RELS 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Kamsa, Sannyasa, Upanishads
27 Jul 2016
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Aranakyas and upanishads the idea of renunciation or sanyasa. Upanishads belong to this tradition of forester texts a large group of texts like the veda these texts are a reaction to the vedas. Denial of the caste system this a constant negative reaction against it. Krishna"s life a very important god, consciously created god. So what is this brahman? a cosmic orb from which all life emanates. There is no life, no death, just a continuous Brahman can manifest in any form continuous living form, that creates life in di erent ways, could be an insect, cat or any form. Understanding brahman everything comes out of braham continuous cycle when brahman manifests is di erent life forms it"s called atman. Purpose of life is to escape the cycle and being one with the brahman ways of escaping the cycle reincarnation no life no death. Ramayana: straightforward story, composed in ballad style, clearly lays down moral laws.
