The Wakeful State Is Not Sachchidananda

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Jaya Guru Datta,

 

Here is today's saying:

 

“I am far away from the wakeful state. I am the sun in the clear sky.

 

The antahkarana (internal insturment) is inert. But it is clear like a crystal.

Therefore it pretends as though it is a Drashta (seer) because of the reflection

in it of the Pratyagatma.

 

The same anatah karana will reach the objects of perception through the sense

organs and, by virtue of its subtlety, will even assume the form of the object

and thus behaves as the 'seen' also.

 

The state in which the antah karana undergoes modification as a drashta (seer)

as well as the drishya (seen) is called as Jagradavastha (wakeful state).

 

Thus, when the antahkarana is undergoing modifications, how can the wakeful

state be related to me, who is of the form of Sachchidananda?"

 

In Sanskrit:

 

Jaagradavasthaa bahu dooroham

Nirmala gaganaga mihiroham

 

Pratyak chaitanyasya tu yogaat

jadamapyantah karanamaho

Drashtriva natati sphatika svachcham

sva pratibimbita chidrekam 1

 

Atha chedam draak karana dvaaraa

sampraaptam sadvishaya bhuvam

Saakshmyaadvishayaakaaram praapya

drishyavadapi cha vyavaharati 2

 

Evam drashtraakaaratayaapi cha

drishyaakaarata yendriyagaa

Yatra tu parinaamam dheereti

jaagradavashtaa saa proktaa 3

 

Antahkarane tvevam vikritim

praapte pratyagvaachyasa

Sambadhyeta mama saavasthaa

kathamiva sachidaanandasya 4

 

 

 

Sri Swamiji

Journey In To the Self (Lessons in Vedanta) Volume 1

Bhajan 9 pp.31-32

 

Sri Guru Datta,

Swamiji Says

 

 

 

 

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