Upanishads : "The cream of Vedas"

================================================================================== Saturday 01, June 2024. 07:15. 6 Chapters (64 Mantras) 4. PENETRATING BRAHMAN (Mantras - 33-43, 11 no.) triteeya mundake, prathamah khandah –  Here begins the first Section of the Third Canto. 5. THE “TWO BIRDS” METAPHOR # (Mantras - 44-53, 10 no.)*  THE SPIRITUAL ACCESSORIES  Mantram - 5.9: Purification – the Pre-Condition for Illumination  Post - 53. ================================================================================= Mantram - 5.9: Purification – the Pre-Condition for Illumination:  1  eshah anuh aatmaa = The subtle Truth of the Inner Self   chetasaa veditavyah, = should be known by the light of the intellect.  2  yasmin praanah panchadhaa = In the body, the Pranas (life forces), fivefold     samvivesha; =  in number, have entered and pervade  3  praanaih chittam = throughout the (ten) senses and the mind....

=================================================================================== Friday 31, May 2024. 07:00. MANDUKYA UPANISHAD  GAUDAPADA’S KARIKA Agama Prakarana – “The Scriptural Treatise” ===================================================================================  GAUDAPADA’S KARIKA:  PART 4/4:   ALAATA-SHANTI PRAKARANA (100 verses): Quenching the Firebrand: The SANKHYANS Refuted : Karika Section 4.2:    Mantras 9-13   (5 No.)  Post-26. =================================================================================== Mantram- 4.10: Inherent Nature of Spirit:     1  Jaraa marana nirmuktaah, = Free from senility and death  2  sarve dharmaah swabhaavatah; = are all souls, in accord with their intrinsic nature.  3  jaraa maranam icchhantah, = But by imagining senility and death,  4 chyavante tat maneeshayaa. =  by that very thought, they appear to deviate from it.  =====...

=================================================================================== Thursday 30, May 2024 07:00. Chapter 1.3:   17 Mantras:  THE JOURNEY AHEAD Mantras - 1.3: 3&4- The Chariot Metaphor Introduced  Post - 57. =================================================================================== THE CHARIOT METAPHOR: Mantras - 1.3: 3&4- The Chariot Metaphor Introduced  1 Aatmaanam rathinam viddhi = Know the Jiva to be the master of the chariot;  2 shareeram ratham eva tu; = and the body to be the chariot;  3 buddhim tu saarathim viddhi = know the intellect as the charioteer;  4 manah pragraham eva cha. = and the mind as verily the bridle.   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Indriyaani hayaan aahuh = The senses they say are the horses;  6 vishayaan teshu gocharaan; = and the sense objects are the roads; ...

================================================================================== Wednesday 29, May 2024 07:30. Chapter 7: The Secret of Sadhana -4. ================================================================================== The senses were asked to chant the holy mantra. We also chant the mantra every day. We employ our sense organs in the practice of spiritual sadhana. The chanting of the Udgitha is nothing but the invocation of God, the Almighty, for the purpose of overcoming this evil influence by which we have somehow or other become entangled in attraction to objects, the evil influence inflicted upon us by the Asuras. But the senses are not reliable instruments for spiritual practice. The ears, the nose, the senses of seeing, touching, tasting, etc., are not our friends. And, therefore, to ask them to chant the spiritual mantra would be to court defeat in this battle. This has actually happened. The cosmical envisagement is impossible for the sense organs. The very idea ...

=================================================================================== Tuesday 28, May 2024. 07:30. The First Mundaka:  First Khanda Mantras: 6&7. POST-59. =================================================================================== Mantram No. 6: That which is imperceptible, ungraspable, without lineage, colourless, eyeless and earless, handless and footless, eternal and all-pervading, existing in the heart of all, very subtle, imperishable and the source of all beings, is beheld by men of wisdom. This indestructible being does not come within the purview of the powers and the functions of the body, the vital energy, the senses of knowledge and action, the mind, the subconscious, the intellect, and the ego, whatever be the form into which their functions are modified. The relative values and the ideas of connections or relations that are seen in the world of experience hold good only when there is cognition and perception of the external. Attributes do not ...

  Chinmaya Mission:  Chinmaya Mission Hosur organized "Love Express," a 5-day summer camp centered on Navavidha Bhakti, or Nine Modes of Devotion, as taught by Prahlada, a renowned devotee of Lord Vishnu.  Navavidha Bhakti, part of Srimad Bhagavatam, encompasses nine ways to connect with and express love for Bhagawan, tailored for children's understanding.  The camp used enjoyable activities like stories, arts and crafts, bhajans, shlokas, chanting, and dance to convey these concepts.  32 children attended, supported by 12 Sevikas, making the camp lively and engaging.  Inaugurated by Swami Shasvatananda and President Mr. Madeswaran, the camp included divine Naama Japa and Samashti Paduka Puja for Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda.  Swami Shasvatananda emphasized the importance of scriptural studies and Puranic stories, reflecting Pujya Gurudev’s vision for Balavihar.  The camp concluded with a valedictory function, where children showcased their l...

  Swami Chinmayananda:  Beware of the two W’s: Wealth and Women, warns Shri Adi Shankaracharya!  These two while they can bring pleasure but can also lead one to sorrow and suffering.  Spiritual seekers, heed Adi Shankara’s advice to avoid these pitfalls and find true inner peace.  Swipe to read his timeless wisdom.  To purchase this book, comment ‘Bhaja Govindam’. ================================================================================== Sunday 26, May 2024. 07:10. Upanishads Chapter 1: Introduction to the Upanishads-8. Post-8. ================================================================================== This is a fact you will recognise by an analysis of deep sleep. The body and mind are excluded from awareness or cognition in the state of deep sleep. Do you exist only partially in deep sleep, or do you exist entirely? If your body and mind are really a part of you, when they are isolated from your consciousness in deep sleep, you would be on...