Guest guest Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 indriyANi parANyAhurindrayebhyah param manah | manasas tu parAbuddhiryo buddheh paratastu sah || (3.42) 22 --- It is said that the power of the senses is great; higher than the senses is the mind; higher than the mind is the intellect; but higher still, than the intellect, is He ...[the Self]. --- evam buddheh param buddhvA samstabhyAtmAnamAtmanA | jahi Satrum mahAbAho kAmarUpam durAsadam || (3.43) 23 --- Thus now knowing Him (the Self) to be higher than the intellect, fixing the self in the Self, O Mighty-armed One, slay the elusive enemy (ahamkAra) so hard to find. --- The Self uses intellect, through the mind and senses, for measuring variety. Intellect is an instrument of the Self. The Self alone is eternal. (cf. Talk 112) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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