Tattva bdha

Transcription of Pravacanas (talks)

of

Swami Paramarthananda Saraswati

Transcribed by Raghu Ganapathy

ii Pravacanas (talks) Swami Paramarthananda

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Contents Key to transliteration and pronunciation of Sanskrit letters ....................................................... vii

Preface ................................................................................................................................................................ .. ix

A Note on Hindu Religious Systems ....................................................................................................... xiii

Why learn Tattva Bdha ? - Self knowledge and its benefits ....................................................... 1

Scheme of the strs ................................................................................................................................... 19

Invocation - Prayer ........................................................................................................................................ 25

Sdhana Catuaya Sampatti- The Four-fold qualifications .............................................. 35

Introduction to the four-fold qualifications ......................................................................................... 36

Qualification 1: Vivka - Discrimination ..................................................................................... 48

Qualification 2: Virga - Dispassion ............................................................................................. 52

Qualification 3: amdi aka sampatti - The six disciplines.............................................. 54

Discipline 1: ama- Mind Control ................................................................................................ 55

Discipline 2: Dama- Sense Control .............................................................................................. 58

Discipline 3: Uparama - Withdrawal or quietude ................................................................. 60

Discipline 4: Titik Endurance or forbearance ................................................................... 65

Discipline 5: raddh Faith or trust ........................................................................................... 70

Discipline 6: Samdhna Concentration or focusing power ........................................ 73

Qualification 4: Mumukutva - Intense desire ........................................................................ 75

Vyai vicra - Analysis of individual - Microcosm ................................................................ 83

Tattvavivka - Inquiry into Truth.................................................................................................... 84

tm and antm - Real and unreal ........................................................................................... 85

Sthlaarra - The Gross body - its elements and functions ................................................. 95

Skmaarra and saptadaa kalbhi - The subtle body and its instruments ........ 104

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Paca jnndriyi Five organs of knowledge .......................................................... 112

Paca karmndriyi Five organs of action ................................................................... 117

Paca pra - Five physiological systems ....................................................................... 122

Antakaraa - Four inner equipments ........................................................................... 124

Kraaarra - Causal body ............................................................................................................. 128

Avasthtraya - The three states of existence ........................................................................... 140

Jgradavasth The waking state ........................................................................................ 140

Svapnvasth The dream state ........................................................................................... 144

Suuptyavasth The deep sleep state .............................................................................. 148

Paca k - The five sheaths or covers ..................................................................................... 152

Annamaya - The food sheath ................................................................................................ 154

Pramaya - The vital air sheath ........................................................................................ 157

Manmaya - The mental sheath .......................................................................................... 158

Vijnamaya - The intellectual sheath ............................................................................. 159

nandamaya- The bliss sheath ............................................................................................ 161

tm Atma .............................................................................................................................................. 165

Cit Consciousness ..................................................................................................................... 170

Sat - Existence ............................................................................................................................... 177

nanda - Limitless happiness or bliss .............................................................................. 178

Samai or Si Vicra Analysis of the Cosmos- Macrocosm .................................. 181

Caturviati tattvtpatti prakra -The process of evolution of 24 elements and elementals .................................................................................................................................................. 182

a.Brahman my trigu - Brahman, Maya and the three cosmic qualities or aspects .................................................................................................................................................... 183

b. Paca bhta si - Evolution of five fundamental elements ................................. 190

c. Sttvik gua- Evolution of the Sattvik aspect .................................................................. 196

d. Rjasik gua- Evolution of Rajasik aspect ........................................................................ 202

e. Tmasik gua- Evolution of Tamasik aspect ................................................................... 204

f. Packta pacatattva - Evolution of five Grossified elements ................................ 205

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Fig. 1 Caturviati Tattvtpatti Prakra (with Sanskrit terms) .................................... 209

Fig. 2 Caturviati Tattvtpatti Prakra (with English terms) ...................................... 210

Fig. 3 Packta pacatattva - Evolution of the five Grossified elements ................... 211

Aikya vicra- Oneness of microcosm and macrocosm ...................................................... 213

Jva vara The individual and the total ................................................................................... 215

Fig.4 Jva-Ishwara Aikya .................................................................................................................. 222

Mah Vkya - The Great equation ................................................................................................ 229

Aikya Jna phala- Benefits of the knowledge of oneness ........................................... 245

Jvanmukt - Liberated individual................................................................................................. 246

Law of Karma ............................................................................................................................................ 262

Law of Karma for Jnis ....................................................................................................................... 272

Important aspects of Law of Karma 277

Pram - scriptural proofs ............................................................................................................. 291

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Key to transliteration and pronunciation of Sanskrit letters Sanskrit is a highly phonetic language and therefore accuracy in the pronunciation of the letters is very important. A change in the pronunciation could change the meaning of the word itself. For those who are not familiar with the Dvangar script, the International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration is a guide to the correct pronunciation of the Sanskrit letters.

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