Atmabodham

======================================================================= -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22/11/2019. Chapter - 5 :  AN ERROR OF MISAPPREHENSION (Slokam-s 15 – 24) Slokam-s 15-24 (10 Numbers.) B. CULTIVATING WITNESS-SHIP : (18-22) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slokam - 19 : As the Moon – Appearing to Run ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Vyaa-priteshu indriyeshu aatmaa  vyaa-paaree iva avivekinaam; drishyate abhreshu dhaavatsudhaavan iva yathaa shashee." 1 Vyaa-priteshu indriyeshu aatmaa = The Atman, observed through the active senses 2 vyaa-paaree ...

======================================================================= -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 05/10/2019 Chapter - 5 :  AN ERROR OF MISAPPREHENSION (Verses 15 – 24) Slokam-s 15-24 (10 Numbers.) B. CULTIVATING WITNESS-SHIP : (18-22) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SLOKAM -18 : As a King – Distinct from the Crowd "Deha indriya manah buddhih prakriti-bhyah vi-lakshanam; tad-vritti saakshinam vidyaat aatmaanam raja-vat sadaa." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Meaning by words : 1 Deha indriya manah buddhih - The body, senses, mind and intellect – 2 prakriti-bhyah vi-lakshanam; - constitute Prakriti or matter; distinct from them, 3 tad-vritti saakshinam vidyaat - and known to be their w...

 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13/09/2019 Chapter 5 Slokam-s 15-26 (12 Numbers.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SLOKAM -17. "sadaa sarvagato.apyaatmaa na sarvatraavabhaaste . buddhaavevaavabhaaseta svachchheshhu pratibimbavat" .. 17 Pada Artha: Sadaa: always Sarvagataha: all pervading Api: although Atmaa: the Self Na: not Sarvatra: everywhere Avabhaasate: shines Budhyav: in the intellect Eva: only Avabhaasate: manifests Swacheshu: in the transparent surface Pratibimbavat: just as the reflection The Atman does not shine in everything although He is All-pervading. He is manifest only in the inner equipment, the intellect (Buddhi): just as the reflection in a clean mirror. In the previous slokam-s we learnt that the Atman is ...

31/07/2019 Chapter 5 Verse 15-26 (12 Numbers.) VERSE 16: "Vapus Tushadibhih Kosaih Yuktam Yuktya Avaghaatatah, Atmanam Antaram Suddham Vivichyaat Tandulam Yatha." "Just as rice is obtained by poundingpaddy and separating the husk, bran etc., wecan separate Pure Atma within from theencircling of Five Kosas through carefuldiscrimination. When one clearly realises thesoul to be distinct from the Kosas, he becomesdetached from them. This detachment isfollowed by knowledge of the self." 1. Just as husking the paddy exposes the grain within ( the rice ) , so also should one judiciously separate the pure Atman from the sheaths covering it . 2. One should , through discrimination , separate the pure and inmost Self from the sheaths by which it is covered , as one separates a rice kernel from the covering husk by striking it with a pestle . 3. Through discriminative self-analysis and logical thinking one should separate the Pure self within from the sheaths as one sepa...

ATMA BODHAM : 15 - (68 verses, 9 Chapters) - “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” 18/06/2019 Chapter 5 Verse 15-26 (12 Numbers.) “An Error of MISAPPREHENSION” THE PROBLEM VERSE 15: As a Colour Appears in a Crystal "Pancha kosha-aadi yogena  tat tanmayah iva sthitah; shuddhaatmaa neela vastra-aadi  yogena sphatikah yathaa." 1 Pancha kosha-aadi yogena = Due to Its closeness with the five sheaths, etc, 2 tat tanmayah iva sthitah; = appearing to be identical with them is the 3 shuddhaatmaa neela vastra-aadi = Pure Self – as in the proximity of blue cloth, 4 yogena sphatikah yathaa. = a clear crystal also appears to be blue. In this verse the precise distinction between the Self and the sheaths discussed above, is explained using a superb simile. The main reason for the misplaced identity of the Self is given. The Self is pure and clear. It has no qualities in itself. The qualities all belong to the five sheaths. However, because of the close association of the Sel...

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...

ATMA BODHAM : 13 - (68 verses, 9 Chapters) - “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” 18/04/2019 Chapter-4. Verses 10-14  ( 4.nos ) : VERSE 13: The Subtle Body "Pancha praana manah buddhih dasha indriyah saman-vitam; apanchi-krita bhootah uttham sookshma-angam bhoga saadhanam." 1 Pancha praana manah buddhih           = The five Pranas, the mind and intellect, 2 dasha indriyah saman-vitam;               = together with the ten senses combined; 3 apanchi-krita bhootah uttham             =   formed from the subtle elements, forms the 4 sookshma-angam bhoga saadhanam  = subtle body, the instrument of experience. This verse is a more compact version of 6.2 of Tattva Bodha, on the Subtle Body. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhoga Sadhanam: “Instrument” of Experience : --------...