ABIDANCE AS BRAHMAN #16 - Discussions on Advaita with Saccidānanda Ācārya & student Subodhananda

Abidance in Brahman is a series of spontaneous discussions between Advaita Vedanta Guru Saccidānanda Ācārya and his disciple Subodhananda. This week’s topics include:

• What it feels like to realise there is no person
• Benefits of Nidi Dhyasanam
• Ego obstructions in meditation
• Your ego will never be fulfilled
• What moksha is not
• The recipe for moksha
• This precious human life

FREE PRIVATE SATSANGA

Private Satsanghas [always for free] with Saccidānanda Ācārya are ongoing. If you would like to request a private Satsanga, please send an email to:

[email protected]

“Private Satsanghas are accepted ONLY if the śiṣyas are truly sincere and committed to the path of śravaṇam (deep listening), mananam (contemplation), and nididhyāsanam (abidance in Truth), and are willing to lead a dhārmic lifestyle rooted in self-discipline, devotion, and inner purity.

The tradition strongly emphasizes that Vedantic knowledge must be imparted through a formal teacher-student relationship (guru-śiṣya saṃbandha), which is traditionally established through a process called upasadanam or upanayana viddhi.

This is not a casual transaction but a sacred commitment. As the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad points out, "You cannot casually stand aside and ask for knowledge".

The knowledge is a gift (dānam), but it requires the student to formally approach the teacher as a disciple.

If such sincerity is present, then I, Saccidānanda Ācārya, will bestow the Deekṣā that was graciously given to me by His Holiness, the Sringeri Jagadguru, during our first sacred encounter — purely through His infinite compassion, without even my asking.

I do not teach on my own. I am only able to teach because I have been blessed with the most profound Upadeśas from my beloved Gurus, and especially from Pujya Swami Paramarthananda, whose illuminating clarity and steadfast compassion have shaped my entire path. This Deekṣā and these teachings are not mine — they belong to the unbroken tradition of the Guru–Śiṣya Paramparā. I am merely a humble instrument, striving to be a vehicle of their Grace and Light.”

GURU DAKSINA

In alignment with our sacred Guru Paramparā, the nectar of Vedantic knowledge is offered freely, as it has been for centuries. This teaching is a gift (vidyā dānam), given without expectation, by a teacher who is a causeless ocean of compassion (ahetuka dayāsindhuḥ).

A student's role is to receive this knowledge with a heart of gratitude and reverence. An essential part of this sacred exchange is dakṣiṇā – an entirely voluntary offering given according to the student's capacity. This is a purifying act that completes the learning process, transforming it into a sāttvic (pure) endeavour.

Dakṣiṇā is a sacred contribution that supports the preservation of this eternal tradition – helping sustain the teaching lineage and creating opportunities for this wisdom to reach future generations.

We currently have two donations campaigns:

A Home for the Guru: Support the Gurukulam’s Heart

https://chuffed.org/project/142754-bringing-the-guru-to-the-gurukulam

Bringing Light to the Gurukulam

https://chuffed.org/project/135227-bringing-light-to-the-gurukulam

ABOUT US:

We are part of the authentic Guru Paramparā of Advaita Vedanta. 🙏🕉️

Saccidānanda Ācārya has received the Blessing of his Guru, Swami Paramarthananda, to teach from Swami Ji’s transcripts.

Saccidānanda Ācārya received Deekṣā (a sacred Śiva mantra in May 2021, in his first Darśan) from Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Swamiji — the 37th Jagadguru of Sringeri — with permission to pass this Deekṣā on to his qualified students.

In 2023, H.H. Sannidhanam, the 37th Sringeri JagadGuru, entrusted to Saccidānanda Ācārya and his best śiṣya Subodhananda two blessed mūrthis — one of Adi Shankaracharya and one of Śāradāmbā — to be placed in our upcoming temple and Gurukulam.

Our official AVAE website has been reviewed and approved by Pujya Swami Paramarthananda, who conveyed that the write-ups are complete and extends his full blessings for our programs.

We also received the blessings of Swami Sakshatkritananda, the head ācārya at Swami Dayananda’s ashram in Rishikesh, after we completed the property payment; he offered his good wishes for the project.

DISCLAIMER:

Find an authentic Guru and an authentic Guru Paramparā. The scriptures and the sacred tradition warn: never study or practise alone. The Advaita Vedanta Teachings are very profound and abstract; mistakes in understanding can mislead. Seek a living line and a living teacher.

If you want to find out more about our noble vision to establish an authentic gurukulam (ashram) in Greece / Europe, please visit our website:

https://www.advaitaashrameurope.com

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