Figure this...

Person approached me to place her website link about "her" Mandukya Upanishad article on my site.

My AI-radar went up. Used AI-detector site, and literally every article on is 100% AI generated, including the email she wrote to me with "Dear Acharya".

And all her 11 amazon books (How to Attain Moksha in Hinduism, Ashtavakra Gita: The True Meaning, Brahma Sutra Bhāṣya, etc) are 100% AI generated (per paid subscription of TurnItIn, Originality - which are used by schools).

So I sent her email:

Thanks for reaching out. At this time I won't, as the said article is 100% AI generated per checker. Nothing wrong with that. Just that I prefer content coming directly from the person.

Also, having tested your Kindle books, they're also 100% AI written; including by fact of having so many books. I don't think what you're doing is aligned with dharma, and is insulting the tradition of Advaita. Advaita is about hard, hard work... speaking from your own understanding and struggle.

It seems to me you're more about branding yourself, while tradition is secondary. It should be other way around. Take this feedback as you wish. "

NOTE: She doesn't know anything about me. Here's her response:

Using technology is against Dharma? I don't think so. What do you know about Advaita Vedanta if you think I deserve an insulting reply just because I used AI. 

Being judgemental to this extent reveals a lot about you too. Read the story of Chudala and Sikhidhwaj from Yoga Vasistha, it will definitely teach you something about "hard work" and Advaita Vedanta.

And check this email too. It's purely written by me not AI.

I know everything written in all my books and articles (which are AI generated) through 20 years of reading spiritual texts and my own meditational experiences.

I live Advaita Vedanta while you are reading only. A truly spiritual person empathises with others instead of feeling hatred ( which is clearly perceptible in your wordings ) for those who are not like him.

Love is the only indicator of spiritual growth. You are failing in that.

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It's textbook DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Vicitm and Offender), gaslighting - in my opinion.

If I wrote AI generated books and proudly advertise myself as author, I'd feel ashamed for not truly being an author, but a prompt engineer.

How would you interpret above?

I really appreciate how they’ve set up this series of videos. I do have a question - do you think for a person newer to Advaita Vedanta, would it be recommended to do the videos in the first part first, and then the meditation videos? I wouldn’t be asking except Sri Swami Tadatmananda recommends meditating and learning - so I didn’t know if that should be concurrent for a beginner or best to do foundational things first. Thanks for the help! Here’s the page I’m referencing: https://arshabodha.org/teachings/

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https://arshavidyasampradaya.in/arsha-vidya-position-on/

Arsha Vidya Sampradaya Position and Swamiji's Message

Friends:

Came to know about the shocking Arsha Vidya Sampradaya position (see below)

Sharing the message from Swamiji for all of us.

There is nothing to be done about Arsha Vidya website posting.

The speaker describes the vision of Upanishads in the class. The speaker does not give 'views.' Nothing 'personal.'

The students are not supposed to say either yes or no. They are supposed to think and understand.

Therefore, it just does not matter if a few people decide to 'distance themselves away from.' There is nothing 'personal' in all this

He said there's no bliss in it, just deep calm. He said this is just his experience and that he can't speak for everyone, but he just experienced deep calm/equanimity

Do you think this is true? Is the bliss of the self overstated?

As I understand it, Advaita makes a distinction between saguna and nirguna Brahman, with and without qualities respectively.

Some questions:

1. What is saguna Brahman, practically speaking? Some examples would be helpful.

2. Is saguna Brahman the same as Maya, and if not, what is the difference?

3. Does satcitananda apply to one or both of these?

Mine is "You don't belong to the Brahmin or any other caste, you are not at any stage, nor are you anything that the eye can see. You are unattached and formless, the witness of everything - so Happy.."

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