As do all Vedanta teachings, it begins with an invocation to the self and discusses the uniqueness of the quest for enlightenment (moksha). After discussing the qualifications required for enlightenment, and emphasizing the need for a teacher, it proceeds to present the method of discrimination required to remove the confusion between the self—limitless awareness—and the ‘not-self’ comprised of the world and the body/mind entity we mistakenly believe ourselves to be. Other topics addressed are: the nature and origin of bondage, how it is maintained, how liberation happens, the nature of the individual, the nature of the self, the benefits of obtaining self-knowledge, karma for a liberated person and what happens after enlightenment.

Because the original text has over five hundred verses, many of which are redundant, a great mahatma, Swami Paramarthananda of Chennai, selected 108 of the most essential verses, which were then commented upon in a book by his guru, Swami Dayananda. The Vivekachudamani Video Series is based on this book, which is unfortunately out of print. However, a clear rendering of these verses with commentary is available from Shining World as, “The Crown Jewel of Discrimination.”

SPECIFICATIONS: 14 MP3 FILES. 18,45 HOURS OF TEACHING.

This series is available as an online download. After you place your order, you will receive downloadable link via email.

As do all Vedanta teachings, it begins with an invocation to the self and discusses the uniqueness of the quest for enlightenment (moksha). After discussing the qualifications required for enlightenment, and emphasizing the need for a teacher, it proceeds to present the method of discrimination required to remove the confusion between the self—limitless awareness—and the ‘not-self’ comprised of the world and the body/mind entity we mistakenly believe ourselves to be. Other topics addressed are: the nature and origin of bondage, how it is maintained, how liberation happens, the nature of the individual, the nature of the self, the benefits of obtaining self-knowledge, karma for a liberated person and what happens after enlightenment.

Because the original text has over five hundred verses, many of which are redundant, a great mahatma, Swami Paramarthananda of Chennai, selected 108 of the most essential verses, which were then commented upon in a book by his guru, Swami Dayananda. The Vivekachudamani Video Series is based on this book, which is unfortunately out of print. However, a clear rendering of these verses with commentary is available from Shining World as, “The Crown Jewel of Discrimination.”

SPECIFICATIONS: 16 MP3 FILES, RECORDED IN SOUTH AFRICA 2014. ALMOST 18 HOURS LONG.

This series is available as an online download. After you place your order, you will receive downloadable link via email.

It is a premier Vedantic text. As do all our teachings, it begins with an invocation to the self and discusses the uniqueness of the quest for enlightenment. It then enumerates the factors involved, starting with the qualifications necessary for success and the need for a teacher. It then presents the fundamental discrimination required to remove the confusion between the self, limitless awareness, and the reflected ‘self’ the world and the individual. The topics are: the nature and origin of bondage, how it is maintained, how liberation happens, the nature of the apparent self, the nature of the self and how to discriminate between the apparent self and the self, the benefits of obtaining a non-dual vision, karma for a liberated person and what happens after enlightenment.

Because the original text has over five hundred verses, many of them redundant, I am teaching from an truncated version of 108 of the most essential verses selected by one of the greatest living mahatmas, Swami Paramarthananda of Chennai, one of Swami Dayananda’s disciples. My teaching is based on Swami Dayanda’s commentaries of the verses. Unfortunately, Dayananda’s text is no longer available but you can get a copy of the verses rendered in clear English on Shiningworld. See Publications.

SPECIFICATIONS: 14 MP3 FILES. NEARLY 24 HOURS OF TEACHING.

Note: This is the same video that was offered previously as Vivekachoodamani

This series is available as an online download. After you place your order, you will receive downloadable link via email.