YAVA - You Ask Vedanta Answers was a series of talks held on life, relationships, work, values and application of Vedanta in different aspects of life.Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to [email protected] with a cc to [email protected] to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

YAVA - You Ask Vedanta Answers was a series of talks held on life, relationships, work, values and application of Vedanta in different aspects of life.Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to [email protected] with a cc to [email protected] to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

Rudra is the manifestation of Lord Shiva in the Vedas. Meaning of Rudra:The word Rudra comes from the verbal root word Ru, which means to produce sound, to cry. Based on this, Rudra means 1. Who makes us speak. 2. Who makes people understand everything by words3. Who makes us conscious of our Dharmas through Vedas4. Who leads us to Self-knowledge through repetition of Pranava or Omkaar5. Who makes people cry at the time of dissolution of the universe.6. Who enters the hearts of people as Naada BrahmanThe root rud means to shed tears and the root dru means to flow, to run, to melt. 1. Who removes sins and melts in compassion2. Who imparts the spiritual knowledge to the seekers of Truth through the Upanishads.3. Who imparts to Brahma the creator, the Truth & the Knowledge of the Vedas at the time of creationAs per Shaiva-Agamas(Scriptures about Lord Shiva) there are 11 Rudras. These are 1.Shambhuh2. Pinakii3. Gireesha4. Sthaanu5. Bharga6. Sadaashiva7. Shiva8. Hara9. Sharva10. Kapaali11. Bhava Om Name Bhagavate Rudraya is the mantra with which the celebrated Rudram Chant of the Yajur Veda begins. One can choose any one form of Rudra and meditate with this chant or remember all the 11 Rudras one after another, while chanting this mantra. May Bhagavaan Rudra’s Grace be with us.Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to [email protected] with a cc to [email protected] to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

Chanting by Swami Swatmananda(Chinmaya Mission)Om Namaste Astu Bhagavan Vishveshvaraya Mahadevaya Tryambakaya Tripurantakaya Trikagnikalaya Kalagnirudraya Nilakanthaya Mrityunjayaya Sarveshwaraya Sadashivsya Shriman Mahadevaya Namaha. This is a Vedic Mantra of Lord Shiva found in the Rudram or Namakam portion of Yajur Veda. It meansNamaste astu Bhagavan - Salutations unto GodVishveshvaraya - The Lord of the UniverseMahadevaya- The Supreme GodTryambakaya - Who has 3 EyesTripurantakaya- The Destroyer of 3 Cities(of Asuras)Trikagnikalaya- The Lord Of 3 firesKalagnirudraya - The Destroyer of the fire of TimeNilkanthaya- who has A Blue NeckMrityunjayaya- Who Has Conquered DeathSarveshwaraya - The God Of AllSadashivaya - Who is always auspiciousSriman Mahadeva- Who is The Revered Supreme GodIt invokes the Grace of Lord Shiva and helps to visualise the Lord with his different forms and incomparable qualities. When chanted in one breath it helps to develop lung capacity and also pranayama happens when this is repeated continuously with deep inhalation before chanting and slow release of breath while chanting. One can also do japa of this mantra. This will make the body strong, breath deep, mind calm, intellect sharp and awaken one spiritually. Har Har Mahadev. Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to [email protected] with a cc to [email protected] to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

We go through waking, dream and deep sleep states. But the entity who goes through each state is different. It is called Vishwa, Taijasa & Prajna.  What is the common entity that is present in each state?  It is the Self.  Each state excludes the other.  But Self is same in all. This method of Anvaya-Vyatireka(Presence-Absence) is used to discriminate between Self & Not-Self in Vedanta. Mantra 11 of Amritabindu Upanishad speaks about this.  Mantra 12 describes Pratibimba Vaada. The theory of reflection and makes us aware that just as the Moon reflecting in the bucket of water is different from the bucket, water & its nature, same way the Self reflecting in the Subtle body is different.  Mantra 13 describes Avaccheda Vaada. The theory of limitation. Just as the pot cannot limit the space, same way the Body, Mind & Intellect cannot limit the Pure Consciousness or Self.Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to [email protected] with a cc to [email protected] to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

Chanting by Swami Swatmananda(Chinmaya Mission)Do you chant mantras in any tune? Without intonations? If yes, then you are not getting the best results of the chanting. Mantras are powerful chants which produce sound vibrations to purify the environment, heal the body, calm the mind, improve concentration, decision-making, unite us with the Divine Spiritually. Vedic mantras have simple intonations. They are not very difficult to follow. But they give great results when we chant with intonation. The following are the basic Vedic intonations: 1. Svarita - without any sign. Chanted as Normal note 2. Udatta - A horizontal mark _ below the alphabet. Chanted one note lower than normal. 3. Anudatta - A vertical mark | above the alphabet. Chanted as a Higher note than normal4. Pluta - 2 vertical lines above the alphabet ||. Chanted by elongating the vowel of the alphabet. Om Namah Shivaya has an anudatta above ma. So ma of namaha must be chanted as a higher note. There is udatta below shi. So it has to be chanted one note lower. There is anudatta above ya. It is chanted as a higher note. All other alphabets like om, na & vaa are chanted as svarita or normal note. One has to leave the air out of the mouth after namah and before shivaaya. (Listen to the end of the reel for learning the chanting)Try chanting the mantra with the right intonation and experience the difference. Om Namah Shivaaya means the following:1. My prostrations to Lord Shiva2. I invoke auspiciousness3. I surrender to Lord Shiva4. I am one with Shiva5. I renounce(na mama is namaha) to attain bliss(shiva)May the right chanting of Om Namah Shivaaya lead us to Shiva-Auspiciousness & Bliss. Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to [email protected] with a cc to [email protected] to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

The state of Supreme Truth is one where there is no dissolution nor creation, no one bound nor a spiritual practitioner, none a seeker of liberation nor indeed a liberated one.Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to [email protected] with a cc to [email protected] to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

That alone is Brahman which is free of differences, without parts and taintless. On knowing that(intuitively), one attains the Eternal.  Brahman is That which is without beginning, endless, immeasurable, beyond logic and comparison.  Knowing Brahman, a wise one is liberated.This state of the Supreme Truth is one where there is no creation or dissolution, no one bound, nor a spiritual practitioner, none a seeker of liberation nor indeed a liberated one!Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to [email protected] with a cc to [email protected] to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

Contradictory pointers of the Self are used by the Great Masters in Mantra 6 to ensure that no concepts of Self are made by the mind.  Mantra 7 speaks about Omkaar Upasanaa and Mantra 8 are pointers of Self to negate identification with the 3 bodies - Gross, Subtle and CausalPlease support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to [email protected] with a cc to [email protected] to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda

Life is a movement in relationships.  Our relationships serve as a mirror to us. It reveals many aspects of our personality to us and others.  We seek love, peace, happiness and much more in our relationships. Yet we find that relationships also can become a source for conflict, attachment & sorrow.  One of the main challenges in the relationships is ego.  In this interaction we explore how to manage the ego in relationships.Please support this podcast by pressing the follow button and support Chinmaya Mission Mumbai projects taken up by Swami Swatmananda, through generous donations. Contribution by Indians in INR can be made online using this link: https://bit.ly/gdswatmanDonors outside India who would like to offer any Gurudakshina/donation can send an email to [email protected] with a cc to [email protected] to get further details.These podcasts @ChinmayaShivam are also available on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Podomatic, Amazon music and Google PodcastFB page: https://www.facebook.com/ChinmayaShivampageInsta: https://instagram.com/chinmayashivam?igshid=1twbki0v3vomtTwitter: https://twitter.com/chinmayashivamBlog: https://notesnmusings.blogspot.comLinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/swatmananda