Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam
The Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam is a non-profit institution dedicated to the study of Vedanta and Sanskrit. Vedanta is the knowledge of the self as limitless, whole and free of sorrow and fear. Visit our website www.arshavg.org for more information on classes and retreats. Check out our youtube channel: youtube.com/user/Svatmavidyananda
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Episodes
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
This episode explains the meaning of brahmaivāham - 'I am that Brahman alone'. A mahāvākya in itself, verse 3, then goes on to elucidates how this knowledge of the Self is to be gained.
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Who is a Guru? Adi Sankara, in the very 1st verse of this text, talks about the qualifications of a Guru, thus, expounding beautifully on the truth of the Self.
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
The Caṇḍāla having been asked to move out of Adi Sankara's way, replies in two beautiful verses, thereby displaying his great erudition. As the story goes, Adi Sankara falls at his feet and thus begins the verses of Manisha Panchakam.
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Manisha Panchakam is a quintet of 5 verses on self knowledge, attributed to Adi Shankaracharya. It is a nididhyāsana grantha, a contemplative text which to helps one assimilate what has been studied thus far.
Saturday Dec 03, 2022
Saturday Dec 03, 2022
How to deal with negative emotions? what is the significance of the three states of waking, dreaming and sleeping? What is freewill?
In this episode, Swaminiji answers all these questions and more.
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
This episode gives a concise and precise explanation on the meaning and significance of the Gayatri Mantra.
Mantra: Om bhūrbhuvassuvaḥ tatsaviturvareṇyam bhargo devasya dhīmahi dhīyo yo naḥ pracodayāt
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
How long should one meditate? How does a Jñānī live his/her life? These last verses describe a Jñānī and this Upaniṣad ends here on a grand note on why one strive to gain this knowledge. Om Tat Sat!
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
This 14 mins meditation is great to quieten the mind and tap into the source of your being, the truth of you as the silent witness of all things.
Disclaimer: Please do not listen to this mediation while driving or operating machinery.
Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
How to develop a mind ready for this knowledge? Mantras from the Amritabindu Upanishad are discussed here, which tell us how to cultivate chitta shuddhi and chitta nischalyam required in the pursuit of Self knowledge.
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
This episode expounds on a beautiful verse which state that thoughts alone are saṃsāra, therefore, one has to strive to purify the thoughts. Whatever a person thinks, that is what he/she becomes.