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Mundakopanishad : Chapter-2. Section-2. Mantram-2. Post - 20. Swami Krishnananda.

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wednesday, January 27, 2021.12 : 11:36. AM. Mundakopanishad Chapter 2: Section 2, Mantram-2. : Instructions on contemplation upon Brahmam : "Yad-arcimad yad-anubhyo- nu ca yasmin-loka nihita lokinas ca, tad-etad aksharam brahmo sa pranas -tadu vah-manah tad-etat satyam tad-amrtam tat ved-dhavvam somya viddhi." Post - 20. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- tad-etat satyam tad-amrtam tat ved-dhavvam somya viddhi." That imperishable being is the target which you have to hit with this arrow of your mind, struck and discharged by the bow of Upanishadic knowledge, and bent with tremendous strength arisen from your longing for liberation. This is the meaning of the third mantra. The Upanishad is the knowledge which gives you the strength to embark on this great adventure of spiritual experience. That...

Mundakopanishad : Chapter-2. Section-2. Mantram-2. Post - 19. Swami Krishnananda.

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----------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, January 15, 2021.12 : 47. PM. Mundakopanishad Chapter 2: Section 2, Mantram-2. : Instructions on contemplation upon Brahmam : Post - 19. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tad etad ak?aram brahma: This it is that they call the Imperishable Brahman. Sa pr??a?: That also is the vitality of the cosmos, as well as the individual. Tad u v??: That also is the reason why we speak. The energy that is necessary for the modulation of the vocal cords in the articulation of sounds is itself manifested in one form. Tad u v?? mana?: That is the mind that thinks. Tad etat satyam: It is the law, it is the rule, it is the regulation, it is the system, it is the order that maintains this cosmos—satyam. Satyameva jayathe: This great order is the Truth of truths. It is the will of the Absolute. It reigns supreme, triumphs always, and anything other than that cannot triumph. Tad am?tam: It is ...

Mundakopanishad : Chapter-2. Section-2. Mantram-2. Post - 18. Swami Krishnananda.

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  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, January 08, 2021. 09 : 33. AM. Mundakopanishad Chapter 2: Section 2, Mantram-2. : Instructions on contemplation upon Brahmam : Post - 18. --------------------------- In the Kenopanishad, the student asks the Guru, “How do we adore Brahman?” We should adore Brahman as lovable. Actually, the mind will not concentrate on God unless He is beautiful, attractive and lovable. If He terrible and fearsome, the mind will not concentrate on Him. We cannot work by fear; we can work only by love. This applies not only to factories and offices, but also to the work called meditation in the spiritual field. God cannot threaten us so that we may worship Him. God can only attract us. ------------------------------ It is Aristotle who mentioned in his metaphysics that God pulls the world towards Himself as the beloved pulls the lover. These are examples and illustrations which defy logical considerations and mathem...