यत्रैकाग्रता तत्र, अविशेषात् ॥ ११ ॥ yatraikāgratā tatra, aviśeṣāt || 11 || yatra—Wherever; ekāgratā—concentration of mind; tatra—there; aviśeṣāt—want of any specification. 11. Wherever …
Brahma Sutra 4.1.10
स्मरन्ति च ॥ १० ॥ smaranti ca || 10 || smaranti—The Smriti texts say; ca—also. 10. The Smriti texts also say (the same thing). “Having made a firm seat for one’s self on a pure spot” etc. …
Brahma Sutra 4.1.9
अचलत्वं चापेक्ष्य ॥ ९ ॥ acalatvaṃ cāpekṣya || 9 || acalatvam—Immobility; ca—and; apekṣya—referring to. 9. And referring to (its) immobility {the scriptures attribute meditativeness …
Brahma Sutra 4.1.8
ध्यानाच्च ॥ ८ ॥ dhyānācca || 8 || dhyānāt—On account of meditation (implying that); ca—and. 8. And on account of meditation (implying that). The word ‘Upasana’ also means exactly what …
Three Important Teachings of Sri Ramakrishna – Swami Ranganathananda
There are many teachings of Sri Ramakrishna which are of utmost importance to us today. One, he said, ‘Ekhane, ekhane jnan; shekhane, shekhane ajnan', ""Here! Here!" is knowledge; "There! There!" …
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Brahma Sutra 4.1.7
आसीनः, संभवात् ॥ ७ ॥ āsīnaḥ, saṃbhavāt || 7 || āsīnaḥ—Sitting; saṃbhavāt—because of the possibility. 7. (One has to practise Upasana) sitting, because (in that way alone) it is …