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Hari Om,

 

I am having a few doubts regarding Chit (of Sat-Chit-Anand). Can

anyone please explain to me the relation between these three: (1)Chit,

(2) Chitta of Vedanta, and (3) Chitta of Samkhya.

 

I have one more question. We have the Chin-mudra of Sri

Dakshinamoorthy. When the sandhi is broken in Sanskrit, it actually

reads as Chit-mudra. Can anyone please explain to me how this mudra is

related to Chit.

 

Thanks a lot in advance.

Om Tat Sat

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advaitin , " Rajesh " <gabbardaaku wrote:

>

> Hari Om,

>

> I am having a few doubts regarding Chit (of Sat-Chit-Anand). Can

> anyone please explain to me the relation between these three: (1)Chit,

> (2) Chitta of Vedanta, and (3) Chitta of Samkhya.

>

> I have one more question. We have the Chin-mudra of Sri

> Dakshinamoorthy. When the sandhi is broken in Sanskrit, it actually

> reads as Chit-mudra. Can anyone please explain to me how this mudra is

> related to Chit.

>

> Thanks a lot in advance.

> Om Tat Sat

>

 

Namaste

 

The document Advaita Saadhanaa in one document.pdf listed in the files

section of Advaitin has several passages on this. For instance, one

such is the following(on one page 118):

 

" In the antaHkaraNaM there are four entities: cittaM, manas (mind),

buddhi (intellect) and ahamkAraM (Ego). Of these the locale for the

mind is the neck. That of the Ego is the heart. That of the intellect

is the face. CittaM is specifically referred as memory power. When it

is the memory power its locale is the navel. But really, the basics of

all the three, namely, mind, intellect and ego is that which is called

thought and this originates from cittaM. Therefore cittam does not need

a separate locale for itself. When we vacillate between this decision

and that, cittaM is at the neck. When we finally decide, by our

intellect, to do something in a certain way , cittaM is in the face.

When we establish ourselves as `I, the JIva', cittaM is in the heart

which is the locale for the Ego. "

 

The best strategy would be to search for either of the the

words 'Mind' or 'cittam' and look at all the different pages containing

these words.

 

 

 

PraNAms to all advaitins.

profvk

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Namaste Rajesh :

 

Thank goddess for this 'chitta' of mine which is a storehouse of

memory ! Smile :-)

 

May i please direct you to this wonderful post of Shri Shri Anandaji

on the weekly definition of 'chit' or consciousness ... post number

37725 -Weekly definition - 'cit' or 'consciousness'

 

wherein Anandaji says :

 

" 'cit' is the knowing light of consciousness, found in each person's

mind.

 

In everyone's experience, it is a subjective knowing that

illuminates whatever may appear or disappear. As time proceeds in

any mind, perceptions, thoughts and feelings come and go. But

consciousness continues as their knowing principle. It stays present

always, illuminating all appearances and disappearances. It is a

common principle of knowing, found always present in all states of

experience, beneath their changes and their differences. "

 

please read the above mentioned post and let me know what you

think !

 

Rajeshji , do you know why Lord Krishna is called 'chitta chora' ?

the MIND has many faculties as professor vkhji has explained -

 

THEY ARE :

 

Manas = sensory, processing mind

Chitta = storage OF IMPRESSIONS OR

Ahamkara = " I-maker " or Ego (2 Egos)

Buddhi = knows, decides, judges, and discriminates

 

but our navaneetha krishna not only steals the butter but along with

it he steals the gopis 'chitta' too ! The gopis 'forget' their

worldly existence and are filled with the Blissful consciousness of

Lord Krishna , the very embodiment of Sat chit ananda !

 

Forget 'chitta' and let 'chit' take over! any pun intended is

unintentional !

 

regards

 

 

advaitin , " Rajesh " <gabbardaaku wrote:

>

> Hari Om,

>

> I am having a few doubts regarding Chit (of Sat-Chit-Anand). Can

> anyone please explain to me the relation between these three: (1)

Chit,

> (2) Chitta of Vedanta, and (3) Chitta of Samkhya.

>

> I have one more question. We have the Chin-mudra of Sri

> Dakshinamoorthy. When the sandhi is broken in Sanskrit, it actually

> reads as Chit-mudra. Can anyone please explain to me how this

mudra is

> related to Chit.

>

> Thanks a lot in advance.

> Om Tat Sat

>

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