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.

Swami Vivekananda - Biography - Books - Lectures - Essays

 

http://www.vivekananda.net/Library.html

Jnana Yoga

http://www.vivekananda.net/BooksBySwami/JnanaYoga/JnanaYoga.html

http://www.vivekananda.net/Lectures/ToAsk/IntroductionJnanaYoga.html

Vimshottari Dasha Periods

 

Vimshottari Dasha Periods

Graha Mahadasha                            

Ketu (south node) 7 Years                   

Venus (Shukran) 20 Years                   

Sun (Adityan) 6 Years                           

Moon (Chandran) 10 Years                  

Mars (Chevva/mangal/kuja) 7 Years   

Rahu (north node) 18 Years                   

Jupiter (Vyazhan/guru) 16 Years           

Saturn (Shani) 19 Years                           

Mercury (Budhan) 17 Years

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Graha Mahadasha                            Lord of Nakshatras

Ketu (south node) 7 Years                   Ashwini Magha Mula

Venus (Shukran) 20 Years                   Bharani Purva Phalguni(pubba) Purva Ashadha

Sun (Adityan) 6 Years                           Krittika          Uttara Phalguni(uttara) Uttara Ashadha

Moon (Chandran) 10 Years                   Rohini Hasta Shravana

Mars (Chevva/mangal/kuja) 7 Years   Mrigashirsha Chitra Dhanishtha

Rahu (north node) 18 Years                   Ardra Swati Shatabhishak

Jupiter (Vyazhan/guru) 16 Years           Punarvasu Vishakha Purva Bhadr

Saturn (Shani) 19 Years                           Pushya Anuradha Uttara Bhadra

Mercury (Budhan) 17 Years                   Ashlesha Jyestha Revati

2021 - Engineers' Day - Engineers for Skill Development & Employment in Combating COVID

 54th ENGINEERS’ DAY - 2021

Theme:

Engineers for Skill Development & Employment in combating COVID

September 15 is celebrated every year in the country since the year 1967 as “Engineers’ Day” to commemorate the birthday of the legendary engineer Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. Sir Visvesvaraya, an eminent Indian engineer and statesman was born in a remote village of Karnataka, the State that is incidentally now the Hi-tech State of the country. Due to his outstanding contribution to the society, Government of India conferred “Bharat Ratna” on this legend in the year 1955. He 

was also called the precursor of economic planning in India. His learned 

discourse on Economic Planning in India, Planned Economy for India and 

Reconstructing India, was the first available document on the planning 

effort of the country and it is still held as the parent source matter for 

economic planners. A theme of national importance is chosen every year 

by the Council of the Institution and deliberated at its various State/Local 

Centres to educate the engineering fraternity in general and the society in 

particular. This year the 54th Engineers’ Day will be celebrated all over the 

country on the theme “Engineers for Skill Development & Employment in 

combating COVID.

The heralding of a new decade in 2020 was marred with plummeting 

of the global economy pushing millions into penury as the COVID 19 

pandemic took centre stage. Reeling under an economic downturn, many 

industries have adopted conservative approaches like hiring freezes, paycuts and layoffs to remain afloat while others were forced to shut down. 

The shutting of commercial establishments due to the second wave of 

Covid-19 has rendered several people jobless leaving them financially 

vulnerable.

As we move along, the biggest challenge at hand will be getting back on 

track and accept the new normal. Under the new normal, the jobs, which 

are heavily dependent on migratory workforce and involve work spaces

with higher levels of physical 

proximity, are likely to see greater 

transformation and would require 

skilling and re-employing our 

workforce.

We, as professional engineers, 

need to think of technical 

interventions to design and 

implement sound labour market 

information systems, including 

accurate market assessment and 

need anticipation, and putting 

in place processes for skills 

recognition to prevent attrition, 

poor labour market integration and 

deterioration of working conditions 

for all workers. 

There is a dire need to scale up Skill Development Ecosystem while 

strengthening our cloud based infrastructure. Access to skills recognition 

processes, especially for low- and medium-skilled migrant workers, will 

be crucial and would assist us in formulating policy recommendations 

for improvement of the relevant legislative and operational mechanisms.

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided us with an opportunity to come 

up with a well-crafted strategy to deal with this crisis. As uncertainty 

persists, it is imperative that our workforce is empowered with the right 

skills through timely and relevant skilling, upskilling and reskilling efforts. 

This will make our people more agile and resilient, and able to cope with 

the challenges posed by the current pandemic and what lies beyond.

http://ieiblc.org/uploads/ENGINEERS-DAY-2021.pdf

http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.Press_Release.Press_Release_2021.54th_Engineers_Day_2021_20210915

2022 - ENGINEERS’ DAY. Theme: Smart Engineering for a Better World.Theme for #INDUSTRIALENGINEERING - Industrial Engineering Using Smart Process Technologies - Process Improvement - Process Chart Method.

#Engineering  #IndustrialEngineering #EngineersDay

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2022/09/smart-engineering-for-better-world.html

'Factories of the Future - India - Economic Times

 

2022

https://et-promisingplants.wwmindia.com/

We are proud to announce that #BharatPetroleum has been chosen as one of the 'Factories of the Future' in the Economic Times Promising Plants initiative for 2022, after evaluating more than 300 companies globally in nine sectors like Oil & Gas, Plastics, Textiles, Steel, FMCG, Automotive & Auto Companies, Aerospace & Defence, Pharmaceuticals, and Food Processing.

The promising plants are not just about plants but about those which are an edge above the rest and acknowledge companies who are success stories for other plants on the path towards making their units state-of-the-art facilities. The assessment was based on the criteria, which included Manufacturing Capabilities, Safety & sustainability, Productivity & Throughput, Digitisation / Automation, Plant Technology & Equipments, Best-in-class, Global Competitiveness.

A big shout out to our Engineers for creating a global benchmark in setting up oil & gas infrastructure in the country.

Umesh Gautam, General Manager Incharge, Engineering Service, E&P received the trophy on behalf of the company.

#BPCL #Awards #EconomicTimes #Future #Factories

https://www.bharatpetroleum.in/about-bpcl/awards-and-accolades.aspx

https://www.lupin.com/lupin-named-among-the-factories-of-the-future-at-the-economic-times-promising-plant-awards-2022/