Isavasya Upanishad : ( 26/12/2012. )

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monday, May 24,  2021. 7 : 51. PM. ISAVASYA UPANISHAD 18 Mantra-s on “The All-Pervading Reality” Wave 3: Verses 9-14 (6 No.) The Integration of KNOWLEDGE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. AVIDYA AND VIDYA Mantram - 10 : Worship of Avidya & Vidya. "Andham tamah pravishanti, ye avidyaam upaasate;  tatah bhooyah iva te tamah ye u vidyaayaam rataah." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 Andham tamah pravishanti   = They enter into blinding darkness 2 ye avidyaam upaasate;         = who are worshippers of Avidya alone; 3 tatah bhooyah iva te tamah   = but they enter even greater darkness 4 ye u vidyaayaam rataah.       = who verily are worshippers of Vidya alone. --------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, May 14,  2021. 06 : 45. PM. ISAVASYA UPANISHAD 18 Mantra-s on “The All-Pervading Reality” Wave 3: Verses 9-14 (6 No.) The Integration of KNOWLEDGE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IN THIS SECTION of 6 mantras, we have two sets of 3 mantras each set following the same pattern. These are mystical verses and require the help and guidance of a Teacher to explain them. They have many interpretations, according to the orientation of the various schools of thought. They address the eternal problem facing man: Does the solution to the problems in life lie in Action & Devotion or in pure Knowledge? Is the solution secular or spiritual? How are we to view the manifested and the Unmanifested levels of creation? This problem is tackled in both sets of verses. The first set tackles it from the individual’s standpoint, i.e. from the Microcosmic level, kno