MUNDAKA UPANISHAD - 51. Swami Advayananda

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Chinmaya Mission:

Veer Hanuman Children Camp in Chinmaya Mission Lathikata hosted 90 enthusiastic participants. 

The event featured a captivating talk on the legendary life of Veer Hanuman by Swami Kevalananda ji, instilling values of courage and devotion. 

Swamini Rishipriyananda ji led invigorating yoga sessions, imparting the importance of daily practice for holistic well-being. 

Participants engaged in lively games, fostering teamwork and camaraderie under Swamini Rishipriyananda ji's guidance. 

The camp also celebrated local culture with vibrant folk dances performed by the children, promoting community pride and heritage awareness. 

This holistic experience enriched both body and spirit, leaving a lasting impact on all involved.

*Lattikata is a census town in Sundargarh district in the Indian state of Odisha.

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Saturday 04, Apr 2024. 07:00.
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  5.7: A Beckoning Call to the Supreme Abode 
Post - 51.

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Mantram  5.7: A Beckoning Call to the Supreme Abode 

1 

brihat cha tad divyam = The Divine Truth is vast and  

achintya roopam, =  beyond all imaginations; 

2 

sookshmaat cha tat = Though subtler than the subtlest,   

sookshmataram vibhaati; =  yet It stands out brilliantly; 

3 

dooraat sudoore tad iha = Though farther than the farthest, 

antike cha, =  yet It is right here while we still living; 

4 

pashyatsu iha eva nihitam = It is seen by those who fix their mind (attentively)  

guhaayaam. =  in the “Cave of the Heart”. 

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1

 This sounds like the perfect advertisement for inviting people to tread this path. 

The Rishi seems to be in a campaigning mood! He is inviting us to support the Truth Party.  

Brihat: “vast”. From the narrow, crowded lanes of the city, what a pleasure it is to 

get onto the open highway and cruise away freely without any traffic congestions! This is 

the feeling that we get when we read these words. There is a great feeling of love and 

compassion in the Rishi as he beckons us to join him.   

2

 “Subtler than the subtlest” – More charm to capture our minds! The campaign for 

Truth takes a poetic turn. The Self we are going to reach is described in these glowing, and 

incomprehensible words, which are so common throughout the Upanishads.  

There is more poetry in the next line. 

3

 “Further than the furthest” – These are amazing road signs for the traveller on this 

highway, and make fine political slogans for the Rishi’s campaign. How is one expected to 

plan out his trip when faced with signs like these? Acharyaji said there was a place in Africa 

called Timbaktu deep in the Sahara desert in Mali. So remote is this place that it had 

become a saying in the West that when a person does not know where he is going he says, 

“I am going to Timbaktu.” 


Is that really how far the Self is? No. The line at once says that God is to be found 

“right here”, while we are in the body. We do not have to wait to die to reach it, as in the 

case of attaining the heavenly worlds. This Divinity can be reached by us while we are still 

living, verily in this life, right here on earth! 

The truth is that the journey is to go within. The traveller has to close his eyes and 

look within in deep contemplation. That is why the signs are so unique. They force the mind 

to turn within and search deep in our own being. 

4

 When that is done, the pure-hearted do find Him. He is sitting there in the heart 

centre. The Bhashya interprets this as the intellect, as the enlightened perceive Him to be 

there. But the ignorant do not see Him there as He is covered by their ignorance. 

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Next

Mantram - 5.8: Purification Done; Meditation Begun 

Continued

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know the self, know the self in Nature, know the self in Jiva, Further Oneness.

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