"Buddha, His teachings"

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Dear netters,

I would like to share with you some of the views even though what I am

going to write is more from advatic points of view about buddhism.

 

Mandukya upanishad states 4stages reached during meditation for mukthi.

The first stage is called as "Jagrita state". During this stage the mind

is active and it is in a state of material world. When one starts

meditating, one will be knowing the things around. Lots of thought come

and go. The second state is called "Swapna State". This can be thought to

be as the dream state while we are asleep. The third state is called

"Sukshuma state". This is the state where one is asleep and does not know

whehter he has realised anything or not. this can be also called as

agnana samadhi. One does not experience anything and one does not know

even whether he is existing in this state. In this state mind experiences

nothing. One who comes back to jagrita state remembers he experienced

nothing. The fourt and final state is called "Turiya State". This is the

state during which one realizes "Paramatma".

 

Ramakrishna mutt (even though there thought is irrelevant to

Vaishnavites), followers think that Buddha reached the fourth state and

he possibly did not go the fourth state at all. So he might have preached

"Agnana" or "we go from existence to nothing when we attain nirvana".

This is just to throw light of the analogy of buddha's goal (nirvana) and

goal of hindus(the interpretation of the fourth state might be different

for the three cults of hinduism).

 

I do not know whether I am 100% right in my interpretation of mandukya

upanishad (I read Uraiyasiriyar Anna's writings about Upanishads

published by Ramakrishna mutt). I apologize if my understanding of that

upanishad is not right. The same states of mind is also elaborated in

"Brihadaranyaka Upanishad" and in "Gnana Vashishtam" by Vashishta muni.

 

Azhwargal thiruvadiye charanam

Lakshmi Narasimhan

 

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Vanamali Gati Saarngee Changee chakreecha Nandaki

Sriman NarayanoVishnur Vasudevobi Rakshatu

------Parayana Sloka in Vishnu Sahasranama-----

 

Lakshmi N. Srinivasa,lsriniva,sprinil

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