Friday, August 7, 2026

Nididhyasana - Research Papers and Articles and Bibliography

 Nididhyasana as Existential Assimilation: From the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad to Contemporary Philosophical Counselling

November 2025MEΘEXIS Journal of Research in Values and Spirituality 5(2):143-154

DOI:10.71210/mjrvs.9.a.5

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Authors:

K.l. Sharma

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/398086029_Nididhyasana_as_Existential_Assimilation_From_the_Brhadaranyaka_Upanishad_to_Contemporary_Philosophical_Counselling



Types of Meditation – Part 1

https://vedanta.org/2000/articles/types-of-meditation-part-1/


Types of Meditation – Part 2

https://vedanta.org/2000/articles/types-of-meditation-part-2/


‘nididhyAsana’ – as Shankara explains – 1/2

Posted on August 6, 2024 by Ramesam

https://www.advaita-vision.org/nididhyasana-as-shankara-explains-1-2/


https://www.thebrokentusk.com/post/what-is-nididhyasana


https://ochs.org.uk/lecture/how-much-of-yoga-did-shankara-accept-in-his-formulation-of-advaita-vedanta/


https://vedanta.nl/en/glossary/nididhyasana-2/


https://tomdas.com/tag/nididhyasana/



Please use this link for citation http://hdl.handle.net/10603/283760

Title of the Thesis Interpretation Of Sravana Manana And Nididhyasana In The Three Main Schools Of Vedanta

Name of the Researcher Pratap K

Name of the Guide

Completed Year 1978

Name of the Department Department of Sanskrit

Name of the University Sri Venkateswara University

https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/283760



https://www.srmd.org/wisdom/articles/pujya-gurudevshri/pujya-gurudevshri-insights/the-power-of-listening-contemplating-and-meditation/


Nididhyasana - Contemplation Steps

https://tattvavidya.blogspot.com/2022/09/nididhyasana-contemplation-steps.html


Nididhyasana - Abiding in the Self After Knowledge  - Interesting

https://www.thebrokentusk.com/post/what-is-nididhyasana


NIDIDHYASANAM (CONTEMPLATION) FROM APAROKSHA ANUBHUTI OF SRI ADI SANKARA 

https://dn710103.ca.archive.org/0/items/PoornalayamBooks/nididhyasanam-book-english.pdf


Siddhantalesasangraha Chapter 1. 

https://sanskritdocuments.org/sites/snsastri/siddhantalesa1.1.pdf



Liberation in early Advaita Vedanta

by Aleksandar Uskokov | 2018 | 195,782 words


Hinduism Hindu Philosophy Vedanta

Summary: This thesis highlights that liberation (in Sanskrit: Moksha) is posited as the “highest good”—i.e., it represents freedom from the cyclical process of birth and rebirth. This essay further shows how Shankara’s doctrine emphasizes that liberation is solely derived from knowledge of Brahman, not from ritual actions or meditation, marking a clear departure from the views of his Vedic contemporaries and predecessors who advocated for a combination of rituals and meditation for attaining liberation.


The full title is “Deciphering the Hidden Meaning: Scripture and the Hermeneutics of Liberation in Early Advaita Vedanta”.


Copyright:

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https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/liberation-in-early-advaita-vedanta


Kunal Sharma

Arizona State University

https://philpeople.org/profiles/kunal-sharma


Good article

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

SHRAVANA, MANANA, NIDIDHYASANA

(HEARING, CONTEMPLATION, MEDITATION OF SELF-ENQUIRY)


Nididhyasana (Sanskrit: निदिध्यासन) means profound 

and repeated meditation Nididhyasana is meditation

of the Atman. It is deep and intense contemplation.

The Sruti is the seed of Vedantic knowledge sown by

the Guru (teacher) in the mind of sishya (disciple) who

then tends that seed by his shravana,Manana and

Nididhyasana.

https://athma-spiritualbliss.blogspot.com/2015/03/shravana-manana-nididhyasana.html


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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

India Parliament - Lok Sabha Elections 2014 News, Views, Analysis and Results


Interesting to come back and read.

2014 Lok Sabha Election Results


BJP got a simple majority on its own winning 282 seats.
NDA got 334 seats

Congress got only 46 seats. Close to Congress is AIADMK with 37 seats.


http://www.firstpost.com/election-results

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AAP - 2014 Lok Sabha Election Campaign

BJP Mission 272+ State Targets and Campaign

Congress - 2014 Lok Sabha Election Campaign


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BJP    -   Congress

Political Leaders

Narendra Modi     -  Rahul Gandhi  - Man Mohan Singh  - Arvind Kejriwal
Statements and Regrets of Indian Politicians    -   Videos Related to 2014 India Parliament Elections
Modi's Mobile Campaign Strategy  -
BJP's Mission 272 Constituencies and Prospects  - BJP Mission 272+ State Targets and Campaign

IBN Live Narendra Modi News  -  IBN Live Rahul Gandhi News
IBN Live BJP News                   -   IBN Live Congress News

BJP Mission 272+ (Plus) plan Realistic - State Leaders Committed to Targets

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13. March 2014
Latest Opinion Poll by NDTV
NDA seems to getting closer to 272 mark
http://www.ndtv.com/elections/live-blog/show/the-final-word-india-s-biggest-opinion-poll-495290?pfrom=home-lateststories

5 March 2014



The Highlights of the Schedules are indicated below:

POLL DAYS – GENERAL ELECTIONS, 2014

POLL  DAYDATE OF POLL NUMBER OFSTATES &UNIONTERRITORIESNUMBER OF
PARLIAMENTARY
CONSTITUENCIES
1 07.04.2014 2 6
2 09.04.2014 5 7
3 10.04.2014 14 92
4 12.04.2014 3 5
5 17.04.2014 13 122
6 24.04.2014 12 117
7 30.04.2014 9 89
8 07.05.2014 7 64
9 12.05.2014 3 41
TOTAL PARLIAMENTARY
CONSTITUENCIES
543


http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2014/mar/d2014030501.pdf

Statewise Schedule

Andhra Pradesh - 30 April and 7 May Arunachal Pradesh - 9 April Assam - 7 april, 12 April and 24 April Bihar - 10 April, 17 April, 24 April, 30 April, 7 May and 12 May Chhattisgarh - 10 April, 17 April and 24 April Goa - 17 April Gujarat - 30 April Haryana - 10 April Himachal Pradesh - 7 May Jammu Kashmir - 10 April, 17 April, 24 April 30 April and 7 May Jharkhand - 10 April, 17 April and 24 April Karnataka - 17 April Kerala: 10 April Madhya Pradesh: 10 April, 17 April and 24 April Maharashtra: 10 April,  17 April and 24 April Manipur : 9 April and 17 April Meghalaya : 9 April Mizoram: 9 April Nagaland:  9 April Odisha: 10 April and 17 April Punjab: 30 April Rajasthan: 17 April 24 April Sikkim: 12 April Tamil Nadu: 24 April Tripura: 7 April and 12 April Uttar Pradesh: 10 April, 17 April, 24 April, 30 April, 7 May, 12 May Uttarakhand: 7 May West Bengal: 17 April, 24 April, 30 April, 7 May and 12 May Andaman Nicobar Islands: 10 April Chandigarh: 10 April Dadra and Nagar Haveli: 30 April Daman and Diu: 30 April Lakshadweep: 10 April NCT Delhi: 10 April Puducherry: 24 April







16 Jan

Interview with Ram Madhav - RSS Spokesperson
http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/modi-darling-of-rss-media-interpretation-ram-madhav-india-tv--12508.html


'Kejriwal will force Modi to change his electoral campaign'  - Part 1
Congress underestimated the resentment of people Part 2
 Interview with Professor Jaffrelot, a senior research fellow at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) and professor of South Asian politics and history at Sciences Po (Paris)
http://www.rediff.com/news/interview/interview-christophe-jaffrelot-kejriwal-will-force-modi-to-change-his-electoral-campaign/20140115.htm
http://www.rediff.com/news/interview/christophe-jaffrelot-congress-has-underestimated-the-resentment-of-the-people/20140116.htm

13 January 2014
Survey of 21 urban seats in Delhi, NCR and Mumbai Thane by ABP Nielsen
8 for AAP, 3 for Congress, 10 for BJP and Shivsena
6/7 in Delhi for AAP, One more in UP and One in Mumbai-Thane
3 for Congress in Mumbai and Thane area.
http://www.abplive.in/india/2014/01/13/article111808.ece/ABP-News-Nielsen-Opinion-Poll-AAP-impacting-Congress-the-most-in-Delhi-NCR-advantage-BJP-in-Mumbai--Thane#.UtQRPtKBni6

The survey also says 48% want Modi as PM, 31% Arun Kejriwal and 16% Rahul Gandhi.
http://www.abplive.in/india/2014/01/13/article111805.ece/ABP-News-Nielsen-Opinion-Poll-Narendra-Modi-top-choice-for-PM-in-Delhi-NCR-and-Mumbai#.UtQpmtKBni4

11 January 2014
Congress has failed in safeguarding India's secular fabric, saysPresident of Jamiat-e-Ulema Hind, Arshad Madni
http://www.ummid.com/news/2014/January/11.01.2014/muslim-leaders-on-arrest.html

6 January 2014
The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind endorsed the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party and appealed the Muslims to support the newly-born party - Jamaat's secretary general Maulana Nusrat Ali
http://www.ummid.com/news/2014/January/06.01.2014/jamat-islami-on-aap.html#.Usy4UuH_VcI.twitter

3 January 2014 -

Press Conference of Prime Minister of Dr. Man Mohan Singh on 3 January 2014

In a few months time, after the general election, I will hand the baton over to a new Prime Minister. I hope it will be a UPA chosen Prime Minister and our party will work to that end in the campaign for the General Elections.


December 2013
Surprising - Mulayam, even in Congress there is support for BJP. N.T. Rama Rao won in AP for the first time like that only. Even Congress Party Agents in the booth voting for NTR.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/mulayam-singh-yadav-mimics-lalu-prasad-calls-him-a-congress-stooge-465388
31 December - Mulayam Singh Yadav recognizes Modi Factor. Says BJP may get some more seats due to him.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-mulayam-singh-yadav-takes-on-lalu-prasad-yadav-for-visiting-muzaffarnagar-camps-1943364


Lok Sabha elections will give Rs. 1000 crore advertising revenue to Print and television.

Rahul Gandhi now taking interest in Lok Pal and Lok Ayukta Bills - Kejriwal Effect on Congress

BJP more confident after victories in Rajastan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh


17 October 2013
Times Now - C Voter Survey
BJP to be single largest party in 2014 Lok Sabha election: Survey - 162 seasts
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-17/india/43142991_1_ysr-congress-seats-times-now-cvoter

Prime Minister Modi is no longer a distant possibility.
Read more at: http://www.firstpost.com/politics/modi-on-the-verge-of-realising-pm-dreams-survey-1177197.html

18 September 2013
Opinion Polls Predicts success for BJP in State Assembly Elections.
Modi is the first choice for PM in the states
http://www.rediff.com/news/report/opinion-polls-predict-bjp-win-in-mp-chhattisgarh-rajasthan/20130919.htm

13 September 2013
Narendra Modi  was declared  as the PM candidate of BJP
http://www.firstpost.com/politics/modi-is-bjps-pm-candidate-coronation-complete-1107229.html

Accepting the party decision, Modi gave a slogan "nayi soch, nayi ummeed" (new thinking, new hope) and said the BJP will go the 2014 polls with the plank of good governance and development while fighting against corruption and price rise.
http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-its-final-bjp-to-declare-modi-as-pm-candidate-today/20130913.htm

Modi is only Prime Time Minister, Said Congress spokesman, Sanjay Jha in a discussion on a TV Channel

A tough election will be there between Congress and BJP in 2014. Was it a tough election in 2004?

7 September
Opinion Poll - AC Nielsen - ABP
BJP will emerge as the single largest party in the coming parliamentary elections
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-07/india/41854335_1_narendra-modi-congress-and-bjp-single-largest-party

3 August 2013
Modi-Hit Chief Ministers - Akhilesh Yadav and Nitish Kumar
An article by Shekhar Gupta - The chief minister who came to power on the promise of good governance are losing their appeal because of chasing muslim vote now.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/national-interest-modihit/1150469/0

2 August 2013
How Modi won BJP primaries in American fashion?
http://www.firstpost.com/politics/how-modi-won-the-bjp-primaries-in-american-fashion-1004897.html

29 July 2013

Times Now Opinion Poll

37.7% vote for Narendra Modi
17.7% for Rahul Gandhi

Congress Clear Loser
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Congress-clear-loser-but-BJP-far-from-victory-opinion-poll-says/articleshow/21468590.cms


27 July 2013
CNN - IBN Opinion Poll

NDA to win 172-180 seats, UPA 149-157, others 147-155

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/poll-tracker-nda-to-win-172180-seats-upa-149157-others-147155/409672-37-64.html

Gujarat and Maharashtra   -    UP, MP,  Rajastan   -  Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

How Big States will in 2014 Elections  - Video
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/409633/cnnibn-election-tracker-how-big-states-will-vote-in-2014.html

How India will vote in 2014 Elections - Video
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/409751/regional-parties-the-key-as-upa-nda-may-fall-short-of-majority-in-ls-polls.html

BJP will achieve better than what opinion poll predicted - Advani
Advani said so while addressing Schedule Caste Morcha
http://in.news.yahoo.com/bjp-achieve-record-breaking-result-advani-102406749.html

Can Narendra Modi win 2014 elections without a ‘united’ BJP?
http://zeenews.india.com/blog/can-narendra-modi-win-2014-elections-without-a-united-bjp_6538.html

24 July 2013
Modi's Mobile Campaign Strategy

23.July 2013
Economic Times
Amartya Sen: I would not like to see Narendra Modi as Prime Minister.   I would not like a prime minister who generates concern and fear on the part of minorities. But he added, "that does not mean that I don't see what he has done and why people admire him."
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/narendra-modi-not-secular-enough-to-be-pm-says-amartya-sen/articleshow/21256176.cms


21 July 2013
Times of India
Mahatma versus Modi: Tale of Two Nationalists
M.J.Akbar
http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/TheSiegeWithin/entry/mahatma-versus-modi-tale-of-two-nationalists

Rediff
Should Modi be marketing his administrative model?
http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-should-modi-be-marketing-his-administrative-model/20130721.htm

'Vibrant Gujarat' a marketing gimmick, says Sachin Pilot
http://www.rediff.com/news/report/vibrant-gujarat-a-marketing-gimmick-says-sachin-pilot/20130721.htm

20 July 2013
BJP can get to 272 seats with NDA
Minhaz Merchant

Hindi heartland total: 82 seats (Uttar Pradesh 35, Bihar 15, Rajasthan 19, Punjab 5, Haryana 3 and Delhi 5).
West 40 seats (Gujarat 22, Maharashtra 16, Goa 2)
Central 35 seats
South 18 seats (Karnataka 16, A.P. 2)
Rest 23 states and union territories 25 seats
Total 200
Shiva Sena + SAD - 25 seats
AIADMK 30
Independents 10
TRS 10   Total 275  - Good number's forecast by Minhaz Merchant
http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/headon/entry/272-the-2-tier-strategy-to-get-there-part-ii

Edelweiss, a Mumbai based Brokerage company came out with a election survey.
It says BJP will win 145 - 155 seats and Congress will win
http://exitopinionpollsindia.blogspot.in/




19 July 2013
Poll team of BJP announced
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/bjp-declares-poll-team-headed-by-narendra-modi-highlights-394364

18 July
Mint  - Livemint.com
Bharatiy Janata Party's Lost Victories
The choice between Congress-sponsored voodoo economics and BJP-sponsored religious medievalism won't be much of a choice at all.

Rediff
Will  Modi's Star burnout by Winter - TVR Shenoy
http://www.rediff.com/news/column/will-modis-star-burn-out-by-winter/20130718.htm



Econonomic Times
Why Modi lifting his veil is high Risk of BJP
Anish Sharma



14 July 2013
Rural India has great expecations from Narendra Modi
Opinions of rural people of Rajastan
Tavleen Singh
http://www.niticentral.com/2013/07/14/here-is-what-rural-india-thinks-of-narendra-modi-103817.html


5 July 2013
Survey by magazine Week predicts 197 seats to NDA and 184 seats to UPA.
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=178931

21 May 2013
Projecting Modi as PM will get NDA 220 seats. C-Voter survey.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/narendra-modi-2014-lok-sabha-polls-headlines-today-c-voter-survey-nda-trump-card-india-today/1/272341.html

January 2013
Astrological Magazine
According to astrology, time bad for Congress and good for BJP.
http://www.journalofastrology.com/article.php?article_id=437


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Saturday, June 20, 2026

Role of Divine Grace in Advaita - Philosophy of Sankaracharya

 


The Role of Divine Grace in the Soteriology of Śaṃkarācārya

edited by Bradley J. Malkovsky

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The Role of Divine Grace in the Soteriology of Śaṃkarācārya

Bradley J. Malkovsky

BRILL, 2001 - 431 pages

This volume examines the role of divine grace in the non-dualist soteriology of Samkara. The author argues that grace is an essential but generally overlooked feature in ?a?kara's enlightenment spirituality. Introductory chapters summarize recent developments in ?a?kara research, ?a?kara's epistemology and ontology, ancient Ved?ntic teachings on grace, and modern scholarly disagreement about grace in ?a?kara's Advaita system. The heart of the book consists of two lengthy exegetical chapters examining ?a?kara's key passages on grace from his dozen genuine works. The final chapter presents for the first time a systematic summary of ?a?kara's understanding of the operation and necessity of divine grace. This book provides a useful summary of ?a?kara's system as a whole besides offering a radical revision of the standard understanding of ?a?kara's soteriology. It also reveals that ?a?kara was much more indebted in his thinking to his Vedantic predecessors than had hitherto been thought.


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A Contemporary Interpretation of Mayavada: Advaita Vedanta and the Affirmation of the Material Universe

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thesis posted on 2021-11-08, 02:24 authored by Parkin, Nicholas

Mayavada (the doctrine of maya) is the Advaitin explanation of how the infinite Brahman is manifested as the finite material world. Brahman is unchanging and perfect; the locus of the changing and imperfect world. This paper has two aims. The first is to show that mayavada affirms the reality of the material world, despite the claims of Paul Deussen and Prabhu Dutt Sharstri to the contrary. To achieve this end a world-affirming mayavada is formulated based on the metaphysics of Swami Vivekananda, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and Sri Aurobindo. The second aim is to show that world-affirming mayavada is a plausible metaphysical position which should be taken seriously in contemporary metaphysical debate. To achieve this some pluralist arguments against nondualism are rejected, and it is explained how world-affirming mayavada is preferable to pluralism when accounting for the ontological problems that arise from limitless decomposition and emergence due to quantum entanglement. Hence the conclusion of this paper will be that mayavada is a plausible metaphysical position which affirms the reality of the material world.

https://openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/thesis/A_Contemporary_Interpretation_of_Mayavada_Advaita_Vedanta_and_the_Affirmation_of_the_Material_Universe/16945534?file=31352671



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Advaita Vedanta and Contemporary Science: Critical Intersections Between Non-Dualistic Philosophy and Scientific Paradigms of Consciousness

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Prof. Dr. Harikumar Pallathadka

Vice-Chancellor & Professor, Manipur International University, Imphal, Manipur, INDIA

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0705-9035

Prof. Dr. Parag Deb Roy

Social Scientist & Independent Researcher, Guwahati, Assam, INDIA

https://www.jrasb.com/index.php/jrasb/article/view/764?articlesBySimilarityPage=7



Advaita Vedanta and Strategic Management Insights from Ancient Indian Philosophy for Modern Organizations

December 2025

Authors:

Hardi Bimalkumar Bhatt

Silver Oak College of Engineering & Tech

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400252203_Advaita_Vedanta_and_Strategic_Management_Insights_from_Ancient_Indian_Philosophy_for_Modern_Organizations


Indian J Psychiatry. 2024 Feb 12;66(2):202–207. doi: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_368_23

The spiritual philosophy of Advaita: Basic concepts and relevance to psychiatry

Sundararajan Rajagopal 1,✉

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Final Goal in Advaita Vethanda is a Philosophical Research

Sahayaseelan R+

https://journals.asianresassoc.org/index.php/ijot/article/view/1841



University of New Hampshire

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Yoga and Advaita Vedanta: A Study Comparing the Ontological

and Epistemological Foundations of Two Astika Schools of Indian

Philosophy

Devkamal Dutta

University of New Hampshire

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TRC - The Right Conduct - English Term for Dharma

 Dharma is conduct that sustains the society.

Dharma is positive for society.


TRC, the right conduct can be a suitable english term for the Sanskrit word Dharma.