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The Mundakoupanishad : Post-26. Swami Krishnananda.

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

The Mundakoupanishad : Post-25. Swami Krishnananda.

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

The Mundakoupanishad : Post-24. Swami Krishnananda.

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========================================================================= 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) : ...