All the Guru Parampara is for religious people. There is no need for a Guru who wants to tread the path of wisdom.
History speaks the Religious paramparas like Advaita, Dvaita, and Vishista Advaita are orthodox paths.
Advaitic orthodox parampara was introduced in the 8th century and Dvaita, and Vishista Advaita were introduced in the 12th century by the founders of the caste-oriented founders are nothing to do with Sanatana Dharam which existed 2500 years prior to Hindusim.
All these paramparas are based on a myth meant for the ignorant people who incapable of grasping the Advaitic truth hidden by the illusory universe.
Vedas are in the Vedic language which was a high-class language. Rig Veda (excluding chapters II and X) were written before the Christian An era in the Vedic language. Vedic language is not Sanskrit. It is the same language in which the Zoroastrian Scripture Zend Avesta is written – a form of Persian language. All the other scriptures of India are written in Sanskrit.
These include Rig Veda Chapter II and X and the Upanishads, Brahmanas, Puranas, and the Vedanta. These were written during the Christian Era after the Thomas ministry. As the use of this language diminished, it became a tough language for the commoners. The priests, who were supposed to be an expert of this language, translated it into Sanskrit language and manipulated the meanings in time and gradually, all the practices changed.
The DaVita, Vedanta borrows the concept from Abrahamic religions, such as Eternal Damnation [of certain Souls destined to hell forever] which goes against the belief of most Vedanta schools, which states that Soul attains liberation.
It looks like the creator creation theory is also borrowed from Abrahamic religion and on the base new belief system has been introduced giving it a Vedic outlook and propagated all non-Vedic rituals and worships by someone in the past.
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St. Thomas is said to have come to India to spread Christianity in the first century AD. It first spread among the people of the Malabar coast and in areas near present-day Madras.
There is a total discontinuity in the concept of God before and after the entry of St, Thomas. As one goes in deeper into the annals of religious history then we become aware of the fact that the Vedic Gods were personifications of Nature and their worship essentially sacrifices to these Natural Forces to appease them. All of a sudden by the first century, we encounter Vedanta. Vedanta literally means “End of the Vedas,” though it is today interpreted as "the essence of Vedas."
Vedanta, which appeared as theological discourses, presents a supreme Godhead, “Para Brahman’. Such an idea was not even remotely conceivable in the Vedic context.
New Gods like Maheshwar and Vishnu appeared. The concept of Maheshwar. Vishnu means Sky or Heavens. Vishnu simply means God of Heaven lies or one who pervades everything. Then we have the concept of incarnation – God taking flesh in human form to save humanity. All these suddenly appeared after the entry of St, Thomas.
This was also the time when most of the Vedic Gods passed into oblivion. Their place was taken by the trinity of Gods, with Brahma as the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer. It is believed that when evil is rampant, various incarnations of Vishnu enter the world of men to save them. Krishna is one such 'avatar'.
There are many contradictions, Brahma Vishnu and Maheshwar are the three main Gods but they are one. Brahma is the creator of this universe (Generator), Vishnu is responsible for the smooth conduct of the same (sustainer), & Maheshwar is Destroyer! But if you go and read Vishnu Purana, he is characterized as the supreme power.
Further, due to many castes and sub-caste prevailing in the society, some more rules and principles were added for the benefit of these priests. Can you imagine how would you get rid of the sin you committed by killing a cat? You will have to make a golden cat weighing equal to the dead cat and hand over this golden cat to the priest chanting for the purification of the individual Soul! Hinduism is different from the Vedic religion.
Vedic religion was modified and reintroduced with new add-ons by the great Sage Sankara to uplift the Vedic culture and Santana Dharma, which were in ruins in the clutches of Buddhism. 18 Puranas are introduced in the name of Veda Vyasa.
As one goes deeper in the annals of history, it indicates the fact that somewhere someone has added the Puranas in the name of Sage Veda Vyasa the grandmaster of Vedas. It is impossible to accept and believe that Sage Veda Vyasa authored and introduced Puranas which has all conceptual Gods because: ~
Veda Vyasa was an ancient Vedic Sage who might have lived thousands of years but all these non-Vedic Gods of Hinduism did not exist in the Vedic era. It was introduced after the 2nd century.
Vedas reveals ONE GOD but Hinduism filled with 33crores of Gods Vedas reveals God as Spirit (Atman or Brahman) and no form whereas Hinduism worships God in the form of various non-Vedic idols of Gods and Goddesses are barred by Vedas.
Puranas are mythological stories. Mythological God and Goddesses are based on belief. The belief is no God. The belief implies duality. From the ultimate standpoint, the duality is merely an illusion. Thus, whatever one sees, knows, believes, and experiences within the dualistic illusion are bound to be an illusion.
Mythological stories are myths. Whatever is based on myth is merely superstition. Mythology was introduced in the past for the ignorant masses.
All the mythological Gods are worshiped in the form of idols. The belief system which propagated ideas of many Gods and Goddesses Bhakti is the only way to God is simply tries to lead the people to darkness with its dogma and idea of many Gods, which apart from the Soul, the God in truth.
Mythology breeds superstition, blind belief, and senseless rituals, and most irrational and gives them a divine outlook. Mythological stories are a myth. Whatever is based on myth is merely superstition. Mythology was introduced in the past for the ignorant masses. It has to be discarded if one has to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman or real God.
The Religious paramparas like Advaita, Dvaita, and Vishista Advaita are orthodox paths meant for the ignorant populace. Orthodox Advaita, Dvaita, and Vishista Advaita are nothing to do with the Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara. Mixing orthodoxy with the path of wisdom is like mixing oil with water. Advaitic wisdom is pure Spirituality based on the Soul, the Spirit.
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