Pravrajika Divyanandaprana - SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS (According to Yoga-Vedanta) | IIT Madras

VSC Special Lecture
Date : 28-Oct-2017
Venue: Central Lecture Theatre (CLT), IIT Madras
Speaker : Pravrajika Divyanandaprana
About the speaker:
Pravrajika Divyanandaprana is a monastic member of Sri Sarada Math stationed currently as the Principal of Nivedita Vidya Mandir, a school for girls, at New Delhi which is run by the Ramakrishna Sarada Mission. She is also the editor of 'Samvit', a magazine published by Sri Sarada Math. She has given lectures at various forums on diverse topics including talks and seminars at IIT Delhi and JNU. She also mentors the Vivekananda Study Circle activities at IIT Delhi, which was started a few years ago on the lines of VSC here at IIT Madras.
Synopsis:
Pravrajika Divyanandaprana started off by outlining the current state of research into Happiness and the relevance of it in the larger context of society. She stressed that "happiness" was subjective and even though we cannot truly measure it, we can at the same time not deny it just because we cannot measure it.
She then explained how Yoga and Vedanta define happiness. She spoke about the different centres of consciousness spoken about in Yoga and the associated happiness with each of these centres and stressed that the happiness derived from sensory perceptions, even though existent, are at best short-lived. She also said we make the mistake of attributing happiness to the external object where as we merely superimpose the happiness within us to the objects outside which essentially acts as stimuli.
She spoke of the Panchakosha model and the Shad ripu model as discussed by Vedanta and Yoga respectively. She stressed that all the higher forms of happiness which are everlasting will become accessible through disciplined effort and meditation.
She touched upon the analysis in the Mandukya Upanishad regarding the states of Waking, Dream and Deep sleep to drive home the point that all of us, at the core of our beings, are the witness (Sakshi) experiencing these different states and thus are apart from them. She also stated that the source of all happiness is thus within ourselves and we need not search for it anywhere else.
She concluded by delving on Bhagawad Gita's analysis of Satvik, Rajasik and Tamasik Gunas and urged us to seek Satvik happiness which is a more steady and long lasting one.
In summary, she said that the current enquiry and our common perception of happiness is just the tip of the iceberg at the sensory and intellectual level and that there are vast territories which are explored in Yoga-Vedanta which we need to make an effort to explore in this day and age too.
The talk was followed by a question answer session through which the audience benefited.
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[@prabhatkumarbandopadhaya9845]

Happiness is a state of mind....we should be happy with whatever we have, the more we get...the more we loss the taste of life. We should touch our heart and feel the truth. In fact, feeling matters much in our life... feel it under the dark starry sky or in a deserted moonlit night...and so many things we can have free of cost. ie why Vivekananda Swami said " spritual lessons can only be given in silence like due drops that falls unseen and unheard but blooms thousands of roses ". Bow to Thee, World Spritual Teacher... bow to u all of this holy land. My best wishes and love to you all. Pranammm.

[@anbukkarasimanoharan775]

Mathaji is always very serious about the subject on hand. No unnecessary jokes, laughs and stories, dragging the discourse for weeks. Pranam ji.

[@narendrabhandari8043]

One of the best speaker I have heard.When I hear you time stops and I feel good.

[@vinayaklohani9632]

Mataji is really a jewel of the Sarada Math.

[@ishtahuja4160]

Many examples r quoted from Raj Yoga. U have great knowledge.

[@bosedebottam1]

Such a great talk & presentation..wish the sound quality was better!

[@hvpreddy]

Till now I have heard of many lectures and books on Mind but no one has explained like you did and good thing is you have made it via ppt . Mataji is there any way to reach or post only 1 question

[@priscilla2062]

great talk. Thank you

[@krantisudarshan]

Pranam mata ji , I just want to touch your feet and take bless to become a ultimate reality...

[@hemantrailkar4109]

mataji was there any pravarchan by u in pune, if in future in pune i would like to attand the same

[@alexanderca6061]

Really beautiful.

[@omdraws7325]

Hello. Thank you for uploading her informative talk. Are you able to provide a reading list for Vedanta/Vedic systems of thought for these topics?

[@sreemohankumar4718]

What is the role of astrology regarding happiness?

[@yshkviswanatham172]

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[@madhusudandas4986]

Excellent...

[@yshkviswanatham172]

How they are how is my performance in this section .who I am you identify yourself .

[@saroz6839]

Thank you Ji

[@dhananaaparna9002]

🙏🙏

[@bhaktiyoga6451]

Very nice

[@ishtahuja4160]

Want to see u and meet u personally. U r sea of knowledge. I m from Indian Army how can we invite u for lectures.

[@durlavboruah4034]

Om.......

[@babukolappan4387]

👃👃