Vivekachoodamani : ( 05/05/2013. )

  ------------------------------------------------ Monday, November 23,  2020. 12:25. PM.  VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) 1.4 QUALIFICATIONS of DISCIPLE & GURU (Sloka-s 17-32a, 15 No.) The four-fold qualifications (verses 18-30) ------------------------------------------------------ Slokam - 19 :  (What are the Four Means?) "Aadau nitya-anitya vastu vivekah pariganyate,  iha amutra phala bhoga viraagah tadanantaram;  shamaadi shhatka sampattih mumukshhutvam iti sphutam."  ------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1. aadau nitya-anitya vastu vivekah pariganyate;     =  First comes the Discrimination between the Real and the unreal; iha amutra phala bhoga viraagah tadanantaram;  =  here and hereafter, from the enjoyment of fruits of actions, to have a spirit of Detachment; after that shamaadi shhatka sampattih                             =  the Sixfold Virtues such as Sama, Dama, etc; and mum

  --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, November 01,  2020. 09:22. AM.  VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) 1.4 QUALIFICATIONS of DISCIPLE & GURU (Sloka-s 17-32a, 15 No.) The four-fold qualifications (verses 18-30) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam - 18: The Conditions for Success & Failure  "Saadhanaani atra chatvaari kathitaani maneeshhibhih;  yeshhu satsu eva sannishhthaa yadabhaave na sidhyati." ------------------------------------------------------------------  Translation : 1 saadhanaani atra chatvaari          =  The Fourfold Means (Sadhana Chatushtaya) is here 2 kathitaani maneeshhibhih;           =  prescribed by the wise, experienced teachers. 3 yeshhu satsu eva sannishhthaa   =  Only in their presence can one succeed on this path; 4 yadabhaave na sidhyati.             =  and if they are absent, failure is certain. -----------

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, October 06,  2020. 7: 48. AM.  VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) 1.4 QUALIFICATIONS of DISCIPLE & GURU (Sloka-s 17-32a, 15 No.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slokam - 18 . The Conditions for Success & Failure : "1 saadhanaani atra chatvaari  2 kathitaani maneeshhibhih; 3 yeshhu satsu eva sannishhthaa  4 yadabhaave na sidhyati." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 saadhanaani atra chatvaari         =  The Fourfold Means (Sadhana Chatushtaya) is here 2 kathitaani maneeshhibhih;          =  prescribed by the wise, experienced teachers. 3 yeshhu satsu eva sannishhthaa   =  Only in their presence can one succeed on this path; 4 yadabhaave na sidhyati.             =  and if the

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, September 12,  2020. 6:00. AM.  VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) 1.4 QUALIFICATIONS of DISCIPLE & GURU (Sloka-s 17-32a, 15 No.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.4 QUALIFICATIONS of DISCIPLE & GURU (Sloka-s 17-32a, 15 No.) FOUR QUALIFICATIONS HAVE been formulated by the great Vedanta Acharyas. They are the result of the practical experiences encountered by them over many centuries. They enquired into what the Upanishadic Rishis expected of their students. After gathering all the related facts, they formulated SADHANA CHATUSHTAYA – the four basic steps that prepare a student for the practice of Vedantic Sadhana. The sequence is carefully selected. They reflect the order of priority of the four steps, each one logically following from the previ

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, August 20,  2020. 2:29.AM. VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) 1.3 THE MEANS TO LIBERATION (Slokam 6-16, 11 No.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slokam - 15: Enquiry & Correct Guidance Needed "1 atah vichaarah kartavyah 2 jijnaasoh aatma vastunah; 3 samaasaadya dayaasindhum 4 gurum brahmaviduttamam." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 atah vichaarah kartavyah       = Therefore, deep Self-enquiry must be made 2 jijnaasoh aatma vastunah;      = by the true seeker regarding the Reality of the Self. 3 samaasaadya dayaasindhum  = Then by all means approach the ocean of kindness, the 4 gurum brahmaviduttamam.    = Guru, who is the best among the knowers of the Sel

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, July 01,  2020. 08:01.PM. VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Verses 1-66, 66 No.) 1.3 THE MEANS TO LIBERATION (Slokam 6-16, 11 No.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slokam 14: Success Depends on Qualifications  "Adhikaarinam aashaaste   phalasiddhih visheshhatah; .  upaayaa deshakaalaadyaah   santyasminsahakaarinah." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 adhikaarinam aashaaste        = Upon the primary qualifications in a seeker depends 2 phalasiddhih visheshhatah;    = the ultimate success of all his spiritual endeavours. 3 upaayaa deshakaalaadyaah   = Other means such as place and time, etc., do have a 4 santyasminsahakaarinah.       = place, but they are essentially secondary.  -

========================================================= ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, May 23, 2020. VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Verses 1-66, 66 No.) 1.3 THE MEANS TO LIBERATION (Slokam 6-16, 11 No.) Slokam -12 & 13. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam 12: The World for What it Is "Samyag vichaaratah siddhaa rajjutattva avadhaaranaa; bhraanti-udita mahaa sarpa bhaya duhkha vinaashinee." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slokam Translation : 12. 1 samyag vichaaratah siddhaa  =  Only through steady and balanced thinking, is gained 2 rajjutattva avadhaaranaa;        =  the ascertainment of the truth of the “rope”, by which 3 bhraanti-udita mahaa sarpa    =  the delusion-created, terrifying snake 4 bhaya duhkha vinaashinee.    =      of fear and

=================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26/04/2020. VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Verses 1-66, 66 No.) 1.3 THE MEANS TO LIBERATION (Verses 6-16, 11 No.) Verse-11. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Verse :11. "Chittasya shuddhaye karma na tu vastu upalabdhaye; vastu siddhih vichaarena  na kinchit karma kotibhih."  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 Chittasya shuddhaye karma   =  charitable acts help to purify the mind, 2 na tu vastu upalabdhaye;       =  but do not lead to the attainment of Reality. 3 vastu siddhih vichaarena       =  The Self is attained only by discriminative analysis, 4 na kinchit karma kotibhih.    =   and not in the least by crores of actions. ---------------------------------------

======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03/03/2020. VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Verses 1-66, 66 No.) 1.3 THE MEANS TO LIBERATION (Verses 6-16, 11 No.) Verse-10. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse 10: Start With Karma Yoga "Sannyasya sarva karmaani  bhava-bandha vimuktaye; yatyataam pandhitaih dheeraih  aatma abhyaasa upasthitaih." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 sannyasya sarva karmaani = Renouncing all actions motivated by desires, for the 2 bhava-bandha vimuktaye; = sake of liberation from the bonds of birth and death, 3 yatyataam pandhitaih dheeraih = may the wise and learned man

======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28/01/2020. VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Verses 1-66, 66 No.) 1.3 THE MEANS TO LIBERATION (Verses 6-16, 11 No.) Verses- 8 & 9. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse - 8 : The Preliminaries in a Nutshell "Atah vimuktyai prayateta vidvaan sannyasta baahyaartha sukhasprihah san; santam mahaantam samupetya deshikam  tena upadishhtaartha samaahita aatmaa." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 atah vimuktyai prayateta vidvaan              = Therefore, striving to gain inner freedom, the learned seeker 2 sannyasta baahyaartha sukhaspri