Upanishads : "The cream of Vedas"

14/01/2019 Mandukya Upanishad : Chapter-1. Agama Prakarana ( The Scriptural Treatise ) Sri Gaudapada's glossary begins : Karika Slokam-s 1 to 9. Mantram : 5. "Trishu dhamashu yad-bhojyam bhokta yas-ca prakirtitah vedai-tad-ubhayam yashtu sa bhunjano na lipyate." trishu dhamashu - in the three planes of consciousness; yat bhojyam - that (which is) to be enjoyed; bhokta - the enjoyer; ca - and; yah prakirtitah - that who is known; veda - knows; ubhayam etat - both of them; yah - who; tu - indeed; sah - that (person); bhunjanah - while enjoying; na - not; lipyate - affected. " One who knows both the experiencer and the experienced, just as they have been described so far, as associating with the three states of consciousness, he is not at all affected even when he is experiencing (enjoying) the respective objects of the three states." Discussion-3. Even cancer in his throat was to "Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa" nothing ...

13/01/2019 We have been going through various important themes of the teachings of the Upanishads, and many subjects have been covered. There was a great sage called Yajnavalkya. His name occurs in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. He was a master of spiritual wisdom. One day, when he had become aged, he told his wife Maitreyi, and another wife known as Katyayani, that he was retiring; and he said: “Whatever property I have, I shall divide between both of you. I shall take to sannyasa and go for meditation, and you take my property.” The younger wife, Katyayani was very happy. “Good riddance, now the old man goes,” she perhaps thought; but the other wife, Maitreyi, was very mature. She said, “Sire, you want to offer me all your wealth? May I ask you one question: Can I become immortal through wealth? With all the treasures that you are now prepared to offer to me, can I become immortal?” Yajnavalkya said, “Far from it. You will be a well-to-do person like any other in the world, bu...