Sunday, January 20, 2019

KAIWALYA PAAD SUTRA - 16

NA CHA  EKA  CHITTA  TANTRYAM  VASTU  TAD  APRAMANAKAM  TADA  KIM  SYAT

IN  ADDITION  TO THIS,  OBJECTS  ARE  NOT  UNDER  CONTROL  OF ONE  CHITTA 

 WITHOUT  THE CHITTA  RECOGNIZING  (THE  OBJECT ) WHAT  HAPPENS TO  IT

     In the last Sutra we were told that the object though same , different Chitta have different interpretation or impressions from it . So we know that the interpretation is done by our MIND or Chitta . We may have different impression from the same object at different times. So if I am hungry and I see a slice of pizza , I have have desire to eat it . But if I am not hungry then I will not have the same desire aroused in my my mind by the same object . If there is a stake and I am vegetarian I will feel differently than if I am a meat lover . So the object is same but the impression by mind or Chitta is different .
     Now in this Sutra we are told that just because we do not pay any attention to the object , it does not disappear.So the objects are not under our control.So the object continues to be there and if a another person looks at it he or she will have different or same impression from the same object.In addition to this there is another point. Say there is necklace made out of gold . So when we see it, we not only see as necklace , but also as it's origin as gold . But then we convert that in a ring. The necklace is gone and now we see the ring . So when we see it we have different 'object' in our mind but the 'gold' still remains as gold . So the presence or existence of gold  does not depend upon our Mind or Chitta. In dark room we may not see the object , but it is still there . So the objects exists irrespective of our perception of it or not .   

Sunday, January 13, 2019

KAIWALYA PAAD SUTRA 15

                  VASTU  SAMYE  CHITTA  BHEDAT  TAYOR  VIBHAKTAH  PANTHAH

                    EVEN  THOUGH  THE OBJECT  IS  SAME , THE  CHITTA  (MINDS)

                                     ARE DIFFERENT  AND SO  ARE  THE  PATHS

      We were told that the all the objects have 3 Guna , but they may appear different due to dominance of one or other Guna. But in this Sutra  we are told that the object may be SAME but the person seeing it with different CHITTAS or MINDS may have different conclusion or appearance. The paths of different MINDS are different.

     So we know this fact  as we often say,'the Beauty is in eyes of beholders,' So the impression that one gets fro looking at an object may be different than other person. So if one looks at a diamond, the thief would like to steal it , greedy person would like to have it and Yogi will have no desire. So one has Tamasic  desire , other Rajasic desire  and one has Satwic desire . This is due to the CHITTA or the MIND being at different level and different paths . This can be also said about any food - meat or otherwise  and also about looking at a women . Not all have the same reaction even though all are seeing at the same object .

    So in this Sutra the meaning is clear , but what message needs to be conveyed is that we can not blame the object - the Diamond , food  or woman or man - for the thoughts that we have and the actions and the desires that it causes.We have no one but ourselves  to blame for any desires or action that we have or take after looking at any object . 

Sunday, January 6, 2019

KAIWALYA PAAD SUTRA - 14

                                        PARINAMA  EKATWAT  VASTU TATWAM

             THE  EFFECT  IS ONE  OBJECT (EVEN  THOUGH  THERE  ARE  3 GUNAS )

     This is continuation of the same thought process or explanation of the same thought. We know that there are 3 GUNAS and the effects f these 3 Gunas is different . The Satwic Guna effect is different than the effect of TAMASIC or the Tamasic Guna effect is different than Rajasic . So how come we have all three Gunas finally having only one object? The answer is very simple. All the objects have all three Gunas and they are active or passive. This leads to the origin of the universe according to the Hindu concept .
    The cycle of the beginning of the universe and the end of the universe are eternal . So there is no TIME when this cycle was NOT there . So at the beginning of any cycle , there is disturbance in the UNITY or singularity of the universe. At the end of the universe, all the BHUTA and every thing else .-become ONE . This include all 3 Gunas. When there is singularity, the 3 Gunas are quite  and so called sleep state or dormant state . With the disturbance call GUNASHOBHINI , there is an imbalance . Without going in detail, the Gunas CREATE the entire Universe that we see. Off course there is PURUSH and NATURE as the origin of the spirit and rest of the tings . The 3 Gunas are part of the nature . The organs of perception are from Satwic  GUNA and the  organs of action are from Rajasic Guna.. There are 4 levels of LIFE in this world and all have all 3 Gunas Depending upon the proportion of each Guna the resultant object appears. So even though all the objects have all 3 Gunas , they are different in look . It is the proportion of the Gunas that decide the final product ,
    So the STONE has preponderance of Tamasic Guna and very little Rajasic or Satwic . The plant kingdom has all three but the Satwic is very limited . The animal kingdom has more Rajasic and less Satwic or Tamasic . The Human beings have different proportion of these Gunas in different people.There is also other reason why these 4 different things are distinct. But for the purpose of this Sutra , We all have all 3 Gunas and the proportion of them leads to final object .  . 
      

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

KAIWALYA PAAD SUTRA - 13

                                           TE  VYAKTA  SUKSHMYA  GUNATMANAH

          THESE  (DHARMAS ) MANIFESTED  OR UN MANIFESTED  ARE DUE  TO GUNAS

         In past Sutras we were told that the Desires or the Vasanas sometimes are in unmanifested form  and sometimes in manifested forms . When there are  favourable circumstances , the unmanifested Vasanas or Desires  become manifested . We were also told that they are 'Eternal' and so they are always there So now we are told that if we can not destroy them by them self , we can go the origin of them and that way we can eliminate them . If we can not eliminate the fire , we can stop the supply of the fire wood , and the fire will stop by itself . So if our mind is in Satwic then the desires will be less or not there .The detachment will lead to reduce the formation of new desires or making old one firmer. Now in this sutra we are told something else . The desires to be fulfilled , we need mind , intellect and organs of action and organs of perceptions.So for me to satisfy the desire to eat sweet , II must have  a mind in which this desire arises, then I should have intellect to see how I can satisfy that desire. But I should have hands to grab a sweet desert  and I should have taste buds to satisfy -organs of actions  and perception.
        But if we remember, at the origin of universe or THIS cycle, the starting point is disturbance in 3 GUNAS,  and the nature with 3 Gunas is the origin of the Mind , Intellect , Ego , and 10 organs -perception and action, 5 each .So without the Gunas , there is no mind or intellect or any of the organs . So if we have control on the Gunas , we can eliminate the desires or VASANAS.So if we can get rid of Gunas , we are free of desires .