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ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” : Mantram 39 - Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya. Reflections by SWAMI GURU BHAKTANANDA. Chinmaya Mission.

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======================================================================== Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya : KEDARNATH -======================================================================= Saturday, November 13, 2021. 6 : 00 AM.. ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” (68 Slokam-s in 9 Chapters) Chapter - 7 (“Towards REALISATION”) Mantras  38-53 (16 no.)  Mantram-39 : Total Abidance in the Self. ======================================================================== Mantram-39. 1 Aatmani eva akhilam drishyam 2 pravilaapya dhiyaa sudheeh; 3 bhaavayet ekam aatmaanam, 4 nirmala-aakaasha-vat sadaa. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 Aatmani eva akhilam drishyam  =  The entire world of perception should, in the Self, 2 pravilaapya dhiyaa sudheeh;     =  be merged by the wise one with intelligence. 3 bhaavayet ekam aatmaanam,     =  He sho...
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ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” : Mantram 38 - Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya. Reflections by SWAMI GURU BHAKTANANDA. Chinmaya Mission.

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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, September 02, 2021. 6 : 56. AM.. ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” (68 Slokam-s in 9 Chapters) Chapter - 7 (“Towards REALISATION”) Mantras  38-53 (16 no.)  Mantram-38. Meditate Upon Such a Self ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The State of Realisation : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The destruction of the mind has taken place in the previous slokam. That is the dawn of Realisation! What follows are observations from that privileged platform. From here till the end of the text we  have exquisite descriptions of the state of God-realisation, given by a God-realised sage of the highest order – Sri Shankaracharyaji. The descriptions defy further comment,...
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ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” : Mantram 37 - Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya. Reflections by SWAMI GURU BHAKTANANDA. Chinmaya Mission.

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, August 17, 2021. 7 : 57. AM.. ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” (68 Slokam-s in 9 Chapters) Chapter 6 - “The Birth of the EGO” - Sloka-s 25-37 (13 no.) D. NIDIDHYASANA or MEDITATION ON THE SELF: (34- 37) Mantram-37. As Medicine Destroys Diseases --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mantram-37. As Medicine Destroys Diseases 1 Evam nirantara-krita, or Evam nirantara-abhyastaa   2 brahma eva asmi iti vaasanaa;  3 harati avidyaa-vikshepaan  4 rogaan iva rasaayanam.  ||37||  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 Evam nirantara-krita, or Evam nirantara-abhyastaa = Thus, by constant, endless practice of...
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ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” : Mantram 36 - Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya. Reflections by SWAMI GURUBHAKTANANDA. Chinmaya Mission.

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, July 11, 2021. 6 44. AM.. ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” (68 Slokam-s in 9 Chapters) Chapter 6 - “The Birth of the EGO” - Sloka-s 25-37 (13 no.) D. NIDIDHYASANA or MEDITATION ON THE SELF: (34- 37) Mantram-36. This is What I Am! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mantram-36. This is What I Am! "Nitya, shuddha, vimuktaikam,  akhanda-aanandam advayam; satyam jnaanam anantam yat param brahma aham eva tat." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 Nitya, shuddha, vimuktaikam, = Eternal, pure, ever-liberated and One; 2 akhanda-aanandam advayam; = Bliss, and non-dual; 3 satyam jnaanam anantam yat  = Existence, Knowledge and Infinite; 4 param brahma aham eva tat.  = I am verily that Supreme Brahman. -------------------------------------------------...
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ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” : Mantram 35 - Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya. Reflections by SWAMI GURUBHAKTANANDA. Chinmaya Mission.

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, June 12, 2021. 8 :05. AM..  ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” (68 Slokam-s in  9 Chapters) Chapter 6 - “The Birth of the EGO” - Sloka-s 25-37 (13 no.) D. NIDIDHYASANA or MEDITATION ON THE SELF: (34-37) Mantram - 35: Beyond All Change and Taint (Tatastha Lakshana) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mantram - 35: Beyond All Change and Taint (Tatastha Lakshana) "Aham aakaasha-vat sarvam bahih antar-gatah achyutah;  sada sarva-samah shuddhah nissangah nirmalah achalah."  ||35||                                                                                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------...
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ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” : Mantram 34 - Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya. Reflections by SWAMI GURUBHAKTANANDA. Chinmaya Mission.

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, May 29, 2021. 7 :15. AM..  ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” (68 Slokam-s in  9 Chapters) Chapter 6 - “The Birth of the EGO” - Sloka-s 25-37 (13 no.) D. NIDIDHYASANA or MEDITATION ON THE SELF: (34-37) Mantram - 34: Beyond all Attributes Am I (Tatastha Lakshana) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mantram - 34: Beyond all Attributes Am I (Tatastha Lakshana) "Nirgunah, nishkriyah, nityah,  nirvikalpah, niranjanah; Nirvikaarah, niraakaarah, nitya-muktah asmi nirmalah." ||34|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation :  1 "Nirgunah, nishkriyah, nityah, Without attributes, without actions, eternal, 2 nirvikalpah, niranjanah; without any desire (thought), without dirt, 3 Nirvikaa...
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ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” : Mantram 33 - Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya.

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, May  04, 2021. 08 :53. AM..  ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” (68 Slokam-s in  9 Chapters) Chapter 6 - “The Birth of the EGO” - Sloka-s 25-37 (13 no.) NEXT - C. “NETI – NETI” : THE DOCTRINE OF NEGATION (30-33) Mantram - 33 : Beyond Mind and Pranas Am I (Athatvya-Vritti Lakshana) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Mantram - 33: Beyond Mind and Pranas Am I (Athatvya-Vritti Lakshana) : "Amanas-tvaat na me duhkha raga-dvesha-bhaya-aadayah; apraanah hi amanaah shubhrah iti aadi shruti-shaasanaat."||33|| -------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 Amanas-tvaat na me duhkha       =  Because I am not this mind, thus not for me is sorrow, 2 raga-dvesha-bhaya-aadayah;       =  attachment, malice, fear and so on. 3 apraanah hi amanaah shubhrah ...
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