Aitareya Upanishad

======================================================================== 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

 ======================================================================== ======================================================================== 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