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Taittiriya Upanishad

by Vedanta Society, San Francisco

Swami Tattwamayananda’s exposition of the TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD was given at the Lake Tahoe Retreat run by the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco (founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) from July 27, 2019, to August 4, 2019, in a series of 9 lectures. The Taittiriya Upanisad comprise the 7th, 8th, and 9th chapters of the larger Taittiriya Aranyaka that belongs to the Yajur Veda tradition. The Upanishad contains 31 anuvakas (lessons): 12 in the Siksa-valli, 9 in the Ananda-valli, and 10 in the Bhrigu-valli. Sri Shankaracharya’s (788-820 CE) commented on the Taittiriya Upanishad and “the fact that he cited from it 147 times in his Brahma-Sutra-Bhashya speaks volumes for its authoritativeness.” (Sarvananda, Taittiriyopanishad 5) Before Sri Shankaracharya, the idea of Advaita or nondualistic philosophy existed because it is as old as Rig Veda itself, but the formulation of a complete and compact philosophical structure, expounding its metaphysi

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  1. 9 – Summary Part 2 | Swami Tattwamayananda

    This discourse was given on August 4, 2019 at the Lake Tahoe Retreat run by the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. -The knower of Brahman fears nothing. Swami Trigunatitananda is an example. It is not recklessness. -When we practice tapas, concentration and…

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  2. 8 – Summary Part 1 | Swami Tattwamayananda

    This discourse was given on August 3, 2019 at the Lake Tahoe Retreat run by the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. -The Siksha-Valli contains various Upasanas. -Verse I.9 explains how to interact with all so that we will not disrupt the invisible harmonizing…

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  3. 7 - Abhayam: Fearlessness | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Verses: II.7, II.8, II.6. This discourse was given on August 2, 2019 at the Lake Tahoe Retreat run by the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. -asat in the context of Verse II.7 means avyakrta, the state before differentiation into name and form. -Four forms of abhava,...

  4. 6 - Shraddha: Spiritual Evolution through Work Performed with a Sense of Sanctity | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Verses: II.1, I.9. This discourse was given on August 1, 2019 at the Lake Tahoe Retreat run by the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. -There are direct and indirect approaches to explaining Brahman. In the direct approach, Brahman is explained from the highest...

  5. 5 - Direct and Indirect Methods of Explaining the Unexplainable Brahman | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Verses: I.9, II.1. This discourse was given on July 31, 2019 at the Lake Tahoe Retreat run by the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. -Rtam, Satyam, and Dharma are explained. -Svadhyaya and Pravacana are explained. -Vedanta allows us to see all of the world’s…

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  6. 4 - The Science of Inner Bliss (Ananda) and Living a Sacred Life | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Verses: III.6, II.8, I.11, I.9. This discourse was given on July 30, 2019 at the Lake Tahoe Retreat run by the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. -Ananda: attaining what ought to have been attained; having done what ought to have been done. -Ananda: the science of...

  7. 3 - Ananda: Bliss as the Highest Spiritual Experience | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Verses: III.4, III.5, III.6. This discourse was given on July 29, 2019 at the Lake Tahoe Retreat run by the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. -Bhrigu and Varuna’s approach to going deeper in spiritual inquiry through tapah, austerity is reviewed. Matter, annam, and...

  8. 2 - Tapah: Going Deeper through Austerity | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Verses: I.1, III.1, III.2, III.3. This discourse was given on July 28, 2019 at the Lake Tahoe Retreat run by the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. -God is the one all-pervading spiritual reality. -The five stages of the evolution of Godhead: pantheism, panentheism,...

  9. 1 - Introduction and Instructions to Graduating Students | Swami Tattwamayananda

    Verses: I.1, I.11. This discourse was given on July 27, 2019 at the Lake Tahoe Retreat run by the Vedanta Society of Northern California by Swami Tattwamayananda. -Triple foundation of Indian philosophy: (1) Upanishads, which form the foundation (2) Gita, which provides the interpretation and (3)...

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Swami Tattwamayananda’s exposition of the TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD was given at the Lake Tahoe Retreat run by the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco (founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) from July 27, 2019, to August 4, 2019, in a series of 9 lectures.

The Taittiriya Upanisad comprise the 7th, 8th, and 9th chapters of the larger Taittiriya Aranyaka that belongs to the Yajur Veda tradition. The Upanishad contains 31 anuvakas (lessons): 12 in the Siksa-valli, 9 in the Ananda-valli, and 10 in the Bhrigu-valli. Sri Shankaracharya’s (788-820 CE) commented on the Taittiriya Upanishad and “the fact that he cited from it 147 times in his Brahma-Sutra-Bhashya speaks volumes for its authoritativeness.” (Sarvananda, Taittiriyopanishad 5)

Before Sri Shankaracharya, the idea of Advaita or nondualistic philosophy existed because it is as old as Rig Veda itself, but the formulation of a complete and compact philosophical structure, expounding its metaphysi

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