2012 Self-Realization Teachings

Satsang Recording:

Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction regarding the Self’s freedom from difference of any kind and the identity of oneself with the Self, Brahman. Dialogues on the nature of the experiencer of all experiences, the eternal, a passage from “Saddarsanam and an Inquiry into the Revelation of Truth and Oneself,” action and Knowledge, happiness, Self-inquiry, freedom from misidentification with the body and mind, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Annapurna Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 17 of the Song of Ribhu.

Satsang Recording:

As this satsang occurred on Arudra Darshanam, following the initial silence, spiritual instruction was given on the nature of the Space of Consciousness in which Nataraja dances. Dialogues on the Nataraja symbolism, Self-inquiry, Self-Knowledge, and similar spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Annapurna Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 18 of the Song of Ribhu. The recitations in English of verses pertaining to Nataraja from the Song of Ribhu and the Nataraja Darshanam and the chants of the puja that followed are not included in this recording.

Satsang Recording

Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the truth that Brahman, the Self, is the one Reality and that alone exists. Dialogues on difference-less Being, the unchanging unmodified nature of the one Self, continuous inquiry or Self-Knowledge and egoless abidance, transcendence of the body and mind, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Annapurna Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 18 of the Song of Ribhu.

Satsang Recording

Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the egoless nature of Being and the Knowledge that is transcendent of the concept “I know this.” Dialogues on the subtler than the subtlest, inquiry and meditation on a heart center, egoless Consciousness and the destruction of false assumptions, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Annapurna Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 19 of the Song of Ribhu.

Satsang Recording

Following an initial silence, spiritual instruction is given in the truth that the Self is Brahman, the supreme bliss of Brahman is realized in the Knowledge of the Self, the jagat-jiva-para (the universe-the individual living being-the Supreme) differentiation is unreal and depends on misidentification of oneself, the inquiry to know the Self and transcendence of the body, mind, and individual "I." Dialogues on the nonobjective Knowledge of Being-Consciousness-Bliss, beginningless Brahman, satsangs and sastras and inquiry, no second self, Consciousness beyond causality and the three states, Knowledge free of the triad of perceiver-perceiving-perceived, the eternal witness, the highest devotion, liberation from all states and conditions of the mind, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Annapurna Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 19 of the Song of Ribhu.

Satsang Recording

Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the timeless Existence of the Self, Brahman, and the Self-inquiry that reveals that to be one’s only identity. Dialogues on freedom from the dream appearances and the dreamer, Self-inquiry and the mind, Consciousness transcendent of the triad of perceiver-perception-perceived, the unreality of the unreal, “not I,” the presence of a sage, the non-origination of the illusory ego, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Annapurna Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 19 of the Song of Ribhu.

Satsang Recording

Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the nature of Brahman or Siva as undifferentiated Existence, the illusory nature of differences, and the never-modified nature of the real, sole-existent Self. Dialogues on appreciation of the teachings, the non-ego nature of Realization, detachment and Self-inquiry, happiness and detachment, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Kena Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 20 of the Song of Ribhu.

Satsang Recording

Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the nature of Brahman or Siva as undifferentiated Existence, the illusory nature of differences, and the never-modified nature of the real, sole-existent Self. Dialogues on appreciation of the teachings, the non-ego nature of Realization, detachment and Self-inquiry, happiness and detachment, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Kena Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 20 of the Song of Ribhu.

Satsang Recording:

Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the absolute Existence of the Self, the unchanging nature of which is supreme peace, and the nonobjective Knowledge that reveals it. Dialogues on being beyond the three states, Consciousness, the unreality of objects, the nonexistence of thought, formless Being, the significance of the instruction “Be as you are,” the meaning of “is,” constant Knowledge, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Kena Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 21 of the Song of Ribhu.

Satsang Recording

Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the meaning of abidance in the natural state, abidance as the innate. Dialogues on Being and Knowledge, freedom from misidentification with the body and the idea of objects, awareness and Consciousness, God’s view of God, Self-inquiry, devotion and knowledge, the witness and pure Consciousness, depth and thoroughness, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Katha Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 21 of the Song of Ribhu.

Satsang Recording

Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the nature of the Self, Self-Knowledge and Self-inquiry. Dialogues on freedom from misidentification with the body, Self-inquiry and the unreality of ignorance, theories of the creation of illusion, the nonexistence of an ego, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Katha Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 22 of the Song of Ribhu.

Satsang Recording

Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on the one Self and Self-inquiry. Dialogues on the perception of the world, "this" and I, the foundation of all, the spirit of Truth and the spirit of practice, love and Knowledge, Consciousness beyond assumptions, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Katha Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 22 of the Song of Ribhu.

Satsang Recording

Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction on Knowledge of the Self, transcendent of the body and its conditions, the mind and its states, and a particularized individuality. Dialogues on being beyond the gunas, the seer and the seen, timeless Consciousness beyond functions, unreality of percepts, wonder and inquiry, being always in sastsang, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Katha Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 23 of the Song of Ribhu.

Satsang Recording

Initial silence is followed by spiritual instruction regarding the ever-existent Self. Dialogues on Self-inquiry, scriptures and Silence, the significance of satsang, that which is truly important, transcendence of the body and its ailments, devotion, and other spiritual topics. Concludes with a recitation in Sanskrit and English of verses from the Prasna Upanishad and in Tamil from chapter 23 of the Song of Ribhu.