Srimad Bhagavad - Gita

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...

Note: "The Bhagavad Gita discusses the concept of Varnashrama, not as a rigid caste system based on birth, but as a system of social organization based on individual qualities and duties.  Krishna explains that the four varnas (Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra) are created based on "guna" (qualities) and "karma" (actions). While the Gita acknowledges the existence of these divisions, it emphasizes that one can attain liberation (Moksha) through fulfilling one's prescribed duties (Swadharma) within their respective varna, regardless of their birth" =================================================================================================== Sunday 24, May 2026, 19:35. Article Scriptures  Spiritual Evolution According to the Bhagavadgita: 5. Swami Krishnananda. (Spoken on February 24th, 1973). Post - 5. ==================================================================================================== How is it that we know that something ...

============================================================================================================== Friday 22, May 2026, 19:30.  Books Bhagavad Gita & Hinduism The Moksha Gita: 6- 6 to10.  Swami Sivananda. Chapter 6: The Nature of the Mind: Slogas - 6 to 10 Commentary:  Swami Krishnananda. ================================================================================================== Slogam-6. द्वैतवृत्तिष्वलुप्तासुब्रह्म भाति न चेतसः । अतो नाशय ताः सर्वा ब्रह्मतेजोऽभिवृद्धये ॥६॥ 6. Brahman will not shine when the dualities of the mind are not destroyed. Destroy the dualities. Brahman will shine in its pristine glory. It is impossible to have the vision of Brahman as long as there is faith in dual existence. The Light of the Self cannot be seen by one who is fast bound to plural and dual life. Even intellectual life cannot make one behold the glorious Brahman, for the intellect functions only on a dual basis. The intellect cannot work with a feeling of t...

  ==================================================================================================== Tuesday 19, May 2026, 05:00.  Books Bhagavadgita & Hinduism The Heritage of Indian Culture: 2.2 .   Chapter 2: The Vision of True Religion -2. Swami Krishnananda. Post-6. ==================================================================================================== A necessity for external control arises when that which requires to be controlled does not know the way in which it has to conduct itself in relation to others. When any particular individual or group of individuals loses sight of the goal towards which total humanity is moving, a need arises for regulating the movement of this aberrant section of mankind, and then comes the need for a system of government. The epics and the Puranas tell us that this was the beginning of Treta Yuga. In some Puranas, such as the Vayu Purana, we are told such fantastic things about the conditions that prevailed in...