[Advaita-l] New member introduction

[jaldhar at braincells.com]

Greg Levenski
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Its been a few years since i became familiar with advaita vedanta. I haven't 
gone through any major texts like that of Shankara or Gaudapada. Most of my 
limited knowledge of advaita comes from online articles, videos and 
discussions.

What i really like about Advaita is that, in this school, the dependency on a 
separate entity, God or deity for our liberation is not the primary goal. I'm 
aware that many advaitins practice bhakti (worship a separate deity) but as 
far as my knowledge goes, its just for the purification of the heart and is a 
preparatory step for the ultimate non-dual teachings of Brahman. Pursuing this 
knowledge one will get to know he/she is none other than Brahman (aham 
brahmasmi) and finally it will lead to enlightenment.

Since i don't have a complete knowledge of what Advaitins believe and 
practice, i would like to subscribe to advaita-vedanta.org and take part in 
the question-answer sessions to increase my knowledge. :=)


-- 
Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>