Performance of the Agnihotra in Oneself - Done at the time of Eating Food

 Performance of the Agnihotra in Oneself  (The Prana) 

1.   Therefore the food that comes first should be offered as an  oblation. The first oblation that he (i.e. the eater) offers, he  should offer, saying: "Svaha to the prana!" Then the prana is  satisfied. 

2.   The prana being satisfied, the eye is satisfied. The eye being  satisfied, the sun is satisfied. The sun being satisfied, heaven is  satisfied. Heaven being satisfied, whatever is under heaven and  under the sun is satisfied. They being satisfied, he (i.e. the eater  or sacrificer) is satisfied with offspring, cattle, food, brightness  of the body and the light of Brahman. 

The Vyana 

1.   The second oblation that he offers, he should offer, saying:  "Svaha to the vyana!" Then the vyana is satisfied. 

2.   The vyana being satisfied, the ear is satisfied. The ear being  satisfied, the moon is satisfied. The moon being satisfied, the  quarters are satisfied. The quarters being satisfied, whatever is  under the quarters and under the moon is satisfied. They being  satisfied, the eater is satisfied with offspring, cattle, food,  brightness of the body and the light of Brahman.  

 The Apana 

1.   The third oblation that he offers, he should offer, saying:  "Svaha to the apana!" Then the apana is satisfied. 

2.   The apana being satisfied, speech (i.e. the tongue) is satisfied.  Speech being satisfied, fire is satisfied. Fire being satisfied, the  earth is satisfied. The earth being satisfied, what is under the  earth and under fire is satisfied. They being satisfied, the eater  is satisfied with offspring, cattle, food, brightness of the body  and the light of Brahman.  

 The Samana 

1.   The fourth oblation that he offers, he should offer, saying:  "Svaha to the samana!" Then the samana is satisfied. 

2.   The samana being satisfied, the mind is satisfied. The mind  being satisfied, the rain�god is satisfied. The rain�god being  satisfied, the lightning is satisfied. The lightning being  satisfied, what is under the lightning and under the rain�god is  satisfied. They being satisfied, the eater is satisfied with  offspring, cattle, food, brightness of the body and the light of  Brahman.  

 The Udana 

1.   The fifth oblation that he offers, he should offer, saying:  "Svaha to the udana!" Then the udana is satisfied. 

2.   The udana being satisfied, the skin is satisfied. The skin being  satisfied, the air is satisfied. The air being satisfied, the akasa is  satisfied. The akasa being satisfied, what is under the air and  under the akasa is satisfied. They being satisfied, the eater is  satisfied with offspring, cattle, food, brightness of the body and  the light of Brahman.  

 The Glory of the Agnihotra Sacrifice 

1.   If, without knowing this knowledge of the Vaisvanara Self, one  offers an Agnihotra oblation, it is like an oblation offered in  dead ashes after removing the live coals. 

http://www.sankaracharya.org/chandogya_upanishad_2.php#1

Brahma Vidyas

 

A List o 32 Brahma Vidyas

1. Sad Vidya — the Universal Cause 

Chhandogya Upanishad, VI

2. Antaraaditya Vidya — the Person within the Sun

Chhandogya Upanishad, I.vi.6

3. Akasa Vidya — the Cosmic Ether

Chhandogya Upanishad, I.ix.1

4. Prana Vidya — the Vital Breath

Chhandogya Upanishad, I.xi.5

5. Paramjyoti Vidya — the Supreme Light

Chhandogya Upanishad, III.xiii.7

6. Sandilya Vidya — Sandilya’s Teaching

Chhandogya Upanishad, III.xiv.7

7. Upakosala Vidya — Meditation as taught to Upakosala

Chhandogya Upanishad, IV.x

8. Vaisvaanara Vidya — the Universal Being

Chhandogya Upanishad, V.xi

Chapter One: Vaishvanara-Vidya

VAISHVANARA, THE UNIVERSAL SELF

https://www.swami-krishnananda.org/chhand/ch_1e.html

https://www.speakingtree.in/blog/meditation-story-from-upanishads

9. Bhuma Vidya — the Great One

Chhandogya Upanishad, VII

10. Satyakaama Vidya — Meditation as taught to Satyakaama Jaabaala

Chhandogya Upanishad, IV.iv

11. Dahara Vidya — the Imperceptible Ether within the Heart

Chhandogya Upanishad, VIII

12. Madhu Vidya — Honey

Chhandogya Upanishad, III.i

13. Samvarga Vidya

Chhandogya Upanishad, IV.iii

14. Gayatri Vidya — the Gayatri Mantra

Chhandogya Upanishad, III.xii

15. Panca Agni Vidya — Meditation on the Five Fires

Chhandogya Upanishad, V.iii to x.

16. Akshi Vidya — Within the Eye

Chhandogya Upanishad, IV.xv.1

17. Antaryaami Vidya — the Inner Controller

Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad, III.vii

18. Akshara Vidya — the Imperishable

Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad, III.viii.8

19. Jyotishaam jyotir Vidya — the Light of Lights

Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad, IV.iv.16

20. Maitreyi Vidya — Yajnavalkya’s Teaching to his wife Maitreyi

Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad, II.iv

21. Sarvaantaraatmaa Vidya — the Inner Self of All

Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad, III.iv

22. Anandamaya Vidya — the Self consisting of Bliss

Taittiriya Upanishad, Anandavalli

23. Vaaruni Vidya — Meditation as taught by Varuna

Taittiriya Upanishad, Bhriguvalli

24. Nyaasa Vidya — Self-surrender

Taittiriya Narayanam, 49–52

25. Paramapurusha Vidya — the Supreme Person

Katha Upanishad, I.iii

26. Naciketa Vidya — Meditation with the Naciketa fire

Katha Upanishad, I.ii

27. Angushta-pramita Vidya — Brahman as resident within the Heart, of the size of the Thumb

Katha Upanishad, II.iv.12

28. Paryanka Vidya — Brahman as the highest God in the Supreme Abode

Kaushitaki Upanishad, I

29. Pratardana Vidya — Meditation as taught to Pratardana by Indra

Kaushitaki Upanishad, III

30. Baalaaki Vidya — Meditation as taught to Baalaaki

Kaushitaki Upanishad, IV

31. Aksharapara Vidya — Meditation on the Imperishable

Mundaka Upanishad, I

32. Isavasya Vidya — Meditation as taught in the Isavasya Upanishad

Isavasya Upanishad

http://vishnudut1926.blogspot.com/2013/11/32-brahma-vidyas.html

https://www.sivanandaonline.org/?cmd=displaysection&section_id=759

Mundaka Upanishad And Brahma Vidya

https://saispeaks.sathyasai.org/discourse/mundaka-upanishad-and-brahma-vidya

https://auromere.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/vidyas-in-the-upanishads/

http://varma-upanishadsthecreamofvedas.blogspot.com/2020/01/meditation-according-to-upanishads-9.html

https://www.indica.today/long-reads/upasana-understanding-the-hindu-notion-of-worship/

http://hinduonline.co/DigitalLibrary/SmallBooks/BrahmaSutraAnalysisEng.pdf

http://www.sankaracharya.org/spiritual_library.php

Upanishads are available.  In english as translation to each shloka in the upanishad.

Soul, Ego, Body and Mind - You have to destroy your ego

 

Soul, Ego, Body and Mind

Soul is God particle. Ego is attached to the soul by the creator. It is the identification of the individual soul particle or spirit. The soul-ego combination gets the body. Mind is the experience of the body.

When the body disintegrates, body and mind are destroyed. But some experience may be retained by the ego. This is called "vasana" or experience of the previous births.

Soul is the witness of all activities of the ego-body combinations. May be it has a big video recorder that captures everything the ego-body combinations are doing in all senses.  

Ego destruction is the ultimate aim of the ego. There is a communication between soul and ego and ego and human thinking component of the brain.

Update

You have to destroy your ego. Soul cannot be destroyed by you. Body and mind will deteriorate and go. But before it happens you need to take care of your ego which will suffer the undesirable things of the creation. Life is a game of avoiding undesirable things God created many. But God's bias is in favour of persons trying to evade them.