Atmānanda- Laharī

  How did it enter? Was it because it is the cause? Was it because it is the effect? Was it the chicken or egg? Was it the plant or seed? Was it there before creation or after? Did it enter like the clay entering pots? Did it enter like the gold entering ornaments? Or is it like hand entering the mouth? Did it enter through front door or back door? Where did it come from? Was it from outside or inside? Was it from above or below? Was it like color conditioned in the crystal? Was it like the sun reflected in water? Was it limited and separated to enter from one to another? NO It is the one without the second!  It is the causeless cause! It is the effortless effect! It is the absolute reality! It is the egg and the chicken! It is the seed and the plant! It is the clay projecting as pots! It is gold shining as ornaments! It is you without any parts! It is there in the front and the back! It is there always before and after! It is there even before space and time! It is limitless ...

  A look back ( Simhāvalokana) Pramānā has has to be unique with a purpose It has to be meaningful like Śastrā propose Our vision was totally blindfolded  During the classes Śastrā is unfolded Week after week compassion was overflowing  Let us revise the classes that were mind blowing  Adjectives are words with strings  They differentiate and distinguish things Brahman is not an adjective or additive  Brahman is a noun, this has to be known  Laksanā is the term used for definition  Brahman is the one only that is unlimited edition  Animals are programmed, so no confusion  Humans have free will, so lot of superimposition 'I' is hidden under multiple layers of wrong notions Indicatory definition clears these commotions  That which accommodates is 'Space' To understand this we need lot of grace  'Blue' is the adjective used for a lily So it can be differentiated fully Blue, Big, Fragrant Lily is very descriptive  This is...

  Significance of Śanti Mantras Groundhog emerges annually from the hole Shadow is seen again preventing the whole Backpack of desires pull you back from the goal Leaving the nest takes a toll on the soul Some come to vedanta accidentally as a tourist Some come with a definite intention of a purist Crashing waves smooth the ragged edges Repeated listening strengthen the pledge Upanishad reading  gives you only headache Listening is the best icing of the cake  Giving gives you the status of 'Donor' Śraddha gives you the status of Śraddhavan Running around continues even for the clever Search is for harmony and peace forever Not guaranteed in heaven even with endeavor  Stay in the heaven ends when the visa gets over  Prayers allow celestials to bless Students can concentrate without stress Bending down decrease the waist line Inner resistance melts and self shines Inhalation happens because of Sun  Respiration happens because of Vayu  Elimination happens...

  Om Śāntih  Om Śāntih   Om Śāntih A ction along with an attitude of surrender B rahman is from which everything came  C onsciousness is its nature and it pervades  D edicate everything to Guru parampara  E stablish the subject matter right in the beginning  F aith pending understanding is Śraddha  G uru unfolds word by word using examples H ere and now freedom is well explained I śvara and Jīvā equation is solved J oy is felt without 'becoming'  K nowledge takes place with clarity L ove is expressed as Iśvarization  M umukśu gets thirsty for Jñanam  'N othing to do'; 'Nowhere to go'...  O utpour of continuous actions  P ushes Jīva to go round and round Q uestions keep rising without answers R elationships and transactions strangle S inking in duties and responsibilities T ension builds up in spiritual dependency U niting with Oneself, Jagat and Iśvara V aruna, Brihaspati may all bless us W ind God may purify our cell...

Introduction to Taittriya is profound  Sankara spends time in this background  Spiritual dependency can be an obstacle Removal of obstacle makes one responsible  Things can be defined in two-fold That's what our teacher unfolds One by indicating the function Another by explaining its nature Creator of the Universe is tatastha  Sat Chit Ananta explains the svarupa Brahman here is explained as Ananta Ananta is limitlessly big Ananda    When student is ready  Knowledge takes place steady The first Valli makes one ready By listing rules of Dharma  Mantras are told to speak the truth Mantras are told to adopt Dharma Dog is groomed in obedience school Ancestors paid forward in a scroll Every desire finds its solution Jiva survives despite pollution The knower of Brahman gains the ultimate  The ready candidate drops the penultimate Obstacles can be threefold  Shanti Mantras are threefold  Repetition is for a reason Rendition is done in all...