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Onam Celebrations 2026 at CIF
The Festival of the HeartThere is something profoundly magical about Onam when celebrated at Adi Sankara Nilayam, Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF). At nine thirty in the morning, the courtyard of the sacred Melpazhur Mana buzzed with life. The entire CIF...
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Upadesha Sara: Self-Knowledge
रमण महर्षींचे ‘उपदेश सार‘ हे फक्त ३० श्लोकांचे छोटेखानी पण अतिशय अर्थगर्भपुस्तक आहे. संपूर्ण अध्यात्म, वेदान्त आणि आत्मज्ञान, ह्यांचा अर्क या छोट्याशा ग्रंथात आहे. अनेकदा आपल्याला वाटते की मोक्ष मिळवणे, ईश्वराला जाणणे किंवा मनाला शांत करणे ह्या सर्व गोष्टी खूप...
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Small Encounters, Great Impacts – Part 1
The Very First Impact It was probably the year 1974, when Pujya Gurudev came to Hyderabad to conduct Geeta Jnana Yagna in Exhibition grounds, a famous ground for holding yearly exhibitions where thousands throng to see the famous exhibition of...
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Sankara Bhashya–Part 22
Steady wisdom signs Verse 2.53: श्रुतिविप्रतिपन्ना ते यदा स्थास्यति निश्चला। समाधावचला बुद्धिस्तदा योगमवाप्स्यसि॥ śruti-vipratipannā te yadā sthāsyati niścalā samādhāv acalā buddhis tadā yogam avāpsyasi|| Hearing the different practices for working on the mind mentioned in the Vedas, the mind is scattered and...
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Svadhyaya – Key to AI
The world has ushered in the era of AI – Artificial Intelligence. Today, AI systems are practically used in all walks of life, be they professional or personal. Be it any research, planning, documentation, presentation, data compilation or even medical...
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Srimad Bhagavatam at a Glance
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: A Vedantic Voyage from Cosmos to Consciousness Charting the Cosmic Course — The Map Before the Voyage 1. Adhikāri The Worthy SeekerAt Naimisha woods the sages inquire,For Truth alone their hearts aspire.Suta speaks, and Vyasa finds,A deeper thirst...
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Sankara Bhashya–Part 21
The supreme state Verse 2.51: कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः । जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम् ॥ karmajam buddhiyuktā hi phalaṁ tyaktvā manīṣiṇaḥ | janmabandhavinirmuktāḥ padaṁ gacchantyanāmayam|| Giving up the results of actions born of activities done in the past should be understood...
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Sankara Bhashya–Part 20
A balanced state of mind Verse 2.49: दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय । बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः॥ dūreṇa hyavaraṃ karma buddhiyogād dhanañjaya | buddhau śaraṇam anviccha kṛpaṇāḥ phalahetavaḥ || Very far away and extremely clearly action done with desire for its results is...
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Sankara Bhashya–Part 19
Balance of mind is Yoga Verse 2.47: कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥ karmanye vadhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana |mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stv akarmaṇi || O Arjuna, your jurisdiction lies in action alone and not in meditation. Even...
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Sankara Bhashya–Part 18
Actions have limitations Verse 2.45: त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान् ॥ Trai-guṇya-viṣayā vedā nistrai-guṇyo bhavārjuna |Nirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho niryoga-kṣema ātmavān || Vedas are about three subjects. The three qualities are of the nature of change and transformation as they illumine the...
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Sankara Bhashya–Part 17
Praising the Vedas Verse 2.43: कामात्मानः स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम् |क्रियाविशेषबहुलां भोगैश्वर्यगतिं प्रति ||kāmātmānaḥ svarga-parā janma-karma-phala-pradām| kriyā-viśeṣa-bahulāṁ bhogaiśvarya-gatiṁ prati || They are of the nature of desire. They are filled with desire, it means. They consider going to heaven as the...
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The choices we make
“I joined Yoga classes finally!!!” said Seema. Her eyes were bright with happiness. “You know what, I joined Zumba classes” said Neelam with a look that challenged all of us to say something. “I have started my own you tube...
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Sankara Bhashya–Part 16
Intellect – Steady and Unsteady Verse 2.41: व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन | बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम् ||vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana | bahu-śākhā hy anantāś ca buddhayo ’vyavasāyinām || For the intellect which has been cultivated and steady, since this buddhi is one-pointed and born out...
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The Abhang – Abhir Gulal
Saint-poet Chokhamela (चोखामेळा), a 14th-century saint from Maharashtra, is known for his deep devotion to Lord Vitthal despite the social hardships he faced. He belonged to what was, in those days, considered as one of the lowest untouchable casts viz....
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Sankara Bhashya–Part 15
A win-win situation Verse 2.39: एषा तेऽभिहिता साङ्ख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु।बुद्ध्या युक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि॥ Eṣā te ’bhihitā sāṅkhye buddhir yoge tv imāṁ śṛṇu | Buddhyā yukto yayā pārtha karma-bandhaṁ prahāsyasi || The Sankhya Yoga I taught you on the intellect that...
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The Abhang – Anandace Dohi
This beautiful Abhang by the 17th-century Marathi saint-poet Sant Tukaram Maharaj describes the state of spiritual ecstasy and the non-dual experience of bliss. Click here to listen Verse 1 आनंदाचे डोही आनंदतरंग ।आनंदचि अंग आनंदाचे ॥१॥ Ānandāce dohī ānandataraṅga |Ānandaci...
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Sankara Bhashya–Part 14
If you do not act! Verse 2.32: अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं सङ्ग्रामं न करिष्यसि | ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि || Atha chet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣyasi | Tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ cha hitvā pāpam avāpsyasi || If you do not participate...
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Komal Vacha De Re Ram
‘Komal Vacha De Re Ram’ is an earnest prayer by Samarth Ramadas Swami, a 17 th century Marathi saint, to the Lord Ram. He has written it in the format of ‘Chaupadi’ – a four-stanza poetic form. While much of...
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Sankara Bhashya–Part 13
Don’t swerve from Swadharma Verse 2.31: स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते॥ sva-dharmam api chāvekṣya na vikampitum arhasi |dharmyād dhi yuddhāch chhreyo ’nyat kṣatriyasya na vidyate || In the light of your own duty as a Kshatriya which is...
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