madhva philosophy for dummies tableofcontent

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Table of Contents

1. The need for spiritual practicea. Bliss in the world we live A mirage?b. Spirituality and Sciencec. Spirituality and Aged. Spirituality and Belief

2. How to know about God ?a. Sources of knowledgeb. Agamasc. Apparent confusion in Vedasd. Contribution of Indologists to the confusione. Who can accurately decipher the Vedas?f.

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Some more questionsg. Pratyaksha Personal source of knowledgeh. All paths are correct An anlaysis

3. The path to God What are the choices available?a. Isolated statement selections for comfort zoneb. A broad classification of agama statements - Niravakasha and Savakashac. Devotion! What is thy nature?d. Whose karma is it?e. The amalgamation of Karma-Jnana and Bhakti

4. Who is God?


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a. Vedic Gods and Puranic Godsb. The characteristics of Brahmanc. Vishnu as described in Vedasd. Vishnu's omnipresencee. Vishnu is the God described by Vedasf. Vishnu is extolled in every Vedic hymng. What does Laxmi say in Vedas?h. Vishnu in Itihasa and Puranai. The three languages and conducivenessj. What are sadagamas?k. Sarvamula

5. How is God?a. Indweller of everything and everybodyb. Omni presence - Placec. Omnipresence Timed. If God attributeless and formless or viceversa?e. Will unreal/incorrect worship lead to reality?f. The meaning of conciousness (aprakruta nature of God any better word)g. Analysis of the Jeevatmah. The necessity of knowing God's attributesi. God's unique attributesj. God's infinite attributesk. God and infinite attributesl. God and infinite formsm. The four attribute worship that eveybody should practicen. God's form and attributes Vishesha and abhedao. Why knowledge of more than four attributes needed?p. Why does Vishnu have jewellery and four arms with weapons?q. Is God male or female?r. Meaning of the word Narayanas. The means for Moksha

6. What does God do?a. Summary of eight fold doershipb. Details of creationc. Avatara and Aveshad. Sustenance and Delegatione. Destructionf. Ajnana and bondingg. Jnana and liberation

7. Who are these other Devatas?a. Tattvas and Abhimanisb. Laxmic. Brahma-Vayud. Shiva Ganapati

8. How do I worship God?a. Tapas


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b. Yajnac. Daanad. Why Sandhyavandan?e. Who is Gayatri?f. Why Devapuja?g. God in idol The right way of inquiryh. The worship of other Devatasi. Dharana and Dhyanaj. Why Ekadashi?k. The method of worship of God through Vishnu Sahasra Namal. Multifold yoga paths and worshipm. A few words about devotionn. The offering of Karmao. Conclusion

madhva philosophy for dummies tableofcontent

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