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ADHYATMA YOGA AND ADVAITA VEDANTA
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The highest spiritual wisdom experienced by the Seers of Truth in ancient times has been passed down to the present day through an unbroken line of traditional teachers. Its metaphysical side (Advaita Vedanta) establishes, by reasoning, a strictly non-dualistic explanation of the universe; its practical side (Adhyatma Yoga) gives clear guidance as to how man should act and the means whereby the purpose of life may be fulfilled. The essentials of the teaching are:
- That God alone is real, and all else is unreal (transient)
- That the self of man in essence is identical with God
- That the purpose of life is the conscious realisation of this identity; and that it can be achieved while actively engaged in the duties of life
- That it gives unbroken peace, poise and bliss, and the ability to impart these to others.
Adhyatma Yoga was introduced to Britain in 1929 by the late Hari Prasad Shastri, at the wish of his Teacher, the spiritually enlightened saint Shri Dada of Aligarh.
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are features about many aspects of the Yoga teachings on this site
and the sister site dedicated to Self-Knowledge journal. They
include these articles on Adhyatma Yoga and Advaita Vedanta.
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