Guest guest Posted February 28, 2001 Report Share Posted February 28, 2001 Anand Hudli wrote: > On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 13:32:10 -0500, Chaitanya Bhagavat > <chaitanya_bhagavat wrote: > > >Anand Hudli wrote: > .... ...... ....... ......... ....... > > > > Anand > > PS: I always thought the lioness carrying her cub in the mouth is more > dramatic and awe-inspiring than a domestic cat carrying her kitten. :-) Whether lioness or domestic cat, the principle is the same viz. the mother takes full responsibility for transporting the cub safely from point A to point B. The cub makes no effort at all. This is known as the maarjaara nyaaya - cat principle. The opposite principle is the markata nyaaya - the monkey principle. In the case of the monkey, it is the cub that has to cling to the mother for dear life, as the latter jumps from tree to tree. The mother allows the hitch-hike, but takes no responsibility for safe transportation ! The cub is entirely responsible for its own survival during the journey. Note that both examples refer to the transportation stage only. In advaita, once you have lost your ego, you have already reached the destination. I have said something that just came to my mind. I hope it is not irrelevant. V.M.Sundaram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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