pramāda & pramāṇa ...
hariḥ oṁ
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namasté
As of late much of my attention has been going to this subject. That is, pramāda & pramāṇa of Self (ātman). What do these words mean ?
- pramāda of ātman - negligence , carelessness about, error i.e. forgetfulness of one's own Self. The yoga of ignorance. The ~union~ (yoga) of the Self with the non-Self.
- pramāṇa¹ of Self (ātman) - a means of acquiring pramā¹ or certain knowledge of Self.
The recognition of one's own Self or some call svarūpa - one's own form or shape or real nature in full. That is, in ignorance (pramāda) we know only the spark; with the blossoming of pramāṇa we come to know the whole flame.
Why so and what can we say or sumise from pramāda & pramāṇa ? The next few posts will offer a few ideas on this matter.
iti śivaṁ
words
- pramāṇa
- Within vedānta there are generally 6 considered:
- pratyakṣa - perception by the senses
- anumāna - inference
- upamāna ,- analogy or comparison
- śabda or āpta-vacana , verbal authority , revelation
- an-upalabdhi or abhāva-pratyakṣa - non-perception or negative proof
- arthāpatti , inference from circumstances
- the nyāya system considers 4 , excluding the last two from above
- the sāṃkhya views is of 3 - pratyakṣa , anumāna, and śabda
- pramā - right knowledge; correct knowlege; to understand
यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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