Bhaghavath Gita lectures by Sri Sathyadhyana Theertha, Chapter 6, Part 5

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MUKTHI NAIJA SUKHA NUBHUTHIHI: DESCRIPTION OF NATURE OF MUKTHI: MUKTHI

SVARUPA NIRUPANA: ESTABLISHMENT OF MUKTHI ENJOYMENT OF SVARUPANANDA OF

JEEVAS

 

BG 6-28: Yogi who is devoid of all other desires & remains always in the

firm dhyana of paramathma, without difficulty experiences the happiness

arising from his relationship with brahma.

 

In this state, the three things

 

1. Yogi who is enjoying the happiness

2. the happiness which has arisen from the sight of Brahma

3. The experience of the yogi who is actually experiencing the happiness

have been clearly & separately described.

 

Krishna has clearly said that parama Mukthi is experience of happiness.

BG 5-21: The jnanee who has concentrated his mind in dhyana of Brahma only

enjoys permanent endless happiness.

 

Since continuous enjoyment without break for ever is not available in

samsara stage, it is clear that the description given in BG 5-21 is only in

the Mukthi so in Mukthi, the chethana has the awareness of himself, the

object of his enjoyment & how he is enjoying. There is no pain or sorrow in

mukthi & the enjoyment is continuous for ever without break.

 

The thing called " Aham " is not destroyed. The same meaning is given to

slokas in Bhaghavatha " MukthirhithvanyathvanyatharupAm svarupena vyavasthi

thihi " . If we say that chethana changes his status in he which has

happiness mixed with sorrow & pain, again & again, to a stage where he had

happiness continuous forever in Mukthi; then this would be the correct

statement, made in accordance with sentences of BG. The thing called " Aham "

i.e. a jeeva who has happiness as his nature escapes from the stage he had

acquired in samsara where he had happiness mixed with sorrow & pain & enters

a stage in Mukthi where he has continuous happiness without any pain or

sorrow for him; the stage in Mukthi is just regaining his original stage.

But in advaitha, since jeeva by nature is brahma, there is no question of

regaining his original nature. Therefore it becomes clear that Mukthi for

chethana is the enjoyment of his intrinsic happiness without destruction of

jeeva bhava.

 

The statement that chethana in Mukthi enjoys his intrensic happiness which

arises after he has become free from ignorance (avidhya) is also indicated

by sentences from Krishna For Krishna has said " Akshayam Sukhamastuthe " ie.

Muktha enjoys permanent happiness forever. This Jeeva can enjoy his natural

happiness only if he is different from Brahma. Since is advaitha, jeeva

always remains as Brahma & Brahma is nirguna, the Brahmaikya is as good as

jeeva becoming a Jada only if he is different from Brahma.

 

Again Krishna says: Yogi who practices nishkarma karma, with the intention

of surrendering all results to God, attains " Naishtikim santhim " i.e.

natural & very good happiness, or his intrensic happiness which has arisen

after he became free from ignorance & attained Mukthi.

 

Question: Swamy, You have told us that freedom from ignorance (avidhya) is

Mukthi. How this avidhya can cover a jeeva who is a jnanee intrinsically?

You have told us Brahma by nature jnana & avidhya cannot attack him. This

should apply in Dvaita system also for Jeeva.

 

Sri Srigalavaru:

 

 

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Lectures on Bhaghavath Geetha (Dhwaitha Siddhantha Vaijayanthi) by H. H.

Sri Sathya Dhyana Thirtha Sri Padhangalavaru, Uttradhi Mutt

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