Mysore Maharaja on the role of 'Guru' in one's life & their Guru Bhakti towards Sringeri Guru Parampara.
(Heartening to read that our ErstwhileRulers set aside their time for #AtmaVidya inspite of having umpteen things to do,while we mere mortals forever appear to be busy!)
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H. H. Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Bahadur
(The below was written when HH was the Governor Of Madras)
I remember that while I was yet a novice in spiritual learning, I read #Sureswaracharya's "Manasollasa", the commentary on the #Dakshinamurti Stotra, and what impressed me was

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a quotation found in it, which is contained in the Swetaswatara Upanishad :
यस्य देवे परा भक्तिः यथा..
This sloka has had a salutary effect on me so much that it has remained ever fresh in my mind. Its significance is that they who have as much reverence for the Guru as

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🧵Words of #Sringeri #Jagadguru #Shankaracharya #SriSri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji on his Parama Guru (Sri Sri Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamiji):

"As said in his Astottara, a lump of earth, a stone & gold were the same to him, & he did not value one above the other"

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Brahmasri Sri Virupaksha Sastrigal was appointed to complete the study of the Sastras (for the new Guru). Sri Virupaksha Sastrigal, who was famous in those days for his erudition in Nyaya and Vedanta, was astonished at the intellectual power of the Sri Guru. The study which

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took others three years to complete was finished by the guru in one year. Greatly surprised, Sri Sastrigal used to share his gratification with those around him.

The extent of scholarship acquired by the guru could be measured by the commentary which he wrote on

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15 Divine murties of hindu gods outside India

1. Prabhu shri Ram
bali Indonesia

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2. Shri Hari Vishnu
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3. Shri Venkateswara Swamy #Mauritius Image
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“Nilanjana samabhasam raviputram yamagrajam.
Chaya martanda sambhutam tam namami shaishcharam.”
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Meaning: Bhagwan Shani Dev looks resplendent & majestic as a blue hill. He is the son of Bhagwan Surya (sun god) & brother of Bhagwan Yama (god of death). He is born to Chaya Devi & Martanda (another name of sun god). I bow down to the slow moving one.
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‘Looking like a blue cloud, the sun of the Sun, he is the foremost of those who control. He can even put his shadow over the glorious sun. To that Saturn, the emblem of control, we bow down in devotion.’
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Did you know?

Etymologically, Bagala means “rope” or “rein” & Mukhi means “face” or “image”. Thus, Bagalamukhi is the Goddess whose face has the formidable power (through her subtle radiation) to control or to rule any situation or form in manifestation.
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One of the main aspects manifested by Bagalamukhi is related to speech and that is why she resonates with the Great Cosmic Wisdom Tara, sometimes she is even considered one of her forms.
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It is not that difficult to understand this connection if we realize that intense subtle radiation is often related to the manifestation of light; therefore, Tara manifests as Bagalamukhi when the subtle energy of sound manifests as light.
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In a post I shared a few days back I appealed to people to share their own expressions of their devotional emotion to the Devi or Bhagwan they adore. Then I decided that I shall write a stuti with the hope that I can inspire my friends to do so.
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So, here goes:
Shushobhita samasthasansara prakritividya matrimulaprakriti janna, sarvmayi, dayamayi, sundariparamakshara namostute namostute namo namah
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Shivpriya, rudriroopini, bhayankari,sarvaga tejotesjaswani mahamayi mahaneedhi, jyotirmayi sunirmala kashtha mahadevi parameshwari namo namah
Sarvpapharini, sarvpunyadeyini, sarvvignaharini, mantramantrini, tantratantrini, mahadevi mahagauri maha amrita namo namah
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🔆Attempt to dislodge BJP and Mr Modi from power in 2024!!! #Thread
1. Since the last few months of 2021, several small gatherings in London and Delhi, including in one of the embassies in New Delhi, have taken place.
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2. It is believed that Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and a few diplomats have met to discuss the broader theme of how to impact a government change in India in the May 2024 general elections.
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3. At least three such meetings have taken place in Delhi as well in the last three months. One of the meetings was organized at a private residence in Moti Bagh in south Delhi.
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What is the difference between Jaati, Karma, Varna Brahmins and Ahitagnis, Devalaka, mahapatras, Archakas, Pujaris, acharya, siddhas, Guru, tantrics?

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Jāti = one’s ancestral profession.

Karma = action and its consequences.

Varṇa = character based on certain characteristics.

Brahmin = one who is dedicated to the preservation of the Vedas.

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Ahitagni = a Brahmin who is a regular practitioner of Vedic yajñas.

Devalaka = a pejorative term for a temple priest - considered as low profession.

Mahāpātra = funeral priests

Arcaka = general term for one offers worship in an Agamic temple.

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“Why do some people claim to be a Hindu atheist? Isn’t this an oxymoron?”

It is Christian-Muslim baggage to think that belief matters in religion.

Since Hindu is not in the Abrahamic family, the Abrahamic baggage does not apply to them.
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Outside of the Abrahamic family, belief or disbelief is a topic for entertainment not a topic for definition. Even within the Abrahamic family at least Judaism is not defined in terms of beliefs.

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Someone is Hindu, Buddhist, Shinto, Asatru and so on based on what they DO, not based on what they BELIEVE. The Christians and Muslims do not like that they don’t get to define us but...
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@THinduz When Dhindoos ask silly questions..

Does Lord Shiva Eat Meat..?

Nowadays it has become a fashion for #Dhindoo fools ( anti Hindu bigots ) to claim our divine Devteys consume meat just so to justify their dietary habits.
We get flooded with misinformation with deliberately twisted articles supported with fake translations of our Dharmic shastras supporting Meat eating in Hinduism, sacrifice of innocent animals at the alters of our Divine gods - the most ridiculous claim nowadays is that our Gods
consume meat especially Lord shiva. One of the tenets of Sanatan Dharma is – ‘A diet made from slaughtering another being destroys all the virtues in the person consuming it.’ Due to the adverse effects of the Tama-predominant waves in non-vegetarian diet,
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WHO DIES BEFORE DYING, DOES NOT DIE AFTER DYING
Consequently, the Great Cosmic Wisdom Chinnamasta whose representation is headless, is the Great Cosmic Wisdom who helps the sincere and devoted yogi to dissolve his or her mind, ...
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including all the ideas, attachments, habits, preconceived ideas into the Pure Divine Consciousness, helping him or her to transcend the mind and to merge with the supra-mental state (unmana) of the Divine Beatific Void.
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This is why we need not fear the loss of our head or of time, because sooner or later death takes us all through the great passage, regardless whether we want it or not.
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Sattva, Rajas, Tamas
The functions of sattva, rajas & tamas are to reveal, to make active & to suppress respectively.Rajas is dynamic; sattva & tamas are static principles. That is, sattva & tamas can neither reveal nor suppress without being first rendered active by rajas.
These gunas work by mutual suppression. The unrevealed Prakriti (avyakta-prakriti) or Devi is the state of stable equilibrium of these three. When this state is disturbed the manifested universe appears, in every object of which one or other of the three guna is in ascendant.
Thus in Devas, as in those who approach the divya state, sattva predominates, and rajas and tamas are very much reduced. That is, their independent manifestation is reduced.
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भारत की प्राचीनतम स्थली अजमेर को आधुनिक युग में मोइनुद्दीन चिश्ती की दरगाह के प्रतीक के रूप में देखा जाता रहा है। अजमेर का नाम आते ही भारतीयों के मन में मोइनुद्दीन चिश्ती की दरगाह प्रतीकात्मक रूप से बस चुकी है।
राजनीतिक और सामाजिक रूप से इस दरगाह को हिंदू-मुस्लिम सामाजिक सौहार्द के रूप में परिभाषित कर दिया गया।

वे हिंदुत्ववादी नेता जो हिंदू जनमानस पर अपनी छाप छोड़ते हैं वह भी आए दिन इस दरगाह पर चादर लिए माथा टेकते दिखाई पड़ते हैं।
आए दिन किसी भी सेलिब्रिटी, नेता की खबर अजमेर में आपको इस दरगाह पर चढ़ाते हुए मिल जाएगी।

अजमेर दरगाह को हिंदू-मुस्लिम सौहार्द के रूप में ही स्थापित किया गया। इसलिए आपको तथाकथित हिंदुवादी प्रधानमंत्री,गृहमंत्री की तस्वीरें और खबरें भी इस दरगाह पर जाने की मिल जाएंगी।
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Had a wonderful Darshana of and Deerga danda Namaskara to ParamPujya Sri Sri
"Puri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Sri Nischalananda Saraswati ji Maharaj🙏at #BNMS Bangalore.
My Purva Janam Sukrutha today I had the good Darshana and very fortunate of listening to Pujya Sri Sri Nischalananda Saraswati Maharaj 🙏of Puri Matha established by Adi Guru Shankaracharya Bhagavadpada 🙏 Feeing blessed listened upanaysa of @Purishankarach1
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HH jagatguru Sankaracharya of Govardhan Peetha Puri, Swami Nishalananda Sarswati maharaj. Govardhana matha is one of four cardinal institutions established by Adi Shankara (c. 8th century CE), the reviver of Vedic Sanatana Dharma. @govardhanmath
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Snakes and Ladders is an ancient Indian game which was brought to the west by the British in 1892.
It was called Mokshapath meaning Path to Salvation.
In sanskrit Moksha=Salvation and Path=Path.
This game originated in ancient India and was called Mokshapath which means the path of salvation.
It was also called Param Pad Sopanam or The Highest Place.
The ultimate goal of the game was to achieve salvation by reaching the top.
Every time a person does a bad deed, he ends up at the snake’s mouth and is demoted in the game of attaining salvation.

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Hindu scriptures such as Vedas and Upanishads are full of profound knowledge and wisdom. It is sangam of knowledge, inspirations, motivations, intuitions, poetry, philosophy, wisdom, science and vision. Knowledge of Vedas is eternal.
That’s why it attracts even non-Hindus towards Vedas. There are several famous foreign personalities who have shown keen interest towards Vedas, Upanishads and Hindu spirituality. One such famous personality is Hollywood superstar Hugh Jackman.
During a 2014 interview, he had admitted his fascination with Vedic literature and traditions.
It feels really great to see that while our leftist-liberal secular mafia belittles the Vedic tradition and underrate the profound wisdom of Hinduism.
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