Learning from Vedas - Backup

How is the pronunciation of this Isha Upanishad chant in the link? What i pronounce Vaasyamidam is pronounced as vasyamidaga, Jagatyaam as Jagatyaan. There was a post shared here on proper chanting but i didnt understand as it was in language unknown to me and no subtitles. Krishnamurthi CG  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARaaspM4NsE

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXeND_eFd8s#t=138 The full speech is in simple #sanskrit  on  #music  and the #shastra  background. From the first dhyana sloka geetham in Raga Naataa, I just couldn't stop thanking our ancestors for gifting us such अमूल्यशास्त्रम् and also making it a कला (सार्वजनिकत्वम् - making it available to everybody). In addition how #sangeet  is a saadhanam for Moksha saadhanaa is also explained. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXeND_eFd8s#t=138

http://cseindia.org/content/real-pride-ancient-indian-science I am not sure whether this post appeared here earlier itself ? - if not, this is an important read. http://cseindia.org/content/real-pride-ancient-indian-science

Have a wonderful Shivarathri with Shiva Kavacham (Tamil) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Ts0igiBhY

Certain things to ponder... particularly if you're going to be awake tonight. Instead of watching a movie or so we can contemplate a bit. http://www.wakingtimes.com/2015/02/11/12-worst-ideas-religion-unleashed-world/ http://www.wakingtimes.com/2015/02/11/12-worst-ideas-religion-unleashed-world

Difference between God & God’s power (the process of generation of world from God is unimaginable)  When God is wonderful, we can call the power of God also as wonderful and thus the first sense of Maya (the power of God) can also stand for the power of God.  In such case, there is no need of the second meaning of Maya which means that the power of God does not exist at all.  The sun is like God and the sunlight or solar energy is like the power of God. Both exist separately and we can say that the power cannot be isolated from the source.  Since, the power cannot be isolated from God, the modification of the power or the world cannot be also isolated from God.  Therefore, Ramanuja said that God and world couldn’t be separated like the property (Dharma or Visheshana) and the substratum (Dharmi or Visheshya).  The problem of changes in the world effecting God is answered by Shankara through the power of God being modified into world instead of God directly.  In such case the power o

Existance of God-1 From the beginning of the creation of this world, man was searching for God. Some people were satisfied by realizing the existence of God, which was experienced by them through some items of creation and through some important incidents in the life. They never claimed that they have detected God [known Him completely]. They had only analyzed the entire creation and found that no item of the creation is God. They declared that nobody could detect God [know His real nature]. Therefore, they concluded that God is unimaginable. But they said that God exists because they have experienced the existence of God through some items of creation, which are imaginable and through some incidents, which can be analyzed. The medium through which they experienced God can never be God. Therefore, God was unimaginable for them. This is the correct approach to God.  But some egoistic people, who were very confident of their intelligence, analyzed and declared that they detected the real

Correlating Astrology And Theory Of Karma Astrologers say that you are getting troubles due to the movement of the planets. This means that you are getting the trouble not due to your previous sins. Therefore you feel that you are unnecessarily getting troubles, even though you have not done any sin. Astrologers say that a police arrests you because you are going on a road and accidentally the police is also walking on the same road. You are very anxious to get rid of these troubles because these are unnecessary punishments for you. The astrologers exploit your anxiety by suggesting some remedies. The word Graha (planet) means that system which gives the exact result for your exact deed in exact time. The planets are just the computers. They are inert and are not independent. Only Swami can change the decisions. Therefore there is no use of worshipping the planets. One has to receive the fruits of the deeds whether good or bad (Naabhuktam Ksheeyate Karma). There is only one way to esca

Atmatirtam - #books  by Sri Nochur Venkataman on Adi Shankaracharya - in Tamil, Malayalam and English (the book is filled with many #sanskrit  slokas from Acharya Shankara, Srimad Bhagavadam, etc.)  ------------------------------------------- This sacred book deals with the life and teachings of the Greatest Acharya of Hinduisim – Sri Sankara Bhagavadpada. This is not a historical biography of the Acharya, but a magnificient independent Vedantic epic. While unravelling the life of the great Master, sparks of profound spiritual insights flash forth. The Majesty of the teachings and the glory of the teacher open the sluice gates of deep peace and give the glimpse of our true nature. In the course of narration, the doubts that a seeker may have, regarding Vedanta and spiritual practices, are clarified. A devout reader of this text is sure to have the experience of the sacred pilgrimage along with the enlightened Sage, from Kerala to Kedar. Bhakti, Jnana and Vairgaya seep in to one’s he

Human incarnation is God Himself The Paripurna Avatara is that human incarnation of the Lord who radiates the true Divine Knowledge completely. Such a human incarnation can be treated as being identical with the Lord. Let us further analyze the concept of a human incarnation of God and how people understand and approach Him. Let us take an example. Electricity by itself is beyond our reach. It has no form and cannot be seen. However, it can be felt (as an electric shock) only through the medium of a live wire.  Without a wire, electricity cannot be felt by us. Thus from the point of view of our perception, electricity is identical with a live wire. The Lord, who is beyond the reach of the devotee, offers the medium of the human body of an incarnation to reach Him. It is indeed the wish of God that the devotee considers the human incarnation of God as God Himself. The devotee who accepts and worships God in the human body of the incarnation indeed worships God Himself. But alas, not all

I welcome Prof. Venugopalan Sankaran who is a Traditional Vedic and Vyakarana scholar, due to the teachings in Veda Patashalas, Vedic scholars in TN/Andhra /Karnataka are also good in Mimamsa and Dharmashastra also. By the virtue of he teaching Ayurveda students he is well versed in Ayurveda also. I am sure his contributions will be of great use to this group. He is a member of many Veda patashala and shastra initiatives in Chennai and Tamil nadu

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ83joYJYmWTgaF8DkmxG7i1scmhYhXjh There are 8 video's in the "Basics" section of Indian culture - the link above. This section is very generic but informative There are 6 more videos in the "Beyond Basics" section of Indian culture - the link below. This section is on our Vedas and Shasra https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ83joYJYmWQWtst7f1NEG7hdoyJyPbGy All lectures are by Shatavadhani Dr. R.Ganesh, a very well learned person on Veda, Vedanta, Sahitya and also Science. He was one of the guest faculty during my M.Phil (Shastra) days. Enormous breath and depth in Sanskrit and shastras. Without cluttering and also with clarity he gives a gist of Bharatiya Sanskriti in these 14 videos. #sanskrit   #sanskriti   #vedas   #yoga   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ83joYJYmWTgaF8DkmxG7i1scmhYhXjh

To learn and be fluent in a language, one must converse in it on a daily basis at least in the beginning. How can we find sanskrit speakers or learners to converse as a means of practice to improve our understanding of the language? Is there an online community anywhere on G+  or elsewhere? Or can we ourselves form a group of learners/speakers to help each other? It would be of great service! Thanks! भवान यथा परिवर्तनं जगते इच्छति, तथा परिवर्तनं स्वयम् भवतु। Is it close to the meaning of what Gandhiji said once?

Originally shared by Vasudevan Tirumurti Sri. Haarish Swaminathan speaks on how to teach the pronunciation of various vedic phrases to make recitation easy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsN1xkj_dN4&feature=autoshare

A framework for #yoga  research ! Originally shared by Krishnamurthi CG http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00770/full Research suggesting the beneficial effects of yoga on myriad aspects of psychological health has proliferated in recent years, yet there is currently no overarching framework by which to understand yoga’s potential beneficial effects. Here we provide a theoretical framework and systems-based network model of yoga that focuses on integration of top-down and bottom-up forms of self-regulation

Originally shared by Krishnamurthi CG http://www.myopencourses.com/subject/mathematics-in-india-from-vedic-period-to-modern-times A Course designed by IITs and IISc on Traditional Maths, 40 video lectures and PDF documents, etc. - good for #sanskrit  students and #maths  students. Others can learn some maths and also know about our mathematical history

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/finding-links-between-sastras-and-science/article6862159.ece Earlier I have posted my Acharyavarya's talk on Veda. Now I am happy to post his son's interview Sriman. Dr. K. Ramasubramaniyan (Prof., IIT Mumbai). He is a Vedic sholar and also an astrophysicist and a mathametican - that too Indian traditional one #sanskrit   #shastra   #vedas   #mathematics   http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/finding-links-between-sastras-and-science/article6862159.ece

Few peoples are trying to built a Gurukool at my place in which they are claming to teach Vedas and even modern science....Those who have read all Vedas Please reply how trusty and how this is going to help the Kids..

A very basic android app for spoken sanskrit. No grammar lessons. Basic and daily usage conversation on a variety of topics in sanskrit. A basic dictionary to help in vocabulary. It is like a crash course app in spoken sanskrit. Downloaded a few days ago. Yet to check it all. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abheri.san&hl=en

Originally shared by Krishnamurthi CG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzy5YWT7sQ0 Watch the full video and learn how this school in Lucknow has integrated #sanskrit   education from childhood and the result - students are showing increased skills in Logical thinking, Maths and also the students' Moral values have increased. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzy5YWT7sQ0