Guest guest Posted April 20, 2002 Report Share Posted April 20, 2002 Verse 6 How does a person of 'steady knowledge' [sthitaprajna] know that he is one such? Is it because of the awareness of the fullness of his knowledge? Or is it because of cessation of objective awareness? [the Sri Ramanasramam edition gives the following translation of Verse 6: How does a sthitaprajna recognise himself as such? Is it by knowing the fullness of his enlightenment or is it by cessation of objective awareness?] Verse 7 By what hallmark do the learned recognise the Knower [jnani]? Commentary The expression 'sthitaprajna' means 'one who is rooted in Self-knowledge'. The wisdom of such a person is steady and firm. For such a person there are no 'others'. Perception of oneness does not mean that such a person is not aware of objects. It only means that 'Self-attention' is not lost because of objective awareness. The Muni puts the questions from two angles: from the viewpoint of the knower himself and that of the onlookers. Something should stand out in a person to enable his or her identification, straightaway, as a wise person. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ramana Gita, transl. and commentary by A.R. Natarajan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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