Guest guest Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Nisargadatta , " Era Molnar " <mi_nok wrote: > > Sri Shankara in his commentary to mantra 4,chapter2 of Kenopanishad > has detailed a methodology, the most DIRECT and SIMPLE. > > PRATIBODHAVIDITA > > The Kenopanishad (2.4) and the bhashya thereon throw a flood of > light on this subject: > > Brahman is known when It is realised in every state of mind; > for by such Knowledge one attains Immortality. > > By Atman one obtains strength; by Knowledge, Immortality. > > The term bodha here stands for cognition ie., the mental mode that > reveals an object. > > He for whom each and every one of these cognitions is an object of > direct perception, who is of the nature of Pure Consciousness alone > and who is indicated by these very cognitions as being present in > identically the same manner in all of them, without being conditioned > by them, is Atman; > > There is no otherway for knowing the Inner Atman. > > Thus 'knowledge' of Brahman in this > manner as the very essence of every cognition is Samyagdarshana, the > true knowledge of Brahman. > > It becomes established thereby that Brahman, the Witness of all > cognitions, is of the nature of Consciousness, subject to neither > birth nor death, Eternal, of absolutely pure nature, the very Atman, > without any attributes, and the One in all being, as the akasha in a > pot, a hill and a cave, there being no differentiating feature. (unquote) > > OM TAT SAT > > > > ~Sreenivasa Murthy > > ps: Om Tat Sat. Sat is the creator, Tat is the crated and Om is the > creating. > > > > > In Raja yoga this thingy is explained as a triangle: the base is the > > knower, right-side the knowledge, the left-line is the known. And they > > make-up one triangle. > > > > Era > > > > ps: you can sit in the middle of it. > > >Amiga: Don't bust our heads with this Shankara jive. KISS. Keep it simple s%^ & *%d--I have too much respect for you to spell out the last word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Nisargadatta , " tom " <jeusisbuen wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " Era Molnar " <mi_nok@> wrote: > > > > Sri Shankara in his commentary to mantra 4,chapter2 of > Kenopanishad > > has detailed a methodology, the most DIRECT and SIMPLE. > > > > PRATIBODHAVIDITA > > > > The Kenopanishad (2.4) and the bhashya thereon throw a flood of > > light on this subject: > > > > Brahman is known when It is realised in every state of mind; > > for by such Knowledge one attains Immortality. > > > > By Atman one obtains strength; by Knowledge, Immortality. > > > > The term bodha here stands for cognition ie., the mental mode that > > reveals an object. > > > > He for whom each and every one of these cognitions is an object > of > > direct perception, who is of the nature of Pure Consciousness alone > > and who is indicated by these very cognitions as being present in > > identically the same manner in all of them, without being > conditioned > > by them, is Atman; > > > > There is no otherway for knowing the Inner Atman. > > > > Thus 'knowledge' of Brahman in this > > manner as the very essence of every cognition is Samyagdarshana, > the > > true knowledge of Brahman. > > > > It becomes established thereby that Brahman, the Witness of all > > cognitions, is of the nature of Consciousness, subject to neither > > birth nor death, Eternal, of absolutely pure nature, the very > Atman, > > without any attributes, and the One in all being, as the akasha in > a > > pot, a hill and a cave, there being no differentiating feature. > (unquote) > > > > OM TAT SAT > > > > > > > > ~Sreenivasa Murthy > > > > ps: Om Tat Sat. Sat is the creator, Tat is the crated and Om is > the > > creating. > > > > > > > > > In Raja yoga this thingy is explained as a triangle: the base > is the > > > knower, right-side the knowledge, the left-line is the known. > And they > > > make-up one triangle. > > > > > > Era > > > > > > ps: you can sit in the middle of it. > > > > >Amiga: Don't bust our heads with this Shankara jive. KISS. Keep it > simple s%^ & *%d--I have too much respect for you to spell out the > last word. it's a much better deal when the 'brahman' realizes 'you'. the 'brahman' couldn't care less if 'you' realized 'it'. you have no choice anyway. just ask the 'brahman'. like kellog's frosted flakes... 'he's'....... GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR....eat! ..b bobji b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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