Oom Shri Harim Paramanandam,

Upadeh Starram, Ishwaram,

Vyapakam, Sarvalka Lokana,

Karnam Tamm, Tanamamamyaam.

So in Aparokshanubhuti we were studying Vedantic meditation.

The technical term is Nidhyasana.

And the way it has been presented here,

Shankaracharya has given 15 practices.

The terms, the 15 terms are all borrowed from Hata Yoga, from Patanjali Yoga, but he has

reoriented the meanings which we have seen over the last several classes.

And the 15 terms have been explained in the last few classes.

Vedantic meditation in depth.

What is the purpose of Vedantic meditation?

Remember, Vedantic meditation is the third of three practices.

First one is Shravanah, means hearing the second one is manana literally

means cogitating or reflecting reasoning and third one is this meditation a

meditation and it ishāsana so that that means absorption or assimilation what we

hear first you get the good news, then think about it and try to

understand it, and then dwell upon it, soak it in so that it becomes a living reality for you.

So that third part is the Vedantic meditation and that's what we were discussing so far.

15 steps. Do you remember? I do.

Let's see. First is yama, the moral practices, niama, other the moral practices Niyama other the moral disciplines wants to be done

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