siddhantabindu /166
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further abstraction does not alter the meaning in any
way. atmatvam;
128
Self-luminous.
Something that does not need anything else to
make it known or to manifest it, which can manifest
or illumine itself. All objects that can be seen need
the help of light to be seen, to become manifest, to
become visible, or to be object of visual perception.
But light which manifests other things does not need
any other means to manifest it. It manifests itself.
Similarly, in all knowing, the objects are made known
or manifested by consciousness or intelligence. But
consciousness or awareness does not require anything
else to make it known, or to illumine or manifest it.
It is self-luminous. svayam-jyotih, svayam-prakāṣah;
स्वयंज्योतिः, स्वयंप्रकाशः.
Sentient.
Being conscious, possessing consciousness or
awareness. Such a principle does not need any
other to illumine or manifest it unlike the insentient
which does. cetanam; i.
Sight...
Vision, the abstract of seeing, the principle of
seeing. dyshțih, dyk; fè:, .
Soul.
The self limited by the mind as an individual.
The mind, a product of ignorance, is the limiting
adjunct. When this limitation is destroyed, that is
when it is realized as unreal, the soul becomes the
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I
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further abstraction does not alter the meaning in any
way. atmatvam;
128
Self-luminous.
Something that does not need anything else to
make it known or to manifest it, which can manifest
or illumine itself. All objects that can be seen need
the help of light to be seen, to become manifest, to
become visible, or to be object of visual perception.
But light which manifests other things does not need
any other means to manifest it. It manifests itself.
Similarly, in all knowing, the objects are made known
or manifested by consciousness or intelligence. But
consciousness or awareness does not require anything
else to make it known, or to illumine or manifest it.
It is self-luminous. svayam-jyotih, svayam-prakāṣah;
स्वयंज्योतिः, स्वयंप्रकाशः.
Sentient.
Being conscious, possessing consciousness or
awareness. Such a principle does not need any
other to illumine or manifest it unlike the insentient
which does. cetanam; i.
Sight...
Vision, the abstract of seeing, the principle of
seeing. dyshțih, dyk; fè:, .
Soul.
The self limited by the mind as an individual.
The mind, a product of ignorance, is the limiting
adjunct. When this limitation is destroyed, that is
when it is realized as unreal, the soul becomes the
!
I
1
1