Friday, July 21, 2023

ATMA BODHA 66

ATMA BODHA  66

“SRAVANADIBHIH UDDEEPTAH GYANAGNI- PARITAPITAH


JEEVAH SARVA-MALAN-MULTAH SWARNAVAT DYOTATE SWAYAM”

“THE ‘JIVA’ FREE FROM ALL IMPURITIES, BEING HEATED IN THE FIRE OF KNOWLEDGE KINDLED BY HEARING AND SO ON, SHINES OF ITSELF LIKE GOLD.”

The three requisites for obtaining knowledge on Vedanta are (1) listening to the truth from the scripyures as explained by the teacher (Sravana) ; (b) reasoning of the truths heard(Manana) and (2)deep contemplation on what has been heard and reasoned out(Nidhidhyasana)

Spiritual discipline isis of great significance and is intended to clean the mind of its impurities. Therefore removal of the ignorance (avidya) alone enables the revelation of the Absolute Truth. It is one’s own spontaneous experience of one’s own SELF. An earnest seeker after Truth, who is able to kindle the fire of knowledge in his pure bosom and who is free from doubts and fears realizes the SELF in him. Hence the ego-centric personality (Jivatman) has to rid himself off his own limitations and rediscover his real nature as the Eternal SELF.

The ore as it comes up from the gold mines is mixed up with a lot of impurities. When the washed off Gold is heated and poured in, its molten brilliance acquires for itself its real glory and beauty. So too the individuality when heated in meditation and the molten SELF is poured out,  it radiates in its essential  immortal contents.  

  

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