The document provides an overview of the Mandukya Upanishad. It discusses that the Upanishad contains 12 verses that describe the four states of consciousness - waking, dreaming, dreamless sleep, and a fourth transcendent state called Turiya. Each state is represented by a letter of the sacred syllable AUM. The waking state corresponds to A, the dreaming state to U, and dreamless sleep to M. Turiya, as the unmanifest absolute reality, corresponds to the whole of AUM. Realizing the oneness of individual consciousness and absolute consciousness in Turiya leads to liberation.
karma yoga is the yoga of action ,it is a path that can lead to renunciation.this presentation is all about the karma yoga and what and all karmas we can do in our daily routine life.
This presentation is a basic understanding of the Yoga Sutras in bullets. It is all about understanding yoga, which is a exact science to answer for many of your question. It is not an illustrative work and needs references for additional knowledge.
UNDERSTANDING THE YOGA DARSHAN (An exploration of the Yoga Sutra of Maharishi...Yogacharya AB Bhavanani
UNDERSTANDING THE YOGA DARSHAN
(An exploration of the Yoga Sutra of Maharishi Patanjali)
Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani
The yoga tradition is pan-universal and para-universal in its perspective. In this ancient art and science of right living, reverence is one of the most important qualities required in any sincere aspirant. Without reverence it is difficult to value “that” which we have and “that” which we have been given. It is difficult to understand how blessed we are if we choose not to realize it. The shat darshan are not just mere, philosophical perspectives of the dynamic universe but are a reverential witnessing of the Divine Universal Nature. All aspects of yoga are sacred, not in a limited religious sense but in an unlimited spiritual one. All aspects of yoga need to be respected. It is only when we have such an attitude of respectful love, profound interest, that we can become a yoga bhakta. Then, and then only, will we be fit for these teachings of the highest nature. Any attempt to explore the Yoga Sutra of Maharishi Patañjali must spring from an attitude of respect, reverence and love for these teachings. If that is absent, then one may as well as be reading any common magazine or newspaper instead. The place, the time and the frame of mind will enable us to develop the right attitude, the universal beatitude towards these elevating teachings. This reverence would be completely lost if we choose to treat them like other mundane information or data. What attitude will you choose? The choice you make determines whether or not the treasure house of the Yoga Sutra opens its doors to you or not!
To order this book and others from ICYEr at Ananda Ashram, Pondicherry, India please visit www.icyer.in
karma yoga is the yoga of action ,it is a path that can lead to renunciation.this presentation is all about the karma yoga and what and all karmas we can do in our daily routine life.
This presentation is a basic understanding of the Yoga Sutras in bullets. It is all about understanding yoga, which is a exact science to answer for many of your question. It is not an illustrative work and needs references for additional knowledge.
UNDERSTANDING THE YOGA DARSHAN (An exploration of the Yoga Sutra of Maharishi...Yogacharya AB Bhavanani
UNDERSTANDING THE YOGA DARSHAN
(An exploration of the Yoga Sutra of Maharishi Patanjali)
Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani
The yoga tradition is pan-universal and para-universal in its perspective. In this ancient art and science of right living, reverence is one of the most important qualities required in any sincere aspirant. Without reverence it is difficult to value “that” which we have and “that” which we have been given. It is difficult to understand how blessed we are if we choose not to realize it. The shat darshan are not just mere, philosophical perspectives of the dynamic universe but are a reverential witnessing of the Divine Universal Nature. All aspects of yoga are sacred, not in a limited religious sense but in an unlimited spiritual one. All aspects of yoga need to be respected. It is only when we have such an attitude of respectful love, profound interest, that we can become a yoga bhakta. Then, and then only, will we be fit for these teachings of the highest nature. Any attempt to explore the Yoga Sutra of Maharishi Patañjali must spring from an attitude of respect, reverence and love for these teachings. If that is absent, then one may as well as be reading any common magazine or newspaper instead. The place, the time and the frame of mind will enable us to develop the right attitude, the universal beatitude towards these elevating teachings. This reverence would be completely lost if we choose to treat them like other mundane information or data. What attitude will you choose? The choice you make determines whether or not the treasure house of the Yoga Sutra opens its doors to you or not!
To order this book and others from ICYEr at Ananda Ashram, Pondicherry, India please visit www.icyer.in
This is a mystical melody gives entire Advaita in six stanzas. It is composed an 8 yr old boy as he answers the first question of his would be guru. Yes, I am talking about Nirvana shatakam ( also called Atmashtakam) composed extempore by Adi shankara as he meets Govindapada Acharya.
This slide set is part of a series of lecture modules on the Life and Philosophy of Narayana Guru. This module supports the in-class lecture on the last days of Sree Narayana Guru and his Mahasamadhi, which occurred on 20 September 1928. All Rights Reserved by NPHIL Canada. For academic usage contact info@nphil.org.
According to the dualistic Samkhya system, the self-intelligent purusa and the nonintelligent prakriti are two distinct fundamental principles. Purusas are many but prakriti is one.
The nature of purusa is consciousness pure and simple and possesses changelessness. Prakriti is the
origin of all psychical and physical elements, is altogether devoid of consciousness and is subject to
change in the proximity of purusa. The Samkhya, to a large extent, forms the philosophical basis of
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from mahat to karmendriyas are successively evolved transformations (parinama) of prakriti.
Thus, there are twenty-four categories of objects, including prakriti. The first and finest product
of prakriti is mahat also called buddhi-satva, the pure mind-stuff in which the principle of sattva is
predominant. It is transparent and pervasive in nature. Purusa, being reflected in mahat is identified
with it and both take up the characteristics of each other because of this association.
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• What you perceive as space within is the expanse wherein all creatures exist, and it forms their ‘Self’ or consciousness.
• What they look upon as space is your ‘Self’.
• Thus, the ‘Self’ in one is space in another, and vice versa.
• The same thing cannot differ in its nature.
• Therefore there is no difference between space and ‘Self’ - which is full and perfect Bliss-Consciousness.
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The texts are in English.
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Slide 2: Introduction to Mindfulness
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Regular mindfulness practice can improve our ability to concentrate and focus our attention on the present moment.
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In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
2. What are Upanishads?
• Literal meaning – “sitting near” – implying sitting near a
teacher to get knowledge; upanishad=knowledge
• Represent an earnest quest for Truth
• End part of the Vedas – Vedanta
• Each Veda has four sections – Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka,
Upanishad
• Two major sections of Vedas – ritualistic part and knowledge
part
• Ritualistic part for personal and material gains - lower knowledge
• Upanishadic knowledge: higher knowledge - of self and
transcendent states of awareness.
• Some Upanishads attack the ritualistic practices of the Vedas
(explicitly and implicitly)
3. What are Upanishads (cont.)
• Vedas are without beginning – they contain eternal spiritual
laws discovered by sages
• No human author attributed to the Vedas – called Shruti
(“heard” during meditation)
• Subsequent texts like Puranas, Mahabharat, Ramayana etc
called Smritis (created by human)
• Religion and philosophy of vedas called Sanatana Dharma
(Eternal Religion)
4. What are Upanishads (cont.)
• 108 Upanishads are well known
• 10 considered most significant: Isha, Kena, Katha, Prasna,
Mundaka, MandUkya, Taittirlya, Aitareya, Chandogya, and
Brihadaranyaka
• Not well organized - not a product of human intellect
• Contain knowledge revealed to rishis in deep meditation
states – called Shruti (heard)
• No coherent or definitive philosophy; thus open to
interpretation and difference of opinion
• Brahmasutra and Bhagavad Gita – organized and coherent
formulation of Vedanta philosophy
5. Upanishads – basic
information
• Shankaracharya wrote commentary on ten principal
upanishads from Advaita viewpoint
• Main theme: discuss Brahman, cosmic soul – impersonal,
mysterious, and supreme being
• fit for contemplation, concentration, speculation and
philosophical enquiry - not devotional or ritual worship.
• non-communicable and unapproachable in ordinary state of
consciousness
6. Upanishads – basic info (cont.)
• Atman – individual soul – suffers from impact of Maya
• Two ‘mahavakyas’ (great sayings) define the link between
Brahman and Atman
• "tat tvam asi" (you are that)
• "aham brahmasmi" (I am Brahman)
• These represent the oneness of God and soul
7. Upanishads – basic info (cont.)
• Result of tireless and bold adventure into human depth
• Not done under coercion or force, but as free pursuit of truth
• Living philosophy, open for verification in any time and place
8. MU Introduction
• MU provides an exposition of the symbol and sound of AUM,
its significance and its identification with supreme Self
• Besides the Mandukya, Katha, Prashna, Mundaka, Taittiriya,
Chandogya and Maitri Upanishads refer to Omkara Pranava,
describe its identification with Brahman, glorify the various
uses for meditation and fruit of OM chanting.
• For example, in Mundaka (2.2.4): OM is the bow, the soul is
the arrow and Brahman is the target. The target is to be hit by
an unerring (detached and desireless) person. One should
become one with the target just like the arrow.
• The word Mandukya is from Manduka, a frog. So, they say, it
takes four leaps of a frog to get to the Self (Atman).
9. MU Sutra 1
“AUM, the word, is all this, the whole universe. All that is the
past, present and future is, indeed, AUM. And whatever else
there is, beyond the threefold division of time—that also is truly
AUM.”
• AUM is the cosmic vibration
• AUM is the substratum for all that is limited by time and also
for what is not conditioned by it
• AUM is imperishable (akshara)
• AUM represents name and form combination. Being universal,
they merge into one.
• Another interpretation: "A" is manifestation(past/Brahma),
"U" is the sustenance (present/Vishnu), and "M" is the final
dissolution back to the source (future/Shiva)
10. MU Sutra 1 (cont.)
AUM in Yoga sutras of Patanjali
• "The Sacred Word Designating Him Is Pranava Or The Mystic
Syllable OM [1.27]"
• "Repeat It And Contemplate Upon Its Meaning [1.28]." This
implies that while reciting OM, we remember the meaning of
OM that it is nothing but Ishwara.
• "From That Comes Realization Of The Individual Self And the
Obstacles Are Resolved [1.29].“
11. MU Sutra 2
“All this is, indeed, Brahman. This Atman is Brahman. This same
Atman has four quarters”
• “Atman is Brahman” – strong and revolutionary statement!
The main theme of most of the Upanishads
• Omnipresent Atman – analogous to space - total space cannot
be divided into the bedroom space or the living room space
• Four quarters, more in the sense of four quarters in a dollar
bill, not like the four legs of an animal. They are like four
functions of the Atman, the four stages of self-transcendence.
• Four stages are identified as waking, dream, dreamless sleep
and the “fourth” state
13. MU Sutra 3
“The first quarter is called Vaisvanara, whose sphere of activity is
the waking state, who is conscious of external objects, who has
seven limbs and nineteen mouths and who is the experiencer of
gross objects”
• Vaisvanara is the cosmic person, consciousness animating the
physical universe
• All inanimate and animate objects are a combination of the
three gunas – sattva, rajas, and tamas
• We can also look at the creation in terms of the five sheaths –
physical, vital, mind, intellect and bliss
• Awareness of the world of sense perception and cognition
• The seven limbs refer to the limbs of the cosmic man
• The nineteen mouth refer to the individual living being
14. MU Sutra 3 (cont.)
• Seven limbs (cosmic body): The heavens are his head, the sun
his eyes, the air his breath, the fire his heart, the water his
stomach, the earth his feet, and space his body
• Nineteen mouths (individual Atman):
Five organs of perception (jnana-indriya): ears, skin, eyes, tongue
and nose.
Five organs of action (karma-indriaa): vocal cords, hands, feet,
reproductive and excretory.
Five living breaths: prana, upana, udana, samana, vyana –
forward, downward, upward, balancing, and outward airs.
Mind (manas), Intellect (buddhi), Ego (ahankara), Consciousness
(citta) – collectively “antahkarana” (Inner Instrument)
15. MU Sutra 4
“The second quarter is Taijasa, whose sphere of activity is the
dream state, who is conscious of internal objects, who is
endowed with seven limbs and nineteen mouths and who is the
experiencer of subtle objects”
• Dream experience is a reflection of impressions from the
waking state, present and past
• Impressions are result of suppressed desires as well as past
karmas
• Seven limbs and nineteen objects are the same as those for
the waking state; however they provide the dream experience
• At the cosmic level the subtle state is called Hiranyagarbha
(the golden egg or womb) or Taijasa, the brilliant one
• In the dream state, the perception is there due to the soul's
own light, without the intervention of the sense-organs.
16. MU Sutra 5
“In the state of deep sleep one neither desires any object nor
sees any dream. The third quarter is Prajna, whose sphere is
deep sleep, in whom all experiences become unified, who is,
verily, a mass of consciousness, who is full of bliss and
experiences bliss and who is the door leading to the knowledge
of dreaming and waking”
• We are “aware” of deep sleep since on waking up we know we
slept really well; that’s why “mass of consciousness”
• This is the causal state and cause for waking and dream states
• In deep sleep we get totally rejuvenated, re-energized and
relaxed because we are not connected with the ego or the
mind and are close to the source of all bliss- supreme Self!
• Deep sleep is like a computer in sleep mode.
17. MU Sutra 6
“He is the Lord of all. He is the knower of all. He is the inner
controller. He is the source of all; for from him all beings
originate and in him they finally disappear”
• This is the equivalent of Ishwara or Lord (God) at the cosmic
level.
• Equivalent to the state of “unmanifest prakriti” in Samkhya
• The happiness of deep sleep is greater than all other forms of
happiness or pleasure born of sense-contact. It is filled with
ānanda, bliss, delight, satisfaction.
18. MU Sutra 7
“In Turiya (the Fourth) one is not conscious of the inner
(subjective) world, nor of the outer (objective) world, nor of
both, nor it is a mass of consciousness. It is not simple
consciousness nor is It unconsciousness. It is unperceived,
unrelated, incomprehensible, uninferable, unthinkable and
indescribable. The essence of the Consciousness manifesting as
the self in the three states, It is the cessation of all phenomena;
It is all peace, all bliss and non—dual. This is Atman and this has
to be realized”
• This is the state of Kaivalya as per Patanjali attained when one
realizes the true Self (Purusha)
• Not available through pratyaksha (perception), anumana
(inference) or agama (scriptural testimony)
• Our goal in life is to know and realize Atman
19. MU Sutra 8
“The same Atman explained before as being endowed with four
quarters is now described from the standpoint of the syllable
AUM. AUM, too, divided into parts, is viewed from the
standpoint of letters. The quarters of Atman are the same as the
letters of AUM and the letters are the same as the quarters. The
letters are A, U and M”
• AUM is the designator, Atman is the designated
• The three letters A, U and M correspond to the three states –
waking, dream, deep sleep
• The transcendent state of Atman (Turiya/fourth) corresponds
to a similar state of AUM.
• The letters also correspond to the four manifestations of
Atman – gross, subtle, causal, unmanifest
20. MU Sutra 9
“Vaishvanara Atman, whose sphere of activity is the waking
state, is A, the first letter of AUM, on account of his all—
pervasiveness or on account of his being the first. He who knows
this obtains all desires and becomes first among the great”
• Waking state can be considered the start of the other two
states; similarly, letter A being the start of the alphabet is
comparable to the waking state
• Similarly letters U and M are comparable with the dream and
deep sleep states
• Chandogya U. describes how greatness is achieved by
meditating on Vaishvanara
21. MU Sutra 10
“Taijasa Atman, whose sphere of activity is the dream state, is U,
the second letter of AUM, on account of his superiority or
intermediateness. He, who knows this attains a superior
knowledge, receives equal treatment from all and finds in his
family no one ignorant of Brahman”
• Letter U is in the middle of the vowels, just as dream state is in
the middle of waking and deep sleep
• The one who meditates on the similarity of U and Taijasa
becomes a peace maker as all conflicts are resolved
22. MU Sutra 11
“Prajna Atman, whose sphere is deep sleep, is M, the third letter
of AUM, because both are the measure and also because in
them all become one. He who knows this is able to measure all
and also comprehends all within himself”
• When we chant Om, A and U merge in M, as all the
impressions of waking and dream merge in prājña, deep sleep,
the causal state.
• Deep sleep is a measure of experiences in the waking and
dream states.
• The letter M represents the end of the chant of AUM and is a
measure of the A and U chants.
• One who chants AUM thus is capable of measuring or
knowing all.
23. MU Sutra 12
“The Fourth (Turiya) is without parts and without relationship; It
is the cessation of phenomena; It is all good and non-dual. This
AUM is verily Atman. He who knows this merges his self in
Atman”
• The part-less AUM is the silence at the end of the chant of
OM, the same as the fourth (Turiya) state.
• There are no more names and forms (nama-rupa)
• AUM thus chanted with the knowledge of the three letters is
the same as the three quarters of the Self.
• When the fourth state of AUM is realized to be the same as
the Turiya of Atman, then ultimate Self is realized.