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 || गुरुर ब्रह्मा गुरुर विष्णु गुरुर देवो महेश्वरः गुरुः साक्षात्परब्रह्म  तस्मै श्री गुरुवे नमः|| Today its not "Gyan Data" who will write for you. We have a guest writer today, let me introduce you, Pandit Niranto Sen A.K.A. Niranta Lahiri. Panditji has been studying and researching about the Advaita Vedanta philosophy throughout his life and is a follower of the "Ramakrishna Mission Ideology" to a great extent. Now, let us all read, what he says about Advaita Vedanta... Advaita Vedanta I would like to begin with a story, fictional of course. Unless, it will be very difficult for the reader to comprehend the profound philosophy of Advaita Vedanta. In the beginning, there was nothing. But there was God; God said, ‘Let there be light, and there was light; then God said, ‘Let there be water, and there was water; he then manifested Air, ether, and finally Life. God had created a Universe through his powers, a Universe where everything was according to his liking, ...

"Kewat re kewat badi bhagi teri naiyya...   Aaj teri nayya mein biraje, bhavsagar ke khivaiyaa!! " Kewat, a professional who owns boats and helps people cross rivers, played a significant role in the story of Lord Rama, Goddess Sita, and Lord Lakshman during their period of vanvaas (exile). They needed to cross the holy river Ganga, which was wide and deep, making it impossible to cross on foot. Sri Ram, accompanied by the king of Nishads, Sri Nishadraj, called upon the kewat to serve them. During the reign of Ramayana, all the people on Earth were incarnations of various gods who had come to serve Lord Vishnu in the form of Rama. However, Sri Ram himself was unaware that he was Lord Vishnu (Parameshwar). The kewat, eager to wash and touch the holy feet of the supreme with Ganga Jal (water from the Ganga), started arguing with Sri Ram. He explained that Sri Ram's feet were miraculous, as he had stepped on a stone which got converted into an Apsara had emerged. The kewat...