Shloka # 13: अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च। निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी।।12.13।। He who is not hateful towards any creature, who is friendly and compassionate, who has no idea of ‘mine’ and the idea of egoism, who is the same under sorrow and happiness, who is forgiving; Continuing his teachings Swamiji said in first […]
Shloka # 11: अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः। सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्।।12.11।। If you are unable to do even this, in that case, having resorted to the Yoga for Me, thereafter renounce the results of all works by becoming controlled in mind. Continuing his teachings Swamiji said, in chapter 12, from shloka # 3 to # 11, […]
Shloka # 9: If, however, you are unable to establish the mind steadily on Me, then, O Dhananjaya, seek to attain Me through the Yoga of Practice. Continuing his teachings Swamiji said, by the way of answering Arjuna’s question Sri Krishna is teaching us Bhakti Yoga. Bhakti Yoga is not a particular Sadhana; rather it […]
Karika # 4: ghaṭādiṣu pralīneṣu ghaṭākāśādayo yathā | ākāśe saṃpralīyante tadvajjīvā ihātmani || 4 || 4. As on the destruction of the pot, etc., the ether enclosed in the pot, etc., merges in the Ākāśa (the great expanse of ether), similarly the Jīvas merge in the Ātman. Greetings All, Recapping his teaching of Karika # 4, Swami Paramarthananda said, Gaudapada wants […]
Karika # 1: upāsanāśrito dharmo jāte brahmaṇi vartate | prāgutpatterajaṃ sarvaṃ tenāsau kṛpaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ || 1 1. The Jīva betaking itself to devotion (upāsanā) thinks itself to be related to the Brahman that is supposed to have manifested Himself He is said to be of narrow intellect because he thinks that before creation all was of the nature of the […]
Shloka # 5: For them who have their minds attached to the Unmanifested the struggle is greater; for, the Goal, which is the Unmanifest, is attained with difficulty by the embodied ones. Continuing his teachings Swamiji said, I had pointed out that in Ch. 12 Sri Krishna is presenting Bhakti Yoga in five levels. The […]
Continuing his teaching Swami Paramarthananda said, having completed chapter # 2, now we will enter chapter # 3 known as Advaita Prakaranam. This chapter has 48 Karikas and is an important chapter related to Karika’s and entire Vedantic literature. Our clarity of Advaita relies on clarity of this chapter. If we have to understand this […]
Shloka # 2: The Blessed Lord said Those who meditate on Me by fixing their minds on Me with steadfast devotion (and) being endowed with supreme faith-they are considered to be the most perfect yogis according to Me. Continuing his teachings Swamiji said, the chapter # 12 begins with a question from Arjuna. He asks, […]
Continuing his teaching Swamiji said, today I will give you a summary of the Chapter # 2 that is also known as Vaithatya Prakaranam. Mandukya Karika is an analysis of the Mandukya Upanishad. In this Karika Gaudapada is expounding from the Upanishad, not his own opinion, rather, whatever is implicit in the Upanishad is made […]
Swamiji introduced the chapter today. It is a small chapter consisting of 20 shlokas but a very significant chapter giving a comprehensive picture of the entire Vedic teaching or the Veda Sara. In this chapter the first part, Shlokas # 1-12, deal with Bhakti Yoga as a means of attaining moksha. By way of discussing […]