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MYSTICISM OF KATHA UPANISHAD<\/h1>\n

Ramakant Tiwari \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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Chapter One<\/strong><\/p>\n

Katha Upanisad<\/em>\u00a0is an anthology of\u00a0Adhyatmic<\/em>\u00a0mysticism in the form of a dialogue between\u00a0Naciketa\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Yamaraja<\/em>\u00a0i.e.\u00a0Deva\u00a0<\/em>of death. It\u2019s an exposition of various aspects of cyclical transitions between life and death alternately and how to get rid of it if one wishes so. When\u00a0Vajasrava<\/em>\u00a0was engaged in solemnising concluding phase of\u00a0Visvajit Yajna<\/em>\u00a0wherein every possession is renounced after attaining fame through various accomplishments, his son\u00a0Naciketa<\/em>\u00a0was seized with the issue of being himself donated to whom when cows were being brought in to be dedicated to\u00a0Ritvik<\/em>-s and\u00a0Sadasya<\/em>-s. Cows were frail, incapable of breeding and lactation whose donation would have brought about attainment to the world bereft of bliss and joys. To ward off the probable proceed,\u00a0Adhyatmic<\/em>-ally advanced\u00a0Naciketa<\/em>\u00a0inquired his father thrice, to whom he would be offered as\u00a0Daksina<\/em>. Irritated at his persistence\u00a0Vajasrava<\/em>\u00a0snapped back, he would be offered to the\u00a0Deva<\/em>\u00a0of death. Now deeply penitential and contemplative,\u00a0Naciketa<\/em>\u00a0exhorted his father to adhere to his words and send him to\u00a0Yamaraja<\/em>\u00a0lest he invites opprobrium of regressive\u00a0Karmaphala<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Naciketa<\/em>\u00a0had to fast and wait for three days for\u00a0Yamaraja<\/em>\u00a0to return home as he had been out on some errand. On return, he was briefed about unexpected visit of a young\u00a0Brhamana<\/em>\u00a0as radiant as blazing fire and advised to offer him courtesies of water etc. lest entire spectrum of noble\u00a0Karma<\/em>-s of his household perish.\u00a0Yamaraja<\/em>\u00a0received him reverentially and offered three boons for three days of ascetic stay in his house. As a measure of first boon,\u00a0Naciketa<\/em>s prayer for tranquil composure, affectionate disposition towards him on his return home and salvation for his father was promptly granted by\u00a0Yamaraja<\/em>. For the second boon,\u00a0Naciketa\u00a0<\/em>demanded to know mysticism of that\u00a0Agni\u00a0<\/em>whose sacrifice assures one dwelling in\u00a0Svargaloka<\/em>\u00a0as immortal\u00a0Deva\u00a0<\/em>devoid of miseries, diseases, hunger, pain, growing old and all other forms of afflictions beyond the domain of even\u00a0Yamaraja<\/em>. As the second prayer too was granted,\u00a0Yamaraja\u00a0<\/em>proceeded to describe nature of\u00a0Agni<\/em>, articles required and the precise procedure to attain that which\u00a0Naciketa<\/em>\u00a0reiterated exactly in the same manner he was precepted. Immensely delighted at his accurate assimilation of precepts,\u00a0Yamaraja<\/em>\u00a0even offered him fourth boon of the\u00a0Agni\u00a0<\/em>being named after him and a divine garland of gems.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Trinaciket<\/em>\u00a0i.e. one having realised three\u00a0Naciketa<\/em>-s and received precepts from mother, father and\u00a0Guru<\/em>, transcends cosmic cycles of birth and death.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One pursuing\u00a0Yajna<\/em>,\u00a0Adhyayana\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Dana<\/em>\u00a0too are attained to the same as affirmed in\u00a0Veda<\/em>-s,\u00a0Smriti<\/em>-s, by realised Seers through direct experience.\u00a0Trinaciket\u00a0<\/em>is\u00a0Brhamajna<\/em>\u00a0too i.e. born of\u00a0Hiranyagarbha<\/em>\u00a0as\u00a0Brhamaja\u00a0<\/em>and omniscient as\u00a0Jna<\/em>.\u00a0Trinaciket<\/em>\u00a0is\u00a0Deva<\/em>\u00a0i.e. endowed with splendour of wisdom,\u00a0Idya<\/em>\u00a0i.e. adorable and\u00a0Nicayya<\/em>\u00a0i.e. self-realised too. With pursuit of\u00a0Jnana<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Karma<\/em>, one is attained to the status of\u00a0Vairagya<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Virat<\/em>. An erudite\u00a0Trinaciket<\/em>\u00a0transcends all bondages of mortality and attained to heavenly bliss even before dis-embodiment if all three constituents of\u00a0Agni<\/em>\u00a0viz. numbers, attributes of bricks used and precise nature of\u00a0Agni<\/em>\u00a0are absorbed accurately. With that the second boon being conceded,\u00a0Naciketa<\/em>\u00a0proceeded for the third one about mysticism of the reality of\u00a0Atma<\/em>, emancipation thereof etc. which\u00a0Yamaraja\u00a0<\/em>was not enthusiastically disposed to respond being unpalatable severally.\u00a0Naciketa<\/em>\u00a0insisted upon it in spite of various temptations extended to him like rarely attainable celestial nymphs, immense wealth etc. as it was a rare opportunity to attain that revelation from\u00a0Yamaraja<\/em>, exceedingly accomplished to impart it, most enigmatic mysticism that no one else could do.\u00a0Naciketa<\/em>\u00a0wisely declined to be trapped by those allurments and enticements by reminding\u00a0Yamaraja<\/em>\u00a0that those were transient and debilitating so well known to him already while the boon demanded by him was irrevocable. Now that\u00a0Yamaraja\u00a0<\/em>was convinced of his sincere craving for the ultimate wisdom, he condescended to impart the same. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sreya<\/em>\u00a0i.e. wisdom and\u00a0Preya<\/em>\u00a0i.e. ignorance are two poles of endeavour that entangle seekers. They are mutually exclusive and only one may be strived for by anyone. Gratification seekers strive for\u00a0Preya<\/em>\u00a0while salvation seekers,\u00a0Sreya<\/em>. Involvement with transient multiplies while striving for\u00a0Preya<\/em>\u00a0while emancipating with\u00a0Sreya<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Preya<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Sreya\u00a0<\/em>are diametrically opposite and contradictory in their attributes and both are impossible to be pursued simultaneously. One is approached by both albeit discriminative wisdom shuns\u00a0Preya<\/em>\u00a0and proceeds for\u00a0Sreya<\/em>\u00a0as with\u00a0Naciketa<\/em>\u00a0too who rejected\u00a0Preya<\/em>\u00a0so wisely and escaped from incarceration of unmitigated miseries. Once trapped in the web of\u00a0Preya<\/em>, one is destined to decline while languishing in miseries to be born again and again.\u00a0S\u00e2mpar\u00e2yah<\/em>\u00a0i.e. higher planes of consciousness and existence do not matter to them and they continue to be thoroughly convinced of the gross world that exists before them cognisable with gross senses alone. It was exceedingly fortuitous with\u00a0Naciketa<\/em>\u00a0that he was not only eager to receive the\u00a0Sreya<\/em>\u00a0but also amply capable to assimilate it that too from an erudite preceptor like\u00a0Yamaraja<\/em>\u00a0thus, all three factors being in harmony. It is impossible for ignoramuses to precept anyone on\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0as it has to be explained comprehensively, a prerogative of self-realised Seers alone. It is the ultimate state wherein cogniser, cognised whatsoever and cognisable, all merge into one state of entity. Then the Seeker perceives himself to be the one whom he has been striving to seek all his\/her life where entire spectrum of argumentation is rendered worthless.\u00a0Yamaraja<\/em>\u00a0complimented\u00a0Naciketa<\/em>\u00a0for being a genuine enlightened seeker which every\u00a0Guru<\/em>\u00a0eagerly looks for and aspired to have more like him.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yamaraja<\/em>\u00a0continued further, the eternal is impossible to be attained with non-eternals i.e. ephemerals. Transient at best can achieve only transient proceeds but for the intransient, mode of strive and means have to be intransient.\u00a0Naciket<\/em>\u00a0fires had blessed him heavenly joys that are relatively less transient than so many others while lauding\u00a0Naciket<\/em>\u00a0for having rejected all transients so wisely and discriminatively. Being subtlest of the subtle, ensconced in the innermost chamber of consciousness surrounded by innumerable modifications of consciousness, realizing ones\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0by oneself is an arduous cosmic journey plagued by multiple twists and turns, peaks and troughs accompanied by mystical experiences culminating into equanimity towards joys and woes. Its Bliss Infinite once attained to ones\u00a0Atma\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Yamaraja<\/em>\u00a0affirmed unequivocally, gates of ultimate emancipation had been held wide open for\u00a0Naciketa<\/em>\u00a0while proceeding to enunciate the wisdom altogether different from transient manifests.\u00a0Pranava<\/em>\u00a0i.e.\u00a0Ohm<\/em>\u00a0itself is the\u00a0Brhma<\/em>, adorable, imperishable, immortal and the ultimate abode of all ascetic strives. Being highest of all adorables, it renders anyone equally adorable if attained to it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Atma<\/em>\u00a0manifesting as\u00a0Pranava<\/em>, is unborn, eternal and deathless, neither proceed of any cause as its effect nor self-created. Neither susceptible to modifications or violence being unborn nor prone to forfeiting consciousness,\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0is all immutably effulgent with its unique splendour.\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0is ancient as well as entirely modern too as it cannot be renovated, refurbished or re-assembled.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Its impossible to be slain having transcended death. Any thought of slaying or being slain is sheer ignorance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Subtler than the subtlest and greater than the greatest, all that a Seeker perceives\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0with its own faculty of cognition, to be redeemed in real terms. Ensconced in the bosom of all creatures, it pervades all with no exception without which complete identity is forfeited. All identities whether senses or faculties of thinking etc. are externally shallow and conditional, pave the way towards attainment of discriminative wisdom. Omni-existent and omniscient,\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0is devoid of all sorts of perceptional aberrations, serene and tranquil, pervades every nook and corner of the universe like\u00a0Cintamani<\/em>\u00a0that can be perceived only by those blessed with subtle intellect. Ubiquitous like\u00a0Akasa<\/em>, it is referred to by the term\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0when confined within gross embodiment realisation of which renders one bereft of grief. Being subtlest of subtle,\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0is perceptible only through internal subtle means and not by gross external means. Scriptures at best provide knowledge that is external while wisdom is discriminative and internal, attainable through rigorous discipline and ascetic pursuits. Even\u00a0Brhamana<\/em>-s and\u00a0Ksatriya<\/em>-s being embodiments and defenders of entire\u00a0Dharma<\/em>\u00a0respectively cannot perceive\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0through ordinary grosser means. Inter relationship between seeker and the sought after or an object and its shadow symbolises the integral relationship between\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Param Atma<\/em>. Wherever it\u2019s embodied to undergo\u00a0Karmic<\/em>\u00a0experiences, it\u2019s known as\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0albeit continuing to be integral to the universal\u00a0Param Atma<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Naciketa<\/em><\/strong>\u2013Agni\u00a0<\/em>enacts the role of a bridge between Seekers and the Sought facilitating oblations being sublimated unto deities. The\u00a0Agni\u00a0<\/em>is also an emancipator from fetters of mortality and renders both, gross and subtle worlds knowable through it. Gross mortal body is the chariot lorded by\u00a0Atma<\/em>,\u00a0Buddhi\u00a0<\/em>as the charioteer, five senses of cognition as magnificent horses monitored with mind as reins. All mandatory duties belong to the chariot-body to be undertaken with mind restraining and directing senses righteously. If faculties of cognition are regarded as horses yoked to the chariot, respective objects of cognition become pathways for those horses.\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0is never ever the one who enjoys, rejoices, grieves, cries or experiences shenanigans of body, intellect, mind or senses. At best and at worst,\u00a0Atma\u00a0<\/em>continues to revel in its exalted domain of being a dispassionate beholder as Equanimity-incarnate. With an unskilled charioteer unrestrained horses go berserk, so also senses as horses are frenzied frenetically chasing sense-gratification with the intellect devoid of discriminative wisdom sinking deeper into the morass of mortal cycles. On the contrary, an intellect endowed with discriminative wisdom directs senses righteously leading to progressive enrichment of the wisdom itself culminating into the ultimate emancipation from cycles of mortality before being attained into the Absolute Entity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Subtlety is progressively augmented from the level of\u00a0Tanmatra<\/em>-s of gratification to faculties of cognition to mind to intellect to\u00a0Atma<\/em>. First differentiation from\u00a0Param Brhamatma<\/em>\u00a0is\u00a0Atma<\/em>, subtlest and cause of all effects undertaken through organs of actions and cognitions. The Unmanifest Absolute is the ultimate in subtlety, ultimate abode of all and ultimate cause of all effects, cosmic seed of entire creation, all pervasive and plenitude of all, immortal and immutable, perceptible only to advanced Seers after prolonged arduous ascetic pursuits. Mind and intellect enslaved and encapsulated in sense-gratifications are unable to perceive its splendour. Cosmic journey of enlightenment and emancipation begins with\u00a0Vani<\/em>\u00a0retiring into mind, then that into intellect, thereafter that into\u00a0Atma<\/em>, finally into\u00a0Param Atma<\/em>\u00a0i.e. the Absolute Entity. From unmanifest to manifest then manifest to unmanifest is all that is\u00a0Maya<\/em>\u00a0and the Ultimate Redemption.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ignorant ones immersed in depths of\u00a0Maya<\/em>\u00a0are heralded to wake up, strive to attain their hidden splendour and redeem themselves by approaching enlightened Seers for precepts. The cosmic journey towards self-redemption is an arduous one like walking on a razor blades edge as the goal is the subtlest entity exceedingly moiling and formidable to attain.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Five\u00a0Mahabhuta Tattva<\/em>-s that constitute entire universe have their grossness and subtlety extending into opposite directions.\u00a0Prthvi<\/em>\u00a0is the grossest while\u00a0Akasa<\/em>, the subtlest while the other three between them i.e.\u00a0Jala<\/em>,\u00a0Agni<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Vayu<\/em>\u00a0have both attributes in reverse orders. The Absolute Entity transcends all the five i.e. impossible to be affected by them being imperishable, eternal, causeless as the ultimate cause and the ultimate beholder of all, cognition of which liberates one from fetters of\u00a0Maya<\/em>. The erudition so imparted by\u00a0Yamaraja\u00a0<\/em>unto\u00a0Naciketa<\/em>\u00a0is adorable and redeeming ultimately. Even its narration in an assembly of\u00a0Brhamana<\/em>-s or during\u00a0Sraddha\u00a0<\/em>of\u00a0Pitra<\/em>\u2013Paksa<\/em>\u00a0is equally fructifying and redeeming.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Chapter Two<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now arrives the port of those factors that inhibit self-attainment within our being and realization of\u00a0Atma<\/em>. Main cause happens to be extroversion of faculties of cognition which then are always inclined to behold anything and everything that is external i.e. mainly objects of ephemeral gratification. It is impossible to undertake both strives concurrently. Extroversion is impelled by the Absolute One alone to inspire genuine seekers to tame, restrain and introvert entire cognition to be able to behold Him directly. Externalisation of senses by ignorant ones towards objects of gratification is a stubborn obstacle that incessantly inhibits cosmic journey towards pre-ordained goal i.e.\u00a0Pratyagatma<\/em>. They sink deeper and deeper into transient\u00a0Maya<\/em>\u00a0owing to motivated\u00a0Karma<\/em>-s journeying in the reverse direction. It is through the faculty of consciousness of\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0alone that one perceives all ephemeral gratifications. Then the question that spontaneously surfaces is, why not perceive ones\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0itself through the faculty of its own consciousness. There lies within entire crux of the cosmic journey towards self-realization.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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They grieve no more who perceive\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0as the real Self and ultimate beholder of all that is ephemeral in the world, like a dream that vanished with the morn. Equanimity is the buzzword for them as they do not rejoice too over any attainment. Nor do they fear anything once immutability and indivisibility of\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0are realised. One who came into being before five\u00a0Bhuta<\/em>-s and ensconced in the bosom of all beings i.e.\u00a0Hiranyagarbha<\/em>, is perceived by the self-realized ones, emanates from the\u00a0Param Brhama<\/em>\u00a0i.e. the Absolute Entity, also known as\u00a0Aditi\u00a0<\/em>being marked by\u00a0Sabda<\/em>\u00a0and integrated with\u00a0Bhuta<\/em>-s. He is the receiver of all oblations at\u00a0Yajna<\/em>-s offered by ascetics and Seers variously. He is the ultimate abode from wherein the sun rises every morn and sinks every even i.e. entire creation emanates from Him and annihilates into Him. Anyone reveling in variegated creations and attributes under the illusion of being distinct from Him continues to revel in mortal cycles of death after death, birth after birth. Perception of multiplicity in all beings vanishes the moment universal unity in the Absolute Entity is perceived. That is the mark of cessation of cycles of mortality and beginning of ultimate emancipation too. That\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0is thumb-sized dwelling in the bosom and sprawling throughout body dispassionately, knows past and future. The thumb-sized self-effulgent is the ruler of past and future as well as eternal. Just as rainwater falling on mountain-top is dispersed into multiple streams before vanishing into oblivion, those who contemplate on multiplicity of Souls, too vanish into mortality. On the contrary, pure and sanctified water poured into another one equally pure, mingles into it unhindered to become one. Era one ought to venerate\u00a0Vedic\u00a0<\/em>mandates, benefactors of the highest order, affirming ultimate unity in the Absolute Entity irrespective of being an atheist or sceptic.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The eternal, immortal one dwells within the abode of body with elevan (Brhamarandhra<\/em>, two eyes, ears, nostrils, excretion each) exits. Those meditating on\u00a0Atma\u00a0<\/em>are rendered liberated even while being embodied, never grieve for anything and fear nothing. Embodiment is the instrumentation solely for the purpose of striving to attain emancipation from shackles of\u00a0Maya<\/em>. There is absolutely no other objective, purpose, goal, mission or relevance of being born embodied on earth. That alone is the real state of existence of\u00a0Atma<\/em>. He is\u00a0Hamsa<\/em>\u00a0as He glides,\u00a0Sucusat<\/em>\u00a0as He migrates like the sun,\u00a0Vasu\u00a0<\/em>being pervasive, blows like wind hence\u00a0Antariksat<\/em>,\u00a0Hota<\/em>\u00a0being fire,\u00a0Vedisad<\/em>\u00a0as moves on earth,\u00a0Duronesat<\/em>\u00a0being indweller in a vessel,\u00a0Nrsat<\/em>\u00a0as He embodies as man,\u00a0Varsat<\/em>\u00a0as\u00a0Deva<\/em>,\u00a0Rtsat\u00a0<\/em>as host to\u00a0Yajna<\/em>,\u00a0Vyomsat<\/em>\u00a0for gliding in sky,\u00a0Abja<\/em>\u00a0for being born in aquatics,\u00a0Goja<\/em>\u00a0for being in grains,\u00a0Rtja<\/em>\u00a0for dwelling in oblations,\u00a0Adrija<\/em>\u00a0for being rising as river from mountains,\u00a0Brihat\u00a0<\/em>for being the only Cause of all. He is grandest of all, Universal Soul to all devoid of differentiation. He drives\u00a0Prana Vayu<\/em>\u00a0upward and\u00a0Apana<\/em>\u00a0downward, adorable between these two and whose divinity is reflected in intellect and enlivens all senses, is other than all that. As soon as He exits body by disembodying Himself, entire body perishes which affirms, one does not remain alive by the dint of either\u00a0Prana<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Apana\u00a0<\/em>or even senses. Entire aggregate of body comprising of various organs remains alive by virtue of\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0alone.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ones actions alone guide nature and duration of subsequent embodiment which may be that of man, animal or even trees. He always remains awake even when body and senses are in slumber, immortal and immutable, impossible to be ravaged or encroached by anyone, that is the\u00a0Brhama<\/em>.\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0pervades entire body of every being, every other object while being integrated incessantly into\u00a0Param Brhama<\/em>. When body acts in whichever way,\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0within remains a dispassionate observer even while empowering all those actions of intellect, mind and faculties of cognition and action having pervaded it in every nook and corner like fire in wood and wind in the world. As the sun is detached observer of all events in the world even after illuminating it with its rays, impossible to be tainted by vices and venalities observed with eyes by all, so is\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0dispassionate and detached absolutely.\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0is entirely unshackled, peerless and greatest of all as entire universe is anchored to Him just as image to mirror and not otherwise. Those who perceive\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0with the means of intellect after being detached from all transient pleasures, are attained to the ultimate bliss unlike those entangled in all that. Just as fire is the cause of an object being inflammable, consciousness is caused by\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0alone, capable of setting universal rules and norms, perceptible to those through intellect who strive for that as ascetics. That bliss is indescribable in words for ordinary people which can be experienced only.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When sun does not blaze without His splendour, moon is not luminous, stars do not glitter nor does lightening flash out of His domain then what to speak of fire ! Thay all are radiant only by the resplendence of\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0alone, exquisite to\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0alone, impossible to be transferred to any other object or being as ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Like the\u00a0Asvattha<\/em>\u00a0tree with roots upward and branches downward, it\u2019s eternal, its sanctity inviolable anchoring entire universe. Roots mark its origin and foundation vested in\u00a0Visnu<\/em>\u00a0i.e.\u00a0Param Brhama<\/em>, trunk and leaves symbolise all transformations, mutations of\u00a0Maya<\/em>\u00a0i.e. faculty of manifestation, various creations and activities thereupon, thereof. Its cognition and accurate perception leads to emancipation from all entanglements.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Everything that exists and we behold in the universe originates from\u00a0Param Brhama<\/em>\u00a0alone, terribly fierce that brooks no defiance, dereliction or disobedience from any quarter. Every creation originates from Him alone and terminates in Him alone. Since He is\u00a0Mahadbhaya<\/em>\u00a0i.e. greatest fear of prowess and commandment, all entities including\u00a0Deva<\/em>-s, constellation etc. follow His mandates unterruptedly and religiously. Those who assimilate the cosmic axiomatic reality, attain immortality. Fire burns, sun glows,\u00a0Indra<\/em>,\u00a0Vayu\u00a0<\/em>and fifth death are fiercely active under His fierce awe which otherwise would not have been there at all in its absence.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Perception of the cosmic reality leads to ones liberation from cycles of birth and death otherwise the cycle of mortality continues indefinitely.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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One must strive to perceive cause of\u00a0Mahadbhaya<\/em>\u00a0before demise so as to preclude continuation of mortality. If intellect is absolutely untainted,\u00a0Atma\u00a0<\/em>is perceptible like ones image in a mirror. It\u2019s an uphill task to perceive ones Self in other\u00a0Loka<\/em>-s viz.\u00a0Pitrloka<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Gandharvaloka<\/em>\u00a0except\u00a0Brhmaloka\u00a0<\/em>albeit extremely difficult to achieve hence, one must strive in the state of embodied self to perceive the Self. Enlightened ones are incessantly conscious of the transient nature of cognition through senses, their complete separateness from\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0and their incapability of denting\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0in any manner, hence they are always equanimous in poise.\u00a0Indriya<\/em>-s,\u00a0Mana<\/em>,\u00a0Buddhi<\/em>,\u00a0Mahattatva<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0are ordered in a hierarchical pyramidal sequence. He is beyond the unmanifest and devoid of any mark or symbol hence known as\u00a0Alinga<\/em>\u00a0which is impossible to be cognised through any means. He is beyond all senses of cognition, even eyes are incapable to perceive. He is perceptible only when cogniser, cognised and the cognisable merge into one entity.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When all five faculties of cognition, mind and intellect are vested into utter silence of inactivity, is the state of ultimate liberation. That is the highest state of consciousness termed as\u00a0Yoga<\/em>, the state in which\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0realizes Self. All sorts of modulations cease to exist attaining the state of utter stillness. Since\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0is imperceptible through senses or intellect, it does not tantamount to being non-existent as concluded by those who hold that if\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0indeed existed, it ought to have been so otherwise it doesn\u2019t.\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0is perceptible only to those who hold the belief that it exists and strive to be attained righteously. When all desires, aspirations, cravings, avariciousness, peonage and thralldom, knots and kinks sublimate into -non-existence,\u00a0Brhma\u00a0<\/em>is rendered existent, perceived and attained. Out of hundred-one\u00a0Nadi<\/em>-s, it is\u00a0Susumna<\/em>\u00a0that traverses upward piercing through the head allowing the cosmic passage to the ultimate immortality in\u00a0Brhmaloka<\/em>. All other\u00a0Nadi-<\/em>s fraying in various directions are meant to facilitate rebirths based on unredeemed aspirations and\u00a0Karma<\/em>-s rendered. This\u00a0Atma<\/em>\u00a0of thumb-sized dwells in the heart of all, must be consciously focused on to be driven out like a stalk of grass from ground and ushered into\u00a0Susumna Nadi<\/em>\u00a0to be ejected through the head to attain immortality of\u00a0Brhmaloka<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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