Guest guest Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 Namaste, In the context of " Knowledge and the Means of Knowledge " , here are two pieces of verse. The first is about " sphota " : a flash of meaning that bursts sparkling forth in a time-transcending intuition, when some changing sounds (dhvani) of language have been heard and correctly understood in the course of passing time. The Sanskrit words " sphut " and " sphota " are etymologically related to the old English " spearca " or " an ignited particle " and hence a " spark " . And also related to the Latin " spargere " meaning to " sprinkle " , associated with the Indo-European roots " *spar- " and " *sper- " meaning to " scatter " , " strew " , " sprinkle " . According to the book " Origins " by the linguist Eric Partridge, these Indo-European roots are in particular related to the " Sowing or Scattering of Sounds-as-Words " . Hence the Germanic " *sprek- " meaning to speak, and the Old English " spraec " , " sprec " and its variants " spaec " , " spec " from which the current English " speech " derives. Flashing and shining (sphota) ----------------------------- At every moment in each mind some appearance of an object is shown bursting into view. No such appearance ever lasts. It flashes momentarily, illuminated from within. As objects flash thus into show, it's light alone that carries on, illuminating what appears. In course of time, as moments pass, what changes flashes on and off. But light itself remains unchanged. Without that light, which knows all change, no time nor any change could show a world of different-seeming things. That light alone shines timelessly, throughout all show thought compromised by ignorance and suffering. The second piece of verse is about the light of knowing, to which meaning leads, as spoken words are rightly heard and understood. Where knowing shines -------------------- All depths of sorrow, heights of joy. all pull of fond desiring, all push of having had enough, all like, dislike, all conflict, peace ... are known by light of consciousness. Through all perceptions of a world made up in space from different things, through all conceptions thought and felt to come and go in course of time ... that knowing light is found to shine. No object anywhere in space appears perceived without that light. No thought or feeling ever can appear or disappear in mind, for anyone, at any time ... without that light found present there. What is that ever-present light which shines throughout all space of world, throughout all time of changing mind in everyone's experience? It is a self that always knows what may be shown to anyone: throughout all space of outside world, throughout all time in changing mind. It is that single principle of knowing self which we all share, as common to each one of us. And it's that plain reality found always utterly unchanged, beneath all change of seeming show. It's there alone, in each of us, that knowing shines for what it is and lasting happiness is found. Ananda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 advaitin , " anandawood " <awood wrote: > > Namaste, > > In the context of " Knowledge and the Means of Knowledge " , here are two pieces of verse. > > The first is about " sphota " : a flash of meaning that bursts sparkling forth in a time-transcending intuition, when some changing sounds (dhvani) of language have been heard and correctly understood in the course of passing time. The Sanskrit words " sphut " and " sphota " are etymologically related to the old English " spearca " or " an ignited particle " and hence a " spark " . And also related to the Latin " spargere " meaning to " sprinkle " , associated with the Indo-European roots " *spar- " and " *sper- " meaning to " scatter " , " strew " , " sprinkle " . According to the book " Origins " by the linguist Eric Partridge, these Indo-European roots are in particular related to the " Sowing or Scattering of Sounds-as-Words " . Hence the Germanic " *sprek- " meaning to speak, and the Old English " spraec " , " sprec " and its variants " spaec " , " spec " from which the current English " speech " derives. > > > Flashing and shining (sphota) > ----------------------------- > > At every moment in each mind > some appearance of an object > is shown bursting into view. > > No such appearance ever lasts. > It flashes momentarily, > illuminated from within. > > As objects flash thus into show, > it's light alone that carries on, > illuminating what appears. > > In course of time, as moments pass, > what changes flashes on and off. > But light itself remains unchanged. > > Without that light, which knows all change, > no time nor any change could show > a world of different-seeming things. > > That light alone shines timelessly, > throughout all show thought compromised > by ignorance and suffering. > > > The second piece of verse is about the light of knowing, to which meaning leads, as spoken words are rightly heard and understood. > > > Where knowing shines > -------------------- > > All depths of sorrow, heights of joy. > all pull of fond desiring, > all push of having had enough, > all like, dislike, all conflict, peace ... > are known by light of consciousness. > > Through all perceptions of a world > made up in space from different things, > through all conceptions thought and felt > to come and go in course of time ... > that knowing light is found to shine. > > No object anywhere in space > appears perceived without that light. > No thought or feeling ever can > appear or disappear in mind, > for anyone, at any time ... > without that light found present there. > > What is that ever-present light > which shines throughout all space of world, > throughout all time of changing mind > in everyone's experience? > > It is a self that always knows > what may be shown to anyone: > throughout all space of outside world, > throughout all time in changing mind. > > It is that single principle > of knowing self which we all share, > as common to each one of us. > > And it's that plain reality > found always utterly unchanged, > beneath all change of seeming show. > > It's there alone, in each of us, > that knowing shines for what it is > and lasting happiness is found. > > > Ananda >Wonderful narration of human intellect thank you sir sekhar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Anandaji _ PraNAms Seems to be quite for some time! The poems are contemplative. The rest of the part you discussed will be taken up during the discussion of the verbal testimony in the knowledge series. That is the coming topic. Hari Om! Sadanada --- On Sat, 10/31/09, anandawood <awood wrote: Namaste, In the context of " Knowledge and the Means of Knowledge " , here are two pieces of verse. The first is about " sphota " : a flash of meaning that bursts sparkling forth in a time-transcending intuition, when some changing sounds (dhvani) of language have been heard and correctly understood in the course of passing time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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