Mundakopanishad : ( 12/12/2012. )

 ======================================================================= Chinmaya Mission : A book release event of 'Shrimad Bhagavata' translation in Nepali was organized by Chinmaya Mission Sikkim on 9th of Dec. The event was graced by Br. Divakar Chaitanya's The Talk on 'Art of Peace.' It was held in the presence of Swami Pradhymna Shrestha, Padma Shree Sanu Lama, Nepali Sahitya Bhagwan president Rudra Poudyal and Chief information commissioner C.P Dhakal along with more than 100 devotees. S K Sarda and H P Dhakal were inspired to translate the original Hindi book of Swami Tejomayananda Titled- ‘Shreemad Bhagawad Pravarchan’ into Nepali Language for the benefit of Nepali Bhasi living in Himalayas and worldwide. ======================================================================== Saturday, December 17, 2022. 09:00. Chapter-1, Section-2, Mantram-13. POST-19. ======================================================================== Mantram-1 :  ( Instructions to ...

 ======================================================================== ========================================================================= Monday, November 28, 2022. 08:30. Chapter-1, Section-2, Mantram-12. POST-18. ========================================================================= Mantram-12 : ( A seeker seeing meaningless-ness of the worldly and heavenly pleasures advised to approach a teacher and seek Supreme knowledge. ) "Parīkṣya lokān karma-citān brāhmaṇo  nirvedam-āyān-nāsty-akṛtah kṛtena,  tad vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum-evābhi-gacchet  samit-pāṇiḥ śrotriyam brahma-niṣṭham (1.2.12)."  Having given us an idea of the prospects of the performer of yajnas, or sacrifices, and having told us that karmas, actions, sacrifices are unreliable boats in one's effort to cross the ocean of life, and hinting that only those who are austere and who live in seclusion, living a simple life and having a lofty goal before them as their final destination, reach Bra...

 ========================================================================= ======================================================================== Thursday, November 10, 2022. 08:30. Chapter-1, Section-2, Mantram-11.. POST-17. ========================================================================= Mantram-11. "Tapaḥ śraddhe ye hy upavasanty araṇye śāntā vidvāṁso bhaikṣācaryāṁ carantaḥ,  sūrya-dvāreṇa te virajāḥ prayānti yatrāmṛtaḥ sa puruṣo hy avyayātmā." (1.2.11).  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commentary : Those blessed souls, seekers of Truth, who lead a life of simplicity, austerity, tapas and internal devotion, live in seclusion, and do not want to live in large cities. They feel happier to be alone to themselves than to be in the midst of families and large crowds of people. The progress in the spiritual path can be gauged by the extent of satisfaction and joy that you fee...

 ======================================================================= ======================================================================== Friday, October 22, 2022. 06:30. Chapter-1, Section-2, Mantram-9 &10. POST-16. ========================================================================= Mantras 8 to 10 : Description of the sad state of knowledge-less (devoid of Upasana) rituals -  ========================================================================= Mantram-9: Avidyāyām bahudhā vartamānā  vayaṁ kṛtārthā ity-abhi-manyanti bālāh,  yat karmiṇo na pravedayanti rāgāt  tenā-turāḥ kṣīṇa-lokāś cyavante (1.2.9):  Children with no understanding imagine that they have achieved everything that they can achieve. “I am a king. I have performed so many Rajasuyas and Ashvamedhas. There is no opposition before me. I have conquered the whole world. I have annexed my kingdom.” So are the vainglorious words and imaginations of a potentate. Tomorrow he shall ...

======================================================================== Swami Udit Chaithanyaji SRIMAD BHAGAVATHA SAPTAHA MOHOTSAVAM (FM 2022 OCT 2 TO OCT 09 ) NOIDA 62-DELHI VIJAYADASAMI CELEBRATION. ഭാഗവത സപ്താഹ മഹോത്സവം (2022  Oct 02  to Oct 9 വരെ ) Noida 62- Delhi വിജയദശമി ആഘോഷം. ======================================================================= Friday, October 07, 2022. 07:30. Chapter-1, Section-2, Mantram-8. POST-15. ========================================================================= Mantras 8 to 10 : Description of the sad state of knowledge-less (devoid of Upasana) rituals -  ========================================================================= Mantram-8 :  Avidyāyā - antare vartamānāḥ svayaṁ  dhīrāḥ paṇḍitam manya-mānāḥ,  janghanyamānāḥ pariyanti mūḍhāḥ,  andhenaiva nīyamānā yathāndhāḥ (1.2.8).  "Ignorant beings existing (gloating) in the midst of ignorance, but fancying themselves to be wise and learned, go round oppresse...

====================================================================== ======================================================================== Wednesday, September 21, 2022. 06:00 Chapter-1, Section-2, Mantram-7. POST-14. ======================================================================== Mantram-7. Criticism of rituals-devoid of knowledge (upasana) Plavā hy ete adṛḍhā yajña-rūpā aṣṭādaśoktam avaram yeṣu karmā etac chreyo ye'bhinandanti mūḍhāḥ jarā-mṛtyuṁ te punar evāpiyanti (1.2.7).  Unreliable boats are these on which you try to cross the ocean of samsara in the form of yajna, or sacrifice. These boats in the form of yajnas, or sacrifices, are like bubbles. They will burst one day, and you cannot entirely rely on them forever because these forces, called apurva in the language of the Mimamsa Shastra, which are responsible for lifting you up to the region of Indra, or to even higher regions, lose their potency one day. It is like sitting in a rocket going up by using fuel, a...