WORSHIP OF BRAHMAN WITH & WITHOUT ATTRIBUTES

SAGUNA, NIRGUNA BRAHMOPASANA PRAKARANA

END RESULT OF BOTH WORSHIPS IS SAME.
HOWEVER WORSHIP WITHOUT ATTRIBUTES 
IS SUPERIOR TO WORSHIP WITH ATTRIBUTES.

AUTHOR SUGGESTS TO FOLLOW WORSHIP
WITH ATTRIBUTES IN THE BEGINNING & THEN
SWITCH OVER TO WORSHIP WITHOUT
ATTRIBUTES WHEN THE YOGI LOOSES HIS
EGO-FORM,ie.,HE IS ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON 
FORMLESS BRAHMAN, THROUGH AVERSION,DISLIKE,
DISPASSION TOWARDS WORLDLY ENJOYMENTS 
& THINGS.

AUTHOR HAS ADDED DAHARAKASHA SAMADHI
ALSO IN THIS CHAPTER,IN THE BEGINNING..

ADI SHANKARACHARYA ON SAGUNA & NIRGUNA
BRAHMAN --

Adi Sankaracharya, while propounding Nirguna Brahman
Upasana, also refers to worship of the Saguna Brahman
in his Brahma Sutra Bhashya. It is shown that the same
fruit of Moksha that is attained through severe penance
and meditation involving sravana, manana and nidhidyasa
on Nirguna Brahman is also attainable to those who
practice Saguna Brahman Upasana, that is, when one
remains devoted to a Krishna, Rama or Siva.

Sri Ramana Maharshi --

Worshipping the formless reality by unthought thought is 

the best kind of worship. But when one is not fit for such 

formless worship of God, worship of form alone is suitable. 

Formless worship is possible only for people who are 

devoid of the ego-form. Know that all the worship done by 

people who possess the ego-form is only worship of form.

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Questioner: What is meant in Hinduism by “Saguna Brahman”
and how is that different from “Nirguna Brahman”

Answer: The term Saguna means “with attributes”. The term
“Saguna Brahman” implies that God has a name and form
and other attributes. Many Savikalpa Samadhis give rise to
the (living) form of the Ishta Devata. Ishta Devta is one’s
favored way of visualizing the divine. It might be Krishna,
Jesus, Rama, the Goddess or some other Deity of choice.

Nirguna means “without attributes”. The term “Nirguna
Brahman” implies that God as the Absolute has no name
and form or attributes. Nirvikalpa Samadhi reveals the
Nirguna nature of the Self.

SWAMI SIVANANDA TEACHINGS on

NIRGUNA:

In a chapter of Brahma-Sutras which deals with the nature
of qualities of Brahman, it mentions positive attributes like
'joyful,' 'intelligent,' etc., as well as negative attributes like
'measureless,' 'colourless,' etc. Both kinds of attributes
are referred to the absolute and yet the contemplation of
such a Brahman can be called Nirguna-Upasana or
meditation on condition-less Brahman. The chief distinction
between the contemplation of the conditioned (Saguna) and
unconditioned (Nirguna) Brahman is that in the former the
devotee looks upon it as really connected with those
attributes, while in the latter, positive and negative qualities
are not viewed as essentially connected with it, but as
suggesting its absolute nature. Hence, joyful etc., do not
enter into the essence of the contemplated Brahman but
act as a gateway for grasping its true nature. In the
contemplation of the conditioned Brahman, those and
similar other properties form a part of the contemplation.

The term Nirguna does not mean that Brahman is a
negative concept, the Brahman is a non-entity or zero. It
means that the qualities found here in limitation, are found
illimitable in Brahman. It means that the attributes are
Brahman's essential nature or His Svarupa. It means that
Brahman does not possess perishable qualities of matter
like the blue colour of a cloth but possesses all auspicious
qualities (Sarva-Kalyana-Gunas). Brahman is Nirguna-Guni.

Nijaguna Shivayogendra on Gunas of Brahman--

We can decisively tell, this world consisting of 
consciousness(chethana) & non-living things(achethana) 
are imagined by chidrupa Brahman only.

ISHWARA'S MAIN GUNAS are--
All-knowing(sarvajnathva), All-Lordship(sarveshvarathva), 
All-control(sarvaniyanthrathva), All-pervading
(sarvantharyamithva), All-Souls(servathmakathva),
All-powerful(servashaktha).

ISHVARA"S CAPACITY OF LORDSHIP are--
Not-doing(akarthrthva), Doing(karthrthva), Other-Doing
(anytha-karthrthva).

ISHVARA'S FIVE ACTIVITIES are --
Sristi(creation),Sthithi(maintaining), Laya(destruction), 
Niyamana(controlling, ruling),
Anupravesha(Ishvara himself became multiple Jivas)

WORSHIP OF BRAHMAN WITH & WITHOUT 

ATTRIBUTES

(SAGUNA, NIRGUNA BRAHMOPASANA PRAKARANA)

Parameshwara teaching Shanmuga

'Parameshwara teaching Shanmuga' postings are based on

'Jnana Sindhu' writings of great CHIDANANDA AVADHUTHA 

of very high spiritual level based on VEDANTHA

(UPANISHATHS). He had given the copy of the book to the 

parents of a future Avadhutha even before the baby was 
born, telling parents Goddess will take birth as their son & 
to give the book to the boy when he would be twelve 
year old, who is destined to become an Avadhutha by name 

AJATHA NAGALINGA SWAMY at NAVALAGUNDHA 

in north Karnataka.

Shanmukha told Parameshwara -- 

Shanmukha with folded hands, requested Shankara, Swami !

First please explain characteristics of 'sky of heart'(daharakasha

lakshana) & then worship of Brahman with or without attributes. 

Parameshwara told Shanmuka--

My child ! I shall now explain as per your wish, listen attentively.
Just like Arjuna aimed at the target kept above, looking down
at the reflection of target in oil, same way aiming at the tip of
nose, concentrating mind on sky of heart(hridayakasha) is
daharakasha characteristics.

These characteristics as it increases day by day, glow of face
increases, removes feeling of body, he becomes real Shankara
only. All his worries vanish, he becomes Divine Thing, mind
activity & organs become relaxed,in peace,satisfied, they shine
with glow.This Yogi gets merged in bliss & is not aware of
what is going on around him. When he is awake, he is Brahman
only.He becomes Divine Thing while sitting,sleeping,opening
eyes,moves about,carries out all activities forgetting that he is
in a body.

Due to inward concentration, organs become quiet, as a result
how activity of mind can take place ? After Manolaya, all
vasanas(latent impressions) vanish. When sense of taste has
become that of elixir, we don't need another taste,same way
when you have become source of peace & happiness, there
is no use of happiness from organs of senses.When a person
stands in the shadow under a tree,his own shadow vanishes
& he is seen alone, same way,when a yogi becomes fully
Para-Brahman & forgets his body is Daharakasha Samadhi
characteristics.

Characteristics of this samadhi is, that state of happiness
at the end of deep sleep state, beginning of jagrith state
& jagrith,sushupti states will not be there, activities of all
body organs also not being there. A hungry,old bull enters
a agricultural field & starts eating green plants, the way it
likes,lying down & owner of the field beats it or pushes it,
it will continue enjoying eating closing its eyes,same way
organs of the body which have tasted the bliss of this
Samadhi will not be interested in worldly pleasures &
activities.Yogis having enjoyed this Samadhi have become
form of Para-Brahman & shining by self-luminosity. This 
Daharakasha samadhi is not an ordinary thing,this
is the nectar of meaning of vedas, this is the state of 
Jivanmuktha.This cannot be achieved by con men or
those who act like yogis.

Shanmukha ! now I shall explain to you Saguna,Nirguna
Upasana of Brahman, please listen & understand it.

There are 2 types of worshipping Brahman--
1) Saguna - with attributes
2) Nirguna - without attributes

Now I shall explain Saguna Upasana.Without this upasana
you will not be able to achieve Raja Yoga.By Saguna 
Upasana, you will get Saguna-Liberation & then you will
merge in Brahman. Just as Garuda flies from earth to the 
sky in no time, by following Nirguna Upasana you will
suddenly merge with Brahman. There are many types of
Saguna Upasana. Jnanis know them.

The Yogi thinks, his palms,feet,ear,eyes,face,rear part of 
chest,shoulders,neck,teeth,head,tongue,salvia,thumb,skull,
hands,hairs,beard,mustache, throat,all limbs & organs,
movement,shape,form,etc., his whole body & all are 
Brahman only is Saguna Upasana.This body made up of 
five elements,five Pranas, ten indriyas,panchikarana
(mix of proportion of five elements in various combinations
to form body) of body & all are of Athma only is Saguna 
Upasana.

My Child ! Yogi by thinking his body etc.,belongs to Athman
only & there is nothing left belonging to him,that Sadhaka 
lives in supreme Bliss.This Sadhaka, by thinking he is 
separate & Athma wearing body etc.,are separate,talks to
himself(as if one person is talking to another person) "you
sit,sit" & he himself sits.Same way "go","You get up",
"Wash your hands & legs","You eat","Wear this","You see",
"You sing","You take bath",You apply sandal wood paste".
"You meditate","become silent","beg","Play","Run","Drink",
"Pour Sambar","Give advise""Sleep","Get UP',"Get rid off
Pee & Poo" thus thinking he being separate & his body etc.,
belongs to Paramathman & following this way is Saguna
Upasana.

This leads to Sayujya liberation. Yogi who is in 
this state achieves Divinity, Paramathman. You should 
follow this all the time,then this Yoga gives results & is 
called Saguna Upasana - worship with attributes. 

Now I shall explain to you, Nirguna Upasana, this is not
suitable for yogis with lust etc.By this Kailasa,Vykunta,
Heaven etc.cannot be achieved as you yourself is 
everything.Yogi who is following this worship is carrying 
out various activities like -- sitting,standing,eating,
sleeping,singing,talking,wearing,seeing,giving,taking,
buying,drinking,gulping,burping,rolling sideways, 
enjoying,everything performed without any feeling of
doership,action,activity, not differentiating them,thinking
himself as all.This is called Nirguna Upasana - worship
without attributes. 

In Saguna Upasana- worship with attributes, there is 
differentiation.Here in Nirguna Upasana "Sarvam
Brahma mayam Jagath" following this concept, all things 
are Athma only,you should understand that.

Reason for this being, Maha Vakya says,"yadyat 
paSyati cakshurbhyAm tattad Atmeti bhAvayet " 

meaning--

"Whatever one sees with the eyes, that he should 

look upon as the Self."

"yadyat SRNoti karNAbhyAm tattad Atmeti bhAvayet"- 

Whatever one hears with the ears, that he should 

look upon as the Self.

"labhate nAsayA yadyat tattad Atmeti bhAvayet" - 

Whatever one smells through the nose, that he should 

look upon as the Self.
jihvayA yad rasam hyatti tattad Atmeti bhAvayet - 

Whatever he eats(tastes) with the tongue, that he 

should look upon as the Self.

tvacA yadyat spRSed yogi tattad Atmeti bhAvayet -

Whatever the yogi touches with his skin, that he 

should look upon as the Self.

dRshTim jnAnamayIm kRtvaA paSyet brahmamayam 

jagat - 

With the vision of knowledge, one should see the whole 

universe as brahman.

drashTRdarSanadRSyAnAm virAmo yatra vA bhavet, 

dRshTiH tatraiva kartavyA na nAsAgrAvalokanI - 

One's sight should be fixed on that in which the triad
of seer, seeing and seen ceases (i.e., brahman), 

and not on the tip of the nose.

(General information for readers --

As long as the mind is full of desires for worldly objects 

and pleasures, that itself is bondage. But when the same 

mind is made free from likes and dislikes no desires 

spring up, because desires are only the result of likes 

and dislikes. When no desires arise, the mind becomes 

pure and capable of concentrating on the Self. 

Self-Knowledge can arise only in such a pure mind and 

not in a mind which is dragged hither and thither by 

desires)

By this Upasana(worship),you get real bliss of liberation.
You experience Athma-Sakshathkara.

My child ! for your sake I explained to you both 
types of worship. Among these two,if you follow any one,
you can achieve this yoga. First follow with attributes
sagunopasana, then follow worship without attributes
ie,Nirgunopasana. Reason being in Sagunopasana
Dvaitha is there, which leads to difficulties.
Nirgunopasana is superior, hence follow that type of
worship.

For both types of worship results in same liberation.
To achieve these upasanas, resulting liberation you 
should have aversion,dislike,dispassion(virakti,vairagya)
to worldly enjoyments & things,there is no other way.
Positive results are achieved by those who are having 
aversion,disgust for worldly ways.Without worship
also results are not achieved.When Upasana & Yoga
join together, leads to liberation. 

Just as yoga expands,worship also expands.If Yoga 
is not there,worship also not there.When a Yogi 
achieves this Yoga & worship, he becomes real 
Brahman only.He will submerge in ocean of happiness.
This Yogi will not suffer from Thapa thrayas--
three types of difficulties -- adibhauthika (physical),
adideivika(external calamity destined),adimanasika
(worries of mind) & by Self generated happiness
gets immersed, thus Hara told Karthikeya.

On hearing this Karthkeya with folded hands told
Hara, GOD of GODS ! I have a doubt which is --
"a sadhaka with full earnestness & great Bhakti
involved in Yoga & worship, suddenly mind looses
concentration & dies, but he has not achieved yoga,
Karma & Yoga stopped abruptly, so what will be his 
fate ?".On hearing this Hara told as follows.

Child ! For a Yogi who could not complete yoga in
a lifetime,has no problem in this world or in other 
worlds.If he dies suddenly,he will go to good lokas
(other worlds like kubera loka,sathya loka etc.) &
enjoy the fruits of his action, then he will return to 
this world, take birth in a rich family.Otherwise he
may take birth in a family of jnanis(family members 
with knowledge of Adhyathma) & by previous birth
samskara(actions,impressions) will continue Yoga
sadhana.(practice)

Baby ! Greatness of Yoga cannot be described,
beyond imagination. That Yogi whose yoga got 
discontinued in previous birth,though interested in 
actions, will not take birth in low castes & will 
continue worship of Brahman,get liberated in next
2 or 3 births due to natural Yoga mahima(greatness).
Good deed of Yoga can never give bad states, his
sins get destroyed by Yoga practice & his doubt
about rebirth vanishes. In olden days a person who 
has left his village to visit another place,used to take 
2 days to return back,same way for Yogi whose yoga
is interrupted by death, will get liberated within 2 to 3
births only. If yoga is carried out with firm belief,he will
achieve liberation in the same birth.If firm belief is not 
there, more births are required.

To develop firm belief, hearing & chanting of Veda 
shstras are required. If you say a Yogi has achieved 
yoga without reading Veda shastra,that means he has
studied Veda shastra in his previous birth.Without this
background how you can achieve yoga ? One who has 
no previous birth experience or impressions of yoga
sadhana,will not catch it now, even after repeating 
shstra many times.By following yoga path,such ajnani
also can get liberated earlier & need not under go
hundreds of rebirths. A Yogi is greater than one following
Karmas(actions),Thapas(meditation),jnana(knowledge),
hence you also become a Yogi.Others cannot get 
eligibility of a Yogi !
,
My child ! for your sake I have explained to you methods 
of worshipping with & without attributes.Understand this 
very well & follow it, there is nothing similar to this.
This secret knowledge should not be told to -- thieves,
not following Dharma,no kindness,who argue without 
knowledge,has lust for women.This knowledge is 
auspicious,doing good, through all Veda Shastras.

This way Shankara explained method of worshipping to 
Shanmukha for the benefit of this world.  


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SATHKARMA YOGA -- FOR PEOPLE WITH FAMILY.













  

  

DECISIVE SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE - NISHCHAYA JNANA

PLEASE NOTE THAT ADI SHANKARACHARYA

HAS TOLD ALL OF US TO THINK--

'I AM BRAHMAN' WITHOUT ANY EGO.

WE CAN AVOID FEAR COMPLEX ONLY BY THIS

METHOD. ELIMINATION OF FEAR IS VERY 

IMPORTANT FOR PROGRESS IN SPIRITUALITY.

36th & 37th SLOKA OF ATMA BODHA

OF ADI SHANKAACHARYA SAYS

I am verily that Supreme Brahman alone

which is Eternal, Pure and Free,One,indivisible and

non-dual and of the nature of Changeless-Knowledge-

Infinite.

The impression 'I am Brahman' thus created by constant

practice destroys ignorance, and the agitation caused

by it , just as medicine or rasayana destroys disease.

Athma Panchakam of Adi Sankaracharya

I am neither the body, nor the senses nor the mind,
Neither am I pride, prana nor intellect,
But I am Shiva, who is eternal,
Who is completely unattached.
Who is far, far and far away
From wife, son, lands and assets,
And is the witness for everything.

Due to ignorance I think that a rope is a snake, 
For due to absence of Jnana. 
I ascribe life in to lifeless thing. 
And when the realized one points it out, 
I wake up from this illusion, 
And understand that it is a rope and not a snake. 
Similarly I am not the jeeva but Shiva, 
Which I only understand by the teaching of the great teacher.

250 & 252 SLOKA OF VIVEKA CHUDAMANI says--

Meanig of Sloka 250 --

Giving up this unreal notion --what you have taken as your 

own self -- take instead that which is real, self-evident,

beyond all argumentation. "I am Brahman" -- by this 

pure thought, know thine own Self, which is indivisible

consciousness.

Meanig of Sloka 252 --

As the places and things that you see in dream are

unreal,so is this Wakeful State. There is no difference

between them (waking & dream). As in dream, the mind

creates, so Maya creates everything -- this body, senses,

pranas and ego.Everything is unreal. So Thou art That --

quite, pure, One without a second, the Supreme. 

5th SLOKA OF Kaupeena Panchakam

OF ADI SHANKAACHARYA in this Blog--

Always reciting the name of Brahman with devotion,

Always thinking that he himself is Brahman,
And who wanders aimlessly depending on alms obtained,
The man with the loin cloth is indeed the lucky one.

3rd SLOKA OF SADHANA PANCHAKAM
OF ADI SHANKAACHARYA

Meaning of the Supreme Statement should be reflected 

upon. 

One should take shelter under scriptural statements. 

One should remain aloof from perverse arguments. 

One should be receptive to scriptures, clarifications and 

debates.  

'I am Brahman’  – thus one thought should be fully 

experienced. 

One should give up constant and continuous ego-sense. 

One should discard the idea that ‘I am the body’. 

Contentious arguments with men of Wisdom should be 

avoided. 

REFER IN THIS BLOG--

RIGHT KNOWLEDGE -- SECRET OF VEDANTA - SHANKARACHARYA

81. One should have the conception that 'one is Brahman' which is without qualities, without actions, Eternal, free from duality, free from unhappiness, pure, awakened and free.

AS LONG AS WE THINK 'BRAHMAN' IS A SUPREME

POWER OUTSIDE US, FEAR COMPLEX WILL 

PERSIST IN US .

AS EXPLAINED IN OUR EARLIER POSTINGS,

VEDANTHA JNANA THROUGH MAHA VAKYAS

INDICATE ATHMA IS BRAHMAN ONLY. WORLDLY

PEOPLE FEAR TO ACCEPT THIS FACT & EVEN

WRONGLY ADVISE AGAINST THIS CONCEPT.

WE ALL KNOW THAT WE ARE, WHAT WE THINK

IN OUR MIND DECISIVELY, ALL THE  TIME &

YOU BECOME THAT ONLY. THIS FACT IS INSISTED 

UPON IN 'NISHCHAYA JNANA'. WE SHOULD NOT BE 

CARRIED AWAY BY GIMMICKS OF MAYA & SHOULD 

ESCAPE FROM IT'S CLUTCHES. THEN ONLY WE CAN 

MAKE GOOD PROGRESS IN SPIRITUALITY TO HIGHER 

LEVELS.

AUTHOR REPEATEDLY TELLS US TO IGNORE MAYA

BY DELIBERATELY DESCRIBING ELABORATELY MAYA'S

IMPACT ON OUR MIND AS IT SURROUNDS US IN ALL

FIELDS, DIRECTIONS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR 

US TO ESCAPE IT.

WE HAVE SEEN PEOPLE IN OUR LIFE, INSPITE OF VERY 

GOOD JNANA, FAILED TO MAKE PROGRESS IN 

SPIRITUALITY UNABLE TO OVERCOME MAYA & 

NECESSARY SACRIFICES LIKE VAIRAGYA, 

EGOLESSNESS, CULTIVATING BHAKTI, 

SELF SURRENDER ETC.

DECISIVE SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE - 

NISHCHAYA JNANA

Parameshwara teaching Shanmuga

'Parameshwara teaching Shanmuga' postings are based on

'Jnana Sindhu' writings of great CHIDANANDA AVADHUTHA 

of very high spiritual level based on VEDANTHA

(UPANISHATHS). He had given the copy of the book to the 

parents of a future Avadhutha even before the baby was 
born, telling parents Goddess will take birth as their son & 
to give the book to the boy when he would be twelve 
year old, who is destined to become an Avadhutha by name 

AJATHA NAGALINGA SWAMY at NAVALAGUNDHA 

in north Karnataka.

Parameshwara told Shanmuka--

Shanmukha! By holy & divine contemplation,that which is 
beyond time & action, thing called Athma(Soul) linked to this 
world, to know the truth(tathva) to get salvation you have 
to know & understand well. Mind which is full of doubts has 
no peace in this world or in other worlds.Those who are 
dullards cannot understand Athma(Soul) or its 
characteristics. Just like impure gold when purified by 
removing dirt how it shines,same way in bright light of 
Samadhi State That Auspicious thing beyond Nada-Bindu
exposes itself. This state is achievable only by leaving
everything in this world & surrendering fully at the feet of 
Guru. All obligations(rina) of this world can be made up 
except that of Guru.
(Refer-- GURU BHAKTHI -- GURU KATAKSHA)

Now I shall narrate to you Nishchaya Jnana. By this all your 
doubts get destroyed. This world which is like forest gets 
burnt down. Think yourself as that Powerful Force which 
is beyond time & imagination. Nobody including Brahma 
cannot understand you.You shine by your own luminosity.
You only should understand yourself & not by other means 
as you cannot be seen nor perceived by them. You firmly 
decide that you are Para-Brahman only, which is beyond 
name & form.

How birds flying in sky are in no way connected to sky, 
same way think that you are not concerned or connected 
to senses of your body.

Due to entrapment of Maya you have forgotten that you 
are Brahman only.Instead of thinking "I am Brahman'
thinking 'I am only a human being' is as a  result of your
 karmas. Know that you are 'That thing which is beyond 
grasp' & witness to the above two.

Just as an actor, who takes on many roles knows who he 
really is in real life, same way you take on many bodies in 
different births, firmly think that the Athma(Soul) is one & 
same in all those births.

Adi-Shesha(seven headed King Cobra on which Lord 
Vishnu reclines) is it afraid of its poisonous breath ?,when 
the waves move on top of sea, is the whole sea moving?, 
same way when you are the Lord(Athma) can you get 
influenced by the state of the body like happiness,
sorrow etc.? How waves are seen on sea water & then 
hides in it, same way in you various bodies rise & 
merges in you.

You think that you are Truth & Real.Just as we see in a 
tree, branches,leaves,flowers,fruits, in Brahman we see 
this world & everything in that is Brahman only.

How a grand meal fit for a king is poisonous to a sick man, 
same way for worldly people.spiritual knowledge is like 
poison. Get rid of the sickness of ignorance & think you 
are ocean of knowledge.

Think that you are only a witness to the desires,dislikes
of your mind & after getting rid of them through intellect
think you are witness to that intellect.

You are the one who knows the characteristics of mind
& Athma(chethana).You are the one who is having the 
ego "I am this body'. Please know that mind which is
lifeless(jada) thinks "I am happy,I am unhappy etc.'

Know that you are the witness to this body, in which
various characteristics,various subjects, various worries
are born.

Acts of giving,buying,holding,leaving,taking along,telling,
keeping,cutting,etc.-- actions of all parts of body, 
understand that you are the witness.

You are Brahman,everything is Brahman knowing this if 
you ask 'Who am I ?' who is there to answer that.There is 
nothing else other than you.

You are not having 'Sthula Sharira'(Gross Body),
'Sukshma Sharira'(Subtle Body), hence waking state
(jagrth avastha) & dream state(swapna avastha) are also 
false. All actions of body take place only by your
(Athma's) presence only.

Hearing through ears, sense of touch through skin, 
sensing form through eyes, sense of taste through tongue, 
smell through nose, talk through  sound producing part, 
breathing through pranendriya, feet for stepping 
forward, through sex part for pleasure, anus for disposal 
out of body, all these activities take place through your 
presence & will.You have forgotten yourself & wrongly 
you are thinking that you are jeeva, samsari(like family 
man), so firmly think yourself as Athma(Soul).

Ten people join together to take bath in a river & enter the 
water, when they come out,one person counts excluding 
himself & announces that there are only nine & feeling 
sad that one person is missing or dead. Another person 
who was observing this from a distance, comes & 
says 'You have not counted yourself ,you are the tenth 
man' which brings happiness, same way due to Maya's 
influence(bhrame) you have forgotten yourself. When you 
are Brahman only, you don't have Sthula(gross) & 
Sukshma Shariras(subtle bodies) or actions of senses,
body parts are not there.

You are the cause for everything.When talk stops along 
with Mano-Nasha, remaining Paramathma is yourself. 
When talk increases,activity of the mind also increases
Defects due to talk are on the mind & not on you. You 
think that you are Brahman for Lord Brahma etc.
Reflection of an object seen in water looks different from 
the object & how there is no difference between the object, 
reflection same way, think that Astral Body(Sukshma 
Sharira) is not there for you.

When Astral Body(Sukshma Sharira) is not there, how 
what you heard,you saw, you thought, matters are seen in 
dream & vanish, still why their vasanas are true, if you ask,
 kasturi(perfume) kept in a bottle even after getting exhausted, 
aroma of kasturi lingers for some more time, same way dream 
vasanas remain for sometime, think you are only a witness to 
them.

Where there is no difference of same category, different 
category, where there are no actions to achieve desired 
results, where there are no subject or object in any matter, 
where there are no pundiths(experts) of Six Darshanas
(they are--Nyaya,Vaisheshika,Sankhya,Yoga,Mimamsa 
& Vedantha),where there is no 'Best' or 'Highest', you are 
that Divine thing(Athma). Being beyond happiness,
unhappiness of this world, destroying all thoughts(bhavas), 
when you are immersed in real Bliss of Athma, there is 
nothing left to know.  

Just like drops fallen out of ghee is ghee only & not 
anything else,same way you are Athma only & cannot be
Jiva.A man doing business is Jiva,his actions are controlled
by Ishwara & the light that shines bright in both of their 
hearts is Paramathman,you are That.

Decide you are truly Para-Brahman & forget the wrong 
notion that you are Jiva. You do not have Vasana-Bodies
You are that Divine Holy Thing which is - without any
characteristics(Nirguna),without any parts(niravayava),
Sat-Chit-Ananda, Pure intellect with knowledge,
consciousness(chinmaya),support of everything
(sarvadhara),Divine light(paranjyothi), Athma which has
no beginning or end(nithyathma),without form(chidrupa),
covered,wearing by chith(chidambara).beyond 
comparison(nirupama),

Name,form,childish prank,actions,dharma(moral tenets)
etc. were born by gunas(characteristics).You are beyond
gunas,that is why you are called as NIRGUNA.

Hands,legs,shoulder,ears,nose,face,eyes,hair,tongue,
parts of body,various bodies,you are not them.

Day,night,noon,evening,minute,ghalige(1 hour=2.5 ghalige),
auspicious time(muhurtha), month,tithi(lunar day),pakshas
(two pakshas in a month-krishna paksha,shukla paksha),
you are not them.

By mind this world is born, seen in various forms, again 
merges in mind.Due to mind only, doubts arise & also
decisions are made,think you are not that mind.
Leave all doubts from mind.

Ashramas like Brahmacharya(unmarried life),Grihastha
(married life),Vanaprastha(retiring to forest with wife),
Yathi(sanyasa), Paramahamsa(kundalini has reached 
Sahasrara chakra which is on top of head), etc.
are not for you(not applicable to Athma).

Caste  system like, Brahmana,Kshatriya,Vaishya,Shudra,
Kuruba,Shvapacha(dog meat eater),Chandala,Jangama
etc.Three Hundred in number is not applicable to you.

Reciting mantras silently(japa), meditation(thapa),bath,
super natural powers(siddhi),offerings to fire(homa),
offerings to fire for personal benefits(havana),offerings
to fore fathers(tharpana), karmas -- are not for you.

Birth,death,____

Three types of problems(thapa thrayas -- adi-bhouthika, 
adi-deivika, adi-manasika-worries of mind),

difficulties,sorrow,attachment,childhood,teenage,oldage,

Dashendriyas -- five karmendriya & five jnanendriya,

Nadis like -- ida,pingala,sushumna,shankini,vakula,
gandhara,alamba,hasti,jimha,pumsa,payaswini. 

Decide all these are not you.


states of -- Jagrith,swapna,sushupthi 

Tripurtis-yourself,world,Ishwara(cause of Maya)
,
Gunas-sathva,rajas,thamas,

Time frame(kala)--past,future & present, 

Jeeva thraya--state of jeeva in jagrith,swapna & sushupthi,

Shakthi traya--three kinds of energies,they are--
source of egotism known as Rudra,source of knowledge, 
source of activities or actions called kriya,

lust,anger,shyness,animals,wealth,house,wife,son,
marriage,kingdom,wealth of kingdom,heaven,truth 
statements(tattvas),intellect,ego,five pranas,mind,

Sense of- touch,taste,smell,

Ego of-- caste,wealth,teenage,education,beauty or 
handsomeness,favourable result,meditation(thapas),
kingship,abundance of food,strong body,earning money,
executing work etc.

You are positively not all the above.

Know that you are Para-Brahman only, who is --
without beginning or end(nithyathma),beyond imagination
(nirvikalpa),auspicious all the time(nithya mangala),
without any impurity(nirmala),without any movement
(nichala),infinite(anantha),without any comparison
(nirupekshe),without any defects(niravadya),cannot be
destroyed(achyutha) etc. 
YOU are witness to everything(sarva-sakshi),cause for
everything(sarvakarana),self-luminous(swaprakasha),
you are pranava-OM kara sound, without any 
characteristics(nirguna), always healthy,perfect
(niramaya). 

My child !,you decide in your mind fully this knowledge.
From ancient times all sages followed this knowledge
of NISHCHAYA JNANA & became Para-Brahma only.

This knowledge should not be told to dull headed,
ignorant(murkha) people.
--thus Shankara told Shanmukha


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