tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67333428170187229362024-03-13T04:57:12.310+05:30THE TEACHING OF ADVAITAThe knowledge of the truth of oneness of all existence.Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comBlogger325125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-64688330249997412022023-12-17T18:06:00.000+05:302023-12-17T18:06:32.810+05:30Awareness and the Mind - Pujya Swami Dayananda Swamiji, please
give us simple definition for “awareness”? Also, if the mind is an
object, what is
the subject? What is it that is aware?
To define
awareness, we can only use another word—Consciousness, for example.
Awareness means
you are aware of something; it is opposed to inertness or nonawareness.
What is opposed
to inertness is that which is not inert—awareness.
 Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-38635487158440749502023-12-14T23:42:00.001+05:302023-12-14T23:43:51.548+05:30The Source of Happiness - Pujya Swami Dayananda In the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad,
there is a dialogue between Maitreyi and her
husband, Yāgyavalkya, a
great scholar, and a Vedantin. One
day, he called Maitreyi, the senior
of his two wives, and told her, in effect, “I am leaving for the forest to live a life of renunciation, sannyasa. I have lived this married
life, grhastashrama, very well, and now, I would like to take to a
life of Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-84355780007485044962023-12-14T19:36:00.002+05:302023-12-14T19:36:57.784+05:30Excerpts from Swami Krishnananda on Yajnavalkya Maitreyi Samvada The love that you feel in respect of an object is in fact the love that you feel towards that which is called perfection and completeness. It is not really a love for the object. You have thoroughly misunderstood the whole point, even when you are clinging to a particular object as if it is the source of satisfaction. The mind does not want an object; it wants completeness of being. That isSwamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-7643275334416925192023-12-14T15:30:00.001+05:302023-12-14T15:30:15.268+05:30When will a study of Vedanta make sense? This discrimination that whatever
result action gives is limited – is the beginning of spirituality. Usually we
seek happiness, security, adequacy through doing some action or the other. However
whatever we can gain through action is always limited – limited in time, space
and object. Actually what we are seeking is not impermanent happiness or
security. We are seeking that which is nitya –Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-81618627521073008722023-08-25T08:44:00.001+05:302023-08-25T08:44:07.924+05:30Nididhyasana Points ‘I am body’ belief responsible for division of experience
into internal and external.
‘I am awareness’ understanding makes us see that all
experience takes place in division-free awareness.
‘Internal’ thoughts and ‘external’ sounds … both are known
in the same space of division-free awareness.
Our attention whether on an external to body object or
internal can never leave Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-51267862318493335352023-04-25T18:14:00.003+05:302023-04-25T18:14:30.101+05:30Discriminating the I-thought and the Real I We all have
a concept of ourself which is encapsulated in the I-thought. The I-thought, for
the sake of our Vedantic analysis here can be looked at, as of 3 types.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->The I-thought which is associated
with the past time, place and thus containing the qualities of the past. It is
the remembered I-thought or ahankara and it has Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-73919919678931154362022-11-26T13:25:00.002+05:302022-11-26T13:25:29.268+05:30Online Satsang With Pujya Swami Viditatmanandaji A small group in Dehradun studied Upadesha Saram as taught by Pujya Swami Viditatmanandaji through his Youtube videos. Pujya Swamiji has kindly consented to bless us all with an online satsang in which this group can ask him their doubts. Pujya Swamiji will also bless us with a summary of Upadesha Saram.If you are interested in attending me send me an email at tattvavidya@gmail.com. Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-81755729288220318822022-09-16T18:08:00.006+05:302022-09-16T18:20:41.211+05:30The Body Is Scared, The Body Is A Temple "Upasana helps one to grow spiritually and it also helps to understand that everything is Isvarah, the infinite intelligent cause of the whole universe.Resolving the individual into the total one will see there is no more individual, this ultimately becomes jñanam and culminates in the final knowledge which is “I am Isvara” but until I totally understand the equation “tat tvam asi” That Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-59651975906454431292022-09-15T12:12:00.001+05:302022-09-15T12:12:16.240+05:30Aids to Japa - Swami TadatmanandaMantra Japa is generally done silently, although it can be helpful chant aloud. When chanting silently, your mind will naturally be more susceptible to distractions. There are several ways to minimise this problem. One way is to recite your mantra more rapidly, when your mind begins to wander. By speeding up, your attention will become more intensely focused. After a minute or so, you can Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-37483332977097838362022-09-15T11:53:00.001+05:302022-09-15T11:53:11.913+05:30About Mantra Japa - Swami TadatmanandaBelow is a transcription of the above videoAn alambana, is a suitable object of meditation, on which
you concentrate your attention. Of all the alambanas commonly used for
meditation, mantras are perhaps used more extensively than any other. Mantras
are sacred invocations, usually in the ancient Sanskrit language that are
repeated mentally for meditation.
The word japa means recitation or Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-57050613607866986132022-09-08T12:43:00.001+05:302022-09-08T12:43:48.378+05:30Nididhyasana - Contemplation Steps In Mundaka Upanishad, the following verse can be used for contemplation. दिव्यो ह्यमूर्तः पुरुषः स बाह्याभ्यन्तरो ह्यजः ।अप्राणो ह्यमनाः शुभ्रो ह्यक्षरात् परतः परः ॥ Mundaka Upanishad २.1.1॥He is the self-luminous and formless Purusha, uncreated and existing both within and without. He is devoid of prana, devoid of mind, pure and higher than the supreme Imperishable. Here the rishi Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-66609366001319461212022-08-26T20:07:00.000+05:302022-08-26T20:07:52.414+05:30Subtle and fine details on Japa Upasana - Basic Elements of Your Daily Discipline - - Pujya Swami Sadyojat Shankarashram When you
bring about a balance in your breath –
how do you balance it? With your body. To bring about a certain poise in the
body, a more energetic Wim Hoff technique is recommended. You can trigger off
also some dormant areas in your brain which you require. Your brain doesn’t
know. It has gone boink – that must be stimulated.
You get
strength – both at the physical and nervine Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-2361024418044760712022-08-24T09:03:00.003+05:302022-08-24T09:09:56.706+05:30Don't get bound to experience seeking Profound mystical experiences are valuable..they strengthen our faith in the divine and our own innate divinity, they reveal to us that there is a common denominator in and thru all of the variety of life that we are confronted with. They may come to us as the experience of infinite peace, love and joy ...expressions of our innate fullness.Yet as Vedanta points out, don't get bound to 'Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-52046884309921216732022-08-23T21:55:00.001+05:302022-08-23T22:00:17.876+05:30Traditional Upasana in a conducted meditation by Pujya Shri Swami Sadyojat Shankarashrama I thought it would be of interest to us to learn of upasana from Pujya Shri Swami Sadyojata Shankarashram through a conducted meditation taken at Tirunavamallai. A traditional form of shuddhi (of the sushmna nadi) - pleasing and inspiring for those of us who are devotional and visual. I personally find it experientially very delightful and inspiring.... quietening the mind totally forSwamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-36644892505718653712022-08-22T23:20:00.003+05:302022-08-23T21:43:47.431+05:30Discourse and Interaction by Pujya Swami Sadyojat Shankarashram at Anand Ashram Kanhangad A beautiful discussion on upasana.... do listen in. Anand ashram Kanhangad - Discourse 1 by Parama Pujya Shrimat Sadyojat ShankarashramFolllowed by Interaction with SadhakasPujya Swamiji describes at the end an upasana through a verse from the Devi Gita which is from the Devi Bhagavatam, which I have transcribed प्रकाशमानां प्रथमे प्रयाणे
प्रतिप्रयाणेऽप्यमृतायमानाम् ।
Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-88927219429495656872022-08-22T23:00:00.006+05:302022-08-22T23:01:19.303+05:30गणपति उपनिषद् -Gaṇapati Upaniṣad Page https://tattvavidya.blogspot.com/p/ganapati-upanisad.htmlSwamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-32286152926771491432022-06-22T09:38:00.001+05:302022-06-22T09:38:45.060+05:30Beliefs formed in childhood can be reset #vedanta_sadhanaIt is possible to uncover deep unconscious negative beliefs centred on 'I', that got formed in childhood or later, that govern our life even today and often prevent us from effective assimilation of Vedanta.. These beliefs can be uncovered and reset to what is beneficial and realistic using a very effective healing modality called the Inner Child Matrix taught by Dr Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-72525953836454918092022-06-17T08:25:00.001+05:302022-06-17T08:25:49.267+05:30Changelessness is the truth of I I is infinite consciousness. In infinite consciousness-I, there is awareness of various objects, micro and macro, thru the agency of the mind. In perceiving objects, mental or physical, the infinity of consciousness is never lost. Infinite consciousness is like the movie-screen, in whose presence alone the objects in the movie are illumined and enlivened, without in any way affecting the Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-63832633066114148552022-06-17T08:22:00.001+05:302022-06-17T08:22:07.805+05:30Childhood trauma and negative beliefs centred on I should be resolved#VedantaEven though Vedanta says you are not your mind, it is not meant for denial of the possible trauma and pain in your life. The truth is it is not possible to truly recognize you are not your mind, until you have become free of a good deal of the disturbances in the mind. Swami Paramarthanandaji uses the acronym FIR - to point out the frequency of mental agitations, the intensity of Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-51339759264073200512022-06-17T08:16:00.000+05:302022-06-17T08:16:06.955+05:30A Contemplation #reflections #Vedanta I is infinite existence consciousness...still, whole, free....in whose ever-presence the universe is apparently projected thru it's own Shakti, ever non-seperate....ever in a cosmic Order...Thru the projected agency of the mind, I can objectify the body, or anything for that matter.What is the distance between I infinite existence consciousness and anything Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-17021293605503513792022-05-29T12:40:00.003+05:302022-05-29T12:40:40.307+05:30The Vastness of Consciousness - Swami Tadatmananda of Arsha Bodha Centre Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-15640459890259797592022-05-12T02:50:00.005+05:302022-05-12T02:52:53.630+05:30The podcast Hindu Dharma Basics and Beyond is a page on my Blog The podcast page Hindu Dharma Basics and BeyondYou can find transcriptions of all the Spotify/Youtube episodes of the podcast as they are published, on the above link - which is a page on this blog. Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-78287425931996018942022-04-18T22:41:00.007+05:302022-04-18T22:44:46.633+05:30Episode 2 on podcast Hindu Dharma Basics and BeyondListen in to the second podcast episode which answers 3 questions. Who is a Hindu? Is Hinduism same as sanatana dharma? When did Hinduism begin and who founded Hinduism. Click the link below to listen in. https://anchor.fm/tattvavidyananda-saraswati/episodes/Who-is-a-Hindu-e1h8vsqorhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/0UilUogNTiuB1ZR8ufoLL8?si=U-WaycosQF-f45SeR5h9nQSwamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-80864022466401663962022-04-18T10:59:00.003+05:302022-04-18T12:38:12.863+05:30Meditation - I am a Sanyasi by Swami Viditatmananda at Rishikesh Camp 2022 Om Namah Shivaya chanting
In the Kaivalya Upanishad, while describing the preparation
for meditation it says अत्याश्रमस्थः the meditator should be अत्याश्रमस्थः - become अत्यश्रमी
the one who transcends all Ashramas, who
transcends all the stages of life, meaning that one who meditates gives up
identification with all stages of life. I am not a brahmachari or Swamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733342817018722936.post-92140158546480910312022-04-17T12:20:00.002+05:302022-04-17T12:20:22.436+05:30Hindu Dharma Basics and Beyond - Podcast A podcast is a series of audios on a particular topic hosted by a podcast station. I created a weekly podcast called Hindu Dharma, Basics and Beyond based on the book by the same name by Pujya Swami Viditatmananda Saraswati. The first episode was about what to expect from the podcast. The second episode link is below. It answers three questions : Who is a Hindu, Is Hinduism same as SanatanaSwamini Tattvavidyanandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320662090557211409noreply@blogger.com