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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Taittiriyopanishat is one of the ten major Upanishads. It comprises of three chapters which contain several philosophical discussions about enlightenment.<strong> ‘</strong>Tittiri’ was the name of a Vedic sage who extracted the Upanishad. This Upanishad was named after him and become taittiriyopanishat.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">1.Siksavalli (1<sup>st</sup> chapter) - In this chapter the teacher gives clear instructions to the aspirants on character building. He imparts to them rules of right conduct or right living in order to prepare themselves for the attainment of the knowledge of the self.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">2. Anandavalli (2<sup>nd</sup> chapter)-This chapter focuses on the theme of the eternal soul. It asserts that soul exists, and realizing it is the highest, empowering, liberating knowledge.It also asserts that knowing one’s Self is the path to freedom from all concerns, fears and to a positive state of blissful living.This chapter also discusses about concentric layers(five sheats) of knowledge seeking.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">3. Bhrguvalli (</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">3</span><sup>rd</sup><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> chapter) -</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> This chapter repeats the idea of second chapter through a story about sage Brigu.</span><strong style="font-size: 10pt;"> </strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Once bhrugu approached his father and requested him to reveal the secret of ultimate reality, Brahman. For getting his mind purified the father first said the nature of Brahman. Brahman is that from which all this is born, in which all these are residing and that into which all these merge in the end. Father gave instruction to son to perform tapas to reveal Brahman. He also gave the order in which ultimate reality is pervaded,. He said that food, vital air, eye, ear, mind and speech are Brahman. Son meditated and revealed one by one and at the end realized the blissful all pervaded atman.</span></p>
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