|| तत्वबोध -- 3, 4||
साधन चतुष्तटयं किम्| (TB-3)
नित्यानित्य वस्तु विवेकः | इहामुत्र फलभोग विरागः | शमादि षट्क सम्पत्तिः | मुमुक्षुत्वम चेति | ( TB-4 )
Finally comes the answer to student's question..!! The question on sAdhana cathushtayam.. that started this whole ball rolling..! I have numbered this as TB-3..
sADhyathE anEna ithi sADhanam.. that which helps you accomplish something is sAdhanam.. It simply means a "A MEANS OF DOING OR ACCOMPLISHING ANY GOAL". Like fire is a primary sADhanam for cooking.. car is a primary sADhanam for travel.. whreas gasolene is the priamry sADhanm for the engine to run..
It is important to remember here that any one sADhanam will have several sADhanms that it requires..! That is why the whole blessed thing is ULTIMATELY dismissed as "mithyA" the most misunderstood and misapplied word in the world of spiritual seekers.. LIKE US..!
I am also going ot be warning this community where a potential for us to commit an error exists.. so that we can always easily revisit that topic when that error is FORGOTTEN..!! It happens all the time to all of us.. that is really the beauty of studying vEdhAntha SAsthram.. cathushtayam simply means "four" kim here means "what are they?" so in essence the student asks the guru "hey guro! you mentioned in your opening dialog this word.. i do not know its meaning what are they?.." The student's job is really extremely simple when he asks the question.. BUT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WHEN THE ANSWER HAS TO BE REMEMBERED, RETAINED,REFLECTED UPON, AND RECITED WHEN NEEDED..!!!
Actually we will see as the text goes along, the Sishya is absolutely ignorant of the teaching of vEdhAntham, yet has an ApAthatha gnAnam.. a vague understanding of vEdhAnthic terminology, at least he has heard of them.. BUT WITH ZERO UNDERSTANDING..!! he pays a lot of attention though..!
All these will be explained as we read on.. The guru's answer is marked by me as |TB-4|.. That comes next..
Finally comes the answer to student's question..!! The question on sAdhana cathushtayam.. that started this whole ball rolling..! I have numbered this as TB-3..
sADhyathE anEna ithi sADhanam.. that which helps you accomplish something is sAdhanam.. It simply means a "A MEANS OF DOING OR ACCOMPLISHING ANY GOAL". Like fire is a primary sADhanam for cooking.. car is a primary sADhanam for travel.. whreas gasolene is the priamry sADhanm for the engine to run..
It is important to remember here that any one sADhanam will have several sADhanms that it requires..! That is why the whole blessed thing is ULTIMATELY dismissed as "mithyA" the most misunderstood and misapplied word in the world of spiritual seekers.. LIKE US..!
I am also going ot be warning this community where a potential for us to commit an error exists.. so that we can always easily revisit that topic when that error is FORGOTTEN..!! It happens all the time to all of us.. that is really the beauty of studying vEdhAntha SAsthram.. cathushtayam simply means "four" kim here means "what are they?" so in essence the student asks the guru "hey guro! you mentioned in your opening dialog this word.. i do not know its meaning what are they?.." The student's job is really extremely simple when he asks the question.. BUT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WHEN THE ANSWER HAS TO BE REMEMBERED, RETAINED,REFLECTED UPON, AND RECITED WHEN NEEDED..!!!
Actually we will see as the text goes along, the Sishya is absolutely ignorant of the teaching of vEdhAntham, yet has an ApAthatha gnAnam.. a vague understanding of vEdhAnthic terminology, at least he has heard of them.. BUT WITH ZERO UNDERSTANDING..!! he pays a lot of attention though..!
All these will be explained as we read on.. The guru's answer is marked by me as |TB-4|.. That comes next..