|| तत्वबोध -- 43||
Athma lakshaNam in TB-43 (cont'd)
Now comes the third and final definition of Athma lakshaNam.. (I do not even like to use the word description or adjective here! let us use the word lakshaNam and viSEshaNam as we have defined earlier.
Our guru gave three words describing AthmA.
sath and chith have been explained earlier.. now we move on to the 3rd lakshaNam.
The student asks "आनन्द: किम्? Anadha: kim?" What is this Anadha you have mentioned..? Our guru says "सुख्स्वरूप: suKa svarUpa: "the very essence of suKam |TB-43|
A modern guru HOWEVER will have given any number of answers below..
"It is the bliss you feel, when your mind is under total control.. follow my method and you are guaranteed success and eternal Anandham"
"it is the oneness you experience when mind is destroyed.. that is brmha nirvANa Anandham.."
"It is the bliss you experience when you reach nirvikalpa samADhi." Of course you will be taught from yamam to niyamam.. followed by instructions on and practice of Asanam, prANAyamam, prathyahAram, dhAraNam, Dhyanam, and then savikalpa samADhi and finally nirvikalpa samADhi Anandham.. as outlined in SRthi"
"It is the bliss you feel when you follow this yogic path.. sound yoga, music yoga, dance yoga, breathing yoga, light yoga, etc, etc.. This results in incomparable Anandham as outlined in CAndhogya upanishath"
"surrender to the God or Goddess (!) and he/she will take care of you and give you that indescribable bliss"
"How can I even say it in words? You must come to my side and see brmhan from where I am.. Then you will also experience the same Anandham I am experiencing at this very moment"
"Awaken the hidden powers within yourself, and taste the Anandham nectar yourself"
The list can go on and on.. AcAryAs.. swAmis.. self-proclaimed gurus.. mehtods.. misapplied SASthrams.. indescribable numbers of each and each having a following!
So the guru gives the simplest yet most elegant definition of all.. when he says "suKam" it may put all of us on a trip BUT svarUpam?
Now comes the third and final definition of Athma lakshaNam.. (I do not even like to use the word description or adjective here! let us use the word lakshaNam and viSEshaNam as we have defined earlier.
Our guru gave three words describing AthmA.
sath and chith have been explained earlier.. now we move on to the 3rd lakshaNam.
The student asks "आनन्द: किम्? Anadha: kim?" What is this Anadha you have mentioned..? Our guru says "सुख्स्वरूप: suKa svarUpa: "the very essence of suKam |TB-43|
A modern guru HOWEVER will have given any number of answers below..
"It is the bliss you feel, when your mind is under total control.. follow my method and you are guaranteed success and eternal Anandham"
"it is the oneness you experience when mind is destroyed.. that is brmha nirvANa Anandham.."
"It is the bliss you experience when you reach nirvikalpa samADhi." Of course you will be taught from yamam to niyamam.. followed by instructions on and practice of Asanam, prANAyamam, prathyahAram, dhAraNam, Dhyanam, and then savikalpa samADhi and finally nirvikalpa samADhi Anandham.. as outlined in SRthi"
"It is the bliss you feel when you follow this yogic path.. sound yoga, music yoga, dance yoga, breathing yoga, light yoga, etc, etc.. This results in incomparable Anandham as outlined in CAndhogya upanishath"
"surrender to the God or Goddess (!) and he/she will take care of you and give you that indescribable bliss"
"How can I even say it in words? You must come to my side and see brmhan from where I am.. Then you will also experience the same Anandham I am experiencing at this very moment"
"Awaken the hidden powers within yourself, and taste the Anandham nectar yourself"
The list can go on and on.. AcAryAs.. swAmis.. self-proclaimed gurus.. mehtods.. misapplied SASthrams.. indescribable numbers of each and each having a following!
So the guru gives the simplest yet most elegant definition of all.. when he says "suKam" it may put all of us on a trip BUT svarUpam?
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