The teachings of Vedanta are a philosophy of human life. The main questions to which it seeks an answer are “Who, or rather, what am I?”; “Why do I live?”; “What is the meaning of life?”; “How is the world designed, and what is my role in it?”; “Is it possible to live happily, and if so, how?”. The doctrine has been perfected over many centuries through numerous debates. On one hand, it is an elaborated and proven theory, and on the other hand, the study begins with theory, but the ultimate goal is to apply the knowledge practically and finally to experience what the theory says.
What is the I? – We are sure that I am the body, and maybe also the thoughts. The body will die, I will also die, and thoughts will come to an end. Vedanta says, “No! You are neither a body nor a thought. You are the one who knows thoughts and knows and feels the body.” It is worth reflecting on this. I remember my childhood; I remember myself as a youth; my body has changed and aged. But through all the changes in body and thoughts, there is consistently some “I” that was there in childhood and has not changed over the years. What is this “I”?
We are used to looking at the world from a certain point of view. Vedanta changes the very point of view and turns our perspective in on ourselves. While the conclusions are based on logic, the logic is very unusual for those who are beginners in the study of Vedanta. Therefore, questions and misunderstandings arise about some points. All questions must find an answer. We hope that our site will help in the study of Vedanta.
This site is intended to publish commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads, based on the lectures of a well-known spiritual teacher in India, a Guru named Srikrishna Deshmukh. He is a follower of the teachings of Adi Shankaracharya.
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