Upanishads : "The cream of Vedas"

================================================================ Monday, 01 Jan 2024. 05:20. Chapter-3. Section-1. Mantram-10. POST-48. ================================================================ Mantram-10. "Yam yam lokam manasa samvibhativi suddha-sattvah kamayate yams ca kaman,  tam tam lokan jayate tams ca kamams tasmad atmajnam hy arcayed bhuti-kamah." (3.1.10):  ================================================================ When we apprehend this Self in direct experience, whatever we wish to have will be in our hand. Whatever world we want to reach will be reached by us instantaneously. It may be the highest heaven, and we shall be there instantly. Ancient rishis were of this power. Narada can traverse through all the worlds as we can move through all the countries in this world with a vehicle. They have the capacity to adjust their spiritual personality to the conditions, laws and regulations of the different worlds. When they descend into the gross world, they...

=============================================================== Sunday, 31 Dec 2023. 07:30. Upanishads KENOPANISHAD THE PHILOSOPHY OF YAKSHOPAKHYANA Post-10. ========================================================== THE PHILOSOPHY OF YAKSHOPAKHYANA: Virtue and vice act as opponents both in the individual body and in the objective universe. The battle between these two is a continuous struggle for the sake of victory of truth over untruth. Virtue is the movement of the ego towards Truth, whether it is through thought, speech or action. Vice, on the other hand, is the process of the affirmation of the ego through self preservation and through self-proclamation. The nearer the ego is to Truth, the greater is the light received by it from Truth. Virtue, therefore, is guided by Divinity. The power of virtue is in fact the power of the Atman within. The power, the greatness and the glory of an individual do not belong to the individual at all. They are borrowed from the Self, and because of...

Chinmaya Mission : Chinmaya Mission Jaipur orchestrated a groundbreaking Bhagavata Saptah, featuring Swami Abhedananda Ji from South Africa, held at Vrindavan from December 2nd to 8th, 2023.  This marked the centre’s first initiative to have a camp outside Jaipur, drawing 180 devotees globally.  Swami ji’s arrival on November 30th was warmly welcomed, and boarding arrangements were meticulously made for participants from Jaipur, Jodhpur, Delhi, and even international locations like Singapore and the USA.  The daily sessions, skillfully blending deep Vedantic principles with humor, captivated attendees. Sumptuous meals, diverse each day, and the inclusion of Vrindavan chaats on December 6th added culinary delight.  The celebration of Lord Ram and Lord Krishna Janmotsav on December 6th, adorned in festive attire, created a spiritually enriching atmosphere.  The event concluded on December 8th with a symbolic spiritual bathing in the river of Vedantic Knowledge, le...

================================================================ Friday, 29 Dec 2023 06:50. SCRIPTURES UPANISHADS ISAVASYA UPANISHAD Post-18. ================================================================ Mantram - 2. The first mantra refers to jnana-nishtha, and is meant for those who have the ability to abandon all desires and establish themselves in knowledge alone. But on others who are not yet ready for such a state the performance of action in conformity with the natural inclination of the individual is enjoined: “By doing action alone here one should wish to live a hundred years. Thus it is in your case; there is no other way than this. Action dose not cling to man.” One can wish to live as an individual only by performing actions. As long as there is the strong feeling that on is a human being alone, the laws pertaining to the human being have to be observed. One cannot live in one plane and observe the rules of another plane. The notion of one's being an individual is in...

"Chinmaya Mission : Relevance of Bhagavad Gita in Today's World!" ================================================================ Thursday, 28 Dec 2023. 06:50. Chapter 4: An Analysis of the Nature of the Self Section 7: Prajapati's Instruction to Indra Concerning the Real Self Mantram - 1. Post-46. ================================================================ Now we are introduced into another important aspect of this subject, namely, the stages of consciousness. You may call these the stages of the realisation of the Atman which manifests itself through the conditions known as waking, dream and deep sleep, a subject which is elaborately discussed in the Mandukya Upanishad. Here also, it is discussed in an equally important and interesting manner by means of an anecdote which is very famous in the Upanishads. On one occasion, Prajapati made an announcement. He was in his assembly hall. He loudly proclaimed a great truth in the presence of all people. All could hea...

================================================================ Wednesday, 27 Dec 2023. 06:20. Scriptures Upanishads The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad  Chapter -2.The Absolute and the Universe-5. Post-9. ================================================================ A higher knowledge is that which recognises an interconnectedness of finitudes amongst themselves. This, again, is a proclamation in the Bhagavad-Gita itself. Where we consider one finite object as everything and cling to it as if it is all— this is the worst kind of knowledge. This happens on account of an obsession of consciousness in respect of a particular object due to the capacity of the object to evoke certain sentiments in the person at a given moment of time. But in higher moments of reflection one begins to realise the interdependence of objects, that no finite object is complete in itself, that completeness lies in an interconnection of one thing with another, so that there comes about the philosophy of collabo...

25-12-2023 Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF), research wing of Chinmaya Mission Worldwide. Educational Research Center Adi Sankara Nilayam, Veliyanad, Eranakulam, India, Kerala 092077 11136 welcometocif@chinfo. Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) Here's how we celebrated Gita Jayanti at Chinmaya International Foundation✨ The event started with a serene prayer, and the lamp was lit by Gauri Mahulikar Ji and Br. Ved Chaitanya Ji. Gauri Ji provided an introduction to the Laghu Vakya Vritti text, setting the stage for a deeper exploration. Br. Ved Chaitanya Ji took us through the sacred layers of Laghu-vakya-vritti in his enlightening lecture.  Brni. Taarini Chaitanya Ji and Brni. Devaki Ji. graced the session with heartwarming  satsang, making it truly devotional. On the auspicious day of Gita Jayanti the HSC Convocation Program was held.✨ On the final day, the camp concluded with the divine presence of Swami Sharadananda, Br. Ved Chaitanya, Dr. Gauri Mahulikar and Arvi...