Atmeeyam : ( 22/10/2012. )

Vedas introduction continued:- To the Vedanta's, Veda is immortal and eternal.  This statement must necessarily grate against the modern educated view. They shall certainly raise serious objections against such a dictatorial declaration. But when we examine the statement closer, we shall discover that it is not after all such a dictatorial  belief thrust upon the faithful from the Vedanta platform. The word Veda comes from the root "Vid" meaning 'to know.' Thus Veda means 'knowledge.' To say that Veda is eternal is not to claim Indestructibility  to the text-books of the Vedas. The knowledge of the Self ( Atma ) is indestructible. Even this statement is not easily acceptable to many. From  the days of Newton's discovery, we know that there is a measurable quantity of force, called the gravitational force, with which the earth is ever attracting everything unto its own centre..Now, are we not right if we say that gravitational force is ...

Vedas:-Introduction- Vedas are the eternal books of knowledge of the Bharatham and they are compiled and edited in the book form in four distinct volumes: the Rg-Veda, the Yajur-Veda, the Sama-Veda and the Atharvana-Veda. Each of these vedas has initself three distinct divisions as the Mantras, the Brahmanas, and the Upanisads. Of these divisions, made according to the themes discussed therein, towards the end of each of the four textbooks are appended the Upanisads. The contents of Vedas- They contain the fiery declarations of realised Truth, made by Great Masters (Rishies), who had tried to capture the Infinite in a web of finite words. These constitute the highest philosophical explanations that the superman have ever made in the world of creatures. These vital and vibrant Truth-declarations, compiled and added to the tail-end of each Veda textbook, are named also Vedanta, meaning "the end of Veda." Both metaphorically and literally it is true, for these repr...

Yogah and Kshemah:- Yogah is acquiring when one does not have, and Kshemah is the preservation of it after having  Obtained................................ Acharya Swami Sankara.

Bhagavadgeeta:- To a Vedanta followers, the real Guru is the pure Intellect within. The purified, deeply aspiring mind is the disciple. This is represented for us in the unforgettable scene in our Bhagavadgeeta, where between the two opposing forces, in a chariot, the Absolute  Teacher is preaching the Geeta to the Eternal disciple,  Arjuna.  Today's Arjunas:- When a pure mind gets aghast at the negativity arrayed against  the comparatively smaller forces of positivity, in sheer despair it surrenders itself completely to the pure intellect, the Lord Krishna within. ALL such living Arjunas can even today hear the entire divine song in the inner Kurukshetra of their own bosom. Only we must make an earnest attempt and in faith wait for then critical hour when our minds glide into the voiceless state of true Vairagya---the true Arjuna Sthiti. Guru:- Thus, the most important thing is our own self-effort. In sincere Sadhana purify the equipment and the ...

Path of Devotion:-( Bhakti Marga)- Bhakti seems to be a later development: It is an achievement of the Puranas. In the Vedic period, we had a generation of mankind more serene, unexcitable, calm and deep. To whom were prescribed the various Upasanas. In fact the Bhakti Marga(Path of Devotion) and the Upasana processes are the same in their technical application. Though Upasana also the Upasaka attempts to gain a temporary escape from his circumscribed identity to the expense of the Universe. There are hundreds of Upasanas prescribed in the Karma chapters of Vedas, one of which is Prana Upasana or the Vital-air-worship. Here the worshiper deeply breath that vitalises  and keeps the entire community of living organisms vibrant with life. The individuals  mind  is thus trained to expand beyond the iron shackles of separate consciousness.     

Misconception:- Ignorance in us have provided today the superstitious belief in us that religion  or spiritual perfection is mostly available only for a few strange individual. Present generation:- Today's generation thinks that they should run away from life into the jungles, and that, in order to gain perfection, it is necessary that they must live 'inhuman'life there amongst strange bed-fellows, facing circumstances unnatural and superhuman! Religion is not an existence divorced from life. It is only a method of quiet searching and deliberate self adjustment, whereby an individual, so cultured and perfected, can come back to the world to face it more  efficiently  and more fully. Any practitioner:- In the four paths so far discussed, we need not be great philosophers or scientists or logicians, nor need we be great psychologists to understand that the attempt in all of them is to gain a greater control over the mind. Any practitioner in any one p...

Temple of Spiritualism:- Religious life starts when one, by intelligently living the experiences of life,  comes to feel the imperfections of one's own worm-existence. Atma-krpa, according to our sastras, is the last gate to the temple of spiritualism. But, unfortunately, "the sick hurry and divided aims" of our materialistic world  give us no mental or intellectual rest to estimate life and come to feel the completeness of it all. From desire to desire we are whipped along to groan down the path of life towards the abysm of death. Earning and spending, acquiring and hoarding, "we lay waste our powers," over seeking  but never finding an unbroken and perfect state of peace  or joy. The more the materialism encroaches upon our divine nature, the more we shall get into the kingdom of the animals, and further away shall we thereby move the bliss of perfection which is the true and rightful heritage of man. Man's eternal nature is Bliss. Bliss alone in hi...