Viveka-Chudamani/Ramana Maharshi

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Verses From Sri Sankara's Viveka-Chudamani

Selected and Reset by Sri Ramana Maharshi

 

1. Among all the means for Liberation pre-eminent is Devotion: and the quest

for one's own Reality (the Self is called Devotion.) (31)

 

2. The Supreme Self, the eternal, indivisible, non-dual Consciousness, the

Witness of buddhi and the rest, is other than Sat and asat, and is the

ultimate significance of the notion conveyed by the term 'I'. It is the

immediate Reality, the Bliss Incarnate. (351)

 

3. The Supreme Self of pure Consciousness, different from prakriti and its

modifications, shines as the 'I-I', the direct Witness of buddhi during the

wakeful and other states, and lights up this entire manifestation of Sat and

asat. (135)

 

4. That which clearly manifests itself within during the wakeful, dreaming

and sleep states, which is directly perceived within as the 'I-I' of

continuous awareness, which perceives the ego, buddhi, etc., that are of

diverse forms and modifications, and which reveals itself as the Atman of

Eternal Consciousness-Bliss - know thou this, thine own Self, within the

Heart. (217)

 

5. By direct experience know thou this, thine own Self within thyself, as

"This is I", with the mind regulated and the intellect pure and clear;

(thereby) cross the boundless ocean of samsara of which the waves are the

(succession of) births and deaths: thy aim thus fulfilled, be established as

the Absolute. (136)

 

6. In the sheath of intelligence shines eternally Atman, the self-effulgent

Witness of all. Making that thy lakshya, which is quite different from the

unreal - enjoy it by experience, through unbroken awareness, as thy own

Self. (380)

 

7. Extremely subtle is the Truth of the Self Supreme, and it is not

discernible to the gross vision (of the mind). It is knowable to the noble

minded of perfectly pure intellect, through very subtle Self-awareness

during Samadhi (the State of Transcendental Peace). (360)

 

8. When the mind, qualified thus through incessant practice, is merged in

Brahman, then the Samadhi getting rid of its savikalpa character leads of

its own accord to the Experience of Bliss of Oneness (i.e., of Nirvikalpa

Samadhi). (362)

 

9. By the Samadhi are destroyed all the knots of vasanas and all karma is

destroyed. There remains, within and without, everywhere and at all times,

the effortless manifestation of one's Swaroopa, the Self. (363)

 

10. In the cave of the buddhi is the Supreme Brahman, one without a second,

distinct from Sat and asat. For him who abides in this cave as verily that

Self, there is no rebirth. (266)

[Guest guest]

Harsha! Thanks for this!

 

Would you mind explaining a few words? Lakshya, vasanas, and Swaroopa?

 

Thanks,

Dharma

>Verses From Sri Sankara's Viveka-Chudamani

>Selected and Reset by Sri Ramana Maharshi

>

>1. Among all the means for Liberation pre-eminent is Devotion: and the quest

>for one's own Reality (the Self is called Devotion.) (31)

>

>2. The Supreme Self, the eternal, indivisible, non-dual Consciousness, the

>Witness of buddhi and the rest, is other than Sat and asat, and is the

>ultimate significance of the notion conveyed by the term 'I'. It is the

>immediate Reality, the Bliss Incarnate. (351)

>snip<

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On 4/1/01 at 12:02 PM Dharma wrote:

 

ºHarsha! Thanks for this!

º

ºWould you mind explaining a few words? Lakshya, vasanas, and Swaroopa?

º

ºThanks,

ºDharma

 

Lakshya (perceivable object, vision) so here

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6. In the sheath of intelligence shines eternally Atman, the self-effulgent

Witness of all. Making that thy lakshya, which is quite different from the

unreal - enjoy it by experience, through unbroken awareness, as thy own

Self. (380)

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it means "keep Atman as the inner vision at all times"

 

Vasana (dwelling) - both desire and what is left in the mind by gratification of

the desire.

Often, translated as "subliminal tendency".

Hence Buddha's warning for addiction to samadhis: they create far stronger

desire for repetition of the experience than anything else...

 

Swaroopa (own form) - in classical yoga, the essential nature of thing - for

instance, the essence of a liquid, its fluidity. So in the verse, swaroopa is

Self-absorption which is natural, neither veiled by nor dependent on whatever

activity.

 

Jan

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Thanks, Jan! Didn't realize you're a Sanskrit scholar!

 

Love,

Dharma

>On 4/1/01 at 12:02 PM Dharma wrote:

>

>†Harsha! Thanks for this!

>†

>†Would you mind explaining a few words? Lakshya, vasanas, and Swaroopa?

>†

>†Thanks,

>†Dharma

>

>Lakshya (perceivable object, vision) so here

>-----------------------

>6. In the sheath of intelligence shines eternally Atman, the self-effulgent

>Witness of all. Making that thy lakshya, which is quite different from the

>unreal - enjoy it by experience, through unbroken awareness, as thy own

>Self. (380)

>-----------------------

>it means "keep Atman as the inner vision at all times"

>

>Vasana (dwelling) - both desire and what is left in the mind by

>gratification of the desire.

>Often, translated as "subliminal tendency".

>Hence Buddha's warning for addiction to samadhis: they create far stronger

>desire for repetition of the experience than anything else...

>

>Swaroopa (own form) - in classical yoga, the essential nature of thing -

>for instance, the essence of a liquid, its fluidity. So in the verse,

>swaroopa is Self-absorption which is natural, neither veiled by nor

>dependent on whatever activity.

>

>Jan

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>All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights,

>perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and

>subside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not

>different than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the

>nature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present.

>It is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the

>Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of

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On 4/1/01 at 2:59 PM Dharma wrote:

 

ºThanks, Jan! Didn't realize you're a Sanskrit scholar!

º

ºLove,

ºDharma

 

 

Thanks for the laugh Dharma - I'm not a scholar of anything!

Works like the Patanjali Sutras or the Crest Jewel of Discrimination (between

"real" and "unreal")

are like "deja vu" to me

 

Love,

Jan

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Dharma [deva]

Sunday, April 01, 2001 4:02 PM

Re: Viveka-Chudamani/Ramana Maharshi

 

 

Harsha! Thanks for this!

 

Would you mind explaining a few words? Lakshya, vasanas, and Swaroopa?

 

Thanks,

Dharma

 

Hi Dharma. Lakshya means to take "Aim" or Goal....Keeping something in

sight. Like.... Arjuna took "aim" at the target.

Vasanas refer to "latent tendencies or subtle cravings" which manifest as

overt desires when time is ripe.

Swaroopa means one's own face or one's own form. In the spiritual context,

it means the Self, although the Self has no form.

 

Harsha

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Hi Harsha,

 

Thanks again. I want to send this text on, and I'll put your note at the

bottom and star those words to it.

 

Love,

Dharma

>Lakshya means to take "Aim" or Goal....Keeping something in

>sight. Like.... Arjuna took "aim" at the target.

>Vasanas refer to "latent tendencies or subtle cravings" which manifest as

>overt desires when time is ripe.

>Swaroopa means one's own face or one's own form. In the spiritual context,

>it means the Self, although the Self has no form.

>

>Harsha