Right..Christmas Isn't secular ..It does not have to be.Every country will have an holiday on the holy day of its majority religion.Non-christians might use that time for relaxing.:D
I guess the same applies to anusvara(dot) and म् .Following is an interesting part..Sansktir Pronunciation -- Part 1
Anusvāra is written ṃ or ṁ. A simple rule is to pronounce it as m at the end of a word or before p ph b bh or an*
other m, and otherwise as n...
While I was not sure but I guess I am right..
Rules for external Sandhi:
A Sanskrit grammar for beginners - Max Muller - Google Books
Anusuvara:
http://www.sanskritweb.net/sansdocs/anusvara.pdf
Also this::D
संप्राप्ते...
Hi all,
I have few questions in my mind which many might have pondered about during their time here:
1)How public is this forum?Do staff and admins have access to all the private content of the profile of members like the frubal history,private pics and private messages?
2)If they do have...
No there are differences in practice ,Sri Gaudapada(guru of Sankara) was influenced by Buddhism at his time.Upanishads predates the birth of Buddha ,so it may correct to say that they were mutually influenced by each other.
Advaitins are called Prachna-Bouddhas(hidden buddhists) by other sects...
Correct translation IMO...there are rules when म् can be replaced by the dot above depending upon the word following it(here it is "mama").:)
There is no illusion ,there are only different levels of reality.
Maya (illusion) and reality are the same. How can that be?
Sri Ramana Maharshi: Sankara was criticised for his
views on Maya without being understood. He said that
Brahman is real
The universe is unreal, and
The universe...
My two cents:
I have personally seen some of his Vibhuti Miracles in my house.:)...I don't think this that can be done by any magicians.The internet miracles seem to be fake though.And Ironically none of his ardent critics have any tangible proof to incriminate him.But he is...