Dakṣiṇāmūrthy Stōtram

Cost (for 4 classes): $40 (US). 

If you have financial difficulty or live in another country, please send me a detailed note indicating your interest in the topic and how much you can afford to pay. If you have deep respect for these scriptures and have a deep desire to learn, I will do my best to accommodate. 

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Symbolism: Going from the abstract to picturesque beauty

The beauty of Vedanta lies in its logic and structure. At the highest level of Vedanta, there is only Brahman or the consciousness and it is this consciousness which is in all of us, as per the many statements in the Upanishads, like Aham Brahmasmi, Tat tvam Asi etc. God, at the highest level, therefore, has no form and is called Nirguna Brahman (attributeless Brahman).

To make things less abstract and easier for us, lay people, to understand, deities with attributes are used, to symbolize this consciousness or Brahman, which is attributeless. The attributes like the fire, the chin-mudra, and the immortal dwarf-like demon at the feet of Dakshinamurthy (an aspect of Shiva) symbolize knowledge, identification with our higher nature (pure consciousness) and primordial ignorance, respectively.