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Sribhashya Mangala Slokam and Introduction

• Class 9b: Brahma Sutras: Authorship and Organization
• Class 10: Mangala Slokam - “akhila-bhuvana…”
• Class 11: Mangala Slokam - What is “Visistadvaita”?
• Class 12: Mangala Slokam - “pÄ�rÄ�Å›arya-vacas-sudhÄ�m…”
• Class 13: The Heritage of BodhÄ�yana Maharshi

Sutra 1.1.1: The Desire to Know Brahman (jijñ�s�dhikaraṇam)

• Class 14: The Desire to Know Brahman, the Source and Subtratum
• Class 15: Further explanation on the relationship of Karma and Brahma-vicÄ�ra
• Class 16: Prerequisites to the Inquiry into Brahman

The Smaller Objection (laghu pūrvapaksha)

Objection: Action (karma) and its investigation are not necessary and are indeed opposed to liberating knowledge

• Class 17: Prerequisites to the Inquiry according to NirviÅ›esha Advaita (laghu pÅ«rvapaksha)
• Class 18: Path to Moksha according to NirviÅ›esha Advaita (laghu pÅ«rvapaksha)
• Class 19: Q&A on laghu pÅ«rvapaksha

The Smaller Conclusion (laghu siddh�nta)

Response: Proper Action and Investigation of its Nature is certainly a prerequisite; Knowledge of the form of Meditation is the Means to Liberation and not Knowledge of Identity

• Class 20: laghu siddhânta
• Class 21: Meditation & Its Cultivation (laghu siddhânta)
• Class 22: The Sevenfold Discipline (laghu siddhânta)
• Class 23: Karma-Yoga vs Karma (laghu siddhânta)

The Great Objection (mah�-pūrvapaksha)

Objection: The True Nature of Reality is Pure, Attributeless Consciousness. Brahman is not a knowable object but is Knowledge itself. The individual and the universe are false illusions.

• Class 24: Advaita Vedanta Fundamentals
• Class 25: The Illusory Universe (Advaita Fundamentals)
• Class 26: What is Constant alone is Real (Advaita Fundamentals)
• Class 27: Reality = Pure Undifferentiated Knowledge (Advaita Fundamentals)

The Great Conclusion (mah�-siddh�nta)

Response: Brahman has attributes (guṇa) and forms (vigraha), and manifests Itself as this Universe (vibhūti). The universe and the individual are not illusory. Brahman is knowable. This is supported by the Vedas and other means of knowledge.

Examination of the Objection using Pure Reason

• Class 28: An Attributeless Substance cannot exist
• Class 29: The “I” is not an illusion; Perception reveals a Substance with Attributes
• Class 30: Q&A on mahÄ�-siddhÄ�nta

Examination of the Objection in Light of the Veda (śruti)

• Class 31: Initial examination of “tat tvam asi”
• Class 32: Examination of Advaita theory in light of various Å›ruti texts
• Class 33: “tat tvam asi” in depth: the interpretation of acharyas Sankara and Ramanuja
• Class 34: sÄ�mÄ�nÄ�dhikaraṇya (coordinate predication); Introduction to the Philosophies of Identity and Difference
• Class 35: 4 Schools of Vedanta Philosophy
• Class 36: Brahman: the Abode of Knowledge and Bliss
• Class 37: Brahman as Shown in the Sruti

Examination of the Objection in Light of Supporting Texts (smá¹›ti)

• Class 38: Smriti Ghatta
• Class 39: Vishnu Purana on the nature of Brahman: pratyastamitabhedam…
• Class 40: The Auspicious Object of Meditation
  • Q&A: Self-surrender and Meditation
• Class 41: Sruti and Smriti
• Class 42: Grammar and Interpretation of Shastra

Critical Examination of the Advaita Theory of Avidya

• Class 43: Theory of Avidya
• Class 44: What is the Locus of Avidya? (Ä�Å›rayÄ�nupapatti)
• Class 45: How does Avidya Obscure Brahman? (tirodhÄ�nÄ�nupapatti)
• Class 46: What is the Nature of Avidya? Is it real or unreal? (svarÅ«pÄ�nupapatti)
• Class 47: The Fallacy of Avidya’s “Indescribability” (anirvacanÄ«yÄ�nupapatti)
• Class 48–50: Is there any valid authority for Avidya? (pramÄ�ṇÄ�nupapatti)
  • Class 48 (part 1): introduction
  • Class 49 (part 2): The Advaita concept of Avidya as a positive entity (bhÄ�va-rÅ«pa)
  • Class 50 (part 3): Theories of Error (khyÄ�tivÄ�dÄ�ḥ)
  • Class 51 (part 4): Theories of Error, continued.
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• Class 56

The Adhikarana Proper

• Class 57: Should one Inquire into Brahman at all?
• Class 58
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Sutra 1.1.2: From which All Originates… (janmadhikaranam)

• Class 63

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Preliminary

Vedas

• Class 1: The 18 Branches of Knowledge (vidyÄ�sthÄ�na)
• Class 2: Basics of Vedic Interpretation (mÄ«mÄ�msÄ�)
• Class 3: Historical Context of Sribhashyam
• Class 4: Introduction to Upanishads
• Class 5: Sri Ramanuja’s Resolution of Apparent Contradictions

Logic and Knowledge (ny�ya)

• Class 6: Objects and Their Attributes
• Class 7: Basics of the Theory of Knowledge
• Class 8: Perception, Inference, and Verbal Testimony
• Class 9a: Conclusion on Theory of Knowledge