Dream State is Not Sachchidananda

05-22-2002, 09:51 AM

Jaya Guru Datta,

Here is today's saying:

"Dream, dream, dream! It is indeed a touchstone which produces strange worlds.

When the past karma which produces wakeful state diminishes, and when the
tendencies from the wakeful state have entered the antahkarana, when there are
neither the indriyas nor their objects, there comes a state which is brought
about solely by the antah karana. This is the dream state.

Because of the tendencies acccrued during the wakeful state, the mind will,
without the involvement of the indriyas, assume the roles of the seer and the
seen. This state itself is the dream state.

Because of my proximity, the antah karana will assume chetanatatva and on
account of the influence of Kala (time) will experience dream state. Therefore
this state is not related to me, who is of the form of Sachchidananda."

In Sanskrit:

Svapnam svapnam svapnam
Adbhuta srishti krama ratnam

Jaagrat kaaraka karmani nashte
buddhou samskaaraavishte
Arthendriyayou staavadabhaave
buddhe srishtir yaaste tat 1

Jaagrat samskriti maatra balaat
yatra tu buddhir drashtritvam
Drishyatvam chaanindriyato
svaya me vaavahateetyetat 2

Mat saannidhyaat chetanataam tu
praaptaa buddhih kaala vashaat
Svapnaavasthaam yaataaneyam
mama khalu sachidaanandasya 3

Sri Swamiji
Journey In To the Self (Lessons in Vedanta) Volume 1
Bhajan 10 p.35

Sri Guru Datta,
Swamiji Says

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