Guest guest Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Namaste, In Kaivalya upanishat, Lord Shiva/Brahman is described as " samasta sakshi tamasaha parastaat " . Is the " samasta sakshi " witnessing all minds and bodies ? When the so called jiva is analyzed, Vedanta teaches us that the body, mind, intellect, memories and ego are all objectifiable and so are different from the subject. Whatever is known is different from the knower. Who is this knower ? Bhagavan says he himself is the knower in all bodies (chapter 13 of Gita). Does it mean I am samasta sakshi ? Should'nt I be aware of all bodies and their minds/thoughts ? Continuing on this analysis, deep sleep experience is of non-experience. The " samasta sakshi " never sleeps. So does it mean, the nature of this " samasta sakshi " is consciousness, without being conscious of anything ? I realize that all this cannot be answered in email but some helpful tips/pointers would be great. regards, Shailendra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Shailendraji - praNAms. Iswara saakshii and jiiva saakshii are addressed in the post 'Knowledge and the means of knowledge - 12'. You can get it from the list. Hari Om! Sadananda--- On Wed, 7/23/08, Shailendra Bhatnagar <bhatnagar_shailendra wrote: Shailendra Bhatnagar <bhatnagar_shailendra sakshi same as samasta sakshi ?advaitin (AT) (DOT) comDate: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 9:06 PM Namaste, In Kaivalya upanishat, Lord Shiva/Brahman is described as "samasta sakshi tamasaha parastaat". Is the "samasta sakshi" witnessing all minds and bodies ? When the so called jiva is analyzed, Vedanta teaches us that the body, mind, intellect, memories and ego are all objectifiable and so are different from the subject. Whatever is known is different from the knower. Who is this knower ? Bhagavan says he himself is the knower in all bodies (chapter 13 of Gita). Does it mean I am samasta sakshi ? Should'nt I be aware of all bodies and their minds/thoughts ? Continuing on this analysis, deep sleep experience is of non-experience. The "samasta sakshi" never sleeps. So does it mean, the nature of this "samasta sakshi" is consciousness, without being conscious of anything ? I realize that all this cannot be answered in email but some helpful tips/pointers would be great.regards,Shailendra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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