Bhagavatpada himself has written several devotional poems for particular deities Bhaja Govindam, Soundarya Lahari, Kanakadhara Stotra and much more. He has even explained Advaita using just football! Many books of Swami Vivekananda stress this aspect of Vedanta.

Reading related books helps exactly for this - to get a peek into someone's experiences and relate it to our life if it is useful. It's also clear in the Brahma Sutra Bhasya that personal experiences can never be dismissed, and that it is not necessary to rely on scriptures when experience says otherwise.

It is only because of ignorance we form opinions and beliefs regarding other things, which are mostly misguided. It's like hurting your own hands and legs because they look like different parts, but in principle belonging to the same body. It allows a person to follow any faith in life, but mentions that for recognizing the non-dualness, one must be alert enough and actively work towards Jnana Yoga, which is the path of Advaita.ДЄs long as somebody else's practice, ritual or lifestyle isn't directly troubling us in practical life, there's no need to find faults with it by thinking from our limited perspective.ДЄdi Shankara mentions in his karika Bhashya about how a Vedantin cannot find faults in other philosophies because in essence they are not different from the ultimate truth.

The greatness of Vedanta lies exactly here. I don't see it as contradictory in anyway. Know that these practices are impositions on you like space-time and bear in mind the vision of Advaita, the deep sleep experience. So there's nothing wrong with ritualistic practices as long as you know that you need it, for yourself. When he finally encountered Advaita, he had probably realized the essence of it already and even after learning about the non-dual nature deeply, he stuck to Kali worship and Tantra diligently. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, the teacher of Swami Vivekananda, studied various philosophies and tried to learn and inculcate them into his life. You can find a Guru if needed, or visit nearby local sacred places to experience the energy everyday. And of course sound sleep at the end of the day! Continuous study coupled with trying to incorporate the teachings in real life. Living life as intensely as possible, studying the scriptures directly and relying on Bhagatvapada's commentaries on any confusion is my routine. Advaita does not directly address such questions, and only mentions that recognizing the non-dual nature of deep sleep in the waking state is itself liberation. This merging back to Brahman concept exists there. The closest sect to this from Vedanta would be Vishishtadvaita(Qualified Non-dualism) philosophy of Sri Ramanujacharya. It definitely has some elements of non-duality, like Maya, and tries to explain how we are distracted from the truth. Sikhism says God is Truth, and what I've heard from people is that they believe everybody merges back into this truth eventually. Attaining this liberation takes a long preparation and training under the guidance of a guru. Followers seek liberation/release by acquiring vidyДЃ (knowledge) of the identity of Atman and Brahman. 'Advaita' refers to the identity of the true Self, Atman, which is pure consciousness, and the highest Reality, Brahman, which is also pure consciousness. The key source texts for all schools of VedДЃnta are the Prasthanatrayi, the canonical texts consisting of the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras, of which they give a philosophical interpretation and elucidation. Its teachings have influenced various sects of Hinduism and acquired a broad acceptance in Indian culture and beyond. The principal, though not the first, exponent of the Advaita Vedanta-interpretation was Shankara Bhagavadpada who systematised the works of preceding philosophers.ДЄdvaita Vedanta is widely considered the most influential and most dominant sub-school of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy and religious practice. Advaita Vedanta is a school of Hindu philosophy and religious practice, giving 'a unifying interpretation of the whole body of Upanishads'.

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