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The Tree of Life -2.2 Swami Krishnananda.

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================================================================ Sunday, 26 Nov 2023 08:40. Discourse 2: The Search For Wholeness - 2. ================================================================ It is not true that we have gained everything that we require. Our needs are endless and as vast as the expansion of the tree of life. What we see with our eyes is far less in expanse than what we are unable to see with our eyes. The waters in the canal are very meagre in their extent compared to the expanse of the ocean which flows through the canal. Our happiness, whatever be the character of it in this world, is due to the sensation of having acquired what we need. But a simultaneous undercurrent of unhappiness at the back of it is due to a suspicion that there are many more things that we have yet to gain. So there is the dashing of the waters of this ocean of life against both the banks of this river of experience—on one side in the direction of a tentative happiness due to the feelin

The Tree of Life -2.1 Swami Krishnananda.

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Chinmaya Mission:  Class 9th and 8th students from Chinmaya International Residential School (CIRS) in Coimbatore embarked on an educational tour to Chinmaya Tapovan Ashram in Sidhbari. This enriching experience aimed to broaden their understanding of spiritual and cultural values. The students had the opportunity to explore the serene surroundings of the ashram, engage in informative sessions, and immerse themselves in the teachings of Chinmaya Mission. Such experiential learning fosters a holistic development, instilling a sense of cultural awareness and spiritual growth among the students of CIRS, contributing to their overall education beyond the confines of traditional classrooms. ================================================================ Tuesday, 21 Nov 2023 08:40. Discourse 2: The Search For Wholeness - 1. ================================================================ The mystery of life is explained, as we noted yesterday, in the first five verses of the Fifteenth Chapt

The Tree of Life - 1.8: Swami Krishnananda.

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=============================================================== Thursday, 16 Nov 2023 07:40. Discourse 1: The Twofold Character of Cosmic Life - 8. ================================================================ The Bhagavadgita gives the answer. We may have been studying, reading chapters of the Gita, but it is difficult for many people to find time to go into the nature of the answer the Bhagavadgita gives to the various queries that arise from our minds. Otherwise, we would be reading the Bhagavadgita like reading the British Pharmacopoeia from the first page to the last page. It may describe all the drugs that are available anywhere in the world—their composition, their character, and so on—but nothing happens. So would be the study of a scripture, whatever be the scripture, if the import of it is not absorbed into our experience. Our spiritual sadhana is not a mere activity such as running a shop. It is not a business. People go to ashrams and do something, then go back home and