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TOPICS and TEACHERS Brhadaranyaka Upanishad with Swami Viditatmananda 3.6.1, 3.7.3, 3.7.23, 3.8.1-12 Ishavasya Upanishad 7-12, with Swami Muktatmananda Click on Titles above to access the texts. IN-PERSON To Register, contact vimala.sadasivam@gmail.com 570-656-0193 or suddhatma@gmail.com ONLINE To view this course online: CLICK HERE DESCRIPTIONS: Brhadaranyaka Upanishad: Swamiji will continue the annual unfolding of Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad with the bhāṣyam of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya. This year’s topics will include Sage Yājñavalkya’s dialogs with Gārgī and a description of the antaryāmī, self as the inner controller. Ishavasya Upanishad, 7-12: This upaniṣad has the special significance of being the only one in the saṁhitā portion of the Śukla […]

TOPICS and TEACHERS: Upadeśa-Sāram with Swami Viditatmananda This text by Ramana Maharshi, whose title translates as “The essence of the Teaching,” condenses the entire teaching of Vedanta in just 30 short couplets. The first 17 verses provide insight into spiritual practices of karma yoga, bhakti, and dhyānam, culminating in jñānam. The last 13 verses deal […]

TOPICS and TEACHERS: Ātma-anātma-viveka with Swami Viditatmananda Viveka means discernment. Discerning the difference between ātmā, which is the self or “I”, and anātmā, that which is nonself, is the fundamental task in Vedanta. The mix-up, or seeing one where there are two, caused by identifying the body as the self is the source of all […]