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Aitareya Upanishad - 14. ( End of Aitareya Upanishad) : T.N.Sethumadhavan.

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 ========================================================================= ========================================================================= Thursday, December 29, 2022. 06:45.  Chapter III - Consciousness is Supreme Oneness  Post - 14. ========================================================================= Mantram-4 : Sa etena prajnen-atmana-smallokad-utkramya amusmin-svarge loke sarvan kaman-aptva-mrtah samabhavat-samabhavatityom. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He, having realized oneness with Pure Consciousness, soared from this world and  having obtained all desires in yonder heavenly world, became immortal-yea, became  immortal.  The Upanishad concludes with an assertion that the one who has this knowledge (that the  substratum of everything in the universe is Brahman) transcends beyond this world after death and reaches the Supreme Abode of beatitude. He joins the Supreme Absolute
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Aitareya Upanishad - 13. - T.N.Sethumadhavan.

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 ========================================================================= Chinmaya Mission : Swami Brahmananda commenced a Geeta Jnana Yajna in Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Koramangala on Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living on 7th of Dec, 2022. The Yajna was inaugurated by Smt and Sri K M Rajagopal, one of the members of the Mission. Earlier Smt Chaitanya Satish gave the Yajna a very divine start with her soulful invocation while Sri K Krishnamoorthy, President of the Mission highlighted the activities of the Mission along with the impact of Pujya Gurudev on the Global spiritual community. Swamiji explained that the purpose of all our shastras is to bestow peace and tranquillity of mind. The yagna which will conclude on 14th Dec is sure to ignite the spiritual quest and deepen the love for Mother Gita of all seekers. If you are in the area, do take the time to join in person and benefit from these discourses. ========================================================================= Saturday, Decemb
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Aitareya Upanishad - 12. - T.N.Sethumadhavan.

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======================================================================== Chinmaya Mission  During the holy month of Karthika several Chinmaya Mission centres had special celebrations worshipping Lord Shiva and Vishnu.  Featuring here the celebrations from Chinmaya Amarnath, Pittsburgh, USA and Sripaadakshetra, Bengaluru, India. Swami Brahmananda of CM Bengaluru conducted a power packed profound Satsang focussed on Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi’s Upadesha Sara. In Pittsburgh, over 500 plus devotees and community members came together for the Kartika Deepotsav 500 devotees to witness the festive Deepa Prajvalanam. Chinmaya Mission Visakhapatnam hosted a Panchayatana Maharudra Yaagam in this auspicious month with daily Mahanyasa Poorvaka Rudrabhishekam to one of the Panchayatana deities Surya, Lalita Devi, Vishnu, Ganapati and Rudra, including a Sudharshana Homam. ========================================================================= Tuesday, November 22, 2022. 06:00.  Chapter II - The Thre
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Aitareya Upanishad - 11. - T.N.Sethumadhavan.

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 ======================================================================== ======================================================================== Friday, November 04, 2022. 06:00.  Chapter II - The Three Births of the Self  Preamble & Mantras-1,2,3. Post - 11. ========================================================================= In this Chapter II the creation of human body is described in order to inculcate a sense of  dispassion by showing the impermanence of the body. Creation continues through  procreation. A man is born, he gives birth to a son and he takes rebirth after death. This  signifies that a person has really three births. The procreative fluid of a father is said to be  the essence of his Self. The mother looks after it during pregnancy as her own Self. After  birth, the parents nourish the child so that he can be their substitute for performance of  pious deeds. Hence the importance of natal care and oneness of the father and the son are  emphasized.  The centr
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Aitareya Upanishad - 10. - T.N.Sethumadhavan.

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 ======================================================================= ========================================================================= Wednesday, October 19, 2022. 07:00.  Chapter I -  Section 2 :  Cosmic Powers in the Human Body Post - 10. ======================================================================== Mantram-11 : yadi tvachA spRiShTa.n yadi manasA dhyAta.n yadyapAnenAbhyapAnita.n  yadi shishnena visRiShTamatha ko.ahamiti .. 11..  He bethought Himself: "How could this exist without Me?" Then He said to  Himself: "Which way shall I enter it?" he said to Himself further: "If speech is  uttered by the organ of speech, if smelling is done by the breath, seeing by the eyes,  hearing by the ears, touching by the skin, thinking by the mind, eating by the apana  and the emission of semen by the sex organ, them who am I?"  The Supreme Self found itself in an unusual paradoxical position. It thought that if every  other organ of the body does
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Aitareya Upanishad - 9. - T.N.Sethumadhavan.

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 ======================================================================= ======================================================================== Sunday, October 02, 2022. 06:00.  Chapter I -  Section 2 :  Cosmic Powers in the Human Body Post - 9. ======================================================================== The Text : CREATION OF FOOD BY THE SUPREME SELF : sa IkShateme nu lokAshcha lokapAlAshchAnnamebhyaH sRijA iti .. 1. He bethought Himself: "Here now are the worlds and the world-guardians. Let Me  cerate food for them."  After creation of these gods, the Supreme Self thought It should create food for them  because hunger and thirst are co-existent with them.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ so.apo.abhyatapattAbhyo.abhitaptAbhyo mUrtirajAyata .  yA vai sA mUrtirajAyatAnna.n vai tat.h .. 2..  He brooded over the waters. From the waters, thus brooded over, there emerged a  cond
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Aitareya Upanishad - 8. - T.N.Sethumadhavan.

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 ======================================================================= Chinmaya Mission Chinmaya Sudarshan at Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA ,had the honor of welcoming Pujya Swami Swaroopananda to inaugurate and bless the centre. The ashram and the surrounding garden with the flowers and greenery truly touched Swamiji. So indeed, it was a ' SU- DARSHAN ' for him. Swamiji gave the example of Goswami Tulsidas ji and his thoughts on “Theerath Raj Prayag”. . The Prayag Raj is where the Ganga of devotion flows, where brahma vichar is Saraswati and where discussions of dharma, vidhi and nished happen is the river, Yamuna. Swamiji also emphasized that Chinmaya Sudarshan is the place of worship, where people can sing with devotion, where they can perform dedicated seva, where they can gain knowledge and meditate on the Supreme. In his concluding remarks, Swami wished everyone the best with abundance of blessings. He complimented the wonderful work done by Swami Siddhananda and Swami Sha
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