Re: prerequisites to learn advaita?
hariḥ oṁ
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namasté
We are talking of one's desire to know (jijñāsa) the nature of the Self (ātma-vastunaḥ) I would then direct one's attention to ādi śaṅkara-ji's vivekacūḍāmaṇi , 16th śloka:
medhāvī puruṣo vidvān ūhāpoha vicakṣanaḥ |
adhikāryātma-vidyāyām ukta-lakṣaṇa-lakṣitaḥ ||
This says,
the person who has excellent/sufficient memory, is learned, possesses the power of comprehension and the ability to reason properly is alone considered qualified for the knowledge of the Self.
One may call this person the qualified aspirant or ātmavidyā adhikārin.
From here the (famous) 4 fold prerequisites ( sādhana catuṣṭhaya) of ādi śaṅkara-ji's offering unfold , starting with the 17th śloka and continues in review to the 29th śloka. The 4 are offered above in post #2.
I urge the reader to take a look at this fine work, vivekacūḍāmaṇi¹.
praṇām
1. Vivekacūḍāmaṇi or the Crown jewel of Discrimination ( some say crest jewel) .
यतसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤µà¤‚ शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṠśivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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