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KATHA UPANISHAD - 23. Swami Advayananda.

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Chinmaya Mission : On the 30th of March 2023 several centres of Chinmaya Mission celebrated Shri Ram Navami with devotional fervour worldwide.  Some centres celebrated with day with special pujas Shri Rama Janma and others with Sita Rama Kalyanam. Devotees gathered at their respective centers to offer their prayers and seek the blessings of Lord Rama. ========================================================================= Saturday, April 01,  2023, 06:45. Chapter 1.Section-1: (29 Mantras) : The story of Nachiketas in the House of Death (“A Leap Into the Beyond”) :  Bhashyam by Sri Swami Adi Sankaracharya ji. ========================================================================= Chapter-1, Section-1. THE THIRD BOON : 1.1.24: Test 3: Power & Enjoyership Added Post-23. ========================================================================= 1.1.24: Test 3: Power & Enjoyership Added With Translation : Yama tempts Nachiketas a bit more: 1  Etat tulyam yadi  =  If equal to this

KENA UPANISHAD : “Know That Alone as Brahman” - 24. Swami Tejomayananda.

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Swami Udit Chaithanyaji : ശ്രീരാമ നവമീ : ബുദ്ധ ജന്മഭൂമി ലുംബിനിയിൽ .  ജന്മവും ജീവിതവും കൊണ്ട് ചരിത്രം സൃഷ്ടിച്ചവരാണ് ഭാരതത്തിലെ മഹാത്മാക്കൾ .  500 നും 600 BCE യിൽ ജനിച്ച ബുദ്ധൻ ഇന്നും വിശ്വ ഗുരുവായി വിരാജിക്കുന്നു.  ഭാരത ആദ്ധ്യാത്മിക ചരിത്രം പഠിക്കാത്ത ഏതു വിദ്യാഭ്യാസവും കേവലം information മാത്രമാണ് മനസിന്റെ Transformation സംഭവിക്കാൻ    രാമ , കൃഷ്ണ , ബുദ്ധ തുടങ്ങീ ഗുരു പരമ്പരകളുടെ ചരിതവും ചരിത്രവും പഠിക്കണം . --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : Sri Rama Navami : Buddha Birthplace Lumbini.  The great souls of India are those who created history with birth and life.  The Buddha who was born in 500 and 600 BCE still stands as a universal teacher.  Any education without Indian spiritual history is just information.  For the transformation of the mind, one must learn the history and history of Guru series like Rama, Krishna, Buddha etc. =======================================================

PRASHNA UPANISHAD - 22. - Rishi Pippalada.

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======================================================================== #6 Questions, 67 Mantras : “Questions from Disciples Answered” ##BHARGAVA’S QUESTION :  Query No 2: “The Supremacy of Power” ========================================================================= Saturday, March 25 , 2023. 10:00.  Mantram - 2.7 iii) Prana as All Living Creatures Post-22. ======================================================================== Mantram - 2.7 iii) Prana as All Living Creatures :With Translation : 1 Prajaapatih charasi garbhe tvam,   =  As Prajapati, thou movest in the womb,    eva pratijaayase;  =  and art indeed born as the child. 2 tubhyam praana prajaah tu  =  To thee, O Prana, do all these creatures     imaah balim haranti   =  offer oblations. 3 yah praanaih pratitishthasi.   =  By Prana are all senses and mind supported. ========================================================================= Bhashyam (Vyakyanam) : Here a large chunk of the truth about Prana is revealed at

KAIVALYA UPANISHAD : 25. Swami Advaitananda.

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AT PRESENT WE LIVE IN KALI YUGAM ======================================================================== Friday, March 24, 2023. 06:30. 7. THE FRUITS OF REALISATION (Mantras -  25-26, 2 no.) Mantram - 25: The Shata-Rudreeyam Upasana ========================================================================= Mantra - 25: The Shata-Rudreeyam Upasana (with translation) : 1 yah shata-rudreeyam adheete   =  He who studies the Shata-Rudreeya: 2 sah agni pooto bhavati;   =  From fire he becomes purified; 3 suraa-paanaat pooto bhavati;   =  from the sin of drinking he becomes purified; 4 sah brahmahatyaayaat   =  from the sin of killing a Brahmana,     pooto bhavati;  =   he becomes purified; 5 sah suvarnasteyaat  =  from attachment to gold ornaments (wealth),    pooto bhabati;  =   pooto bhavati; 6 sah kritya-akrityaat   =  from sins of commission and omission,   pooto bhavati;  =   he becomes purified. 7 tasmaad avimuktam,  =  Therefore, he who does not leave the Truth,    aashritah bhavati; 

TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD – 24. Rishi Yajnavalkya.

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===================================================================== Thursday, March 23, 2023. 07:25. SAGUNA-BRAHMAN UPASANAS : Part-1. Chapter-6. Meditations on Form  Mantram - 1.6.4: The State of Sovereignty & Lordship Post-24. ======================================================================== Mantram - 1.6.4: The State of Sovereignty & Lordship With Translation ; 6 aapnoti swaraajyam;   =  He obtains sovereignty over himself;   aapnoti manasah patim;   =  He obtains lordship over his mind: 7 vaak-patih, chakshushpatih;  =  He becomes the Lord of Speech, Lord of the eyes;    shrotrahpatih, vijnaanapatih;  =   Lord of the ears, and Lord of knowledge; ========================================================================= Bhashyam (Vyakyanam) : 6 At Mahah, the “path” ends. The meditator who succeeds in reaching this realm, is  established in Brahman, the Supreme Goal of his spiritual adventure. It is the unity which is  termed Self-realisation. This is the supreme mome

AITAREYA UPANISHAD - 23. Rishi Maheedasa Aitareya.

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======================================================================= Wednesday, March 22, 2023. 06:45. PART 2 : The “THREE BIRTHS Chapter 4 -  Mantram - 4.3 : The “Second Birth” – The Pregnant Mother ================================================ Mantram - 4.3 : The “Second Birth” – The Pregnant Mother : With Translation : 9 saa bhaavayitree  =  With the role of the mother as nourisher,    bhaavayitavyaa bhavati;   =   comes also her need to be well-nourished.   stree garbham bibharti;  =  She bears him as an embryo in her womb. 10 sah agre eva kumaaram janmanah   =  He, the father, even before the child’s birth,      agre adhi -bhaavayati;  =  and naturally thereafter, too, nourishes it. 11 sah yat kumaaram   =  The couple jointly, in nourishing the child      janmanah agre adhibhaavayati,   =  from its birth onwards,     aatmaanam eva tat bhaavayati,   =   feel it is their own self being nourished     eshaam lokaanaam santatyaa;  =   for the continuation of these worlds. 12 evam

MUNDAKA UPANISHAD - 23. Swami Advayananda.

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======================================================================== 6 Chapters (64 Mantras) Chapter-2. (Mantras - 23-32, 10 no. Section-1 : THE SUPREME PURUSHA) ======================================================================== Tuesday, March 21, 2023. 07:15. Introduction  Post - 23. ======================================================================== "athah dviteeyaa mundake, prathamah khandah." Thus begins the first Section of the Second Canto. THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER gave an elaborate breakdown of the firt of two types of  knowledge, namely, the voluminous Apara Vidya. From this Chapter onwards begins the  shift towards the Para Vidya. However, the student is advised to be very patient. It is the  Upanishadic style to nibble at the periphery of the main topic in order to create interest in  it. This is done through glorification of the topic. In this Chapter the glorification is done by  showing how every detail of the creation that we are familiar with has its