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तत्वबोध – 1 of 11: Introduction
Read more: तत्वबोध – 1 of 11: Introductionज्ञानात् एव ही कैवल्य – Liberation (मोक्ष) is only possible through knowledge (ज्ञानम्). Until one realizes his true nature as supreme soul (परमात्मा), supreme consciousness (परमब्रह्म), one has to keep coming back in the world in various forms. The key word here is “realize“. It’s not just about intellectual understanding but directly experiencing it. Reading…
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तत्वबोध – 2 of 11: The Fourfold Qualification
Read more: तत्वबोध – 2 of 11: The Fourfold Qualificationसाधनचतुष्टयं किम्? नित्यानित्यवस्तुविवेकः । इहामुत्रार्थफलभोगविरागः । शमादिषट्कसंपत्तिः । मुमुक्षुत्वं चेति ॥ Sādhanacatuṣṭayaṃ (साधनचतुष्टयम्) indicates four qualities that a student seeker must possess to qualify to pursue the path of knowledge – jñāna mārga (ज्ञान मार्ग). They are Viveka (विवेक) – Discriminatory Power of Intellect नित्यानित्यवस्तुविवेकः कः?नित्यवस्तु एकम् ब्रह्म तद् व्यतिरिक्तं सर्वम् अनित्यम् । अयमेव नित्यानित्यवस्तुविवेकः…
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तत्वबोध – 3 of 11: Enquiry into the Truth
Read more: तत्वबोध – 3 of 11: Enquiry into the Truthतत्वविवेकः कः? आत्मा सत्यं तदन्यत् सर्वं मिथ्येति ॥ One must clearly understand definitions of sat (सत्), asat (असत्) and mithyā (मिथ्या). As captured in earlier post under the quality of Vivek (Discrimination), sat refers to the eternal, unchanging existence, in all 3 times (past, present and future) and without any modification (as modification implicitly means…
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तत्वबोध – 4 of 11: The Three Bodies
Read more: तत्वबोध – 4 of 11: The Three BodiesThe Gross Body स्थूलशरीरं किम्?पञ्चीकृतपञ्चमहाभूतैः कृतं सत्कर्मजन्यं सुखदुःखादिभोगायतनं शरीरम् अस्ति जायते वर्धते विपरीणमते अपक्षीयते विनश्यती इति षड्विकारवत् एतत् स्थूलशरीरम् ॥ While defining Self (आत्मा), Shankaracharyaji negates the gross body (स्थूलशरीर), thereby inviting a curious question from student about स्थूलशरीर. Gross (स्थूल) is something that can be perceived by our senses (ईन्द्रीय). The word शरीर comes…
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