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| === मनो हि ब्रह्म || Mind is Brahman === | | === मनो हि ब्रह्म || Mind is Brahman === |
− | मनो वाव वाचो भूयो यथा वै द्वे वाऽऽमलके .... मनो ह्यात्मा मनो लोको मनो हि ब्रह्म मन उपास्स्वेति || (Chan. Upan. 7.2.1) | + | मनो वाव वाचो भूयो यथा वै द्वे वाऽऽमलके .... मनो ह्यात्मा मनो लोको मनो हि ब्रह्म मन उपास्स्वेति || (Chan. Upan. 7.3.1) |
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| Upon Narada maharshi's inquiry, Sanathkumara explains : Mind is higher than Vak (Speech) just as one holds two amla (gooseberry) fruits or Badri fruit in one’s fist, similarly Mind holds Vak and Nama. When one wishes in his mind to read Veda, he reads it, when he wishes in mind to perform actions then he performs them. Only in the mind one desires wealth and children. When a person wishes in mind for this world or the next, he desires for them. Mind is the world, Mind is the Self, indeed and Mind is Parabrahmam. Meditate on the mind. | | Upon Narada maharshi's inquiry, Sanathkumara explains : Mind is higher than Vak (Speech) just as one holds two amla (gooseberry) fruits or Badri fruit in one’s fist, similarly Mind holds Vak and Nama. When one wishes in his mind to read Veda, he reads it, when he wishes in mind to perform actions then he performs them. Only in the mind one desires wealth and children. When a person wishes in mind for this world or the next, he desires for them. Mind is the world, Mind is the Self, indeed and Mind is Parabrahmam. Meditate on the mind. |
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− | Narad Muni continues to ask Sanatkumar questions. He asked - is there any other principle higher than this? To which Sanatkumar says: Sankalpa (resolve) is higher than mind and it is within its purview that we are able to do karma and achieve success. dyava,(land of light), prithivi (bhoomi)) Panchabhutas (five elements), rain, prithvi (Earth), Anna|अन्न (), Prana|प्रणा () mantra (), Karma () are all dependent on sankalpa and therefore it is essentail to understand sankalpa as Brahmarupa. By being rooted in Sankalpa, one is led in the direction of greater freedom.
| + | === लोकः संकल्पते || World Wills === |
| + | संकल्पो वाव मनसो भूयान्यदा वै संकल्पततेऽथ मनस्यत्यथ वाचमीरयति तामु नाम्नीरयति नाम्नि मन्त्रा एकं भवन्ति मन्त्रेषु कर्माणि || (Chan. Upan. 7.4.1) |
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| + | Naracontinues to ask Sanatkumar questions. He asked - is there any other principle higher than this? To which Sanatkumar says: Sankalpa (resolve) is higher than mind and it is within its purview that we are able to do karma and achieve success. dyava,(land of light), prithivi (bhoomi)) Panchabhutas (five elements), rain, prithvi (Earth), Anna|अन्न (), Prana|प्रणा () mantra (), Karma () are all dependent on sankalpa and therefore it is essentail to understand sankalpa as Brahmarupa. By being rooted in Sankalpa, one is led in the direction of greater freedom. |
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| Narada muni continues to ask many questions and Sanatakumar answered; chitta (), dhyana (), vijnana (), Bala (), Anna|अन्न (), apa (), Tejas|तेजस (), Akash|आकाश, smriti, asha( desires) and Prana|प्रणा. | | Narada muni continues to ask many questions and Sanatakumar answered; chitta (), dhyana (), vijnana (), Bala (), Anna|अन्न (), apa (), Tejas|तेजस (), Akash|आकाश, smriti, asha( desires) and Prana|प्रणा. |