Upanishads : "The cream of Vedas"

  ------------------------------------ Friday, November 20, 2020. 01:28. PM. Chapter 4: Cosmology 1. ----------------------- Now this is, in a different way, the subject of the Taittiriya Upanishad also, wherein we are given a cosmological treatment of the entire bondage of the soul, and the process of the liberation of the soul from this bondage. As the Aitareya told us that the one Atman alone was, nothing else external to the Atman existed, it became the many as the Universal and entered into it, and projected itself as the various divinities, became the jivas, had these experiences, etc., so does the Taittiriya Upanishad tell us. ------------------------ The original being is satyam, jnanam, anantam; or we may say satyam, jnanam, anandam—(satchidananda), where there is a simultaneous experience of everything, not a successive experience of particulars as we have today. This is the interpretation given by the commentators of the passage which reads as “saha brahmana vipaschita”...

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, November 18, 2020. 11:50.. AM. Mandukya Upanishad : Chapter-1. Agama Prakarana ( The Scriptural Treatise ) Sri Gaudapada's glossary : Upanishad Mantram - 12. Karika Slokam-s 24 to 29. ---------------------------------- Upanishad Mantra -- 12. "amatras caturtho’vyavaharyah prapancopasamah sivo’dvaita  evam aumkara atmaiva,  samvisaty atmana’tmanam  ya evam veda ya evam veda." -----------------------------------  Tattvam (Essence) : The fourth is soundless: unutterable, a quieting down of all relative manifestations, blissful, peaceful, non-dual. Thus, OM is the Ātman, verily. He who knows thus, merges his self in the Self – yea, he who knows thus.  Om śantih; śantih; śantih. Om Peace! Peace! Peace!  --------------------------------- Conclusion : Silence after “A-U-M” is the True Self: The fourth aspect is the soundless aspect of Om. It is not utterable and is not comprehended ...

  ========================= Tuesday, November 17, 2020. 09:04. AM. (Spoken on January 14th, 1973) Post-1. ----------------------------------- Today we shall take an excursion into the Upanishadic method of meditation, which is the predominant note of all Vedantic texts. ------------- The Upanishadic approach to Truth is out-and-out philosophical and mystical. The Upanishads take a comprehensive view from three angles of vision: the external, the internal, and another feature which transcends them both. --------------------- The Mandukya, the Taittiriya and the Aitareya Upanishads may be taken as examples of this type of approach, which also receives elaborate treatment and profound consideration in the Chhandogya and Brihadaranyaka Upanishads. The Upanishadic method is something not unknown to students of Vedanta, but yet the Upanishads have a peculiarity of their own which demands a very acute understanding and a thoroughgoing philosophical approach from the student. This is what ...

  -------------------------------------------------------- Monday, November 09, 2020. 08:10. AM. Chapter 3: Ishvara and Jiva - 8. ---------------------------------------------------------- When the divinities entered the body, perhaps they did not enter the physical body first. It must have been the astral body, though this is not very clearly stated in the Upanishad, because there is a gradual hardening of the individuality through the causal and the subtle states into the physical state. The physical one is the grossest manifestation and the most exteriorised form of the appetition of the individual. It is here, in this physical condition in which we are, that we are in the worst of conditions because we are completely isolated, cut off from things, as it is clear to every one of us. In the subtle condition, at least there is an apparent feeling of affinity of one for the other. But in the so-called waking condition of physicality, there is a complete isolation; you have nothing ...

  ======================= 08.11.2020 The Sure Signs of Spiritual Growth! : -------------------------------------- .  "May I ask you a question, Swamiji?” This came from a young lady, smart, well-dressed, presumably well read too. “Hmmmm,” said Gurudev. stroking his beard. ⠀ ⠀ “We have heard you in so many talks. You have given us so many tips, hints, guidance for improving ourselves. But Swamiji, how will we know if we are really improving? How will we know whether we have come out of our old ruts? How will we know, Swamiji?” ⠀ ⠀ Gurudev continued stroking his beard. He looked obliquely at the young lady who was sitting to his right. “When the doctor gives you medicine for your ailment, how do you know whether you are getting better? Do you run to him every now and then and ask him, “Hey, Doc, am I getting better?” ⠀ ⠀ When you start getting better you WILL know it. You start feeling more energetic, stronger, fitter. "Similarly, when you progress on the path of self improveme...