Part of the Krishna Yajurveda, and one of the most popular Upanisads, Katha Upanishad comprises two parts and 120 verses. It is one of the ten Upanishads Shankara commented on, and comes to us in the form of a dialogue between young seeker Nachiketa and Lord Yama (Death). Lord Yama tests Nachiketa’s qualifications as a […]
Part of the Atharva Veda, Kaivalya Upanishad focuses on the self as Nirguna Brahman. Its twenty-five verses are a concise exposition of the ‘Paramarthika’ vision of Vedanta. Kaivalyopanisad well-known Arati mantras as well as that echo those of other important Upanishad. The Kaivalya’s dialogue between Lord Brahma and Disciple Ashvalayana is a comprehensive inquiry into
By whom (Kena, i.e. by whose mere intent) is the impelled mind directed ? With this profound question, the Kena Upanisad, which is part of the Sama Veda, begins. One of the shortest Upanishad, Kena offers one of the most thorough presentations of Vedanta in its first two chapters. The prose of the last two
The epic Mahabharata is one of the largest poems in the world and is divided into 18 Parvas (Sections). It is looked upon as Pancama-Veda (The Fifth Veda) as it contains all that is said in the Veda. The Mahabharata unfolds both Dharma-Sastra and Moksa-Sastra, as it contains Bhagavad Gita. An Audio Course on Ithihasa
Complete Bhagavad Gita Sankarabhasya (363 Classes) took place in Saylorsburg(1987-1990). Set in the context of the battle between the Pandavas and Kauravas in the Mahabharata, the Bhagavad Gita begins with a moving description of Arjuna’s anguish and conflict at the sigh of the people he held dear, arrayed against him on the battlefield. The Gita
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Set in the context of the battle between the Pandavas and Kauravas in the Mahabharata, the Bhagavad Gita begins with a moving description of Arjuna’s anguish and conflict at the sigh of the people he held dear, arrayed against him on the battlefield. The Gita proceeds to unfold, in the form of a dialogue between Lord
Swami Dayananda unfolds the vision of the Entire Bhagavad Gita in this 2002 two-week course. Two years of daily classes from the basis of the extensive Bhagavad Gita Home study course, yet in these two weeks Swamiji will give the complete teaching of Lord Krishna to Arjuna. Like Arjuna who at the end of this
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Brhadaranyaka Upanisad (2.4.1): This chapter of the Brhadaranyaka Upanisad (2.4.1 onwards) reveals the nondual vision of the Upanisad by teaching the reality of what is generally taken to be real, satyasyasatyam. Presented in the form of teacher-student dialogues, the Upanishad also shows the method by which this is taught, and what is expected of the
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With commentary of Adi Shankara, the first four sutras of the Brahmasutras covers the essence of the entire vision of the Vedanta sastra. They also state that all the Upanisad reveals this same vision.In these classes Swamiji profoundly discussed the Adyasabhasya and first sutra of Brahma sutras. An Audio Course on Vedanta Texts- Brahmasutra :
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In this course, the dialogue with Maitreyi and Yajnvalkya takes place. In Chapter 2.4 of the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad, Swamiji follows Shankarabhasya sentence by sentence. Here Yajnavalkya wants to leave his wealth with his wife, Maitreyi and take up a life of Sannyasa, a pursuit of self-knowledge alone. In this dialogue the qualifications of an aspirant
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