Contributed By Dr Thimappa Hegde
Vivekachudamani – Class 8
08th March 2021
Vivekachudamani Summary of Previous class
DR RAVISHANKAR
Verse 39 What is Bondage
Body is not bondage
Identification with Body- Mind Complex = Bondage
False “ I “ Ahamkara - Visva, Taijasa, Prajna
Deha Abhimana - Samanya and Vishesha
Types of Deha abhimana
Free will versus Prarabdha
Work towards Birthlessness- ‘I Am Atma’
Spiritual sleep - Body is real
Verse 40
How did Bondage arise ?
Existence, Diagnosis, Remedy
Karana Sharira + Sanchita Karma+ Mula Avidya = Jiva
Avarana and Vikshepa
Satva guna is saving grace
Atma - Akhanda, Advayam, Nitya
Ignorance - Anaadi
Verse 41
Biography of Human
Rajoguna, Powerful - agitate Human
Identify with body
Aviveka
Mohah, Kama, Krodah
Undefinable discomfort of samsara
Apurnatvam
Remedy -Sadhana Chatustaya + JnanaYoga
Atma is revealing and shining
Verse 42
What is Bondage
Avarana + Vikshepa Shakti
Padartha to Vishaya
Ishvara Sristhi to Jiva Sristhi - Bondage
Infinite to Finite
Immortal to Mortal
Ananda to Dukkha
Introduction
Dr. Thimappa Hegde
Sarvavedāntasiddhānta
Gocaraṃtamagocaram |
Govindaṃparamānandaṃ
Sadguruṃpraṇato'smyaham ||1||
Mundakopanishad Verse 1.2.12
parīkṣya lokānkarmacitānbrāhmaṇo
nirvedamāyānnāstyakṛtaḥ kṛtena |
tadvijñānārthaṃ sa gurumevābhigacchet
samitpāṇiḥśrotriyaṃbrahmaniṣṭham || 12 ||
Verse 43 (145)
Contributed by Dr. Anupama
Verse 44 (148)
Contributed by Sri Ullas
Spiritual Journey
1.Karma Yoga (includes Upasana Yoga, Values, Devotion)
•Benefits – Qualification + Emotional Strength
2.Jnana Yoga
•Benefits - Liberation
•śrutipramāṇe ekamateḥ - undivided faith in scriptures
•Śruti first introduces KY to prepare the mind
•svadharmaniṣṭhā – commitment to pancha maha yajna
•Material + Spiritual Prosperity
•viśuddhabuddheḥ - Post KY, mind becomes prepared
•Prepared mind and quality time to focus on self enquiry
•paramātmavedanaṃ – Self knowledge takes place
•Jivatma – anatma = paramatma (How to do this?)
•tenaiva saṃsārasamūlanāśaḥ - phalam of KY and JY
•Uprootal of samsara
Layers of Samsara
1.Ajnana (Self Ignorance) – Intellectual (Jnana Yoga)
2.Adhyasa (Self Misconception) – Intellectual (Jnana Yoga)
3.Tapa Trayam (Emotional Turmoil) – Emotional (Karma Yoga)
4.Punarjanma (Rebirth) – Intellectual (Jnana Yoga)
These two stages will completely uproot the problem of samsara
Verse 45 (153)
Contributed by Dr Rekha
In Verse 153 of the Viveka Chudamani, Adi Shankaracharya gives an example taken from Verse 2.3.17 of the Kathopanishad to separate Consciousness and matter.
Verse 46 (154)
Contributed by Dr. Sunder
Verse 47 (155)
Contributed by Smt Meenakshi
Verse 48 (165)
Contributed by Smt Sharmila Bhaktaram
Om Puurnnam-Adah Puurnnam-Idam
Puurnnaat-Purnnam-Udacyate
PuurnnasyaPuurnnam-Aadaaya
Puurnnam-Eva-Avashissyate ||
Om ShaantihShaantihShaantih ||