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After the destruction of the Daksha Yajna, Vasishtha is killed, but is recreated by Brahma. Vasishtha became the royal guru of Nimi, a king. However, Nimi forgot to invite Vasishtha in a yajna and in rage, Vasishtha cursed Nimi to die soon. Nimi responded by offering him with the same curse.
The Yoga Vasistha is a syncretic work, containing elements of Vedanta, Yoga, Samkhya, Jainism, Pratyabhijña, and Mahayana Buddhism, thus making it, according to Chapple, "a Hindu text par excellence, including, as does Hinduism, a mosaic-style amalgam of diverse and sometimes opposing traditions".
- The universe does not exist. According to the Yoga Vasistha, the world is as real as a mirage. In other words, it does not exist! Modern physics seems to agree.
- The world is created by the mind. Our minds yield the power to create our world. Yoga Vasistha reveals the power of the mind when he states, “The mind alone is the creator of the world; the mind alone is the supreme person.
- Time is not absolute. According to Einstein’s theory of relativity, time is relative to the observer. So, events that occur at a particular time for an observer could occur at a different time for another observer.
- There is life outside of Earth. While speculations around the existence of extraterrestrial life continue to baffle humankind, it seems Rishi Vasistha knew quite clearly that life outside our blue dot called Earth does exist.
Read the full text of Yoga Vasishta, a Hindu scripture that teaches the path of knowledge and devotion to attain liberation. Learn about the nature of God, the world, the soul, and the means of realization from the verses of Vasishta and Rama.
Jun 13, 2024 · A translation of the Yoga Vasistha, a Hindu philosophical and spiritual text by sage Valmiki, from an Advaita-vedanta perspective. The book contains epic narratives and discourses of sage Vasistha to Prince Rama on the nature of the world, the self, and liberation.
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Yoga Vasishta is a Sanskrit text that contains the teachings of Vasishta, a sage and disciple of Vishwamitra. It consists of three books: Longing, Creation and Knowledge, and covers topics such as philosophy, psychology, ethics and spirituality.
Yoga Vasishta is a Sanskrit text attributed to Sage Valmiki, translated by Vihari Lala Mitra and edited by Thomas L. Palotas. It is a dialogue between Rama and Vasishta, a sage who teaches Rama the path of liberation through detachment, longing, creation, existence, becoming quiet and liberation.
