Greetings All, Swamiji continued his talks on Chapter 5 of Prasna Upanishad. Omkara Upasana is of three types. Eka Matra Omkara Upasana or A kara is concentrated upon. Next upasana is on A kara and U kara. Third one is on A, U and M Karas. First Upasana, Eka Matra, leads to Manushya Loka or […]
Greetings All, Swamiji continued his talks on Chapter 6 of Prasna Upanishad. Sukesa Bharadwaja asks the sixth and last question. Before asking his question he narrates an incident. The Rajput prince Hiranyanabha asked him about the sixteen-part Purusha. Sukesha told him he did not know about this Purusha. Now, Sukesa, asks his Guru, Pippilada, about […]
Greetings All, Swamiji continued his talks on Chapter 5 of Prasna Upanishad. In this chapter, Question 5, student Satyakama asked about Omkara Upasana that leads to Krama Mukthi. This chapter is also under Vedanta, as Omkara Upasana indirectly leads to Moksha. Other types of Upasana are not part of Vedanta as they provide benefits only […]
Greetings All, Swamiji continued his talks on Prasna Upanishad. He summarized the first four chapters as follows: Chapter 1 dealt with Srishti Prakaranam and it addressed Shukla Gathi and Krishna Gathi. Chapters 2 and 3 dealt with Prana. Chapter 2 was about the superiority of Prana and this was described in a story […]
Greetings All, Swamiji continued his talks on Prasna Upanishad. Fourth Question Mantra 7: The teacher Pippilada is answering the questions of student number four, Sauryayana. He has asked five questions of which the fifth question is being answered now. Q: Where does everything remain supported? What are the sub strata of everything? Answer: The mukhya […]
Greetings All, Swamiji continued his talks on Prasna Upanishad. Fourth Question Summarizing last week’s discussions, Swamiji says, the fourth student asked Pippallada five questions centered on the dream state. 1. What are the things that are asleep? 2. What are the things that are awake? 3. Who experiences the dream? 4. […]
Greetings All, Swamiji continued his talks on Prasna Upanishad. Fourth Question Summarizing last week’s discussions, Swamiji says, the fourth student asked Pippallada five questions centered on the dream state: What are the things that are asleep? What are the things that are awake? Who experiences the dream? When everything is resolved, who is enjoying the […]
Greetings All, Swamiji continued his talks on Prasna Upanishad. Third Question Summarizing his talks from last week, Swamiji says, the last part of the third question was how does this Prana (Samasthi) sustain the external universe? How does the Prana, as Vyashthi, sustain the individual? Prana does not sustain Atma, it only sustains Anatma. Vyashthi […]
Greetings All, Swamiji continued his talks on Prasna Upanishad. Third Question Summarizing his talks up to Shloka # 5 Swamiji says the third student asks for some more details about Prana. The third question has following five questions: From where does this Prana (Vyashti and Samashthi) come from? What is the origin of Hiranyagarbha or […]
Greetings All, Swamiji continued his talks on Prasna Upanishad. Third Question Swamiji says in first chapter Srishti was discussed. The Krishna Gathi and Shukla Gathi were emphasized. Having discussed these, the second and third chapters are dedicated to Prana (at Vyashti level) and Hiranyagarbha (at Samashti level). For sake of Prana Upasana, glory of Prana […]