A Discussion on Isavasya Upanishad : ( 07/02/2013. )

========================================================================= Tuesday, April 25,  2023. 08:30. Chapter 1: Introduction to the Upanishads 1. Post-2. ======================================================================== When we look at the world, we have what may be called a first view of things, and dissatisfaction with the first view of things is supposed to be the mother of all philosophical thinking. If we are satisfied with things, there is nothing more for us to search for in this world. Any kind of search, quest, enterprise, or desire to seek implies that we are not satisfied with the existing condition of things. And, we are quite aware that nobody in this world can be said to be totally satisfied with the prevailing conditions of things—neither in one's own self, nor in one's family, nor in the society outside, nor in anything, for the matter of that. There is always a tendency in the human mind to discover a lacuna in things: “It should not be like this. ...

Swami Chinmayananda : Type ‘Yes’ if you have practiced Buddhi Yoga before in any aspect of your life! ========================================================================= Thursday, April 13,  2023. 07:19. Brief Biographical Sketch of Swami Krishnananda Post-1. ======================================================================== Worshipful Sri Swami Krishnanandaji Maharaj took birth on the 25th of April, 1922, and was named Subbaraya. He was the eldest of five children in a highly religious and orthodox Brahmin family well versed in the Sanskrit language, the influence of which was very profound on the young boy. He attended high school in Puttur (South Kanara District, Karnataka State) and stood first in the class in all subjects. Not being satisfied with what was taught in the classroom, young Subbaraya took to earnest self-study of Sanskrit with the aid of Amarakosa and other scriptural texts. While still a boy he studied and memorised the entire Bhagavadgita, and his si...