Discriminating Between The Permanent and the Impermanent

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Jaya Guru Datta,

 

Here is today's saying:

 

"A person seeking desirous of learning Atma Vidya should have four basic

qualifications. They are called as Sadhana Chatushtaya (sadhana=spiritual

pursuit, Chatushtaya= a set of four). They are,

 

1. Nitya Anitya Vastu Viveka

 

2. Ihaamutra phala bhoga viraaga

 

3. Shama Damadi Shatka Sampatti

 

4. Mukukshatva

 

Nitya Anitya Vastu Viveka

 

(nitya = permanent, anitya = impermanent, Vastu= object, Viveka= discrimination)

 

The capacity to discriminate the permanent from the impermanent is called

Nityaanitya Vastu Viveka. Viveka is discrimination acquired after thorough

analysis.

 

In the worldly affairs, we usually consider objects that outlive us as

permanent. Sometimes, even though we know that an object will perish after some

time, we still develop liking and longing for it. Take for example, a flower

garland. We know that it will not last for more than a few hours. Still we like

it and decorate ourselves with it.

 

Also, when an objects stay for sometime and then perish, we tend to argue that

the object's existence was real atleast for that period. Our logic is 'because

we are seeing that object, its existence must be real'.

 

 

 

Sri Swamiji

Lessons in Vedanta - 25 part III

 

 

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