Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam

Pañcadaśī 4-13

This episode is a refresher on what has been covered so far. The two definitions of the pāramārthika sattā and the Vyāvahārika sattā are explained in detail.
 

Pañcadaśī 4-12

How Īśvara 'acquires' jīva-ness, is explained in two ways through the theory of reflected consciousness- pratibimbavāda, and the theory of conditioned consciousness- Avacchedavāda. This episode further expounds beautifully on the two powers of Māyā, the veiling power- āvaraṇaśakti, and the projecting power- vikṣepaśakti.

Meditation 1- Vision of Liberation

Start the New year by meditating on the vision of liberation and deepen your sense of surrender and acceptance.
Disclaimer: Please do not listen to this mediation while driving or operating machinery.
 

Pañcadaśī 4-11

This jagat is not a creation but more of a manifestation. There is no creator and no created.  Īśvara is explained at the individual and collective level (vyaṣṭi and samaṣṭi), taking the three states of waking, dreaming and sleeping. What then is jīva and how did Īśvara become jīva is expounded upon.

Pañcadaśī 4-10

How did Īśvara enter the various upādhi of names and forms? How does one over come the prātibhāsika sattā- one's own subjective reality? Swaminiji expounds on the three orders of reality in this extremely insightful episode. 

Pañcadaśī 4-9

Verses 8 & 9 are from the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad, which are the concluding verses about the origins of this Jagat in this text. It says, that before all this came into being, Jagat alone was, as an unmanifest potential. How then did the manifest come from the un-manifest? This is answered beautifully with the explanation of virāṭ and viśva. 

Pañcadaśī 4-8

Verse 5 and 6 explains how this creation is none other than Bhagavan. How then did this one become many, is explained in this episode with the help of a beautiful verse from Chāndogya Upaniṣad.

Pañcadaśī 4-7

Three ways in which Īśvara's saṅkalpā is different from Jiva's saṅkalpā is presented in this episode. A verse from Taittirīya Upaniṣad, talking about the cosmology of the universe is then discussed, so as to emphasize on the point that, Īśvara's creation is both spontaneous and orderly.

Pañcadaśī 4-6

What is Īśvaratvam and Jīvatvam? How was this Jagat 'created'? All this is explained in detail in this episode. 

Pañcadaśī 4-5

The importance of Śabda Pramāṇa is elucidated in this episode. Further, a detailed explanation on Īśvara and Maya is given by examining a beautiful verse from śvetāśvatara Upanisad.