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The Essence of the Aitareya and Taittiriya Upanishads - 3.5. - Swami Krishnananda.

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Chinmaya Mission : The annual Balavihar camp took place from April 23rd to April 29th, 2023, at Chinmaya Sandeepany in Chokkahalli, Bengaluru. Under the divine presence of Omkareshwara and the 45 ft Ganesha statue, nearly 100 children participated in the camp. Titled "5G Network for Life," the camp focused on the 5 G's: Geeta, Govinda, Guru, Gyan, and Grace! The Camp Acharyas included Swami Gahanananda,  Swami Dattapadananda, and Swami Krutatmananda. The children were divided into 8 groups named after famous Rishis. The camp featured sessions on Vedic Chanting, theme talks, workshops, Stotrams & Bhajans, stories, games, and even talks by the children themselves. Workshops played a crucial role in reinforcing the concepts, where the children showcased their understanding through various activities. They were also given creative and challenging worksheets based on the book "Game of Life." The camp song, "5G Network for Life - the very best network for lif

The Essence of the Aitareya and Taittiriya Upanishads - 3.4. - Swami Krishnananda.

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========================================================================= Tuesday,  09 May,  2023. 06:20. Chapter 3: Ishvara and Jiva-4. ======================================================================== Thus, the god or the divinity came afterwards; the function came first, so that the controlling principle of even the divinities was co-extensive with the existence of the Universal Being Himself. The gods were not independent, but were dependent on the Total from which they were projected. The gods were not the controllers; rather, they were controlled by the forces that worked integrally behind them, which arose from the total being of the Universal Virat. But now, what has happened is that when the divinities entered the human body, there was a reversal of the whole process. The human functions correspond to the universal functions in the same way as the functions in a reflected image correspond to the functions in the original that is reflected. Or, to give another example, w