Sri Ishopanisad Introduction summary notes MRdd
devotees should have clear understanding of these 4 books. They belong to Vedic canon.
For Life Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Caitanya Caritamrita, Nectar of Devotion devotees
should study those repeatedly and deeply to be able to relish Gaudiya Vaishnava siddhanta to it's
fullness.
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Indian thought is broadly divided as:
ASTIKA (has faith into Vedas) & NASTIK (Has no faith into Vedas)
ASTIKA has 6 systems of philosophy: simultaneously)
sankhya, vaiseshika, mimamsa, yoga, nyaya,
vedanta. NASTIK:
Buddhism, Jainism, Charvakaism
VEDANTA has two branches:
· ADVAITA (nondualism, Sankaracarya)& =denying God
DVAITA (dual in the sense that Soul and
the Lord are two)
· DVAITA: acintya bheda abheda
tattva (same and different
Within Vedanta there are 3 primary sources of authority:
annaabi.ee 
