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Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam (प्रत्यभिज्ञा हृदयम) – Sutra 2
By the power of her own will Citi unfolds or projects the universe upon her own self. Svecchaya – i.e. by the power of her own will, not by thewill of another implies (that she Read more…
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Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam (प्रत्यभिज्ञा हृदयम) – Sutra 1
The absolute Citi (Consciousness) out of its own free will is the cause of the siddhi of the universe. Universe in this context means everything from Sadasiva down to the earth. Siddhi means bringing into Read more…
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Pratyabhijna System – Upayas or Means
Following upayas are recommended to get rid of the malas so that one may become fit for receiving grace.
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Pratyabhijna System – Saktipata or Anugraha
Those who, owing to the sarhskaras of previous birth, are very advanced souls receive tivra or intense Saktipata. They are liberated without much sadhana or praxis. Those who are less qualified receive madhyama Saktipata. This Read more…
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Pratyabhijna System – Liberation
Liberation according to this system means the re-cognition (pratyabhijna) of one’s true nature which means in other words the attainment of akrtrima-aham-vimarsa – the original, innate, pure I-consciousness. By this real I-consciousness, one attains Cidananda Read more…
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Pratyabhijna System – Bondage
The bondage of the individual is due to innate ignorance which is known as anava mala. It is the primary limiting condition which reduces the universal consciousness to an ana or a limited aspect. It Read more…
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Pratyabhijna System – The Individual Self
The individual according to this system is not simply a psycho-physical being but something more. His physical aspect consists of the five mahabhutas or gross elements highly organized. This is known as his sthulasarira. He Read more…
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Pratyabhijna System – Comparison and Contrast with Sankara’s Advaitavada
SantabrahmavadaVedanta IsvaradvayavadaKashmir Shavisim •Cit or Brahman is only Praksha (light) or Jnana (knowledge). It is Niskriya (inactive) •Cit is both Prakasa and Vimarsa (light and activity). •Activity belongs only to Maya or Avidya. Isvara assumes Read more…
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Pratyabhijna System – Svatantryavada and Abhasavada
Svatantryavada Absolute sovereignty of Will, sva-tantrata or svatantrya. This absolute Sovereignty or Free Will is the svabhava (own being) of the Universal Consciousness (Cit). It is this sovereign Free Will that brings about the objectification Read more…
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Pratyabhijna System – The Tattvas of Materiality – (32-36)
The Five Bhutas – Gross Elements (32) Akasa ( Space) is produced from Sabda-tanmatra. (33) Vayu (Air) is is produced from Sparsa-tanmatra. ( 34 ) Teja /Agni (Fire) is produced from Rupa-tanmatra. (35) Apas ( Read more…
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Pratyabhijna System – The Tattvas of Sensible Experience : 17-31
Five powers of sense-perception – Jnanendriyas or Buddhindriyas – products of Aharhkara. (17) Smelling (ghranendriya) (18) Tasting (rasanendriya) (19) Seeing (caksurindriya) (20) Feeling by touch (sparsanendriya) (21) Hearing (sravanendriya) Five karmendriyas or powers of action. Read more…
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Pratyabhijna System – The Tattvas of Mental Operation (14-16 – Buddhi, Ahamkara, and Manas.
Prakrati differentiates into antahkarana (the psychic apparatus ) , indriyas (senses) and bhutas (matter). ´Antahkarana (the psychic apparatus ) has Buddhi, Ahamkara, and Manas. (14) Buddhi – ascertaining intelligence (vyavasayatmika), external object reflected through eye Read more…
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Pratyabhijna System – The Tattvas of the Limited Individual ( Subject-Object, 12-13)
Limited Individual ( Subject-Object ) (12) Purusa – Siva thus subjecting Himself to Maya and putting on the five kancukas or cloaks which limit His universal knowledge and power becomes Purusa or the individual subject. Read more…
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Pratyabhijna System – The Tattvas of the Limited Individual Experience ( 6-11)
(6) Maya and the five Kancukas – From this stage – ASuddhadhvan or the order in which the real nature of the Divine is concealed. Maya – “Ma” means measure out. That which makes experience Read more…
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Water
As the ocean chooses to “limit itself” and transforms into vapors and then to cloudsfinally to snow, hail or rainand back through the little streamsjoyously flowing through mountains and valleyshappy and dancing through the transactions Read more…