Satyameva Jayate !!!!!!

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what a wonderful set of quotations our beloved Sunderji has given on

the group page . i am also delgted to see the national emblem of

India

and Mahatma gandhi's favorite phrase 'Satyameva jayate' -Truth alone

triumphs . to Gandhiji , Truth and God were synonyms.

 

Sunderji , may i also add another quote on Truth in this context ?

 

The rik (5.62.1) of the seer shrutavit atri

 

& #343;tena & #343;tam apihitam dhruvam v & #257;m

 

s & #363;ryasya yatra vimuchanti ashv & #257;n

 

dasha shat & #257; saha tasthu & #293;

 

tadekam dev & #257;n & #257;m shre & #351;h & #355;ham vapu & #351;h & #257;m apashyam.

 

Translation:

 

" There is a truth & #343;tam covered by a (inferior) truth

 

& #343;tena where your place is secure,

 

where they unyoke the horses of sun;

 

the ten hundreds stood together,

 

where was that One, I saw the greatest of the embodied Gods " RV

(5.62.1).

 

The import is clear: the highest eternal truth standing over, beyond

is covered by the inferior truth of this creation; when this cover

is removed, one comes face to face with the higher truth.

 

The translation given here is according to the esoteric view. We

discuss in detail S & #257;ya & #326;a's translation based on the gross

interpretation. S & #257;ya & #326;a translates the first p & #257;da of the mantra

as " water covering the solar orb " . He interprets the third p & #257;da in

the mythological sense alluding to the imprisonment of the horses of

the sun by asur & #257;s called Mandeha. Again his commentary illustrates

his use of the mythological and naturalist ideas even though he

claims to focus only on the ritualist .

 

http://www.vedah.com/org/literature/upanishads/quotations.asp

 

the sanskrit word for Truth is Satyam and SaT means Existence ! It

is only through constnt practice of 'Satyam' ( dharma as well) one

can arrive at Sat-chit-ananda

 

that is why Verse 35 , chapter 6 of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita says :

 

sri-bhagavan uvaca

asamsayam maha-baho

mano durnigraham calam

abhyasena tu kaunteya

vairagyena ca grhyate

 

 

The Blessed Lord said: O mighty-armed son of Kunti, it is

undoubtedly very difficult to curb the restless mind, but it is

possible by constant practice and by detachment.

 

swami chinmayananda says " Thus viewed, practice (Abhyasa)

strengthens renunciation (Samnyasa), which generates detachment

(Vairagya), and which in its turn deepens meditation (Abhyasa). Hand

in hand, each strengthening the other, the total progress is

steadily maintained. "

 

Shri gurave namaha !

 

ps - my mom and i are having a very good time in the privacy of our

hotel suite At 86 , she is still alert and cheerful . we came to the

hotel suite mainly to escape the Harsh Delhi Winter !