An Integrated Science of the Absolute
author: Nataraja Guru
edition: 2001, D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 1246
ISBN-10: 8124610576
ISBN-13: 9788124610572
Topic: Hindu-philosophy
The Notion of the Absolute
This chapter describes The Notion of the Absolute in the book An Integrated Science of the Absolute. This book deals with the study and translation of the Darsana Mala (Garland of Visions) by Narayana Guru (19th century) which represents an exposition of Upanisadic thought and Mysticism. Nataraja Guru was his direct disciple but also studied Educational Psychology. In this book, he attempts to integrate science with philosophy (Darshana). Narayana Guru was a philosopher, and visionary poet from Kerala who sought to propound the wisdom of Advaita philosophy. This chapter is part of the collection Volume 1: Preliminaries.
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Consciousness in Gaudapada’s Mandukya-karika [by V. Sujata Raju]
The significant apavada is now to negate the notion of ‘birthlessness itself. The notion of birthlessness or aja is correlative with the notion of birth. When birth itself is illusory, its correlative notion of birthlessness is meaningless. Following the traditional methodology of Vedanta, Gaudapada does the subsequent retraction (apavada) of the notion of aja....
Read full contents: The existence of mind is only from empirical (samvriti) standpoint
Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) [by Makarand Gopal Newalkar]
According to Nyaya, false notion is the root cause of bondage of the soul. False notion creates faults. Faults create tendency. Tendency creates births and birth creates sorrows. If false notion is removed, the complete chain would snap and break. False notion can be destructed by the true and complete knowledge about the objects. Thus, the process involves meditation on the object of right knowledge (prameyabhavana). According to Nyaya, objects of right knowledge are of twelve kinds....
Read full contents: Part 3a - Astika Darshana (1): Nyaya School
Mandukya Upanishad (Gaudapa Karika and Shankara Bhashya) [by Swami Nikhilananda]
Childish persons verily cover It (fail to know It) by predicating of It such attributes as existence, nonexistence, existence and non-existence and absolute nonexistence, derived respectively from their notion of change, immovability, combination of both and absolute negation. Shankara Bhashya (commentary) Attachment of the learned to such predicates1 as existence, non-existence, etc., serves verily as a veil between them and the Supreme Reality....
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[An Integrated Science of the Absolute: index]
[About the Author (Narayana Guru and Nataraja Guru)]
[Introduction]
[The Three Steps in a Complete Philosophy]