Nature for experience or liberation
Prakashakriyasthithi sheelam Bhootendriyatmakam Bhogapavargartham Drishyam
Nature manifests itself in three ways - a brilliant and tranquil vibration which takes the form of purity and intelligence called Satwa, a forceful and dynamic movement called Rajas or action and an inert state of stillness called Tamas or inertia.
What are the constitutes of nature that have these three qualities in various permutations and combinations? First there are the five elements of earth, water, fire, aire and space. Then there are the sense organs of touch, taste, smell, sight and hearing and five sense organs of action - hands, legs, speech, excretory and reproductive organs. The first five organs of perception help in receiving information and the next five organs of action express outwardly into the world. This is the way nature is organised. There is also the mind which has four faculties called the Manas - feeling, Buddhi - intellect, Chitta - memory and Ahamkara or the sense of 'I' and 'Mine.
All these put together are outside of the self and they help in cognition of names, forms and sounds, during the conscious state of waking and sub-conscious state of dreaming.
All this perception and understanding serves two purposes. The first is to experience and derive pleasure out of it and the second is to contemplate inward and get liberated from the limiting objects of perception in nature. - Swahilya Shambhavi (Picture: Icy mountains near the lake Manasarovar in Tibet). (Swahilya Shambhavi).
13 comments:
There is so much to life, much more important than the meanly human being!
Thanks for a very insightful write-up!
Welcome Rakesh!
Nice post and beautiful picture swahilya!!!
welcome fruitu! thank you
The sky, clouds, snow capped mountain, the slope, the river and the rocks..amazing triggers for connectivity. Beautifully captured, Swahilya!!
you have stated in to-day's sunday express that consciousness is closest to silence. does it mean it is short of ultimate reality that is silence itself. i find that the word consciousness is often used by masters to denote the reality itself. Awareness is perhaps more appropriate to denote reality as it need not include thoughts and images- K.V.Kunhikrishnan ekken484@gmail.com
Welcome Merging Point!
ekkentros free thoughts: When I say consciousness is closest to silence, I mean we are able to perceive silence and consciousness is within that silence. You are right Awareness denotes reality - but all these words Awareness, Consciousness, Awakening, Reality and Silence refer to the one thing that is present everywhere and in everything. Sat - Reality Chit - Consciousness and Ananda - Bliss - are all manifestations or qualities of the one consciousness.
beautiful post. The picture speaks the silence
welcome kichenette!
Hi Swahilya,
The brilliance and tranquility of lake Mansarovar with Mount Kailash in the background, makes all other senses come to a stand still.
Waiting to receive a whole lot of pictures from your trip. When are u returning.
Hi Hari! It is over 15 days since I got back!
beautiful picture! when our manas (mind) becomes as tranquil, "I" get reflected in it!
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