Srimad Bhagavad - Gita

============================================================================================================ Saturday 06, June 2026, 05:00.  Article Scriptures The Central Intention of the Bhagavadgita: 5. Swami Krishnananda. (Spoken on November 26, 1972) ================================================================================================== Oh! Now the eyes are open. We have a wonderful vista in front of us, quite different from the world we saw before. We felt that we had a father and mother, brother and relatives, friends and foes in the world as objects of sense. Now it does not appear to be like that: “These are all certain principles, centres, independent units connected inseparably with my own being. So it is not I that look upon the world, but something else looking upon itself.” This is a far-reaching consequence of the Bhagavadgita analysis in the Second and Third Chapters. Oh, wonderful! We are in a different world altogether now. We are not in India, we are n...

========================================================================================================================= Tuesday 02, June 2026, 05:00. Books Bhagavadgita & Hinduism A Short History of Religious and Philosophic Thought in India - 6 Chapter 2: The Upanishads:3 Swami Krishnananda Post-6. ============================================================================================================ Metaphysics: Continued: The Supreme Being can neither be seen, nor heard, nor thought, nor understood, with the faculties of the individual. He can be recognised where the ego is abolished. He sees through the eyes, hears through the ears, thinks through the mind, understands through the intellect and breathes through the breath; but these instruments cannot apprehend Him. One who thinks that he knows, knows not. He is known by him who does not think that he knows anything in particular. If He is known here in this life, then there is the true end of all aspirations. If one doe...

Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF). Soundarya Lahari: Mambalam Sisters The Saundarya Lahari Camp Part 5 held at Chinmaya International Foundation from 12 to 16 May 2026 was a deeply elevating and transformative experience for the campers. The camp saw participation of 63 seekers from across India and different parts of the world. 44 campers were new participants reflecting the growing enthusiasm for the study of Shakta and Vedantic traditions. Guided by the illuminating unfoldment of Saundarya Lahari by Swami Sharadananda Sarasvati the camp immersed seekers in the profound Tantric exposition of Shiva Shakti Sadhana exploring both its resonances and distinctions from Advaita Vedanta. The camp began with an insightful exploration into the evolution of Devi from the Rig Vedic era and unfolded the integral role of Devi-Shakti within the Indian spiritual framework guided by Prof. Gauri Mahulikar. The first three days were beautifully enriched by chanting sessions on the Shyamala Danda...

============================================================================================================== Friday 29, May 2026, 05:00. Books Bhagavadgita & Hinduism A Short History of Religious and Philosophic Thought in India - 5. Chapter 2: The Upanishads:2 Swami Krishnananda Post-5. ============================================================================================== 3.The Philosophy of the Upanishads: 1.The Doctrine of Creation:  The Upanishads do not reject the authority of the Brahmanas or the efficacy of sacrifice. But they go behind the sacrificial cult and regard it as a spiritual exercise. The thirst for knowledge could not be quenched by a routine of external yajnas or ceremonies. It was necessary to find an answer to the question of the creation of the Universe and one's relation to it inwardly and outwardly. The creation hymn of the Rig-Veda, the Nasadiya Sukta, heralded the quest for the Absolute, and in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad the Asvamedha sacr...