Heart of Truth

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Tim Gerchmez <fewtch

 

Let me quote a few passages from Sri Shankara, a

famous jnani. These are all from Viveka-Chudamani (Crest-Jewel Of

Discrimination):

 

"Right action helps to purify the heart..."

"He who tries to find the Atman by feeding the cravings of the body, is

trying to cross a river by grasping a crocodile, mistaking it for a log."

"A man must faithfully and devotedly fulfill the duties of life as the

scriptures prescribe. This purifies his heart. A man whose heart is pure

realizes the supreme Atman."

"That terrible tiger called an impure mind prowls in the forest of the

sense-objects. The wise man who seeks liberation must not go there."

"The sweet fragrance of the Atman is overpowered by innumerable cravings

for the things of the senses. These cravings can be destroyed by devotion

to the Atman; and then the light of the Atman becomes revealed."

 

 

Harsha: Thank you Tim. I am always grateful to have the opportunity to read

the precious gems from Sri Shankra. And Thank you to Ramji as well for his

posts on the essence of Vedanta. Indeed, they should be reflected on with

great care. It is only with awareness that one seeks awareness. It is only

with awareness that awareness is mastered. Ultimately Awareness always rests

in its own nature. To seek things other than awareness does not satisfy. To

master things other than awareness does not satisfy. Perhaps by Grace, we

seek to become aware, and by Grace, Awareness Reveals It Self as Our Own

Self.