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ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” : Mantram 40 - Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya. Reflections by SWAMI GURU BHAKTANANDA. Chinmaya Mission.

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================================================================= =================================================================== Tuesday, December 28, 2021. 6 : 00 AM.. ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” (68 Slokam-s in 9 Chapters) Chapter - 7 : Mantrams 38-53 (16 no.) : “Towards REALISATION” ================================================================= The State of Realisation : ================================================================= The destruction of the mind has taken place in the previous verse. That is the dawn of Realisation! What follows are observations from that privileged platform. From here till the end of the text we have exquisite descriptions of the state of God-realisation, given by a God-realised sage of the highest order – Sri Shankaracharyaji. ================================================================ The descriptions defy further comment, and are left largely to speak for themselves; for each soul to interpret according to his growth and in