Sri Sri Satchidanandendra Saraswati Swamiji and His influence on my Advaita Studies
Preface This is a personal reflection, not a scholarly verdict, offered in gratitude to Sri Satchidanandendra Saraswatij (whom I shall refer to in this blog, as Sri Swamiji) for quietly clarifying my Advaita foundations and reshaping how I read our Ācārya’s bhāṣyas. At the same time, my own understanding, though refined and sharpened by Sri Swamiji, continues to hold all later Advaitins after Sri Śri Śa ṅ kara in the highest reverence, and I still see deep value in the positions they adopted in their respective times and contexts. Here is a link to Swamijis book available in PDF at the https://adhyatmaprakasha.org/php/sanskrit_books.php https://adhyatmaprakasha.org/php/english_books.php Theme: Dwelling on Sri Swamiji’s Contribution to Advaita Sri Satchidanandendra Saraswati Swamiji entered my life at a time when I was trying to reconcile Sri Śri Śa ṅ kara - our bhagāvan bhāṣyakāra, with Sri Vyāsa, with the authors of itihāsa and purāna and to...