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Indian Knowledge System and Formal Systems

Various aspects of Indian Knowledge are being studied within the frame of Indology, history, and other disciplines, but there is a lack of perspective on the overall scheme of that knowledge, its structure, and how it fares as a formal knowledge system.

This talk attempts to bring that focus. We discuss briefly what a formal system is and some of the aspects of a formal system like provability, axioms, completeness, and consistency.

We then see how the Indian knowledge system works from this perspective, and evaluate it with respect to these aspects of a formal system. In addition, we examine a few notions like interpolations, permanent and temporal knowledge, and pramanya in knowledge from this viewpoint.

As a case study we apply this perspective to Dharma Shastra and Vedanta, and how this understanding can help us view future systems and institutions of knowledge.

Svarupa Anusandhana Ashtakam – An Octet on Self-Contemplation

A seeker embodies the knowledge gained through the process of Niddhidhyasanam. The gaining of knowledge happens through Shravanam (Attentive Listening) & Mananam (Constant reflection) and these are easily accomplished in the journey of seeking. Where we lack clarity is how to imbibe the knowledge gained.

This is where Adi Shankaracharya’s Swarupa Anusandhan Ashtakam delves into the process of abiding by one’s nature (Swarupa Anusandhanam), this is also what we refer to as Dhyanam. But meditating not on any specific deity, but rather on one’s own true nature. In this series, Swamini Svatmavidyananda will discuss the verses of this invaluable shloka given to us by Adi Shankaracharya.

Time & Date:

Morning Sessions: 10:00AM to 12:00PM on 12.11.2022 & 13.11.2022

Evening Sessions: 04:00PM to 06:00PM on 12.11.2022 & 13.11.2022

Vibheeshana Gita: An Enunciation on the Chariot of Dharma

Vibheeshana Gita is found in the Lanka Kanda of Sri Ramacharitamanas. Sri Rama and Ravana were facing each other on the battlefield. Vibheeshana approaches Sri Rama with concern in his heart. During that time Bhagavan Sri Rama teaches Vibheeshana the essence of Dharma with a metaphor of a chariot. Equipped with this chariot we can fight against the various enemies of our life like anger, jealousy, pride, ignorance etc, and win over them very easily.

Date & Time :

Morning Session : 12:00PM to 1:30PM on 05.11.2022 & 06.11.2022

Evening Session : 06:00PM to 07:30PM on 05.11.2022 & 06.11.2022

Maya – The Power of Ishvara

Maya a power of Ishwara shows up as Agyana (Ignorance) at the level of Jeeva. Maya (and Ignorance at individual level) is a topic extensively dealt with in many Advaita Vedanta texts and we will during the course of the three talks attempt to look at the discussions in multiple texts such as Maya Panchakam, Eknathi Bhagwatam, Vivekachoodamani, Panchadashi, Atma Bodha, Bhagwad Gita, Narada Bhakti Sutra etc and understand what these texts say about crossing this intractable Maya (and avidya at individual level)

तेन त्यक्तेन भुञ्जीथा- a Hindi Talk on Attaining Enjoyment Through Detachment

The very message of the Upanishads is that all there is is Ishvara that is the truth. That is the goal of human life. If this is understood, then life will be committed to achieve this goal. The way to reach this goal is with wisdom to be achieved and protected through wisdom.

Register Once & Join for all four sessions

22.10.2022 – 10:00 to 12:00pm & 05:30 to 07:30pm

23.10.2022 – 10:00 to 12:00pm & 05:30 to 07:30pm

 

APAROKSHANUBHUTI: REALIZING THE SELF-EVIDENT

This is very famous contradictory saying in Vedānta that, “The seeker himself is the sought”. That means what we seek in our life is the self itself! The self is the one who objectifies/illumines the entire creation and also all means of knowledge and their activities, so the question is how to know or realize the self? To make it clear the issues of knowing the self and methodology of the realization for the seekers, Bhagavān Ādi Shanakarācharya has composed the primary text called Aprokṣānubhūti, Realizing the Self evident. Aprokṣa means to know which one does not need to employ any means of knowledge, and anubhūti means realization.

In this text one can learn through all teaching methodologies, such as Dṛg-Dṛśya-viveka, pañca-koṣa-viveka, etc. clearly to understand the true nature of the self without any doubts. It is consisting of 144 verses. The uniqueness of this text is that at the end it teaches the method of Nididhyasanaṁ in details through the well known 15 words of the Pātañjala-yoga-sūtra, such as abhyāsa, yama, niyama, etc. – from verse 100 to 137.

Morning Sessions: 15Oct 2022 & 16Oct 2022 (10:00AM to 12:00PM IST)

Evening Sessions: 15Oct 2022 & 16Oct 2022 (04:00PM to 06:00PM IST)

2-Day Residential Spiritual Retreat

2-Day Residential

Spiritual Retreat

VANAPRASTA

Ageing Gracefully. Meaningfully. Usefully

According to Sanatana Dharma man’s life is very precious from the time he is in the mother’s womb to the time that he enters the grave and beyond. In this particular journey is described as Balya, Yavvana Grihasta, Vanaprasta and Sanyasa. One of the least understood stage of life is Vanaprasta. Without knowing what is the true meaning of it somehow people shudder these last two stages. When you say that the whole life is precious there is no concept called retirement in the Indian philosophy. Yes, after meaningfully engaging in the activities of the household, whether he is a man or a woman he will have to gracefully progress into the next stage of life called as Vanaprasta.

In the retreat, we will try to see how gracefully and meaningfully one can lead a life which is a fruitful extension of having had a very successful householder life. This retreat will be useful for both one, who has already successfully completed the life of householder, and a youngster who is entering into Life. The retreat will be blended with some practical sessions and also interactive sessions.

The Details of the Retreat are as follows:

Date & timings: Starts on the evening of Friday, November 11, 2022, 5pm and concludes on Sunday, November 13, 2022, 3pm.

Venue: Ritambhara Retreat, No. 69, BMTC Layout, Adjacent to Kammasandra Village, Lakshmipura Hobli.

The Retreat, located just on the outskirts of Bangalore city, is a small beautiful space dedicated to Yoga & spiritual studies and practices in a simple and clean environment adjacent to a farm of its own.

Accommodation: Only shared accommodation will be provided

Food: Simple sattvik food with fresh grown vegetables from the farm

Reaching the Retreat Venue: The venue is about 22 kms from Majestic Bus Stand and is accessible through Magadi Road and Tumkur Road preferably through own vehicles. The retreat center is very close to ‘Kamadhenu Kshetra’ – a highly popular Raghavendra Swamy temple in the last few years. It would take about an hour to reach the retreat venue from the heart of the city. Participants have to make their own arrangements. If any assistance is required Indica Moksha Team will help.

Please Note:

-Precaution and care are being taken keeping in mind the pandemic situation and health advisories. The venue is cleaned and sanitized. Sanitizers and other necessary aids and practices are put in place.
-The participants are mandated to fill and submit the registration form.
-All Participants have to reach the venue by Friday noon as the sessions commence from that evening itself.
-No children below the age of 18 are allowed in the retreat.
-Accommodation would be provided on a sharing basis. No individual rooms.
-No outside food is allowed or available.
-After registration payment link will be shared separately.

Retreat Fee: Rs.6000/-

*Avail Early Bird discount offer: Rs.5,000/- for registration before 31st October, 2022. (Limited seats only)

For more details contact us at +91 7760079475 or email: nithin@advaita-academy.org

Deepavali: Awaken Your Inner Light

In Sanatana Dharma, every facet of life is seamlessly integrated with festivity and celebration. Apart from saturating our minds with fun and gaiety, rituals and festivals also serve as reminders for the ultimate objective of human life which is Self-Realization.

Deepavali is one of the grandest festival of Hindus, celebrated in many ways across India. The term Deepavali means cluster of lights and hence celebration of Deepavali is marked by illumination everywhere. Symbolically, lighting of lamps signifies dawn of knowledge which destroys ignorance in an individual culminating in Enlightenment.

The talk aims to bring out the significance of Deepavali from the point of view of Vedanta.

PŪRVAMĪMĀṂSĀ: RITUALS, HERMENEUTICS AND EXEGESIS

Pūrvamīmāṃsā is often discussed as a “reasoned investigation of the earliest portions of the Veda”, a “science of interpreting sentences” and a “scholastic tradition dedicated to the study of the language of the Veda.” Yet, it is often dismissed as sterile, mechanistic, dogmatic ritualism; it is criticized as a rigid, narrow-minded system whose contribution to Indian philosophy is, at best, marginal. Consequently, the pūrvamīmāṃsā is the most understudied and underrepresented system of the ṣaḍ-darśana-s.

As an exegetical tradition, its discussions concerning the theory of sound and language, in light of the resurgence of the problem of hermeneutics and language, have been explored to a considerable extent; but they have been emphasized at the expense of the study of the system as a whole, and the ritual context within which these rules are made intelligible has been side-lined.

Therefore, a discussion of the Mīmāṃsā enquiry within the context of Jaimini’s central concern of dharma and rituals is necessary.

SPIRITUAL RETREAT

2-day Residential

SPIRITUAL RETREAT

Self Exploration Through Vedanta

Vedanta essentially is an attempt to understand reality. It may sound insulting to any right thinking person who has not been exposed to Vedanta. One will ask, ‘are we not leading real life?’ Nobody in their right mind will live a life which is not real in his/her understanding. Nevertheless, the Shastras speak of the world as transient and eternal reality as being distinct from it.

This retreat will focus on a meaningful exploration of this with the guidance of Shastras- which promises knowledge which is anadhigatam phalavat arthabodhakatvam- fruitful and not found elsewhere.

The Details of the Retreat are as follows:

Date & timings: Starts on the evening of Friday, October 14, 2022, 5pm and concludes on Sunday, October 16, 2022, 3pm.

Venue: Ritambhara Retreat, No. 69, BMTC Layout, Adjacent to Kammasandra Village, Lakshmipura Hobli.

The Retreat, located just on the outskirts of Bangalore city, is a small beautiful space dedicated to Yoga & spiritual studies and practices in a simple and clean environment adjacent to a farm of its own.

Accommodation: Only shared accommodation will be provided

Food: Simple sattvik food with fresh grown vegetables from the farm

Reaching the Retreat Venue: The venue is about 22 kms from Majestic Bus Stand and is accessible through Magadi Road and Tumkur Road preferably through own vehicles. The retreat center is very close to ‘Kamadhenu Kshetra’ – a highly popular Raghavendra Swamy temple in the last few years. It would take about an hour to reach the retreat venue from the heart of the city. Participants have to make their own arrangements. If any assistance is required Indica Moksha Team will help.

Please Note:

-Precaution and care are being taken keeping in mind the pandemic situation and health advisories. The venue is cleaned and sanitized. Sanitizers and other necessary aids and practices are put in place.
-The participants are mandated to fill and submit the registration form.
-All Participants have to reach the venue by Friday noon as the sessions commence from that evening itself.
-No children below the age of 18 are allowed in the retreat.
-Accommodation would be provided on a sharing basis. No individual rooms.
-No outside food is allowed or available.
-After registration payment link will be shared separately.

Retreat Fee: Rs.6000/-

*Avail Early Bird discount offer: Rs.5,000/- for registration before 10th October, 2022. (Limited seats only)

For more details contact us at +91 7760079475 or email: nithin@advaita-academy.org