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Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

6. Isha Upanishad | Mantra 6 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Society of New York

Religion & Spirituality, Hinduism

4.8681 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

The Isha Upanishad (Sanskrit: ईशोपनिषद्, IAST: Īśopaniṣad), also known as Shri Ishopanishad, Ishavasya Upanishad, or Vajasaneyi Samhita Upanishad, is one of the shortest Upanishads, embedded as the final chapter (adhyāya) of the Shukla Yajurveda. It is a Mukhya (primary, principal) Upanishad, and is known in two recensions, called Kanva (VSK) and Madhyandina (VSM). The Upanishad is a brief poem, consisting of 17 or 18 verses, depending on the recension.


It is a key scripture of the Vedanta sub-schools, and an influential Śruti to diverse schools of Hinduism. It is the 40th chapter of Yajurveda. The name of the text derives from its incipit, īśā vāsyam, "enveloped by the Lord", or "hidden in the Lord (Self)". The text discusses the Atman (Self) theory of Hinduism, and is referenced by both Dvaita (dualism) and Advaita (non-dualism) sub-schools of Vedanta.


It is classified as a "poetic Upanishad" along with Kena, Katha, Svetasvatara and Mundaka by Paul Deussen (1908).


Reference book:

1. Eight Upanisads Vol. 2 translated by Swami Gambhirananda - https://www.vedanta.com/store/Eight-U...

Transcript

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0:00.0

Ome Purnamadav Purnamidam Purnat Purnat Purnamudhā�amudhāhāhāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāā Namibhavah Shishati, Oam Shanti, shanty, shanty, shanty.

0:24.6

Ome, that supreme Brahman is infinite, and this conditioned Brahman is infinite.

0:32.6

The infinite condition Brahman proceeds from the infinite supreme Brahman when through knowledge

0:39.0

realizing the infinitude of the infinite it remains as the infinite unconditioned brahman alone

0:46.8

Ome peace peace peace so in the isho Oppanishad we have been studying, we have studied up to the fifth mantra.

1:06.8

We saw last time two mantras, wonderful mantras describing the real nature of the self,

1:12.6

that the self is pure consciousness.

1:14.6

And what were the mantras?

1:17.6

Anejadekam Manaso Javiyo, Nainad Deva, Apnuamarshat, Tadhya, Thadhya, Tishadhātti. So there is a race between the sense organs and the mind and consciousness and consciousness always wins.

1:35.3

Because consciousness is everywhere. Even before the mind, sense organs can reach something or the mind cannot think of something, consciousness is already there.

1:43.3

That was the mantra.

1:46.0

And then the fifth mantra was using wonderful language of paradox.

1:52.0

It moves and it does not move.

1:55.0

Taddu re, Tadduantik.

1:57.0

It is very far and it is very near.

2:00.0

Tadantarasya Sarvasya that is in and through

2:05.4

everything here in all beings and it is at the same time entirely beyond all beings

2:11.7

talking about nirgunna brahman we attribute list in bra. Brahmhan, which is with attributes it seems to be moving,

2:22.3

with body and mind and activities in the world, with names and forms it seems to be moving,

2:27.3

but in itself it is beyond all change. In ignorance it seems to be very far.

2:32.3

And when we know, then it's nearest, the nearest of the near, because it is our very own

2:37.0

self.

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