#advaita #vedanta #sarvapriyananda
In these teachings from the Upanishads, the speaker explores the nature of our true self, referred to as the Atman or Brahman. The Upanishad approaches the question of what one needs to know in order to understand everything. It uses the analogy of gold and golden ornaments, emphasizing that just as all golden ornaments are made of gold, the essence of everything in the universe is a singular reality, referred to as Brahman. By knowing this Brahman, one can understand everything else. The teaching suggests that the details, shapes, and names of things come later, but their existence depends entirely on the underlying reality, just as the shapes of ornaments depend on gold.
The Upanishad emphasizes that the key to understanding everything is to know the reality within oneself, the Atman or Brahman. It encourages self-inquiry to discover this reality. The speaker counters a materialistic viewpoint presented by a physicist, Sean Carroll, pointing out that knowledge has different layers and that consciousness is not reducible to the physical brain. The Upanishad asserts that knowing the self leads to the realization of Brahman, the ultimate reality, and that this knowledge solves the deepest existential problems. The last three mantras summarize the teachings, highlighting the radiant, pure, and partless nature of the supreme reality within oneself.
======
Swami Sarvapriyananda | Vedanta New York | Vedanta Society of Southern California | Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture Golpark, Kolkata | Swami Vivekananda | Self-realization | Advaita Vedanta | Hinduism
Follow Vedanta New York: / vedantany
Follow Vedanta Society of Southern California: / vedantaorg
Follow Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture Golpark: / @rmicgolpark
16 окт 2024
