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The Chandogya Upanishad - 3-26. : Swami Krishnananda.

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======================================================================= 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

The Chandogya Upanishad - 3-25. : Swami Krishnananda.

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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