CHINMAYA SHIVAM

The talk is a short recap of Chapter 1 Valli 1 and Chapter 1 Valli 2 upto mantra 5. Mantra 6 is discussed in this talk. Who are children in spirituality? What is the fallacy of one life, one birth concept? What is Pramada, delusion and how it distracts the seeker is discussed here.

"It is better to live the Chinmaya Life with Occasional folly than to live a life of folly with occasional Chinmaya Life."

This talk is a brief expansion on the above quote of Poojya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda.

How does the creation manifest from subtle to gross? What is the importance of Yagna in the process of creation? How can Yagna help us in achieving success in all our endeavors? The mystic language of Purusha being offered as the animal in the Yagna is explained here.

This Purusha has Thousand heads, Thousand eyes and Thousand feet. Purusha pervades the whole universe and yet is beyond it also. Whatever was, is and will be is Purusha alone. Creation is an illusion and an appearance of Purusha. This illusion is playing continuously in 1 quarter of the Purusha as though. The rest of the 3 quarters are unaffected. Like the mirage in the desert appears only in one small portion.

Purusha suktam is the 
Oldest hymn, 
in praise of the most ancient being(God)
who is the most universal, 
Found in the oldest scriptures(Vedas)
in the oldest and the most logical language in the world(Sanskrit)

The HYMN elaborates on the immanent and transcendental nature of the Purusha - The Cosmic Being, the process of creation through sacrifice, the creation itself and the social order that governs the human beings.

In this talk, the introduction of Purusha Suktam is given.

Om Namah Shivaya has several meanings. Enclosed are the meanings. The audio can be used for meditation by playing it in a loop and meditating on any of the given below.

Namah : Salutations 


Shivaya: To Lord Shiva


Namah : I surrender


Shivaya: To Lord Shiva


Namah : I meditate

Shivaya: On Auspiciousness

Namah : I renounce (na mama iti namah)


Shivaya: To attain Bliss

Namah : Salutations


Shiva : To Lord Shiva


aya : Guide Me / Lead Me
 (to union with THEE)


Namah : I surrender


Shiva : To Shiva,The Destroyer


aya : Lead me to ‘Knowledge’

Namah : Not accessible to the 
Senses & Mind

Shivaya: Infinite Consciousness 
& Bliss

Practical Tips from the Bhagavad Geeta for happiness and peace in daily life.

Satsang on the significance of Deepaawali and reflection on the Mantra - Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya

A short guided meditation on the beautiful analogy of the Lamp and its significance for a spiritual seeker based on the Upanishad Mantra - Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya