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Uppaluri Gopala Krishnamurti (9 July 1918 – 22 March 2007) was a philosopher and orator who questioned the state of spiritual liberation.Having pursued a religious path in his youth and eventually rejecting it, U.G. claimed to have experienced a devastating biological transformation on his 49th birthday, an event he refers to as "the calamity".
The Tamil epic calls portions of it as vāla caritai nāṭaṅkaḷ, which mirrors the phrase balacarita nataka – dramas about the story of the child Krishna" – in the more ancient Sanskrit kavyas. [92] The oldest direct reference to Venkateswara Temple in Tamil literature is from the Silappatikaram text.
Tamil mythology refers to the folklore and traditions that are a part of the wider Dravidian pantheon, originating from the Tamil people. [1] This body of mythology is a fusion of elements from Dravidian culture and the parent Indus Valley culture, both of which have been syncretised with mainstream Hinduism .
U. G. Krishnamurti, [no relation to Jiddu], sometimes characterized as a spiritual anarchist, denied both the value of gurus and the existence of any related worthwhile teaching. [114] Dr. David C. Lane proposes a checklist consisting of seven points to assess gurus in his book, Exposing Cults: When the Skeptical Mind Confronts the Mystical.
Karaikkal Ammaiyar (c. 6th century), Tamil literature; Khaptad Baba; Khatkhate Baba (1859–1930) [18] Kirpal Singh (c. 1894–1974) (Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission) Kirupanandha Variyar (25 August 1906 – 7 November 1993) Kripalu Maharaj (5 October 1922 – 15 November 2013) Krishna Prem (1898–1965) Krishnadasa Kaviraja (born 1496)
Since, U.G's work has no copyright his quotes can be placed here directly if you don't like those in my language. But if you are waiting for a research paper or book that makes an analysis on his work on philosophy of the mind, it might never happen. U.G., luckily for us, did not use high sounding statements.
Ancient Tamil grammatical works Tholkappiyam, the ten anthologies Pattuppāṭṭu, the eight anthologies Eṭṭuttokai sheds light on early ancient Dravidian religion. Seyyon (Also known as Murugan ) was glorified as "the red god seated on the blue peacock, who is ever young and resplendent", as "the favored god of the Tamils". [ 47 ]
The word Guruvayurappan (meaning 'Father / Lord of Guruvayur') originates from the amalgamation of the two words: Guru (ഗുരു) referring to Brihaspati, the Guru (Teacher of Devas); Vayu (വായു) (God of winds); and Appan (അപ്പന്), meaning 'father' or 'lord' in Malayalam and Tamil.