Guest guest Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 84. One who wants to gratify the body and still see the Atman is like the man who takes hold of a crocodile to cross a river thinking it is a log and is thus destroyed. 87. This body which is made up of skin, flesh, blood, arteries, veins, fat, marrow and bones is full of waste matter and filth. It deserves our contempt. 89. In the waking state of consciousness, man finds his fullest activity in the body. In this state he identifies himself with his body, although he is really separate from it. Through the external senses he enjoys gross objects such as garlands, perfumes and so forth, as well as other objects of sense pleasure. 99. Svapna (dream state) belongs to the subtle body. It enjoys subtle objects and sees only what has been done in the wakeful state. The atman is the supreme being. The intellect is his minister but things done by the intellect do not touch him. He is unattached. It is his instrument. As the chisel is to the carpenter, so is the intellect to the atman. 105. When all is favorable the ego becomes happy; when not favorable, unhappy. 107. In sushupti (dreamless sleep), when there is no object at all, no pleasure or pain, the atman shines in its own glory. When that soul goes into the consciousness of its jaagrat (waking state), it becomes conscious of seeing, hearing etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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