Atmabodham

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, October   12, 2020. 08 : 29. AM..  ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” (68 Slokam-s in  9 Chapters) Chapter 6 - “The Birth of the EGO” - Sloka-s 25-37 (13 no.) B. THE SELF-LUMINOUS SELF: (28-29) Slokam - 29: As a Lighted Lamp Illumines Itself --------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam - 29: As a Lighted Lamp Illumines Itself. "1 Swa-bodhe na anya-bodhecchhaa  2 bodha-roopa-tayaa aatmanah;  3 na deepasya anya-deepecchhaa  4 yathaa swaatma prakaashane." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Translation : 1 Swa-bodhe na anya-bodhecchhaa   =  To know the Self, needs no other knowledge, 2 bodha-roopa-tayaa aatmanah; for,  =  one’s own Self is of the form of knowledge. 3 na deepasya anya-deepecchhaa      =  A lighted lamp does not need another lamp, 4 yathaa swaatma prakaashane.        =  to make it visible as it illumines itself. --

  ----------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, September   25, 2020. 5:01. AM..  ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” (68 Slokam-s in  9 Chapters) Chapter 6 - “The Birth of the EGO” - Sloka-s 25-37 (13 no.) B. THE SELF-LUMINOUS SELF: (28-29) Slokam 28: As a Lamp Illumines Objects --------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam-28. ( As a Lamp Illumines Objects ) : "1 Aatmaa ava-bhaasayati ekah 2 buddhi-aadini indriyaani api hi;  3 deepah ghat-aadi-vat swaatmaa  4 jadaih taih na ava-bhaasyate." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 Aatmaa ava-bhaasayati ekah       = The Self alone illuminates 2 buddhi-aadini indriyaani api hi;   = the intellect, etc, and also verily the senses, 3 deepah ghat-aadi-vat swaatmaa   = just as a lamp itself illuminates pots, etc. 4 jadaih taih na ava-bhaasyate.       = Inert themselves, they cannot illumine themselves. -------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, August  24, 2020.3:07. AM. ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” (68 Slokam-s in  9 Chapters) Chapter 6 - “The Birth of the EGO” - Sloka-s 25-37 (13 no.) Slokam 27: As Mistaking the Rope for a Snake --------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam-27 : "1 Rajju-sarpa-vat aatmaanam 2 jeevam jnaatvaa bhayam vahet; 3 na aham jeevah paraatmaa iti 4 jnaatah chet nirbhayah bhavet." --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 Rajju-sarpa-vat aatmaanam        =  As one who regards a rope as a snake, so too one 2 jeevam jnaatvaa bhayam vahet;  =   regarding oneself as an ego, is overcome by fear; 3 na aham jeevah paraatmaa iti      =  “I am not the ego, but the Supreme Self” – 4 jnaatah chet nirbhayah bhavet.   =    if he realizes this, he becomes fearless. -----------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, August  03, 2020.2:10. AM. ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” (68 Slokam-s in  9 Chapters) Chapter 5 - “An Error of MISAPPREHENSION” - Sloka-s 15-26 (12 no.) Slokam 26: The Deluded Ego Claims to Act and Know --------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam-26. "1 Aatmanah vikriyaa na asti  2 buddheh bodhah na jaatu iti;  3 jeevah sarvamalam jnaatvaa  4 jnaataa drishtaa iti muhyati."  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 Aatmanah vikriyaa na asti       = There is no action for the Self, 2 buddheh bodhah na jaatu iti;  =  and the intellect itself has no capacity to know; 3 jeevah sarvamalam jnaatvaa    =  Yet the individuality, experiencing them, thinks 4 jnaataa drishtaa iti muhyati.     =   “I am the knower and the seer”, and is thus deluded -----------------------------------------

================================================================= Sunday, June 21, 2020.7:08. AM. ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” (68 Slokam-s in  9 Chapters) Chapter - 6 : Slokam-s - 25-37 (13 no.) - “The Birth of the EGO” A. FEATURES OF THE EGO: (Sloam-s 25-27) Slokam -  25: The Fundamental Error – Birth of EGO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slokam:25. "Aatmanah sat-chid-amshah cha buddheh vrittih iti dvayam;  samyojya cha avivekena  jaanaami iti pravartate. " ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 Aatmanah sat-chid-amshah cha     =  The Existence-Consciousness aspect of the Self, 2 buddheh vrittih iti dvayam;           =  and the thought wave of the intellect – 3 samyojya cha avivekena               =  by the indiscriminate blending of these two, 4 jaanaami iti pravartate.                  =  there arises t

=========================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, May 29, 2020. ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” (68 Slokam-s in  9 Chapters) Chapter - 5 :  AN ERROR OF MISAPPREHENSION (Slokam-s 15 – 24) Slokam-s 15-24 (10 Numbers.) D. MIND IS RESPONSIBLE: (23-24) Slokam:  24: As the “Essential Nature” of a Thing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slokam-24 : "Prakaashah arkasya toyasya   ushnshaityam agneh yathaa ataa;  swabhaavah satchidananda  nitya-nirmalat aatmanah." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Translation : 1 Prakaashah arkasya toyasya         = As the sun’s nature is luminosity; that of water is 2 ushnshaityam agneh yathaa ataa; = coolness; and that of fire is heat; so too, 3 swabhaavah satchidananda           =  the nature of Existence, Knowledge and Bliss;

============================================================= -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, May 08, 2020. ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” (68 Slokam-s in  9 Chapters) Chapter - 5 :  AN ERROR OF MISAPPREHENSION (Slokam-s 15 – 24) Slokam-s 15-24 (10 Numbers.) D. MIND IS RESPONSIBLE: (23-24) VERSE 23: Where Do Attachments,etc, Reside? ------------------------------------------------------------------  Slokam- 23. "Raaga-icchhaa-sukha-duhkha-aadi buddhau satyaam pra-vartate; sushuptau na asti tat naashe tasmaat buddheh tu na aatmanah." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------  Translation : 1 Raaga-icchhaa-sukha-duhkha-aadi  = Attachment, desire, pleasure, pain, etc, 2 buddhau satyaam pra-vartate;         = are perceived only when the intellect functions. 3 sushuptau na asti tat naashe            = In deep sleep, when the intellect is abs

============================================================= --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09/04/2020. ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF”  (68 Slokam-s in  9 Chapters) Chapter - 5 :  AN ERROR OF MISAPPREHENSION (Slokam-s 15 – 24) Slokam-s 15-24 (10 Numbers.) B. CULTIVATING WITNESS-SHIP : (18-22) Error of MISAPPREHENSION” VERSE 22: As Tremblings Are Attributed to Moon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam-22. "Ajnaanaat maanasa upaadheh, kartritva-aadini cha aatmani;  kalpyante ambugate chandre, chalana-aadi yathaa ambhasah."  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Translation : 1 Ajnaanaat maanasa upaadheh    = Due to ignorance, that which belongs to the mind, 2 kartritva-aadini cha aatmani;     = the agency of actions, etc, is attributed to the Self; 3 kalpyante ambugate chandre    = just as attributed to th

======================================================================= ======================================================================= 14/02/2020. (68 Slokam-s in  9 Chapters) Chapter - 5 :  AN ERROR OF MISAPPREHENSION (Slokam-s 15 – 24) Slokam-s 15-24 (10 Numbers.) B. CULTIVATING WITNESS-SHIP : (18-22) SLOKAM 21: As Blueness is Superimposed on the Sky. ======================================================================= Slokam-21. "Deha indriya gunaan karmaani  amale sat chit aatmani;               adhyasyanti avivekena   gagane neelat-aadi-vat."              -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Deha indriya gunaan karmaani   =  Qualities and functions of the body and senses, 2 amale sat chit aatmani;              =  are, upon the pure Self, whose nature is Existence and Consciousness, 3 adhyasyanti avivekena              =  superimposed due to lack