Tag: Mandukya
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Mandukya Upanishad (5)
The fifth and final recording in the series given at Mandala Yoga Ashram in 2002 In this final recording, Swamiji explores further the concept of ‘Archetypes’. It’s not just in Yoga or Advaita that such a concept occurs. Philosophical and scientific thinkers have also proposed that there is some kind of blueprint, in a place…
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Mandukya Upanishad (4)
The fourth in the series of five sessions on the Mandukya Upanishad given at Mandala Yoga Ashram in 2002. Here we continue further with the text from the third verse. Continuing verse three, Swamiji talks of the four quarters represented by the A, U and M of AUM and the fourth being a circle which…
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Mandukya Upanishad (3)
The third in the series of five sessions on the Mandukya Upanishad given at Mandala Yoga Ashram in 2002. Here we continue the text from the third verse. In verse two we saw the author dividing existence into four parts. Now in verse three he talks of the first quarter as Vaishwanara, the waking state.…
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Mandukya Upanishad (1)
The first of a series of five sessions, given by Swami Nishchalananda at Mandala Yoga Ashram in May 2002. This first recording is mostly preamble; setting the scene before actually looking at the Upanishad verse by verse. The Mandukya Upanishad comes from the Atharvaveda (one of the four Vedas).It’s only 12 verses long, yet is…
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Mandukya Upanishad (2)
Second in the series of five sessions on the Mandukya Upanishad given at Mandala Yoga Ashram in 2002. The first session was introducing the Upanishad, here Swami Nishchalananda introduces his commentary on the text starting from verse 1. Be in touch with the inner space…. within that space thoughts, feelings, and sensations arise…. The recording…
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