Posts

Showing posts from December, 2021

KENA UPANISHAD : A. GENERAL INVOCATION : from Krishna Yajur Veda : Reflections by SWAMI GURUBHAKTANANDA

Image
===================================================================== ==================================================================== Thursday, December 23, 2021. 8:00.pm. From: A. Krishna Yajur Veda & B. Sama Veda INVOCATION PRAYERS : A. GENERAL INVOCATION : from Krishna Yajur Veda ==================================================================== Mantram : OM saha navavatu | saha nau bhunaktu | saha virya karavavahai | tejasvi navadhitamastu | ma vidvivahai || OM Sanyih! Santih!! Santih!!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 om.  saha nau avatu;           = May He protect us both together. 2 saha nau bhunaktu;             = May He protect us both. 3 saha veeryam karavaavahai; = May we attain vigour together. 4 tejaswi nau adheetam astu;   = Let what we study be invigorating. 5 maa vidvishaavahai.             = May we not cavil at each other. 6 om shantih, shantih, shantih! =   Om Pe

KENA UPANISHAD “Know That Alone as Brahman” : Reflections by SWAMI GURUBHAKTANANDA

Image
 =============================================================================== ================================================================================= KENA  UPANISHAD : “Know  That  Alone as Brahman” Chapters : 4.  Mantras : 34   Know That Alone  as  Brahman  =============================================================================== INTRODUCTION  TO  KENA  UPANISHAD KENA  UPANISHAD  IS  the  9th  Chapter  of  the  Talavakara  Branch  in  the  Sama  Veda. The  first  eight  chapters  are  concerned  with  the  Karma  and  Upasana  which  fall  under  Apara Vidya.  They  belong  to  the  Mantra  Samhitas and  the  Brahmanas of  the  Vedas.  Then  follows the  Brahma  Jnana  or  Para  Vidya  portion  which  forms  the  subject  of  this  Upanishad.  Due  to its  subject matter,  the  Kena  Upanishad  is  classified  as  an  Aranyaka .  Guruji  began  the  discussion  with  an  introduction  on  the  goals  that  people  generally set  for  themselves.  Among  them,  food,