26/07/2025
Upadesha Satsangha 26th of July 2025 🙏🕉️🧡🙌
By Sachidananda Acharya :
"My" apparent, blessed and dear śiṣyas, “children” of the One undivided Self,
Today we shall sit in deep reflection together on one of the most sacred truths of our sampradāya — a truth that may seem philosophical but is in fact the very gateway to liberation. It is the correct understanding of mithyātva, the falsity of the world, and how essential this knowledge is for the clear and steady recognition of aham brahmāsmi — I am Brahman.
The mahāvākya Aham Brahmāsmi is not just a sentence. It is a mirror held to the jīva to reveal that he is not this fleeting body, not this wandering mind, not this limited doer or enjoyer — but the limitless, eternal, unchanging truth, the very Substratum of all that appears to be. But to see one's face in this mirror, the dust of misunderstanding must be cleared. And one of the heaviest veils is the wrong notion of the world.
“My” best apparent friends, as long as the jagat is taken to be satya, to be real in the same way Brahman is real, then the vision of non-duality cannot arise. For where two reals are admitted — jīva and jagat — there will always be separation, otherness, and fear. If the world is seen as completely unreal, like a hare’s horn or a square circle, then too the mahāvākya loses meaning, because it denies experience altogether. Therefore, the śruti and our ācāryas teach that the world is mithyā — it appears, but it has no independent reality.
Just as the snake seen in the rope is experienced, feared, and reacted to, but upon inquiry vanishes into the substratum, so too this world, which seems full of variety and movement, on enquiry resolves into the One pure Consciousness.
The Māṇḍūkya Kārikā tells us, only non-duality is the highest truth. All duality is a mere appearance. The Ribhu Gītā says again and again that what appears as the world is nothing but the play of the mind. And in the Chandogya Upaniṣad, the revered sage tells Śvetaketu, “all” this is but That. “All” this is That which alone is.
Let us not be tempted to reduce mithyā to illusion like a hallucination. That is not what our paramparā teaches. Nor should we make the error of seeing māyā as real in itself, like some eternal power with its own existence apart from Brahman. That view belongs to Sāṅkhya and other schools, not to Vedānta. What is needed is subtlety and steadiness — to see the world as experienced, but dependent, fleeting, and ultimately non-binding. Mithyā is that which borrows its seeming existence from satya. And that satya is you — the Self.
Without this viveka, how can one truly know Aham Brahmāsmi? If the jagat is taken as satya, then naturally aham becomes one amongst many. But when jagat is understood as mithyā, then aham shines as Brahman alone, without second.
The Taittirīya Upaniṣad proclaims that Brahman is satyam jñānam anantam — existence, knowledge, and infinitude. When you see the world as mithyā, this Brahman is not distant. It is your own Self. There is then nothing to attain, nothing to reject, and no more seeking.
It is true that there are rare beings in whom, due to immense past samskāras or the glance of a Sadguru, this recognition happens even before the teachings are fully understood. But even they, after their awakening, come to see clearly the mithyā nature of the world. There is no way around it. It is like crossing a river — even if the boat is not understood fully, it must be stepped into and used to reach the other shore.
So my beloved ones, do not be hasty. Do not be lazy. Do not be fascinated by vague spirituality that avoids clarity. Abide in śravaṇam — listening to the words of the śruti and the Guru. Reflect deeply — mananam — on the teachings. And above all, abide in nididhyāsanam — steady, undistracted contemplation on the Truth. See the world as it is — an appearance in the Self, not apart from it, but not equal to it either.
The one who sees this, even for a moment, becomes free from sorrow. And for the one in whom this vision becomes firm, there is no coming back into bo***ge.
I am able to teach due to the Grace of my beloved Gurus, His Holiness Saniddhanam, the Sringeri Jagadguru, and Pujya Swami Paramarthananda. I have received their Light and I pray only to be a transparent vehicle of their Light and Grace. All that I speak is from them. If you listen with faith and sincerity, Their blessing will touch your hearts.
Let us sit now in silence and let these words settle into the heart like ghee into warm milk. The world is mithyā. Brahman alone is satyam. And that Brahman you are.
Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
With love and blessings 🙏🧡🕉️🙌
Your best friend
Satchitananda Acharya
Private Satsanghas [always for free] with Satchitananda Acharya are ongoing. If you would like to request private Satsanga, please send an email to: [ashramingreece@gmail.com](mailto:ashramingreece@gmail.com)
Private Satsanghas are accepted only if the śiṣyas are truly sincere and committed to the path of Śravaṇam (deep listening), Mananam (contemplation), and Nididhyāsanam (abidance in Truth), and are willing to lead a dhārmic lifestyle rooted in self-discipline, devotion, and inner purity.
If such sincerity is present, then I, Sacchidananda Acharya, will bestow the Deekṣā that was graciously given to me by His Holiness, the Sringeri Jagadguru, during our first sacred encounter, purely through His infinite compassion, without even my asking.
I do not teach on my own. I am only able to teach because I have been blessed with the most profound Upadeśas (spiritual instructions) from my beloved Gurus, and especially from Pujya Swami Paramarthananda, whose illuminating clarity and steadfast compassion have shaped my entire path.
This Deekṣā and these teachings are not mine - they belong to the unbroken tradition of the Guru-Śiṣya Paramparā. I am merely a humble instrument, striving to be a vehicle of their Grace and Light.
The private online meetings are offered freely, with donations entirely optional. Although they are not a prerequisite, donations will however be accepted and highly appreciated, either for our Noble Vision-to establish the first authentic Gurukulam connected with Sringeri Math in Greece Europe, for Sacchidananda Acharya and his family, or for both. Donations to Satchitananda Acharya and his family, can be arranged privately.
ABOUT US:
We are part of the authentic Guru Parampara of Advaita Vedanta.🙏🕉️
🙏 Sacchidananda Acharya, has received the Blessing of his Guru, Swami Paramarthananda to teach from Swami Ji’s transcripts.
🙏 Sacchidananda Acharya also received Deeksha (a sacred Shiva Mantra in May 2021, in his first Darshan (meeting), from Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Swamiji – the 37th Jagadguru of Sringeri - and the permission to pass this Deeksha (initiation) on to his qualified students.
🙏 In 2023, H.H. Sannidhanam, the 37th Sringeri JagadGuru handed to Sacchidananda Acharya and his best sishya Subodhananda-to be placed in our upcoming Temple, in our upcoming Gurukulam-two blessed Murthis one of Adi Shankaracharya and one of Sharadhamba!
🙏 Our AVAE website has been approved by Swami Paramarthananda: “Swami Ji has seen the website completely. He wants to convey to you that the website has been done very well. There is nothing to be added, deleted, or to be changed in the write-ups regarding the Ashram. Swamiji extends His full blessings for the success of all the programs that are envisioned by Advaita Vedanta Ashram Europe.”
🙏 We also received the blessings of Swami Sakshatkrtananda, the head Acharya [Teacher] at *Swami Dayananda’s Ashram in Rishikesh, after I informed him we had finished paying for the property.
“I am happy to read your letter and see the progress. I wish and pray for the successful completion of the project and use of the facility for the purpose for which it is being established.’
With Aseervadans
Swami Sakshatkritananda
DISCLAIMER:
Please be aware that you must find an authentic Guru and authentic Guru Parampara. The scriptures and the Sacred Tradition issue a warning: never study or practice alone! The Teaching is Very Profound and abstract! It is challenging to avoid errors!
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