Is Indian Philosophy nothing but Mysticism?
S Radhakrishnan | Wednesday,October 19,2016It will not be proper to exclude Upanisadic philosophy on the ground that it is mystic. If we do so, we would also have to exclude a major portion of Greek philosophy
Where did Philosophy begin? Of course in India
S Radhakrishnan | Wednesday,October 19,2016Philosophical speculations in Greece cannot be traced earlier than the sixth century B.C. By that time Philosophy in India had already reached to new heights
How the philosophy began
S Radhakrishnan | Tuesday,October 18,2016As soon as man attained self-consciousness and began to think, two questions arose in his mind, namely, what is the meaning of his life; and what is the nature of the universe he sees all around
Unpishads : A metaphysical curiosity for a theoretical explanation of the world
S Radhakrishnan | Monday,August 22,2016The Upnishads have shown an unparalleled variety of appeal during these long centuries and have been admired by different people, for different reasons, at different periods
Upnishad means “to sit near the teacher and learn from him the secret doctrine”
S Radhakrishnan | Monday,August 22,2016The word ‘Upnishad’ is derived from upa (near), ni (down) and sad (to sit), i.e sitting down near
What are the principal Upnishads and why
S Radhakrishnan | Monday,August 22,2016The principal Upanishads are said to be ten. Samkara comented on eleven. They are : “Isa”, “Kena”, “Katha”, “Prasna”, “Mundaka”, “Mandukya”, “Taittiriya”, “Aitareya”, “Chhandogya”, “Brahdaranyaka” and “Svetasvatara”
Where ends Vedas, there begins Vedanta
S Radhakrishnan | Monday,August 22,2016Literally, Vedanta means the end of the Veda, “Vedasya-antah”, the conclusion as well as the goal of the Vedas. The Upanishads are the concluding portions of the Vedas
Is there a single coherent doctrine in “Upanishads” and the “Brahma Sutra”
S Radhakrishnan | Monday,August 22,2016Different commentators attempt to find in the Upanishads and the Brahma Sutra a single coherent doctrine, a system of thought which is free from contradictions
What brings Jainism and Buddhism together and what breaks them apart
S Radhakrishnan | Monday,August 22,2016It is sometimes argued that the two systems of Buddhism and Jainism are one, and that Jainism is only an offshoot of Buddhism
Jainism has more to do with Hinduism compare to Buddhism
S Radhakrishnan | Monday,August 22,2016The Jaina conception of the soul has more in common with the Navya-Vaisheshika theory than with the Samkhya view of the unaffected and inactive nature of the soul; nor do we find much agreement between the two in any essential doctrine such as causation
