Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamanaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

Jnana — The sole means to liberation

Theni May 31, 2012

In the course of the Vijaya Yatra of 2012-13, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji arrived at the picturesque Vedapuri Ashram in Theni on May 31, 2012. In His Anugraha Bhashanam, the Jagadguru points out the flaws in the common and age-old mis-interpretations of Vedanta, explains their correct interpretations and the way to approach the study of Vedanta.

Specifically, the Jagadguru addressed the common accusation that Vedanta gives no place for Upasana and the performance of Karma. The Jagadguru emphasized that Jnana (knowledge of the self) alone can burn all our Karmas and Jnana can be secured only by approaching a Guru.

The Self (Atma) is never born nor does It ever die; neither does It cease to exist after having once existed nor does the Self come into existence, like the body, having not existed before. Unborn, eternal, It undergoes no change whatsoever and is primeval; It is not destroyed when the body is destroyed. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
A person who hears about the condemnation of another incurs sin. What need be said about the sin incurred by a man who actually engages in nit picking? Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Prabodha Sudhakara
If you pray with faith and devotion, the Lord will certainly listen to your earnest prayers. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
Our nation and its culture have a hoary past and we should all be proud of it. Mere aping of the West is not beneficial for us. For example, care of aged parents is something that has come down to us traditionally and we must never neglect this duty by imbibing concepts of some free societies, wherein concern for one’s own parents is at low ebb. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
It is a great blunder not to make proper use of the body and mind that has been given to us by God. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names