Greetings All, Chapter # 1, Anuvakaha # 8, Shloka # 1: The sacred sound Om is Brahman. All this is the syllable OM. Chapter # 1, Anuvakaha # 8, Shloka # 2: It is widely known that Om is uttered to indicate consent. The priest officiating at the sacrifice encourages his assistants with the words […]
Shloka # 2: यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव। न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।। That which they call renunciation, know to be yoga, O Pandava Prince! None indeed who has not discarded mental constructions can become a yogin. Continuing his teaching of Gita Swami Paramarthananda said, I had pointed out in the last class that […]
Greetings All, Chapter # 1, Anuvakaha # 6, Shloka # 1: Here in this space within the heart resides the intelligent, imperishable, effulgent “Purusa” or “Entity”. Between the palates, that which hangs like a nipple (the uvula), that is the birthplace of Indira, where the root of hair is made to part, opening the skull […]
Greetings All, Continuing his teaching of Gita and the introduction to chapter 6, Swami Paramarthananda said, in last class we talked about the role of meditation for a Vedantic seeker. It is purely from point of seeking liberation. There are meditations meant for extraordinary powers as well. A Vedantic seeker is not interested in such […]
Shishavalli of Taitreya Upanishad enumerates the following vedic upasanas: Samhitha Upasana Vyahirithi Upasana Hiranya Garbha Upasana Panktha Brahma Upasana Please click on the link below for a chart reproduced from Swami Paramarthananda’s book with minor additions based on Swamiji’s classes. Upasanas in Sikshavallie (more…)
Greetings All, Continuing his teaching of Gita and having completed chapter 5, Swami Paramarthananda started chapter 6 today. This chapter is titled Dhyana yoga or Gyana Samyama yoga. This chapter will deal with dhyanam, a very important spiritual sadhana. Before going into the text proper let us get some basic ideas regarding meditation as given […]
Gita, Class # 79, Ch 5, 7/15/17: Continuing his teaching of Gita and concluding chapter five Swami Paramarthananda summarized the chapter today. Sri Krishna has given us the entire teaching of the Gita in chapters 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Chapter 5 is a summary of all the previous three chapters and in a sense […]
Shloka # 25: लभन्ते ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृषयः क्षीणकल्मषाः। छिन्नद्वैधा यतात्मानः सर्वभूतहिते रताः।।5.25।। The seers win the peace of Brahman, their sins attenuated, doubts cut through, the inner sense controlled; they are busy promoting the welfare of all living beings. Continuing his teaching of Gita, Swami Paramarthananda said, Sri Krishna has been talking about Gyana Yoga in this […]
Homa sadhana (Fire rituals) students ask for fourfold prayer Dhana prapthi; asking for propsperity primarily meant for dharma for completing karma yoga Chitha sudhi prabthi; purifying the mind; this is described as deivi sampth in Baghawat Geeta. Gyana prapthi Sishya prapthi; share the knowledge by sharing with the next generation; Money should lead to purity; […]
Greetings All, Shloka # 22: ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते। आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः।।5.22।। Enjoyments born of objective contacts, indeed, cause pain only. Son of Kunti! They have a beginning and end; the sage does not delight in them. Continuing his teaching of Gita, Swami Paramarthananda said, from shlokas # 13 […]