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THE TRUE KNOWER
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By whom 4* supreme Brahman e' is seen
सः he अहं ब्रह्म I am Brahman इति this चिन्तयेत् thinks यः
who द्वितीयं second न not पश्यति sees ( सः that ) निश्चिन्तः
one who has transcended thought किं what चिन्तयति
thinks.
16. He who has seen the Supreme
Brahman, meditates, I am Brahman.'
What would he who has transcended all
thought think, when he sees no second?
[He etc. A very subtle distinction has been
made here. When one sees Brahman, evidently then
he has not reached the highest state and realized his
identity with Brahman. The dual consciousness-I
and Brahman-is still there, making it possible for
him to meditate, 'I am Brahman." But when the
highest state is reached, identity is established, the
dual consciousness is totally destroyed and no such
meditation is possible.]
दृष्टो येनात्मविक्षेपो निरोधं कुरुते त्वसौ I
उदारस्तु न विक्षिप्तः साध्याभावात्करोति किम् ॥१७॥
By whom self-distraction : is seen
असौ he तु indeed निरोधं कुरुते practises control उदारः the
noble-minded one but fafa: distracted not
साध्याभावात् having nothing to
( भवति is स he )
accomplish fai what
does.
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By whom 4* supreme Brahman e' is seen
सः he अहं ब्रह्म I am Brahman इति this चिन्तयेत् thinks यः
who द्वितीयं second न not पश्यति sees ( सः that ) निश्चिन्तः
one who has transcended thought किं what चिन्तयति
thinks.
16. He who has seen the Supreme
Brahman, meditates, I am Brahman.'
What would he who has transcended all
thought think, when he sees no second?
[He etc. A very subtle distinction has been
made here. When one sees Brahman, evidently then
he has not reached the highest state and realized his
identity with Brahman. The dual consciousness-I
and Brahman-is still there, making it possible for
him to meditate, 'I am Brahman." But when the
highest state is reached, identity is established, the
dual consciousness is totally destroyed and no such
meditation is possible.]
दृष्टो येनात्मविक्षेपो निरोधं कुरुते त्वसौ I
उदारस्तु न विक्षिप्तः साध्याभावात्करोति किम् ॥१७॥
By whom self-distraction : is seen
असौ he तु indeed निरोधं कुरुते practises control उदारः the
noble-minded one but fafa: distracted not
साध्याभावात् having nothing to
( भवति is स he )
accomplish fai what
does.