Guest guest Posted July 25, 1999 Report Share Posted July 25, 1999 Continuing on the Astavakra Chapter 18 Verse 72 Where is bondage or liberation, joy or sorrow for one who shines as the Infinite and does not percieve relative existence? Verse 73 Only the illusion of the world prevails. The reality of the world vanishes with the knowledge of the Self. The wise one lives without the feeling of 'I-ness' and 'mine-ness' and attachment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 1999 Report Share Posted July 25, 1999 In a message dated 7/25/1999 7:26:49 AM Atlantic Daylight Time, vivekananda writes: << "Vivekananda Centre" <vivekananda Continuing on the Astavakra Chapter 18 Verse 72 Where is bondage or liberation, joy or sorrow for one who shines as the Infinite and does not percieve relative existence? Verse 73 Only the illusion of the world prevails. The reality of the world vanishes with the knowledge of the Self. The wise one lives without the feeling of 'I-ness' and 'mine-ness' and attachment. >> Harsha: Thanks Jay for your postings on Astavakra Gita. It points to the radical insight which is simplicity itself. The fact that there are so many spiritual paths demonstrates that it is the nature of the mind to make complicated that which is self-evident. Spiritual practice plays a vital role in unwinding the mind, so to speak. Once that is done, what is left is difficult to speak of. The wise say that the Tao that can be talked about is not The Tao. Still Sages manage to indicate the Existence of the Underlying Reality with words and without words. They do it because it is their first hand knowledge and it is their nature to do it. I am often reminded of the words of Ramana Maharshi who used to say that the Reality must Always be Real and therefore It must be Here and Now also. If it is not Here and Now and is to be gained at some future time, then it must be subject to loss also. What can be gained can also be lost! Therefore that which is Real, Absolute, Eternal cannot be gained. It is what You already Are. Can we Accept This? What undermines the acceptance of our Own Natural State? Perhaps it is not truly Recognizing the ever present Reality of Self-Awareness. To recognize and abide in this simple awareness is both the beginning and the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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