Chapter – 34 – Vivekachoodamani - 331 – 340
Preceptor speaks “ Bhrama Sathyam Jagath
Mithya’, the Jeeva who chases to please sense, material matters, richness,
wealth, fame, people, etc. which has fleeting nature, cannot achieve the eternal
‘truth’/ Paramathma Parambhramam resides as the soul. The learned contemplate
and meditate upon the supreme Bhramam that is changeless, pure, unblemished,
eternal, and free from afflictions, remain serene. The ignorant Jeeva who is
drenched in worldly matters and bondage undergoes constant sufferings and miseries
of aging, illnesses, and death, the pain of separation
and loss of beloved ones, etc. There is a huge difference between Athmopasaka
and Vishayopasaka, like the truth and lie. The Mahathma and learned undertake
Shama, Niyama, Sathyam, Shaucha, Shanthi, austerities, Tapasya, etc. abandons
the interest in worldly matters and bondage, and contemplate upon the
Sacchidhanandhaswaroopa, Athma/ Paramthma and remain in supreme bliss. The
Bhramanishta undertaken by the noble soul leads them to the state of transcendental,
completely relieves the Sadhaka from the Prapancha/Prakrithi that’s nothing
other than the root cause of sufferings and miseries, caused by the utter
ignorance. In due course of time the
Sadhaka experience a supreme state of ‘Athmarathi’. The ignorant Jeeva who is
drenched in material matters, richness, possession, fame, money, people, etc. accumulate sins and Dhurvasana/debaucheries finally throw them into the
vicious cycles of rebirth and undergo the endless sufferings and sorrows.
Therefore, I shall encourage the Jeeva to achieve the knowledge of Paramarththa
Parambhramam resides as a soul in you, get rid of interest in worldly matters and
bondage, and protect yourself from the trap of Prapancha/Prakrithi that has
impermanent nature. If the mind is free from Anathmavasthu/ redundant thoughts,
material matters and people, it would get freed from anguish as well. The mind
which is free from trepidations and anxieties only could perceive the ‘Athman’
with the strict observance of vows, austerities, celibacy, Swadhyaya,
disciplines etc. The interest in Anathmavasthu keeps the Jeeva afar from the ‘Athmajjana’,
hence abandoning the Anathmavasthu is
Samsaranivriththi and achievement of Athmaprapthi. Each and every Jeeva
love their lives dearly, won’t like to consume toxic poison, in the same way,
the intellectuals who have a deep insight of truth and false, Athmavasthu and
Anathmavasthu, will not take pleasure in the worldly matter and bondage. These
intellectuals, Mumukshus will not cause their own destruction with the
association of people swollen with pride, jealousy, desire, greed, and lust, and
the people with increased interest in material matters, people, wealth,
richness, money, possession, etc. They constantly engage in
Athmanusandhana/contemplation and meditation upon the supreme Bhramam and get
rid of Samsara which is the huge obstacle to achieve Mukthi. The ignorant Jeeva
who is drenched in ‘I consciousness and body consciousness’, with the lack of knowledge of the body is Jadavasthu, a mass of meat/Mamsapinda and
perishable, hence, pride in body and
possession, richness, wealth, money, fame, etc. would not help to achieve ‘Athmanubhoothi’. The liberated
souls, learned, do not take pride in the body or material matters, with the
knowledge of ‘Athman’ resides as a soul in the Jeeva, engage in Athmanishta. The
learned perceives the all-pervasive Bhramam resides as soul, is eternal,
changeless, free from afflictions, has neither birth nor death, and it is the
source of the functioning of mind, intellect, Ahamkara, Panchaprana, Karma and
Gnanendhriya etc. in the Jeeva, it is the Akhandasacchidhanandhaswaroopa Paramathma
Parambhramam, and contemplates upon it, abandoning the worldly matters and
bondage, these Mahatmas are deserved to achieve Mukthi. The meditation and
contemplation upon the supreme Bhramam is the only way to get rid of sufferings
of the worldly existence, leaving all those fleeting thoughts and visions in
the Jagrathavastha/awakening state, the noble soul immerse in the Athmarathi,
ultimately unites with the Bhramam/Athman. The ignorant Jeeva who is drenched
in body and I consciousness, attached to
material matters, possession, people, wealth, richness, money, fame, etc, continues the chase to satiate the desires and
lust becomes helpless cannot get rid of the Vishayavisha. These ignorant Jeeva
get attached to the material matters; consider the visions and things in the
Jagrath/awakening states are real; hence they do not deserve to achieve Mukthi.
Therefore the Mumukshu who abandon all the Karma and interest in worldly
matters and bondage, contemplate upon that supreme Bhramam, with the practice
of Virakthi, and Athmanishta achieves union with it. The prospective Sadhaka take
shelter in the preceptor achieves knowledge in the Shastra, and Upanishads, practice austerities, vows,
celibacy and engages in constant contemplation and meditation of the supreme
Lord. The Shravanakarma/listening to lectures of Mahathma and practice of
austerities and meditation would bring the fruitful result in the Sadhaka to
perceive Oneness-in-all, as the Shruthi
says the Sadhaka with the constant practice of austerities and contemplation,
get rid of impurities, achieves the supreme state of bliss/ serenity of mind.”
Sathyabhi Sandhanaratho Vimuktho
Mahaththvamathmeeyamupaithi Nithyam | Mithyabhi Sandhanarathasthu Nashyeth Dhrishtam Thadhe Thath Yadhachaurachaurayo:
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Yathirasadhanu Sandhim Bandhahethum
Vihaya | Swayamayamahamasmeethyathma Dhrishyaiva Thishteth | Sukhayathi Nanu Nishta Bhramani Swanubhoothya | Harathi
Paramavidhyakarya Dhukham Pratheetham ||
Bahyanusandhi: Parivardhayeth Phalam |
Dhurvasanameva Thathasthoadhikam |
Jjathva Vivekai: Parihrithya Bahyam | Swathmanusandhim Vidhatheetha Nithyam ||
Bhahye Nirudhdhe Manasa:
Prasannatha | Mana: Prasadhe Paramathmadharshanam | Thasmin Sudhrishte Bhavabandhanasho Bahirnirodha: Padhavi
Vimukthe: ||
Ka: Panditha: San Sadhsadhviveki Shruthipramana: Paramarththa Dharshi: | Janan Hi
Kuryathasathoavalambam | Swapathahetho: Shishuvanmumukshu:?
Dhehadhi Samsakthi Matho Na Mukthi: | Mukthasya Dhehadhyabhimathyabhava:
| Supthasya No Jagaranam Na Jagratha:
|Swapnasthayorbhinna Gunashrayathvath ||
Antharbhahi: Swam Sthirajangameshu|
Jjanathmana Dharathaya Vilokya | Thyakthakhilopadhirakhandaroopa: |
Poornathmana Ya: Sthitha Yeva Muktha: ||
Sarvathmana Bandha Vimukthi Hethu: |
Sarvathmabhavana Na Paroasthi Kashchith | Dhrishyagrahe Sathyupapadhyatheasau | Sarvathmabhavoasya
Sadhathmanishtaya ||
Dhrishyasyagrahanam Kadham Thu Ghatathe |
Dhehathmana Thishtatho | Bahyarththanubhava Prasaktha Manasa |
Sthaththathkriyam Kurvatha: | Sannyasthakhila Dharma Karma Vishayair Nithyathmanishtaparaisthaththvajjai:
Karaneeyamathmani Sadhanandhecchubhir Yathnatha: ||
Sarvathmyasidhdhaye Bhiksho: Krithashravana Karmana: | Samadhim
Vidhathathyesha Shantho Dhantha Ithishruthi: ||