Panchadasi Discourses: Vedanta's Most Brilliant Ideas
Teaching is based on using verses of Panchadashi by Swami Vidyaranya, and combining the commentaries for each verse, from five Vedanta teachers. This way each verse is understood from more perspectives.
Sources from the following teachers have been combined in this program:
- Chinmaya Mission: Subhanshu Chaitanya
- Chinmaya Mission: Swami Gurubhaktananda
- James Swartz
- Swami Paramarthananda
- Ramakrishna Math: Swami Swahananda
Complimentary: 7 Stages of Enlightenment
Summary: Panchadasi Chapter 7, Part 1 and 2 below discusses all 7 stages spiritual seeker undergoes in lifetimes, until total Self-Knowledge (vision of Oneness) is gained and fully ascertained. It's…
1 – Panchadasi: CH1, Verse 1-2 (Swami Vidyaranya's Panchadashi / Pancadasi)
Summary of Panchadashi Discourse: Guru is acknowledged. And who is qualified for Pancadasi, is established; only those with purified hearts/minds. Source: Swami Vidyaranya, Pancadasi CH1 – verse 1, 2 Introduction:…
2 – Panchadasi: CH1, Verse 3-6 (Swami Vidyaranya's Panchadashi / Pancadasi)
Summary of Panchadashi Discourse: Waking, dream and deep sleep state analyzed. Atman pervades all 3, thus you are other then the 3 states. Meaning one is free of all 3…
3 – Panchadasi: CH1, Verse 7-14 (Swami Vidyaranya's Panchadashi / Pancadasi)
Summary of Panchadashi Discourse: Everyone loves one infinite self only. But also many finite objects. How is this possible? Contradiction resolved. Source: Swami Vidyaranya, Pancadasi CH1 – verse 7, 8,…
4 – Panchadasi: CH1, Verse 14-22 (Swami Vidyaranya's Panchadashi / Pancadasi)
Summary of Panchadashi Discourse: Definitions of Ishvara, Maya, Avidya. 2 Types of prakriti which cause Creation. 3 Gunas defined. Jiva's avidya (ignorance). 5 subtle elements. 5 Organs of knowledge/action, 5…
5 – Panchadasi: CH1, Verse 15-25 (Swami Vidyaranya's Panchadashi / Pancadasi)
Summary of Panchadashi Discourse: Another revision of verse 15-22 for total clarity about creation. Macrocosm & microcosm established and explained. Source: Swami Vidyaranya, Pancadasi CH1 – verse 15, 16, 17,…
6 – Panchadasi: CH1, Verse 26-34 (Swami Vidyaranya's Panchadashi / Pancadasi)
Summary of Panchadashi Discourse: Subtle to Gross elements conversion via pancikarana. Universe has 14 worlds. How jiva is trapped in samsara and finally saved. Discriminating self from not-self via panca-kosha-viveka….
7 – Panchadasi: CH1, Verse 35-46 (Swami Vidyaranya's Panchadashi / Pancadasi)
Summary of Panchadashi Discourse: How to use 5 sheaths and 3 bodies to reject false “I” and reveal the true “I” (Brahman). Also significance of ‘Tat Tvam Asi' is discussed…
8 – Panchadasi: CH1, Verse 47-52 and 5 Sheaths (Anandamaya Kosha, Causal Body), Tat Tvam Asi Mahavakya
Summary of Panchadashi Discourse: We revisit 5 sheaths, specifically anandamaya kosha / karana sharira (causal body), as they are often least understood. Source of all joy is Self alone, even…
9 – Panchadasi: CH1, Verse 53-55 (Swami Vidyaranya's Panchadashi / Pancadasi)
Summary of Panchadashi Discourse: 3 step process of shravana, manana, nididhyasana explained. Patanjali Ashtanga Yoga 8-step practice interpreted in light of non-dual Advaita practice. Savikalpa to nirvikalpa samadhi progression. And…
10 – Panchadasi: CH1, Verse 56-65 (Swami Vidyaranya's Panchadashi / Pancadasi)
Summary of Panchadashi Discourse: Nirvikalpa samadhi has 2 definitions (‘state' per Yoga & ‘nature of self' per Vedanta). We're interested in 2nd definition. Samadhi benefits: burns samskaras, sanchita karma, clears…