What is "Aham Sphurana"

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

in a certain context I came across that word "aham shurana". I

remember that Ramana before his self-realization had sphurana of

Arunachala.

The meaning of "sphurana" is not quite clear to me. I have only a

vague idea about that it has the meaning of "pulsation"

or "vibration". Can anyone here say more about? Where does this

sphurana (pulsation of aham) happen? Is it in the spiritual heart-

centre? How is it experienced? What is its meaning in the context of

self-enquiry? What is it?

Thanks in advance for every comment.

In HIM

Gabriele

[Guest guest]

namaste all!

i am a new member to the group.. and i like the atmosphere a lot

 

i chose 'sphurna' as 'email' a while ago.. i do not know sanskrit so

please correct me..

from what i know, sphur(a)na refers to the first movement of the

universe.. the first movement where consciousness sees it self as

light..

 

"..If a snake should bite us our consciousness shifts completely in

that our lifetime comes to an end and in dying we reach a different

time dimension. In the mythological context serpent also means time

and change. The God Vishnu rests upon a serpent with 1000 heads and

in this serpent originates the first Sphurna or movement, the source

of an entire universe. So actually the world comes into being through

Vishnu and not through Brahma.."

(from chakras.net)

 

this light of consciousness is also called sphuratta:

"..Self-apprehending consciousness is the very self of consciousness.

It is the supreme word (para vak) which always manifests itself by

itself. It is freedom (svatantrya). It is the supreme power of the

highest self. This consciousness is vibratory light (sphuratta). It

is absolute reality (mahasatta) which is beyond spatial and temporal

distinctions. This consciousness being the universal essence is

called the Heart of the Lord.."

(Abhinavagupta)

 

in my humble understanding (and please don't hesitate to correct me),

sphur(a)na refers to the first movement where consciousness sees

itself as light.. and sphuratta to the vibratory (both unitive (re-

cognising) and expanding) movement that sphurna has set in motion..

and which i feel both in the 'heart-region' (or spiritual heart-

centre) and the third eye..

 

Abhinavahupta says: "..The Heart of Shiva is not a static or inert

absolute, however. In fact the non-dual Kashmir Shaiva tradition

considers it to be in a state of perpetual movement, a state of

vibration (spanda) in which it ic continuously contracting and

expanding (samkoca-vikasha), opening and closing (unmesha-nimesha),

trembling (ullasita), quivering (sphurita), throbbing, waving, and

sparkling (ucchalata). The intensity and speed of this movement is

such that paradoxically it is simultaneously a perfect dynamic

stillness.

 

".. this power in the Heart, which is the Goddess, is at once {an

outward motion} emmisional and expansive, as well as {an inward

motion} absorptive and unitive {hence there is a vibration caused by

this outward and inward motion}. {The inward motion} of the Goddess

resides in man as the kundalini energy that impels one back to the

source and center of one's being in a completely natural and

spontaneous way.."

 

these quotes from abhinavagupta come from

http://www.digiserve.com/mystic/Hindu/Abhinavagupta/

if these quotes (i mean not from sri ramana) are inappropriate,

please accept my apologies..

 

we are not two,

one love,

jeroen

 

 

 

RamanaMaharshi, "gabriele_ebert" <g.ebert@g...> wrote:

> Dear All,

> in a certain context I came across that word "aham shurana". I

> remember that Ramana before his self-realization had sphurana of

> Arunachala.

> The meaning of "sphurana" is not quite clear to me. I have only a

> vague idea about that it has the meaning of "pulsation"

> or "vibration". Can anyone here say more about? Where does this

> sphurana (pulsation of aham) happen? Is it in the spiritual heart-

> centre? How is it experienced? What is its meaning in the context

of

> self-enquiry? What is it?

> Thanks in advance for every comment.

> In HIM

> Gabriele

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

 

'sphurana' can be translated in a variety of ways -

flashing, glistening, quivering, vibrating, throbbing, coming into view,

manifestation, etc.

 

In essence it is the primary manifestation of the Self in the body (the real

source of creation). It is experienced when the flow of consciousness is

reversed and thoughts/ego are traced back to the Heart Centre (hridaya).

Some have experienced this as a physical manifestation on the right side of

the chest. One may continue to sense a constant sphurana after revelation of

the Self. In Absolute terms however there is no location. This is simply the

centre without bounds.

 

Ever Yours in Sri Bhagavan,

Miles

 

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> Dear All,

> in a certain context I came across that word "aham shurana". I

> remember that Ramana before his self-realization had sphurana of

> Arunachala.

> The meaning of "sphurana" is not quite clear to me. I have only a

> vague idea about that it has the meaning of "pulsation"

> or "vibration". Can anyone here say more about? Where does this

> sphurana (pulsation of aham) happen? Is it in the spiritual heart-

> centre? How is it experienced? What is its meaning in the context of

> self-enquiry? What is it?

> Thanks in advance for every comment.

> In HIM

> Gabriele