Adi Shankara faced one final test before his Victory of the Four Directions could be proclaimed to the three worlds. He had to win a debate with Madana Mishra, and it was said that the gods themselves would come to hear Madana Mishra and even they would learn a thing or two. He was revered as the most learned man in India.
Adi Shankaracharya
Adi Sankara and the Frog – IX
Baba Rampuri tells the story of how Adi Sankara established his main monastery, Sringeri Math, and the Temple of Sarada Devi, where he witnessed a pregnant frog trying to cross the deadly hot sands in the noon day sun, trying to reach the river.
History of the Naga Babas – III
History of the Naga Babas Baba Rampuri narrates the history of the Naga Babas and Sannyasis from Guru Dattatreya in the age of the Ramayana through Adi Sankara to the present time. “I was enchanted by […]
The Edge of Indian Spirituality
Baba Rampuri’s speech at the World Psychedelic Forum in Basel, March 2008. The Edge of Indian Spirituality – The Oral Tradition of Sanatan Dharma [podcast]http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/412121290/The%2BEdge%2Bof%2BIndian%2BSpirituality.mp3[/podcast]
