In this video Sri M simplifies the ancient teachings of the rishis (sages) for a lay person to connect with. The session begins with the chanting of three shlokas (prayers), then touches on the Mahavakyas (The Great sayings) from the Upanishads and ventures into the Gita interspersed with humorous and absorbing stories to hold your attention.
The session ends with a Q and A session where Sri M answers a range of questions from the practical: Instructions on how to cook food, advice on how youngsters can be introduced to this wisdom and to the ethereal: The different levels of chanting the Gayatri mantra and many more.

This satsang took place in Leicester in UK on 17th July 2022

00:00 – Importance of Sanskrit
01:16 – – Chanting of Shlokas Om Poornamadah Poornamidam ; Brahmanandam Paramasukhadam ; Sahana Vavathu
02:34 – Explanation of the chant Sahana Vavathu
08:38 – The 4 Vedas comprises of Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads
11:59 – The Mahavakyas
15:07 – What are the Upanishads?
22:19 – The rational framework
27:20 – The 11 principle Upanishads
28:32 – The Bhagavad Gita
33:03 – Kunti’s prayer in the Bhagavatam
36:07 – 10th and 11th chapters of the Bhagavad Gita
38:14 – 12th chapter Bhakti Yoga
44:52 – Sri M’s recommendations for Scriptural reading – Upanishads, the Gita and the Bhagavatam
46:04 – How Vyasa wrote the Bhagavatam
48:43 – Q&A Begins – Q1 – What was Maheshwarnath Babaji’s instructions for cooking food?
53:23 – Q2 If we are practising Kriya, how do we know we are on the right track and we are not falling away from our practice?
57:46 – Q3 You mentioned about the Gayatri Maha mantra chanting, preferably silently. What I’ve read is that there are four types of vani from vaikhari, pasyanti, madhyama and para. For us humans what’s possible when we actually chant the mantra silently?
59:02 – Q4 You were born into a Muslim family. What attracted you to the Sanatan dharma and by following that, did you face any controversial issues?
01:05:50 – Q5 – You said initially that the basis of the ancient scriptures is Sanskrit. Yet we don’t have any Sanskrit classes in England. Will you be able to hold online classes for Sanskrit?
01:07:58 – Q6 – Can you give some advice to the youngsters who don't want to get caught in religious formalities? You did say they could read the Bhagavad Gita but what is that one practical advice that young people can go to when they are faced with the challenges of life?
01:13:30 – Q7 – In this modern world, people seek experiences rather than wisdom from those experiences. Is it ok to just experience rather than obtain knowledge and wisdom from it?

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