Posted by: manukalia on: November 13, 2008
About Shri Adi Shankaracharya
Shri Adi Shankaracharya or the first Shankara with his remarkable reinterpretations of Hindu scriptures, especially on Upanishads or Vedanta, had a profound influence on the growth of Hinduism at a time when chaos, superstition and bigotry was rampant. Shankara advocated the greatness of the Vedas and was the most famous Advaita philosopher [...]
Posted by: manukalia on: November 1, 2008
Ashtavakra Gita Historical Background
Ashtavakra Gita was written by Sage Ashtavakra. This Gita perhaps precedes the Bhagwat Gita as the later has references of the Ashtavakra Gita’s teachings. Sage Ashtavakra, deformed from eight limbs on his body, (so the name) was a very enlightened sage, who at the young age of 12 years became the teacher [...]
Posted by: manukalia on: November 1, 2008
There are some people who simply take each day as it comes, content to stagnate in their current states without wanting to change the status quo. And then there are the others who are constantly seeking progress, always wanting to improve themselves in some way or the other. The second category is more likely to [...]
