Upanishads : "The cream of Vedas"

 ========================================================================= ========================================================================= #6 Questions, 67 Mantras : “Questions from Disciples Answered” ##KABANDHI’S QUESTION :  Query No 1: “Matter & Energy” ======================================================================= Friday, September 30,  2022. 06:00.  UPASANAS ON PRAJAPATI (TIME) ======================================================================= Mantram 1.11 Sruti Quotation: A. The Year as Time Cycle "Pancha-paadam pitaram dvaadashaa-kritim, diva aahuh pare ardhe pureeshinam; atha ime anya u pare vichakshanam sapta-chakre, shadara, aahuh arpitam iti." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 Pancha-paadam pitaram dvaadashaa-kritim, = “As a Father having five feet (the 5 seasons), and twelve forms (the months),” 2 diva aahuh pare ardhe pureeshin...

 ======================================================================== ========================================================================= From the Atharva Veda (26 Mantras) : “The HOMOGENEITY of Brahman” 4. SUBSTRATUM OF THE STATES : (Mantras 12-14, 3 no.) ======================================================================== Thursday, September 29, 2022. 06:30.  Mantram - 13: The Dream and Deep Sleep Consciousness Post - 13. ======================================================================== Mantram - 13 : "Swapne sa jeevah, sukha-duhkha-bhoktaa  swa-maayayaa  kalpita-jeevaloke;  sushupti-kaale, sakale vileene  tamas abhibhootah   sukha-roopam eti. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 5 Swapne sa jeevah, sukha-duhkha-bhoktaa  =  the dream state , the Jiva experiences both pleasure and pain, 6 swa-maayayaa  kalpita-jee...

 ======================================================================= Chinmaya Mission : Sidhbari nestled in the Himalayan Dauladhar ranges in Himachal Pradesh still remains an unknown to many. Sharing today a few reasons to consider Chinmaya Tapovan Ashram, Sidhbari as your next destination for a spiritual retreat in India. ======================================================================== PART 1:  Chapters : 12. Chapter - "pramaa aayantu brahmachaarinah swaahaa;"-1.On the Science of Pronunciation etc. Section - "tatpramaa aayantu brahmachaarinah swaahaa;ah me shriyam aavah; "-4  Necessity of intelligence and wealth .      ========================================================================= Wednesday, September 28, 2022. 06:00. Mantram-2: More Bright Students Post-13. ========================================================================= Mantram-2 : Aavahanti vitanvaanaa; kurvaanaa acheeram aatmanah; vaasaagmsi mama gaavah cha; anna-paane ...

 ====================================================================== ======================================================================== 3 Parts, 6 Chapters, 33 No. Mantras : “By a Peasant for the Peasant” PART - 1 :  Chapter -2 :  Mantras Nos-5. POST-13. ======================================================================== Tuesday, September 27, 2022. 05:15 PART 1: Chapter 3A, 10 Mantras. The Creation of FOOD ======================================================================= Mantram - 3.1: “They Will Be Hungry Soon!” "Sah eekshata ime nu lokaah cha lokapaalaah cha; annam ebhyah srijai iti." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : sah eekshata ime nu lokaah cha lokapaalaah cha; annam ebhyah srijai iti. = The Lord said: “Here now are the worlds and their guardians. O, I need to create FOOD for them!” ----------------------------------------------------------...

 ======================================================================== ======================================================================== 6 Chapters (64 Mantras) Chapter-1. Section-2. 2. A CLOSE LOOK AT RITUALS : (Mantras 10-22, 13 no. ========================================================================= Monday, September 26, 2022. 06:00. Mantram -3 : Harmful results of rituals performed wrongly Post - 12. ======================================================================= Mantram-3:  yasya agnihotram: adarsham, apaurnamaasam, achaaturmaasyam, anaagra-yanam, atithi varjitam cha; ahutam, avaishva-devam, avidhinaa hutam, aasaptamaan tasya lokaan hinasti. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Translation : 1 yasya agnihotram: adarsham, apaurnamaasam, = The “Terms & Conditions” for an Agnihotra are:  i) without the Darsha, observances on the new moon day; ii) or without tho...

 ========================================================================= Chinmaya Mission : Chinmaya Mission Pittsburgh has taken another step forward to impart Indian cultural traditions and Vedic values to today's generation. The inauguration of Chinmaya Amarnath in August 2022 of a new Vedanta centre and temple was held with grandeur in the presence of Swami Swaroopananda, Global Head of Chinmaya Mission and Swami Shantananda, President Chinmaya Mission West.  As a temple and place of learning Chinmaya Amarnath will serve all ages from toddlers to youth and all those young at heart with its 21,000 square foot facility. As a temple, Chinmaya Amarnath will be the home of Bhagavan Shiva in the Linga form of Amareswara Swami, Devi Parvati in the form of Devi Lalitha Tripura Sundari, Shri Ganesh in the form of Kshipra Prasada Ganapati. In this city teeming with temples, Chinmaya Amarnath will be the first one dedicated to Bhagavan Shiva.  The centre will also house Navagr...

========================================================================= ======================================================================== Saturday, September 24,  2022, 06:30. 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 Shankaracharya ji. ======================================================================= Chapter-1, Section-1. THE FIRST BOON Mantram : 1.1.11: Yama Grants the First Boon. Post-11. ======================================================================== Mantram : 1.1.11: Yama Grants the First Boon. Lord Yama says to Nachiketas: "Yathaa purastaat bhavitaa prateeta Auddaalakih Aarunih mat prasrishtah;  sukham raatreeh shayitaa veeta-manyuh tvaam  dadrishivaan mrityu mukhaat pramuktam." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : Lord Yama says to Nachiketas: 1...

========================================================================= ========================================================================= Friday, September 23, 2022. 06:30. Chapter 2 -Subtlety of “KNOWING” Brahman (5 Mantras) Mantram-4: The Truth is Explained. Post -12. ========================================================================= Mantram 2.4: The Truth is Explained. "Pratibodha-viditam matam, amritatwam hi vindate;  aatmanaa vindate veeryam, vidyayaa vindate amritam. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 pratibodha-viditam matam,  = He who intuits It in every modification of the mind, 2 amritatwam hi vindate;     = Indeed, he attains Immortality. 3 aatmanaa vindate veeryam,  = Through the Atman he obtains real strength, 4 vidyayaa vindate amritam.  = And through knowledge, he attains Immortality. -----------------------------------...