Six Stanzas On Nirvana By Adi Shankaracharya

May 18, 2009

Yes Raju Sir and Radhe Ji.This poem is indeed written By Adi Shankaracharya.

Thanks for correcting me.

Om namo Bhagavate Sri RamanayaPrashant Jalasutram

On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 6:26 PM, drrajunsp <drrajunsp wrote:

Dr.Raju wrote:

Dear all,

Nirvanastakam is written by Adi Sankara to tell the

significance of neti,neti method.Bhagawan also dealt the same subject

with his own unique understanding in verse 22 of Upadesa Saram.

The meaning of verse 22 is " Since the body,mind,intellect,breath,and

darkness of ignorance are all insentient(Jada) and unreal(Asat),

they are not " I " which is the reality.Bhagawan is negating the

Panchakosas(five sheaths)because they are insentient and unreal,

because they do not possess any inherent consciousness or existence

of their own.Hence they cannot be the " I " ,the reality which is both

self existing and self shining.The feeling of " I " is mixed with the

adjuncts,so Bhagawan is negating the adjuncts,to show the true

import of " I " which is the reality.

Traditionally neti,neti, is done as a method intellectually but

Bhagawan reveals that neti,neti is not intended to denote a method of

practice but only indicates a final state of Self experience.

The true knowledge that the five sheaths are not " I " ,is an experience

which can be attained only by knowing the real nature of " I " ,through

the practice of Self-Enquiry.

The reason why the scriptures begin by teaching that the five sheaths

are not " I " ,is that in order to practice Self-Enquiry,it is useful

for an aspirant to understand intellectually that the " I " which is

to be attended to is not the body or any other adjuncts which are now

felt by him to be mixed with the feeling of " I " .But since Bhagawan

does not want us to fall a prey to the misunderstanding that

pondering intellectually over the truth that five sheaths are not " I " ,

is itself the method of negating the five sheaths.He has carefully

taught us the method of practising Self-Enquiry before revealing to

us the revelation that the five sheaths are not " I " .

Thanking you all~Dr.Raju.

, Prasanth Jalasutram <jvrsprasanth wrote:

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> NIRVANASHATKAM, OR SIX STANZAS ON NIRVANA Complete Works Volume 4, Writings:

> Poems

>

> I am neither the mind, nor the intellect, nor the ego, nor the mind-stuff ;

> I am neither the body, nor the changes of the body ;

> I am neither the senses of hearing, taste, smell, or sight,

> Nor am I the ether, the earth, the fire, the air ;