VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 36 describes the manifestation of the jIva into parts and the nature of the five koSha-s as ‘functional parts’.
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VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 35 describes the process of manifestation of the world and indiviual according to the Taittiriya Upanishad..
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VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 34 answers some doubts as to how Brahman can be the cause of the world and differentiates saguNa from nirguNa.
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VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 32 concludes the ‘definition’ of brahman and then begins to look at brahman as the cause of the manifestation.
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Homage to Pujya Swamiji
D.Venugopal
Pujya Swamiji’s uniqueness has already been the subject matter of a book by that name, published in October 2008 and released by Pujya Swamiji himself. However, certain very significant details of his life and teaching need to be highlighted.
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Right from his childhood, Pujya Swamiji was distinctively different from others. He was fearless by nature. He did things that others never dared to do, like catching any snake by its tail. During those days, owing to the anti-Brahmin movement, the school boys used to rag the Brahmin boys, who were conspicuous with their tufts. Pujya Swamiji also had a tuft. He once caught off guard a tough ragger and punched him so hard that he fell into a ditch. Also, for fear of being ragged, the Brahmin boys would not opt for Sanskrit as the second language. Unmindful of the repercussions, Pujya Swamiji chose Sanskrit. He did not also take lying down the ridiculing of religious practices by his class mates but countered them by thinking out the plausible reasons for those practices. They could never outwit him in the arguments that ensued. Continue reading
VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 31 looks at the meanings of the terms anantam and Ananda, as applied to the nature of the Atman.
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VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part30 concludes the discussion on the ‘description’ of brahman as satyam j~nAnam anantam and then looks specifically at the meaning of ‘existence’ (sat) with reference to the body-mind-sense-complex.
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VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 29 concludes the discussion on adhyAsa – how we superimpose false attributes upon brahman – and begins the section on the nature of brahman itself.
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VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 28 discusses the concepts of upAdhi and adhyAsa – how Atman seems to be limited and how I superimpose false attributes upon brahman.
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VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal
Part 27 begins the enquiry into the nature of the jIva. It looks at the various explanations for how Consciousness manifests in the body-mind and the special role of the buddhi.
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