Greetings All, Shloka # 13: “यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः। भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।” Continuing his teaching and refreshing our memory of last class, Swami Paramarthananda says, Lord Krishna was looking at Karma Yoga from different angles. He says Karma yoga is a way of life. The first angle was that of a commandment […]
Shloka # 3: “The blessed Lord Said: O Sinless One! Two kinds of disciplines in this world were set forth by Me of yore-for Samkhyas the disciple of knowledge , and for the Yogins, that of works.” Recapping shloka # 3, Swami Parmarthananda, said, after listening to teachings in chapter 2, Arjuna n =ow has […]
Greetings All, Continuing his teaching of Upadesha Saram, Swami Paramarthananda said, in the last class we discussed that this book contains the essence of Veda Shastram. Vedas are divided into two groups: Veda Poorva- also called Karma Kanda is the step used for preparation of the mind. Vedanta – also called Gyana Kanda is the […]
Starting his teaching on Upadesha Saram, Swami Paramarthananda said it is another work of Bhagavan Ramana MahaRishi. It is a smaller work consisting of 30 verses. Upadesha Sahasri was another scripture written by Adi Shankaracharya, a large work consisting of 700 verses and 19 chapters. Upadesha Saram is a comprehensive work presenting the entire Vedic […]
Greetings, Swamiji summarized the Kaivalya Upanishad’s teachings today. This Upanishad is known by its name as it gives Kaivalyam or Moksha or non-duality to the seeker. There is no second thing in the cosmos to limit me, not space, nor time nor object to limit me. Spatial, temporal and objectal limitations do not exist for […]
Greetings All, Continuing his talks, Swamiji reminded us that we are in the final portion of Chapter 2 discussing the topic of Sthita Pragyaha. He is one who has acquired self-knowledge and converted it to emotional strength. Talking about the Sthita Pragyaha, Sri Krishna presents the following two topics: Sthita Pragyaha Sadhanani that tells us […]
Greetings All, Shloka’s 22 & 23: Continuing his teaching on Kaivalya Upanishad, Swamiji says, from shloka’s 15-22, the teacher is revealing the nature of Brahman via a subtle method called Adhyaroopa Apavada Gyanam. This method is an important method in Vedanta. Example of this method is given below: A man has a pot in hand. […]
Shloka # 52: “When your intellect goes beyond the mist of delusion, you will win detachment from both what is to be heard and what has been heard.” Shloka # 53: “You will win this supreme yoga when your intellect, bewildered by Vedic texts, becomes firm and unwavering in concentration.” In shlokas 52 and 53 […]
Swamiji in Class 226 of Bagawat Geeta: There are four types of people: He who knows not and not knows knows not; fool He who knows not and who knows knows not; ignorant; teach him He who knows and knows not he knows; very intelligent but does not know he is intelligent; wake him He […]
Greetings All, Swamiji said in his previous introduction we saw Upanishad means Atma Vidhya or Brahma Vidhya as it brings Jivatma and Paramatma together. This process brings the Seeker and Sought together and thus Samsara is destroyed. Sat + Upani means wisdom inside us. It is the primary meaning. A secondary meaning of Upanishad is […]