SAB Satsangh

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YAKSHA PRASHNAM - SUMMARY

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:00:43 PDT

YAKSHA PRASHNAM SUMMARY 1. If one can perform duties in a selfless way in the given Varna and the Ashrama, he becomes pious. 2. The study of Srutis is very important as one comes to know about the dharma and the purpose of human life only through that. 3. Yudishtira answers...

PART 21 - YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:51:47 PDT

PART 21 – YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH Namaskar Mahatmas! This week we are in the concluding part of Yaksha Prashnam. The humbleness of Yudishtira is very well shown in this part. After listening to all the answers of Yudishtira, the Yaksha said: "I am immensely pleased with your answers. You are...

PART 20 - YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:15:27 PDT

PART – 20 YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH This week let us meditate on the following questions of Yaksha and the answers of Yudishtira. What is the path? – That alone is THE PATH along which the Great have trod. What is the news? – Time is the cook that is cooking all creatures of the world full of...

PART 19 - YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:12:30 PDT

PART 19 – YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH My humble pranams to all the Mahatmas! This week we are dealing with these questions of Yaksha. 1) What is the reward for one who is devoted to virtue? – He obtains a happy state in the next world. 2) What is the most wonderful thing in this world? – Day after...

PART 18 - YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:27:09 PDT

PART 18 – YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH This week we are covering the following questions of yaksha. 1. What is the reward for one when he acts with judgement? – He gets whatever he seeks. 2. What is the reward for one who has many friends? – He lives happily. WHAT IS THE REWARD FOR ONE...

PART 17 - YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:34:59 PDT

PART 17 – YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH Namaskar Mahatmas! We shall cover these questions of Yaksha this week. 1. What does one become Brahmin? Is it behavior? Or birth? Or study? Or learning? – It is behavior that makes a Brahmin. 2. What is the reward for the one who always speaks agreeable...

PART 16 - YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:14:47 PST

PART 16 –YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH WHAT IS CHARITY? CHARITY CONSISTS IN PROTECTING ALL CREATURES. (Swami Chinmayananda says that 'Charity is sharing intelligently what we have with others around us who are in need of'. Any action is pure if the attitude or intention behind the act is pure and...

PART 15 - YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:07:19 PST

PART 15 – YAKSHA PRASHNAM S ATSANGH WHAT IS PATIENCE? PATIENCE IS SUBJUGATING THE SENSES. (The Lord says in the tenth chapter of Gita, 'the Vibhuti Yoga' that the virtue patience is His Vibhuti. If we have patience, we are happy in life. Patience (Titiksha) is the foremost quality of a...

Panchadasi Talks - Day 6

noreply@blogger.com (Sowmya) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:42:21 PST

By Sowmya Ramkumar Day 6 of the Panchadasi Talks CHAPTER 07. THE LAMP OF PERFECT SATISFACTION 1. ‘Man realized the identity of his own Self with the Paramatman, desiring what and for whose sake should he allow himself to be afflicted ?’ 2. In this chapter we exhaustively analyze the...

PART 14 - YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:04:55 PST

PART 14 – YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH WHAT IS IGNORANCE? WHAT IS IDLENESS? TRUE IGNORANCE DOES NOT KNOW ONES DUTIES. NOT DISCHARGING ONES DUTIES IS IDLENESS. (WHAT IS DUTY? Duty or Swadharma is decided based on the 3 factors namely Desha (place), Kaala (time), Vastu (role). We...

PART 13 - YAKSHA PRASHNAM

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:00:29 PST

By Chitra Devraj CAN YOU TELL ME WHICH ENEMY IS INVINCIBLE? ANGER IS THE ENEMY WHICH IS INVINCIBLE. (Invincible means unconquerable. We can conquer the enemy when we know where he is and how he comes into us. We are not angry all the time. The unpleasant surroundings and unpleasant...

Panchadasi Talks - Day 5

noreply@blogger.com (Sowmya) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:47:08 PST

By Sowmya Ramkumar Day 5 of the Panchadasi Talks CH 05 FIXING THE MEANING OF THE GREAT SAYINGS 1. That by which a man sees, hears, smells, speaks and distinguishes sweet and bitter tastes etc, is called consciousness.(‘Prajnanam Brahma’ Aitareya Upanishad III-i-1) 2. . The one...

PART 12 - YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:50:25 PST

By Chitra Devraj PART 12 – YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH WHAT IS TRANQUILITY? TRUE TRANQUILITY IS THAT OF THE HEART. (Tranquility is utter calm, the absence of agitation (of the past) or anxiety (of the future). In the sixth chapter of Bhagavad Gita the Lord compares the mind of the yogi as...

Panchadasi Talks - Day 4

noreply@blogger.com (Sowmya) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:01:49 PST

By Sowmya Ramkumar Day 4 of the Panchadasi Talks PANCHADASI CH 4: THE DIFFERENTIATION OF DUALITY GOAL FOR JIVA 1. discuss duality created by Ishvara and Jiva. limit of duality causing bondage which the Jiva has to renounce will be clear. WHAT THE UPANISHADS SAY 2. Svetasvatara Up: ‘Know Maya...

Jivan Mukti Vivek

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:06:36 PST

By Sridhar (Singapore Satsang) Guruji's 2007 talks on Jivan Mukti Vivek I am posting the audio of Guruji's Jeevan Mukti Viveka talks recorded in July-August 2007 so that it is available for all satsanghis to enjoy. Day 1 - Jivan Mukti Vivek Talks - MP3 Download Day 2 - Jivan Mukti Vivek Talks -...

PART 11 YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:11:24 PST

By Chitra Devraj Namaskar Mahatmas! With prostrations to the Guru and all friends who have given me the strength, here is the next part of Yaksha Prashnam Satsangh. YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH – PART 11 Q: WHAT IS SHAME? A: SHAME IS WITHDRAWING FROM ALL UNWORTHY ACTS. (Shame is the internal...

PART 10 - YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:05:28 PST

By Chitra Devraj YAKSHA PRASHNAM – SATSANGH PART 10 Q: WHAT IS THE ESSENTIAL FEATURE OF FORGIVENESS?A: FORGIVENESS CONSISTS IN ENDURING ENIMITY. ( Forgiveness is the greatest quality. Forgiveness is not carrying any hurt the next moment. Forgiving and forgetting is a great austerity. When...

PART 9 - YAKSHA PRASHNAM SATSANGH

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:05:28 PST

By Chitra Devraj YAKSHA PRASHNAM – SATSANGH PART 9Q: WHAT IS TRUE RESTRAINT?A: THE RESTRAINT OF THE MIND IS TRUE RESTRAINT. ( Restraint means 'keep within sensible limits'. When the water flow crosses the two banks, there is danger of flood which will wash away everything. Similarly the...

Panchadasi Talks - Day 3

noreply@blogger.com (Sowmya) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:53:21 PST

By Sowmya Ramkumar Day 3 of the Panchadasi Talks DOWNLOAD from archive.org http://www.archive.org/download/PanchadasiDay1/Panch3_5Jan09.mp3 CHAPTER 03 - DIFFERENTIATION OF THE FIVE SHEATHS SHLOKA NATURE OF SHEATHS(KOSHA) 1. Possible to know Brahman differentiating from 5...

Panchadasi Talks - Day 2

noreply@blogger.com (Sowmya) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:53:21 PST

By Sowmya Ramkumar Day 2 of the Panchadasi Talks DOWNLOAD from archive.org http://www.archive.org/download/PanchadasiDay1/Panch2_4Jan09.mp3 Thanks to Paramji & Srini for making the audio & text available for the satsanghis. CHAPTER 02 DIFFERENTIATION OF THE FIVE...

YAKSHA PRASHNAM - SATSANGH PART 8

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:17:23 PST

By Chitra Devraj YAKSHA PRASHNAM – SATHSANG PART 8 Q: WHAT IS IT, WHEN RENOUNCED, LEADS TO NO REGRET? A: WRATH, WHEN RENOUNCED, LEADS TO NO REGRET. (Wrath (Krodham) is the anger in the higher degree. When anger takes full control of us, we don't know what we speak and what we do. And when we...

Guruji's Visit to Bahrain - Panchadasi Talks

noreply@blogger.com (Sowmya) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:53:21 PST

By Sowmya Ramkumar Day 1 of the Panchadasi Talks Guruji's visit to Bahrain was filled with wonderful memories and some very interesting discourses where he summarized the concepts of Vidyaranya's Panchadasi in very simple and lucid language. Each day of Guruji's satsangh included a meditation...

YAKSHA PRASHNAM – SATHSANG PART 7

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:59:32 PST

By Chitra Devraj THE BEST OF ALL THINGS THAT ARE PRAISED: WHAT IS IT? THE MOST PRAISEWORTHY THING IS SKILL. (Skill means discrimination, judgment, reason. Only human beings are blessed with the sixth sense called the intellect which makes one think and choose. Generally we take skill...

YAKSHA PRASHNAM – SATHSANG PART 6

noreply@blogger.com (shree) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:59:32 PST

By Chitra Devraj Knowledge alone leads to one to the right path of happiness. It is the torch that one carries in this dark path of samsara.WHAT IS THE SOUL OF MAN? THE SOUL OF MAN IS HIS SON. (Just as the soul keeps taking new bodies and forms an unknowable link through generations, the son...