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Isavasya Upanishad for Beginners : 1.4 Swami Krishnananda

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======================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21/10/2019. Mantram-1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ "Om Isavasyamidam sarvam yatkinca jagatyam jagat, tena tyaktena bhunjitha ma grdhaḥ kasyasviddhanam." The second meaning is this : 'tena tyaktena bhunjithah'. For the reason that isvara is everything, enjoy what is God-given through sacrificing everything. What does this mean? This statement is a great siddhanta and is worth pondering over. As much as you give up the desires of the world, gross or subtle, so much is your happiness; the greater your sacrifice the greater increase in the ananda or Bliss that you attain. This has a secret within it. It is a very subtle statement. The converse of the above statement a

Isavasya Upanishad for Beginners : 1.3 Swami Krishnananda

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======================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04/102019 Isavasya Upanishad for Beginners : 1.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mantram-1 "Om Isavasyamidam sarvam yatkinca jagatyam jagat, tena tyaktena bhunjitha ma grdhaḥ kasyasviddhanam." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post - 3. 'Tena tyaktena bhunjithah' : There are different interpretations for this phrase from different viewpoints. For tena, one meaning is “through”; “therefore” is another. Madhvacarya’s view is—from or through Him. So, Madhvacarya’s interpretation is, giving up that which has been given through Him. Sankara says: From whom? Him from which all crea