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043 - Vivekachoodamani - Verses 112 to 115 - Tamo...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/11/03

Talk 43 : Verses 112-115Rajoguna is the vikshepa shakti which is the projection power of Maya causing misapprehension. This aspect of Rajas manifests in the Jiva as dynamism, activity and extrovertedness, coupled with attachments, doer ship, strong likes and dislikes, agitations and stress. The impurities of the mind stemming from desires, increases the bondage and keeps him in the cycle of transmigration. The misapprehension starts with a non apprehension or avarana shakti caused by the

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030 of 108 Names of Lord Shiva : Kripaanidhihi -...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/11/03

Krupānidhihi: Treasure of kindness and grace. Krupā - meanscompassion. The quality of accepting others’ pain and sorrow asone & own and trying to rectify it. Lord & compassion can be seenin the incident of drinking poison and bearing Gangā. The Lordhas endless compassion towards all the beings.In Shivananda Lahiri it is said O Lord! I am a Krpana(miser).You are Kripanidhi. Please save me and protect me. So manyflaws I have. O Lord! in your kindness please forgive me!The Lord is a

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042 - Vivekachoodamani - Verses 109 to 11 -...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/11/02

Talk 42 : Verses 109-111The powerful yet seemingly contradictory aspects of Maya are further explained, including its delusory nature which brings the 6 impurities of the mind that can destroy a seeker. Avidya is the manifestation of Maya at the level of the Jiva and its powers of tamas cause veiling, avarana shakti, and rajas cause projection or vikshepa shakti. This misapprehension can only end with the right apprehension through knowledge, sattva and jnana shakti.Please support this

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041 - Vivekachoodamani - Verse 108 - What is Maya? -...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/11/01

Talk 41 : Verse 108What is Maya? Logically the changeless Infinite cannot produce the world, yet we see the world in front of us. How and why does this happen? Here, Maya is explained as the power of the Lord, and its various aspects of being unmanifest, beginningless, of the nature of three gunas are beautifully described to simplify this challenging concept.Please support this channel by pressing the subscribe button or the bell and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by

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029 of 108 Names of Lord Shiva : Kaalakaalaha - The...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/11/01

Kaalakaalaha - One who is death even to the god of death Yama.Kaala also means time. Kālakāla means one who is greater thantime . Kālakāla is the form of Shiva who kicked Yama, to save hisdevotee Maarkandeya. Lord Shiva's power over death is clearlyproved by this incident .kālaḥ = He who counts or accounts. In the form of Citragupta,Śiva keeps account of the merit and sin of individual souls as wellas the result of those karmaskālaḥ = Of the nature of time. The flow of events like birth

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040 - Vivekachoodamani - Verses 103 to 107 - Ego &...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/10/31

Talk 40 verse 104-107These verses are sadhanas to reduce the doership of the jiva by developing witness attitude. By enquiry into the temporary nature and identification with external world these verses use logic and experience to prove that the nature of Atman is bliss. The sadhak is urged to surrender the ego by asserting and loving unconditionally the true nature of the Self to liberate him from the cycle of birth and death.Please support this channel by pressing the subscribe button

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028 of 108 Names of Lord Shiva : Lalatakshaha - Who...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/10/31

Lalaata – forehead. Aksha - eye. One who has an eye on hisforehead . Lord Shiva has a fiery eye on his forehead. It is theJnana-Chakshu or eye of intuition. It is also the Aagna Chakra inYoga. World is dissolved when Lord Shiva opens the third eye.Eyes are meant to see and symbolise vision. Self in me is Self inall. One experiences samadhi when one transcends theworldliness. One sees the Self clearly.It is also the seat of visualisation and concentration. 2 points –heart or the third eye

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039 - Vivekachoodamani - Verses 98 to 103 - Subtle...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/10/30

Talk 39 verses 98-103In this talk, verses 98,99 explain the difference between the jiva and the sakshi through the waking and dream states. The verses affirm the conditionings of the jiva as belonging to the gross and subtle body as functions of the pranas and not Self.Verse103 introduces the reflection of atma as ego, through the 3 states of consciousness which gives rise to a sense of doership in the entity Please support this channel by pressing the subscribe button or the bell and

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038 - Vivekachoodamani - Verses 93 to 97 - Subtle...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/10/29

Talk 38 verses 93-97This talk continues to answer the question asked by the seeker; What is the anatma and what is the Supreme atma? The verses extensively describe the subtle body. It re-educates the spiritual seeker on the importance of self-control and discriminative intellect for Self-realization. The verses bring out the beginnless, ignorant nature of the linga sarira which makes the entity go through the cycle of birth and death.Please support this channel by pressing the subscribe

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027.2 of 108 Names of Lord Shiva : Gangadharaha -...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/10/29

Gangaji is a great purifier. Swami Chinmayanandaji explains whyis she considered as a great purifier? How does Ganga-snanpurify us? She is a river of tradition, of spiritual wisdom. Even alittle of this spiritual knowledge and wisdom if one drinks andassimilates, it will transform the person and take one beyond cycleof birth and death.Gangaji is a symbol of Bhakti, Jnana and Seva. Our ego can risewhen we engage in any of these three. Lord Shiva humbling thepride of Gangaji by trapping her

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037 - Vivekachoodamani - Verses 89 to 92 - Gross body...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/10/28

Talk 37 verse 89-92These verses bring out the importance for the jiva to develop detachment and dispassion towards the sense enjoyments for realizing the Self. The verses elaborate on the six modifications that the body goes through. The seeker is encouraged to recognise and maximize the potential of the sense organs as receptors of knowledge primarily.Please support this channel by pressing the subscribe button or the bell and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami

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027.1 of 108 Names of Lord Shiva : Gangadharaha -...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/10/28

Gangaadharaha: One who holds gangā in his hair knots. Thisstory is narrated in detail in Vālmiki Rāmāyana , Shivapurāna ,Mahābhārata , Devi bhāgavatha upapurāna etc. King Sagar’schildren were burnt to ashes by a great rishi for their misconduct.Only Ganga’s water could liberate them. Many tried to getGanga to flow on the earth in King Sagar’s dynasty. Finally it wasBhageeratha who was successful. Bhageeratha did penance tobring Gangā to earth from heavan to liberate his dead

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036 - Vivekachoodamani - Verses 83 to 88 - Power of...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/10/27

Talk 36 verse 83-88This talk condemns the individual’s fascination for the gross body which leads to bondage due to delusion of false identification. These advisory verses are for the deluded seeker who is ready to overcome moha and correct his attitude. The verses promote spiritual practices for purification of the mind.Please support this channel by pressing the subscribe button or the bell and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous

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026.2 of 108 Names of Lord Shiva : Andhakaasura...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/10/27

When Andhaka attacked Lord Shiva, he was routed by the Lordand His ganas. Andhaka had to run for his life. Lord Shivawanted to do more penance and so kept Viraka with MotherParvati to protect her. Andhaka regrouped and attacked. Manyganas died and Viraka was buried under a huge pile of weapons.He could not get up. Andhaka was about to enter MotherParvati’s cave. She invoked all the female powers of all the Gods– Brahmani, Narayani, Indrani, Vinayaki etc. All of them werearmed with various

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035 - Vivekachoodamani - Verses 81 to 83 - Overcoming...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/10/26

Talk 35 : Verses 81-83This talk continues to describe the pitfalls of leading an extroverted life and how the seeker is to be wary of the trap of the sense objects. These cravings and attachments are compared to poison, and it will be calamitous for the seeker. So one seeking liberation, must withdraw from sense indulgences and use the energy to cultivate noble values constantly and diligently.Please support this channel by pressing the subscribe button or the bell and support Chinmaya

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034 - Vivekachoodamani - Verses 76 to 80 - Sense...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/10/25

Talk 34 : Verses 76-80These are some very powerful verses that talk about the lure of the sense objects through various examples and the consequent danger to the committed seeker, the mumukshu. One has to train the mind and sharpen the intellect through viveka, followed by vairagya and the shatka sampatti. The technique of sense control is described for the extroverted with striking analogies.Please support this channel by pressing the subscribe button or the bell and support Chinmaya

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दुर्गं हन्त्री दुर्गा - durgam hanti iti durga -...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/10/24

A demon Durgam was destroyed by the Divine Mother. Hence she got the name Durga. Who was Durgam? Is he in us also? What can we learn from this story of Durgam and Ma Durga? We explore this in the video talk in Hindi.Please support this channel by pressing the subscribe button or the bell and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link:

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033 - Vivekachoodamani - Verses 72 to 75 - Gross body...

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/10/24

Talk 33 : Verses 72-75Now the teacher addresses the fifth question of the student: what is anatma or the not-Self. He starts with a description of the gross body composed of seven ingredients and various body parts, as well as the process of panchikarana. He cautions that this body is a seat of delusion and those that are deluded or bound by sense objects and attachments, are stuck in the cycle of birth and death.Please support this channel by pressing the subscribe button or the bell and

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06 - Great Women of Bhaarat - Talk 6

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/10/23

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05 - Great Women of Bhaarat - Talk 5 - Great Saints

CHINMAYA SHIVAM ·

2020/10/23

Powered by Restream https://restream.io/Great Women Saints and Devotees of Bhaarat - kaaraikkaal Ammaiyaar, Aandaal, Avudai Akkal, Sakkubai, Karmaitibai

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