Bhagavadgeeta : ( 26/11/2012. )

  Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF), research wing of Chinmaya Mission Worldwide. Adi Sankara Nilayam, Veliyanad, Eranakulam, India, Kerala welcometocif@chinfo.org Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) Vibrant Onam celebrations at CIF 🌼🌸 ✨ Festivities began on ‘Atham’, with daily garden-fresh flower arrangements- pookkalams enthusiastically put together by the staff. A special Onakkodi (new outfits) distribution for the entire staff on August 24 reinforced the feelings of togetherness and joy! The celebrations picked up steam with the entire CIF family, along with students from the residential Puja Vidhanam Course, coming together on August 26 for a cultural showcase. Decorating of a beautiful pookkalam was followed by Thiruvathirakali dance and Ona Paattu songs by the staff. The Puja Vidhanam Course and CVV students even enacted a beautiful musical on the Vamana and Mahabali story – depicting the origin of Onam. Everyone was so overwhelmed that they literally showered th...

==================================================================== Saturday, 26 Aug 2023 06:30 . The Moksha Gita: Swami Sivananda Chapter 10: The State of Jivanmukti-2. Commentary: Swami Krishnananda. ==================================================================== 3.  "A Jivanmukta realises that he is beyond the three bodies and five Koshas, he is the witness of the three states, he is pure Consciousness." =================================================================== The Jivanmukta is the witness of the three lower states of consciousness, namely, the waking, dreaming and deep sleep states. He realises the Turiya state which is peaceful, blissful and non-dual. He lives in the seventh Bhumika of Jnana where the mind becomes Brahman itself. The expanded consciousness soars above the five sheaths and hails beyond the region of thought and intellect. The Jivanmukta's thoughts and actions do not promise a future world-experience for him. He experiences the world a...

Chinmaya Mission  Swami Sharadananda, the Mukhya Acharya of the course, led the Gurupaduka puja, invoking the blessings of the Guruparampara at the start of the inaugural ceremony for the course.  The commencement was graced by the presence of Prof. N.K. Sundareswaran, Chairman of the Sanskrit Department at Calicut University, and Swami Advayananda.  Both dignitaries spoke eloquently about the significance of the Puja and rituals in the Sanatan culture and how it enriches our lives, elevating it to the Divine. Pen drives containing discourses on 'Adoration of the Mother by Swami Sharadananda' and 'Panchadasi Chapter 8’ by Swami Advayananda were released by Swami Advayananda and Prof. N.K. Sundareswaran respectively, to commemorate the course launch.  The inaugural copies of the two pen drives were presented to Prof. Sundareswaran and Br. Mukund Chaitanya respectively, to honor the auspicious occasion. The ceremony concluded with a heartfelt vote of thanks by Camp Coo...

========================================================================= Wednesday, 16 Aug 2023 08:10. The Moksha Gita: Swami Sivananda Chapter 9: The Five Sheaths- 9,10. Commentary: Swami Krishnananda. ========================================================================= 9, 10.  "The Anandamaya Kosha or this bliss sheath is Avidya or ignorance, a modification of Prakriti.  It is the effect of past deeds. It is endowed with changing attributes.  It is Jada or insentient. Therefore you are not the Anandamaya Kosha.  You are the witness of this sheath."  Understand, therefore, "I am not the Anandamaya sheath. I am Brahman." ======================================================================= The Anandamaya Kosha is made of Mula-Ajnana. It is the Karana Sarira or the causal body which is the substratum of all other sheaths which are external to it. Its three attributes or Dharmas are Priya, Moda and Pramoda, affection, delight and intense happiness. It is t...

============================================================================= Friday, 11 Aug 2023 07:10. The Moksha Gita: Swami Sivananda Chapter 9: The Five Sheaths- 5,6,7 & 8. Commentary : Swami Krishnananda. ========================================================================== 5, 6.  "The Manomaya Kosha or the mental sheath is a product of Sattwa Guna. It also has a beginning and an end. It is inert. It is an effect. Therefore you are not the Manomaya Kosha. You are the witness of this sheath. Understand, therefore, "I am not Manomaya Kosha. I am Brahman."" The Manomaya Kosha consists of the mind and the five Jnana Indriyas. It is a means of enjoying pleasure and pain. The mind causes egoism in the body and "mine"-ness in house, sons, wife, wealth, etc., and passes outside through the avenues or channels of these five Indriyas. It is the internal instrument for gaining the experiences and knowledge of this world. Mind is associated with the Vri...

  Chinmaya Mission On 18th July 2023, the Computer Learning Centre for underprivileged children at the Ashram was inaugurated by Swami Avyayananda, the resident Swami of Chinmaya Gurudham. The center is operated by an NGO - Nai Disha Educational and Cultural Society, and the courses provided to the children are certified by NIIT. The children were addressed by Swamiji, who emphasized the importance of focus, gratitude for available opportunities, full utilization of those opportunities, and regular attendance. Swamiji highlighted that the establishment of the learning centre was made possible by the collective efforts of various individuals and factors, and the children should express their gratitude to everyone involved, especially to God, as nothing would have been possible without divine grace. He further encouraged the children to apply their learning in the service of humanity, which, in turn, is a service to the Lord. After offering prayers to Gurudev and imparting words of w...

  ============================================================================ Tuesday, 01 Aug 2023 06:20. The Moksha Gita: Swami Sivananda Chapter 8: Ignorance and Wisdom-3. =========================================================================== 5.  "He who thinks "Prakriti does everything, I am only witness, I am non-doer, I am non-enjoyer," is a wise sage." ============================================================================= Prakriti or Nature is the real doer of all actions. Prakriti is understood as the concrete appearance of a universal power which is other than the essence of the Reality. This has got both a cosmical and an individualistic significance. As the cosmical energy Prakriti works the evolution of the mass of beings constituting the universe and as the individualistic energy it brings about the activity of the Jiva. Action binds the Jiva when it considers itself as the doer of the action. The Intelligence of the Atman is reflected throu...