KAIVALYA UPANISHAD SWAMI CHINMAYANANDA FULL REALISATION OF

Its poetic diction, systematic development of thought, at once clear, concise and scientific in arrangement of highly philosophical ideas make Kaivalya Upanishad one of the most striking minor Upanishads.Kaivalya Upanishad Translated by Rory Mackay IntroductionKaivalya Upanishad). He has over years traveled all across the North America doing Gnana Yagna on Upanishads and the Bhagwad Geeta.Upanishads are the philosophical portion of the Vedas. Later in the US, Swamiji led the creation of Chinmaya Kedar in Langhorn PA, and then Chinmaya Vrindavan in Cranbury NJ. While in Taiwan Swamiji was instrumental in building Chinmaya Mission in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Swami Chinmayananda presented by Chinmaya Mission.About the Spe.The Kaivalya Upanishad is a short yet sublime scripture of little over twenty-four verses. Chinmaya Smrithi Bi-Monthly News Magazine of Chinmaya Mission Washington InspirationsFromTheMaster - Short inspiring excerpts on Kaivalya Upanishad. Memorial Day Weekend Spiritual Camp Acharya Sadanandaji conducted Spiritual Camp at Chinmayam during Memorial Day Weekend on Bridaranyaka Upanishad Muni Kanda. Be on the lookout for more information on this.

Kaivalya Upanishad Swami Chinmayananda Full Realisation Of

In the opening verse, Ashvalayana asks Brahma to share with him the secret of Brahma Vidya, or Self-knowledge, that most ancient and cherished of Knowledge by which a soul may attain liberation.Although the principle teacher is Brahma, the Kaivalya Upanishad is considered a Shaiva Upanishad. That is the core message of this Upanishad, which takes the form of a dialogue between the ancient sage Ashvalayana, and Brahma, the Creator God. This can only be attained by the full realisation of one’s nature as Brahman, the Self eternal, ever free awareness/consciousness/existence.

That’s perhaps why the following verse suggests meditating upon the Self in the form of Lord Shiva. This refers to Nirguna Brahman the Self without form or attribute the eternal, unmanifest root and essence of all things.Contemplation upon the Self as the formless and all-pervading Eternal obviously requires an extremely subtle and sattvic intellect. Brahma first advises us to meditate upon the Self as the formless, all-pervading substratum of Existence That which is, by his own admission, “unreachable by thought”. The word ‘Shiva’ literally means “that which is auspicious at all times and in all ways”, and is derived from the roots ‘Shi’, meaning “that in which all things lie and are pervaded”, and ‘va’, meaning “the embodiment of divine grace”.Verses six and seven are particularly interesting.

It may seem like a strange interjection, but the message would seem to be that living one’s life according to the scriptures and careful reflection upon the ancient knowledge will in time lead to liberation.My gratitude and thanks to Swami Chinmayananda, whose translation and commentary greatly aided this effort.O Lord, May we hear with our ears what is always auspicious, may we see with our eyes what is always auspicious. These verses suggest studying and reciting a particular passage from the Yajur Veda, called Sata Rudriya. All three states are pervaded by the Self pure Consciousness/Awareness—That in which all forms and experiences arise and eventually dissolve.Following the main text are two additional verses, considered by some a minor addendum to the Upanishad. Indeed, “By recognising one’s own Self in all beings and all beings in the Self, one attains the Highest Liberation and not by any other means.”The remainder of the Upanishad provides further reflection upon the nature of the Self, the nature of the jiva (individual), and, recalling the great Mandukya Upanishad, a brief analysis of the three states of consciousness, here called the ‘three cities’, experienced by all beings: the condition of the waking state, the dreaming state and the deep sleep state. For instance, Shiva’s three eyes and blue neck represent the Self as the Eternal Witness whose divine vision removes the the ‘poison’ of worldly sorrow.Perhaps keen to avoid sectarianism, one of the lowlier tendencies of the human mind, the next verses then make it clear that this divine Self is not just Shiva, but also Vishnu, Indra, and all the gods and all the forms and elements of existence. The Puranic deities of India are depicted with a great amount of symbolism.

I seek the sacred wisdom cherished by the pure of heart and mind that greatest of secrets the Truth by which the wise, releasing all karma, attain the Self.To him, the Great Father of Creation said:2. O Bhagavan, teach me Brahma Vidya the Highest Knowledge of Reality. May Indra, the ancient and famed Pushan, the all-knowing Sun Vayu, the Lord of the Air and Brihaspati, guardian of our spiritual wealth, save us from harm and bless us (with a mind capable of understanding the teachings and a heart bold enough to live them).Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti (Om Peace, Peace, Peace)! Part 1Thus, it happened that Ashvalayana approached Lord Brahma and said:1.

This Self is unreachable by thought Unmanifest the One of endless forms the ever-auspicious the peaceful and Immortal the origin of the very Creator the One without beginning, middle or end the One and all-pervading Its nature pure Knowledge and Bliss Formless and most wonderful.7. In a clean and undisturbed place, sitting in a comfortable posture, with neck, head and body held steady and straight, with a mental attitude of renunciation and control of the senses, mentally saluting one’s own teacher with reverence, meditate within the lotus of the heart upon Brahman, the Eternal Self That which is taintless, pure, ever-shining and untouched by grief.6. Those who clearly ascertain the importance of Vedanta, the Highest Knowledge of the Upanishads, who have pure minds and a spirit of renunciation they, in the end, gain liberation.5. Higher than heaven and seated in the innermost cave of the heart, It shines attainable only by qualified seekers.4. Immortality cannot be gained by work, nor by progeny, nor wealth, but by renunciation of attachment to worldly objects.

By recognising one’s own Self in all beings and all beings in the Self, one attains the Highest Liberation and not by any other means.11. There is no other way to reach complete liberation.10. Knowing Him, one crosses beyond death. He alone is All that was and All that will be—the Eternal. He alone is Vishnu He is prana, the life force He is Time and Fire and both Sun and Moon.9. He is Brahma He is Shiva He is Indra He is the Immutable Supreme and Self-luminous.

In Me alone all things are born in Me alone do all things exist, and to Me alone will all things resolve. In the three states, whatever constitutes the enjoyable, the enjoyer and the enjoyment is easily distinguished from Me the Witness, the Pure Consciousness that is the Self, or Shiva, the ever-auspicious.19. Realising with the entirety of one’s being that “That which illumines the world of relative experiences in the waking, dream and deep sleep states—that Self am I”—one attains liberation and freedom from all bondage.18. That which is the Supreme Brahman, the Self in all, the great Support of the Universe Eternal subtler than the subtlest and greater than the greatest—That alone thou art! That alone thou art!17. From It (the Self) is born prana (the vital air, or life force) the mind, and all the organs space, air, fire, water and the earth which supports all.16.

I am impervious to destruction. For Me, there is neither good or bad karma. I alone am That which is taught in the different Vedas I am the revealer of the Vedanta I am the real Knower of the sacred Knowledge. My nature is Pure Knowledge.22.

Thus realising the nature of the Supreme Self, dwelling in the hearts of all beings, without division and non-dual the Witness of all, beyond both existence and non-existence, one attains the very nature of the Self. For Me, there is neither earth, nor water, nor fire, nor air or space.