Greetings All, Shloka # 24: ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्महविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम्। ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना।।4.24।। The means of the sacrificial offering is Brahman; Brahman is the oblation placed in the fire of Brahman and by Brahman is the sacrifice made. This scarificer, who concentrates on the act that is Brahman, reaches Brahman alone. Continuing his teachings of […]
Greetings All, Shloka #27: The ghost of the ego is born amidst forms, based on a group of forms, the eater of forms, who has given up and held forms, is by itself formless and runs away at the time of inquiry into itself. Continuing his teaching, Swami Paramarthananda said, in this shloka Bhagawan Ramana […]
Greetings All, Shloka # 20: त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः। कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः।।4.20।। Giving up attachment to the fruits of works, eternally content, independent, the man, engaged in works as he is, does nothing at all. Continuing his teachings of Gita, Swami Paramarthananda said, in shlokas # 18-24 Sri Krishna is giving us the essence […]
Greetings All, Shloka #26: The body does not know. Of the Truth, there is no birth. In the middle of these two, another of the size of the body rises, which is of the names ego, knot, bondage, subtle mind, mind, the realm of becoming and the individual. Continuing his teaching, Swami Paramarthananda said, from […]
Greetings All, Shloka # 18: कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः। स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।। Whoso beholds non-work in work and work in non- work is wise among men; he is integrated; he does all works. Continuing his teachings of Gita, Swami Paramarthananda said, by way of introducing the nature of karma, Sri […]
Greetings All, Shloka # 15: एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः। कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम्।।4.15।। Knowing thus was work done by ancient seekers after liberation. Therefore you too do only work, as was done by the ancients in bygone days. Continuing his teachings of Gita, Swami Paramarthananda said, Arjuna wanted to escape his […]
Greetings All, Shloka # 24: The Supreme, having distributed light to the intellect, Himself shines hidden inside the intellect. Having turned the intellect inwards, here within the intellect, by uniting, the vision of the Lord takes place, not by any other method. Continuing his teaching, Swami Paramarthananda said, in this shloka Bhagawan Ramana Maharishi is […]
Greetings All, Shloka # 13: चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः। तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम्।।4.13।। The fourfold class-system according to the divisions of Prakrti’s constituents and works, has been ordained by Me. Though I am its author, know Me to be the immutable non-agent. Continuing his teachings of Gita, Swami Paramarthananda said, Sri Krishna is talking about […]
Greetings All, Shloka # 22: That vision of the Lord which is without seeing the Seer can only be a mental vision. Indeed the Supreme is not other than Seer. His vision is absorption and abidance in one’s own source. Continuing his teaching and refreshing our memory of last class, Swami Paramarthananda said, in this […]
Shloka # 21: It is possible to talk of fate and self-effort for them who know not the source of the two. To them who know well the source of fate and effort, there is neither fate nor effort. Continuing his teaching and refreshing our memory of last class, Swamy Paramarthananda said, in this shloka […]