HINDUISM

Teachers & their lives

Follow Indian teachers through their lives, writings and the questions they asked.

Indian biographies

Beginner

Swami Vivekananda: learning, Vedanta and service

Follow Vivekananda from spiritual apprenticeship to public teaching, then work through his ideas about confidence, education, religious acceptance and service.

Learning outcome: Trace the journey from Ramakrishna’s disciple to international teacher, explain his educational ideas, and apply them to an everyday learning or service task.

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Indian biographies

Intermediate

Ramanuja: life, devotion and qualified nonduality

Explore Ramanuja’s places, major writings and account of how real selves and the world belong to Brahman, then examine devotion and surrender through practical examples.

Learning outcome: Explain qualified nonduality, identify the limits of the body–Self analogy, and distinguish responsible surrender from abandoning duties.

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