2026 Two-Week Bhashyam Course (AUDIO FILES)

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TOPICS AND TEACHERS:

Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad with bhāṣyam  ~ Swami Sakshatkrtananda

Kena Upaniṣad with bhāṣyam ~  Swami Muktatmananda

Guided Meditations ~ Swami Jnanananda

Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad with bhāṣyam :
This upaniṣad occupies an important place in the teaching tradition because it covers all the important topics, besides the main topic which every upaniṣad reveals. At the beginning, Sage Aṅgiras is asked by Śaunaka, “What is that one thing, knowing which everything gets known?” The sage replies that there are two types of knowledge to be gained: parā-vidyā and aparā-vidyā – knowledge of the absolute truth, i.e., Brahman, and knowledge of the world. Both the finite and apparent nature of the world must be known to develop dispassion for the world and pursue the absolute truth. Swamiji unfolds the glories of the upaniṣad with the masterful bhāṣyam of Śrī Ādi Śaṅkarācārya.

Kena Upaniṣad with bhāṣyam:
Like all upaniṣads, Kena Upaniṣad is in the form of a dialog between teacher and student, and begins with a question: “kena iṣitaṃ patati preṣitaṃ manaḥ?” “Willed by whom or in whose presence does the mind land upon its objects?” There follows an exploration of the witnessing consciousness behind the mind, as the “eye of the eye” and the “ear of the ear.” Swamiji continues his unfolding of this upaniṣad, which began last year.

20 Mundaka Upanishad with Swami Sakshatkrtananda
21 Kena Upanishad with Swami Muktatmananda
2 Bhagavad Gita 12.1-12.9 with Swami Sakshatkrtananda
14 Guided Meditations with Swami Jnanananda
7 Satsang Q&A’s with Swami Sakshatkrtananda
5 Satsang Q&A’s with Swami Muktatmananda