Whether it is the Human personality or the Plant specimen or Animal entity, no one wants to Die or Suffer any Agony & Pain.
Instead,
there is a positive effort at all times for the Acquisition of Knowledge & the enjoyment of pleasure &
for the Self-Preservation of the Individuality.
Nothing can remain away from its Dhārma (essential nature) –
there cannot be Cool Fire or a Dark Sun.
Every object must express its own Essential Nature.
The Sun is Luminosity itself & this is amply evident from its Effulgence.
The Heat of the Fire is well-known & no one has come across a Cold ball of Fire.
Similarly,
if at all Ᾱtman is to be defined in terms of its nature we can only say that ;
it is that which is eternal (Nitya), ever pure (Nirmala) & Existence-Consciousness-Bliss (Sat-Cit-Ᾱnanda).
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II Sri Adi Śaṅkarācārya - श्री आदि शङ्कराचार्य II
Sōpānaṁ : 21 Towards Kedār :
The Bhāshyam contains the exposition of the meaning of mantras, assertion of one’s own opinions, & refutation of objections.
The Acharya’s commentaries are Simple, Delightful & Profound.
Among all the Bhāshyas, the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Bhāshya is the most insightful & the most Profound.
Bhagvadpāda composed the Bhāshyas & instructed them to the disciples three times.
Keeping the essence of these Bhāshyas in his heart, the ‘prakarana granthas’ that were written later,
were intended only for the best among seekers.
Texts like ;
vivekacūḍāmaṇi,
Upadeśa Sāhasrī,
Sarva Vedānta Siddhānta Sāra Saṅgraham,
Aparokṣānubhūti
were composed for the discriminating seekers who had no interest in debates & arguments, but were interested only in Sādhana &
“O God! Let there be born in the kingdom ‘brahmanas’ with ‘brahmatejas’ (divine lustre) who are well versed in the Vedas;
Let there be born the ‘Rajanya,’ heroic, skilled kings, archers & mighty selfless warriors ;
Cows giving abundant milk; Oxen good at carrying; the swift coursers; industrious, cultural women.
May ‘Parjanya’ (Rain-God, identified with Indra) send seasonal rains ;
Circa 1296(Feb month), Alaudding Khalji was the first Muslim ruler to unleash the terror southward & it opened the floodgates of Untold Devastation, Destruction & Desecration of Sanatana Dharma in South India by the muslim invaders.
This went on for the next 500 Years !
There was some relief in between during the Vijayanagara dynasty & some other brave Hindu rulers but the shadow of threat always loomed.
The situation, however, deteriorated in the 17th-18th centuries, and the Dikshitars (temple priests),
Why our Ancient Rishis were the Greatest Scientists :
What exactly is Science?
Science is something that tries to discover the different Laws of Nature.
The Ancient Rishis who were the custodians of our Culture were the greatest Scientists ever known.
Hanuman states very clearly that his greatness was due to his constant effort and not due to his inborn character, that of an ordinary monkey.
Brahmajñāna ~ ब्रह्मज्ञान is possible for all.
Mokṣā ~ मोक्ष, “liberation,” is everybody’s birthright.
In his case, Hanuman declares that his entire spiritual development was attained by single-pointed devotion to god.
He who constantly thinks of the Supreme becomes Supreme.