Neo-Nazism control" and are a social burden. Several neo-Nazi groups exist in Costa Rica. The first to receive attention was the Costa Rican National Socialist Party, which is now disbanded. Others include Costa Rican National Socialist Youth, Costa Rican National Socialist Alliance, New Social Order, Costa Rican National Socialist Resistance (which is Costa Rica's member of the World Union of National Socialists) and the Hiperborean Spear Society. The groups normally target Jewish-Costa Ricans, Afro-Costa Ricans, Communists, gay people and especially Nicaraguan and Colombian immigrants. The media has discovered the existence of an underground neo-Nazi group inside the police. After a series
Neo-Vedanta understanding of the "sruti" is a "pramana", a means of knowledge to attain liberation. It takes years of preparation and study to accomplish this task, and includes the mastery of Sanskrit, the memorisation of texts, and the meditation over the interpretation of those texts. Understanding is called "anubhava", knowledge or understanding derived from (personal) experience. "Anubhava" removes "Avidya", ignorance, regarding Brahman and Atman, and leads to "moksha", liberation. In neo-Vedanta, the status of "sruti" becomes secondary, and "personal experience" itself becomes the primary means to liberation. According to Ninian Smart, Neo-Vedanta is "largely a smarta account." In modern times Smarta-views