A bit more light...
hariḥ oṁ
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namaste
I thought to just add a few ideas for one's consideration... these will be odds-and-ends that are notions one may consider or be told of within the body of one's study. I thought to start with 3 of them.
- the body or śarīra
- illusion or māyā ( not maya)
- being on the path (mārga)
- the body or śarīra
For one new to the unfoldment of Self (ātmā) it is not uncommon to hear you are not the body. This is true. You are not just the body. In the final analysis your real Self is all encompassing. Yet we start with the notion of saying you are not the body from the POV of limitations. The body is of limits. But when you come to the full realization of one's stainless Self, this Self is all inclusive. Adding this notion that you are not only the body adds depth and breath to one's comprehension. Yet to try and start here perhaps causes some consternation. So the wise chose to teach in a simpler method - step by step.
- illusion or māyā ( not maya�)
It is quite in vogue to hold this idea in one's mind. The world is an illusion it is not real. This is not the whole story. That is, we do not see ( in the state of ignorance) the full scope of what creation is. Since we do not see properly one can say the world is illusive. No different the an iceberg. We see only the tip of it and the massive portion lies below the surface.
So what is the illusion for us ? We see things as everything being disconnected, independent. While this 'seems' to be the experience there is unity within all of creation. We can say this even without going into the spiritual domain.
If we look all around we see many-many objects. Yet click down a level and all are made of atoms; click down again and we find particles and sub-atomic particles. Click one more time and we see pure energy from which all this creation comes and goes. So there is commonality even by using the laws of physics. Yet there is still one more click. For all this to exist there must be the space for all to exist in. This is one more common denominator. But yet another click ; even for this space to exist it too must be. Be-ing ties every thing together. On all levels - what can possibly exist without Being ? It is eternal, non-born and does not die.
So, at the ignorance level this is not a common experience; yet as one becomes more refined the connection becomes more astute in one's comprehension.
- being on the path (mārga�)
This too is often spoken of from the spiritual aspirant. I ask you this: where can there be travel if the beginning and end do not exist ? That is, the Self (ātmā) is without break or pause. There is no starting point or ending point. Some call this satatoditam, without break or pause. This Self is uninterrupted; so at every point it exists already. It is as if one is looking for a glass of water while submerged in a lake.
Rāmaṇa mahaṛṣi has said it this way: there is no greater mystery then this - ourSelves being Reality, we seek to gain reality.
What more can we bring a bit more light to ?
- grace or anugraha
- i or I ? - the idea of 'me' of the relative word (and differentiated awareness ) and that of 'I' a more non-differentiated (whole) view
Who is this 'i' ?
We can consider these in an upcoming post.
iti śivaṁ
words
- śarīra - " that which is easily destroyed i.e. the body , bodily frame
- mārga or journey, seeking , search , tracing out , hunting ; some may call it patha - path , road , course ; some may call
- maya - in the masculine gender is the name of an asura ; in the feminine gender it can be a camel, horse or a mule.
Last edited by yajvan; 30 October 2013 at 02:39 PM.
यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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