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Isha Upanishad | Shloka 09 | English | What is Vidya? What is Avidya? | andhantamaḥ praviśanti | Vedanta Philosophy

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  Laxmi: “Ashok Da! O Ashok Da! Are you at home?”    Ashok: “Yes, Laxmi. Come inside. What happened?”   Laxmi:  “My son Gopal is vomiting incessantly. Is there any Doctor in the health center now?”   Ashok:  “Oh! Laxmi, you know the situation at our health center. There are no doctors in our village as it is far from the town. But there is an MBBS Didi in our neighboring village. Dr. Vidya. She has just got her MBBS done. Did you go to her?”   Laxmi:  “No, Ashok Da, she asks many questions and explains many things but never checks up on the patient and never recommends the right medicine. She confuses everyone with her explanations and all. You are better than her. You always check the patient and be with the patient until he does not get well. I have been seeing you for the last 20 years. You are tirelessly helping villagers. You are better than any MBBS doctor.”    Ashok:  “Okay, okay. Stop praising me. I checked Gopal. We need to give Saline to him and then we will give some medici

Universal Vedanta। Introduction to Vedanta। Part 3 | Detail Understanding of Vedanta

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Welcome back to my blog. Let me take an opportunity to continue the introduction of Vedanta for the foundation of upcoming episodes on different Upanishads. Links given below to read or listen previous articles or videos. Second part from  https://universal-vedanta.blogspot.com/2022/07/universal-vedanta-introduction-to.html  or listen it at  https://youtu.be/kLlaajXHE-s . First part from  https://universal-vedanta.blogspot.com/2022/07/introduction-to-vedanta-part-1.html  or listen it at  https://youtu.be/bXji-nbAWy4 .  In my last article I mentioned there are 13 Mukhya or Principal Upanishads. They are –  1. Īśā Upanishad 2. Kena Upanishad 3. Kaṭha Upanishad 4. Praṣna Upanishad 5. Muṇḍaka Upanishad 6. Māṇḍūkya Upanishad 7. Taittirīya Upanishad 8. Aitareya Upanishad 9. Chāndogya Upanishad 10. Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad 11. Śvetāśvatara Upanishad 12. Kauṣītaki Upanishad 13. Maitrāyaṇīya Upanishad   Can you remember the number of minor Upanishads? Yes, there are 95 of them. Out of these 95,

Universal Vedanta। Introduction to Vedanta। Part 2 | Detail Understanding of Vedanta

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Welcome back to my blog. Let me take an opportunity to continue the introduction of Vedanta for the foundation of upcoming episodes on different Upanishads. Read the first part from  https://universal-vedanta.blogspot.com/2022/07/introduction-to-vedanta-part-1.html  or listen it at https://youtu.be/bXji-nbAWy4 .  When the earth was not divided by borders of any country, when there were hardly any civilizations in the world that time few extraordinary intelligent people on the bank of Sindhu and Sarasvati River were trying to solve the mystery of this universe. Today we know their work as the Vedas. There are four Vedas – the Rigveda, the Samaveda, the Yajurveda and the Atharva Veda. The masterpieces are collective work of unknown sages whom we call Rishis. But Rishi Vyas Dev, known as Veda Vyas, compiled all hymns and verses or mantras and Shlokas in different Vedas. There are many claims about written period but no one till today knows the real date when the Vedas were written. The