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Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam

arshavijnanagurukulam

The Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam is a non-profit institution dedicated to the study of Vedanta and Sanskrit. Vedanta is the knowledge of the self as limitless, whole and free of sorrow and fear. Visit our website www.arshavg.org for more information on classes and retreats. Check out our youtube channel: youtube.com/user/Svatmavidyananda

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01:10:32

Maitri Upaniṣad 5

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/27

As one studies and gains the knowledge, viveka and vairāgya is gained. Sage Śākāyanya pleased with King Bṛhadratha penance, tells him to ask for any boon, however, the king launches into a monologue on the reality of the gross, mental and subtle bodies, displaying immense viveka and vairāgya. These mantras serve to give one instant vairāgya.

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01:02:09

Maitri Upaniṣad 4

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/26

King Bṛhadratha's austerity results in the manifestation of a teacher, as the great Sage Śākāyanya. In this episode, we begin Swami Rama Tirtha's erudite commentary on this Upaniṣad, giving us a deeper understanding on what vairāgya and tapas means and why titikṣā, forbearance is important for Self-knowledge.

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01:13:51

Maitri Upaniṣad 3

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/25

This Upaniṣad asks us to turn to karma yoga right away by spiritualizing all actions. It lays great emphasis on the importance on being contemplative on the Self. It asks us to meditate on prana, the life force and vayu, air, to understand the sarvātmābhava, the interconnected whole. Verse 2 then goes on to illustrate a beautiful story of King Bṛhadratha, who desirous of a Guru, renounces his kingdom and performs severe austerity. Find out why vinaya- humility, and vidya- knowledge, go hand in hand

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01:11:24

Maitri Upaniṣad 2- Introduction

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/24

Maitri Upaniṣad appears in the Krishna yajurveda right in the middle. This Upanishad is unique in which, it is the only Upanishad to use the word Śūnya, hence it is also popular among the buddhist and among the proponents of the Sāṅkhya philosophy. Dive into this text and listen to the exposition of Verse 1.

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32:38

Meditation- body, mind, breath objectivity

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/23

Practice this meditation to assimilate the truth of yourself as ever free, cultivate a healthy objectivity towards the body-mind-sense complex to see you are but that awareness alone. Disclaimer: Please do not listen to this mediation while driving or operating machinery.

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01:10:22

Maitri Upaniṣad 1- What is an Upaniṣad?

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/21

With the Guru's blessings, we begin a new text called the Maitri Upaniṣad. This episode is a brief introduction on the meaning of the word Upaniṣad, the reason for studying it, and what it reveals.

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32:30

Meditation for Letting Go

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/20

Accustomed to severe subjectivity, one is mired in the same cycles of pain, sorrow, guilt, hurt and anger. Practice this meditation to cultivate a loving objectivity, and to understand the nature of things in order to finally let go. Disclaimer: Please do not listen to this mediation while driving or operating machinery.

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32:44

Kaivalya Upaniṣad 25

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/18

This Upaniṣad ends on an auspicious note by prescribing a sādhanā, an aid to help overcome the obstacles in the way of this knowledge. The sādhanā prescribed is in the form of a very powerful prayer called Sri Rudram, which when chanted regularly reveals the truth of oneself as that which alone is -Kaivalyam. Note: The entire talk on Sri Rudram is available in this podcast. Scroll to the 1st episode to begin listening.

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01:05:52

Kaivalya Upaniṣad 24

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/17

As we near the end of the text, we are given the phala sruti, the benefit of learning this text; one assimilates the pure nature of the ātman thereby knowing the nature of the indwelling self as impartite, non-dual, absolute, beyond cause and effect and as the witness of everything.

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30:28

Meditation for Healing- The Karmic Order

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/16

This guided mediation is to cultivate courage with understanding in the face of difficult and distressful situations, and heal from them. Meditate on the meaning of the karmic order to see that the disorder is but a part of the vast order. Disclaimer: Please do not listen to this mediation while driving or operating machinery.

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01:07:21

Kaivalya Upaniṣad 23

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/14

Diving deeper into the teaching, Ashvalayana reflects on how the 'this cognition'- Idam Pratyaya gochara, folds into the 'I cognition'- Aham pratyaya gochara, making everything non-separate from 'I' and non-dually one. This is Sarvātmābhava. The consciousness 'I', alone is. I am everything, yet no object am I. How this "one became many" is explained in this talk. Further, we understand through Asvalayana's reflections that 'I' am that self evident chit, ever free, beyond all names and forms.

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01:03:38

Kaivalya Upaniṣad 22

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/13

We now enter into a series of deeply contemplative verses which are Asvalayana's reflections on the teachings. What is this knowledge and what has been gained? This reflective process called nididhyāsana, proves to be an important process in assimilating the teaching thereby making it one’s own.

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58:22

Kaivalya Upaniṣad 21

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/12

Verse 15 tells us how everything including prāṇa and the five elements, all come from this atma alone. The meaning of prāṇa is beautifully explained in this talk along with, the two ways in which things are known- pramāṇa Siddha (objects that are revealed through a means of knowledge) & Swatah Siddha (self-revealing). Further, Ashvalayana's question on wanting to know this Brahman is answered in verse 16, thus revealing the mahāvākya which establishes a connection between the jiva (I) &

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01:05:56

Kaivalya Upaniṣad 20

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/11

In the mantra 12, 13 & 14 covered in this episode, the sage teaches Asvalayana the Avasthā-traya prakriyā, the teaching methodology involving the three states of waking, sleeping and dreaming.

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28:39

Meditation- Who Am I?

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/08

Align yourself to the vision of the Shastras which point to the truth of you as the ever-free, boundless, infinite, self-effulgent truth. Disclaimer: Please do not listen to this mediation while driving or operating machinery.

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45:48

Kaivalya Upaniṣad 19

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/07

Omkara Upasana helps to own up to the knowledge that one is Brahman. What is Omkara mantra japa? How does it help in seeing the truth of oneself and what is the underlying factor in the three states of waking, dream and sleep and how to see the reality using this Prakriyā? Listen to find out.

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01:00:39

Kaivalya Upaniṣad 18

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/07

Asvalayana is given the mantra of 'OM' not as a meditation but for understanding the truth of himself. The full meaning of 'OM' is explained beautifully and exhaustively in this episode.

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01:07:27

Kaivalya Upaniṣad 17

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/06

The two types of cognition, Idam pratyaya Gochara, 'this cognition' and Aham pratyaya Gochara, 'I' cognition', are explained in this episode. Further, we sift between Idam (this) and Aham (I) first only to cognitively resolve 'this', Idam, into the 'I', Aham.

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59:07

Kaivalya Upaniṣad 16

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/04

It was said that the only way to mokṣa is knowledge. In this episode, we examine why this knowledge is to be gained from a Guru of a sound lineage. How does one overcome resistance towards this knowledge? What is 'Tvam-Pada-Vichara', inquiry into the word 'you'? And what are the two types of cognitions? Listen to find out.

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01:10:24

Kaivalya Upaniṣad 15

Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam ·

2022/10/03

The contemplative one alone is Brahma, Vishnu, Siva and Indra. The contemplative one is everything, all pervasive, beyond time and space and transcends mortality with knowledge- the only path to liberation, mokṣa.

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