I have to find a different name for it. Note that I am not denouncing neo ideas. I am just saying that it is not appropriate to use the label Advaita, because this label means something specific and is not a catch-all term.
I can absolutely see where you're coming from, and it makes a lot of sense to me.
I'm just not entirely comfortable with it, as it reminds me too much of Muslims who say that Ahmadis aren't Muslim. Without the accompanying massacres of course.
Any belief system becomes more diverse over time, this is natural. It's happened with Christianity, with Islam, with Hinduism overall, with Buddhism. Just happens with age. I see no reason why this wouldn't happen in Advaita. This doesn't make neo-Advaitins traditional, by any means, and it's certainly useful to point out that difference.
What I am exactly, I don't know. I don't feel like I'm neo-Advaitin, but perhaps I'm a bit heterodox.
I don't believe that pointing out differences is the same as denouncing. Although I've often been accused of it, especially with regard to differences between Abrahamics and Dharmics. Saying, 'I'm not a Christian' does not mean that I hate Christianity. Saying, "these aren't the traditional or orthodox views," isn't saying you're against something, it's just pointing out the obvious, at least to you.
All very true. But in this particular case, it was more a case of saying that people who claim to be Advaitins aren't Advaitins, rather than saying they're not traditionally Advaitin, for example.
Then again, it is incredibly difficult to read tone on here ... a screen, with words.
Absolutely. I may have come across more accusatory than I meant to be, I just wanted to explore the issue.
It is all Brahman; Brahman is here and now. It is not something to be found in future.
Should this not be it? What are we expecting when we look for a deeper realization of the above? Any realization can only be within the field of experience (and hence, dual).
This is a massively complex and at the same time incredibly simple issue.
On the level of vyavaharika, what is the difference between Ramana Maharishi, or Siva Yogawami of Jaffna, and you and I?