PGS : Atma Bodha - Verse 06

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Atma Bodha Verse 06 :

samsAra: svapnatulyOhi rAgadveshAdhi san.kula: |

svakAle satyavadbhAti prabOdhe satyasadbhavet ||

 

Translation :

This world(samsAra:) is like a dream, filled with

likes and dislikes.

While dreaming, the dream appears to be real; after

awakening from the dream it is known to be un-real.

 

Explanation :

With this verse, bhagavatpAda explains the nature of

the

world and how we relate to it. The world that we

experience

is samsAra, it is the "world" that is perceived by us in

our

waking state. This "world" is "felt" through our senses,

is conditioned by the likes and dislikes of our ego

and is cognized by our mind to yield our perception of the

world. This world is declared to be un-real!

Un-real in what sense? In the sense that it is like a

dream which only **appears** to be real but is simply an

illusion created by our mind. This is a very fundamental

issue of advaita ontology and has been fully dealt with in

the more advanced texts ( for starters, please refer to the

series of posts by ShrI Anand Hudli on advaita siddhi in

advaita-l archives ). For now, it is explained as thought

it

were an "illusion".

How do we know that we are dreaming? Can we know that

we are dreaming, while still dreaming? Of course, we

cannot.

It is only upon awakening from the dream can we say, "hey I

was dreaming". Similarly, the non-existence of the world

can

be known only upon awakening from our "dream" i.e. after

the

dawn of jnAna.

 

 

 

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