Vedanta Sutra 1.1.1 (Part 1) - Edwin Bryant
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- Welcome to the first part of our lecture series on the Vedanta Sutra, presented by the distinguished scholar Edwin Bryant! In this session, we delve into Vedanta Sutra 1.1.1, the opening aphorism of this foundational text, which sets the stage for the exploration of the ultimate reality in the Vedanta school of Indian philosophy.
In this lecture, Edwin Bryant covers:
• Introduction to Vedanta: Understanding the historical and philosophical context of the Vedanta Sutra.
• Aphorism 1.1.1: Analyzing the meaning and significance of the first aphorism, "Athato Brahma Jijnasa" (Now, therefore, the inquiry into Brahman).
• Philosophical Implications: Exploring the call to investigate the nature of Brahman (the ultimate reality) and the purpose of life.
• Key Concepts: Discussing essential Vedantic concepts such as Brahman, Atman (self), and Moksha (liberation).
• Commentaries and Interpretations: Reviewing various interpretations by major Vedantic scholars, including Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya, and Madhvacharya.
• Practical Applications: Reflecting on how the inquiry into Brahman can be applied in modern spiritual practice and daily life.
Join us as we embark on this profound journey into the depths of Vedanta philosophy, gaining a deeper understanding of its metaphysical and epistemological insights through the expert guidance of Edwin Bryant.
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📚 Recommended Reading:
Vedanta Sutra by Badarayana
Commentaries on the Vedanta Sutra
Works by Edwin Bryant on Indian Philosophy
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Thank you very much. I am eternally grateful to you.
What an honor to find this channel. Bryant ji is such a wonderful scholar 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Absolutely spellbinding!
I'm so grateful that I didn't study scriptures before the experiences I had in meditation.
Iam Hindu by birth but my practice and knowledge is limited although I feel naturally inclined in my thoughts and actions compatible with Dharmic values.
I really enjoyed watching this lesson and will carefully view all the lessons , to improve my life.
This was a wonderful lecture thank you!
I’d love to see an exploration of Madhva’s commentary as well to understand dvaita perspective deeply.
One small detail. Professor says that Saccidānanda is a later idea, post-Śankara but that doesn't seem to be so. Tejobindu Upaniṣada (3.11) clearly mentions the word saccidānanda, describing it to be Brahman's attributes. So it's definitely way before Śankara.
Now as to why the commentators don't use this term, that's a discussion for another day.
- Mayank
Is it just about the composite term _saccidānanda_ or the concepts of Sat, Cid and Ānanda appearing as lakṣaṇa-s of bráhman? Because afaik the upaniṣads routinely "characterise" bráhman as Caitanya, Sat etc. I don't remember offhand about ānanda but doesn't Taittīriya U. have the ānanda-mīmāṃsā section?
@@avi2125 The professor was talking about the composite term.
The concepts are quite common in the upaniṣadas but not mentioned explicitly together as a whole in the major ones.
> Now as to why the commentators don't use this term, that's a discussion for another day.
Madhvacharya did explain it in his Tatva Prakashika. He said that all infinite attributes of Brahman can be brought under 4 leading ones for meditation (Sat, Cit, Ananda and Atma). The relevant quote:
सर्वगुणानामपि गुणचतुष्टयविशेषत्वस्य वक्तुं शक्यत्वात्। TP iii.3.13
You can refer to Philosophy of Madhvacharya by Dr BNK Sarma page 364 for the explanation.
@@EdwinBryantOfficial Also the term Saccidananada is provided in Pancharaatra.
सच्चिदानन्द रूपाय वेणवे नमो नमः
Madhvacharya provides this reference in context of extolling the Supremacy of Vishnu as the Brahman of the Vedas in his Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya.
Thanks for sharing such great knowledge and insights (OM TAT SAT)
Hari Om Tat Sat 🙏
- Mayank
Very interesting. Thank you so much. And a small request, if possible. I make mp3 audio files of your lectures using an online converter, there are issues if the record is longer than 3 hr, so please if you could make your future records shorter than 3 hours. /Pardon my non-native English./
I think you guys should try to teach kundalini shakti as part of human biology in science books,nobody can prove it wrong.❤❤❤I can tell you to a certain point because nobody should miss it
Mr Edwin, what us u r thought on Swami Satchidanandendra Saraswathi book called Mulavidya Nirasa where he has mentioned that the term MAYA is a later invention by Adi Shankara successors.
It is not Brahmān (ब्रह्मान्) but Brahman (ब्रह्मन्).
I am amazed such an accomplished person as Edwin Bryant should make this mistake.
Holy chit. I was just watching Swami Medhananda talking on Bryant's treatment of the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali.
Sorry but some words are being mispronounced.
It is Samādhāna (समाधान), not Samadhana (समधान).
Professor is not reading Vedic Mantras and is not an Indian. Pronunciation does not matter much here imho.
- Mayank
Doesn't matter
Do you have a Vlog you would like us all to watch?
hello, will you continue on patanjali's mystical powers?
Where can i get these pdfs that you are referring? Would you be able to provide any link ?
Unfortunately not as this is copyright material.
The books are from Swami Vireswarnanda and Swami Adidevananda
- Mayank
How similar Advaita is to Eleatic Philosophy ?
Advaita Brahman sounds similar to Eleatic Being
Eleatics also tried to deal with illusion thing with Zeno's Paradox and stuff
Quite similar, but I'd say Advaita has more groundwork since it can refer to Upaniṣadas. Eleatic philosophy is trying to use Nyāya more it seems, while Vedānta is about confirming something that's already there.
- Mayank
What are the specific works that are being read from?
Vedānta Sūtras of Śankara and Rāmānuja.
@@EdwinBryantOfficial who translated them from sanskrit to english
@@Dual-Universe Swami Vireswarnanda & Swai Adidevananda