Mundakopanishad : ( 12/12/2012. )

 ======================================================================== ========================================================================= 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...