Guest guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Hari Om, I am having a few doubts regarding Chit (of Sat-Chit-Anand). Can anyone please explain to me the relation between these three: (1)Chit, (2) Chitta of Vedanta, and (3) Chitta of Samkhya. I have one more question. We have the Chin-mudra of Sri Dakshinamoorthy. When the sandhi is broken in Sanskrit, it actually reads as Chit-mudra. Can anyone please explain to me how this mudra is related to Chit. Thanks a lot in advance. Om Tat Sat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 advaitin , " Rajesh " <gabbardaaku wrote: > > Hari Om, > > I am having a few doubts regarding Chit (of Sat-Chit-Anand). Can > anyone please explain to me the relation between these three: (1)Chit, > (2) Chitta of Vedanta, and (3) Chitta of Samkhya. > > I have one more question. We have the Chin-mudra of Sri > Dakshinamoorthy. When the sandhi is broken in Sanskrit, it actually > reads as Chit-mudra. Can anyone please explain to me how this mudra is > related to Chit. > > Thanks a lot in advance. > Om Tat Sat > Namaste The document Advaita Saadhanaa in one document.pdf listed in the files section of Advaitin has several passages on this. For instance, one such is the following(on one page 118): " In the antaHkaraNaM there are four entities: cittaM, manas (mind), buddhi (intellect) and ahamkAraM (Ego). Of these the locale for the mind is the neck. That of the Ego is the heart. That of the intellect is the face. CittaM is specifically referred as memory power. When it is the memory power its locale is the navel. But really, the basics of all the three, namely, mind, intellect and ego is that which is called thought and this originates from cittaM. Therefore cittam does not need a separate locale for itself. When we vacillate between this decision and that, cittaM is at the neck. When we finally decide, by our intellect, to do something in a certain way , cittaM is in the face. When we establish ourselves as `I, the JIva', cittaM is in the heart which is the locale for the Ego. " The best strategy would be to search for either of the the words 'Mind' or 'cittam' and look at all the different pages containing these words. PraNAms to all advaitins. profvk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Namaste Rajesh : Thank goddess for this 'chitta' of mine which is a storehouse of memory ! Smile :-) May i please direct you to this wonderful post of Shri Shri Anandaji on the weekly definition of 'chit' or consciousness ... post number 37725 -Weekly definition - 'cit' or 'consciousness' wherein Anandaji says : " 'cit' is the knowing light of consciousness, found in each person's mind. In everyone's experience, it is a subjective knowing that illuminates whatever may appear or disappear. As time proceeds in any mind, perceptions, thoughts and feelings come and go. But consciousness continues as their knowing principle. It stays present always, illuminating all appearances and disappearances. It is a common principle of knowing, found always present in all states of experience, beneath their changes and their differences. " please read the above mentioned post and let me know what you think ! Rajeshji , do you know why Lord Krishna is called 'chitta chora' ? the MIND has many faculties as professor vkhji has explained - THEY ARE : Manas = sensory, processing mind Chitta = storage OF IMPRESSIONS OR Ahamkara = " I-maker " or Ego (2 Egos) Buddhi = knows, decides, judges, and discriminates but our navaneetha krishna not only steals the butter but along with it he steals the gopis 'chitta' too ! The gopis 'forget' their worldly existence and are filled with the Blissful consciousness of Lord Krishna , the very embodiment of Sat chit ananda ! Forget 'chitta' and let 'chit' take over! any pun intended is unintentional ! regards advaitin , " Rajesh " <gabbardaaku wrote: > > Hari Om, > > I am having a few doubts regarding Chit (of Sat-Chit-Anand). Can > anyone please explain to me the relation between these three: (1) Chit, > (2) Chitta of Vedanta, and (3) Chitta of Samkhya. > > I have one more question. We have the Chin-mudra of Sri > Dakshinamoorthy. When the sandhi is broken in Sanskrit, it actually > reads as Chit-mudra. Can anyone please explain to me how this mudra is > related to Chit. > > Thanks a lot in advance. > Om Tat Sat > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tyrion Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 I have a related question. Could 'chit' itself be a sandhi? Cha + Et Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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