As there was a long gap of 4 months , swamiji gave a concise recap of the Anubhuti.
Acharya discusses - "sarvam kaluvidam brahman". Abhinna nimitta upadhana kaaranam is brahman.The difference between jiva and ishwara is in shrishti. To create anything, jiva requires two things- material and maker.In case of ishwara shrishti,both material and maker are one and the same. One jiva has this ability; the spider is one, which makes the web with its own material (refer Mundaka Upanishad). Ishwara has not created the world, but He is manifesting as world.
Praying for impossible things , which are not in one's prarabda, to Bhagavan and then blaming Him for not acheiving them, is not right. For example, asking to separate the chain from the gold , is a wrong request, as the chain cannot exist without gold. Similarly seeing Bhagavan and world as two different things is not correct.
Idols of God are made of different material (granite, marble, brass) , but there is no difference in them as He is manifested in all.Only selected forms are worshipped. Only an immature person (ajnani) will see the creations different from the creator.
Acharya gives a number of examples to make this aspect clear from sloka 69 onwards.
Jar is nothing but clay. Similar to this, there are no two things as Atma and Anatma.Only ignorant person talk in these lines. Next Acharya gives the example of person and shadow. Shadow cannot be separated .Then he quotes about mistaking a rope as a snake. This ignorance is because the real thing cannot be seen. In full darkness, one does not see anything to mistake for a snake.In full brightness, one can see the rope and no mistake is done. It is said ignorance is bliss but half knowledge (ignorance) is dangerous. Again, a sea shell is mistaken for silver piece, due to ignorance. The first example (rope & snake) drives one away (nivirthi) while the second one (shell & silver) attracts (pravirthi). Both are due to ignorance.
More examples are - no cloth without threads; no waves without water. The post (stump of the tree ) is mistaken for a ghost and mirage is taken as water. Searching happiness in material things by human beings is just like trying get water from the mirage. Further examples given are - block of wood is mistaken for house ( in olden days, houses are built entirely of wood ) and iron is mistaken for sword. Swamiji told that in Chandokya Upanishad reference has been made to nail cutter and iron.
Further the class will be continued in next month on 5 June 2011,Sunday. All are welcome to attend the class at Ashram, Ramanashree Nagar. The class will start at 10-30 A.M sharp
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