Gurudev Uvacha

  ========================================================================= Wednesday, March 01, 2023. 06:00. Bhagavad Gita on death and life : ========================================================================= Krishna effectively imparts to Arjuna the understanding that death is but a transition, not an extinction.  With this right perspective, Arjuna drops all considerations of death.  He then starts enquiring about life itself, with all its undulations. Krishna’s answer to Arjuna’s enquiry is one that Swamiji has been exposing tirelessly for the past 65 years from innumerable platforms across the world.  Before going into Krishna’s analysis, Swamiji challenges us with a question, “What is your life?” – something most have never thought about.  Considering the amount of time and energy we spend studying and analyzing the subjects we require for our professional life, it is unthinkable that we spend no time at all probing and analyzing our life itself! S...

Chinmaya Mission :   Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) has a long-standing tradition of hosting workshops and camps facilitated by experts in Sanskrit and Indic studies, such as Prof. VN Jha. Recently, CIF organized a ten-day workshop on 'Prabhakara Mimamsa' by Prof.  VN Jha to commemorate the late Prof. Ujjwala Jha. During the inauguration, Swami Advayananda spoke about the vital roles played by Prof. VN Jha and Prof.  Ujjwala Jha in laying the foundation for CIF and Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth. Prof. VN Jha also spoke about the evolution of CIF over the years and expressed his gratitude to Swamiji for being an integral part of his family.  He announced the release of a publication titled 'Ujjwala-Śāstra-vaibhavam,' which is a collection of research articles by renowned scholars, compiled and edited by Dr. Arun Kumar Mishra.  Workshop participants, including past students and family members, shared their experiences of Prof. Ujjwala Jha, and Prof. VN Jha e...

========================================================================= Monday, February 27, 2023. 06:00. The Essence of Devotion: Gems of Wisdom from Narada Bhakti Sutra ; ======================================================================== We seek the spiritual path to free ourselves from the inevitable sorrows that accompany human existence. We seek permanent happiness, peace and contentment but don’t find any lasting joy in our worldly pursuits and successes. They seem to elude us like a mirage. In this context, it is the Vedas that light up various paths that lead us to discover the essence of Sat Chit Ananda. Jnana Marg : On the jnana marg, as expounded by Adi Shakaracharya, viveka or discernment between the permanent and impermanent is required to lead us to vairagya (detachment). This purifies the mind and makes it one-pointed, qualifying it to contemplate on the Truth of the Self. A meditative and unfragmented mind discovers the Truth to be Infinite. This is also known a...

Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) Malavikagnimitram is the first drama composition of Mahakavi Kalidasa. The five-act play tells the love story of Agnimitra, the Shunga Emperor at Vidisha, for the beautiful Malavika – the handmaiden of his chief queen. Experience Sanskrit Sahitya-rasa at its best with Prof. Gauri Mahulikar elaborating on the techniques of Dramaturgy – the theory and practice of dramatic composition, well demonstrated by the Master poet Kalidasa. ▶️Listen to Dr. Gauri Mahulikar: https://youtu.be/A7DbvoazgLc 🗓️: from Sunday 26th February 2023 ⏰: 9:30 to 10:30 AM IST 🔷 Mode: Online live Join the session by clicking the link: http://bit.ly/3K52BGM For queries: 📧welcometocif@chinfo.org ========================================================================= Sunday, February 26, 2023.06:00. MUSIC: A UNIQUE MEANS FOR GOD-REALISATION :  ========================================================================= Sarvam Kalvidam Brahma–All this is, indeed, Brahman or...

======================================================================== Saturday, February 25, 2023. 06:14. THE WORLD WE LIVE IN : This article is from the book “Yoga”. ========================================================================= Man has endeavored through the ages to live without God or the cosmic Being. Political philosophers, economists and scientific ‘sages’ have assigned to themselves the godly role of protecting man’s peace and happiness, while others function as religious leaders, offering easy salvation to their supporters. Politics, science and economics have failed. Let man now turn towards God. If the religious spirit is absent from our life it has no value, but once it is added then learning, wealth, social position, political or scientific leadership can all assume meaning and purposefulness. The word ‘dharma’ means “a factor that sustains, upholds, protects and brings together”. It brings us all together, binds us in a wonderful and divine cord of love; that...

Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) Why suffer from the saltiness of the ocean waters, when we can drink to our fill with pure sweet waters?  Let the Guru, like the clouds, quench your thirst with the distilled knowledge from the vast ocean of the Vedas.  Enroll in the Advanced Vedanta Course to gain clarity and depth to your Vedantic study with the guidance of experienced teachers. ========================================================================= Friday, February 24, 2023. 03:00. True Happiness : This article is a chapter from the book God-Realisation. ========================================================================= True happiness lies in virtue and inner soul and not in earthly possessions. Man has to rise up above the world consciousness through daily meditation. He should ever attempt to enter the divine consciousness. He should manifest the divine through Sadhana or concentration. He should transform the human nature into divine nature by developing D...