Nididhyasan Told By Saint Jana Bai (Message of Sri Anil Bharatey

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List Moderator's Note: This message is from Sri Anil Bharatey

<selfanil who revised his earlier posting with the poem of

Saint Janabai. In this post, he explains the term, `roasted

consciousness' that he used in the earlier post. His explanation here

in this post is in confirmation with the Vedantic terminology and the

term `roasted consciousness' according to Anilji would imply that the

seeker destroys his/her identity with the body-mind-intellect and

redirects it towards the Atman. The list is pleased to forward

Anilji's insights on Nididhyasan to the list. We appreciate Anilji's

enthusiasm and profound insights of Vedanta.

 

 

Namaskar,

 

I think Nididhyasan is rgular pursuation. Pursuation of Shravan and

Manan till Swaroopanubhti. Saint Janabai, has added Yoga in Jnan

Marg by asking to roast the Beeja. This is a Yoga process and is

achieved by different Asan-s and Pranayam. In the Nididhyasan

pursuation the Beeja Naash is without efforts. Samadhi has been

advised to the sadhak exercising Nididhyan, by Hon. Shankaracharya.

(Ref. Vivek Chudamani).

 

I try to elucidate Nididhyasan propounded in the poetry of Saint

Janabi. In absence of sound knowledge of English language and

Vedanta, I am likely to make mistakes in writing. This is therefore,

subject to corrections by wise men in the group.

 

1) Janabai has rightly given example of a mango fruit. We find

example of "Nygrodha Phala" in Chhandogya Upanishad, (6/12), given

by Uddalak Aruni to Shwetketu. Guru explained Vyakta and Avyakta to

his Sishya with this example. Amraphala (mango) has been

thoughtfully compared with the human body by the saint. Mango is

Vyakta Srushti and has the inherent potential to create a new Srushti

(Rebirth). This is possible due to a seed in the mango fruit. A new

mango fruit comes to being from Avyakta. (via tree). The

following reasons strengthen the comparison of mango tree to a human

body, and confirms the deep thoughts of the saint.

 

2) a. Mango skin (outer) is compared to the body. This is the

Annamaya Kosha. (sheath)

b. Mango skin (inner surface), looking like reinforced with

fibers, is compared again to Maya. This is like reinforcement of

Vayu in to body.We know this as Pranamaya Kosha. a+b Now this

A+B i.e. cover skin with outer and the inner body constitute the

Sthool Deha.

 

c. Mango Juice is compared to mind. All the happenings of

happiness and miseries are experienced by Mind. So, the juice which

is for drinking and for enjoyment in life, is said to be Mind. This

is Manomay Kosha. This is knows as Sukhma Deha.

 

d Outer stiff cover of seed of Mango, that holds the outer three

parts (a+b+c) including juice (mind) is a Vidhnyanmaya Kosha and is

Karan Deha. This part of seed can be germinated, like the

Vidhnyanmay can have the different Srushti with the help of outer

three Kosha. It has it in the dream.

 

e. Inner Soft seed is the Anandmaya and Mahakaran Deha. There is of

course some difference in functioning of Mahakaran Deha in body and

inner seed in the mango. However, both remain unseen, and hence the

comparison is right.

 

 

Nididhyasan

 

After this comparison St. Janabai, tells us about Nididhyasan.

 

3. A. She says that entire mango is perishable, but has the seed

(Vidhnyanmaya) that can create another mango (via-tree). "Punarapi

Jananam, Punarapi Maranam Punarapi Janani Jathare Shayanam" i.e. the

miserable cycle of birth and death of human body continues like a

mango fruit. Nobody knows what a next birth would be. This might be

of a cat or a rat. So, the awareness about perishable body is the

first lesson of the Nididhyasan. She has said "Samul Saal Maya",

which means the Maya may be abandoned completely, like inner outer

part of the skin. In the first step of Nididhyasan she has advised

to preserve the consciousness, or the sense of one's being.

Because, the result of Nididhyasan has to be achieved step by step

or some sudden disturbance in body may create fear.

 

B. In the process of Nididhyasan the Sthul Deha is thrown like skin

of mango, after juice of experience of life is consumed

(Karmanubhava). As a second lesson, she advises to roast the

Beeja. If there is no consciousness, there can't be Desires. The

consciousness is classified in three forms.

 

1. Consciousness (Chitta): Sense that I am a body – Jagriti,

Sushupti and Swapna. Trimatra in Pranav. (Omkar)

 

2. Roasted consciousness : Sense and experience that I am not a

body – Turya (fourth condition of Chitta. Ardha Matra in the

Pranav.

 

3. Merger of consciousness : Oneness with universal Chitta -

Asampradhnyat Samadhi (Bindu in Pranav)

 

In the Nididhyasan, the process is automatic. Once you get

the "Shabdadhnyan" of Self, you get reasonable control over your

passions and likings, and you are determinably practicing

Nididhyasan, you are 100% bound to start getting experience of

throwing of body. You start getting the experience of "Turya" or the

Turyaga condition of Chitta. One gets immediate evidences of

truthfulness of our Great Shastras, and teaching of the saints.

 

C Janabai say that the "Aham" (Consciouness or Chitta of three

Awastha) with Deha be gifted to Guru/Saint after roasting it. This

roasted Chitta that enters the fourth Awastha, may not again be

brought back to worldly desires. This is possible if the Sadhak

remains in Brahmabhava for most of the time.

 

D In the last couple of lines, Saint Janabai assures about the good

results of the kind of Nididhyasan she has recommended. She says, if

one always keeps in mind the teaching of Vedanta that denies the

true existence of body, he is sure to become God himself. Here the

merger of Chitta in Mahakaran Deha is called as "Becoming God". This

is also called Jiva-Shiva Aikaya.

 

Anil

 

advaitin, Dilip Sahani <dilsahani> wrote:

>

> Pranam,

>

> Doctor Shir Yadujee, Shri Aniljee and Ms. Shri Padmajee have

translated the poem of Jana Bhai from Marathi language, but no body

has revealed the process of nididhyasan explained in the poem. Would

somebody please explain the same ?