Atma Bodha (Self-Knowledge): Verse 1-34 Revision – Ishvara, Forms, Brahman, Drig-Drishya-Viveka - 6C
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Atma Bodha text discusses the path to spiritual liberation (mumuksu) through understanding Pramana, which reveals both Ishvara (the creative force behind all forms) and Brahman (ultimate reality of sat-cit-ananda). It explains how the non-changing Brahman appears as the manifest world through maya (potential power), creating three bodies (physical, subtle, and causal) that become upadhis (limiting factors) which veil our true nature. Through five types of errors, we misidentify with body, prana, mind, intellect, and bliss-sheath, mistaking them for the Self. The text emphasizes that while we perceive ourselves as doers and experiencers through vrtti (mental modifications), we miss the unchanging consciousness (Atma) behind these experiences. Pramana works by removing both false superimposition (adhyasa) and ignorance (avidya), ultimately revealing Atma's attribute-free, ever-pure nature through mahavakya (great statements).
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