Advaita / Non-Dualist Poets and Poetry

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Traditions : Yoga / Hindu :
Advaita / Non-Dualist

Poets in the Advaita / Non-Dualist tradition
Books - Links

The Advaita or Non-Dualist tradition of Yoga emerges from the principle that God is One and not divided. All separation is simply appearance and, if you investigate deeply, you will find only divine unity.

This tradition asserts that there is nothing one must do to merge with God, for we are already That; we must simply assume our natural state and awaken to the divine reality.

Often associated with Jnana Yoga or the Yoga of Wisdom. Tends to deemphasize the elaborate practices and spiritual technologies of other forms of Yoga in favor of introversion and settling into one's natural state.

In modern times, the best known proponent of the Advaita tradition was Ramana Maharshi.

Poets in the Advaita / Non-Dualist Tradition

Adyashanti (1962 - )

Akha (1600? - 1650?)

Jnanadev (1275 - 1296)

Ramana Maharshi (1879 - 1950)

Chris McCombs (1947 - )

Shawn Nevins (1968 - )

Nirmala (1950? - )

Colin Oliver (1946 - )

Arthur Osborne (1909 - 1970)

Virginia Parsell (1920? - 2003)

Ram Tzu (Wayne Liquorman) (1950 - )

Shankara (788 - 820)

Thayumanavar (1706 - 1744)

Swami Vivekananda (1863 - 1902)

Recommended Books

	Be As You Are: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, by Ramana Maharshi / Edited by David Godman
	The Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi, Edited by Arthur Osborne
	Ramana, Shankara and the Forty Verses: The Essential Teachings of Advaita, by Alan Jacobs
	The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice, by Georg Feuerstein

Related Links:

	Realization.org http://www.realization.org/home.htm A good on-line magazine with articles and interviews, particularly focusing on advaita teachers and perspectives.
	Nonduality.com http://www.nonduality.com/ Articles, forums, email lists, lists of teachers. If you're interested in exploring nondualist philosophy on the web, this is the best place to go. (You may find that there is no other place to go.)
	Advaita.org.uk - The Spiritual Path of Advaita http://www.advaita.org.uk A very good site with lists of teachers, advaita scriptures and recommended books, some good articles, and lots of links.

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