Sturdy, Captain and Mrs. Sevier — who played an important role in the founding of Advaita Ashrama — and J. J. Goodwin, who became his stenographer and recorded his teachings and lectures.

He founded two other monasteries — one at Mayavati on the Himalayas, near Almora, called the Advaita Ashrama and another at Madras.

After spending a few days at Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati, he settled at Belur Math, guiding the work of Ramakrishna Mission and Math and the work in England and America.

All his teachings can be found in The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, in nine volumes, published from Advaita Ashrama.

; ISBN 81-7505-283-X ; Kolkata ; Advaita Ashrama

* The Disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, page 313-326, published by Advaita Ashrama, Mayawati, 1943

In 1902, just before Swami Vivekananda ’ s death, he went to Varanasi to start the Advaita Ashrama utilizing the donation by Raja of Bhinga to Swami Vivekananda.

* The Disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, Advaita Ashrama, Maywati, 1943, page 327

In 1921, he was sent to the Advaita Ashrama at Mayavati as a monastic worker.

He was later sent to Mayavati as the head of the Advaita Ashrama.

* Bengali book " Swamijir Padaprante " by Swami Abjajananda translated into English by Mrs. Chhaya Ghosh and published by Advaita Ashrama under the title " Monastic Disciples of Swami Vivekananda: Inspiring life stories of some principal disciples of Swami Vivekananda "

It also has Advaita Ashrama branches at Mayavati, near Almora and in Kolkata.

He served at Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata, from 1942 to 1952 and at Shillong centre from 1953 to 1958.

* Swami Madhavananda, Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata 1934, 4th edition 2004 Online

Advaita Ashrama, Calcutta, 1990.

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj ( April 17, 1897 – September 8, 1981 ), born Maruti Shivrampant Kambli, was an Indian spiritual teacher and philosopher of Advaita ( Nondualism ), and a Guru, belonging to the Inchgiri branch of the Navnath Sampradaya.

The Ramakrishna Advaita Ashram is a branch centre of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math.

His guru, Ramakrishna, taught him Advaita Vedanta ( non-dualism ); that all religions are true and that service to man was the most effective worship of God.

Roy, Ramakrishna and Vivekananda were all influenced by the Hindu school of Advaita Vedanta, which, arguably, emphasises unity over diversity.

Later an Advaita Vedantin ascetic taught him non-dual meditation, and according to Ramakrishna, he experienced nirvikalpa samadhi under his guidance.

In 1865, Ramakrishna was initiated into sannyasa by Tota Puri, an itinerant monk who trained Ramakrishna in Advaita Vedanta, the Hindu philosophy which emphasizes non-dualism.

Philosopher Lex Hixon writes Ramakrishna was an Advaita Vedantin.

Jeffrey Kripal's controversial Kali's Child: The Mystical and the Erotic in the Life and Teachings of Ramakrishna ( 1995 ) argued that Ramakrishna rejected Advaita Vedanta in favor of Shakti Tantra.

Sree Ramakrishna Advaita Ashram, Kalady

Adi Guru Shri Gauḍapādāchārya, the grand guru of Adi Shankara | Shri Adi Shankaracharya and the first historical proponent of Advaita Vedanta, also believed to be the founder of Shri Gaudapadacharya Math.

Adi Guru Gaudapada | Shri Gauḍapādāchārya, the grand guru of Adi Shankara | Shri Adi Shankaracharya and the first historical proponent of Advaita Vedanta, also believed to be the founder of Shri Gaudapadacharya Math

Adi Shankar on the universal thought of Advaita, Sri Shivananda Teertha established Omkar Math with the co-operation of local devotes on 1941 march 28 where in Sri Sharadambha, Sri Dattatreya and Sri Adi Shankara on the idols of Sri Math.

He is reputed to have founded four mathas (" monasteries "), which helped in the historical development, revival and spread of Advaita Vedanta of which he is known as the greatest revivalist.

In 1913, he founded the Advaita Ashram at Aluva.

Swami Sivananda, an Advaita scholar, reiterates the same views in his commentary synthesising Vedanta views on the Brahma Sutras, a Vedantic text.

The distinguishing factor of this philosophy as opposed to Advaita Vedanta ( monistic conclusion of Vedas ) is that God takes on a personal role and is seen as a real eternal entity that governs and controls the universe.

From Allahabad, he went on to Ghazipur, where he met Pavhari Baba, a Advaita Vedanta ascetic who spent most of his time in meditation.

In two Sanskrit texts quoted by Sanskritist Vidhushekhara Bhattacharya in 1943 he appears as " Apalūnya ", in one of them together with Damis ( called " Damīśa "), it is claimed that Apollonius and Damis were Western yogis, who later on were converted to the correct Advaita philosophy.

One of the most important references to the Cārvāka philosophy is the Sarva-darśana-saṅgraha ( etymologically all-philosophy-collection ), a famous work of 14th century Advaita Vedanta philosopher Mādhava Vidyāraṇya from South India, which starts with a chapter on the Cārvāka system.

However, I should add that except for this conversation, I would perhaps not have thought it worthwhile to write this book …" Maugham then initiates the reader to ' Advaita philosophy ' and reveals how, through deep meditation, Larry goes on to realize God and thus become a saint — in the process gaining liberation from the cycle of human suffering, birth and death that the rest of the earthly mortals are subject to.

According to the hagiographies of 16th c. authors he has exhibited his Universal Form identical to that of Krishna on a number of occasions, notably to Advaita Ācārya and Nityānanda Prabhu.

Pancha-Tattva deities: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda, Advaita Acharya, Gadadhara and Srivasa, installed on a Vaishnava altar.

The guru instructed Shankara to write a commentary on the Brahma Sutras and propagate the Advaita philosophy.

Adi Shankara | Adi Shankara Bhagavadpada, expounder of Advaita Vedanta and Works of Adi Shankara | commentator ( bhashya ) on the Upanishads

The most popular commentary on the Samkhyakarikia was the Gauḍapāda Bhāșya attributed to Gauḍapāda, the proponent of Advaita Vedanta school of philosophy.

The common teaching style of teaching of the Inchgiri Sampradaya masters ( beginning with Shri Bhauseheb Maharaj ) to Indian devotees was for the Master to select a passage from a traditional text on Advaita Vedanta, most commonly Dasbodh of Saint Shri Samarth Ramdas ( as well as the " Yoga Vasishtha ", " Saachara " of Shri Shankaracharya, and the " Ecknati Bhagwat " of Saint Ecknath ), and to expound upon the meaning and import of that selected passage.

Summed up in the words of Advaita scholar and a disciple, Dr. Robert Powell, " Like the Zen masters of old, Nisargadatta's style is abrupt, provocative, and immensely profound -- cutting to the core and wasting little effort on inessentials.

In Hinduism, including the teachings of Advaita Vedanta and the many paths of yoga, teachers insist on the importance of silence, Mauna, for inner growth.

In his writings on Hinduism Monier Williams argued that the Advaita Vedanta system best represented the Vedic ideal and was the " highest way to salvation " in Hinduism.

Also, Indian texts on Advaita philosophy such as Ashtavakra Gita and the Yoga of Knowledge such as Bhagavad-Gita refer to a similar state.

Ramana Maharshi ( 1879 – 1950 ) emphasized on Non-dualism Advaita Vedanta teachings.

Advaita Vedānta is a scripturally derived philosophy centred on the proposition, first found in early Upaniṣads ( 800 – 300 BC ), that Brahman – the Absolute, the supreme reality – and the self ( ātman ) are identical.

The Bhāgavata Purāṇa contains apparent references to the South Indian Alvar saints and it makes a post factum prophecy of the spread of Vishnu worship in Tamil country ( BP XI. 5. 38 – 40 ); these facts, along with its emphasis on " emotional Bhakti to Krishna " and the " Advaita philosophy of Sankara ", lead many scholars to trace its origins to South India.

The distinguishing factor of this philosophy as opposed to Advaita Vedanta ( monistic conclusion of Vedas ) is that God takes on a personal role and is seen as a real eternal entity that governs and controls the universe.

* Madhva's Dualistic view, along with Shankara's Advaita ( Nondualism ) and Ramanuja's Vishishtadvaita ( Attributive Nondualism ), form some of the core Indian beliefs on the nature of reality.

* Madhva's singular contribution was to offer a new insight and analysis of the classical Vedantic texts, the Vedas, Upanishads, Brahma Sutra, Mahabharata, Pancharatra and Puranas, and place uncompromising Dvaita thought, which had been ravaged by attacks from Advaita, on a firm footing.

However, it was only he who built a cogent, alternative system of Vedantic interpretation that could take on Advaita in full measure.