(1/16) An UNMISSABLE thread & video on Rishis & philosophy schools - 8th to 20th century with commentary by @fgautier26 our pillar of support. - Rishis are maligned by Bollywood & media as they’re the glue that hold dharma -please support by watching, liking & sharing the video
(2/16) In 8th century Hinduism was on the decline with space claimed by Buddhism when Adi Sankara toured all of India and propagated Advait (non dual) Vedanta whose basic premise is that aatma & paramatma are the same energy - youtu.be
(3/16) In the 12th century Ramanujacharya started “Vishisht Advaita” whose basic super simplified premise is that there are three entities jiva (sentient), ajiva (non living) & ishvara (higher consciousness) & bhakti is the best way to realization. youtu.be
(4/16) Around the same time Abhinava Gupta experimented with Shaivism in Kashmir and their main texts are Agama tantras. youtu.be
(5/16) In 12th century Karnataka Basava started the lingayt movement and also became mantri in king Bijala’s court. His poems called “vachanas” spoke against all human discriminations - youtu.be
(6/16) In 13th century Madhavacharya started “dvaita” Vedanta which differs from Adi Sankara’s “Advaita” in saying that atma & paramatma are fundamentally different. He is the founder of Krishna mutt in Udupi. youtu.be
(7/16) Dyaneshwar also called mauli was a 13th century sant from Yadav kshetra (Maharashtra). His popular work is Dyaneshwari a commentary on Bhagwat Gita & he’s known for varkari andolan - youtu.be
(8/16) Sankardev was a major figure in 15th century Assam and was a spiritualist & playwright. He started borgeet (music style), anki naat (drama style), sattriya (dance style) &started ek sarna a Vashnavite dharma - youtu.be
(9/16) Guru Nanak was a 16th century sant who professed that God is a unbreakable continuous omkar. His philosophy eventually evolved into the Sikh faith which is a branch of Sanatan principles - youtu.be
(10/16) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a 16th century sant from Bengal & Odisha who started Gaudiya Vaishnavism where intense Krishna bhakti via ecstatic song & dance is road to deliverance - youtu.be
(11/16) Kabir Das was a 16th century tailor from UP who wrote practical wisdom in couplets in brajbhasha called dohas & kept it simplistic without much references to theological texts - youtu.be
(12/16) Tulsi Das was another 16th century guru from UP who is known for his ramcharit manas & hanuman chalisa. - youtu.be
(13/16) Meera Bai was an iconic bhakti parampara sadhvi who was a Rajput princess and after losing her father & husband both in war with invader Babbar she got into Krishna bhakti for solace - youtu.be
(14/16) Samarth Ramdas was a 17th century sant who was also guru to Shivaji Maharaj & his son Sambhaji - built Ram & Hanuman temples all over India. - youtu.be
(15/16) Finally some modern day mentions - Dayananda Saraswati founder of Arya Samaj| Vivekananda rejuvenated Vedanta globally | Shree Aurobindo started ashram in Pondicherry & Swami Chinmayananda - promoted Gita & Vedanta globally. youtu.be
(16/16) These were some key names but there have been hundreds of Rishis that have kept our culture & faith alive. You can see the full video here - youtu.be. It takes lot of money & time to make these so please support by watching/liking/sharing/retweeting 🙏🏼🙏🏼
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