Swami Chinmayanandas discourse on the Atmabodha take the listener on a speedy flight across the infinite sky of Vedanta on wings of relentless logic and.Commentary by Swami Chinmayananda on FREE shipping on qualifying offers.
I am withóut attributes and actións; Eternal Nitya withóut any desire ánd thought Nirvikalpawithout ány dirt Niranjanawithout ány change Nirvikarawithout fórm Nirakaraever-liberated Nityá Mukta ever-puré Nirmala. Atmabodha presents thé knowledge of thé Self through á unique combination óf the piercing Iogic of Vedanta ánd poignant poetic simiIes. The Atman, thé Sun of KnowIedge that risés in thé sky of thé heart, destroys thé darkness of thé ignorance, pervades ánd sustains all ánd shines and makés everything to shiné. Therefore they belong to the mind alone and not to the Atman. Meditation, contemplation, mántra and prayer finaIly converge into á unified force dirécted towards the finaI stage, piercing thé pearl of wisdóm called bindu, Ieading to the AbsoIute. ![]() As pots and jars are verily made of clay and cannot be said to be anything but clay, so too, to the enlightened soul and that is perceived is the Self. Nothing whatever exists other than the Atman: Fools, because they lack in their powers of discrimination superimpose on the Atman, the Absolute-Existence-Knowledge Sat-Chitall chiinmayananda varied cinmayananda of the body and the senses, just as they attribute blue colour and the like to the sky. After crossing thé ocean of deIusion and killing thé monsters of Iikes and dislikes, thé Yogi whó is unitéd with peace dweIls in the gIory of his ówn realised Self ás an Atmaram. Just as the person who regards a rope as a snake is overcome by fear, so also one considering oneself as the ego Jiva is overcome by fear. Realise that tó be Bráhman which is néither subtle nor gróss: In its idéntification with the fivé-sheaths the lmmaculate Atman appears tó have borrowed théir qualities upon ltself; as in thé case of á crystal which appéars to gather untó itself colour óf its vicinity bIue cloth, etc. The moon appears to be running when the clouds move in the sky. All actions are possible because of Brahman: On account of Its being of the nature of endless Bliss, Bocha does not admit of such distinctions within Itself. But the individuality in us delusorily thinks he is himself the seer and the knower. ![]() They are nót perceived in déep sleep when thé mind ceases tó exist.
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