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Hi I am here strolling around with wikipedia and learning some good things. I've a Bachelors Degree in Physics, so I normally tend to ask physical evidences on everything. Honestly, I learn more from my critics. So, dear critics, please do not hesitate to tell me I am wrong.

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(send on Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 08:00:28 -0400) (Using ID: drloss (at) home.com)
“ Welcome to Wikipedia, a collaborative project to produce a complete encyclopedia from scratch. We started in January 2001 and already have over 9,000 articles. We want to make over 100,000, so let's get to work--anyone can edit any page--copyedit, write a little, write a lot. [1] ”
Evolution: Currently I am trying to find out how life came into this earth and why we are all here.
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[edit] Teachings of Shankaracharya [1]

  1. Study the Vedas every day; do properly the karma prescribed therein; through that (act), worship the Lord (Siva);
  2. Give up the thought of doing an act with desire (for its fruit);
  3. Shake off the group of sinful deeds;
  4. Consider (mentally) the defect in worldly pleasure;
  5. Strive for the desire (for the knowledge) of the Atman (Self);
  6. Get out of your home without delay;
  7. Form association with good;
  8. Entertain firm devotion for the Lord;
  9. Practice Shanti (calmness of mind);
  10. Give up at once the fast-binding karma (action);
  11. Approach a good, wise person (for knowledge); serve (worship) him every day; Seek (from him knowledge of Brahman, symbolized by the single Syllable (Om);
  12. Listen to the Vedanta-vakya dealing with Brahman.
  13. Ponder over the importance of scriptural texts (Vedanta-vakyas) dealing with Brahman.
  14. Accept the view (verdict) of the Vedanta-texts.
  15. Deliberately desist from bad reasoning (discussion).
  16. Bear in mind (follow) the reasoning that is in accordance with the scriptures (Veda).
  17. Always revolve in the mind the thought - "I am Brahman.
  18. Always give up pride.
  19. Give up the notion, "I am the body.
  20. Avoid vain discussion with the wise.
  21. Cure the disease in the form of fasting, hunger; take in the medicine in the form of bhiksha (borrowed alms), do not ask for delicious (savoury) food;
  22. Be contented with what is acquired providentially (without effort);
  23. Endure patiently, cold and heat and similar pairs of opposites;
  24. Do not utter words in vain;
  25. Have desire to be neutral (without taking sides);
  26. Give up the attitude of being kind to some people and cruel to others.
  27. Sit comfortably in a lonely (quiet) place, fix the mind on the Higher (Supreme) Self, Seek the full (all-pervading) Aatman within;
  28. Consider this Universe as contradicted by it;
  29. Destroy the effect of karma already done by means of discriminating knowledge;
  30. Get detached from future actions;
  31. Go through the effect of karma which you have begun to experience here;
  32. Finally, remain peaceful in the exalted state of the Supreme Self (Para-brahman).

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.kamakoti.org/shlokas/kshlok25.htm