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Watch:   MAHAVAKYA VICARA   Rishikesh 2012-13

About this series

About this series
Mahavakyas, literally ‘great sayings’, are equations found in the Upanisads of the four Vedas. They reveal that the truth of the individual (atma) and the total (Ishvara or Brahman) is essentially one and the same reality.
Being conscious of himself/herself, a human being experiences self doubt, a sense of inadequacy and insecurity. In the absence of self-approval, human beings constantly seek approval from others. Mahavakyas address the human problem fundamentally as they reveal that you are the most significant person. The experiencer/knower (atma) is revealed to be essentially identical with Brahman, the cause of the world, self-revealing, self-existent consciousness.
In 2012 and 2013, Pujya Swamiji conducted Vedanta retreats at Swami Dayananda ashram in Rishikesh on the topic of ‘Mahavakya Vicara’. For three  Vedanta camps in 2012, and one in 2013, Swamiji revealed the meaning of one  Mahavakya from each of the four Vedas.

PRAJNANAM BRAHMA

Aitareya Upanishad (3.3) of Rigveda
Swami Dayananda Ashram, Rishikesh
Date:   4th to 10th March 2012

AHAM BRAHMASMI

Brhadaranyaka Upanisad of Shukla Yajurveda
Swami Dayananda Ashram, Rishikesh
Date:   13th to 19th March 2012

AYAMATMA BRAHMA

Mandukya Upanisad (1.2) of Atharva Veda
Swami Dayananda Ashram, Rishikesh
Date:   22nd to 31st March 2012

TATTVAMASI

Chandogya Upanisad (6.8) of Sama Veda
Swami Dayananda Ashram, Rishikesh
Date:   9th to 15th April 2013