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What Is Vedanta?
Vedanta is a lineage of Hindu philosophy and part of the greater realm of Hinduism. The Sanskrit word “Vedanta,” which is a conjunction of the two [ ... ]

Hinduism | India’s Spiritual Tradition
Hinduism —in India also called Sanatana Dharma — developed in many directions over the past 5,000 years and is the principal religion, spi [ ... ]

Meditation Music – Aims, Use, and Health Benefits
Simply said, Meditation Music is music that aids or accompanies the practice of meditation, or is alternatively used to meditate on. It may have a spe [ ... ]

Churches, Temples, Silence and Sounds
Churches, temples, and in a more general sense the inner domains of sacred places are usually territories marked by silence. These are typically devot [ ... ]

How to Find an Advaita Guru?
One of the questions that arises for a person who’s interested in Advaita Vedanta is how to find the right teacher or Guru. Certainly today you’ll [ ... ]

The Jnani According to Advaita Vedanta
What exactly the characteristics are of the Jnani — the spiritual enlightened one — is a question often asked by Advaita Vedanta aspirants [ ... ]

Dvaita Vedanta | Dualism in the Vedanta Tradition
Dvaita Vedanta is a religious and philosophical school in the Vedanta tradition and was founded in the 13th century CE. Dvaita is a Sanskrit word that [ ... ]

Karma and its Interpretation in Advaita Vedanta
The idea of Karma (or the Law of Karma) in Hinduism involves action, work, or deeds, and the effects or consequences of those. More specifically, it i [ ... ]

Maya | Illusions and the Veil of Spiritual Ignorance
The Sanskrit word Maya in the religious and spiritual sense can mean illusion, delusion, unreality, trick, earthly ignorance, phantasm, attachment, or [ ... ]

Neo-Advaita | The Effort of Attaining Effortlessness
One of the tenets of Neo-Advaita — and in a broader sense all nondual practices such as Zen Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta, or Dzogchen — is th [ ... ]