Vivekachoodamani : ( 05/05/2013. )

 ------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Friday, September 17,  2021. 7:14. AM.  VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) 1.5 APPROACHING ONE’S GURU ( Sloka 32b-40, 9 No.) ------------------------------ -------------------------------- Slokam-s 32 CONTINUES by introducing a totally different theme – the meeting of the Master with his disciple. From here on, in nine exquisite verses of great poetic beauty, the themes covered are: i) The Guru: – what is it that makes him so sought after by an aspirant. ii) The Disciple: – what openness and humility marks him out to receive the teaching. iii) Their Sacred Relationship: The greatness of the love and devotion that is the basis of the Guru-disciple relationship. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To S...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, August 6,  2021. 7:14. 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 32a : Bhakti Inseparable from Self-Knowledge. "1 svaatma tattva anusandhaanam Constant enquiry into the Real nature of one’s Self 2 bhaktih iti apare jaguh; is declared by others as defining Bhakti.". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commentary : Slokam 32 is a little unusual. Not only has it got two distinct parts, but also the two parts fall into two separate Chapters! Th...

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, June 28,  2021. 07:48. 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  31 : 6. The Place of BHAKTI "Moksha-karana-samagryaam bhaktih eva gareyase;  svasvaroopa anusandhaanam bhaktih iti abhidheeyate." || 31|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 mokshha-kaarana-saamagryaam     =  Among the ingredients necessary for liberation, 2 bhaktih eva gareeyasee;                 =  Devotion alone is the most important. 3 svasvaroopa anusandhaanam         =  Constant attempt to live up to one’s R...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, May 08,  2021. 07:21. 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 (Slokas 18-30) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam 29 : The Primary Qualifications "vairaagyam cha mumukshhutvam  teevram yasya tu vidyate; tasmin eva arthavantah syuh phalavantah shamaadayah." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1. Vairaagyam cha mumukshhutvam        =   The spirit of Renunciation and a Yearning for liberation of an 2 teevram yasya tu vidyate; intense typ...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, April 03,  2021. 05:19. 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 (Slokas 18-30) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam - 27 : 4. MUMUKSHUTVA "1 ahangkaaraadi dehaantaan  2 bandha anajnaana kalpitaan;   3 svasvaroopaavabodhena   4.moktum ichchhaa mumukshhutaa."  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 Ahangkaaraadi dehaantaan              =  From ego-sense right down to the body-idea, 2 bandha anajnaana kalpitaan;           =  all bondages are created by ignorance. 3 svasvaroopaavabodhena              ...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, March 02,  2021. 07:40. 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 (Slokas 18-30) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam - 24: 3.4 TITIKSHAA 1 "Sahanam sarva duhkhaanaam 2 aprateekaara-poorvakam;  3 chintaa-vilaa-parahitam 4 saa titikshhaa nigadyate." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 Sahanam sarva duhkhaanaam = Endurance of all sorrows and suffering, 2 aprateekaara-poorvakam;       = without struggling for redress or revenge, 3 chintaa-vilaa-parahitam          =  and free always from anxiety and lament – 4 saa titikshhaa nigadyate. ...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, January 30,  2021. 09:57. 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 (Slokas 18-30) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam - 22: 3.1 SHAMA "virajya vishhaya vraataad doshha drishhtyaa muhurmuhuh; svalakshhye niyata avasthaa manasah shama uchyate. "  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- virajya vishhaya vraataad             =   Detached from the chaos of sense objects, doshha drishhtyaa muhurmuhuh; =   through a process of continuous observation of their defects again and again; svalakshhye niyata avasthaa         =...