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The Essence of the Aitareya and Taittiriya Upanishads: 1.3 Swami Krishnananda.

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======================================================================================================= Wednesday 02,Aug 2026, 07:25. Books Vedanta&Upanishads The Essence of the Aitareya and Taittiriya Upanishads: 1.3 Chapter 1: Introduction -3. Swami Krishnananda. ======================================================================================================= Now, we gradually move to a philosophical realm from the ordinary social and empirical level of thought on which we have been traversing up to this time. Philosophy is a study of causes, rather ultimate causes, and an explanation of everything in terms of these causes. Sometimes they call it metaphysical thinking. Whatever be the name we give to it, it is the study of ultimate causes and an explanation of everything through these. The ultimate causes should be such that there should not be causes behind these causes; else they would not be the ultimate causes. The meaning of an ultimate cause is that it stands by its o...
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The Essence of the Aitareya and Taittiriya Upanishads: 2. Swami Krishnananda.

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  ==================================================================================== Sunday 23. Aug 2026, 08:25. Books Vedanta&Upanishads The Essence of the Aitareya and Taittiriya Upanishads: 2. Chapter 1: Introduction -2. Swami Krishnananda. ===================================================================================== If the aim seems to be an organisational unity—a thing that automatically comes out as a consequence of our ways of thinking—our duties also cannot be of a dissimilar character. If there is a purposive collaboration of the aims of life among mankind tending towards an organic perfection in itself, there cannot be different sets of ideals or duties before mankind, because duties or functions are nothing but activities directed towards the achievement of the purpose of humanity. The duties are as much related one to the other as the segments of the different aspirations of individuals are in respect of the total purpose of mankind. As there cannot be an ...
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The Essence of the Aitareya and Taittiriya Upanishads: 1.Swami Krishnananda

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============================================================================================== Monday 31. July 2026, 20:50. Books Upanishads The Essence of the Aitareya and Taittiriya Upanishads: 1. Chapter 1: Introduction -1. Swami Krishnananda. ============================================================================================= The great issues of life, whether personal or social, hinge upon the concept of duty—what one ought to do in life. We know very well that the whole enterprise of mankind is a struggle of duty towards a particular end, and it makes no difference what position a person occupies in life insofar as the broad question of duty is concerned. The division of duty may vary from person to person, or from condition to condition; but that there is a duty of some sort cannot be denied, because duty is another name for the function that one is expected to perform in a given location of one's life. But what one ought to do cannot be decided easily unless another...
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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 beatit...
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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, De...
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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...
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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 fa...
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