Guest guest Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 THE BLESSED LORD SAID: 1. They speak of the indestructible Asvattha having its root above and branches below, whose leaves are the metres. He who knows it knows the Vedas. 2. Below and above are its branches spread, nourished by the gunas, sense-objects its buds; and below in the world of man stretch forth the roots ending in action. 3. Its form is not perceived as such here, neither its end nor its origin nor its existence. Having cut asunder this firm-rooted Asvattha with the strong sword of dispassion. 4. Then That Goal should be sought for, whither having gone none return again. " I seek refuge in that Primeval Purusha whence streamed forth the Ancient Current. " 5. Free from pride and delusion, with the evil of attachment conquered, ever dwelling in the Self, their desires having completely turned away, liberated from the pairs of opposites known as pleasure and pain, the un-deluded reach that Goal Eternal. 6. That the sun illumines not, nor the moon, nor fire; That is My Supreme Abode, to which having gone none return. 7. A ray of Myself, the eternal Jiva in the world of Jivas, attracts the senses, with Manas the sixth, abiding in Prakriti. 8. When the Lord acquires a body and when He leaves it, He takes these and goes, as the wind takes scents from their seats. 9. The ear, the eye and the touch, the taste and the smell, using these and the Manas, he enjoys the sense-objects. 10. Him who departs, stays and enjoys, who is conjoined with gunas, the deluded perceive not; they see, who possess the eye of knowledge. to be continued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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