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Prasna Upaishad, Class 22

Greetings All, Swamiji continued his talks on Chapter 6 of Prasna Upanishad. Shloka # 2: The sixth and last student asked for the sixteen part Purusha or Param Brahman. Here the Teacher is going to reveal Brahman through Srishti Prakaranam as Jagat Karanam. The Universe comes out of, exists and goes back into Brahman. This […]

Prasna Upanishad, Class 20

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 […]

Prasna Upanishad, Class 21

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 […]

Prasna Upanishad, Class 19

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 […]

Prasna Upanishad, Class 18

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 […]

Prasna Upanishads, Class 17

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 […]

Prasna Upanishads, Class 16

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.    […]

Prasna Upanishad Class 15

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 […]

Prasna Upanishad, Class 13

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 […]

Prasna Upanishad, Class 12

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 […]