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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

The Crest Jewel of Wisdom

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by Shankara.
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In the existence,all is illusion -maya-.
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To achieve liberation :
the wise man will discriminate between the permanent and the transitory ;
he will be indifferent to the fruits of action ;
he will achieve tranquility of mind,
self-control,
cessation of action by the mind,
forhearance of suffering,
faith,and deep concentration ;
and he will yearn to be liberated from the bonds of ignorance and egoism.
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Liberation from the existence can be achieved only through direct perception of the oneness of the individual self -atman- with the universal self -Brahman-.
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The self is none of the five sheaths of the human being.
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To achieve nirvana the disciple must overcome the feeling of ''I'',
follow his guru's teachings,
study the scriptures,
and come to full awareness of the truth of the mystic formula :
''THIS IS BRAHMAN ;
THAT THOU ART''.
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