Tattvabodha Talk 02/10 by Swami Aparajitananda ji

Hari Om !! In this talk and all following talks, we find Swami Aparajitanandaji's explanations leading us to an astonishing treasure hunt wherein a clue is given and when solved, we find next clue hidden therein and so on. Bhagavān Adi Shankaracharya ji summarises teachings of Upanishads (points to jīva-Brahma aikya) through a very systematic mode of enquiry which is very curious, exciting and fascinating.Swamiji explains the concepts at great length also quoting from Vivekachūdāmani, Bhagavad Gītā and other texts where necessary.Check your TQ (Tattvabodha Quotient): • What is pāribhāshika shabda? • Who is the adhikāri (qualified student) of this text? • What is the true meaning of moksha? • What is a pratijñya? • What is importance of the systematic methodology for study of scriptures? • What is sādhana-chatushtaya (four-fold qualifications)? How do they help? • What is viveka and vīraga? Why and how to cultivate them? • What is shamādishatka sampatti (six-fold wealth)? • What is mumukshutvam? • What is the one common goal of life for each one of us? • What is nityatvam and anityatvam? • What should we hold on to - God or the world? • Is vairāgya same as abstaining from pleasures? • What are the defects of sense pleasures? • What is the sum and substance of spirituality? • What are shama, dama, uparati (or uparama)? • How to maintain the quietude of mind? • What is the difference between responding and reacting to a situation? • Why do situations keep recurring in our lives? • What are the 5 (five) types of karma (actions)? Which ones to do and which to avoid? • What is the greatest Svadharma?( Tattvabodha - Talk 2 of 10)