Shankara
Americannoun
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The eighth-century Hindu philosopher Adi Shankara asserted that ultimate reality is an eternal, undifferentiated field of consciousness.
From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2022
“Things were looking good,” Shankara Antero recalled Thursday of the time leading up to his son’s death.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2015
Shankara tells us that by this power the popular magicians of the East perform their wonders, working on the mind-images of others, while remaining invisible themselves.
From The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: the Book of the Spiritual Man by Johnston, Charles
Shankara and Sri Yukteswar had wholly merged their beings in the Impersonal Spirit; they needed no rescue by rule.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa
We made a pilgrimage to the ancient Srinagar temple of Swami Shankara.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa
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