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
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
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
In this section of the Brhadaranyaka Upanisad, the great Mahavakya, “Aham Brahmasmi, I am Brahman” asserts the oneness of the self with the cause of the world. This profound assertion, naturally, gives rise to a series of questions. Swamiji will continue his elucidation of this profound aphorism in the dialog between Maharishi Yajnavalkya and his
An Audio Course on Vedanta Texts- Upanisad: Brhadaranyaka Upanisad- Bhasyam (2013) by Swami Viditatmananda Saraswati.
Brhadaranyaka Upanisad (1.4.7): This verse employs, in detail, the method of showing the cause inherent in the effect, karana-karya-prakriya, to reveal the identity of the self with the cause of all. This nondual vision resolves the struggle of human existence. Swami Viditatmananda will teach Adi Shankaracarya’s thorough commentary on this verse. An Audio Course on
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
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 :
