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14 October 2023

  • 09:2209:22, 14 October 2023 diff hist +36,937 N Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna Lecture 097 on 10-October-2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == In our last class we have been studying very useful teachings of Sri Ramakrishna. What is the benefit of Holy Company? Sunday, April 9, 1882 Sri Ramakrishna was seated with his devotees in the drawing room of Pranakrishna Mukherjee's house in Calcutta. It was between 1 and 2 o'clock in the afternoon. And there is another benefit from Holy Company. Many benefits are there. One benefit is by associating with holy people, we ourselves b..." Tag: Visual edit

9 October 2023

  • 16:0416:04, 9 October 2023 diff hist +34,220 N Mandukya Karika Lecture 123 on 04-October-2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == We have come to the last chapter. LAATHA SHANTI PRAKARANAM We have discussed up to the 13th karika of this 4th chapter. This 4th chapter has got 100 karikas or shlokas. Mainly, in this last chapter, Gaudapada is trying to refute all the other schools of philosophy which accept creation in this world. We have seen in our last class, in 5 karikas, how Gaudapada had refuted Satkaryavada, Asatkaryavada. Now we come to this Mimamsavada. Y..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 15:5015:50, 9 October 2023 diff hist +37,339 N Purusha Suktam Lecture 20 on 05-October-2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == In our last class, we were discussing the third, if we count from the Uttara Narayana. If we count it as part of the whole series, then 21st mantra. Otherwise, it is the third mantra. But nowadays, this Uttara Narayana has been accepted as part of the Purusha Suptam. So, this is only an academic information. But in practice, everybody chants. All these 24 mantras are there. So, we are discussing a Rig 21. What does it mean? That why..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 15:4815:48, 9 October 2023 diff hist +33,190 N Aitareya Upanishad Lecture 20 on 08 October 2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == We are studying the third chapter of the Aitareya Upanishad. In our last class we have seen that there is something called Hridayam and there is something called Manas. These two in fact are not two separate things. That which is Hridayam or heart is the mind. That which is the mind is the heart. Mind means that which modifies itself into various thoughts called Vrittis. And some of those thoughts, only some of them have been mention..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 15:4615:46, 9 October 2023 diff hist +36,546 N Aitareya Upanishad Lecture 19 on 07 October 2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == We are in the third chapter of the Aitareya Upanishad. It has only four mantras. And in this chapter only we get the Mahavakya. So just to remind ourselves what we discussed in our earlier classes. There were some Brahmins. There were Adhikaris. Brahmana means one who is desirous of obtaining Mukti or realizing Brahman. Those who are longing with intense yearning to realize Brahman is called a Brahmana. And the discussion started in..." Tag: Visual edit

2 October 2023

  • 06:1006:10, 2 October 2023 diff hist +36,935 N Purusha Suktam Lecture 19 on 28-September-2023Created page with "We are enjoying the Purusha Suktam. In our last classes, we have seen the second rick if we count it after 18th or 20th rick if we count it as separate appendix. This is called Uttara Narayana. Purusha Suktam really ends with the 18th rick. But six more were added to it, giving a sort of summary and which is not bad because the more we study, the better we understand and every scripture has got tremendous power. This is called Satsangatya, Scriptural Sangatya, Shastra Sa..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 06:0606:06, 2 October 2023 diff hist +34,309 N Aitareya Upanishad Lecture 18 on 01 October 2023Created page with "We have just completed the second chapter of the Aitareya Upanishad. In yesterday's class, we have completed the first mantra of the third and final chapter. Now, we have been wondering why so much of description of this creation, maintenance, etc. Now, it becomes clear. Vamadeva had said this creation is meant only for one purpose. To realize God. This is what Sri Ramakrishna and Swamiji and Holy Mother and Shankaracharya and every other spiritual saint always emphasize..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 06:0506:05, 2 October 2023 diff hist +35,603 N Aitareya Upanishad Lecture 17 on 30 September 2023Created page with "In our last class, we have been doing the last mantra, rik of the Aitreya Upanishad, second chapter, wherein anybody who attains Atma Jnanam, Self-Knowledge, what happens to him is graphically described. Now, this is not a simple process. It will take many, many, many lives. That was what in the fifth mantra, Rishi Amadeva was telling. The description of this Rishi Amadeva was very beautiful. Even while he was lying in the womb of the mother, he attained to that Brahma J..." Tag: Visual edit

28 September 2023

  • 14:2514:25, 28 September 2023 diff hist +32,204 N Mandukya Karika Lecture 122 on 27-September-2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == So, we have entered into the fourth chapter of the Mandukya Karika. The Upanishad itself was over in the first chapter itself, called Agama Prakarana. Now the fourth chapter is called Alatha Shanti Prakarana. And Gaudapada is creating endless amount of Ashanti by trying to argue with everybody else. But definitely what happens? Do we really require all these arguments for God realization or spiritual progress? Not directly, but indir..." Tag: Visual edit

26 September 2023

25 September 2023

19 September 2023

  • 00:2500:25, 19 September 2023 diff hist +35,993 N Purusha Suktam Lecture 17 on 14-September-2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == We have been studying this marvelous Purusha Sukta, which in essence is the essence of all the Vedas, Vedas of all the Upanishads, of the Bhagavad Gita, of the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, of Prasthanatrayam. In our last class, we have been dealing with the 16th Mantra. VEDAHAM ETAM PURUSHAM MAHANTAM ADITYA VARNAM TAMASASTU PARI SARVANI RUPANI VICHITYA DHIRAH NAMANIKRITVA ABHIVADAN YADASTE A realized soul is declaring thus, It has been..." current Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:2200:22, 19 September 2023 diff hist +39,017 N Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna Lecture 095 on 12-September-2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == Today we have got a question. This is the question. Sri Ramakrishna often says he has the mind of a woman that allows him to meditate on God. What are these feminine qualities that he has imbibed to be closer to God? First part of the question. Also, is it a part of our spiritual evolution to mentally feel that I am not a male, not a female. I am Chaitanya Swaroopam. There is no reality. These are the two separate points in one quest..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:1800:18, 19 September 2023 diff hist +35,521 N Aitareya Upanishad Lecture 14 on 17 September 2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == We have completed the third section of the first chapter of the Aitareya Upanishad in our last class. Let us remember, in Aitareya Upanishad, there are three chapters. Now, the end of the first chapter, in the third section, every Jiva has three births, three houses, and that Avasatha, Avasatha, Avasatha. And what are those three? The father sees one, the mother sees another, and this body-mind complex is the third. I am Avasatha. I..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:1700:17, 19 September 2023 diff hist +34,652 N Aitareya Upanishad Lecture 13 on 16 September 2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == We are continuing Aitareya Upanishad, Chapter 1, Section 3. We have come to the 13th mantra. Now what happened? Bhagwan had created the worlds, created the rulers of the worlds, created all the bodies and created the food. Everything is ready. Only one thing is awaiting. That is the owner, the conscious being, the Jivatma. He has to come because all this preparation like the construction of a house is meant for somebody to live and c..." Tag: Visual edit

18 September 2023

  • 23:5723:57, 18 September 2023 diff hist +33,216 N Mandukya Karika Lecture 120 on 13-September-2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == We have started the fourth chapter. It is called LATA SHANTI PRAKARANAM. And there are hundred shlokas, also called karikas, are there. We have already dealt about eight or nine in the past classes. The essence of this fourth chapter is the summarization. Very strange. Summarization should be much less than all other karikas put together. Or even, not even, probably about a hundred will be there. The summarization itself will be a hu..." Tag: Visual edit

11 September 2023

  • 18:4918:49, 11 September 2023 diff hist +36,372 N Aitareya Upanishad Lecture 12 on 10 September 2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == In our last class, we have been discussing how Bhagawan desired to create, meaning He wanted to play with Himself, He manifested Himself, He created the worlds, He created the rulers of the worlds called presiding deities or Adhishtatru Devatas. He created the instruments Bhoga, Upakarana, the bodies, the Indriyas, the mind, etc. And all this He created by becoming Himself the Pancha Bhutas. But there is something He needed to add no..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 18:4818:48, 11 September 2023 diff hist +38 Aitareya Upanishad Lecture 11 on 09 September 2023No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
  • 18:4818:48, 11 September 2023 diff hist +33,600 N Aitareya Upanishad Lecture 11 on 09 September 2023Created page with "So far, what did we discuss? The Divine Lord, Paramatma, decided to create this world. Creation of the world means God Himself is both the intelligent and material cause. He manifested as this Jagat. Why did God do this? It is His sport. We call it Leela. We do not know the why, how or when. So we think that it is to enjoy Himself as if He was not enjoying before creation. Now this creation can be divided into three parts. One view, Srishti creation, Stithi, sustenance,..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 18:4518:45, 11 September 2023 diff hist +36,158 N Purusha Suktam Lecture 16 on 07-September-2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == So the Devas, Sadhyas and the Rishis with the help of the Rishis. Rishis represent the exact right knowledge of how to create. They represent the Vedas. The Devas represent the powers. And the Sadhyas represent anyone who assists them. So a great Yajna was going on. It is a Manasikai Yajna. Who was the fire? The Virat Purusha. And who is being offered? Virat Purusha. This marvelous concept. Whenever we start eating something, we also..." current Tag: Visual edit
  • 18:4318:43, 11 September 2023 diff hist +31,940 N Mandukya Karika Lecture 119 on 06-September-2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == In our last class, we have been studying the sixth karika of the last chapter called Alatha Shanti Prakarana. In this fourth chapter, Gaudapada is summarizing what he had discussed in the first, second and third prakaranas. Not only that, in this particular chapter, he challenges us to rise intellectually above ordinary thinking because there are certain types of beliefs. If creation is real, so many people are there, and of course,..." Tag: Visual edit

6 September 2023

  • 10:3110:31, 6 September 2023 diff hist +35,774 N Aitareya Upanishad Lecture 10 on 03 September 2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == In our last class, we have been discussing about various stages of creation. We should always remember why did God create this universe. The Advaitic view is God did not create. As if it is created, it's not real. We are not going into that ring of argumentation. For us, the world is real, very very real. The only reality is this world. If at all something is unreal, it is God only. But we have faith that the scriptures are teaching..." Tag: Visual edit
  • 10:0210:02, 6 September 2023 diff hist +35,044 N Purusha Suktam Lecture 15 on 31-August-2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == We have been studying the Purusha Suptam. Earlier we have seen from that Virat Purusha, Universal Being, all mankind has been created. And how was the creation? Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra. The face of the Virat Purusha became Brahmana, the shoulders and hands of the Virat Purusha became Kshatriya, and the legs have become the Vaishya, and the feet have become the Shudra. And we have discussed the point, very important po..." current Tag: Visual edit

3 September 2023

31 August 2023

30 August 2023

  • 10:1410:14, 30 August 2023 diff hist +39,868 N Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna Lecture 094 on 29-August-2023Created page with "== Full Transcript (Not Corrected) == Today we have not one question but at least five questions. One question containing five parts of it, all related to suicide. So this is the question. We will deal with it. I have to tell this is a question which troubles all of us. So we have better to know. Of course, this is according to Hinduism. We have to understand because such things are rarely discussed. We Hindus believe in past birth, future birth. So this question is rela..." current Tag: Visual edit

29 August 2023

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