Guest guest Posted January 16, 2001 Report Share Posted January 16, 2001 On Tue, 16 Jan 101 kartik wrote: > OM > Pranam > http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/univ/univ_02a.html > MAN'S SEPARATION FROM GOD > > The Anatomy of Human Desire > [...] > > The reflection cannot be decorated in order to > beautify the original. This is an image that occurs in a > great passage of Acharya Sankara in one of his works. If a > person wants to decorate himself and put on a necklace, or > put a mark on his forehead, he looks at his face in a > mirror. But he does not put the necklace on the image in > the mirror; he puts it on himself. The moment his original > self is decorated, the image is automatically decorated. He > has no need to decorate the image or beautify it again, in > addition to the effort on his part to beautify himself. > Now, all our desires are attempts at beautifying, > decorating or possessing the reflections, ignoring the > original. Because, the original is not an externality, and > our desires ordinarily are desires for those objects which > are external to ourselves. Here lies the basic mistake in > our attempts at the fulfilment of desires. > [...] I think the above analysis of the anatomy of desire is a real brilliant one and I bow to the great AcAryA-s for this clarification. I wonder if shri Kartik or any other List-member can give us the reference to the original work by shri shankara where He makes this analysis. Regards Gummuluru Murthy -------- Yadaa sarve pramucyante kaamaa ye'sya hr^di shritaah atha martyo'mr^to bhavatyatra brahma samashnute KaTha Upanishhad II.3.14 When all the desires that dwell in the heart fall away, then the mortal becomes immortal, and attains Brahman even here. --------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2001 Report Share Posted January 16, 2001 OM Pranam The text is from Sri Swami Krishnanandaji's book: Yoga As A Universal Science, this book is a detailed treatise on Yoga and Vedanta. It is a course in Yoga and Spiritual life, as also in all aspects of life to read this book. A STUDY of this book will be immensely helpful in LIFE and understanding how we are connected to Yoga. Swamiji has done immense service to mankind by putting almost all his books online for dessimination of Spiritual Knowledge. The Divine Life Society has taken this bold step to put their books online, and I know of no other Spiritual Organization to give away so much so effeicently and universally. Please go to the web sites at: http://www.dlshq.org http://www.dlshq.org/download/download.htm http://www.swami-krishnananda.org http://www.dlsmd.org If reading books online is problematic, a copy will me mailed to you without obligation, write directly to me. Pranam OM > > On Tue, 16 Jan 101 kartik wrote: > > > OM > > Pranam > > http://www.swami- krishnananda.org/univ/univ_02a.html > > MAN'S SEPARATION FROM GOD > > > > The Anatomy of Human Desire > > > [...] > > > > The reflection cannot be decorated in order to > > beautify the original. This is an image that occurs in a > > great passage of Acharya Sankara in one of his works. If a > > person wants to decorate himself and put on a necklace, or > > put a mark on his forehead, he looks at his face in a > > mirror. But he does not put the necklace on the image in > > the mirror; he puts it on himself. The moment his original > > self is decorated, the image is automatically decorated. He > > has no need to decorate the image or beautify it again, in > > addition to the effort on his part to beautify himself. > > Now, all our desires are attempts at beautifying, > > decorating or possessing the reflections, ignoring the > > original. Because, the original is not an externality, and > > our desires ordinarily are desires for those objects which > > are external to ourselves. Here lies the basic mistake in > > our attempts at the fulfilment of desires. > > [...] > > > I think the above analysis of the anatomy of desire is a > real brilliant one and I bow to the great AcAryA-s for > this clarification. I wonder if shri Kartik or any other > List-member can give us the reference to the original work > by shri shankara where He makes this analysis. > > > Regards > Gummuluru Murthy > ------------------------- ---------------- > Yadaa sarve pramucyante kaamaa ye'sya hr^di shritaah > atha martyo'mr^to bhavatyatra brahma samashnute KaTha Upanishhad II.3.14 > > When all the desires that dwell in the heart fall away, then the mortal > becomes immortal, and attains Brahman even here. > ------------------------- ----------------- > > Discussion of Sankara's Advaita Vedanta Philosophy of nonseparablity of Atman and Brahman. > Advaitin List Archives available at: http://www.eScribe.com/culture/advaitin/ > For Temporary stoppage of your Email, send a blank email to <advaitin-nomail > > To resume normal delivery of Email, send a blank email to <advaitin-normal > > To receive email digest (one per day) send a blank email to <advaitin-digest > > To to advaitin list, send a blank email to <advaitin-> > > > > ------------ Get FREE E-Mail http://www.valuemail.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2001 Report Share Posted January 16, 2001 kartik [kartik] OM Pranam The text is from Sri Swami Krishnanandaji's book: Yoga As A Universal Science, this book is a detailed treatise on Yoga and Vedanta. It is a course in Yoga and Spiritual life, as also in all aspects of life to read this book. A STUDY of this book will be immensely helpful in LIFE and understanding how we are connected to Yoga. Swamiji has done immense service to mankind by putting almost all his books online for dessimination of Spiritual Knowledge. The Divine Life Society has taken this bold step to put their books online, and I know of no other Spiritual Organization to give away so much so effeicently and universally. __________ This is true. Swami Sivananda himself was a model of service and Swami Krishnananda and Swami Chidananda have continued that tradition. The books of Swami Sivananda on various forms of yoga, pranayama, and kundalini are classics. Love to all Harsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2001 Report Share Posted January 17, 2001 Namaste, Though this particular analogy is not present in this work, the most sustained use of the metaphor of reflection in a mirror can be found in Shankara's 'Upadesha-sahasri', Chapter 18, 'tattvamasiprakaraNam.h', [Ch. on 'Thou Art That]. Regards, s. > I think the above analysis of the anatomy of desire is a > real brilliant one and I bow to the great AcAryA-s for > this clarification. I wonder if shri Kartik or any other > List-member can give us the reference to the original work > by shri shankara where He makes this analysis. > > > Regards > Gummuluru Murthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2001 Report Share Posted January 17, 2001 On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, sunder hattangadi wrote: > Namaste, > > Though this particular analogy is not present in this work, the > most sustained use of the metaphor of reflection in a mirror can be > found in Shankara's 'Upadesha-sahasri', > Chapter 18, 'tattvamasiprakaraNam.h', [Ch. on 'Thou Art That]. > > Regards, > > s. > > > I think the above analysis of the anatomy of desire is a > > real brilliant one and I bow to the great AcAryA-s for > > this clarification. I wonder if shri Kartik or any other > > List-member can give us the reference to the original work > > by shri shankara where He makes this analysis. > > namaste shri sunder, Thank you very much for the reference. It is amazing really how you come up time and time again with these quick references. My hat's off to you. Regards Gummuluru Murthy -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2001 Report Share Posted January 17, 2001 Namaste, Everything seems possible when bhagavatkR^ipaa guides purushhaartha! Regards, s. advaitin , Gummuluru Murthy <gmurthy@m...> wrote: > > On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, sunder hattangadi wrote: > > > Namaste, > > > > Though this particular analogy is not present in this work, the > > most sustained use of the metaphor of reflection in a mirror can be > > found in Shankara's 'Upadesha-sahasri', > > Chapter 18, 'tattvamasiprakaraNam.h', [Ch. on 'Thou Art That]. > > > > Regards, > > > > s. > > > > > I think the above analysis of the anatomy of desire is a > > > real brilliant one and I bow to the great AcAryA-s for > > > this clarification. I wonder if shri Kartik or any other > > > List-member can give us the reference to the original work > > > by shri shankara where He makes this analysis. > > > > > > namaste shri sunder, > > Thank you very much for the reference. It is amazing really how > you come up time and time again with these quick references. > My hat's off to you. > > > Regards > Gummuluru Murthy > -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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