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Avidya Vedanta

When asleep, is there Avidya?

Contention: No Avidya In sleep, Brahman alone is, there is no Avidya, is one contention. This is a state which is then related to in the waking state. Here the waker says that he slept and he had no knowledge. Also that there was the presence of Avidya in sleep is from the waker’s perspective […]

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Yoga 21.09.22

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14.09.22

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07.09.22 – Meditation

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Shlokas-Mantras Vedanta Yoga

Prayers in Yoga class

ॐ सह नाववतु ।सह नौ भुनक्तु ।सह वीर्यं करवावहै ।तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ।ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ Om Saha Naav[au]-Avatu |Saha Nau Bhunaktu |Saha Viiryam Karavaavahai |Tejasvi Naav[au]-Adhiitam-Astu Maa Vidvissaavahai |Om Shaantih Shaantih Shaantih || 1: Om, Together may we two Move (in our Studies, the Teacher and the Student),2: Together may we two Relish (our Studies, the Teacher and the Student),3: Together may we perform (our Studies) with Vigour (with […]

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31.08.22

To my surprise the Ardhabaddha Padmottanasana was so tough that people were overwhelmed. The Natrajasana Sequence was well received. Never got to the rest. Ujjayi seems to be a mystery to many people.

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Vedanta Yoga

25.08.22 Meditation

Cyclic Meditation was very well received by the audience. I seem to forget the mantras. Breathing meditation seems to be a challenge for many people. Some people prefer visualisation, some others prefer Mantra meditation Cyclic Meditation was very well received by the audience I tend to forget the Mantras and so they did not flow […]

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Shlokas-Mantras Vedanta

Prayers for Meditation

या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृताया वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना ।या ब्रह्माच्युतशंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा पूजितासा मां पातु सरस्वति भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा ॥१॥ लये संबोधयेच्चित्तं विक्षिप्तं शमयेत्पुनः ।सकषायं विजानीयात्समप्राप्तं न चालयेत् ॥ 3-४४ ॥ अपाने जुह्वति प्राण प्राणेऽपानं तथाऽपरे। प्राणापानगती रुद्ध्वा प्राणायामपरायणाः।।4.29।। शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया। आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।। अखण्डमण्डलाकारं व्याप्तं येन चराचरम् ।तत्पदं दर्शितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥२॥ गुरूर्ब्रह्मा गुरूर्विष्णुः गुरूर्देवो महेश्वरः ।गुरूर्साक्षात परब्रह्म तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः ।।

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Yoga 24.08.22

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Yoga 17.08.22

It went rather smoothly and we completed everything on the list.

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