Vivekachudamani | The Path of Wisdom
These lectures on the topic of "Viveka-chudamani"- The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom of Sri Shankaracharya were delivered by Swami Tattwamayananda at the Lake Tahoe Retreat of the Vedanta Society of Northern California (founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900)...
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These lectures on the topic of "Viveka-chudamani"- The Crest-Jewel
of Wisdom of Sri Shankaracharya were delivered by Swami
Tattwamayananda at the Lake Tahoe Retreat of the Vedanta Society of
Northern California (founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) on July
14 - 22, 2018.
Introduction to “Viveka-chudamani" - The Crest-Jewel of Spiritual
Wisdom
Sri Shankaracharya holds a pre-eminent position among the world's
master-minds and spiritual teachers.
'Viveka-chudamani' is one of his introductory treatises
(traditionally called 'prakarana-granthas') on Advaita Vedanta and
is usually studied and memorized by students who learn Advaita
Vedanta according to our old orthodox tradition. Being an original
work of Sri Shankara's genius in 581 verses, the wonderful book
contains a lucid and poetic exposition of the basic tenets of
Advaita Vedanta in the form of a lively dialogue between the Guru
and the Sishya (disciple) culminating in the highest Advaitic
experience of the disciple. The book deals with topics like the
value of human birth ( verses: 2,3,4,), qualifications of the
disciple and of an ideal teacher (34, 35), the important
disciplines to be practiced (16-19), the seven fundamental
questions and their answers dealing with subjects like bondage,
liberation, Atman, etc. (51), the instruction of the Upanishad
Mahavakya `TATTWAMASI’ (तत्त्वमसि) (242-253), etc. Sri
Shankaracharya's work, though a masterly philosophical classic, has
a unique practical approach, dynamism, and movement that will not
fail to sustain the interest of a serious student of Advaita
Vedanta from the beginning to the end.
Before Sri Shankaracharya, the idea of Advaita or Non-Dualistic
philosophy existed because it is as old as the Rig Veda itself, but
the formulation of a complete and compact philosophical structure,
expounding its metaphysics, ontology, cosmology, logic, and
epistemology was entirely his contribution.
Considered to be an important preparatory text that should be
studied and memorized before one steps into the more difficult
works like the bhashyas on the "Prasthanatraya", "Viveka-chudamani"
is lucid, simple and exhaustive in its treatment of the fundamental
doctrines of Advaita Vedanta.
(The verse numbers indicated in these lecture-series may vary from
some other versions of the text).
Swami Tattwamayananda, currently the Minister of the Vedanta
Society of Northern California, San Francisco, (originally founded
by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) served in various centers of the
Ramakrishna Order in India as editor, publisher, and teacher of
Sanskrit, Advaitic texts such as Sri Shankaracharya's commentaries
on the 'Prasthanatraya' (the fundamental Sanskrit texts of Vedanta
philosophy), Buddhism and Indian philosophy. He underwent
traditional training in Hindu scriptures, Sanskrit, Vedic and
Vedantic literature for many years, from his early days. Before
coming to the United States in January 2012 he was teaching
Sanskrit, Vedantic scriptures and Indian philosophy at the Training
center in Belur Math, the institution that trains the monks of the
Ramakrishna Order at the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission,
Kolkata, India. Apart from his traditional education, the Swami has
also received modern University education in English literature,
psychology, European history, and Western philosophy. He is
frequently invited for lectures on Yoga, Vedanta, and traditional
Hindu scriptures and for participating in interfaith
dialogues.
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