|| तत्वबोध || Atma lakshaNam - A quick recap
In the last few posts, the Atma lakshaNam has been defined by the guru as sat, chit, and Anandam..
sat has been defined as existence, but the type that defies time. And thus it becomes the foundation support of any existence we know of..
The other two have been define by using the word svarUpam as the descriptor..
chit is the very essence of gnAnam which means it is caitanyam.. At this point the guru does not add words like.... supreme consciousness.. ultra consciousness.. pure consciousness.. etc..
IT IS NOT..! it is just chaitanyam and chaitanyam only..
Similarly, Anandam has been defined as suKa svarUpam.. the essence of all that is enjoyable.. Once the word essence is used.. it stands for the absence of limitation..
What causes us unhappiness.. our limitations only..
The limitations are space-imposed.. I am small compared to the vastness of the cosmos.. and I am occupying this tiny miserable body full of pains and aches.. and I would like to be at least as rich as my nieghbor, but I am not..
Or, objectwise limitation.. When I look at myself as compared to another man or woman, and decide that I wish I could be them..! they are more handsome or beautiful.. or better-liked.. or healthier..!
Time is the last limitation I have.. with every second the clock ticking, I am one moment closer to the final moment.. I have been doing prANAyAmam.. yoga.. swallowing vitamins.. eat a healthy diet.. mmhmmm.. nothing seems to work.. Once upon a time I used to fall at the feet of elders.. now whereever I go, such elder population seems to have decreased and slowly more and more people are falling at my feet.. While I do enjoy the prostrations, in the back of the mind I know that my time is limited..
Here Srti has defined AtmA as sat chit Ananda svarUpa:..
At the moment I know that I, Ram Mani or you, or she or he is limited..
and AtmA is limitless existence, limitless caitanyam, with no limitation whatsoever..
At least, I have undetstood AtmA via its defintions as per Srti.
sat has been defined as existence, but the type that defies time. And thus it becomes the foundation support of any existence we know of..
The other two have been define by using the word svarUpam as the descriptor..
chit is the very essence of gnAnam which means it is caitanyam.. At this point the guru does not add words like.... supreme consciousness.. ultra consciousness.. pure consciousness.. etc..
IT IS NOT..! it is just chaitanyam and chaitanyam only..
Similarly, Anandam has been defined as suKa svarUpam.. the essence of all that is enjoyable.. Once the word essence is used.. it stands for the absence of limitation..
What causes us unhappiness.. our limitations only..
The limitations are space-imposed.. I am small compared to the vastness of the cosmos.. and I am occupying this tiny miserable body full of pains and aches.. and I would like to be at least as rich as my nieghbor, but I am not..
Or, objectwise limitation.. When I look at myself as compared to another man or woman, and decide that I wish I could be them..! they are more handsome or beautiful.. or better-liked.. or healthier..!
Time is the last limitation I have.. with every second the clock ticking, I am one moment closer to the final moment.. I have been doing prANAyAmam.. yoga.. swallowing vitamins.. eat a healthy diet.. mmhmmm.. nothing seems to work.. Once upon a time I used to fall at the feet of elders.. now whereever I go, such elder population seems to have decreased and slowly more and more people are falling at my feet.. While I do enjoy the prostrations, in the back of the mind I know that my time is limited..
Here Srti has defined AtmA as sat chit Ananda svarUpa:..
At the moment I know that I, Ram Mani or you, or she or he is limited..
and AtmA is limitless existence, limitless caitanyam, with no limitation whatsoever..
At least, I have undetstood AtmA via its defintions as per Srti.
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