ATMA BODHAM : 14 - (68 verses, 9 Chapters) - “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF”
ATMA BODHAM : 14 - (68 verses, 9 Chapters) - “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” 18/04/2019 Chapter-4. Verses 10-14 ( 4.nos ) : VERSE 14: The Causal Body "Anaadi avidya anirvaachyaa kaarana upaadhih uchyate; upaadhi-tritayaat anyam - aatmaanam avadhaarayet." 1 Anaadi avidya anirvaachyaa - Ignorance is beginningless and inexplicable; 2 kaarana upaadhih uchyate; - it is said to form the Causal Body. 3 upaadhi-tritayaat anyam - Other than these three conditioning bodies, 4 aatmaanam avadhaarayet. - we should understand the Self to be. The reference is to verse 6.5 of Tattva Bodha, which defines the Causal Body. This is one of the few verses without a simile. The “Desire-Lineage”: Here, the new point brought out is on the subject of “The Consequences of Desire”. 1 Ignorance is said to be the form of the causal body. The causal body is just pure Ignorance. We do not know the cause of Ignorance. Logically there can be no cause for it. It is said to Causeless. Ach