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HH Sannidhanam's Rameshwaram talk:

Heard on July 15, 2025

8 names of Shiva:

1. Shivah: mangala swarupa (He is of this nature....and he gives mangalam also)

2. Maheshwarah: maayinam tu maheshwaram (Shvetaashvatara): One who is the Lord for even maya, which maya...is the cause of the world

3. rudrah: rudan draavayati iti rudrah (one who drives away affliction)

4. vishnuh: vyaapakatvaat vishnuh (the all pervading one...like gold in ornaments)

5. pitaamahah: kaaranaanaam kaaranam (bhautika prapancha->pancha-bhuta -> Lord). Hence, grandfather!

6. samsaara vaidyah: The only doctor for the world. The disease is samsara. For that the cause, is agnana. Hence, medicine is agnana nivritti...and hence, gnaana praapti. The medicine cannot be questioned...as sweet, sour etc. We get what we deserve!!! Kshud-vyaadishcha chikitsyataam (Shankara: upadesha-panchakam)

7. sarvagnya: He is sahasraakshah...the bhagavan who sees everything....including the innermost thoughts in our mind!

8. paramatma: atma of everyone is paramatma...(tat tvam asi etc. is based on this name)

From shiva-purana....(the above). Do mananam of the above...with the meaning in mind!

This is "Naama ashtaka yogam"

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 Swamiji's Gurupurnima talk (July 13) 

- what is moksha? Nir-atishaya sukham- that happiness which is unsurpassable. 

Preceded by "aatyantika dukkha nivrtti purvakam" - no dukkha at all.

This is an "emotional centric definition". Is it an "aha moment" ? 

Shastra introduces brahman which has the above. Hence, first you learn. Athaato brahma jignaasa.

Emotional pursuit is now converted into intellectual pursuit. Now, ananda pursuit is continued to study. The cause inheres the effect. Hence, brahman is the essence of myself. Hence, brahma vidya to atma vidya. 

Ananda-> truth->brahman->atma....This is the way...

I am not the mind, body etc. Behind all of them, knows I am sat-chit-ananda...because I am brahman. Moksha happens to be my nature. how come i don't notice it? because..that's my nature! Original face can never be experienced. 

This is "non experiential ananda". My nature.

secondary moksha...gauna moksha...is....atma is the only source of ananda. Anatma has no drop of happiness. Depending on my vaasana, in favorable situation, the mind mirror becomes temporarily ideal...and reflects the atma-ananda. This is ananda maya kosha ananda. Hence, the struggle in life....to try and get this. Dog and bone example.

Gnani has one advantage- atma mahima dhyaanena....meditating on my ananda swarupa....my glories...saama-gaayaan aaste....This is vidyaananda. Taittiriya- vishayaananda and vidyaananda differences. No sanga aananda. No problem of loneliness. Ekaante sukham aasyataam.... At that time, vidyaananda.

Knowledge based moksha is the primary moksha. Secondary is vidyaananda.

Dilution of raga-dvesha....maatra sparshaastu....not overwhelmed by situations...gataasuun....Titiksha...This is dukkha nivrtti at mind level....

To summarize:

Seeing moksha in a 2 fold way: as my nature and at level of emotion.

(1) primary moksha: (at the level of knowledge) Knowledge that I am essentially brahman which is happiness and free from sorrow.

(2) secondary moksha: (at level of mind and emotion) Dwell on the teaching about My glories (maiyyeva sakalam jaatam etc.) (vidyaananda) (sukha praapti at level of mind) + ability to deal with life's situations as inevitable part of creation (dukkha nivritti this way...at level of mind)