Bhagavadgeeta : ( 26/11/2012. )

========================================================================= Wedesday,  31 May, 2023. 07:30. The Moksha Gita : Swami Sivananda Chapter 7: The Process of Sadhana - 8. ===================================================================== 21.  "You should make Brahma-Vichara habitual in you by constant practice. Then only your mind will be under your perfect control. All the impurities of the mind will be washed away by Brahma-Vichara." Brahma-Vichara should be the habit of every aspirant in his life. It is his identification with some particular aspect of the Infinite Whole that is his individuality. The life of circumscribed isolation and suffering is the fruit of affirming the Self to be something, for the moment one affirms something, the other aspects of the Absolute Whole are denied their unified existence and are neglected and treated as the not-self. The Whole can never be separated into parts and therefore there is a desire in every self to obtain the not-s...

========================================================================= Tuesday, May 16, 2023. 07:30. The Moksha Gita : Swami Sivananda Chapter 7: The Process of Sadhana - 7. ========================================================================= "19, 20. 'OM' is the symbol of Brahman. It is the word of power. It is the sacred mono-syllable. It is the essence of all the Vedas. It is the boat to take you to the other shore of fearlessness and immortality. Meditate on OM with Bhava and meaning." OM is the highest symbolical expression of the absolute nature of Brahman. OM is the source of all power and knowledge. The pronunciation of the word "OM" includes all the processes of sound-production and word-formation. Hence this word-symbol is the highest and the subtlest expression of the Shabda-Tanmatra, and is the basis of all speech, even of the Vedas. All words and languages are, thus, produced from the eternal "OM." When the word OM is repeated ...

========================================================================= Monday, May 08, 2023. 07:00. The Moksha Gita : Swami Sivananda Chapter 7: The Process of Sadhana - 6. ========================================================================= 16. "You should ever be engaged in enquiry of Brahman, till you get Brahma-Jnana. You should practise right conduct also. You should have association with the sages." The enquiry of the One Brahman is the sole duty of the aspirant who wishes to become the Absolute. The practice of Sadhana is not "one" of the duties of man, but the "only" duty for which he is born. The finitude of the self is the common disease in all human beings, and so, the end which the individual should direct his activities to should be nothing short of Brahman-Realization. The aspirant should adopt the method of saturating his consciousness with the feeling of the Presence of Brahman in all things. In the beginning he should practise only...

========================================================================= Thursday, May 04, 2023. 08:30. The Moksha Gita : Swami Sivananda Chapter 7: The Process of Sadhana -5. ========================================================================= 13, 14, 15. Negate the five sheaths. Control the senses. Sit quietly. Meditate always "I am Sat-Chit-Ananda Swayamprakasha Brahman" which is the substratum for these five sheaths and the whole world. Keep up the Brahma-Bhava while walking, eating and bathing. The method of meditation on Brahman always proceeds along two lines, the negative denial and the positive assertion. The not-self should be denied its reality and the true Self should be affirmed its existence. The five sheaths of the body are the walls of the prison in which Consciousness is locked up. The "neti-neti" or the "not this, not this" method is employed in negating the sheaths one by one. The physical body is characterised by Tamas and is cut ...

Chinmaya Mission : Swami Swaroopananda recently conducted a Hanuman Chalisa Maha Yagna in Nairobi, Kenya, with the theme of ‘Go Beyond Your Goal’. The talks were well-received, and the audience attendance increased every day. Swamiji explained the meaning and significance of the Hanuman Chalisa, as well as the impact of chanting the verses with faith and devotion. He recommended the attendees to chant the Hanuman Chalisa daily, seven times a week on either Tuesday or Saturday, and 100 times once a year or at least once in a lifetime. A children’s camp on Hanumanji was held concurrently with the talks, where children engaged with stories, bhajans, chanting, games, and activities based on Hanumanji. The camp was a success, with the number of children increasing from 48 to 117 by the end of the week. The children left with a strong role model that they could look up to throughout their lives. The event concluded on Hanuman Jayanti, which was celebrated with Hanuman Janma celebrations and ...

========================================================================= Friday, April 21, 2023. 06:00. The Moksha Gita : Swami Sivananda Chapter 7: The Process of Sadhana -3. ========================================================================= 9, 10. Understand the right significance of the "Tat Twam Asi" Mahavakya. The knowledge relating to the identity of the individual soul and the supreme soul that arises from Mahavakyas like "Tat Twam Asi" (Thou art That) is the means to emancipation. Tat-Twam-Asi is the Abheda-Bodha-Vakya of the Upanishad which is also the Upadesha-Vakya instructed on by the Brahma-Srotriya Brahmanishtha Guru to the Adhikari or the disciple. The consciousness of the nonseparateness of Jiva and Brahman is brought about by this great aphoristic precept which Sage Uddalaka repeated nine times to his son and disciple Swetaketu. "Thou art That" is the meaning carried out by this declaration of the Sruti. It has got a superficial ve...

========================================================================= Monday, April 17, 2023. 06:30. The Moksha Gita : Swami Sivananda Chapter 7: The Process of Sadhana -2. ========================================================================= 5, 6. You cannot see the all-pervading butter in the milk, but if you churn it you can get the butter. Even so you cannot see Brahman by these physical eyes; but you can behold the All-pervading Brahman by the churning of meditation. The churning of meditation brings the butter of Brahman. When the confused subjectivity is overcome, the nature of Brahman is revealed. The whole task of Sadhana is a very careful and vigilant process and it should not be undertaken at random. The physical eyes cannot see Brahman because Brahman which is Experience is different from perception. Perception which is a part cannot encompass Experience which is the Whole. The part is included within the Whole. Sense-activity is a method of the further sub-division...