Prasthanatrayi-" The 3 sources of authority "or Institutes of Vedāntic teaching

1. Prasthanatrayi-" The 3 sources of authority "oror Institutes of VedInstitutes of Vedāāntic teachingntic teaching
Compiled by
Dr. Medicherla Shyam Sunder Kumar
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2. 1- The UpanishadsUpanishads, 2- The Bhagavad Gita,
Nyaya prasthanaNyaya prasthana or
Yukti prasthana
(logical text)
Indicating
ultimate goal
of life
VEDIC INSTUCTIONS
Upadesha prasthana
(injunctive texts), and
the Śruti prasthāna
HEARING
(the starting point of
revelation)
Smriti prasthāna
(the starting point of
remembered tradition)
Sadhana prasthana
(practical text)
Logical texts sets forth the
philosophy systematically:
PrasthanatrayaPrasthanatraya
Three divisions of KnowledgeThree divisions of Knowledge
3- Brahma SutrasBrahma Sutras,
or
Vedanta Sutra as
https://www.slideshare.net/amritanandadas/bhagavad-gita-introduction

3. Prasthanatrayi
(Sanskrit: )
" Prasthana ““ "trayi"+
" Three ““
" The three sources of authority. ““
" The sources of authority "
oror
Institutes of VedInstitutes of Vedāāntic teachingntic teaching
https://www.sringeri.net/history/sri-adi-shankaracharya/works-of-sri-adi-shankaracharya/prasthanatraya-bhashyam
1- The UpanishadsUpanishads, 2- The Bhagavad Gita, 3- Brahma SutrasBrahma Sutras,
or
Vedanta Sutra as

4. http://www.shiningworld.com/site/files/resources/VedicScriptureChart.jpg
PrasthanatrayaPrasthanatraya
ThreedivisionsofKnowledgeThreedivisionsofKnowledge

5. https://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110424020159AA1WY1I
BRAHMA SUTRABRAHMA SUTRA
The Brahma sutra is known by many names:The Brahma sutra is known by many names:
it is also called the Vedanta sutra, Uttara-mimamsa sutra, Shariraka sutra and the Bhikshu sutra.it is also called the Vedanta sutra, Uttara-mimamsa sutra, Shariraka sutra and the Bhikshu sutra.
While the Upanishads and the Bhagavad-Gita are authoritative Vedanta texts,While the Upanishads and the Bhagavad-Gita are authoritative Vedanta texts,
it is in the Brahma sutra that the teachings of Vedantait is in the Brahma sutra that the teachings of Vedanta
are set forth in a systematic and logical order.are set forth in a systematic and logical order.
The Brahma sutra consists of 555 aphorisms or sutras, in 4 chapters, each chapter being divided into 4 sections each
1. The first chapter
(Samanvaya: harmony)(Samanvaya: harmony)
explains that all the
Vedantic texts talk of
Brahman, the ultimate
reality, which is the goal
of life.
2.The second chapter
(Avirodha: non-(Avirodha: non-
conflict)conflict) discusses
and refutes the
possible objections
against Vedanta
philosophy.
3.The third chapter
(Sadhana: the means)(Sadhana: the means)
describes the process
by which ultimate
emancipation can be
achieved
4. The fourth chapter
(Phala: the fruit) talks of
the state that is achieved
in final emancipation.

6. https://candidplace.blogspot.com/
Commentaries upon the Brahma-sutra:Commentaries upon the Brahma-sutra:
Dvaita and Vishishtadvaita schools believe in devotion towards the
personal God or the idol for self-realization. This is not true for the
Advaita School.
Vishishtadvaita School accepts
that the consciousness, world
and the Brahman are separate
entities,
but it asserts that the
consciousness and the world are
parts of the supreme Brahman.
Advaita Vedanta considers the idol
as an instrument to understand
infinite and pervasive Brahman.
This concept is described
1-Dvaita philosophy states that the
consciousness (insentient entity),
human body (sentient entity) and
the Brahman (God)
are completely different entities
and all three are real.all three are real.
2-Dvaita says that the Brahman is
the supreme entity.

7. https://candidplace.blogspot.com/
Commentaries upon the Brahma-sutra:Commentaries upon the Brahma-sutra:
Bhakti with Advaita VedantaBhakti with Advaita Vedanta’’s perspective: Application towards meditations perspective: Application towards meditation
Initially, Consciousness and the
idol are different entities.
However,
after certain amount of practice,
the consciousness dissolves into
the idol due to dualistic love. The
mind acquires characteristics of
the idol.
The mind reflects actions and
thinking attributed to the idol. For
example, if the idol is of Krishna
(a Hindu deity), our mind will
become like Krishna. We would
act and think like Krishna.
at certain point in this practice
Krishna will disappear and what
will remain behind is the pure state
of the mind. This state represents a
non-dual nature of the self. This
state of the mind is our true nature,
our true self, the Brahman! This
true self is infinite, shapeless,
formless, dimensionless, colorless,
and name-less. This Brahman is
occupied in the entire universe and
it must have some form and shape
for all of us to imagine and
concentrate upon. Therefore,
Advaita Vedanta uses an idol to
facilitate the meditation.
duality exists during the initial
stages of the meditation

8. KOHAM NAHAM SOHAM
Who am I? I am not the body I AM THAT
ADVAITA
TO KNOW TO SEE TO ENTER
Knowledge Experience it Enjoy
DEVOTION
I AM MESSENGER OF GOD SON OF GOD ME & FATHER ARE THE SAME
GITA-Chapter 11/54
GOD
You
3 STEP LADDER TO SALVATION3 STEP LADDER TO SALVATION JNANA MARGAJNANA MARGA
Jesus said
JNATUM DRASTUM PRAVESHTAM
(without experience there is no joy)
VISISHITA
ADVAITADVAITA
Eating an apple
(Experience)
Enjoying the apple
( Enjoy)
Knowledge
of an apple
Example Apple digested
merged in you
GOD &
Man
are one
You feel seperate from God
connect with God through devotion You are part of God You are God

9. http://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/essays/devotion-and-meditation-in-hinduism.asp

10. OM SHANTI
OM SHANTI
OM SHANTI
Om- let all the deficiencies of this PPT go away
Tat- let this give Bhagavan great happiness
Sat- let this give true lasting benefits