ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” : Mantram 41 - Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya. Reflections by SWAMI GURU BHAKTANANDA. Chinmaya Mission.
============================================================= =============================================================== Sunday, February 27, 2022. 06 : 00. ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” ( 68 Slokam-s in 9 Chapters) Chapter - 7 : Mantrams 38-53 (16 no.) : “Towards REALISATION” ============================================================== B. EMERGING OUT OF IGNORANCE: Mantras : (40-46) ==================================== Mantram - 41: The Implications of Non-Duality. =============================== "1 Jnatru-jnana-jneya bhedah 2 pare na atmani vidyate; 3 chidananda eka rupatvat 4 depyate swayam eva hi." ============================================================== Translation : 1 Jnatru-jnana-jneya bhedah = Distinctions like knower, knowledge and known 2 pare na atmani vidyate; = do not exist in the Supreme Self. 3 chidananda eka rupatvat = Since its nature is homogenous consciousness and bliss, 4 depyate swayam eva hi. = It verily shines by Itsel