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01/03/2019 *VIVEKACHOODAMANI – “The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination" - Swami Chinmayananda *Vol. 1. PART-1, - "The PURPOSE of Human Life" - (Verses 1-66, 66 No.), *INVOCATION & OVERVIEW : (Verses 1-2, 2 No.), *Invocation (verse 1) : * "sarva vedanta siddhanta gocaram tamagocaram | govindam paramanandam sadgurum pranatah asmi aham || 1|| " * sarva vedanta siddhanta gocaram - Perceivable through the suggestive import of the conclusions of Vedanta; tam - that; agocaram - who is beyond sense-perception; govindam - to Sri Govinda; paramanandam - who is of the nature of Bliss Supreme; sadgurum - the Spiritual master; pranatah - bowing respectfully; asmi - am; Ahm! - aham (atma). * "My salutations to Sri Sad-Guru Govinda who is of the nature of Bliss Supreme, who can be known only through the import of the essence of Vedanta and who is beyond the reach of the known instruments of perception." * "I bow to Gov

11/02/2019 VIVEKA CHOODAMANI – Vol. 1 “The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination" GENERAL INTRODUCTION PUJYA SWAMI CHINMAYANANDAJI writes the following in his Introduction to his book on the Viveka Choodamani : “Vedanta is truly the Science of Life. Sri Shankara, the great interpreter of Vedanta, not only gave us his commentaries on the Upanishads, the Brahma Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita, but also many primary texts which introduce the seeker to the joys of Vedanta. One of the greatest texts he has written as an introduction to Vedanta, is the Viveka Choodamani, which means, ‘The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination’. “A careful study of these verses with the full freedom to enquire will give any student a correct understanding of the entire theory of Vedanta and he can, even without a very serious study of the scriptures, start his daily practices with tremendous benefits. “There are hundreds of seekers who, without understanding the fundamentals, are aimlessly struggling along