Ramanuja & Vishishtadvaita Vedanta
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2021
- We follow up the video on Shankara & Advaita Vedanta by talking about the most influential response to that school.
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Sources/Suggested Reading:
Bartley, C.J. (2002). "The Theology of Ramanuja - Realism and Religion". Routledge.
Flood, Gavin (ed.) (2003). "The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism". Blackwell Publishing.
"Sri Ramanuja Gita Bhashya - with text in Devangari & English rendering". Translated by Swami Adidevananda. Chennai: Sri Ramakrishna Math.
Thibaut, George (translated by) (2006). "The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja". The Echo Library.
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I love how Ramanuja is depicted hugging a little Vishnu statue to show his devotion. It's not often you see philosophers being depicted hugging things.
"Philosophers hugging things." I'd buy that calendar.
that's pretty much all they do
@@Chris-op7yt no i think they don't hug things much hence how cute people think it is
@@wendyleeconnelly2939 : i dont hug statues...must be unusual. rofl. here's a more realistic perspective: snakeoil salesmen (people that make money by other people believing they're holy) do lots of weird things to appear holy, like hug a statue. like donnie the failed president hugging a flag. Alas i digress, as most of the people in here seem to have lost their mind and ability to think normally. magic crystals anyone?
@@Chris-op7yt I see
Thanks to Adi shankaraachaary, Ramanuja and Madhva,they are probably the reason I'm a Sanatani
Madhva, not Madhava.
The same one from whose disciple session shri Krishna Chaitanya mahaprabhu came
@@anshikakumari2664 I said this because they were the ones who revived Sanatan Dharma in Indian subcontinent and also special thanks to my ancestors who didn't surrender in front of sword
Good brother they preach humanity and diversity in one
Why would anyone follow a religion that at its heart has inequality between men ? Strange.
I also like Ramanujan mathematician who was inspired by Deity Namagiri. He once said, "An equation for me has no meaning unless it expresses a thought of God."
Namagiri is an epithet/ alias of goddess Lakshmi. The legend is that in this form she relieved Nri Shingha avatar of Lord Vishnu from his anger.
That's not what the movie focuses on.
Instead, it shows him as a victim of Imperialism; bullied by his colleagues.
Reject Modernity
Embrace Tradition
@@core-nix1885 That’s true becouse he was brown.
@@user-rd6iz5we8f This is what I'm saying - they try to stoke and foment racial tensions and reopen old wounds.
Best to remember him as he was, a Wise and Godly Man, than as he is portrayed, a squabbler and a victim.
@@anujyoutube58 can you translate what the prayer says
When i was 8 year old, my mother bought me comic books of various saints in which their life was depicted in cartoon form. I was very much inspired by ancient indian traditions. I have read Ramanuja, swami vivekananda,guru nanak dev ji , buddha and others. I am still in awe of so many indic teachings
Amar Chitra Katha
Have you read about shri Krishna Chaitanya from nawdeep bengal
@@anshikakumari2664 no
@@ajaymishra18 yes right
Book name plz?
The videos on Indian religions and Vedanta is why I followed this challenge. Amazing work. My only (selfish) critique would be that I wish the frequency of this series was increased.
There is more coming, at least :)
For somebody who never studied Hinduism in depth I really appreciate how you compared the dialectics of these schools of thought. I'm excited to study more of it!
- Your Quality Apologist
I am a student of Vedanta and I must admit your research and narration is so authentic. Very rare to find such unbiased and AS IS presentation of information. Your hard work is clearly visible and deserve lots of praise. Thank you!!
I am 75, from Kolkata, India, & a Hindu, though a atheist. I find myself strangely attracted to your channel & have heard you speak on religions other than Hinduism as well. Monism as well as Vishishtadwaitabad in Hinduism are not clearly understood even by those practising Hindus who aren't gone deep into academics. I find it fascinating that you should hold discourses on diverse religions & succeed in captivating so many people generating so much intensity. I thank you for your most sustained endeavour in your chosen field which is in fact the most difficult & complicated aspect of human thought process. By the way, your classification of Indian philosophy in another video of yours does not show either atheism of Charvak or Buddhism as being parts of them. Maybe you can revisit the matter. Love you.
What a lovely comment!
That’s a great comment I am an atheist and more on to humanism and rationalism rather than into these religions but still find this channel very interesting and intriguing. As you said - most people who claim they follow the religion - do not dive deep into the academics of religion. But now a days I am finding some people who are going into deeper philosophical aspects of the religions- and this will be a great platform for them
Surprised to atheist trying to find answers in Vedanta philosophy..
@@ashwinb6435 Atheists study religion more than the theists themselves..
read sarva darsan sangraha by madhavacharya. there you can find 16 different philosophies of india.
I want to point out few things for viewers
1) Nyaya scholars and others says that it will be better if the word dravya (whenever used by realists) must be translated as substratum nor substance
2) Vedic exegenisis or hermeneutics are well defined by mimamsaka morever all the vedanti are uttari mimamsakas who use the techniques of purva mimamsa and rules of grammar to interpret a text (so you can't have arbitrary interpretation but also a text may say completely opposite thing from the Literal thing) this is the reason of different interpretation of same 3 texts
3) One can use engagement instead of union to understand the yoga more precisely
4) Shabda pramanan actually translated as testimony it can be experts as well as vedas, in my opinion it would be better if we understand that scriptures as means of ultimate knowledge means that the knowledge is actually divine in nature (that is can be heard in meditation) and share the same features with vedas and upanishadic
Edit: I made a correction in second para.
I am a Hindu, more of a curious one. I just love your content on Hinduism. It gives such good overview, without entangling too much into nitty gritty, but also does not skip the "atman" of the concept. Keep up the good work!
Thank you!
@@LetsTalkReligion can you do a video on Hare Krishna
@@LetsTalkReligion and a video on Shaivism and shaktism
@@LetsTalkReligion yes and please more Hinduism videos
@@LetsTalkReligion can you make a video and explain on how the concept of supereme being ( god ) has came into the vedic religion.
I am a hindu want to know more.
Of my own religion.
Although i follow adventa philosophy 😄
Very interesting overview, I did not know much about Rāmānuja and his theistic school but his more Panentheistic and Bhakti oriented interpretation seems closer to a plain reading of the Bhagavad Gītā with its emphasis on devotion. This also leads nicely into Hare Krishna thought which I hope to see a video on at some point, thank you again!
Yeah I see some scholars on the subject today state that Ramanuja is probably closest to the "original" meaning of the scriptures (Gita & Brahma Sutras).
I felt as if the Gita was placing emphasis on devotion to both the personal deva and the impersonal Brahman, whatever suits the devotee's mindset
Srila Prabhupadas commentary on the Bhagavad Gita in the form of the "Bhagavad Gita As It Is" is very similar to Sri Ramnujacaryas commentary on the Gita. One sanskrit scholar and student of Ramanujacaryas commentary on the Gita once remarked that he found both Ramanuja and Prabhupadas commentary to be very similar :
"As a member I got a copy of Bhagavad-gita As It Is, and I started reading it with gusto. I compared Srila Prabhupada’s commentary with the commentary of the great Vaisnava acarya [exemplar] Ramanuja, and I found that both are truly equal and parallel to each other. Srila Prabhupada: a real saint and a true acarya." by Dr. Chaturbhai P. Patel
@@LetsTalkReligion Srila Prabhupadas commentary on the Bhagavad Gita in the form of the "Bhagavad Gita As It Is" is very similar to Sri Ramnujacaryas commentary on the Gita. One sanskrit scholar and student of Ramanujacaryas commentary on the Gita once remarked that he found both Ramanuja and Prabhupadas commentary to be very similar :
"As a member I got a copy of Bhagavad-gita As It Is, and I started reading it with gusto. I compared Srila Prabhupada’s commentary with the commentary of the great Vaisnava acarya [exemplar] Ramanuja, and I found that both are truly equal and parallel to each other. Srila Prabhupada: a real saint and a true acarya." by Dr. Chaturbhai P. Patel
Ramanujacharya is one of the recognized acharyas of Gaudiya vaishnavism. And severally Srila Prabhupada made reference to him in his books. His philosophy is the foundation of Prabhupadas teachings. He is recognized as authority in the Vishnu paramapara
Thank you so much for your videos on Vedanta! Especially I wanna thank you for your video on Advaita Vedanta. I was really inspired by what you said in the video and the concept of Advaita Vedanta. Before I knew little to nothing about Hinduism. For me as a Christian they seemed to be devotees of plenty and colourful gods with many arms. But after your video on Advaita Vedanta I got really curious and researched on RUclips. I found some amazing people and channels on Advaita Vedanta and since then I got more and more into the topic. So much so, that I can say, that it has changed my perspective on life and myself. I look now very differently on the world, my life and suffering especially. So thank you very much for introducing me to Advaita Vedanta. Without your video, I very much doubt that I'd have come into contact with Advaita Vedanta. I can really say, that you were the one who began a great change in my life. Often in life we don't know what impact we have on other people. So I thought i'd post this comment to show that you certainly did, and in a very good way as well. Wish you all the best and I keep looking forward to all your videos no matter the religious tradtitions :). Many blessings to you Filip!
Thank you for the kind words! I'm very happy to know that my video has had a positive impact on your life.
To learn more on advaite vedenta, you can look at RUclips vedios by swami sarvapriyananda. He is really good at teaching advaite vedanta
@@VarunSharma-pp5rg I already do, but thx a lot for the recommendation ;). I also highly suggest people checking out Swami Tadatmananda from Arsha Bodha Center. I really like his teachings as well :).
@@nalarios5702 The beauty of Hinduism is its scientific, rational , democratic in nature.
@@phoenixj1299 Hinduism is not "democratic". Please don't insult us like this.
It's 2021 , and I'm a Indian Hindu learning about my religion from a westerner.
Thank you sir 🙏
King of pronouncing things right, x
I highly doubt that I pronounce things right in this video :)
@@LetsTalkReligion This comment alone is why you're the king of it ^
@@LetsTalkReligion pronunciation is actually pretty fine for non native speaker.
@@LetsTalkReligion we pronounce exactly like an Indian.
@@LetsTalkReligion so humble.
I have never seen a person other than a Sri Vaishnavaite Who explains so very well about the Great Saint Ramanuja.
Note. As per Sri Vaishnava Tradition Sri Ramanuja is considered as an incarnation of Adi Shesha the great Serpent on which Lord Sri Maha Vishnu Rests in his Abode Vaikundam. (Lakshmana the younger brother of lord Rama an incarnation of Sri Maha Vishnu, is also considerd as an incarnation of the Adi Shesha. Hence This spiritual master got his name as Rama-Anuja means younger brother of Lord Rama).
Vishishtadwaita has elements from the earlier Vaisheshika philosophy. 🙏
Wonderful video... Given the short length, it is all the more a credible achievement... I dream of a video from you where you'll be delving into the philosophy of 'Achintya Bheda-abheda Tattwa' that resolves the apparent conflicts in the three main deistic philosophical traditions - Non-dualism, Qualified Non-dualism and Dualism... Thank you so much!
@@srinathravi2207 My knowledge is too limited to state something that decisive and that's the reason I love the contents of this channel... I can know more and have a better idea about philosophies... I'm strongly against any kind of dogmatic approach!
In my city Hyderabad, there is a 216ft tall statue called 'Statue of Equality' commemorating Ramanuja. Ramanujacharya worked tirelessly for the upliftment of people with the spirit of every human being equal regardless of nationality, gender, race, caste or creed.
that place talks less about vishnu and more about "equality equality". hinduism is not protestant christianity. we are born as per our past karma. if you are so ashamed better convert out than make such "statues of equality" to show yourself as very liberal or something
As someone who is studying and practicing Sri Ramanaujacharya’s Visishtādvaita philosophical doctrine, I can say that this is a well researched presentation. Thank you!
Ramanuja and Adi Shankara are only the reason why I am a Hindu today
Please do one on Ramana Maharshi, advaita sage of modern times.
I am so glad you are shining light on Ramanuja and continuing this series!
Man The amount of brain u need to understand even the basics of hinduism makes me feel as if i am preparing for some exam😂
It's not only with Hinduism but with every religion.
@@dawnfm00 I think some religions are more simplistic than others.
Christianity and Judaism for example are very black and white and straightforward.
It's wast and very deep..
@@dawnfm00 other religions are simple
Well, once you realize what you are then you'll think it's the simplest thing ever
Can’t wait for the Dvaita Vedanta episode! Great job!
Advaita - That thou art. Vishishtadvaita - That thou part. I feel most comfortable with Ramanuja's qualified non-dualism, it combines the intellectual rigour of Advaita with warmth and devotion. There is an excellent lecture on you tube by Fr Francis Clooney of the Harvard Divinity School about Ramanuja, I would encourage anyone to watch it whose is interested in learning more. The lecture is at the Vedanta Society of New York which tends to emphasise Advaita. He jokes he feels like John Calvin lecturing at the Vatican (though not really as said society is very open minded to other Vedanta schools ;)
Vedanta Society of New York is a part of Ramakrishna Order which is a part of Dashnami Sampradaya of Adi Shankaracharya.Swami Vivekananda believed that Hinduism is best expressed in Advaita.He interpreted the Universalism and Perennialism of the philosophy.Mahatma Gandhi also believed that.
@@bhaskarjyaachatterjee Right
Anything with human connection / relatability gets followers. Not to mean Vishishtadvaita is popular just because of its relatability. I mean most other popular philosophies with followers are rather straightforward. The only exception is 'advaita' which actually won most of the debates at its time despite rendering the notion of 'bhakti' redundant (Sankara).
@@sriharshacv7760 Bhakti might be redundant in an ultimate sense but most Advaitans do not discourage the practice, as it's accepted that the notion of an external God does still have some validity in the contingent existence we find ourselves in. Of course Ramanuja lived several centuries after Shankara, had they debated it would have been the heavyweight clash of the millennium.
Why do u feel uncomfortable with non dualism
Thank you for all your hard work and your knowledge-share with all of us ! God bless you. 🙏🙋
Happily surprised to see Ramanuja and Vishishtadvaita covered on this channel. This channel has just become more awesome!!
The jñāna/bhakti (self/other, sun/moon) dichotomy is a major theme for many Hindus, with the former being typically more concerned with introversive contemplation and the latter with extroversive devotion. Jñānins tend to conceptualize nirguṇa brahman as supreme and saguṇa brahman as a lesser manifestion, while bhāktas often hold an inverse view where God actually has unlimited attributes, including the capacity to appear as attributeless (nirguṇa) in a lesser manifestation.
If ‘Māyā’ is redefined from ‘illusion’ to ‘the power of universal consciousness to create the appearance of separation within itself,’ then jñāna yoga involves sharpening one’s faculty of discernment (buddhi) to such a degree that it becomes possible to directly perceive the universal consciousness (paramātman) at the core of the individual consciousness (puruṣa or jīva). The individuated awareness perceives itself to be different from other consciousnesses because the soul is encased in the veils of Māyā, meaning that divine consciousness has freely chosen to contract a portion of its unlimited essence to create the appearance of a separate individual living within limited time, with limited knowledge, with limited capacity to act, with limited desires, and with a localized causal body (‘storehouse of karmic impressions,’ loosely translatable as an individual subconscious).
By contrast to the introversive penetration into universal consciousness in jñāna yoga, the methodology of bhakti yoga involves an intensification of rasa (flavor or emotion) which is directed towards a deity who is (at least to some degree) thought of as beyond/external to the individual. Rādhā longs in misery for Kṛṣṇa, and her intense sorrow is sublimated into intense bliss when they finally meet. As a play of Māyā, Rādhā perceives herself to be separate, and the play of love-in-separation juxtaposes, intensifies, and mirrors the play of love-in-union through the alchemy of devotion.
Very astute sir. The only thing I would like to add is you can't perceive Nirguna Brahman as it is not an object of perception but the subject himself. Only thing one can perceive is the power of Maya to distort and cover the truth.
I bow down to you and your guru. 🙏
@@asamvav thank you. awareness can be withdrawn back into itself, as in Self-inquiry meditation, so that there is no object of awareness apart from awareness. Jai Guru Datta
Sir this is easily the best comment here, would request the channel to pin it. Pranaam and namaskar to you and your guru 🙏🏽🕉️
Ramanuja emphasizes two paths
- Bhakti Marga/Bhakti Yoga
- Sharanagati or Prapati- this is like a quick shortcut, an ultimate surrender to the deity. It is considered to be the final teaching of the Gita in chapter 18, “sarva dharma parityaja, mam ekam sharanam….”.
The second path is what differentiates Ramanuja from say the philosophy of the Hare Krishna movement.
also note that when comparing Shankara and Ramanuja, Shankara was a brilliant prodigy writing in his teens and 20s, Ramanuja wrote his most important commentary well into his 90s. This could be an aspect that explains the very many shades of gray in Ramanuja.
Also Ramanuja would likely disagree with some conventional definitions, like Nirguna meaning Brahman without attributes, as illogical as something without attributes cannot then have that as an attribute. Here Nirguna refers to Brahman being beyond the Gunas of Rajas, Tamas and Satva.
Suguna is not just Brahman with attributes, it is that these attributes are beyond human comprehension. And he would argue that the most important attribute of the divine is compassion(karuna) so when you engage in a devotional practice, and you connect with the deity, the compassion of the divine then transmits to you, and then you engage in your life in a more compassionate way leading to less negative karma and ultimately to moksha or joining with the diety.
Awesome content as always!
Great work👍
Thanks for uploading this ,was w8ing for it...
Hey Filip,
I've been wondering whether you had any plans on making a video about Neoplatonism in the recent future, considering how influential it was on all three major Abrahamic religions. Your channel is amazing and I always look forward to new uploads, keep up the good work!
Yep, that would be interesting, saw a cool adaptation of Plato's Allegory of the Cave.. a video by Pursuit of Wonder called "The Reality Prison - All The Things We Don’t Know".
It's all over Esoterica if you want to check out that channel
There are remarkable parallels between Neoplatonism and Vedanta, to the point it has been suggested there were Indian influences on Plotinus and later thinkers. The Abrahamic religions had to be quite selective in their use of neoplatonic texts like the ennands, given the neoplatonic ideas of reincarnation and polytheistic religious practice.
@@chendaforest Platonic ideas do not necessary have an Indian influence. The teachings of Plato are thought to reflect the Greek Mystery schools which have a relationship with Orphism and Pythagorianism, which are as old as the Upanisads, and to the religious and philosophical traditions of Ancient Egypt, which are far far older.
Later Neoplatonists such as Iamblichus directly reference the Ancient Egyptians as authorities on Platonic philosophical ideas regarding the One, the gods, and the soul. Writers of that time, whether accurate or not, believed that Plato had travelled to Egypt and to Heliopolis, ancient On, where he was taught by the Egyptian priesthood.
According to Iamblichus, the "Ancients", as he referred to the Egyptians, had a philosophy which was similar to the Vishishtadvaita philosophy of Ramanuja, the soul could rest within the godhead (sayujya mukti) but always remained a separate spark of the divine.
@@chendaforest
Original Platonism is probably not influenced by Indian thought. But there is evidence to suggest that Neoplatonism might be. Apparently Plotinus’ teacher has learned from Indian philosophers. “…he became keen to try and learn the philosophy practised among the Persians, too, and the system perfected by the Indians.”
Porphyry: On the Life of Plotinus and the Order of His Books
Great video, very helpful, thank you!
Your presentation is impressive, with content very impartially given, and has depth rooted on cultural appreciation. 🙏
Excellent, clear and incisive introduction to a difficult and complex topic. Well done and thank you !
Good to see how indepth you've gone thru various school of thoughts and given a synopsis of them in each of your videos. good work. 🙂
Great video today keep it up your doing amazing job
Thank you!
Thanks for the nice summary. I also like the title you gave the series, "seekers of dharma". It makes sense in several ways. One is that dharma can be interpreted as duty, so it's a search to find one's duty in life.
fantastic video as usual
Shankara also promoted bhakti devotion He introduced the Pañcāyatana form of worship, the simultaneous worship of five deities - Ganesha, Surya, Vishnu, Shiva and Devi. Shankara explained that all deities were different forms of the one Brahman, the invisible Supreme Being.
According to Ramanuja Acharya SriHari Alone is supreme.
Thanks a lot Mate. I love your content.
I’m so happy you are making videos about hinduism and india
Great video as always, Looking forward for more such videos.
Thank you. I’m enjoying your talks very much. And you have an excellent way of presenting information about these complicated texts and commentaries that answers many of my questions. Please continue to use RUclips as you have been in presenting these talks.
I dont't know how to thank you for your service, and I don't understand where you find the inspiration to describe so many different spiritual paths.
When I found one real one (for me) I cind of lost interest not only to all others but to the world I lived in up to that moment.
All the best.
Please make one on Nāgārjuna's madhyamaka - highly appreciate it, great work as usual. 🙏
I'll have to cover Buddhism at some point...
@@LetsTalkReligion we are waiting for that eagerly!
Yes Nagarjuna is amazing
@@LetsTalkReligion and the other six atheist religions contemporaneous with Buddhism
Love from India! 🙏🇮🇳
Thank you so much. This is very clear and helpful.
thanks man great substance love it
Thank you i love your channel 😍 i don't have to know everything but I know where to get informed
Advait of Shankaracharya are for intellectuals and sharp minded(Gyan marga)
Vishisthadvait of Ramanuja are for those who are more emotional than intellectual. (Bhakti Marga)
To say bhaktis are less intellectual than jnanis is a simplistic myth. Lord Caitanya defeated the mayavadis in debate constantly, just like Ramanujaya. Check out the writings of Bhaktivinode Thakur and his son, Bhaktisiddanta. Incredibly brilliant. Devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead does not make one a sentimental Dillard. The intellect has its place. But the Supreme Reality transcends the puny intellect of man. God isn't impressed with our intellectual power. He can only be captured through the heart. Excuse the spellchecker screwing up the word "dullard" above. (God how I hate spellcheck!)
Who told you? With only Gyana, many Adwaities become ignorant. Remember, ignorance will kill you! Bhakti destroyes ignorance and that's why Bhakti is more better than pure Gyana.
Why are you acting like abhrahmic? My way is the best way. Go and check history, the big advaitin scholars were defeated by vaishnava acharyas. Don't poke your limited perception here.
@@misterpibb108 great! 😎🙏
Thank you. Please keep up the great work 🌟
Awesome video, learned so much, thank you!
It would be great if you could do one video on the Saiva Siddhanta tradition and the Nayanmar Shaiva and Alvar Vaishnava saints, and how they transcended caste and social station
Excellent video. We often hear of Shankara, because most of missionary Hinduism (Gurus to the West) is just popularised Advaita , the only exception being Krishna Consciousness which is Dvaita (and Madhva was clearly inspired by Ramanuja). But Ramanuja represents an interesting middle point between the unqualified monism of Shankara and the monotheistic dualism of Madhva.
Certainly the panentheistic position is a lot more interesting than both standard monism and standard monotheism,. There's an interesting book by Anne Hunt Overzee called The Body Divine, which compares the concept of the world as the Body of Brahman/Christ in the philosophy of Ramanuja and Teilhard de Chardin
Bhraman is not god. It is unexplainable.
Hello, the krishna consciousness people don't exactly follow dvaita. They follow something called as acintya bheda abheda: The inconceivable(brahman) is different and same as you. This was put forward by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. And they say that brahman comes from Krishna: The Supreme Personality of Godhead.
@@DharmicAdit Thanks for explaining. Because Chaitanya, and hence Prabhubad and Krishna Consciousness devotees, taught/teach a form of monotheism, I thought they were a form of absolute dualism, because Monotheism teachers God is seperate from, even if intimately connected with, His Creation. I didn't realise there was also the element of non-difference as well.
@@akazlev 👍😊
Apa bangsa PON akan jumpa dgn keluarga ketuhanan ini di hari kebangkitan UTK mereka bagi yg berilmu mereka tidak tunggu hari2, kebangkitan sebab kematian sudah di tunjuk hinggalah ke alam dlm tanah apa akan jadi nasib si mati tersebut..so no hal to dil ..if you readers in Quran u can see these word..(nanti anak tidak boleh lepas dgn bapak dan bapak tidak boleh lepas dgn anak dan ibu dgn anak..pendekkan cerita ? rupanya tuhan ini sudah ceritakan keadaan tersebut contoh yg boleh jadi begini?(dia bagi hidup anak shja tapi bapak dia tak bagi bangun..mahu tak mahu kamu mesti merayu dgn Allah taala.tolongla bangunkan bapak sy atau ibu dan masing2, tidak boleh lepas dgn masing2 mcmana jika jadi dgn kamu semua...so jga..jgn dia tak mahu dia tolak...faham sekarang keluarga dari mana? Dari ketuhanan Hindu.. sebab itu Hindu adalah ahli kitab dan dari darah ketuhanan yg sudah tukar ke agama mcm2 yg org dah tak tahu asal usul dan keturunan nya..sebab itu dlm ketuhanan Hindu tuhan mereka banyak sebab berkeluarga..contoh engkau sembah Shakti.. dan shakti ialah ibu pada arahman? Arahman tuhan bagi jin dan manusia? Jika ibu dia masuk campur.. suruh maafkan maka selesailah..sebab itu Hindu dia pandai dia tahu mau jumpa sapa maha pengasih dan penyayang dan maha agung..dlm dunia nyata agung jika tdk mampu maka duduklah dlm jel selamanya
Bro, your explanations a very helpful! Thanks for showing up my brother.
Excellent presentation of the Vishist Advaita of Ramanuja. Your explanation was very good and easy to understand, this is a difficult topic but you made it very easy.
Yet again quality academic stuff
dispelled at the service of mankind for absolutely free with sheer brilliance, kudos to you.
Even my indian philosophy professors lack such clarity in explaining such intricate philosophical concepts.
@Krishnkant Singh FYI, All my indian philosophy professors are Hindus, don't presume too much without knowledge, it will leave you embarrassed.
@@al-kimiya6962 though they may be hindus they are not trained by hindu Acharyas.. most likely they are product of some secular University shit....
@@user-zl1nj8ye5g Now you're shifting the goalposts, and what do you mean by secular? Academia all around the world is secular.
Thats because they are too dry. The academicians i mean. Too theoretical about everything
@@siddharthachoudhury2021 they may be dry but the amount of knowledge they amass will never be equalled by the likes of people commenting here.
Very informative! Thank you. The difference between Advaita and VIshishtadvaita Vedanta is very similar to the difference between the two schools of Unity of Being in Sufism. One school believes in sort of a "conditional" Wahda, or unity, where god is still transcendent. Another, that of Al Wahda Al Mutlaqa, or Absolute Unity, is very similar to Advaita Vedanta. Thanks again for all your videos.
thanks for the great explanation...this has helped me on my progress on understanding further on the formations of the traditions and philosophy
Wonderful introduction to Vishistadvaita Vedanta. Thanks You,
This is so brilliant...just to say that the great jnanis were also bhaktas...shankara and ramana maharshi wrote exquisite hymns... In the end jnana (inner attitude guided by knowledge) expresses outwardly as bhakti...it must...because consciousness IS beauty, innocence, love. It is an embrace...Panentheism... Everything in God. You provide such a good summary to reflect on.
After Jnana yoga and Bhakti yoga we should talk about Karma yoga and then work on Influence of Bhakti and Sufi movement in India. A video on Charvak and Ajivikas will also be appreciated.
thanks for your videos
Nice presentation sir.
Although I personally align with the non-dual Advaita school (as I learnt about it from the contemporary Hindu sage Ramana Maharshi) I still love and respect the diverse schools of Hindu thought (including Vishishtadvaita and Dvaita). I would like to learn more about these other Vedantic schools that differ to pure Advaita (slightly) and I must humbly admit that my knowledge of the other schools is limited (as I am still exploring) and your videos are very helpful. Keep them coming.
I highly recommend this lecture as well.
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_Darshan_ means _”Worldview”_ and there are 6 major ones
The darshans are Hindu understanding of the universe at a very technical level irrespective of worship (ie sects)
Awesome video, please do more of Vedanta
Thank you so very much for such a brilliant an scholarly presentation
This is a very interesting information, I like it a lot; thank you for taking the time to research about it. I would like to see in your channel a video about the Ramanandi Sampradaya, it's very little information about it on the internet and I think is something close to this tradition in philosophy but still very different in the practice.
Ramanandi are from same tradition(Sri Sampradaya). We are little different in practice from Ramanujis, but we are mostly same. We also follow Vishishtadvaita Vedanta.
I have been following your channel for last 1 year. It would be great if you do a video on Kabir Das and his teaching (Kabir Panth) and how he influenced the mysticism in both Islam and Hinduism.
Kabir was a follower of Ramnujacharya since his guru Ramananda was the follower of the latter
Kabir criticized Islam too much in many dohas
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Yeah that's why he is moreover close to Nirguna Bhakti of Hari not Saguna Bhakti like nowadays Hindus
Thanks for your good work thank you
Respect. Thankyou. Always
I am still a novice at understanding these schools of thought (though I am trying to remedy that!) but this struck me as such a beautiful cosmology and ideology. It resonates with me somehow even though I'm a stranger to it.
Hinduism isnt a religion its a huge belief system
@@byron-ih2ge it's not a huge belief system, it's a culture that consists of many beliefs, practices, traditions, and schools of philosophies.
Follow your heart. Be careful from seller of religion.
Advaitha philosophy doesn’t say Brahman is static.. Devoid of attributes doesn’t mean static, for static is also an attitude.. Most readers and seekers with superficial knowledge of Vedic philosophy, don’t understand this concept that easily.
Advaita has been seriously challenged by Ramanuja, point by point....
@@gopalakrishnan7667 so what? What’s the point? It’s a real problem if no one challenge and everyone agrees. Ramanuja’s points are also not agreed by all..And that’s okay. That’s the beauty of dialogue culture in India.. They were not killed for what they said. I was just correcting what the presenter said about advaitha. By the way, Sankara’s teachings were not new, everything what he said was already there. He just re-established it. Try study (not read) Vasishta Geeta - Rama’s enquiry and Vasistha’s answers.. ( if not already)
Radhe Radhe
Excellent video. Hope to see Lord Caitanya's Achintya Bheda Abheda.
I myself is a follower of Vishishtadwait vedant belonging to the branch of Shri Swaminarayan Sampraday 🙏🙏🙏
भगवते रामानुजाय नमः।
Thank you for this video and i hope it will help many in getting a better understanding of the actual philosphy of sanatana dharma (hinduism). It would be great if you could also make a video covering the Dvaitadvaita philosophy represented by Madhvacaraya and then the Acintya Bheda Abheda philosophy held by Sri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu who's philosphy is now being spread most recently by AC.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Srila Prabhupadas commentary on the Bhagavad Gita in the form of the "Bhagavad Gita As It Is" is very similar to Sri Ramnujacaryas commentary on the Gita. One sanskrit scholar and student of Ramanujacaryas commentary on the Gita once remarked that he found both ramanuja and prabhupadas commentary to be very similar :
"As a member I got a copy of Bhagavad-gita As It Is, and I started reading it with gusto. I compared Srila Prabhupada’s commentary with the commentary of the great Vaisnava acarya [exemplar] Ramanuja, and I found that both are truly equal and parallel to each other. Srila Prabhupada: a real saint and a true acarya." by Dr. Chaturbhai P. Patel
Very interesting and informative.
Another great video
Vishitadvaita is like middle path between extreme non dualism and dualism
Actually even the dualism or which is often called dwaita belives concept is more closer to the vasistadvita of Lord ramajnuchrya rather than completely separating human ( the souls) and God ( the supreme soul) relationship
A Beautiful and insightful explanation. As a Hindu , I express my admiration. Actually , I have never been comfortable with Advaita . I had a lot of doubts and questions , regarding this thesis . It seems illogical at times. How can there be ignorance in man ,if there is no difference between him and the Supreme being? Why did Krishna need to enlighten Arjun through the Bhadwad Gita ? Arjun should have known already. Vishishtadvaita is logical . It answers most questions . I say most , because some ,can be discovered only by the Seeker. 🙏🚩🕉️
Because you are assuming "Self" as the mind . Self is not mind . Self is atmaa, conciousness and mind is the attachment of conciousness (atmaa) to body which manifest intellect or Maya. And intellect instinctly assumes that atmaa is body and acts like one but because it is not true all its action and expectations leads to disappoint which is why we all are always in sufferable state . To get out of this state we need to identify what we really are ,atmaa (conciousness) and it can only happen by knowledge which eradicates ignorance (illusion).
Such a fantastic video. Concise but still very informative. One fun fact. Saint Ramanuja's body is preserved even today in Sri Ranganatha Swamy temple in Srirangam, India :)
Another great teaching Brother Holm
Pls do the dvaita next !!
Looking forward to watching this when I get the chance. Would you consider making a video about the Dvaita school as well?
I plan to!
@@LetsTalkReligion if you are planning to make one on Dwaita of sriman madhvacharya then please refer to 'The philosophy of madhvacharya ' by B.N.K sharma , its is the most authentic book on madhva system. Pdf is easily available on internet.
Very well explained 🙏
Love your videos! Have you considered uploading audio-only versions in podcast-form?
Now do Madhvacharya and Dvaita Vedanta
Awesome. Please make videos on Kashmir Shaivism and Tantric schools also.
Very well presented
Amazing video, I hope one day for you to cover the Gaudiya Vaishnava Vedanta that was made famous by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Ramanuja and Ibn Arabi and Spinoza look very similar when it comes to their theology.
Ibn Arabi and Ramanuja, yes. Spinoza is closer to Shankara and Mahayana Buddhism.
@@irhamsyah8991 hi can you clarify the definition of Brahman/ParBrahm and Sunyata.
Can you do separate videos on the Hare Krishna movement, The Bhagavad Gita, and Bhakti? I would be very interested in watching!
Bhagwat Gita is a part of the largest epic ever Mahabharata. Bhagwat Gita is better understood by reading Mahabharata.
Excellent explanation
Great video. Your work is being really helpful in my graduation! Theme suggestion: Hoca Ishak Efendi!
Amazing I'm so passionate about eastern mysticism, the eastern ways of thinking, Can we have one day a video about the "Shiva's dance of creation"?
Shiva’s dance is more often referred to as the Dance of “destruction” but Vedic wisdom considered Creation and Destruction as mutually dependent and continuous phenomena, i.e everything that is created will come to an end or be destroyed at some point in time, or to say it better, the only true energy of the World, manifests itself into many forms and shapes, both living and non-living and every manifestation will eventually cease to exist and merge back into the one true Energy.
Shiva's dance of creation/destruction is also known as "Shiva Tandav'
You should have used terms like "Indic/Hindu/Sanatani" because most of the time Japnese/Koreans/Chinese get representation when we use "eastern" term. Thank You!
Shiva's Dance just implies the Sound /, the vibrations.
Better use hindusim or indian there is no eastern thing all thing came from india and hindusim
will you also talk about madhwacharya and Dwaita vedanta...?
Very lucid explanation of something very central to Vedanta thought
5:06 Let me just point out the majesty of that temple. It is truly a sight to behold.