A person or country that only receives and never gives back remains a debtor and fails to develop their own resources. They need to be complemented by individual sadhana. Charitable practices, by themselves, are not enough. Spirituality can be practiced in the midst of secular activities. Families and societies collapse when there is a lack of sanctity. This is his way of paying back the debt to his teachers and ancient sages and preserving the parampara. A householder has a duty to teach the next generation. Obligations in ascending order are discussed: (1) to yourself (2) to members of family (3) to society and (4) to ancient sages. An ideal person should respect his parents, teachers and guests with the same reverence as god.
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If we get something for free, we fail to appreciate its full value. Vivekananda emphasized the harmony of “best of modern technology” and “best of spiritual values”. He should also take necessary actions for self-preservation. A householder should work hard to earn wealth through proper means for the good of society – that way, he pursues the path of dharma. Dharma is the most important value when conducting duties in the world, and is the regulating principle behind artha and kama. Lesson 11 is discussed: Instruction from teacher to departing students. The seeker asks for inner joy and spiritual common sense to pursue the path of truth and dharma. All deities are different manifestations of one Absolute Reality. Taittiriya Upanishad starts with a prayer to Vedic deities, such as Mitra, Varuna, Vayu and Indra. There are 31 anuvakas in Taittiriya Upanishad. Upanishads are the essence of the Vedas and constitute philosophical ideas that are relevant to people from all religions and cultures. Each veda has 4 divisions: (1) Samhitas (2) Brahmanas (3) Aranyakas and (4) Upanishads. Story of Yajnavalkya is discussed in the context of Krishna-yajur-veda and Shukla-yajur-veda. Taittiriya Upanishad belongs to Yajur veda. Vyasa classified into four groups: Rig veda, Yajur veda, Sama veda and Atharva veda. Triple foundation of Indian philosophy: (1) Upanishads, which form the foundation (2) Gita, which provides the interpretation and (3) Brahmasutras, which provides the logical analysis This discourse was given on Jat the Lake Tahoe Retreat run by the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Chennai-4, 2015.
He is frequently invited for lectures on Yoga, Vedanta, and traditional Hindu scriptures and for participating in interfaith dialogues.Īll Original Content © Vedanta Society of Northern California Apart from his traditional education, the Swami has also received modern University education in English literature, psychology, European history, and Western philosophy. Before coming to the United States in January 2012 he was teaching Sanskrit, Vedantic scriptures and Indian philosophy at the Training center in Belur Math, the institution that trains the monks of the Ramakrishna Order at the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission, Kolkata, India.
He underwent traditional training in Hindu scriptures, Sanskrit, Vedic and Vedantic literature for many years, from his early days. Swami Tattwamayananda, currently the Minister of the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco, (originally founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) served in various centers of the Ramakrishna Order in India as editor, publisher, and teacher of Sanskrit, Advaitic texts such as Sri Shankaracharya's commentaries on the 'Prasthanatraya' (the fundamental Sanskrit texts of Vedanta philosophy), Buddhism and Indian philosophy. Sri Shankaracharya’s (788-820 CE) commented on the Taittiriya Upanishad and “the fact that he cited from it 147 times in his Brahma-Sutra-Bhashya speaks volumes for its authoritativeness.” (Sarvananda, Taittiriyopanishad 5)īefore Sri Shankaracharya, the idea of Advaita or nondualistic philosophy existed because it is as old as Rig Veda itself, but the formulation of a complete and compact philosophical structure, expounding its metaphysics, ontology, cosmology, logic, and epistemology, was entirely his contribution. The Upanishad contains 31 anuvakas (lessons): 12 in the Siksa-valli, 9 in the Ananda-valli, and 10 in the Bhrigu-valli. The Taittiriya Upanisad comprise the 7th, 8th, and 9th chapters of the larger Taittiriya Aranyaka that belongs to the Yajur Veda tradition.
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Swami Tattwamayananda’s exposition of the TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD was given at the Lake Tahoe Retreat run by the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco (founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) from July 27, 2019, to August 4, 2019, in a series of 9 lectures.
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