Meditative Reading: The Tejobindu Upanishad

This beautiful reading shows us the deeper meaning and purpose of meditation and yoga, and how we might reflect to deepen our practice. Composed around 100BCE we are profoundly reminded that the true nature of reality is beyond thought and knowledge and is even beyond the words of the teachings. This is a wonderful piece to contemplate before your practice.

Transcript

The Tejubindu Upanishad.

Lead me from the unreal to the real.

Lead me from darkness to light.

Lead me from death to immortality.

Om.

Shanti.

Shanti.

Shanti.

Let us meditate on the Shining Self.

Changeless,

Underlying the world of change and realized in the heart of Samadhi.

Hard to reach is the supreme goal of life.

Hard to describe and hard to abide in.

They alone attain Samadhi who have mastered their senses and are free from anger.

Free from self-will and from likes and dislikes.

Without selfish bonds to people and things.

They alone attain Samadhi who are prepared to face challenge after challenge in the three stages of meditation.

Under an illumined teacher's guidance they become united with the Lord of Love.

Called Vishnu who is present everywhere.

Though the three gunas emanate from him,

He is infinite and invisible.

Though all the galaxies emerge from him,

He is without form and unconditioned.

To be united with the Lord of Love is to be freed from all conditioning.

This is the state of self-realization.

Far beyond the reach of words and thoughts.

To be united with the Lord of Love.

Imperishable.

Changeless.

Beyond cause and effect is to find infinite joy.

Brahman is beyond all duality.

Beyond the reach of thinker and of thought.

Let us meditate on the Shining Self.

The ultimate reality.

Who is realized by the sages in Samadhi.

Brahman cannot be realized by those who are subject to greed,

Fear and anger.

Brahman cannot be realized by those who are subject to the pride of name and fame.

Or to the vanity of scholarship.

Brahman cannot be realized by those who are enmeshed in life's duality.

But to all those who pierce this duality,

Whose hearts are given to the Lord of Love,

He gives Himself through His infinite grace.

He gives Himself through His infinite grace.

Om.

Shanti.

Shanti.

Shanti.

Peace.

Peace.

Peace unto you.

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relieved me from the “meshed reality” for a moment 🙏🏻

Stunningly beautiful. Thank you, John. 🥹❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️

Outstanding reading delivered artfully!

Feeling so much gratitude for the gift of you, dear John. Peace unto you, always.🙏

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Thank you John for this profound and heartfelt reading. 🙏🏼

I have been off IT for a year due to very poor health and coming back I just needed to hear your calming voice again. Thank you for being there.
Jeannie

A beautiful prayer to life. Thank you, John, for helping me appreciate the gift of another day.

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Beautiful, peace be with you ❤️🙏

His infinite Grace…
Thank you, John. ♥️🙏♥️

Beautiful 💜

Thank you John I don’t understand it all but it makes me feel peaceful I’ve keep replaying it! 😚

Perfect contemplation. Thank you 🙏

Beautiful...thank you.

Beautifully read with much depth 🙏

Just so perfect... in it's words and in your recitation. It is only by grace that we are able to know the truth of ourselves. Allowing... allowing it all to unfold in it's own time.
Bless you
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Beautiful, as always! Namaste..

Beautiful meditative reading!! Thank you!! Peace be with you. ❤️🙏🏻