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I
stumbled
on
swami-ji's
youtube
channel
last
year
and
was
hooked
by
his
discourse
on
the
nature
of
reality
as
explained
using
the
metaphor
of
the
clay
pot.
From
there
on,
I
listened
to
his
entire
series
of
lectures
on
Advaiyta
Vedanta
and
now
am
going
through
the
same
on
Adi
Shankara's
Atma
Bodha.
I
was
brought
up
in
a
hybrid
religious
tradition
made
up
of
Arya
Samaj
teachings
and
Sanatana
Dharma.
I
grew
up
learning
the
Vedic
mantras
of
the
former
and
the
stories
of
the
latter
including
Ramayana,
Mahabharata
and
Puranas.
I
have
made
sporadic
attempts
over
the
past
few
decades
to
achieve
a
deeper
understanding
of
the
basic
doctrine
of
Hinduism
such
as
reading
a
translation
of
the
Bhagvata
Gita,
but
found
it
confusing,
esoteric
and
just
plain
incomprehensible.
I
have
been
(and
still
am)
,
as
the
swamiji
and
Sant
Kabir
say,
like
the
veiled
woman,
who
has
to
lift
her
veil
to
see
the
complete
picture.
(ghunghat
ka
pat
khol,
tujhe
piya
milenge).
Swamiji's
discourses
on
Advaiyta
Vedanta
have
well
and
truly
dispersed
my
confusion
and
miscomprehension
with
regards
to
Hinduism.
I
have
always
known
that
Hinduism
isn't
a
single
Religion
but
a
spectrum
of
varying
belief
systems.
What
Swamiji
has
revealed,
is
the
common
and
unifying
foundation
and
elements
of
these
varying
belief
systems
with
precision,
clarity
and
simplicity.
Moreover,
his
discourses
have
finally
shown
how
truly
great
the
Hindu
Tradition
is.
The
ultimate
goal
of
Advaiyta
Vedanta
maybe
to
end
suffering.
My
goal
was
to
simply
improve
my
understanding
for
which
I
thank
Swamiji
to
help
me
achieve.
I
felt
moved
to
write
this
review
after
having
just
woken
up
from
a
vivid
dream,
the
details
of
which
vanished,
leaving
only
one
thought
behind.
I
wasn't
in
the
dream,
just
a
witness
to
the
events
in
the
dream.
This
has
been
happening
for
a
few
days
now.
The
veil
is
still
there
for
me,
but
has
become
a
tad
more
transparent.
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