Chandogya Upanishad: ( 30/03/2013. )

 ======================================================================= ====================================================================== Sunday,  Novamber 28, 2021. 8:00. PM. The Chandogya Upanishad - CH-3, SECTION 3-2. CHAPTER III: SANATKUMARA'S INSTRUCTIONS ON BHUMA-VIDYA : 3-2. SECTION 3 - Mind-2 ====================================================================== Whatever the mind can think, that should be brought within the purview of the object of meditation. This is perhaps the last stage which ordinary people can reach in meditation. What can they do beyond the level of the thoughts of their mind? So, we should try to find out what are the possibilities of the mind, and bring all of them together into a stage of harmony, in an artistic manner. The pattern of thought should be beautiful. It should be complete.  This is the meaning of the term 'absolute' here. We have to remember this again. The absolute is the completeness of any particular concept, whatever

 ====================================================================== ======================================================================= Monday,  Novamber 22, 2021. 8:00. PM. CHAPTER III: SANATKUMARA'S INSTRUCTIONS ON BHUMA-VIDYA : 3-1. SECTION 3 -Mind-1 ======================================================================= Mantram:  1. Mono vava vaco bhuyah, yatha vai dve vamalake  dve va kole dvau vaksau mistir-anubhavati, evam  vacam ca nama ca mano’nu-bhavati, sa yada  manasa manasyati, mantran-adhiyiyeti, athadhite,  karmani kurviyeti, atha kurute, putrams-ca  pasumsceccheyeti, athecchate, imam ca lokam amum  ceccheyeti, athecchate, mano-hy-atma, mano-hi loko mano hi brahma, mano upassveti. 2. Sa yo mano brahmetyupste yavan-manaso gatam tatrasya yatha kamacaro bhavati yo mano  brahmetyupaste ‘sti bhagavo manaso bhuya iti manaso vava bhuyo’stiti tanme bhagavan bravatviti. ====================================================================== Beyond speech, and superior

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deepavali at Chinmaya Mission ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday, Novamber 7, 2021. 9:00. PM. CHAPTER III: SANATKUMARA'S INSTRUCTIONS ON BHUMA-VIDYA : 2. SECTION 2 : Speech ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam 2." Sa yo vacam brahmeti upaste, yavad-vaco gatam  tatrasya yatha kamacaro bhavati, yo vacam  brahmety-upaste; asti, bhagavah, vaco bhuya iti,  vaco vava bhuyo’stiti, tan-me, bhagavan, bravitviti."  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One is free to the extent of one’s knowledge. So, knowledge is power. This is a great conclusion that we can draw from these descriptions of the nature of kn

 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Chandogya Upanishad - CH-3, SECTION 2 : Speech.. Swami Krishnananda. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wednesday, September 22, 2021. 8:15. AM. CHAPTER III: SANATKUMARA'S INSTRUCTIONS ON BHUMA-VIDYA : 2. SECTION 2 : Speech --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam : 1. Vag-vava namno bhuyasi, vag-va rg-vedam  vijnapayati, yajurvedam, sama-vedam, atharvanam  caturtham, itihasa-puranam pancamam, vedanam  vedam, pitryam, rasim, daivam nidhim,  vakovakyam, ekayanam, deva-vidyam, brahma vidyam, bhuta-vidyam, ksatra-vidyam, naksatra vidyam, sarpa-devajana-vidyam, div