Māṇḍūkya Upanishad | Advaita Vedanta

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda.

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda.

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda.

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda.

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda.

Verses: Mandukya Karika 4.11, 4.12, 4.13. Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. The dialectical confrontation between "Parinamavaada" (theory of evolution) of the Samkhya philosophers and "Arambhavaada" of the Nyaya-Vaisheshikas continues.

Verses: Mandukya Karika 4.9, 4.10, 4.11. Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. Vaisheshika's refutation of the "Parinamavaada" (theory of evolution) of the Samkhya philosophers. Accidentalism refuted.

Verses: Mandukya Karika 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.9. Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. Showing the mutual contradictions among the non-Advaitic Schools establishes the truth of the doctrine of Non-origination. ‘Prakriti,’ the essential nature of things (swabhava) never changes. The four-fold nature of ‘Prakriti’ is explained.

Verses: Mandukya Karika 4.3. Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. In his attempt to establish the doctrine of non-origination (‘Ajaativaada’), Gaudapada refutes the ‘Kaarya-Kaarana-Vaada’ (doctrine of the relation of cause and effect) held by the Samkhyas, Vaiseshikas, and Naiyyayikas.

Verses: Mandukya Karika 4.1, 4.2. Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. “Asparsha-Yoga” is the source of all happiness and freedom.