PRASHNA UPANISHAD - 16. - Rishi Pippalada.

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Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) is at Adi Sankara Nilayam. : · Kochi  · 

On 24th December, class 10th and 12th students of Chinmaya Vidyalaya Tattamangalam visited Chinmaya International Foundation for a restful night and a refreshing morning talk prior to their outdoor excursion. 

Brni. Devaki Chaitanya engaged the students in an inspiring talk on ‘Thoughtful actions – the secret to Success’, emphasising that it is neither thoughtless action nor action-less thought that will edge them ahead to success. The inspired students then had a campus tour and visited the ancient Illom, the sacred maternal birth home of Sri Adi Sankaracharya, the great philosopher, saint and exponent of #advaitavedanta.

Wishing the students the very best! 

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#6 Questions, 67 Mantras : “Questions from Disciples Answered”

##KABANDHI’S QUESTION : 

Query No 1: “Matter & Energy”

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Monday, December 26,  2022. 08:00. 

UPASANAS ON PRAJAPATI (TIME)

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Mantram - 1.16 The “Gate-Pass” for Spiritual Evolution

1 Teshaam asau virajah brahmalokah = Belonging only to the pure at heart  is the world of Brahma Loka;

2 na yeshu jihmam-anritam  na maayaa cha iti. = in whom there is no deceit or falsehood, nor any pretence or dissimulation (Maya).

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Bhashyam (Vyakyanam) :

1 The “Gate-pass” for the path of Liberation is repeated in this concluding verse, so 

that there is no doubt in anyone’s mind that Liberation is a totally separate path from the 

one which takes a man to heavenly worlds for further enjoyment, which is a path which still 

ties one to the realm of births and deaths (Samsara).

This concluding verse clearly tells us that, from the next chapter onwards, the sage is 

addressing the seeker who wishes to progress along the path of Liberation from worldly 

existence. Those who still wish to pursue desires will find themselves in a strange land!

2-3 The pure, desireless life is valued because it is conducive to further spiritual 

evolution towards attainment of Self-realisation. It forms the launching pad for further

progress in spiritual life. It is, one may say, the basic requirement for spiritual life. 

The scriptures declare here that evolution can be really 

progressive only in those who have given up all the negativities in 

them, such as deceit, falsehood, pretence and dissimulation. 

To the one who does not care to practice these basic principles of truth, celibacy and 

penance; to one who opens himself to all the negativities of life by resorting to falsehood, 

deceit and indulgence in sense pleasures, of what use will it be to speak to him of a higher 

spiritual life?

Guruji was very clear: “There is no compromise if one is really serious about spiritual 

life. Diplomacy is for those who still have hope in gaining something material.”

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Next-

BHARGAVA’S QUESTION

Query No 2:

“The Supremacy of Power”

To be continued

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