STUDY GROUP on SPIRITUAL INSTRUCTION Ch2V13 (2nd attempt)

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STUDY GROUP on SPIRITUAL INSTRUCTION

 

CHAPTER 2

PRACTICE

Abhyasa

 

V13.

Q. How can there be a connection between the Self which is pure

knowledge and the triple

factors (i.e., knower, known and knowledge), which are relative

knowledge?

 

M. This is, in a way, like the working of a cinema as shown below:-

 

 

CINEMA SHOW -----SELF

 

1.The lamp inside (the apparatus) ----The Self

 

2.The lens in front of the lamp ----The pure (sattvic) mind

close

to the Self.

 

 

3.The film which is a long series ----The stream of latent

 

of (separate photos). tendencies consisting of

subtle thoughts.

 

4.The lens, the light passing ----The mind,the illumination of

through it and the lamp, it and the Self, which

which together form the together form the seer or

the

focused light. Jiva

 

5.The light passing through the -----The light of the Self

lens and falling on the screen. emerging from the mind

through

the senses,

and falling on the world.

 

6.The various kinds of pictures ----The various forms and names

appearing in the light of appearing as the objects

 

the screen. perceived in the light of the

 

world.

 

7.The mechanism which sets the ----The divine law manifesting

film in motion. the latent tendencies of the

mind.

 

 

 

Just as the pictures appear on the screen as long as the film throws

the shadows through the lens, so the phenomenal world will continue to

appear to the individual in the waking and dream states as long as

there are latent mental impressions. Just as the lens magnifies the

tiny specks on the film to a huge size and as a number of pictures are

shown in a second, so the mind enlarges the sprout-like tendencies

into tree-like thoughts and shows in a second innumerable worlds.

Again, just as there is only the light of the lamp visible when there

is no film, so the Self alone shines without the triple factors when

the mental concepts in the form of tendencies are absent in the states

of deep sleep, swoon and samadhi. Just as the lamp remains unaffected

despite illuminating the lens, and so on, the Self remains unaffected

despite illuminating the ego [chidabhasa].

 

 

 

--------

anu

 

PS. I hope this 2nd attempt makes the reading easier.