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History of Site Updates

The following is a history of changes made to the site over the past year so that regular visitors may check for recent updates that they may not have seen.

Date
Content Added
23rd Jul 'Disclaimer' added to the the Question and Answer section of the site.
21st Jul New book recommendation - Asparsha-Yoga: A Study of Gaudapada's Mandukya Karika by Colin A. Cole.
19th Jul Q&A: Body, memory and reincarnation.
19th Jul Q&A: How do you rationalise your lack of belief in free-will with traditional advaita?
19th Jul Part 14 of the 'Critical analysis of vedAnta paribhAShA' by Dr. K. Sadananda - Some Clarifications Regarding Character.
18th Jul A new definition has been added for j~nAnam and (a)parokSha.
18th Jul New essay added - 'Levels' of Mind and Consciousness - David Spero.
17th Jul Menu bar altered so that the Dictionary of Sanskrit terms may be accessed directly from each page (via the 'Terms' button).
16th Jul Link added to Stillness Speaks - the website of Chris Hebard.
16th Jul Link added to Vedanta: The Yoga of Objectivity - the website of two Swami Dayananda trained teachers in Bangkok.
16th Jul Link to Swami Dayananda ashram at Rishikesh added.
13th Jul Link added to Vincent Flammini's Blog 'Just Rest'.
13th Jul Part 13 of the 'Critical analysis of vedAnta paribhAShA' by Dr. K. Sadananda - Some Clarifications Regarding Internal Perceptions.
13th Jul List of common abbreviations for scriptural references added.
13th Jul New link added to Anand Hudli's site on advaitasiddhi.
12th Jul Q&A: Are teachers x and y neo-advaitins?
12th Jul Q&A: Are there other people having subjective experiences?
12th Jul New essay added - A Critique Of John Wheeler’s “You Were Never Born” - Dr. Vemuri Ramesam.
28th Jun Q&A: Is my understanding of Advaita correct?
28th Jun Q&A: An alcoholic looking for happiness.
28th Jun Part 12 of the 'Critical analysis of vedAnta paribhAShA' by Dr. K. Sadananda - Internal Perceptions (cont.)
28th Jun The final page of the new dictionary has now been added - vivarta vAda - yukti.
28th Jun New essay added - The Horse’s Mouth: An essay on the 'lineage' game - James Swartz.
25th Jun Link to free, downloadable, computerized version of pANini's aShTAdyAyI added.
23rd Jun Q&A: Anti-depressants and spiritual progress.
23rd Jun Q&A: Is there room for individuality in Brahman?
23rd Jun Part 11 of the 'Critical analysis of vedAnta paribhAShA' by Dr. K. Sadananda - Unity of limiting consciousness for perception.
23rd Jun New essay added - A response to 'not two-ness' - Dennis Waite.
23rd Jun New essay added - Traditional not two-ness is better than Neo not two-ness ??? - Tony Parsons.
23rd Jun 20th page of new dictionary added - vichAra - vivarta.
15th Jun Q&A: Does advaita endorse man's dominion?
15th Jun Q&A: How does one move towards enlightenment in advaita?
15th Jun Part 10 of the 'Critical analysis of vedAnta paribhAShA' by Dr. K. Sadananda - The Criteria for Cognition.
15th Jun 19th page of new dictionary added - vAchArambhaNa - vibhUti.
14th Jun New essay added - Effortless Meditation - Eric Putkonen.
7th Jun Q&A: Where is the 'bliss' of pure being?
7th Jun Part 9 of the 'Critical analysis of vedAnta paribhAShA' by Dr. K. Sadananda - Internal Perceptions.
6th Jun 18th page of new dictionary added - taijasa - uttara mImAMsA.
6th Jun New essay added - The Changing Form of the Immanent - Raphael.
1st Jun Q&A: On the desire for making money.
1st Jun Q&A: Is there only knowledge?
31st May Part 8 of the 'Critical analysis of vedAnta paribhAShA' by Dr. K. Sadananda - Some Objections.
31st May 18th page of new dictionary added - smRRiti - svechChA.
31st May New book recommendation - 'An Introduction to Awareness' by James M. Corrigan.
31st May New essay added - Teaching: the Guide versus the Confessor - Jerry Katz.
31st May New essay added - Schools of Philosophy - P. Sethuraman.
24th May Q&A: On Happiness and Choice.
24th May Q&A: More questions on Enlightenment E-Book.
24th May Part 7 of the 'Critical analysis of vedAnta paribhAShA' by Dr. K. Sadananda - Mechanics of Perception.
24th May 17th page of new dictionary added -satya - shiShya.
24th May New essay added - Love Is for Giving, Not for Getting - Nirmala.
8th May New book recommendation - 'Initiation into the Philosophy of Plato' by Raphael.
7th May New book recommendation - dRRigdRRishya viveka commentary by Raphael.
4th May Link to Jerry Katz's blog added.
3rd May Q&A: Does nothing matter?
3rd May Q&A: Why do you have links to neo-advaitins?
3rd May Part 6 of the 'Critical analysis of vedAnta paribhAShA' by Dr. K. Sadananda - Attributes and Substantive.
3rd May 16th page of new dictionary added - sampradAya - sattvApatti.
3rd May New essay added - Fill Your Hole - Nigel Watts.
2nd May Link to Sanskrit Texts and Stotras added.
1st May Link to Chicago Satsang Sangha added.
1st May Link added to new weblog from David Godman.
30th Apr The new book - Enlightenment : the Path through the Jungle is now printed and can be purchased in May.
28th Apr Q&A: Can one 'get it' overnight?
28th Apr Q&A: Problem of good and evil.
28th Apr 15th page of new dictionary added - rAga - sAMkhya.
27th Apr Part 5 of the 'Critical analysis of vedAnta paribhAShA' by Dr. K. Sadananda - Whatever you perceive is Brahman!
27th Apr New essay added - Wanting to Know the Future - Gina Lake.
19th Apr Part 4 of the 'Critical analysis of vedAnta paribhAShA' by Dr. K. Sadananda - 'Knowledge is Continuous'.
19th Apr Q&A: Lots of questions on the 'Enlightenment' E-Book.
19th Apr Q&A: Reading (Back to the Tuth) and practice.
19th Apr 14th page of new dictionary added - pramiti - pUrva mImAMsA.
19th Apr New essay added - Critical Responses to an Essay by Tony Parsons - Nathan Spoon.
14th Apr Part 3 of a new 'Critical analysis of vedAnta paribhAShA' by Dr. K. Sadananda - Analysis of Time and Space.
13th Apr Q&A: Some comments on 'Enlightenment' E-Book.
12th Apr Q&A: Does mAyA hava a context?
12th Apr New essay added - Potential Problems with Schools - Dennis Waite.
12th Apr New essay added - Being and the Eternal Now - Philip Jacobs.
12th Apr 12th page of new dictionary added - paramparA - prameya.
5th Apr Part 2 of a new 'Critical analysis of vedAnta paribhAShA' by Dr. K. Sadananda - Introduction Part 2.
5th Apr New essay added - The Illusion of Time and Reality - Florian Tathagata Schlosser.
4th Apr 11th page of new dictionary added - nirveda - paramAtman.
4th Apr Q&A: Is Ramesh enlightened?
29th Mar Three questions about neo-advaitin teaching and the new book.
29th Mar Part 1 of a new 'Critical analysis of vedAnta paribhAShA' by Dr. K. Sadananda - Introduction Part 1.
29th Mar 10th page of new dictionary added - mAyA - nirupAdhika.
29th Mar New essay added - The Ocean of Liberated Bliss - David Spero.
22nd Mar Part 52 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Viewpoints of reality.
21st Mar Q&A: Experience of dying.
21st Mar Q&A: Studying the Upanishads and goal of man.
21st Mar Part 51 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - vAsanA-s part 2.
21st Mar 9th page of new dictionary added - lakShaNa - mAtRRikA.
20th Mar New essay added - How do I DO the investigation? - Charlie Hayes.
11th Mar New book review/recommendation: A Tradition of Teachers by William Cenkner.
10th Mar Q&A: On being in the present and j~nAna yoga.
10th Mar Q&A: How do you pronounce advaita?
10th Mar New book review/recommendation: One by Jerry Katz.
10th Mar Part 50 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - vAsanA-s.
9th Mar 8th page of new dictionary added - karaNa - kUTastha.
9th Mar New essay added - Beyond the Appearance - Randall Friend.
9th Mar New book review/recommendation: Being by Philip Jacobs.
9th Mar New site offering audio/video of satsangs and talks.
3rd Mar Q&A: On the confusion between liberation and enlightenment.
3rd Mar Q&A: On experiences, enlightenment and contentment.
3rd Mar 8th page of new dictionary added - jaDa - kANDa.
2nd Mar Part 49 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Fundamental Human Problem Part 3.
1st Mar New essay added - Spiritual Practice - Mike Graham.
1st Mar New recommended book: Awake Joy by Katie Davis.
26th Feb Q&A: On reading a single text as a practice.
26th Feb Q&A: On the relationship between brahman and mAyA.
25th Feb Part 48 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Fundamental Human Problem Part 2.
23rd Feb 7th page of new dictionary added - ekAgra - Ishvara.
23rd Feb New essay added - The Relation-less Truth - Raphael.
19th Feb Q&A: How did we become ignorant?
19th Feb Q&A: Some questions about karma yoga.
19th Feb Part 47 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Fundamental Human Problem Part 1.
19th Feb 6th page of new dictionary added - chaitanya - dveSha.
19th Feb New essay added - You are prior to anything that can be witnessed - Sukhbir Singh.
11th Feb Q&A: Is there evil in brahman?
11th Feb Q&A: On the existence of Consciousness.
11th Feb Part 46 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Classification of the Mind Part 4.
11th Feb New link added - 'The End of Seeking'.
10th Feb New essay added - A Walk in the Rain - Jeff Foster.
10th Feb 5th page of new dictionary added - bAdha - buddhi.
4th Feb New blog added - Ganapati-Advaita-Ashram.
3rd Feb 4th page of new dictionary added - arthApatti - avyapadeshya.
3rd Feb Part 45 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Classification of the Mind Part 3.
3rd Feb Q&A: 'Giving up on the relative'.
3rd Feb Q&A: Meditation on objects and asking 'who am I?'
3rd Feb New essay added - Big Bangers and Mash - David Brockman.
27th Jan Q&A: The qualities of Krishna in Advaita.
27th Jan Q&A: Insight and spiritual paths.
27th Jan Part 44 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Classification of the Mind Part 2.
27th Jan 3rd page of new dictionary added - antaHsthA - artha.
27th Jan New essay added - Infirmities in karma theory - Dr. Vemuri Ramesam.
24th Jan New recommended book - 'Happiness and the Art of Being' by Michael James.
21st Jan New recommended book - 'Vivekachudamani' by Raphael.
20th Jan Q&A: Are some people unable to be sufficiently detached from the suffering of the world?
20th Jan 2nd page of new dictionary added - aham vRRitti - antaryAmin.
20th Jan Part 43 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Classification of the Mind Part 1.
18th Jan New essay added - Surjectivity - James M. Corrigan.
18th Jan Link added to Vedicbooks.net on-line book store in India.
14th Jan Link to 'Awakening to One' blog added.
13th Jan Q&A about Concerns for the environment.
13th Jan First page of new dictionary added - a-aham.
13th Jan New essay added - Who am I? - Madathil Nair.
13th Jan Part 42 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Mind and Matter Part 2.
7th Jan Teacher category reorganised to contain separate pages for 'Direct Path', 'Neo-advaitins' , 'Nisargadatta Maharaj' and 'Other traditional teachers'.
7th Jan New section added for 'Enlightenment: the Path through the Jungle' with contents list, endorsements and 6 pages of extracts.
3rd Jan Q&A - (A very long question and answer about) Ignorance and Enlightenment (continuing from the previous Q & A).
3rd Jan New essay added - What is Reality? - Charlie Hayes.
3rd Jan Part 41 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Mind and Matter Part 1.
3rd Jan Details of new book and E-Book offer added to home page.
23rd Dec Q&A - (A long question and answer about) knowledge, science and enlightenment.
23rd Dec New essay added - True Self - Eric Putkonen.
23rd Dec Part 40 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Analysis of Mind: Intro part 2.
15th Dec Q&A - Why should I be afraid of a thought?
15th Dec Q&A - What is the difference between samAdhi and the deep sleep state?
15th Dec New essay added - Being Beyond Belief - Sundance Burke.
15th Dec Part 39 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Analysis of Mind: Intro part 1.
9th Dec Q&A - Traditional Vs Neo-Advaita Debate.
9th Dec Q&A - Pairs of opposites.
9th Dec Part 38 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Witnessing consciousness and reflected consciousness.
9th Dec New essay added - Chocolate Cake - Katie Davis.
9th Dec The weekly definition is - anirvachanIya.
2nd Dec Q&A - How can I be brahman yet not know brahman?
2nd Dec Q&A - svadharma and Hitler.
2nd Dec Q&A - 'No-path' teaching and neo-advaita.
2nd Dec Link to Prof. Moorty's blog on U. G. Krishnamurti added.
2nd Dec New essay added - Comment on 'Meditations on advaita' - Professor Narayana Moorty.
2nd Dec New essay added - Dialog on 'Meditations on advaita' - Dr. Vemuri Ramesam and Dennis Waite.
30th Nov New blogs, Ezine and Ebooks from Katie Davies and Sundance Burke added.
26th Nov Q&A - You really seem to have got it in for the modern nondualism teachers.
26th Nov Part 37 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Transmigration of Soul
25th Nov The weekly definition is - paramArtha - part 3
25th Nov New essay added - Meditations on advaita - Dr. Vemuri Ramesam.
24th Nov New book recommendation: The Essence of Vedanta - Brian Hodgkinson.
21st Nov Link to Timothy Conway's Nisargadatta page added.
18th Nov Q&A - What does it mean to say that we are 'one with God'?
18th Nov Part 36 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Real Self and false self.
17th Nov The weekly definition is - mithyA - part 2.
17th Nov New essay added - The Myth of Desire - Gina Lake.
11th Nov Q&A on the Meditation Technique of Michael Langford.
11th Nov Q&A - Is 'I am' the content?
11th Nov Part 35 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Conscious and Unconscious Entities.
9th Nov The weekly definition is - mithyA.
9th Nov Second dialog with Charlie Hayes - Charlie Hayes and Dennis Waite.
4th Nov Q&A on Do we have a choice about whether to become enlightened?
4th Nov Part 34 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Consciousness and reflected consciousness.
4th Nov The weekly definition is - paramArtha part 2.
4th Nov New essay added - The Three States - A Fresh Perspective - Madathil Nair.
3rd Nov Two books by Mariana Caplan added to Recommended Reading.
2nd Nov Details of the new book by Ananda Wood added.
28th Oct Q&A on Experience versus Faith.
28th Oct Q&A on the quote (by Charlie Hayes) that 'A little investigation is all it takes'.
28th Oct Part 33 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Self realization - attitude of mind.
28th Oct The weekly definition is - bAdha part 4.
27th Oct Link to Roy Whenary's free Ebook added.
27th Oct New essay added - Two Poems - John Astin.
22nd Oct Q&A on Michael Langford's interpretation of Ramana Mahrshi's teaching.
22nd Oct Part 32 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Self-realization or God-realization.
21st Oct The weekly definition is - bAdha part 3.
21st Oct New essay added - The Crest-jewel of Sri Ramana's Teaching - Michael James.
18th Oct All templates in site rationalised. Sanskrit sub-menu added to Resources links and recommended books on Neo-Advaita now on a separate page.
14th Oct Q&A on (more concerns about the) teaching of neo-Advaita.
14th Oct Part 31 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Concept of Ishvara or God-Hood.
14th Oct New book recommendation - Greg Goode 'Standing in Awareness'.
14th Oct Recommended neo-Advaita books extracted out for new page due next week.
14th Oct The weekly definition is - bAdha part 2.
14th Oct New essay added - Your Experience - Dr. Gregory Goode.
8th Oct Templates updated for 'Back to the Truth' and 'How to Meet Yourself'; format of Sanskrit terms pages corrected.
8th Oct New link to Advaita Vedanta Research Center.
8th Oct Q&A on Life after enlightnement.
8th Oct Q&A on Language and reality.
7th Oct Part 30 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Relationless Relation.
7th Oct The weekly definition is - paramArtha-vyavahAra-pratibhAsa - part 1.
2nd Oct New essay added - Pointing to Ananda - Atagrasin.
2nd Oct Q&A on the lifestyle of an enlightened 'person'.
2nd Oct Q&A on Ramana Maharshi's method of Self-inquiry.
2nd Oct Part 29 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Living in the Present.
1st Oct Links to Mahabharata added.
29th Sept The weekly definition is - bAdha.
26th Sept Link to Swami Abhayananda site added - free ebooks available for download.
26th Sept New Gita Site link added.
26th Sept Part 28 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - The Paradox of Space and Time.
26th Sept Further questions on the dialog with Jeff Foster.
26th Sept New essay added - The Castle on the Hill - Jason James Morgan.
17th Sept New Q&A on Why is there so much misinformation about enlightenment?
17th Sept New essay added - A Dialog with Charlie Hayes - Charlie Hayes and Dennis Waite based upon last week's essay.
17th Sept Part 27 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - The Mind of God.
9th Sept New essay added - Experience and Enlightenment - Charlie Hayes.
8th Sept New link - Maharaj Nisargadatta.
8th Sept New link - 'Guidance through Bhagavad Gita'.
8th Sept New Q&A on Destruction of the ego.
8th Sept Part 26 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Transformation-less transformation.
1st Sept The weekly definition is - bhakti - part 4.
1st Sept Part 25 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - What is Real?
1st Sept Four new Q&As added - 64-67.
16th Aug Part 24 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - adhyAsa or error superimposition.
16th Aug New Q&A - Could you say something about practice with reference to bhakti and j~nAna in bringing about enlightenment?
15th Aug The weekly definition is - bhakti - part 3 (there will one more definition next week).
14th Aug Links to Charlie Hayes' site updated and new blog, 'Absolute Freedom' added.
8th Aug Part 23 of the 'Introductory Course' in Advaita Vedanta from Dr. K. Sadananda - Errors in Perception.
7th Aug New Q&A - Could you explain the words of the Buddha, regarding suffering?
7th Aug The weekly definition is - bhakti - part 2 (there will be several definitions by various contributors).
6th Aug New essay added - Practice of Advaita - Ethical Aspects - Dr. N K Srinivasan.
3rd Aug Ne blog link added - 'You Are Dreaming'.
1st Aug New Q&A - What is the mind?

 


 
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