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viveka chudamani #20
Viveka chudamani 20 A firm conviction of the intellect that Brahman alone is real and the phenomenal world is unreal is known as the discrimination between the real and the unreal. Bhrama satyam jaganmithyetyevahrupo viniscayah So yam nityanityavastuvivekah samuddahrtah. I’m reading a rather mundane book by an author called Jason Kothari, but he makes a…
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Viveka Chudamani #19
Most of the eastern philosophy talks about similar things – the Bodhicitta is about doing a task without being attached to the result. That is neither elated with the win or self condemning on failure. The Bhagavata Gita talks of “yogasta kurukarmani, na phaleshu kada chana.” Do what you have to do without being attached…
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Blocks on the journey.
#VivekaChudamani -18 Often as we walk on the path of self awareness, and discovery we have reversals. The tendency is to go into self blame, but the blocks in the spiritual journey is usually due to blocks within. It often reflects in the world outside. This is where #compassion comes to play. Slowly focus on…
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Cittasya suddhaya karma na tu vastupaladbhaye Vastu siddi vicharena kincitkaramakotibhih. ~ VC-16 Selfless work and charity helps to purify the mind, but do not by themselves contribute to the perception of reality. This perception of reality is only brought about by discriminative analysis. And never by count of action. Vedanta or the guide to understanding…
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viveka chudamani-Results.
#vivekachudamani, #pointstoponder, #Adishankaracharya Verse-13. This time I was in Kurukshetra, Guruji told me don’t squander your energies in trying to get your in-laws approval it has not happened in 30yrs, it is not likely to happen now. He went on to explain if I performed actions with the aim to get my in-laws approval not…
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Viveka Chudamani The teacher and the Adept.
Viveka chudamani. (8-7) Last week at the Drepung Loseling Monastery we practised compassion. The concept was to view our thoughts and actions, without judgement or attachment. This is very close to Yogarudha, mentioned in the Bhagwat Gita. A state where a person is not attached either to the objects, or to the action. This is…
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