Journey through Indian minds
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“What is the best way to live? What is the nature of reality and self? What is the role of language and semantics in shaping our reality? What is the source of this knowledge?
These questions have always perplexed human kind and this podcast gave me an idea of the different philosophies and their underlying assumptions that led to formation of the great religions of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
The range of difference within the schools of Hinduism ( all six dharsanas ), the authority of Vedas and importance of Rituals, Contribution of sanskrit and grammar, the skepticism of the Buddhist logicians and Syncretic approach of the Jainas.
My favourite topics:
1. Yoga darshana focusing more on the practice along with philosophy and how this oneness approached and adopted by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains.
2. Nagarjuna and his theory of emptiness. And his use of tetralemma. The four ways to approach a question. Of course, the Jainas approach extended it to seven ways and is also quite expansive in thought.
3. Understanding Dignaga and his philosophy.
This podcast enabled me to go on a deeper exploration myself. Now I got to figure if this self is everlasting and eternal Brahman, the ever changing and non-existent form of Anatta or both or neither Brahman or Anatta.
Maybe, this call for a fourth religion. The way of self-awareness. The religion beyond concepts and Language and just being.
Beautifully narrated by Peter Adamson with subtle humour and puns wherever needed to connect to the contemporary times we live in.
To end with lines from Chandogya Upanishad is a masterstroke🙏🏽”
Kkyiitr via Apple Podcasts ·
India ·
08/29/18
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“This combines multi-disciplinary inquiry with approachable presentation.
One ends up seeing once again how much more there is to Africa.”
Murfmensch via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/25/18
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“I have no significant previous experience with the material, so I cannot comment as to accuracy, but it certainly seems informative and decently entertaining to me.”
MikeRT10 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/26/16
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“This is an excellent spin-off of the original HoPWaG podcast. Time will tell how much truth value I find in the ideas of Indian philosophy (we're only 5 episodes in, after all), but it's undoubtedly worth learning about, and this is certainly my preferred way of doing it!”Read full review »
Thomas Mirus via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/22/15
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