Guest guest Posted October 5, 2002 Report Share Posted October 5, 2002 Jaya Guru Datta, Here is today's saying: “Why do you always depend so heavily on the scriptures? The reason for this has been given already. Even the logical deductions arrived at in the previous lessons have established that sorrow is not natural to the Jeevi. Let us recapitulate. You say that sorrow is natural to Jeevatma. If it were to be true, it should be experienced during Sushupti - a state in which there is no contact with the Indriyas or their objects - that the nature of Jeevatma is that of sorrow. But every Jeevi says that the state of Sushupti was indeed a happy experience. There is no exception to this. Similarly a person who has experienced Samadhi transcends the transactions of the sense organs with the objects. When he comes back from that state, he says that he experienced absolute bliss in that state. Is it not now clear that what is natural to the Jeevi is nothing but happiness? Also, the scriptures and logical deductions have also established that sorrow is something which is acquired. If I am of the nature of bliss, (i.e., if bliss is natural to me) why then am I experiencing sorrow? Yes. You are experiencing sorrow. Why? Let us see." Sri Swamiji Lessons in Vedanta - 31 part VIII Bhakti Mala, May, 1998 Sri Guru Datta, Swamiji Says __________ Watch a championship game with Elway or McGwire. Enter Now at http://champions.lycos.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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