September Discussion Topic - “Is there light in Enlightenment?”

[Guest guest]

Namaste:

 

I am delighted to inform you all that Sri Madathil Nair has

volunteered to lead the September monthly discussion and topic of

discussion is - "Is there light in Enlightenment?"

 

This excellent topic focuses on the essence of Sat-Chit-Ananda.

Nairji provides below a brief explanation to the term Sat-Chit-Ananda

using simple without injecting complex terminologies:

 

(Nairji's explanation)

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" Sat, loosely translated into English as Existence, is

Being (deliberately capitalized to differentiate from

the pedestrian meaning of the term) unconditioned by

time (space as well therefore). As the intellect

needs an academic interpretation, we are forced to

express and understand It as an awareness that I am

always everywhere without birth or death. Space and

time still afflict this understanding.

 

Chit, again loosely translated as Knowledge, is a

fusion of knower, knowing and known. As such Knowledge

cannot be the usual knowing through the

mind-intellect-sense-organs combination. The intellect

again has to necessarily understand it as an

all-knowing, a lighting up of everything or the light

that lights up everything.

 

Ananda, known as fullness, is that I am everything,

limitless without any beyonds and that everything

including a sense of duality abides in me without

apparent divisions. But, as long as the intellect

operates, duality will be apparent despite the

logical, academic deduction that I am everything.

However, when the intellect is transcended, (I must

confess I haven't.), there is no compartmentalization

possible or even warranted. There can logically be

only One without a second without any wants. This

awareness of one's fullness, being without wants,

gives rise to a sense of contentment and that is why

probably fullness is loosely translated as bliss."

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A complete introduction to the topic along with guidelines to members

for participating in the discussions will be provided by Nairji on

September 1, 2003. He has spent lots of his time in preparing the

topic materials and I hope that members will show support by their

active participation. The benefit of any Satsangh depends only on

member participation in the discussions with questions, comments and

criticisms. No one claims to be an expert and we all want use this

forum to learn and share and/or sharpen our knowledge with the fellow

discussants. Vedanta is all about changing our 'attitude' from

negative tendencies to positive outlook.

 

Warmest regards,

 

Ram Chandran

[Guest guest]

Namaste.

 

Immense thanks Ramji for your kind introduction.

 

I would request Members to hold their guns until September 1 when I

plan to fire the first salvo, i.e. my full post, which I should say

is still on the anvil to incorporate certain amendments kindly

recommended by Ramji.

 

PraNAms.

 

Madathil Nair

 

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advaitin, "Ram Chandran" <rchandran@c...>

wrote:

> I am delighted to inform you all that Sri Madathil Nair has

> volunteered to lead the September monthly discussion and topic of

> discussion is - "Is there light in Enlightenment?"