Guest guest Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 om namo bhagavate sri ramanaya Dear All, > M. Wherever particular objects are known it is the Self which > has known itself in the form of those objects. For what > is known as knowledge or awareness is only the patency of > the Self (atma sakti). The Self is the only sentient object. If this is an English translation of 'sakti' as it seems to show in the text, then 'potency' would seem to fit. Sakti - power, ability, capacity, strength, potential AtmaSakti - power/potential of the Self AtmaSakti might also be translated as 'one's own power' - i.e. that power which is ever innate and never acquired ... the Self. from Sri Arunachala Ashtakam: 6. Thou art Thyself the One Being, ever aware as the self-luminous Heart! In Thee there is a mysterious Power (Shakti) which without Thee is nothing. From it proceeds the phantom of the mind emitting its latent subtle dark mists, which, illumined by Thy Light (of Consciousness) reflected on them, appear within as thoughts whirling in the vortices of prarabdha, later developing into the psychic worlds and projected outwardly as the material world transformed into concrete objects which are magnified by the out-going senses and move about like pictures in a cinema show. Visible or invisible, O Hill of Grace, without Thee they are nothing! (Collected Works, Rider, 1975; 66) However 'patency', too, has a nice ring to it, for, what is known as knowledge or awareness is only through the 'clarity' of the Self. Kind Regards, Miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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