Mundakopanishad : ( 12/12/2012. )

======================================================================== Monday, May 08,  2023. 06:20. Chapter-2, Section-2. Mantram-1. (Pointers to the nature of Brahmam and the advice how to know it.) POST-29. ========================================================================= Mantram-1. (Pointers to the nature of Brahmam and the advice how to know it.) : avih sannihitam guhacaram nama  mahat padam atraitat samarpitam,  ejat pranan nimiac ca yad etat janatha sad asad  varenyam param vijnanad yad varistham prajanam (2.2.1).  Manifest outside is this very thing that is the deepest source of our aspirations. Verily, in front of our eyes is manifest that very thing which is otherwise inconceivable. The deepest within is also there as the perceivable form before the senses. It is deepest in the heart, no doubt, but it is also capable of appearing before our very eyes as the thing that we see. This Brahman is the great manifested support of all beings. It is the cause of all our expe

Chinmaya Mission : Swami Swaroopananda recently conducted a Hanuman Chalisa Maha Yagna in Nairobi, Kenya, with the theme of ‘Go Beyond Your Goal’. The talks were well-received, and the audience attendance increased every day. Swamiji explained the meaning and significance of the Hanuman Chalisa, as well as the impact of chanting the verses with faith and devotion. He recommended the attendees to chant the Hanuman Chalisa daily, seven times a week on either Tuesday or Saturday, and 100 times once a year or at least once in a lifetime. A children’s camp on Hanumanji was held concurrently with the talks, where children engaged with stories, bhajans, chanting, games, and activities based on Hanumanji. The camp was a success, with the number of children increasing from 48 to 117 by the end of the week. The children left with a strong role model that they could look up to throughout their lives. The event concluded on Hanuman Jayanti, which was celebrated with Hanuman Janma celebrations and

========================================================================= Saturday, April 15,  2023. 07:20. Chapter 2: Section 1 :  Mantram-9. POST-27. ======================================================================== Mantram-9. (Mountains, rivers, plants, etc, are also born of Brahmam.) Atah samudra girayas-ca sarve-smat syandante sindhavah sarva rupah, atas ca sarva osadhayo rasas-ca yenaisa bhutais-tisthate hy-antaratma.   (2.1.9):  ======================================================================== This inner Atman, appearing as Brahman outside and the kutastha tattva inside us, is the cause of even the mighty oceans and the towering Himalayan mountains. The rivers flow in a particular direction only, and not in another direction. The Sun rises only in one direction, and not elsewhere. The stars scintillate and maintain their positions not in any other manner, only because of terror of the operation of the system of law and order of Brahman tapas. All the trees and plan

========================================================================= Wednesday, March 29,  2023. 08:00. Chapter 2: Section 1 :  Mantram-8. (Objects, Organs and their presiding deties are also the creation of Brahmam.)  POST-26. ========================================================================= Mantram - (2.1.8) : From Him, from that great plenum of felicity, these seven senses manifest themselves.  Sapta-prānāh prabhavanti tasmāt  saptārcisah samidhas sapta-homāh,  sapta ime lokā yesu caranti prānā  guhāśayā nihitāh sapta sapta .  Seven orifices above the neck are referred to here as seven senses—the two nostrils, the two eyes, the two ears, and the mouth. These are the seven apertures which act like senses, performing their respective functions. These senses, and their powers of cognition—not only the location of the eyes, nose, ears, etc., but also the capacity involved in them to perform their function, and the particular objects to which they are directed, as also the k

Chinmaya Mission : The last week of February, the Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) campus hosted two camps.  The first, Narada Bhakti Sutra Camp, was facilitated by Br. Anand Chaitanya for participants from Chinmaya Mission Vellore and Chinmaya Mission Chennai.  They enjoyed the sessions and also learned more about the history of Adi Sankara Nilayam while visiting various temples in Ernakulam.  The second camp was an orientation workshop conducted by the Youth Alliance team from Uttaranchal for young participants from the Southern zone.  Although the CIF campus was always bustling with activity, the serene silence of divinity at its heart remained true for those who tuned in. ========================================================================= Thursday, March 16,  2023. 07:00. Chapter 2: Section 1 :  Mantram-6&7. (Rituals and means to perform them are also born from the imperishable.) continued POST-25. ===================================================================

========================================================================= Friday, March 03,  2023. 08:00. Chapter 2: Section 1 :  Mantram-6&7. (Rituals and means to perform them are also born from the imperishable.) POST-24. ======================================================================== Mantram-6. " rcah sāma yajūmsi dīksā  yajñaś ca sarve kratavo daksināś ca,  samvatsaraś ca yajamānaś ca lokāh  somo yatra pavate yatra sūryah." (2.1.6) :  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : "From Him  also Gods of various orders, the celestials, the men, the beasts (cattle), the birds, the in-breaths, the out-breaths, the corn, and barley, thought, devotion, truth, self-control and values of life(were born)." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhashyam (Vyakyanam) : From this Bein