Panchadashi, a comprehensive philosophical masterpiece by Sri Bharati Tirtha and Swami Vidyaranya, is a compendium of 15 foundational treatises or prakarana-granthas. Thus each Chapter becomes a complete text too for one’s study. This epic work is altogether a singular treatise on the entire philosophy of Advaita-vedanta. Panchadashi lays the foundation of the essentials of Vedanta and elucidates the Upanishadic thoughts by revealing the identity of the Self with the supreme Brahman, thus dispelling the ignorance of the Self.
About the Webinar
This webinar will cover Panchadashi Chapter 9 – Dhyanadipa Prakarana (The Lamp of Meditation).
Absence of Self-enquiry is responsible for bondage. For a qualified seeker, possessing both purity of the mind and focus of the intellect, Self-enquiry immediately bestows Self-realisation and bondage ends. For seekers who lack the capacity for deep and subtle Self-enquiry, due to the inadequacy of their mind-intellect equipment, Vedanta advocates that they first intellectually comprehend the Truth through the teachings of the shastra and the Guru, and thereafter, meditate upon It. Gradually such seekers also gain direct Self-realisation.
In Panchadashi – Chapter 9, Dhyanadipa Prakarana, Swami Vidyaranya details this meditation in his characteristic logical fashion by explicating the concepts of ‘samvadi-bhrama’ and ‘visamvadi-bhrama’. He delineates how meditation on Brahman, though being a samvadi-bhrama, nevertheless has the capacity to usher in the direct Realisation of the Self.
Click the links below to read the articles by Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda published in Tapovan Prasad on:
Click the links below under Svadhyaya Series Courses and Shravana Mangalam to study and listen to Chapter 1 – Chapter 8 of the Panchadashi which have been already covered in the earlier webinars:
Facilitator
Swami Advayananda, an accomplished teacher of Vedanta, with many Gita and Upanishad discourse series to his credit, has also authored several books such as the Holy Gita Ready Reference, Advanced Vedanta Course, a series of research articles titled ‘Vedanta Unveiled’, to name a few.
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Venue
Online webinar
Schedule
The webinar commences on 11 July 2023, 7:00 PM IST.
Classes will be held every week on Tue, Wed, Fri and Sat from 7:00 to 8:00 PM IST.
Class Attendance Guidelines
Panchadashi is an advanced text and involves serious study and attention.
Students are encouraged to attend the online live classes as it will also provide an opportunity to resolve queries during appropriate opportunities. Students are advised not to miss any class, and if they do miss for any inevitable reasons, they are required to catch up with recordings before attending the next class.
If one is unable to attend the Live Webinar sessions because of time difference and so on, one can watch the recorded sessions that will be made available on the dashboard.
All recordings will be available on the dashboard up to a period of one month post the completion of the webinar.
Language
English
Course Fee
Free to register; students will be given the opportunity to offer Gurudaksina at the end of the webinar programme.
Prerequisites
Prior knowledge of Vedanta is necessary
Students are expected to have gone through a few Courses of CIF or equivalent or to have studied a few basic prakarana-granthas like Tattvabodha, Atmabodha, Sadhana-pancakam and so on.
Since the webinar is an online programme, a good internet connection will be required.
Application Process
Participants are required to apply at the below-mentioned link through a Google form. Filling the application form does not mean confirmation of registration. The details will be processed by the CIF Home Study Course department and the applicants who have been accepted will be intimated and enrolled. The others would be intimated the reasons for non-selection and would be recommended to pursue other suitable Home Study Courses.
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