Chandogya Upanishad: ( 30/03/2013. )

========================================================================= Sunday, May 07,  2023. 06:25. CHAPTER 4: AN ANALYSIS OF THE NATURE OF THE SELF Section : 1.The Universal Self within the Heart and in the World-2 Post-28. ========================================================================= Mantram-4 : "Tam ced-bruyuh, asmimsced-idam brahma-pure sarvam, samahitam sarvani ca bhutani sarve ca kamah yadaitaj-jara vapnoti pradhvamsate va, kim tato'tisisyata iti." The teacher tells that inside the heart is all the mystery of things. Every object of one's desire is inside one's heart. It is not outside. Whatever one longs for is contained within oneself. A question is raised here from the point of view of a student: "When the body gets old and is finally overcome by death, what happens to this heart that you are speaking of? Does it also disappear with death? How can that which is capable of destruction by death contain the mysteries of creation?" T

========================================================================= Friday, April 14,  2023. 06:49. CHAPTER 4: AN ANALYSIS OF THE NATURE OF THE SELF Section : 1.The Universal Self within the Heart and in the World-1 ========================================================================= Chapter 4: An Analysis of the Nature of the Self SECTION 1: THE UNIVERSAL SELF WITHIN THE HEART AND IN THE WORLD 1. Harih om. atha yad-idam asmin brahma-pure daharam pundarikam vesma, daharo'smin antarakasah, tasmin yad-antah, tad-anvestavyam, tad-vava vijijnasitavyam. We now commence the eighth and the last chapter of the Chhandogya Upanishad. In our own self, in the deepest recess of our own heart, there is a great secret. This is the subject of this chapter. We carry within our own self a great mystery. No one can be a greater mystery than our own Self. Everything else is capable of definition and understanding, but one's own Self is the greatest enigma in the whole world. Everything

======================================================================= Monday, March 27,  2023. 08:15. Chapter Three: Sanatkumara's Instructions on Bhuma-Vidya - 26. SECTION 26: THE PRIMACY OF THE SELF ========================================================================= Mantram-1. To such a blessed one everything comes, rises from his own Self. He need not go hither and thither in search of things, because he has this knowledge. He does not have to go to things, but things go to him. The ocean does not go to the river, the river goes to the ocean. Whoever is endowed with this great experience, this knowledge, the possession of this wisdom, for such a person everything that has been mentioned in the gradation of the categories earlier, right from 'name' onwards up to the point we are discussing now, arises automatically from his own Self, because the supreme cause contains within itself everything else mentioned as its own effects. All these worlds, space, time and the

Leena Sunil Kumar 🙌🙌 Chinmaya Mission  : Several spiritual activities were conducted in Bangalore recently. On 5th February 2023, Sadhana Day was celebrated with 250 study group members discussing Bhagavad Geeta Chapter – 9 in the presence of Pujya Swami Brahmananda. The discussion focused on Jiva, Jagat, and Ishwara, and Pujya Swamiji emphasized the need to quieten the mind and focus on the changeless substratum. He urged attendees to analyze their dream state to understand how the world is projected. Pujya Swami Gahanananda conducted a Geeta Jnana Yajna on Bhagavad Geeta Chapter 17 from 6th Feb to 12th Feb in Chinmaya Mission, Malleswaram. The Yajna discussed the importance of leading a life with control, balanced intellect, and a calm mind, and the three types of faith, food, and sacrifice based on the three inherent Gunas. The program was well attended. Mahashivaratri was celebrated in Sripaadakshetra, J P Nagar on 18th February, 2023 with Mahanyaasa Poorvaka Ekadasha Rudrabhishe

Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) : CIF campus is always abuzz with activity and yet at its heart it is the serene silence of divinity that rings true for those who tune in. This last weekend CIF was hosting two camps – the first was the Narada Bhakti Sutra Camp, facilitated by Br. Anand Chaitanya for participants from the upcoming centre at Chinmaya Mission Vellore and members of CM Chennai.  Participants reveled in the sessions as well as learnt more about the history of Adi Sankara Nilayam and visited various temples in Ernakulam.   Also on campus was the enthusiastic Youth Alliance team, from Uttaranchal, who made the best use of the various spaces on campus to conduct a fun orientation workshop for young participants from the Southern zone.  ========================================================================= Wednesday, March 01,  2023. 07:00. Chapter Three: Sanatkumara's Instructions on Bhuma-Vidya - 24. =============================================================