Vedantham : ( 07/11/2012. )

------------------------------------------ Sunday, August 23, 2020. 6:15. AM. 1. Introduction - 17 17. Obstacles In Vedantic Sadhana : ------------------------------------------ 1. Ahamkara is the greatest obstacle to Self-realisation. “I know everything. My view or opinion alone is correct. What I do is right. That man does not know anything. Everybody should follow what I say. Everybody should obey me. I am free from any kind of fault. I am full of auspicious qualities. I am very intelligent. That man is very stupid. That man is wretched. That man has got many defects. I am wise. I am beautiful.” Thus says the egoistic man. This is the nature of Rajasic Ahamkara. He hides his own faults. He exaggerates and advertises his own abilities and qualities. He belittles others. He condemns others. He superimposes faults on others which they have not got. He sees not good but evil in others. He superimposes on himself several good qualities which he does not pos...

Tuesday, July 28, 2020.10:38. AM. 1. Introduction - 16 16.Method Of Vedantic Sadhana ------------------------------------------ Method Of Vedantic Sadhana : Sravana, Manana and Nididhyasana are the three stages of Vedantic Sadhana. Sravana is hearing of the Truth. The Abheda-Bodha-Vakya should be heard from the Brahmanishtha-Guru. Then Vedantic scriptures and treatises have to be carefully studied for the purpose of properly grasping the meaning of the great Mahavakyas. Vedantic Granthas are of two kinds: the Pramana-granthas and the Prameya-granthas. One should always study standard works on Vedanta. A complete and exhaustive treatise on the subject has to be studied with the greatest care. Then only the full knowledge of Vedanta will dawn. Works like the Advaitasiddhi, Chitsukhi, Khandanakhandakhadya, Brahmasutras, etc., are :- Pramana-granthas, for they refute other theories and establish the Advaita-Tattva through logic and argumentation. Works like the Upanishads, the Bhagavadgita...

Friday, June 19, 2020. 1. Introduction - 14 & 15. 14. Sheaths Of The Body & 15.Samadhi : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. 14. Sheaths Of The Body : Five sheaths are covering the individual soul. They are the Annamaya, Pranamaya, Manomaya, Vijnanamaya and Anandamaya Kosas. The Antahkarana or the internal organ takes four forms, viz., mind, intellect, ego and subconscious mind (Chitta). Ahamkara or the ego has connection with the intellect (Buddhi). Their abode is the Vijnanamaya Kosa. Mind (Manas) has connection with the Chitta. Their abode is the Manomaya Kosa. The light of Surya (sun) brightens the intellect. The heat of Surya gives heat to Prana and thus maintains the heat of the body. Just as the mind is the dividing wall between the soul and the Prana, so also Prana (vital air, energy) is the boundary-wall between the mind and the body. Above the mind is the Buddhi. The Buddhi or intellect is made up o...

========================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, May 30, 2020. 1. Introduction - 13.. 13. The Projection Of The World ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. In summer the whole earth is parched. As soon as there is a shower the seeds sprout and plants come out. They were in an unmanifested state (Avyakta) before the rains. Even so the world which is in a manifested state had an unmanifested state and will become unmanifest again. It has come out of Maya, the causal body of Isvara, and will return to it in the end. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. The earth, water, fire, air and ether are all productions of Maya. Water is more subtle and pervasive than earth. Fire is more subtle and pervasive than water. Air is more subtle and pervasive than fire. Akasa is more subtle and pervasive t...

================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28/04/2020. 1. Introduction - 12.. 12.The Nature Of Maya : ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maya is Trigunatmika. Tamoguna is darkness and inertia. Rajoguna is passion and activity. Sattvaguna is divine light and purity. You cannot detect your own faults on account of the force of Avidya. Avidya is the name for Maya in the individual or the Jiva. You always think that you are free from defects, that you are full of virtuous qualities, that you are the most perfect man in the world. This is Maya. Maya is Satya or truth for a worldly-minded man. It is Anirvachaneeya or inexpressible for a Viveki or a man of discrimination. It is Tuccha or nothing for a liberated sage or Jivanmukta who is identifying himself with Satchidananda Brahman. Vasanas and Trishnas, desires and cravings, can be destroyed in...

======================================================================= --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06/04/2020. 1. Introduction -10 & 11. 10. The Nature Of Brahmam & 11. Isvara And Jiva -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. The Nature of Brahmam 1. Brahman is the Absolute-Existence which is of the Nature of Knowledge-Bliss. The world itself shines as Brahman when the veil of ignorance is torn down by the dawn of  Knowledge of the Imperishable. See Brahman in your Guru, Brahman in the world, Brahman in everything. In reality there is no creation. The world itself shines as Brahman when the veil of ignorance is torn down by the dawn of  superimposed upon Brahman through Adhyaropa. Through Apavada-Yukti the superimposition is sublated or negated and everything is realised to be the Abso...

======================================================================= ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29/02/2020. 1. Introduction -8 & 9. 8. The Guru And The Disciple & 9. Vedantic Ethics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. The Guru And The Disciple : The aspirant in olden days used to approach the Guru, with a bundle of sticks (Samit) in his hand, for spiritual instruction. What does this indicate? He prays to his preceptor, “O adorable Guru! Let my bundle of sins and worldly Vasanas be burnt in the fire of wisdom through thy grace.Let the divine flame grow in me. Let me attain the highest illumination. Make me realise, the Tuner Self-effulgent Atman. Let my senses, mind, Prana and egoism be given as oblation in the fire of wisdom. Let me shine as the Light of lights!” It is Guru’s grace th...