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
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
A mind that doesn't clamor after every thought and emotion is a prerequisite for all sadhakas. This short meditation helps one manage these uncontrollable thoughts and emotions one has about oneself and the world.
Disclaimer: Please do not listen to this mediation while driving or operating machinery.
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
This Upaniṣad unfolds the meaning of Kshetragjñaḥ beautifully as that conscious being, which is the knower of this body, manifest in the form of the faculty of the mind, characterized by its capacity of conceiving, resolution, and “I” notion.
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
What really is avidyā? what is Ātmajñāna? If the truth of all being is Bhagavan, how did it become this Purusha? Listen to find out.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
The difference between Jiva and Īśvara are not separated by time and space. Ātmajñānam, ignorance due to māyāśakti, is the separating factor between Jiva and Īśvara. This episode gives the definitions of Sat, and Jagat or Mithyā.
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Why is the creation mythology given in the Srutis? and why is it said that Jiva is not a creation of Bhagavan? This talk is a must listen to remove all doubts and understand the purport behind the creation mythology.
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
It was expounded earlier that this universe was created by that being, devoid of any desire to create. Puzzled by this statement, the astute Valakhilyas ask Prajapati to explain how a creation is possible without a desiring creator. Listen to this deeply insightful episode, as Prajapati presents an astounding analogy of sleep to elucidate this very point.
Saturday Nov 12, 2022
Saturday Nov 12, 2022
Mantra Japa is a highly recommended practice to help focus the mind to stay on one thought alone. This practice done daily, brings about great concentration and focus, needed for the assimilation of the teachings. Join in to chant Om Namaḥ Śivāya 1008 times.
Disclaimer: Please do not listen to this episode while driving or operating machinery.
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Mantra 5 is very important, in which it is an answer to the Valakhilyas' question. Puruṣasaṃjño in this verse is a mahāvākya, wherein the transcendental and the immanent aspect of Brahman explained in the previous verse is brought together.
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
What is the meaning of puruṣa? Why is the infallible 'creator', Bhagavan and the fallible Jiva both called by this name? What does it mean when the impeller behind the creation is said to be un-objectifiable, Adṛṣyaḥ?
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
The Valakhilyas, after having listened attentively to Lord Prajapati ask a brilliantly astute question. How can this being which has no desires create and how can this being be the impeller? Listen to find out!