Sree Narayana Guru, a Critical Study

Sree Narayana Guru, a Critical Study

Author: Vijayalayam Jayakumar

Publisher: D.K. Print World Limited

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Book Reconstructs The Life Of The Legendary Saint-Reformer, Sree Narayana Guru And The Entire Scenario Of His Activity Covering A Century Of Kerala S History. It Focuses On His Life, Historical Background, Socio-Cultural Milieu, Spirituality, Etc.


Narayana Guru

Narayana Guru

Author: G.V.NARAYAN MURTI

Publisher: Litent

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 21

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Spiritual and Inspirational Biography.


The Word of the Guru

The Word of the Guru

Author: Nataraja Guru

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788124604649

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Millions of people have been deeply affected by the life and teachings of the Guru Narayana, who is the central figure of this book. This is a biography, not only of the Guru Narayana, but of Guruhood itself. Religions and philosophies have their sources in such men, and the aim here is to clarify this fact, without being sentimental or sensational. In doing so, many hitherto baffling enigmas of Indian life are given a rational explanation for the first time. Nataraja Guru, the disciple-successor of the Narayana Guru, uses the contemplative discipline which was characteristic of the Guru Narayana, and brings the Advaita Vedanta method into the forefront of global thought as understood today, introducing a new science of wisdom-dialectics. Nataraja Guru¿s scheme of correlation between science and mysticism amounts to an epochal advance in philosophy. The word of the Guru provides a quantity of original material for study, including fully annotated and carefully translated writings of Guru Narayana. It describes the physical and psychological conditions of South India with great brilliance. The spirituality of India is set forth here in its clearest terms, unambiguous and shorn of all limiting frontiers, suitable for readers in all parts of the world.


SREE NARAYANA GURU

SREE NARAYANA GURU

Author: Sri M. Balaram

Publisher: Sapna Book House (P) Ltd.

Published: 2012-05-25

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 8128017578

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Nārāyana Guru also seen as Sree Nārāyana Guru Swami, was a Hindu saint, sadhu and social reformer of India. He was born into an Ezhava family, in an era when people from that community and other communities that were regarded as Avarna, faced much social injustice in the caste-ridden Kerala society. Gurudevan, as he was known by his followers, led a reform movement in Kerala, rejected casteism and promoted new values of spiritual freedom and social equality. He stressed the need for the spiritual and social upliftment of the downtrodden by their own efforts through the establishment of temples and educational institutions. In the process he denounced the superstitions that clouded the fundamental Hindu cultural convention of Chaturvarna.


Garland of Visions

Garland of Visions

Author: Narayana Guru

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In His Most Important Sanskrit Work Darshanamala, Narayana Guru Adopts Uncharted Method Of Viewing The Non-Dual Brahman Leaving The Student-Seeker To Intuitively Perceive One Ineffable Reality. The Ancient Upanishadic Wisdom Is Thus Condensed And Restated By The Guru In The Age Of Science. How Brahmavidya Naturally Becomes The Science Of All Sciences.


The Philosophy of Narayana Guru

The Philosophy of Narayana Guru

Author: Narayana Prasad (Muni)

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788124602362

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Book Presents The Essence Of The Philosophy Of Narayana Guru, The Noted Philosopher-Saint Of Modern India Who Reintroduced The Essential Upanisadic Content With A Fresh Appeal. Based On A Thorough Study Of His Works, It Deals With His Thought On Ethics, Aesthetics, Religion, Rituals And Casteism.


Developmental Modernity in Kerala

Developmental Modernity in Kerala

Author: P. Chandramohan (Museum curator)

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789382381792

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This study of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP Yogam), one of the earliest social reform movements in Kerala, investigates the relationship of social reform, religion, and caste. The Yogam drew inspiration from the ideas of Narayana Guru, which suited the aspirations of the upwardly mobile Ezhava middle class, who were the main benefactors of the movement. In both religious and social matters, the Guru was a traditionalist who strove to create a modern outlook among the masses. He conceived of the temple as a social space where everybody could meet and exchange ideas. While pursuing his spiritual mission, he advocated education, industrialization, and abolition of caste as necessary prerequisites for social regeneration. This work demonstrates that the SNDP was an organization of an emerging Ezhava middle class, which worked as both its strength and weakness. It focused on such issues as education, employment in government service, industrialization, abolition of cyclical rituals and caste, anti-alcoholism and the demand for a new law of inheritance. However, some disjunction between principles and practice led to the decline of the SNDP movement. Ironically, since the movement was largely focused on the interests of the privileged section of the Ezhava community, it achieved Ezhava solidarity only around caste. This study is a significant example of how a social reform movement turned into a caste solidarity movement.


Narayan Guru

Narayan Guru

Author: Anant Pai

Publisher: Amar Chitra Katha

Published: 2008-10-31

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 8184824823

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

It was a time when the evils of the caste system cast a malevolent shadow over Kerala. The 'avarnas', as the low castes were called, lived on the fringes of a society that found their very shadow, polluting. It was at such a time that Narayana was born. As a child he shocked his elders by questioning the system. As a guru he strove to educate people in the oneness of God and the human race.