The Author and the Editor invite us to Discern (viveka) between the Seer and the seen, between Atman (Self) and non-Atman (non-Self), between Infinite and finite, between Life and death. In Svami Nikhilananda's words: «This work, which contains only forty-six sloka (verses) is an excellent vade mecum (handbook) for students of advanced courses in Advaita philosophy. Both Readers and Scholars will welcome the truly Monumental Bibliography. SHANKARA, the Author, has been one of the greatest philosophers of India, and has profoundly influenced not only India's philosophical development,...
The Author and the Editor invite us to Discern (viveka) between the Seer and the seen, between Atman (Self) and non-Atman (non-Self), between Infin...
ORPHEUS, Pythagoras, Parmenides, Plato, Plotinus, etc., are not the same as a Locke, a Hume or a Fichte or such, even though the latter ones are very stimulating at the mental-conceptual level. To say that the Philosophy of Pythagoras, Parmenides, or Plato belongs to the Philosophia Perennis, precisely because it is not individual and temporal, by no means detracts from the authors' personality. On the contrary, it means recognizing them as "mediators," as "divine transmitters," or what is known in the East, as Avatar.The Mysteries instituted by Orpheus represent different states of being....
ORPHEUS, Pythagoras, Parmenides, Plato, Plotinus, etc., are not the same as a Locke, a Hume or a Fichte or such, even though the latter ones are very ...
