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As learnt at
the Lotus Feet of Bhagavan
by
N. Kasturi (1897-1987)
Concerning:
Gerald
Heard: see
also the official Gerald
Heard website. Bhagavad
Gîtâ:
The
Divine Song. Geetha
Vahini
by Sathya Sai Baba. Neti
neti:
this nor that: the way Prahlâda
meditates on the essence of the Soul. See
7.7:
23
and also 12.6:
32-33. Vâjasaneyi-(Yajur
Veda)-Samhitâ: see
Wikipedia. Christopher
Smart (1722-1771):
was an
English poet.
His works include A Song to David and Jubilate Agno, both
of which were at least partly written during his
confinement in an insane asylum. Johannes
Eckhart or Meister
Eckhart.
(1260
- 1328), also known as Eckhart von Hochheim and widely
referred to as Meister Eckhart, was a German theologian,
philosopher and mystic, born near Erfurt, in Thuringia.
Meister is German for "Master", referring to the academic
title he obtained in Paris. Rta:
Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon - Search Results for
Rta: Pierre
Teilhard de Chardin
[1881-1955] Rabindranath
Tagore
[1861-1941]
was a Bengali poet from Undivided India, Brahmo Samaj
(syncretic Hindu monotheist) philosopher, visual artist,
playwright, composer, and novelist whose avant-garde
works reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late
19th and early 20th centuries. A celebrated cultural icon
of Bengal, he became Asia's first Nobel laureate when he
won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature. Thyagaraja:
was
one of the most important composers of Carnatic music. He
is regarded as one of the "trinity" of Carnatic music
composers, along with Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama
Sastri. He was a devotee of Lord
Râma. Ekanath
(Eknath):
(1533-1599) was a unique combination of poet, infused
with bhakti and a scholar, greatly versed in
jñâna. Much loved for his legendary patience
and tolerance, he never felt the least anger of
irritation towards people who tried to offend him. He was
part of the extraordinary galaxy of poet-saints to have
emerged in the state of Maharashtra in central India
between the 13th and 17th century. Eknath
was a major saint of the varakari sampradaya founded by
Jnanadeva. Born in 1533 at Paithan, Eknath lost his
parents at an early age and was brought up by his
grandfather. Eknath's great-grandfather was Shri Bhanudas
(1448-1513), a major figure in the Vitthala sect at
Pandharpur. Eknath
was initiated by his guru, Janardana, a devotee of
Dattatreya. Eknath was unique since he combined a blend
of Vedanta and Sufism. Eknath was a devout gurubhakta and
wrote under the name of Eka-janardana meaning eka of
janardana. A
profilic writer, he wrote bhavartha ramayana, numerous
abhangas (unbroken verses and a prolongation of the
famous ovi meter) and bharudas (short poems with two
meanings, one secular and the other spiritual). However,
his major work was Eknath Bhagavata, a marathi commentary
on the 11th skanda of the bhagavata purana. Started in
1570, it has over eighteen thousand ovis and was
completed in 1573. In the work, Eknath stresses on the
uplifting value of kirtana (singing God's names),
rememberance of God's name (namasmarana) and meditation
(dhyana) of the name. He explains beautifully the nine
traditional limbs of the bhakti marga (navangani) with
examples from saints. Eknath
distinguished two forms of bhakti to Saguna Brahman (God
with form) : as an end in itself and as a means.
Generally, the advaitic tradition identifies with the
latter, considering that meditation of God with form does
not lead to moksha (liberation) but only to krama-mukti
(gradual liberation). However, a person who attains
krama-mukti is freed from samsara (the cycle of births,
deaths, and rebirths). Eknath's
Bhagavata popularized the vedanta philosophy to a great
extent. Shri Ranade, a modern day historian, notes that
`With Jnanadeva, philosophy reigned in the clouds; with
Eknatha, it came down upon earth and dwelt among
men.' Sigmund
Freud:
(1856-1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder
of the psychoanalytic school of psychology. Purâna:
narration; eighteen very old books about the history of
the planet and other worlds (there are also eighteen
upa-purânas, smaller ones).
TO PATHWAY TO PEACE - Part
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III
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Prahlâda:
A great devotee of the Lord and son of Hiranyakas'ipu, a
demoniac ruler who by means of severe penance enforced
not to be destroyed by any weapon, but ultimately was
torn apart by the nails of Nrisimha-deva. Prahlâda
is of special significance to the devotees, the bhaktas,
because by remembering Krishna he ultimately found the
grace of liberation from the misery of his father.
[see S.B.
7.5
and further]
Veda
Purusha Yajña: See
'esoteric
significance of the Veda Purusha Jñâna
Yajña'
& Summershowers
in Brindavan, Chapter 4: Nabhaga, Nâbhâga
& Ambarîsha.
Dasara:
The Dasara festival commemorates the victory of the gods
over the demons, of light over darkness, of knowledge
over ignorance. [Read
more about Dasara].
mf(%{A})n. met with , afflicted by (with instr.) TS. v ;
proper , right , fit , apt , suitable , able , brave ,
honest RV. VS. xvii , 82 ; true MBh. BhP. Mn. viii , 82 ;
87 Bhag. &c. ; worshipped , respected L. ;
enlightened , luminous L. ; m. N. of a Rudra MBh. ; of a
son of Manu Ca1kshusha BhP. iv , 13 , 16 ; of a son of
Vijaya VP. ; (%{am}) n. fixed or settled order , law ,
rule (esp. in religion) ; sacred or pious action or
custom , divine law , faith , divine truth (these
meanings are given by BRD. and are generally more to be
accepted than those of native authorities and marked L.
below) RV. AV. VS. S3Br. &c. [223,3] ; truth
in general , righteousness , right RV. AV. MBh. Mn. viii
, 61 ; 104 Pan5cat. &c. ; figuratively said of
gleaning (as the right means of a Bra1hman's obtaining a
livelihood as opposed to agriculture , which is %{anRta})
Mn. iv , 4 ff. ; promise , oath , vow Ta1n2d2yaBr.
La1t2y. ; truth personified (as an object of worship ,
and hence enumerated among the sacred objects in the
Nir.) ; water L. ; sacrifice L. ; a particular sacrifice
L. ; the sun L. ; wealth L. ; (%{a4m}) ind. right , duly
, properly , expressly , very RV. BhP. ; (%{Rtam} %{i} ,
to go the right way , be pious or virtuous RV.) ; ind.
right , duly , properly , regularly , lawfully ,
according to usage or right RV. AV. ; truly , sincerely ,
indeed RV. MBh. i.
- The stories; eighteen very old books or bibles from
big, 81.000 verses to small, 9.000 verses, six about
Vishnu, six about S'iva and six about Brahmâ,
containing (vedic) histories about the relation of
mankind with the different forms of God and their worlds.
The Vishnu-purâna the S'rimad Bhâgavatam,
also called the Bhâgavata Purâna and
Paramahamsa Samhita, is considered the most important
(see 12.7:
23-24).