|| तत्वबोध -- 41,42||

Athma lakshaNam in TB-41 & TB-42

So we can see what is said in TB-41 about sath is "one that does not change is the three periods of time alone is sath"

The SAsthra also defines sathyam as one that stays constant ALWAYS..

So combining the above two SDS makes a brilliant statement about sathyam itself..

"thrikAla abADhitham sathyam" one that can never be negated in all the 3 periods of time is sathyam..

Now we will remember this for later reference..



चित् किम्? ज्ञानस्वरूप: |TB-42|

So the student asks further the second definition of AthmA..

किम् kim = WHAT IS.. चित् chith = AWARENESS?

And the guru replies..

ज्ञानस्वरूप: THE VERY ESSENCE OF KNOWLEDGE ITSELF|TB-42|

This statement comes from the guru right after defining AthmA to be that which is invariant with respect to time.. thus he has eliminated any WRONG notion we all might develop or refuse to give-up by elimination the time-related LIMITATIONS regarding AthmA.

Now he is revealing further that AthmA has one more lakshaNam which is the very essence of knowledge.

All our knowledge is TIME BOUND.. in any one given filed, the NEW knowledge literally shatters the OLD ways of approaching any subject under study.. This is clearly evident from the earth-centric model of the universe developed a few centuries ago all the way to the "Uncertainty Principle" at the moment !

This clearly indicates that what is changing has to be recognized ONLY when we have something which is NON-CHANGING. This is not uncommon to us.. we all synchronize our watches to observe if someone or some event is ahead of schedule, on time, or late..! Every single process change is observed with a voltage level which is at 24 volts DC or 12 VDC or some such unchanging background.. If there is NO reference, it will be impossible for us to recognize change.

So deliberately and suddenly the SAsthra releases us from our misunderstanding of AthmA . by saying that it is simply awareness UNSULLIED AND INCOMPARABLE.. and thus eliminates our IMAGINED knowledge-based limitations.!

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