[Update] Understanding Advaita and Sanatan Dharma Websites Migrated to New Platform

 Namaste,

Dear Divine Atman

Wishing you a very Happy Janmastami

Websites Understanding Advaita and Sanatan Dharma were developed and hosted on Google Sites Platform. Since last few years, Google Sites has developed a new website builder platform, known as New Google Sites or simply Google Sites, which is aimed to give consistent look and feel on multiple devices like Desktop, Tab and Mobile (known as responsive design or layout). Classic Sites platform is discontinued from 31-Aug2021 and all websites created on old Google Sites Platform, now called Classic Sites need to migrate to the new Website Builder Platform in order to keep the site active and available for public viewing.

The migration to the new sites is still going on. All content is transferred the the new Google Sites Platform. Both websites Understanding Advaita and Santana Dharma will remain active. The content is also available as PDF format. In addition to pdf, for Understanding Advaita website, content is available as docx and as Google Docs. For Sanatan Dharma website, content is available as Google docs document in which you can suggest any corrections via comments. What is left is to check for broken links and formatting which will be done in free time. 

As a viewer, you do not need to do anything. The URLs remain the same except that Google Sites now auto redirects to HTTPS instead of HTTP. www has to be typed in if you type in address bar to open the website. 

URLs of both website are

https://www.advaita-vedanta.in/

https://www.sanatan-dharma.in/

 

Please be sure to visit Notice page of both websites for further updates. Link can be found in sidebar and on top of each page as 'Read More' in Announcement Banner banner.

Direct Links:

https://www.advaita-vedanta.in/notice

https://www.sanatan-dharma.in/notice

If you are a regular or repeat visitor you may have noticed that change in look and feel of both websites.

New Google Sites offer less functionality. It does not offer the following

• Recent Updates / Recent Activity Page
• Sitemap
• Tables
• Limited resize options of photos
• Open external link in same window
• Limited formatting of Table Of Contents (TOC)
• No option to add Text or Section heading on sidebar as sidebar is autogenerated
• and more

Interested viewers can visit the following link for full comparison between two sites

https://www.steegle.com/google-sites/classic-comparison 

If you find any error or a broken link or wish to give suggestion, please email at indiaspirituality [at] gmail.com

The author hopes that the new site turns out to be more user friendly then older one.

May both websites continue to help students of Sanatan Dharma and Advaita Vedanta.

Hari OM

[Understanding Advaita] v8.1.0 released

Namaste,

Dear Divine Souls, Understanding Advaita v8.1.0 is released. there a lot of changes since v6.0.0

Added two new pages Brahman in Upanishads and Concepts of Advaita in Shastras

Most important change is updation of adhyaropa apavada. Quotes from 15 upanishads are added and explanation of adhyaropa apavada is much simplified

Other changes include updating Understanding Advaita, Clearing Accusations and Doubts

Please visit Recent Updates for more details

Aum

[Understanding Advaita] v6.0.0 released | Major Update

Namaste,

The new website Understanding Advaita has undergone major change both in terms of contents and in terms of flow. It now focuses more on Understanding Advaita then dispelling Doubts and answering accusations.
Tthe site is divided into 6 categories

Understanding Advaita page went major changes. it is now much more descriptive and contains explanation of common terms used in Advaita.

New page dedicated to adhyAropa apavAda is published.

adhyAropa apavAda is a unique traditional method of teaching rediscovered by Swami Sacchidanandendra Saraswati,. Swamiji observed that this method of teaching was adopted by Shankara BhagavadpAda from his Gita BhasSya in 13.13.

According to this method, first super imposition on Self is mentioned and later on superimposition is negated. According to Swami ji, this method is consistent and is found in Upanishads, Gita and Brahma Sutra

Meditative Journey of an Advaita Vedantin was updated.

Dispelling doubts is renamed Clearing Accusations and Doubts. It also underwent many updates.

quotes form many Minor Upanishads added in Advaita in Shastras

Random Quotes was updated.

Please visit Recent updates for more details

Hari OM

[Understanding Advaita] Many new changes v2 uploaded

Namaste,

Many new changes have been made to new Website Understanding Advaita. Updated version of ebook is uploaded. Current version is v2. Since google sites so not allow decimal numbering system like 2.1 or 2.1.1, hence even minor correction are treated as new major revision.

To keep a track of latest updates, please visit Recent Changes. You can also subscribe to the feed of this page to get updates in your feed reader.

Important additions are addition of 10 major and 2 minor upanishads.

Aum

Indiaspirituality

[Understanding Advaita] - New Changes

Namaste,

After uploading the content online, I have done many changes to the site to all the pages. Improvement is an ongoing process and I will update the content as and when time permits.

I have added info about Advaita Vedanta in 'Understanding Advaita' page, added and corrected some more info to 'Dispelling Doubts' and added more reference to 'Advaita in Shastras'

I have also added a few references in 'Advaita in Shastra' and 'References and Sources' Page.

If you wish to track changes, you can visit 'Recent site activity'

Please visit Understanding Advaita for more details.

Still the site is not error free. If you find some inconsistencies or typos, please let me know.

Alternatively, I ma trying to add 'Subscribe to RSS feeds', but my lack of technical knowledge is making things difficult.

Aum

Indiaspirituality

New website: Understanding Advaita

Namaste,

I am pleased to inform you that I have launched a new website Understanding Advaita.

Site is divided into 3 categories: 

1. Dispelling Doubts

Advaita is often quoted wrongly by many saakaarvaadis mainly Vaishnavas, who say that Advaita is not authentic. They accuse Adi Shankaracharya as a hidden Buddhist. They incorrectly say that Advaita is maayaavaad, though it is brahmavaad. 

This part attempts to dispel doubts and correct misunderstandings.

2. Understanding Advaita

This section attempts to correctly project Advaita. It also goes into subtler details, in brief, which can be useful for sincere advaitins who regularly meditate for attaining moksha. Advaita teaches to go beyond maayaa, beyond attributes and be free from duality and non-duality, beyond knowledge and ignorance. Advaita also teaches that everything else that you see is Brahman. 

3. Advaita in Shastras.

Shastras are an authority, any path has to be consistent with them. Vedas, Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita are the pillars of Sanatan Dharma. Hence Reference to advaita teachings in shastras has to be pointed out.

This session points out verses of Advaita origin.

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This site is my silent response. It's an attempt to give correct picture and leave it's discretion to the reader. More than a response, I have created this site as I do not want others to waste time collecting references from shastras. After going through this website, one should say that

'Advaita is authentic, consistent with Vedas and Adi Shankara was one of the greatest proponent of traditional advaita'

Even if one person would speak the above statement from heart, my humble attempt will be fulfilled. 

May this humble attempt bring inner peace to Fellow Advaitins and other sincere spiritual seekers. May we all move beyond the realm of vaad-vivaad is my humble prayer.

|| ॐ तम नमामि गुरूम्‌ परम ||

Aum

Indiaspirituality