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Textual Anchors: Voices of the Upaniṣads

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Vajragoni

Textual Anchors: Voices of the Upaniṣads

Advaita’s strength lies not only in Śaṅkara’s brilliant systematization but in its rootedness in the ancient Upaniṣads, the wellsprings of Indian metaphysics. Let us pause to hear a few of their seminal voices: read more

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Māṇḍukya Kārikā

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Vajragoni

One of the premier texts in Advaitic literature is the  Māṇḍukya Kārikā, attributed to the 6th century CE philosopher and scholar of the Advaita (not two) *Vedanta (end of the Vedas) school of Hindu philosophy—Gauḍapāda, also referred to as Gauḍapādācārya. It consists of four chapters, the first of which focuses on the Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad. A small work, utilizing just 12 short stanzas, it actually consists of the absolute essence of the Upanishadic teachings. In itself, the work has never been surpassed and remains to this day the peak of awareness-expansion. read more

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