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Vasishtha
वसिष्ठ
The royal priest of Rama's lineage and author of the Yoga Vasishtha
Vasishtha is one of the greatest rishis in Hindu tradition. He was the royal priest (rajaguru) of the Ikshvaku dynasty, including Rama. The rivalry between Vasishtha and Vishwamitra — the brahmin sage and the warrior-turned-sage — is one of the great ongoing stories in the Puranas. He authored the Yoga Vasishtha, a philosophical text on consciousness and liberation. The Vasishtha gotra is one of the most widespread Brahmin lineages in India.
Brahmarshi VasishthaVasishtha Maharishi
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Read one verse from the Yoga Vasishtha today. It is one of the most direct texts on the nature of consciousness — dense but rewarding.
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