Know Thy Self

Know T hy Self
Knowing one's true self is the only objective of human form of life
Self = Guru = God
Friday, December 22, 2006
Know yourself
That is the key for knowing everything. Ask the question 'Who am I?'
Whatever you posses could possibly lost, one day that will be lost.
What you are, that can't be lost.
Monday, December 25, 2006
Awareness
The first step towards knowing own self is 'awareness' - be aware of things, don't
get chained by the beliefs. Belief creates conflict with non belief. Just be aware -
Awareness is the first step of self consciousness.
Ego Cover
Primary container in which the 'true self' is hidden is the 'EGO'

Most of us mis-identify 'ego' as 'self'
ego needs gratification - want go grow big
This fundamental mis-identification is the root cause of misery.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Being & Becoming
The 'true self' is the 'being' - the form of .be. which is ever present.
The 'ego' is about 'becoming' - continuous longing for the future or failure to
'become' in the past.
Even it is cryptic, that is the 'ego cover' which masks the being from the self,
removes the awareness and makes us believe there is happiness in becoming -
becoming something - becoming something big - something bigger - bigger than
current being.
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Being
Being encompasses becoming. We become a second older, complete a test, get a

degree, get a job, loose something very important to us, start believing
something, start hating something, start loving something, etc., this list goes on
and on...
The very confusing thing is we somehow think 'Becoming something - I will be

happy' which seems to be ridiculous. It is like thinking "reaching destination will
bring us joy" where as we spend all of the current life in the journey. The
"journey" is more important and joyful -> which is the "being"
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Is Being static?
So, it is important to understand 'being' to get a better insight into the 'self'. The
question now - 'Is Being a state?' is it static?
Being is not a state, it is a process which is dynamic -> It flows gently through. It
is cyclic in nature.
It is a cycle which has no beginning and no end.
Friday, January 5, 2007
One or Many
The existence is one and universal. One infinite 'being' is reflected as many
individual existences.
See the relation, it is very simple. One Infinite is manifested as several finite.
Taking away several finite manifestations from the infinite and universal being
still leaves the infinite being intact.
Mathematically speaking 1 X ∞ - ∞ X 1 = ∞
Monday, January 8, 2007
The 'Space' Connection
All the apparently individual existences are connected. As we all know from the
scientific experiments, each atom is a combination of Protons and Electrons but
the very arrangement of the Neutrons, Protons and Electrons and 'SPACE'
between them has its own order.
This order or the arrangement of an 'atom' which is the basis of all physical
existence is connected within is the 'tiny space'. You see out into the sky on a
clear day, you see a lot of stars and the 'SPACE' covering all of them. There is
space which is covered by everything and also covers everything.
It is beyond the time paradigm. SPACE was there before, is there now and will be
there in future. Much before the big bang, now and much after.
You can see it (?) feel it (?) and sense it (?) all along - it connects everything all
across the conceivable and inconceivable being.
Qualities
This 'One Existence' has no qualities and has all qualities in it. Different physical
conceivable forms inherit one or more qualities of this eternal, non binding, ever
changing, completely static and unqualified.
Right from the atoms, gases, liquids, solids, precious metals, strong things, weak
things, several physical, chemical, electro magnetic and so many other kinds of
properties used to group things (non-living) as well as plant, animal, vertebrate
and invertebrate, living in water, on the earth, in air, single celled, multiple celled,
very complex organisms (living) ===> all these are inherited and modified the
base quality from the eternal and unqualified existence.
All forms of finite existences are inheriting the very existence from this 'One
eternal Existence' - The only eternal quality from where all the other qualities are
inherited is this unqualified Existence.
For example the primary quality of a living being is 'the free will' - Every living
thing has this free will. Even a single celled organism can move towords 'food' and
'grow' then reproduce and cease to exist. All these 'happen' due to the 'existence'
of 'free will'
Missing Connection - Effect of Ego
Let us try to see the impacts of 'Ego Cover' - The first bondage:
1. The fundamental mis-identification of the 'true universal self' as an

'unconnected individual self' and the association to the 'name' and 'form'
2. This leads to a continuous need for 'gratification' - becoming bigger or better

than 'current being'
3. Leading to continuous longing for 'wants' rather than 'real needs'
4. A failed achievement of gratification creates misery
5. This leads to endless cycles of good and bad, happiness and misery ->
complete loss of freedom.
Finally 'Ego' takes over the 'being' by the confusion and conflict ---> the
'individual self' will work as a slave to this 'Ego' bondage.
The Time Dimension
There are two ways of looking at time.
1 -> There is no present. Or the present tends to zero. The future is quickly turns
into past
2-> There is always present. It is ever present or present is infinite. There is not
past or future.
both the above view could be considered to explain an 'ego-less' space or

existence
But the ego modifies this representation of time into three distinct past, present
and future components where as the present is somewhere between 0 and
infinite. This loose definition of time creates the illusion of becoming is more
important than being.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Is there a Measure for Ego?
Yesterday my son asked me 'Can you measure Ego?'

The answer is 'YES' and I tried finding a nearest analogy in Physics. The very
similar phenomenon is found with the "Gravitation"
Let us imagine some form of mass, the fundamental properties are length, mass,
volume etc., When it comes to the existence the gravitational force is directly
proportional to the product of mass and inversely proportional to the square of
distance between.
The egoic force is directly proportional to the 'magnitude' of the desire and the
'urgency' to fulfill the egoic desire/sense gratification. It is inversely proportional
to the 'awareness of the selfishness' of this desire ---> The very awareness of
existence of this ego or in other words it can be defined as 'TRUE KNOWLEDGE'.
As we can never eliminate Gravity from mass similarly we can never eliminate
Ego from existence.
Just by being aware of the Ego, one can stop becoming bonded to the ego and
spend the entire 'life span' as a slave to the ego continuously working for ego and
its gratification.
There is a need to measure the Ego level - Once every person in this world goes
down by 1/10th point on the ego scale, the world will be 100 times a better place
to live.
Single Universal Existence - An Example
There is a very well known example of 'One Existence':
There is a single Ocean of existence, where all the water on Earth is United and
'ONE'
The water invisibly evaporates and forms clouds - This is an invisible phase of
water cycle.
As the rain falls over the mountains, small streams of water starts flowing
downwards
The streams will become rivers they will be attached to the 'Name' and 'Form'
The water from the river gets drawn to various needs of plants, animals and
humans
But, Finally all the water goes back to the Ocean.
The whole existence is very similar, from the Single Universal Existence all the
individual existence spring forth, inheriting some common and distinct qualities
and get a form and name attached to them. Once they fulfill the need, they will
very naturally drawn back into the 'Single Universal Existence'
Saturday, January 20, 2007
One Truth, Many Ways
There is only one Truth: And there are many ways to reach it. Everyone at some
point of the time in the life would get at least curious to know this Truth.
Not many of us try to enquire, enquire about the truth. We just follow some rules
defined by either the elders, society or the religion and believe some of them and
do not believe some of them.
The very enquiry into the basic definitions of Life : What is it all about? What is the
final objective? Why am I here? is one way to get to the truth. But this way is not
quick or easy. There are infinite possible scenarios and one can't conduct
experiments on all scenarios to either confirm that is the truth or that is false.
So, one need to have the capability to enquire, (at least have a desire to develop
this capability) and the very interest to understand the method of enquiry to start
the path of self realization.
Relitive and Absolute Truth - Enquiry
Pleasure and Pain, Good and Bad etc. all are relative. They are not absolute.
These fundamental duals are seen as absolute duality through the senses. Senses
and Mind start to believe in these duality and always seek pleasure, good to own
self (ego, or selfishness) at any cost of pain or bad to some other self (other ego
and other selfishness)
There by creating the fundamental bondage -> this further strengthen all the
bondages and makes the mind a slave of ego. Mind slowly puts on all these fears -
Fear of physical, psychological, spiritual insecurity. Insecurity drives the material
motivation to get more and more -> increasing the desire -> fulfilled desire will
lead to more bigger desire and possessiveness and non fulfilled desire leads to
anger and madness -> finally pushing the soul (the true self) to fail its original
objectives and move backwards.
The only way to get out of this cycle of duality is to free up the mind and enquire
for truth. Once the enquiry process starts, one should break all the beliefs and do
the enquiry by self introspection.
Freedom
Enquiry is only possible if the mind is free. A bonded mind can't enquire. To be
free -> one should be free from fear. Fear of losing something or fear of not
gaining something. The absolute state of fearlessness is only possible when one is
aware and fully conscious about the material belongings are only temporary and
acquired or possessed for a temporary period.
History teaches the same fact to all of us. Where are the great kings and
kingdoms built earlier? Are the great superpower countries will continue as
superpowers for ever?
To know the 'TRUTH' one should be able to 'ENQUIRE' - To enquire one should be
'FREE' -> to be free one should be 'AWARE' of momentary nature of the material
world.
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And fear not lest Existence closing your
Account, and mine, should know the like no more;
The Eternal Saki from that Bowl has pour'd
Millions of Bubbles like us, and will pour.
From "The Rubaiyat By Omar Khayyam"
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Path to Realization
As there is only one truth, all the paths to the truth merge into one.
They look different in the beginning due to the same effects of the 'EGO'
The realization, I can say is the ultimate objective of the human form of life. This
human form of existence is the nearest to universal existence and equipped with
the body and mind capable of achieving the real goal.
The strong free will to achieve this objective is the starting point of the journey to
this goal.
Several co-locations and experiences lead the way towards this goal and
eventually all of us will get there little earlier or later.
All the religions, will try speedup this journey by prescribing the correct way(s) :
As there is no universal medicine, there is no best path which fits all.
The best starting point is where and what you are. The best path is what your free
will guides you. The clear and strong objective of achieving the 'Realization'
should be the first and foremost goal and also the most important and the 'ONLY'
goal.
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Evolution of Ego
EGO is the first veil around the simple universal truth. Let us see what all the
other traps along with EGO.
1. As the identification is in possessions, one needs a better quality possessions -

Attachment
2. Attachment derives into DESIRE
3. Unfulfilled DESIRE causes ANGER
4. ANGER causes ANXIETY
5. ANXIETY causes FORGETFULNESS
6. FORGETFULNESS causes 'INABILITY TO THINK'
7. Once the capability of thinking is lost - it causes destruction.
The above causation is described in the 'Bhagavad Gita'.
By being aware of this EGO one can avoid the fall of destruction.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Three states of Conciousness
State1 - False 'awaken' state where all the sense data is being processed by the
mind.
State2 - Dreaming state, where only the mind reflecting in absence of gross
external senses
State3 - 'Deep Sleep' - where all the gross senses and mind are at rest and only
the 'true self' is conscious
After a good night's sleep, one only realizes that 'I had a good sleep' - The 'I' in
the deep sleep consciousness is the real 'True Self'
Once the true self 'I' starts processing the sense data - the 'i' directed by the ego
enters into the dream and starts thinking the 'names and forms' which are
perceived by the gross senses are real - This is the fundamental mis-identification
-> root cause of finite self and the bonding to the ego.
Mind - The Cause and Effect
Mind's framework of causation is dependent on the time. There should always be

a cause which precedes the effect. But the very time is a product of change - if
there is no change, there is no time. Change is felt in the space. So, time and
space are dependent on each other (which are part of the overall illusion created
by the ego bondage)
The enquiry of cause and effect <-> time and space with a full open mind is a
good starting point for understanding the mind.
Mind is the tool to understand mind.
Letting it wander here and there is under-utilizing it.
The Way Out
As the Mind is limited by the framework created by the time, space, matter,
energy which are all part of gross sense data - One should try to raise above this
framework to realize the true self which is beyond this framework.
This is the fundamental disease called AVIDYA (darkness) due to which everyone
is bonded and afraid and sinking in the misery.
1. Most of the people never accept that we have this disease (as a mad man
never admits it)
2. Most of the people accept, will not try to cure this disease and blame fate or
make some unknown thing responsible for that darkness
3. Some more of the accepted lot will keep dwelling on the best doctor/cure (look
out for the best religion/belief)
4. Some will keep studying about the cure and never take the medicine
5. Some try to pretend that they are taking medicine - This will not help cure the
disease.
6. Only when one approach the doctor with faith, and use the medicine will have
the cure for this disease
hence, the way out is to start taking the cure (medicine) with faith. The medicine
prescribed by a realized guru to be taken in and practiced as prescribed with full
devotion to get the realization.
Understanding that the darkness is negation of light and bringing in the light will
remove darkness and darkness by itself never exists is the first pill of the cure to
this darkness.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Why Realiazation can't be taught
After a long period of introspection, understood that the "Real Truth" can't be
acquired by logical reasoning, study or any other technique available.
Only way to *get* it is by SAADHANA - Practice of authorized method prescribed

by the "SANATANA DHARMA"
Only a real experience of tasting a pinch of sugar will reveal the taste of sugar -
NOT by studying thousands of pages about the taste of sugar, or discussing about
it with several others who have never tasted sugar. {Even if they have tasted
sugar it is no use.}
The direct experience is only possible by the purification process prescribed by

the SANATANA DHARMA.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Tarka Samgraha - Indian Logic
Logical Enquiry. There is an excellent primer for the Nyaya-Viseshika theory of

epistemology called Tarka Samgraha by Annambhatta which I happen to
complete reading today. All the enumerated categories of matter, qualities the
right and wrong perception and inference have been methodically explained in
the text.
The conclusion is all the "analytical" skill is for the purpose of realization of GOD
(self)
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Deserve before Desire
Deserve before Desire
Desiring for pleasant things is one of the basic play of the false Ego. It
continuously desires pleasant things. The definition for the pleasant thing keep
changing. Even one never desires for unpleasant things they happen.
After nearly three years of reading several books on Philosophy, and certain
amount of introspection finally I met my Guru -His Holiness Sri Swami
Virajeshwara (Hamsa)
When you deserve something it will automatically comes to you - No need to have
high intensity of desire. Desire only binds and blinds.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Choice of Action
Every one always get three choices of action
1. Do
2. Don't
3. Do it differently
An individual 'free will' can choose one of the choices and will eventually take the
fruit of the action (The fruit could be pleasant or unpleasant) when it is ripe.
This is the very simple law of action. (Karma)
Friday, September 14, 2007
Karma (Action & Reaction) Theory Explained
Karma (Action & Reaction) Theory Explained
Karma is only fully known by Kaala (Time). Law of Karma starts with time. i.e., The
theory of karma is nothing but the theory of cause and effect.
Every cause will produce one or more effects and every effect is preceded by one
or more causes.
in Physics - Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
The action (karma) originates as a thought develops into speech (Vak) then finally
performed by the motor organs (karma indriyas) which are three main stages of
action. At each stage there is an amount of energy (matter is also included as a
manifesting form of energy & Thought is also a form of subtle energy)
transformed and thereby producing the effect(s).
A jeeva (individual) comes into existence due to desires. Desire comes from
Ahamkara (Ego) the false 'I' sense. Ahamkara is one of the elements of moola
prakriti (the manifest Brahma)
The karma of this ego bound individual is mainly three parts.

1. Sanchita Karma - Accumulated Action is like the big loan one has taken long
ago but unable to pay back in full during the time frame of past janmas (lives) or
a Fixed Deposit which will mature at a later time (after the current janma.)
2. Prarabdha Karma - A portion of the Sanchita Karma will be put into a current
account which a jeeva will enjoy during the current life or a small installment of
the loan which need to be paid back during the current life.
3. Aagami Karma - Actions being performed now which will bear the fruit in future.
Like the big loan taken during the current life due to performing an action
condemned by Dharma (paapa) or putting a big fixed deposit which will mature
only after the death of the jeeva like heavenly comforts (punya).
All this karma are waves of energy keep interacting and at any given time. The
sum total of the karma is zero. It is like a balance sheet of Cosmos and the bottom
line of all assets = liabilities.
Only due to the ignorance (avidya) jeeva is bound by this law of karma continue
to go from birth to death in a cycle.
All the individuals (jeeva) who have not realized the ultimate reality and still
within the time-space framework are bound by this law which is entirely managed
by Kaala - only one ultimate Brahma who has transcended everything imaginable
is not bound by this law. A true yogi after merging with the ultimate has not
bound by this law of karma.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Turiya - The forth State of Consciousness
Beyond the three states of consciousness, there is the real and pure
consciousness - it is called Turiya.
In a normal experience the consciousness goes through the three stages known
as Waking, Dream and Deep Sleep.
1. Everyday one experiences the waken state with body consciousness deluded
by the sense data and believing the sense data is the absolute truth and thinking
that the knowledge from the sense data is the ultimate.
2. The consciousness migrates to mind and creates its own timespace during the
dream and a complete new dream world is created by the mind alone and the
experience of dream looks as real as the waking state until one wakes up.
3. During the Deep Sleep, the consciousness transfer to soul - there is no body or
mind - But the I (Ego) still alive but hidden and taking the rest. During this state
there is no sense data, no mind , but there is only ego - ahamkara.
By sincerely inquiring "Who Am I?" one transcends these three states and reaches
the fourth fully aware and pure consciousness - which is complete devotion, full
knowledge and complete renunciation.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Nobel Doubts
The following are the doubts raised by the greatest seeker Arjuna (Nara) to the
Lord Sri Krishna (Narayana) – the best possible teacher. For any of these doubts
one can consult the divine song Srimad Bhagavad Gita. The Key question is "Who
am I and Why am I doing this?"
I am confused, why should I fight? Why not should I renounce the action and
become a Sanyasi? 1:29-46
I am not sure what is right action and what is wrong. Why should I get involved in
this action (fight)? 2:4-8
How a realized person behaves? Look? 2:54
When Knowledge is superior to Action, why should I get involved in Action? 3:1,2
What makes a man commit sin? 3:36
How Krishna (God) can teach the Yoga to Vivaswan? 4:4
Which one is superior? Renunciation or yoga of action? 5:1
Mind is very difficult to control and not sure how to control the mind that goes like
wind? 6:33,34
If one is not successful on the path of yoga what will happen to him/her? 6:37-39
What is Brahma? What is Adhyatma? Adhibhuta? Adhideva? And Adhiyagna? What
is karma? 8:1,2
Everything is Brahma – Tell more about your power of yoga 10:12-18
I am disillusioned – heard and comprehended your glory. Can you show the
infinite form (viswarupa)? 11:1-4
Your form is good as well as terrible. I want to know your origin and your purpose.
Please tell. 11:15-31
Please show your pleasing form. Sorry for all the mistakes done and silly
questions to you. 11:35-46
I have regained my normal self by seeing your normal form. Thanks 11:51
Which type of devotion is best with form or formless? 12:1
What are the qualities of one who as risen above the three qualities (satwa, raja
and tama) 14:21
How to classify the ones who do not follow the scriptural instructions? (To raise
above the qualities and scriptures and being bound by the injunctions) – how is it
possible? 17:1
Tell me more about renunciation of action and renunciation of fruit of action. 18:1
I am completely clear and my delusion is disappeared. I am ready to be the best
instrument to you. 18:73
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Real & Illusion
One thing need to be understood related to realization is the Truth is same before
and after realization. When the macrocosm and the microcosm are same (that is
the Advaita) In other words the Jeevatma is not different from the Paramatma and
they are exactly the same.
A simple analogy to this is the Solar System. Imagine the Solar System to be the
ultimate reality. The Truth there is Earth and all other planets are rotating around
the Sun. As long as the view is centered from Earth, it looks like the "Sun raises in
the East" everyday. This view is the false self (Ego) based view which is nothing
but an illusion.
The Truth is the Sun always shines and due to the rotation of earth it looks like
the Sun is raising and setting. This is the Brahma's view which is correct. To
realize this a man has to put a lot of effort.
The sun will not cause any Action on Earth even though the presence of Sun
makes people on Earth to get involved in the work.
There are invisible forces which are binding the planets and their moons and the
Sun together within the system. The overall arrangement is interdependent on
each other to sustain the existence. The whole is never changing and also ever
changing.
Just by moving the focus from the self centric view and being able to see the
"whole as a whole" is the realization.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
God - Creation - Universe & Human
Nirguna Brahma - The unqualified

There is one ultimate reality called Brahman - God without any attributes, can't be
qualified, neither existing nor non-existing, Un speakable un imaginable and not
definable .....
Saguna Brahma (Pure Consciousness)

God with qualities is briefly represented as sat, chit, Ananda - Named as Iswara,
Brahma (with 4 heads), Vishnu, or Siva, Devi, Ganesha, Krishna, Rama and
several other names. The surest and shortest description is Om. This is
represented as a triangle with apex pointing upwards.
Matter
There is the "Asat" or illusion which is the counterpart of the Iswara which is
represented as a triangle pointing downwards with the qualities as Satwa, Rajas
and Tamas.
Both Saguna brahma and the Matter together makes whatever is ever manifest.
So the evolution process is thus as follows : from one unmanifest - Bliss (Ananda) ,
Mind (Chit) and Existence (Sat) - Subtlest form of gross matter - Space (Akasa), Air
(Vayu), Energy (Tejas), Water (Ap) and Solid Matter (Earth-Prithvi) are produced.
Along with five gross elements their counterparts of matra (tanmatras) and sense
organs are created. They are ear - sound - akasa, skin - touch - air, eye - form -
energy, tounge - taste - water, nose - smell - earth.
The gross body is created with the elements + sense organs. It is controlled by
the mind conditioned by the buddhi (intellect) which is directed by the desire. This
microcosm called body + mind combination is identical to the macrocosm called
Brahmanda - the Universe.
So the inmost controller of micro as well as macrocosm is the same God.
The inmost controller is in the Anandamaya Kosha which is in the Vijnanamaya

Kosha which is in the Manomaya Kosha which is in Pranamaya Kosha which is in
the Annamaya Kosha.
Body is controlled by the vital force covered by the mind directed by the
knowledge powered by the Bliss.
Tat Twam Asi
Friday, October 26, 2007
Meditations - Body
The meditation on the body
This body goes on carrying out electro chemical reactions as long as powered by
the vital force. (Prana).
The input is some carbohydrate, fat and protein + Some oxygen from the air. The
whole process of living is fully dependent on the resources created by the GOD. It
is very beautiful to observe different functions of different systems. Today's
scientists put the figure anywhere near 50 trillion cells in human body. All these
cells are consuming energy and living in one body performing their duty of
nourishing, growing re-producing and dying in a predefined fashion. It was found
that approximately every 7 years all the body cells would be completely new -
One will have a new body every 7 years.
Each group of cells forming their subsystem and all the subsystems working in
complete coordination is very beautiful.
Each cell in the body has its own structure nuclei which consists the DNA as the
guiding principle, this DNA is a wonder, there are multiple copies of a software
program (backups) are stored in each cell with an excellent mechanism not to
lose the information in the DNA.
All the pathology of Human being yields same results in a clinical lab. Even
though the DNA is UNIQUE to an individual.
Each cell is made up of multiple organic chemical compounds and the basis of all
these compounds are the atoms.
Atoms have the protons and neutrons in the center and around that electrons.
Further sub divided as sub atomic particles - Quarks
All these sub atomic particles behave as matter as well as energy. Uncertainty
between particle and wave.
All this body is a manifestation of matter/energy powered by the vital force -

another type of energy beyond the knowledge of Physics.
Before the death and after the death of the body the oxygen in the environment is
same, all other chemical structures are same. As the vital force leaves this body -
the organization and control of the body is lost and it starts to dis-integrate and
mix with the gross elements.
The building of this body starts with two half-cells one from mother and the other
from the father which is nourished by the food(from the plant kingdom) grows by
the Divine plan and amasses 50 trillion cells in perfect organization finally ends
back as decomposed organic matter to be absorbed by the plant kingdom.
Surely the body is changing every second. From the perspective of the Body -
Vital force is unchanging.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Meditations - Mind
Vital force gives the sensory and motor organs the capacity to function. All these
functions are governed by the mind.
Mind is the most difficult thing to understand. What is Mind? A bundle of thoughts
hooked to each other in several ways. All sense perceptions make a memory.
Some impressions are strong and stay there for a long time while others are weak
and mind forgets them quickly.
The perception or cognition is it an act or a fact? See, touch, smell, hear and taste
bring the raw sense data to the mind and the mind eventually hooks the data to
an already existing thought. See an object its shape is linked to one of the known
shapes - i.e., its symbol. So, the external world is symbolized in the mind. The
symbol has a name and an associated form. All these symbols are infinitely
interlinked creating a web of impressions making up the mind and it course of
thought process.
During the awaken state, mind is limited by the sense data and the capacity of its
past impressions. When dreaming it is only limited by the impressions and in deep
sleep it is almost not present. But still the important functions of the body are
regulated without the presence of a conscious mind.
Is that the subtler part of mind called intellect? Is this what which divides the
experiences as pleasure and pain, good and bad etc? Inference is generated just
from past experiences. New links are created between the past links. We call it as
knowledge - The processed and synthesized data.
This intellectual process primarily two modes. The analytical and synthetic. In one
mode it keeps dividing the whole into its constituent parts and in the other mode
it keeps combining distinct ideas (symbols) into a whole.
The intellect is surely guided by the desire. Whatever perceived to be pleasure is

sought and whatever perceived to be painful is averted. This is the common
experience.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Self Realization
There are an abundant number of expressions for Self Realization.

Some call it as "Thoughtless State"
Some express with Silence - Which can't be described.
Scriptures say "Knowing that everything is known"
Some say it is absolute freedom.
It is not possible to see the seer. Experience the Experiencer. Know the Knower.
Light in the space can't be seen until some object reflects it.
Similarly no experience is possible without the subject getting in contact with the
object.
So, Ultimate reality being the ONE without a second, it is not an experience. It is
the very being. It is the true state and the original state. Due to the "will" of "Let
me be many. Let me born" the illusion sets forth.
Being in the current moment and ceasing of Becoming is Realization.

Realizing that there is nothing new to realize is the realization.
Accepting I am as I am without any longing or desire for a favorable result is
realization.
Om Shanthi. Shanthi. Shanthi.
The right concepts of "I"
I. Shadow
I was a shadow of a cloud trying to find the cause of me.
I realized the reason for the cloud is the power of Sun. If I want to see the reason
for me (the shadow) I need to remove the cloud and eventually after removing the
cloud "I" did not exist. There is no question of seeing the source and the seen. All
became one.
II. Lump of Salt
I was a salt doll searching the roots of me and finally got into the ocean to see the
depth of it. And eventually became one with the ocean there is no doll, no finding
the source and no individual existence.
III. From Atma Bodha

Nirguno Nishkriyo Nityo Nivikalpo Niranjanaha
Nirvikaro Nirakaro Nityamuktosmi Nirmalaha
Asmi - "am" or "Being"
Nirguno - Not having Qualities/Attributes - Satwa, Rajas & Tamas

Nishkriyo - Not assuming ownership for the result of actions - Action less
Nityo - Not bound by the time past, present and future - Eternal
Nirvikalpo - Not having desire and thought - non-discursive
Niranjanaha - Free from falsehood - Truth
Nirvikaro - Not having Vikaras or change like birth, growth, decay and death -
Unchanging
Nirakaro - Not having any form - Formless
Nitya Mukto - Ever liberated - Unbound
Nirmala - Not having any dirt - Ever Pure
IV. Mahavakya
Aham Brahma Asmi
I am Brahma
Aham = A is the first letter and HA is the last AHAm = From the beginning to the
end - Which is ever existed.
Brahma = the source, platform and the end of all
Compressed Vedanta in four words
This is from Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi's teachings.
deham - Body
naham - na + aham - not I
koham - then what is "I" (ko + aham)
soham - sah + aham = I am that. That I am
So, deham naham koham soham is the four word compressed vedanta.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Answers to some basic philosophical problems
Om Sri Gurubhyo Namah
Creation:
Before the Creation there was neither existence, nor non-existence, no space, no
time, no action, no cause and no effect, no birth neither death.
There was only ONE nothing else winked.
Brahman desired to manifest. That was the start of creation. Brahma with the
desire to manifest is called Iswara. This is the first limitation imposed by Brahma
on himself. The desire to manifest - is the purpose of the Universe - Jagat.
Iswara indicated by pure existence, pure consciousness and pure bliss.
Iswara as pure consciousness contemplated to manifest in a divine and advitiya

(the supreme one - without a second) manner. The Pranava (OM) was the
outcome of the contemplation. The OMkara - the creator of OM is Iswara. "OM" -
which is akshara the sabda encompassing A U M all the three aspects of Creation,
Maintenance and Transformation. Which includes all the symbolic world called
"Nama" which is name. The first name of Iswara was AHAM or I.
Iswara as the pure existence (sat) manifested as prakriti or the nature including
space (Akasa), Air (Vayu), Energy (Teja), water (Ap), Gross Matter (Prudhvi) in a
subtlest to grossest manner which is used as a multi dimensional screen to
project the consciousness. It can be referred as the body of Iswara. This is also the
"Rupa" of Iswara. (The Viswa-rupa)
Iswara as the pure bliss is the Purusha or the Enjoyer. For the Purusha as the
enjoyer the Nama gets manifested as Rupa on the Universal screen due to the
movement of Mind. This is sometimes referred as Mahat. The movement is
referred to as Time.
Attachment of Jeeva:
During this universal show of Nama-Rupa, the Purusha who is the director,
storywriter, scriptwriter and actor(s) gets deluded as one of the characters of the
show and gets attached to a nama-rupa and forgetting his original director,
scriptwriter role, starts living in the role of an individual character. This deluded
character is often called as jeeva-atma or jeeva.
Due to the delusion and mis-identification, the jeeva starts to change the script of
the show in the favor of the nama-rupa. Trying to re-write his own script (this
jeeva is none other than the Iswara) going against the Iswara's will. Being grossly
and subtly limited by the identification to the body, mind and intellect the jeeva
starts suffering. Gets bound by the karma (action) and generates three kinds of
karmas - fruits(sanchita, prarabdha and agami)
Birth and Death Cycle:
The jeeva assumes different name and forms due to the prarabdha governed by
the universal law of karma and continue to suffer. After the end of pravrutti
marga, the jeeva gets dis-inclined by the nama-rupa and starts looking for the
source of all the misery by getting dispassionate.
Dispassion, Devotion and Liberation:

By the virtue of association with wise, and the grace of Iswara through the
devotion, jeeva starts purifying the consciousness and starts inquiry into the
reality of the shadow (the nama rupa which was believed as AHAM or I)
By the sraddha (faith) and other divine qualities, jeeva overcomes inertia (tamas),
passion (rajas) and elevates to the composed (sattwa) state. From the pure
sattwa state jeeve recognizes that the shadow limited by the nama-rupa is not the
AHAM and it is only the Ego, and by giving up the limitations of nama-rupa
realizes him to be the screen, the light and also the reel used to project the world.
As soon as the mis-identifications goes, realization dawns. Purusha will only enjoy
the show.
Differences of different schools:

Identifying one self with some nama-rupa is delusion, which is called the
fundamental misidentification. This is the cause of bondage. The real meaning of
Moksha is absolute fearlessness, absolute desirelessness, absolute stillness of the
mind (or mano nasha or mearger with its source), absolute doubtlessness and
absolute oneness with Brahma.
Duality in any way is the reason for fear, jealousy, insecurity, as one sees the
other as different and a possibility of like and dislike causing all the duality. Trust,
mistrust, like, dislike, love, hate or any other dual can only exists when a
difference exists. The highest one can reach in believing duality is the state of
Iswara. Even in that state the samsara exists. [Note that no jeeva-atma limited by
identification can merge with Iswara. This is the theory of Duality which is correct
from a dualistic perspective. By serving Iswara alone a dualist will reach the
abode Iswara]
Summary:
Purpose of World / Life: To manifest divinity.
Why suffering? : Due to misidentification of Self to be body mind and Intellect and
trying to have complete free will to change everything in the world [ This leads to
conflict and suffering]
How Real is World : World is as real as picture on the screen. It can't exist without
screen (matter), light (atma) and reel (mind)
Why ethics? : To serve the purpose of life/world. They are derived from basic rules
of iswara [Enjoy pleasure by playing the prescribed role without selfishness and
without conflicting Iswara's Will; or suffer bound by the law of karma]
Karma & Free Will: Jeeva is fully free to achieve right knowledge by removing mis-
identification and carry on his defined duty and submit all the fruit of action to
god. Karma is the divine rule of ordaining fruits for the actions. Only Iswara is not
bound by it.
Quality of Life: Ref. to purpose, the manifestation of Iswara is utmost high quality,
hence it is required for every bound jeeva to attain perfection in what they do.
[perfection means serving the Iswara's will and not to conflict with it]
Knowledge : All that knowledge attained from sense organs and mind turned
externally is only relative truth. It continuously changes. Only the knowledge
about the absolute reality is the ultimate truth. This is the only way for realization.
Bhakti: is an absolute prerequisite for realization. required to attain knowledge.
indeed the bhakti and jnana are one and the same, thinking that they are
different is ignorance.
Om Tat Sat.
The journey and the Goal
Om Sri Gurubhyo Namaha.
The Jeeva's journey is set forth due to desire to manifest (as discussed in the
earlier post). The same thing can be explained in a slightly scientific manner as
follows:-
Macrocosm:
There is Brahma represented by pure undivided consciousness in the beginning.
Due to the desire to manifest the infinite ocean of pure undivided consciousness a
small precipitation of that consciousness occurs. This is named as the golden
germ or the Hiranya Garbha or Prajapati, or Iswara or Saguna Brahma - sat-chit-
ananda.
This is also the first movement, the start of time, primeval nada of AUM.
This is represented as three types of symbols 1.Idols, 2.Yantra or chakras
3.Mantras
This is the first limitation on the unlimited pure consciousness. This is called as
iccha sakti - the energy of desire. Even though slightly limited this is also infinite
and subtlest of all energies.
With this iccha sakti as consort, Iswara contemplated on the "know how" and from
the contemplation the jnana sakti or the Energy of Knowledge is created. This is
called as Veda or Sruti in Sanatana Dharma. This includes all the knowledge ever
known to any being. This is second subtle energy.
With this jnana sakti as consort, Brahma contemplated on the Action and from the
contemplation the kriya sakti or the Energy of Action is created. The sum-total of
this Kriya sakti is represented by Akasa - the space.
With this kriya sakti as consort, Vishnu arranges all the gross energies like Gravity
and electromagnetic forces with in the space and all the gross universe is nothing
but the condensed and arranged energy within the space.
Microcosm:
The iccha and jnana sakti together form the MIND of an individual and a small part
of the kriya sakti formed as the BODY.
The root cause of the BODY is desire or unfinished work. That is iccha sakti. This is
also called as karana sarira. The subtlest body.
From the desire one generated Knowledge or know how - that is Jnana sakti. This
jnana sakti is further divided as vignana the know how part and the vasana the
latent behavioral traits of the individual. These two put together it is called
sukshma sarira.
The sense organs, action organs and the prana the link between the subtle bodies
and the gross body is called the BODY. This is also called as stula sarira.
The Pravritti Marga - The onward journey:

Guided by the desire and free will to fulfill the desire one generates knowledge or
know how and implement the plan using the body. iccha(own - misidentified) ->
jnana -> kriya (association with name & form) with the identification to the body
as the self.
Continue in the loop of death and birth bound by the fruit of action. Theory of
karma.
The transformation point:

By association with the wise, unsatisfied by the material achievements,
pessimistic of scientific limitation and the gross limitation of senses and body the
iccha the free will turns towards the TRUTH or REALITY.
The mind turns inward.
The Nivritti Marga - The journey to the TRUTH

1. Development of dispassion to the world of names and forms.
This is also called removal of deha vasana. One realizes the gross BODY is not the
self. and self is beyond the gross BODY. Removing the limitation of Kriya Sakti.
Transcending Space.
2. Freedom from the Known

This is also called removal of Sastra vasana. Giving up all the knowledge gained
using the senses during the mind turned externally. To start with leaving all the
bad habits. slowly using the discrimination to leave all the vices and finally even
the virtues and good vasanas. Removing the limitation of Jnana Sakti -
Transcending Unknown and the Known.
3. Removal of Desire
Until the above step, one has to keep the desire for Moksha (liberation) and finally
leave the Desire itself. Removing the limitation of iccha sakti. Transcending the
Time or the slightest movement of the mind. This is where the grace comes in..
one individual needs the grace of supreme to finally remove the desire for
liberation.
At the final stage the source of everything is "realized" as the pure consciousness.
So, the one who completes the whole cycle of pravritti marga - going away from
the original state of pure consciousness and returning back to the original state
on the nivritti marga to the original state of pure consciousness realizes that this
whole path itself is the GOAL. This is the ultimate truth.
Conclusion:
In the beginning and at the end and all through the middle the only thing constant
is the pure consciousness which is called as Atma or Paramatma only with
reference to the microcosm or macrocosm respectively. It is the same ONE
unlimited ocean of pure consciousness. That is Brahman. That is Atma. That is
Advaita.
Om Tat Sat.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
TAT TWAM ASI & sat cit ananda
After a long samadhi, I finally found some quick definition for maya (Still within
maya) But to express "silence" we use the word "silence" instead of "real" silence.
The sat (pure existence) and cit (pure consciousness) are same. That is what the
statement TAT TWAM ASI is pointing us to. The word TAT literally means THAT is
PURE EXISTENCE (also combined with the pure consciousness and ANANDA)
where as the word TWAM signifies the PURE CONSCIOUSNESS (along with the sat
and ananda) the equality of TAT and TWAM is what TAT TWAM ASI.
In duality we see the existence (sat) different from its cognition (cit) this
differentiation is MAYA. Due to this maya our original sat is covered by the maya
cit which is MIND. we see everything with a conception of MIND.
Adding consciousness to existence making it TAT and removing the maya from
mind and making it TWAM and equating both is the ADVAITA SAADHANA.
The mahavakya TAT TWAM ASI is the realization of sat cit ananda.
OM TAT SAT.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
space-time & sat-cit
Space time curvature explains the Gravity where as the sat-cit curvature explains
everything. Lets look at the relation between the space & sat and time & cit:
The pure existence is Space - not touched by any form but required to manifest
any form. Sat is Space.
The pure cit is time - not touched by any symbol but required to represent any
symbol. The symbolic world is created by reference to a past or future time never
the "present" time.
Time is the fundamental quantity.
It gets slightly tricky. Time is cyclic, it is like a circle, imagining a start and a end
point on this circle of time makes the time finite. That is typically called EGO or
modified cit (opposite of pure cit)
The modified cit is the mind, is the action, is the event, and time is measured as
the quantity between two different events. The homogeneous "one time" gets
divided into three times as the past, present and future.
Thought is always with reference to past or future. Thought can never be present.
Present can never be Thought.
Imaginary boundary on the cit causes the thought and thought is the cause of this
imaginary boundary. - This is the start of manifestation in the space (pure sat)
Further this differentiation has no fixed boundary it keeps changing according to

the thought. sometimes the past is the past second, sometimes the past is the
last year. sometimes the past is the previous life.
Transcending the time is getting thoughtless state or "just being"
At the stage of this just being the cit merges perfectly with sat which is the
natural state (soul = sat cit ananda).
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
"Evolve or Perish" - is the divine law
The purpose of human form of life is to evolve the mind to the higher level.
Due to Ego, each life form is naturally instigated to preserve and propagate itself.
This is common in human form of life also.
But, human form has unique ability of "discriminating and analytical" mind.
Putting this unique ability to work, dissolving the Ego and raising the
consciousness above the level of animal consciousness of natural instincts is what
is meant by the Evolution of mind.
If not done, the human form life a an opportunity wasted or missed. That is meant
by perishing.
So, "Evolve or Perish" is the divine law. - As it was told by my Guru's Guru - Swami
Suryananda.
Om Tat Sat.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Pramana - Valid Source of Knowledge
OM Sri Gurubhyo Namaha

Sri Sarvadhari Nama samvatsara Vaisakha Sukla Panchami - Sri Sankara Jayanti.
This is an attempt to summarize the View of Jagadguru on the "Pramana" - Valid
Source of Knowledge.
Introduction:
The three "Pramanas" termed in Sanskrit are Pratyaksha (sense perception),
Anumana (Inference or Reasoning) and Sabda (Scriptural Statement)
First two are based on daily experience, widely accepted sources of knowledge
and the basis of all sciences, also the science is limited by the consciousness.
The third "Sabda" pramana relates to the internal experience of man beyond the
mind and ordinary consciousness.
anubhava avasanatvat, bhuta vastu vishayatvat ca jnanasya (In Brahma Sutra

Bhashya I.1.2) - Jnana ends in direct experience and relates to an already existing
reality.
Mimamsa is the science of interpreting the Scriptures (Veda) the purva mimamsa
deals with the Karma Kanda (ritual portion) whereas the uttara mimamsa (or
vedanta) deals with the Jnana Kanda (the Upanishad Portion) of the Veda.
Pramana's In general:
In Brihadaranyakopanishad Bhashya (II.1.20)
a. na ca anumAnaM pratksha virodhe pramanyam labhate
An inference has no authority as againest perception
b. sva vishaya suraNi hi pramaNani srotra-adi-vat
The means of knowledge are powerful in their own respective spheres like the ear
etc.,
c. na ca pramaNaM pramaNAntareNa virudhyate
and one means of knowledge does not contradict another
d. pramaNantara vishayameva pramaNataraM jnapayati
The scope of one source of knowledge is not within the scope of other sources of
knowledge.
(1V.3.22) sruti virodhe nyayabhasatvopagamAt - any reasoning that contradicts
the sruti is a fallacy.
In Taittariyopanishad Bhashya (II.6) Srutis (vedas) are the means to furnish us
with the knowledge of spheres of existence beyond our senses.
So, each source of knowledge has its own sphere of knowledge and they can't
contradict each other.
Jnana Kanda:
How to identify a "Pramana Vakya" in the Sruti - The test for the pramana vakya
Brihadaranyakopanishad Bhashya (I.4.7):
The test of the authority or otherwise of a passage is not whether it states an fact
or an action, but its capacity to generate indubitable and fruitful knowledge. A
passage that has this is authoritative and one that lacks it is not.
AND in (I.4.10):
jnapakaM hi sastram na tu karakam iti sthiti
Scripture is revelatory (provide information) and not mandatory (issuing
commands)
AND in Taittariyopanishad Bhashya (I.11):
purushardhopadesatvat srutInam
Srutis reveal means to attain the various ends of man.
Limitations of Sabda Pramana:

Brihadaranyakopanishad Bhashya (II.1.20)
na tu sastram bhrutyAniva balAt nivartayati niyojayati vA
but the scripture neither hinder nor direct a person by force.
na ca vacanaM vasunaha samardhya janakam. (I.4.10)

nor scriptural statement impart any power to a thing.
(II.1.20) also states:- Sruti is marely informative, the scriptures seek not to alter
the nature of things, but to supply information about things unknown, as they are
So, Vedas are not commands of GOD but they provide means to achieve all the
purushardhas namely, Dharma, Ardha, Kama and MOKSHA. - Moksha is the
highest purushardha.
Impersonal and Eternal:

In Brahma Sutra Bhashya (I.1.2):
Perception of true nature of reality is not a product of man's intellect. It depends
on the nature of the object (in search)
also (I.3.28):
words indicate not units or individuals but the genius. The genius is eternal. i.e.,
the Vedas state general propositions and not particular events or things.
Importance of Understanding Meaning of Vedas:
In Brihadaranyakopanishad Bhashya (I.3.1)
As in common life (in Scriptural matters also) it is but proper that not an incorrect
understanding leads to welfare.
AND in (I.3.8)
Correct comprehension (of the Vedas) leads to well-being, and erroneous notions,
as we find, lead to evil.
and finally
THERE CANNOT BE ALTERNATIVES IN TRUTH AS IN RITUALS OR ACTIONS
My conclusion:
gaining the "right knowledge" using the "Sabda Pramana" is the only way to attain
the ultimate goal of human form of life and there is no other way out!!!
OM TAT SAT
Note: All the above references picked from the Book "Sri Sankara's Teachings in
his own words" by Swami Atamananda.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Karma - Action and its limitations
Any action is finite. There is no infinite action.

Only when the action completes, then the result is produced.
Anything produced is finite.
Hence NO Action (Karma) can produce the result called "Moksha" or Unlimited
being, consciousness and Bliss. Only Knowledge of Self leads one to Moksha.
The Karma (RIGHT ACTION) can generate finite results of obtaining the other
three purushardhas i.e., Dharma, Artha, and Kaama.
In Bhagavad Gita bhashya XVIII-66 Sri Sankaracharya explains:

(From the Swami Gambhirananda's English Translation of Sankara Bhashya)
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In this scripture, the Gita, has knowledge been established as the supreme means
to Liberation, or is it action, or both? Why does the doubt arise? (Because) the
passages like, '...by realizing which one attains Immortality' (13.12), 'Then, having
known Me in truth, he enters (into Me) immediately after that (Knowledge)'
(18.55), etc. point to the attainment of Liberation through Knowledge alone. Texts
like, 'Your right is for action alone' (2.47), '(you undertake) action itself (4.15), etc.
show that actions have to be under-taken as a matter of compulsory duty. Since
both Knowledge and action are thus enjoined as duties, therefore the doubt may
arise that they, in combination as well, may become the cause of Liberation.
Objection: What, again, would be the result of this inquiry?

Vedantin: Well, the result will verily be this: The ascertainment of one of these as
the cause of the highest good. Hence this has to be investigated more
extensively. Knowledge of the Self, however, is exclusively the cause of the
highest good; for, through the removal of the idea of differences, it culminates in
the result that is Liberation. The idea of distinction among action, agent and result
is ever active with regard to the Self because of ignorance. This ignorance in the
form, 'My work; I am the agent; I shall do this work for that result', has been at
work from time without beginning. The dispeller of this ignorance is this
Knowledge regarding the Self-in the form, 'I am the absolute, non agent, free from
action and result; there is none else other than myself because, when it
(Knowledge) arises it dispels the idea of differences which is the cause of
engagement in action. The word 'however' above is used for ruling out the other
two alternatives. This refutes the two other alternative views by showing that the
highest good cannot be attained through mere actions, nor by a combination of
Knowledge and action. Besides, since Liberation is not a product, therefore it is
illogical that it should have action as its means. Indeed, an eternal entity cannot
be produced by either action of Knowledge.
Objection: In that case, ever exclusive Knowledge is purposeless.

Vedantin: No, since Knowledge, being the destroyer of ignorance, culminates in
Liberation which is directly experienced result. The fact that Knowledge, which
removes the darkness of ignorance, culminates in Liberation as its result is
directly perceived in the same way as is the result of the light of a lamp which
removes ignorance the form of sanke etc. and darkness from objects such as rope
etc. Indeed, the result of light amounts to the mere (awareness of the) rope, free
from the wrong notions of snake etc. So is the case with Knowledge. As in the
case of the acts like 'cutting down', 'producing fire by friction' etc., in which
accessories such as the agent and others operate, and which have perceivable
results, there is no possibility of (the agent etc.) engaging in any other activity
giving some other result apart from 'splitting into two', 'seeing (or lighting of) fire'
etc, similarly, in the case of the agent and the other factors engaged in the 'act'
of steadfastness in Knowledge which has a tangible result, there is no possibility
of (their) engagement in any other action which has a result different from that in
the form of the sole existence of the Self. Hence, steadfastness in Knowledge
combined with action is not logical.
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Hence, the action and any combination of action with knowledge are ruled out
and the PURE KNOWLEDGE OF SELF only culminates in the liberation.
OM TAT SAT
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Importance of Unlearning
Advaita Saadhana is nothing but a carefully drawn process of unlearning.

From a beginning less period, the individual jeeva learns the identification (or
rather mis-identification) to the body, senses and mind and strongly believes that
the mind and ego are the real self.
From this basis mis-identified thought of AHAM KARTA or "I am the doer" or with
the "agent ship" one learns everything.
Learning leads to conviction in the concept. The concept of pain and pleasure are
later gets strengthened by the concepts of BAD and GOOD in the society. Jeeva
goes through the process of learning (or rather bondage) to the duality of pain
and pleasure and bad and good from this perspective. (primarily due to the
externalized nature of the senses)
Someone who is determined to go back to the natural state of infinite bliss, should
consider this unlearning. It involves unlearning all that what has been learned
from the beginning less time.
Once all that what is known is unlearned - one will achieve the freedom from the
known. This is a part in removing the vasanas - the sastra vasana - the vasana of
thinking that "I know a lot of sastra and I know it correctly" - one of the main
impediments to the realization of ULTIMATE TRUTH. (the other two important
vasanas are the deha vasana and the loka vasana)
OM TAT SAT.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Karma Yoga - Thrid Chapter of Srimad Bhagavad Gita
Lord Sri Krishna explains the importance of Jnana and describes a "Stitha Prajna" -
the person who is "established in wholesome knowledge" in the second chapter of
Srimad Bhagavad Gita.
Arjuna gets a genuine doubt:

3-1 If the Knowledge is Superior to the Action (Karma) Why the Lord is pushing
him to carryout action resulting in lot of killing (the war)?
3-2 Give me a sure single answer through which means I can reach the BLISS.
Thus inquired, Lord Sri Krishna replies:
3-3 In the world they are two paths 1. Jnana Yoga (Samkhya) 2. Karma Yoga
(Yoga)
3-4 Perfection is not attained by simply renouncing ACTION alone.
3-5 Everyone is helplessly driven into action by the qualities (gunas) born of
nature (prakruti)
3-6 Defines a Hypocrite. Who externally stops action, but mind dwells in the sense
objects.
3-7 Defines "karma yoga" and the stress is on the word "asaktaha" - without
attachment
3-8 Do the prescribed duties otherwise even maintenance of body is not possible.
3-9 world is bound by action. but, again stress on mukta-sangaha unattachment
3-9 to 13 Importance of performing action as sacrifice
3-14 declares that the creatures of the whole world is arise out of action
3-15 states that the action arises from Brahma and Brahma from the "Akshara" -
the imperishable
3-16 Who follows the indriyas (indriya-aramaha) is living uselessly.
3-17,18 Clearly declares There is NO ACTION for the one who rejoices the SELF in
SELF.
3-19 Again stress on un-attachment in performing action
3-20 Gives example of Janaka who has achieved perfection through Karma.
3-21 Whatever a great man does the normal people follow the same. So it is
important to set the trend of selfless action.
3-22 Lord gives there is nothing for him to do or achieve but engage in action..
3-25 says as the ignorant perform action with attachment in the same way wise
perform action without attachment
3-26 warns that the wise people should not create shake-up of the mind in the
ignorant (buddhi-bhedam)
3-27 Is a great disclosure - states that ALL ACTION is done by the
PRAKRITI born GUNAS. The one who is deluded due to EGO thinks that
HE is the DOER.
3-29 Again states that wise men should not unsettle the minds of ignorant who
are attached to the work
3-30, 31 clearly states to surrender ALL action to LORD and the one who follows
the teaching will be FREED from ACTION.
3-34 states that the love and hate (raga and dvesha) are due to senses and
objects and they obstruct the path of a seeker
3-35 stress the importance of SWADHARMA - ones own duty
Then Arjuna rises an important Question of WHY one COMMITS SIN? (3-36)
Lord answers that desire and hate are due to the quality called RAJAS and this
rajas is the all-polluting foe - the main ENEMY within. Desire envelopes the
wisdom. And asks Arjuna to sly this thing of sin which is the destructive of
WISDOM.
Then progressively the mind is superior to the senses, reasoning (buddhi) is

superior to mind and The supreme is superior to the buddhi (reason)
3-43 "Thus understanding HIM (the supreme) who is superior to the reason,
restraining self by SELF sly thou, O mighty armed!, the enemy in the form of
desire difficult to overcome"
with this lord finishes the THIRD Disclosure of Srimad Bhagavad Gita
In a nutshell ALL the action happens on its own due to the Gunas born out of
Prakriti. Due to the desire one gets bound to the action. (both good and bad
action bind - there is no exception) By performing action as sacrifice leaving
everything to the LORD without any attachment one gets freed from ACTION.
Om Tat Sat.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yogam
OM SRI GURUBHYO NAMAHA.
This is the name of chapter 9 of Srimad Bhagavad Gita. Which means the King of
Knowledge and the King of secrets. This chapter falls under the second six
chapters of Srimad Bhagavad Gita and stress up on the THAT part of "TAT TVAM
ASI"
9-1,2: Lord Sri Krishna declares that this chapter as purifier, highest and direct
knowledge (pratyakshavagamam) which is Dharma, giver of happiness (sasukham
kurvam) and imperishable (avyayam)
9-3: People without faith on this Dharma (the righteous path) will revolve in death
and samsara (birth and death cycle)
9-4: This world is spread by the Lord who is formless. Lord says: "All beings have
root in me"
9-5: "All the beings are not rooted in me" says lord - Look at this wonderful YOGA
of Lord.
9-6: Lord gives an example of mighty air is rooted in Akasa (the space) but the
space is never touched by the Air. This is to explain the previous two verses.
9-7,8 : All beings enter my Nature (prakruti) at the end of a world age (kalpa-
kshaya) which I eminate at the beginning of the kalpa. I keep emanate them
again and again by to force of Prakruti.
9-9: Actions do not bind me as I am seated indifferent and unattached to

these actions. >>> This is an important statement made by Lord.
9-10: Under my supervision, Nature (prakruti) sends forth all animate and
inanimate beings; Because of this O Kaunteya, universe revolves.
9-11: Not knowing me (the self) foolish people disregard me - who is the
lord of all beings who is dwelling in this human body.
9-12: They (the foolish ones) with vain hope, worthless action, useless knowledge
become refuged in demonic nature.
9-13: But the Great men take refuge in my divine nature, and knowing me to be
the imperishable cause of all creation worship me with unwavering mind.
9-14: Ever Balanced (nitya yuktah) they worship me (the self) with
devotion.
9-15: Some worship me with Knowledge, some with Sacrifice, in oneness and in
multitude.
9-16: I am the sacrifice, oblation, offering to manes, medicinal plant, the mantra,
butter, fire and the burnt offering. --> Declaring that he is all components of
Sacrifice.
9-17: I am the father, mother, grandsire, supporter, rk, yajur, sama vedas and the
one who is worthy to be known.
9-18: I am the path, husband, lord, witness, abode, shelter, lover, origin,
dissolution, foundation, treasure-house and the seed-imperishable (bijam-
avyayam)
9-19: I radiate the heat as SUN, I hold back and send forth the rain, I am
immortality as well as death, I am the being and also the non-being. (sat, asat, ca,
aham, arjuna!)
9-20,21: Those who perform sacrifice as per the three vedas, worshipping me
(selfishly) will get purified by sin and attain the world of Indra and enjoy the
heavenly pleasures. After the merits gets exhausted, they return back to this
mortal world.
9-22: Those who worship me (the self) alone, thinking of no other and
always absorbed in my thought, I will take care of their needs and
protection. (yoga, kshemam, vahami, Aham)
9-23,24: Even the Devotees who worship other Gods with faith, they worship me
alone. But these devotees not knowing me in essence (tattvena) they fall.
9-25: Those who worship Gods reach the worlds of Gods, who worship manes
reach the world of manes, worship sprits will reach the world of sprits, But my
worshippers will reach me.
9-26: A flower, leaf, fruit, water when offered with devotion, I accept it.
9-27, 28: Arjuna, whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you give or
perform austerity, do that as an offering on to me.
Thus you will be liberated from the bonds of action, yielding good and evil fruit,
and come to me by the YOGA of renunciation (sanyasa-yoga-yukta-atma)
9-29: I am equally present in all beings. None dear to me and none

hateful. Who worship me with devotion they are in me and I am in them.
9-30 to 34: Hope for All

Even a great sinner, when taken up this Dharma, with devotion, he should be
conidered as a saint as he has well begun. Without differentiation of caste, gender
whoever takes refuge in me they will attain supreme goal.
So,
manmanaha bhava badbhaktha madhyaji mam namaskuru
mam eva eashyasi yuktva evam atmanam matparayanaha.
On me fix your mind, be my devotee, sacrifice to me, prostrate to me, Thus

uniting yourself with me and completely depending on me, YOU shall come to ME.
Om tat sat.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Yoga of Attaining Purushottama
This is an attempt to summarize the 15th Chapter of Srimad Bhagavad Gita which
is the shortest and most profound. (this associates to the essential equality of in
the mahavakya tat tvam asi)
15-1. He who knows the pipal tree, with its roots above and branches below
whose leaves are Vedas and which is said to be imperishable (avyayam) is the
knower of Veda.
15-2. Its branches spread up and down, nourished by the qualities (Guna), its
buds are objects of senses (vishaya), its roots grow downward generating bonds
of action in the world of men.
15-3. The form (rupam), its end or beginning (adi & anta) are not available here
(in this world). Having cut down this pipal tree with strong roots (suvirudha
mulam) with the weapon of dispassion (asanga sastrena dhruDhena chitva)...
15-4. that supreme state, reaching where one never returns, should be carefully
searched. I take refuge) in that primal person, from whom, the creation (Pravritti)
stemmed forth.
15-5. Without pride and delusion, free from attachment, dwelling constantly in the
SELF, devoid of pairs of opposites, attain that imperishable state.
15-6. Neither Sun, nor Moon, nor fire shines there. Having gone there they return
not. That is my supreme abode.
15-7. An eternal part of myself, having become a jiva, draws itself to senses and
mind placed in matter.
15-8. When the jeeva acquires and leaves the body, it takes these(mind and
senses) like fragrance (of flowers) carried by the wind.
15-9. He (jeeva) enjoys the objects of senses by presiding over (adhisThAya) the
mind and senses.
15-10. The Ignorant (vimUDhA) dont see the one who is residing, departing and
enjoying in the body, being enveloped by the qualities (gunas); but the wise see
through the eye of Jnana.
15-11. Yogis by striving see him; People with impure heart (akruta-Atmanaha)
though struggling can't see him being mindless (acetasah).
15-12. The splendor in sun, moon and fire; Know it to be mine.

15-13. Having entered the Earth, I support all the beings. Having become the sap I
nourish all the plants.
15-14. Becoming the digestive fire (visvAnara) seated in the bodies of living
beings and unite the life-breaths (prana,apana) I digest four kinds of foods.
15-15. I am seated in the hearts (buddhi) of all beings; From me memory, wisdom
and also negation. And that which is to be known in all the vedas am I; and I am
the author of all the vedas and vedanta.
15-16. There are two puresas in this world; the perishable and imperishable
(kshara and Akshara). All these beings are perishable and the Kutastha is
imperishable.
15-17. There is another supreme purusha (the paramatma or supreme person)
prevading all sustains the worlds - He is Iswara.
15-18. I am beyond the perishable and also beyond the imperishable, therefore I
am known as supreme soul (purushottama)
15-19. He who knows me as purushottama, un-deluded and all knowing, worships
me with his whole being (sarva-bhavena)
15-20. Thus the most secret knowledge has been imparted by me. O Bharata!
having known this be illumininated and work finished (buddhiman and
kritakrutya).
Om Tat Sat.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Practice - Saadhana
"Simple Natural Living and Profound High Thinking" is what the Saadhana all
about. Have Faith in this simple truth. That is saadhana. Saadhana is like the
prescription to the disease. The result is restoration of Health - The original state.
Body:
What you eat is what you will become. Conquer the three inch long tongue. This is
the first step of Saadhana. For the sake of this one small tongue the whole body is
put to trouble by the ordinary human being. Without a healthy body, no further
practice can be done.
Eat natural, simple, balanced food sufficient to maintain the body. Avoid excess of
sweets, spicy food, oil, salt, and other strong tastes.
Sprouts, unpolished rice, pulses etc give wonderful nutrients to the body.
The age of cells on the tongue is about 14 days. If you strictly follow a satvic food
continuously for 15 days, the new cells formed on the tongue will start liking and
relishing the sattvik food.
Asana - The good posture of sitting, standing and in overall living to be inculcated.
Clean the body externally, give sufficient rest and sufficient entertainment to the
body. (yukta ahara viharasya yukta cestasya karmasu, yukta svapnavabodhasya
YOGO bhaviti duhkahaa - BG 6-17)
Vital Force (Prana):

The air outside when enters the body becomes vital force. Regulate the breathing
process. Get to the rhythm of regular full capacity breath to fill and EMPTY the
lungs. This will help cleaning the 80% of the toxins produced in the body.
Drink sufficient water, as the water only becomes Prana as per the Upanisads.
Drink water early in the morning, 1 hour before solid food and two hours after the
food. It will help cleaning body from inside. (remaining 20% cleaning)
Mind:
Mind is nothing but the stream of thoughts, continuously changing and never
sticking to one point. Try bringing the Mind to one place and one thought stream.
Dharana and Pratyahara are the technical terms for this process. It is loosely
translated into English as Meditation. Do meditation.
Naama Japa is an excellent tool for bringing the Idle mind to one pointed
concentration. Take a favorite god and just repeat the name of the god. No
praying for some worldly gain, no complaints to god, no requests, no desires....
Just chant the name. God knows what is best for you. He will surely give what you
DESERVE. Have Faith.
Over a period of time the good qualities will automatically come into the mind.
Dama - control of senses in all situations
Daattam - charity to the needy ones in what you have
Daya - compassion to all beings
Use the mind as the tool to control the senses, developing the righteous path. To
the continuous stream of right thoughts, unbroken and uninterrupted.
Knowledge (Vijnana):
Satsanga - Associate with the wise people. Associate with the SAT - the being.
Association with wise alone can give the correct Knowledge.
Swadhyaya - Study the literature from divine scriptures.
Descriminative knowledge of eternal and non-eternal to be inculcated.

Whatever is produced, purified, transformed, obtained is NOT eternal. It could be
destroyed, tainted, further transformed, lost over time.
Whatever has parts is NOT infinite.
The absolute whole without parts is the only eternal - That is supreme, That is
self.
Vichara - Inquire into that self, The real I, the Subject without any
objects.
Bliss (Ananda):
This is automatic for a Saadhaka who is regulating the food and posture, vital air,
mind and developing virtues of dama, dattam, daya along with the association
with the wise.
This bliss is infinite, everlasting and unending. - This is directly experienced. Yes -
It is experienced directly - the original and natural state of the self.
Saadhana is not mere studying scriptures, discussing about the TRUTH. It is about
practicing and directly realizing the TRUTH.
OM TAT SAT
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Why? What? Who?
I have seen this question "Why?" many times in many contexts. But when we
discuss about the subject of "Know yourself" the very first question generally
asked is "Why?"
People say "I know myself, I am so and so, I am happy with this knowledge, I am
what I am, I know everything about myself, WHY should I try to KNOW which is
obvious? WHY?"
When I ask my seven year old daughter, "who are you?"

she will reply "I am your daughter"
then I ask her "From when?"
she would reply "From dd-mm-yyyy (her birthday)"
then I ask her "what were you before that?"
she thinks for a while and asks me
"who were you before you were born?" and asserts me that she was same as I
was before we both were born.
See the implication here.

I was not who I am now, my daughter was not who she is now but we are same
before we were born.....
then
WHO AM "I"? (that I before we were born)

If someone thinks birth is the beginning and death is the ending and there is
nothing before the birth and nothing after the death then:
what are you for your great grandfather?
Is there a relation or not?
That is why one should know the real "I" (the self)
In Brihadaranyaka Upanisad sage Yajnavalkya says to his wife Maitrayi:
Ātmᾱ vᾱ are draṣṭavyaḥ śrotavyo mantavyo nididhyᾱsitavyaḥ: "O, Maitreyī, it is

the Ātman that is to be beheld; it is the Ātman that is to be known; it is the Ātman
that is to be searched for; it is the Ātman which is to be heard about; it is the
Ātman which is to be thought in the mind; it is the Ātman which is to be meditated
upon. There is nothing else worthwhile thinking, nothing else worthwhile
possessing, because nothing worthwhile exists, other than This."
Om Tat Sat.
Yajnavalkya Jayanti - 05-November-2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Thing, Word and Idea
They are distinct and not same.
A "thing" is a real entity which exists.

A "word" is a name represents an entity.
An "idea" is generated in the mind (memory) about a thing and its association to a
word.
An example:
A COW as a thing is a cow. It is a specific entity which exists.
The word "cow" is a general name representing the thing cow for the people who
speak English. The same thing is represented by multiple words, some call it a
"gau", some others "aavu" etc., even in the same language there are multiple
words representing the same thing....
The idea "cow" is the impression of the thing cow and its association with the
word cow in the mind. One remembers a cow when the word "cow" is heard or
read.
The Confusion:
Generally people disagree due to the difference in ideas. There is absolutely no
possibility of difference or confusion within the essential nature of the "thing"
itself.
People can't discriminate between these three and get into arguments. The
agreement or disagreement is between two ideas and only between the ideas.
The "thing-in-itself" is never impacted by ideas.
The Application:
Now apply this to the magic word "AHAM" or "I"
AHAM - "I" as a thing need to be understood completely. It is not the "I" as an idea
in the Mind. The thing "AHAM" is absolute reality whereas the word "I" and the
idea of "ego" are relative to the actual thing "AHAM" - "the self".
This confusion between the THING and IDEA is called "AVIDYA" - Ignorance; The
root cause of {all misery in} the world.
Realizing the AHAM - "self" as a thing devoid of words and ideas is knowing one's
own self; It is the highest goal of human form of life with its capability of
discrimination.
Things can't be completely explained by the words or ideas. One should perceive
the thing to realize it.
AHAM BRAHMASMI - I am THAT absolute reality.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Owner and Knower of the Field
There is really an important difference between the "Knower" and the "Owner" of
the Field (kshetra).
What is the Field?

It is the World/Universe [what appears in a larger sense] and Body/Mind/Intellect
[what sees]; both the Seen and Seer are part of the Field.
Owner?
The Seer "thinks" that it is the OWNER of "some of the Seen" and it wants to
expand the OWNERSHIP to the rest of the Seen. This is the nature of the OWNER.
Let us see the two important properties of this OWNER:

1. This OWNER thinks that he is conscious. Thinks that he has his OWN
awareness.
It is like one of the cells of the body thinking that it is independent, it gets oxygen
and food on its own effort, it has to work to sustain and build itself and it is
distinct from its environment. Each cell of the body is part of a subsystem, all the
systems put together it is the BODY. The consciousness is ONE across the body
which supplies awareness to all the cells. Similarly, all the
consciousness/awareness seen all over the universe is ONE. So, thinking that each
individual body has its own awareness/consciousness is a fallacy.
2. This owner draws an imaginary boundary, assumes OWNERSHIP within the

boundary and Identify itself with this boundary.
But this OWNER is just the THINKER (mind); Who thinks that he owns some of the
Field. It is clear that "this OWNER" is not different from the Field itself. The Field
includes this Body/Mind/Intellect. Hence this idea of OWNERSHIP is a fantasy.
{This OWNER is EGO - the Illusory Thing}
Knower - kshetrajna
Knower is the one who knows the true nature of the Whole Field. The Field as a
"thing-in-itself" as a whole devoid of words and ideas. {Please refer to the Thing,
Word and Idea post} The object of the Knower is the Intellect, through which the
rest of the Field is seen. To Know a thing in itself one has to completely pervade
that thing. So this Knower pervades the whole of the Field and completely distinct
from it at the same time ONE with it.
{This Knower is SELF - REAL THING}
Conclusion:
A OWNER can never be a Knower and vice-versa. A OWNER is assumed in the
KNOWER. OWNER is missing the first "K" and confused over the letters "O" & "W".
The goal is to be the Knower, by filling up the correct understanding and removing
the confusion.
I am the Knower of this Field, I OWN nothing - absolutely nothing.
Note: The above is an attempt to put the Words of Lord in my own Language...
Any reader interested can get hold of the original holy book Srimad Bhagavad
Gita. Chapter -XIII explains the nature of Kshetra and the Kshetrajna.
Om Tat Sat.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Time, Change and Process
Having discussed the "Thing, Word and Idea" triad of static aspect of Iswara and
the relativity between them in an earlier post, this is my attempt to bring another
triad of Time, Change and Process related to the Dynamic aspect of the God.
Change:
Change is relative to a thing. It could be two ways, A thing is said to have a
change with respective to a property provided at time T1 it has one value and at
time T2 a different value. E.g. A red thing becoming a blue thing.
A thing is said to have change with respective to its make-up provided at the time
T1 it has parts P1 and P2 and at time T2 it has either lost P1 or P2 or acquired
another Part P3. So, the consisting parts have changed the make-up of the thing.
Process:
Process is the "act of becoming" for a conscious thing. It has a start and end. The
process will start with the will to change (in state of a property or the make-up)
and complete when it accomplishes that desired change in the thing.
Time:
The change in the apparently unconscious things (insentient beings) is caused by
the will of God. They are the processes like day and night, bright half and dark
half of the month, seasons, YEAR - they are used as TIME to mark the other
changes. As a shorter scale a blink of the eye, a respiration, a beat of the heart
etc., are also belong to the universal processes.
The time is the synchronizing element for events. This is a cyclic process of
unitary change - called vibration, spandana or Asvasa. This is the background
screen on which all the events (changes) are projected on to.
How to understand this Dynamism:

Any "thing" which is subjected to "change" due to a "process" over "time" can't be
permanent.
a. An aggregate thing which has parts is subjected to change due to further

aggregation or dis-aggregation of parts.
b. If a property (GUNA or QUALITY) which is auspicious (good etc.,) which is
subjected to change can turn out to be the completely opposite quality over time.
The Result:
This knowledge is called VIVEKA - discrimination. This VIVEKA causes VAIRAAGYA -
detachment from the changing things. The detachment leads to removal of
delusion (nir-moha). This will further lead to one pointed concentration. With this
one pointed concentration(nischala-chitta) one attains the final release from
Actions (jeevan-mukti) due to the right identification with the unchanging eternal
thing (Brahma).
I am THAT unchanging absolute reality which is the source of TIME &

SPACE.
saakshi cheta kevalo nirguNasca. - Svetasvatara Upanishad (VI-11)
Knowledge of Ignorance (AVIDYA)
Ignorance (avidya) is not a mere word pointing out the absence of knowledge.
a-vidya has to be understood as the word a-mitra (non-friend).
The word amitra is not a mare word representing absence of a friend. It is pointing
out that existence of a foe, enemy.
Ignorance is a thing (pl. refer to "Thing, Word and Idea" post below to get an idea
of what is a thing) as real as the world appearance, which causes the world
appearance.
Saadhana (conscious effort) is required to identify this "Ignorance (avidya)" and

dissolve it completely thereby purifying and fine tuning the internal instrument
(anthakarana) to receive the ever present infinite light & bliss of Atma (vidya)
and realize it.
Om Tat Sat.
Hardware and Software
The Existence (sat) is hardware and the consciousness (cit) is software.

Software is nothing but a specific arrangement. It exists everywhere.
This is an attempt to draw some parallels between the Universe and the digital
electronics, computers and the Internetworked world.
Due to the arrangement of their own structure, all the materials can be classified
as "conductors" or "insulators" or "semi-conductors" a specific material's
capability to conduct or insulate the electricity itself is called the software with
respective to the electricity (Purusha of Samkhya Darasana)
In PN junction diode we can see the manifestation of the most basic logic -
consciousness of direction of electron flow. - This can be treated as the basis for
all the manifestation. (Prakruti of Samkhya Darsana)
With this basic diode, a transistor can be made. Following on we can construct the
"OR", "AND" and "NOT" logic gates. (the GUNAS of Samkhya Darsana)
Based on the three basic logic gates, an Universal Gate like a NAND or NOR gate
is built. Using the universal logic gate (SPACE) and a synchronizing clock signal
(TIME) a microprocessor is built. This consists of registers (memory), a control
unit, an arithmetic and logic unit(ALU) and the bus which allows the movement of
the data and address bits. The subtle essence of each of these components can
be called as tanmatras of Samkhya and their physical implementation could be
termed as the mahabhutas (pancha bhutas).
The same microprocessor could be used as a controller of Input and Output

devices such as serial and parallel ports, disk drives, printers, scanners etc., of
various types - these are called indriyas (5 jnana indriyas and 5 karma indriyas)
A specific installation of I/O devices, a central processing unit with a version of

BIOS (Ego) is a personal computer. This is a human body. This is an aggregate of
hardware, software and powered by the electricity from a suitable power
supply.....
This could be powered up in the full mode where all the devices are connected to
the internet (the waking state), or all the internet is disabled and runs as
standalone mode running an already downloaded game software (the dreaming
state) or hibernate state (the deep sleep state)
Depending on the OS loaded, it will be either a Windows or Mac or Linux or any

other flavor of computer, depending on the memory installed, clock speed, hard
disk space etc., it is small or great. Essentially all that it is doing is processing the
data.... taking it from the input device, doing something according to the loaded
software (like DNA of human body) and putting it on to the output device. In the
memory it holds several objects in different states - they are all REAL (as they
were presented to the input devices - indriyas) takes decisions, gets into evolving
the software to the next better version. In this process the software evolves to all
GOOD and BAD software.
All this is nothing but the electricity or the electric signals in their specific
arrangement. It is the same existence of the consciousness everywhere.
It is impossible to separate hardware and software.
The atom is an atom due to the arrangement of its constituent parts - protons,
neutrons and electrons. There is software within the atom.
A cell in the human body also functions due to the software of DNA within itself
The whole Universe along with its own natural arrangement as a "single WHOLE"
is the ultimate reality.
What is Vedanta?
Shruti is neither Dwaita nor Adwaita.

Its interpretation is either dwaita or advaita... or whatever one likes it to be.
First step of vedanta is called Samanvaya : During this step one need to study
the entire shruti and smriti with the help of a realized Guru and get to the correct
understanding of sabda pramana - which is the highest single source of absolute
knowledge.
Second step of vedanta is called Avirodha - non-contradiction. During this stage

the seeker should iron out all the apparent conflict with the other valid sources of
the knowledge. Vedanta accepts direct perception and reasoning (pratyaksha and
anumana) as the other two valid sources of knowledge
Third Step is Saadhana the practice: During this stage, one should carry on the
practice of vedanta with nidhidhyasana (also called Mouna) - severe
contemplation with one-pointed mind from the above two steps - they can also be
named as "Shravana" and "Manana". (hearing and understanding)
The fourth stage is called Phala: The attainment of ever existing Fruit as it were.
This stage a vedanti is called jeevan mukta.
So, don't worry about a single verses of Upanishads and their respective
interpretations. Just follow the path shown by your GURU with utmost
FAITH (Sraddha) and everyone is equally capable of treading the path
and reach the GOAL
(the goal is most near to you.... nearer than what ego can think about nearness)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
"Namaami Bhagavatpaada Samkaram loka samkaram!"
Om Tat Sat.
Final Post - Who am I?
|| AUM || Shri Gurubhyonamaha!
Sadasiva Samarambhaam Sankaracharya Madhayamam

asmad acharya paryantaam vande guru paramparam.
shruth smruti puranaanam Alayam karunAlayam

Namami Bhagavadpaada Samkaram Loka Samkaram
Sri Vishnu rupayaa Sadaasivaya
Sri Sarvadhaari Naama Samvatsara, Maagha Suddha Ekadasi - Bhishma Ekadasi.
This is the last Post on to this blog - There is nothing left to SAY!!
"Ekam Sat"; "Vipra Bahudaa Vadanti" |
Truth is ONE; The Wise men say it differently.
I am THAT TRUTH. I am THAT TRUTH. I am THAT TRUTH.

That TRUTH comes into DIRECT EXPERIENCE for a sincere SEEKER of TRUTH.
There is very little (or nothing worthy) one achieves until he/she reaches the lotus
feet of GURU (=SELF =GOD)
There is nothing left to achieve ONCE the SEEKER completes the SURRENDER at
the lotus feet of the GURU. (The realized sage). This surrender happens ONCE &
only ONCE. All the mis-identification merges into its source and vanishes
completely without a TRACE.
THE TRUTH is immutable, eternal, infinite, existence, consciousness, bliss.

There is NOTHING beyond, behind, in front of, prior to, posterior to, above, below,
greater than, smaller than, similar to, different from, before, after THAT TRUTH.
GOD is THAT TRUTH;

GURU is THAT TRUTH;
I AM THAT TRUTH;
OM TAT SAT.
OM TAT SAT.
OM TAT SAT.
|| AUM ||
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MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010
A "lunar year" after the "Samanvaya"

Sri Virodhi Naama Samvatsara Maagha Suddha Dasami - Monday 25 Jan 2010.
This post is just to mark an year of arriving at the "Thisis" and completing my "Samanvaya" phase of Advaita Saadhana.
I (the ego) have not found any contradiction (virodha) to the Thisis arrived at a year back!
Still (i = ego) thoroughly surrendered to the GURU ( = true self = GOD!)
om tat sat

Know Thy Self

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