Category:Real Vedanta
Theme Analysis
The term Vedanta literally translates to "the ultimate knowledge," yet it is frequently misunderstood and misrepresented by impersonal philosophers who rely on word jugglery. According to the absolute standard set by the Vedic tradition, Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate goal of all knowledge. Śrīla Prabhupāda explicitly clarifies that the original author of the Vedanta-sutra, Vyāsadeva, provided his own perfect and natural commentary in the form of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Therefore, those who study Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, embrace the teachings of Bhagavad-gītā, and engage in the chanting of the holy names are the actual Vedantists, possessing full knowledge of the Supreme.
- The Misrepresentation by Mayavadis: Impersonal philosophers claim the title of Vedantist but completely fail to grasp its true purpose, substituting word jugglery for pure devotion.
- The Natural Commentary: Because Vyāsadeva compiled both the Vedanta-sutra and the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the latter serves as the perfect, authorized explanation of the former.
- Kṛṣṇa as the Ultimate Conclusion: Since "Veda" means knowledge and "anta" means the end, the ultimate conclusion of all Vedic inquiry is surrendering to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
- Chanting as the Highest Realization: The practical application of the highest philosophical truths is found in the simple, sublime process of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the Real Vedanta.
Pages in category "Real Vedanta"
The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
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- Actually they (Mayavadi philosophers) do not know Vedanta means bhakti. Real Vedanta commentary is Srimad-Bhagavatam. Bhasyam brahma-sutranam. Brahma-sutra means the Vedanta-sutra
- As stated in the Bhagavad-gita, whoever hears Vedanta philosophy from Krsna is actually aware of the real meaning of Vedanta. The Mayavadis call themselves Vedantists but do not at all understand the purport of Vedanta philosophy
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- Caitanya Mahaprabhu knew it very well that all the rascals, they will call them vedanti and do all nonsense. So don't become falsely a vedanti. Real vedanti means if you simply know Krsna and surrender unto Him, then you become a vedanti, real vedanti
- Caitanya Mahaprabhu presented himself in this way: I am a great fool & do not have knowledge of right & wrong. In order to understand the real meaning of the Vedanta-sutra, I never followed the explanation of the Sankara-sampradaya or Mayavadi sannyasis
- Caitanya replied to Bhattacarya, There is nothing really difficult about the meaning of the original Vedanta-sutra, but the way you explain Vedanta-sutra appears to obscure the real meaning
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- Let the Mayavadi Vedantists and their followers accept the conclusions of Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. Then they will understand Vedanta-sutra. They'll be real Vedantists
- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not talk with the Mayavadi philosophers when He first visited Varanasi, but He returned there from Mathura to convince them of the real purport of Vedanta
- Lord Caitanya protested against being called the Supreme Lord: "My dear sir, I am an ordinary living entity. I cannot know the real meaning of the Vedanta-sutra, but Vyasadeva, who is an incarnation of Narayana, knows its real meaning"
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- Srila Vyasadeva was not satisfied simply with compiling the Vedanta-sutras, but over and above this, by the advice of his spiritual master, Narada, he compiled the Srimad-Bhagavatam in order to understand the real import of Vedanta
- Such unscrupulous deviation from the real meaning of the Vedanta-sutra has created a class of men who by word jugglery try to derive various indirect meanings from the Vedic literatures, especially the Bhagavad-gita
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- The commentation on the Vedanta-sutra by Vyasadeva in the Srimad-Bhagavatam gives the real understanding of Vedanta-sutra. BG 1972 purports
- The real commentary on the Vedanta-sutra is Srimad-Bhagavatam. Artho ’yam brahma-sutranam: Srimad-Bhagavatam is the original commentary on the Vedanta-sutra, written by the author himself, Srila Vyasadeva
- The real purpose of Vedanta-sutra is explained by the author himself in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, and anyone trying to understand Vedanta-sutra without reference to Srimad-Bhagavatam is certainly misguided
- Those who are Krsna conscious actually have full knowledge of the essence of Vedanta philosophy, for they study the real commentary on the Vedanta philosophy, Srimad-Bhagavatam, and follow the actual words of the SPG as found in Bhagavad-gita As It Is
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- Unless there is Krsna consciousness, there is no question of Vedanta. That is my point. That is real Vedanta
- Unscrupulous deviation from the real meaning of the Vedanta-sutra has created a class of men who by word jugglery try to derive various indirect meanings from the Vedic literatures, especially the Bhagavad-gita
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- We are interested - those who are followers of real Vedanta - to see the result. Phalena pariciyate. Phalena means "by the result." So what is the result? The result is by executing one's particular type of religious system, he must develop KC or GC
- We are interested - those who are followers of real Vedanta - to see the result. Phalena pariciyate. Phalena means - by the result
- When Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya met Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he advised the Lord to learn Vedanta philosophy from him, but later he became a student of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu to understand the real meaning of Vedanta