It all Belongs To Sachchidananda

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Jaya Guru Datta,

 

Here is today's saying:

 

“I am the form of Chit. (chit = Jnana - knowledge). Therefore, I am 'chetana'

(endowed with knowledge). Therefore I am certainly different from 'chetya'

(that which is grasped by the Chetana).

 

Buddhi acts only if there is prana. It is the same with the indriyas too.

Neither of them can act if there is no prana. Is this not true?

 

In the deep sleep state, there is prana. But is there any action by the buddhi

or the sense organs? In the Jagrat and swapna states, the Prana will be like a

king who is amidst a big army (and therefore not easily recognized). In the

Sushupti state, Prana can be easily recognized (like a king sitting on the

throne).

 

Indriyas (sense organs) are not under the command of the Prana. If they were to

be so, they would not rest when their boss is functioning.

 

Therefore, the inner instruments (namely manas, buddhi, chitta, and ahankaara),

the sense organs, the prana - all these belong to me who is of the form of

Sachchidananda, to whom wakeful and dream states belong."

 

In Sanskrit:

 

Chitsvaroopashchetanoham

Chetyaannoonam prithagasmi

 

Praane sati saa buddhishchalati

indriya vargashchaapi tathaa

Praanaapaaye nahi tachchalanam

tviti taavadyattaddhi mrishaa 1

 

Gaadha sushuptoupraanesatyapi

buddheendriyayoshchalanam kvaa

Sainya samoohe raadiva praano

sulabha graahyaah kila suptou 2

 

Praanaadheeno nendriya vargo

no chet praane vyaapti mati

Taddaasoyam tvindriyavargah

kathamiva vishraamyati suptou 3

 

Tasmaadantah karanam chendriya

vargassaakam praanena

Jaagrannidraavata evaa

meemama sri sachidaanandaasya 4

 

Sri Swamiji

Journey In To The Self

(Lessons in Vedanta)

Bhajan -3

pp. 8-9

 

 

Sri Guru Datta,

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