Garland of 100 Gems by Adi Shankaracharya

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Garland of 100 Gems by Adi Shankaracharya

Published on 6 June 2021

Adi Shankaracharya's book 'Maniratanmala' is in the form of Q & A. All the 100 questions and answers are presented here in the form of a garland in 13 minutes. There are two visions in life. One material and the other spiritual. Our beliefs based on the

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00:00: Hari Om!
00:00: GARLAND OF 100 GEMS BY ADI SHANKARACHARYA
00:10: O! Respected Teacher;
00:15: Yes Disciple!
00:19: I am drowning in the midst of the worldly ocean. Q 1. Kindly guide, whose shelter can I seek to cross over?
00:24: The Lotus feet of the Lord are like a huge raft, to cross the worldly ocean.
00:29: Q2.Who is in bondage?
00:32: One who is attached to the sense objects is in bondage.
00:37: Q 3. Who is free?
00:40: Not being attached to sense objects is freedom.
00:45: Q 4. Which is the greatest hell?
00:48: Identification with body is the greatest hell.
00:53: Q 5. Where is heaven?
00:56: Overcoming thirst for worldly objects is heaven. It is a mental state.
01:01: Q 6.How can I wake up from this waking dream?
01:04: By removal of ignorance. By enquiring and knowing the Truth.
01:09: Q 7.What is the cause of Liberation?
01:12: Self Knowledge is the cause of Liberation.
01:17: Q 8. Which is one gateway to hell ?
01:20: One gateway to hell is woman in the form of desire.
01:25: Q 9. How do beings attain heaven?
01:28: Non violence in thought, speech and action for selfish gain, leads you to heaven, by practice.
01:33: Q 10. Who sleeps happily?
01:36: Permanent and unqualified happiness is only found in Self Knowledge.
01:41: Q 11.Who is awake?
01:44: Who constantly discriminates between Real and unreal.
01:49: Q 12. Who is an enemy?
01:52: Constantly thought of objects is the real enemy.
01:57: Q 13.Who is a friend?
01:57: Minds mastery over sense objects is a true friend.
02:02: Q14. Who is poor?
02:05: Extremely thirsty for wealth and possessions is poverty.
02:10: Q 15.Who is wealthy?
02:12: A Content person is wealthy.
02:17: Q 16. Who is dead while alive?
02:20: An idle person is dead.
02:25: Q 17. What is blissful like nectar?
02:28: Desirelessness is a state of Bliss.
02:33: Q 18. What is bondage?
02:36: Attachment is bondage.
02:41: Q 19. What is intoxicating like wine?
02:44: Woman is intoxicating like wine.
02:49: Q 21. What is death?
02:52: Loss of fame is death.
02:57: Q 22. Who is a teacher?
02:60: Whoever gives proper guidance about life and liberation is a teacher.
03:05: Q 23. Who is a disciple?
03:08: One who is devoted to a teacher's discipline is a disciple.
03:13: Q 24. Which is the greatest disease?
03:16: Worldly attachment is the greatest disease.
03:21: Q 25. What is the cure for worldly attachment disease.
03:24: Enquiry is the cure for worldly attachment disease.
03:29: Q 26. Which is the most precious ornament?
03:32: Calmness is the most precious ornament.
03:37: Q 27. Which is the best pilgrimage?
03:40: Pure mind is the best pilgrimage.
03:45: Q 28. What should be renounced?
03:48: Attachment with wealth and woman must be renounced.
03:53: Q 29. What should be heard constantly?
03:56: Scriptures and teacher should be listened to constantly.
04:01: Q 30. What is the means of Supreme Knowledge?
04:04: Company of good, charity, enquiry, and contentment
04:09: Q 31. Who is a saint?
04:12: One who has dispassion, is free from delusion and whose wisdom is steady.
04:17: Q 32. What is the affliction of all beings?
04:20: Everyone is afflicted by worry.
04:25: Q 33. Who is stupid?
04:28: A man who has no discrimination is stupid.
04:33: Q 34. What should I do?
04:36: You should be devoted to Lord Shiva or Lord Vishnu.
04:41: Q 35. What is Life?
04:44: Defect free life is true Life.
04:49: Q 36. What is Knowledge?
04:49: Knowledge is that which liberates.
04:55: Q 37. What is understanding?
04:57: Knowledge is the means to understanding.
05:02: Q 38. What is the greatest benefit?
05:05: Self Knowledge is the greatest benefit.
05:10: Q 39. Who has won the whole world?
05:13: He who has victory over his mind has won the world.
05:18: Q 40. Who is the greatest warrior?
05:18: One who has conquered the mind is the greatest warrior.
05:23: Q 41. Who is conscious, discriminating and of equal vision?
05:26: Who is unaffected by a woman's wink.
05:31: Q 42. What is more dangerous than poison?
05:34: Sense objects are more dangerous than poison.
05:39: Q 43. Who is ever happy?
05:42: One who has developed dispassion.
05:47: Q 44. Who is blessed?
05:50: One who can help others.
05:55: Q 45. Who is worship- able?
05:58: A person established in His Own Self.
06:03: Q 46. What should be avoided at all times?
06:06: Evil action and attachment should be avoided at all times.
06:11: Q 47. What should wise people always do?
06:14: Study scriptures and perform actions as advised therein.
06:19: Q 48. What is the cause of 'samsar'?
06:22: Ignorance and worry is the cause of 'samsar'.
06:27: Q 49.Who is a great jnani?
06:30: He is a great jnani who is not affected by maya.
06:35: Q 50.What is like a chain for living beings?
06:38: A woman is like a chain for living beings.
06:43: Q 51. What is a divine wow?
06:46: Giving up feeling of limitedness is the best wow.
06:51: Q 52. What cannot be known by anyone?
06:54: Q 52. A woman's mind and her character cannot be known.
06:59: Q 53. What is the most difficult thing to overcome by all beings?
07:02: Getting rid of desire for sorrow ridden objects is most difficult.
07:07: Q 54. Who is called an animal?
07:10: Man without education is called an animal.
07:15: Q 55. What kind of company should be avoided?
07:15: Staying with and Company of stupid, low sinners should be avoided.
07:21: Q 56. What should people with extreme desire for liberation do?
07:23: Remain in company of good, give up attachment, and be devoted to god.
07:28: Q 57. What is the cause of man's weakness?
07:31: Being wanting is a cause of man's weakness.
07:37: Q 58. How to become great?
07:39: Seek your own Self. All weakness will go away.
07:44: Q 59. Who is born?
07:47: One, who should not be born again, he is born.
07:52: Q 60. Of whom is the real death?
07:55: One who shall not die again.
08:00: Q 61. Who is dumb?
08:03: Who cannot say the right thing at the right time is dumb.
08:08: Q 62. Who is deaf?
08:11: Those who in spite of hearing do not listen to what is good for them.
08:16: Q 63. Who should not be trusted?
08:19: Woman should not be trusted. It sounds strange. Only a true saint should be trusted.
08:24: Q 64. What is that one non dual essence?
08:27: That one Supreme alone Is. That is Shiva. It alone is Real. The non dual.
08:32: Q 65. What is supreme?
08:35: Truthful conduct is supreme.
08:40: Q 66. For which action one never has to regret?
08:43: One who does actions as worship of Lord Shiva or Krishna, never has to regret.
08:48: Q 67.Who is the greatest enemy?
08:51: Desire, anger, untruth, greed and thirst are the enemies.
08:56: Q 68, Who is not satisfied with sense objects?
08:59: Desire, anger etc cannot be satisfied with sense objects.
09:04: Q 69. What is the root cause of sorrow?
09:07: I-ness and mine-ness are the root cause of sorrow.
09:12: Q 70. What is the beauty of the face?
09:15: Knowledge is the beauty of the face.
09:20: Q 71. What is truth?
09:23: That is truth by which everybody benefits.
09:28: Q 72. What is worth sacrificing?
09:31: Totally renouncing woman in the form desire is worth. sacrificing.
09:36: Q 73. What is the best gift worth giving?
09:39: Fearlessness the best gift of all.
09:44: Q 74. By the destruction of what, one gets liberation?
09:47: Destruction of mind gives Liberation.
09:52: Q 75. In which state there is no fear remaining?
09:55: In Liberation there is no fear.
10:00: Q 76.What creates the greatest pain in the heart?
10:03: Your own foolishness gives the greatest pain in the heart.
10:08: Q 77. Who is fit to be worshipped?
10:11: Teachers and seniors should be worshipped.
10:16: Q 78. When someone comes to take your life what should you do?
10:22: To destroy yama remember His Lotus feet and call the name of Lord Krishna with thought, speech and mind.
10:27: Q 79. Who is a thief?
10:30: Bad tendencies are the greatest thieves.
10:35: Q 80. In a gathering who is honoured?
10:38: Knowledgeable persons are honoured.
10:43: Q 81. Who can give happiness like a mother?
10:46: Self Knowledge can give Happiness like a mother.
10:51: Q 82. What increases by giving to others?
10:54: Knowledge increases by giving to others.
10:59: Q 83. Whom should you always fear?
11:02: Always remain fearful of people's insult and the worldly jungle.
11:07: Q 84. Who is a friend?
11:10: A Friend is one who helps you at the time of calamity.
11:15: Q 85. Who is your father and mother?
11:15: One who brings you up and cares for you is the real father and mother.
11:21: Q 86. What remains of that which cannot be grasped by the intellect?
11:23: Happiness and sentient peace, the essence of the Lord.
11:28: Q 87. By knowing what does everything worldly becomes known?
11:31: Knowing Brahman as the Self in all, everything becomes known.
11:36: Q 88. What is the rarest thing in the world?
11:39: True Master, company of good and and Self Enquiry.
11:44: Q 89. What do you get by renouncing everything?
11:47: You get Self Realization.
11:52: Q 90. What is most difficult for everybody?
11:55: Conquering desires is the most difficult.
11:60: Q 91. Who is an animal?
12:03: Who doesn't follow the right path and in spite of reading the scriptures doesn't know the Self.
12:08: Q 92. What is the poison which appears as nectar?
12:11: A woman.
12:16: Q 93. Who is that enemy that appears as friend?
12:19: Your children.
12:24: Q 94. What is momentary as lightening?
12:27: Wealth, youth and age.
12:32: Q 95.What is the best charity?
12:35: Charity given to a deserving person.
12:40: Q 96. What I shouldn't do till the death comes?
12:43: Never commit sin.
12:48: Q 97. What should be done even at the time of death?
12:51: Worship Lord Shiva.
12:56: Q 98. What is proper action?
12:59: That action which pleases the Lord.
13:04: Q 99. Where should one not put one's faith?
13:07: Never put your faith in the world.
13:12: Q 100. Then where should one put his Faith and think of whom day and night ?
13:15: Put your Faith in the Supreme Lord.Remember the unreality of the world and your own Real Self.
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13:26: HARI Om!
13:26: HARI Om!!
13:31: OM TAT SAT
13:31: Om Shree Chinmaya Sat Gurve Namah!
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