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- Read on →: jīva-svarūpa-bhūtasya sac-cid-ānanda-vastunaḥ
jīva-svarūpa-bhūtasya sac-cid-ānanda-vastunaḥ |
sākṣād-anubhavenāpi syāt tādṛk sukham alpakam ||
(Bṛhad-Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.2.176)“The happiness that arises from direct experience of the existence, consciousness, and bliss inherent in the jīva’s svarūpa is meager.”
- Read on →: tatra tasya jaḍa-pratiyogitvena jñānatvaṁ
tatra tasya jaḍa-pratiyogitvena jñānatvaṁ duḥkha-pratiyogitvena tu jñānatvam ānandatvaṁ ca |
(Paramātma Sandarbha: 28)“In this regard [i.e., in regard to the jīva being described in Padma-purāṇa, Uttara-khaṇḍa, 226.35 (see Paramātma Sandarbha: 19), as cid-ānandātmakaḥ, that is, of the nature of consciousness and bliss], because of the jīva’s being the counterpositive [i.e., negation] of inertness, the jīva is [said to be] of the nature of consciousness, and because of the jīva’s being the counterpositive [i.e., negation] of misery, the jīva is [said to be] of the nature of consciousness and bliss.”
- Read on →: apṛṣṭvaiva bhaven mūḍhaḥ jñānaṁ manasi cintanāt
apṛṣṭvaiva bhaven mūḍhaḥ jñānaṁ manasi cintanāt |
apūrṇaḥ kurute śabdaṁ na pūrṇaḥ kurute ghaṭaḥ ||
(Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha: 2125)“By not questioning, one becomes foolish. Wisdom comes from reflection in the mind. A vessel that is not full makes noise. A full vessel does not.”
- Read on →: yatra nānyat paśyati, nānyac chṛṇoti, nānyad vijānāti, sa bhūmā
yatra nānyat paśyati, nānyac chṛṇoti, nānyad vijānāti, sa bhūmā | atha yatrānyat paśyati, anyac chṛṇoti, anyad vijānāti, tad alpam| yo vai bhūmā tad amṛtam| atha yad alpaṁ tan martyam | sa bhagavaḥ kasmin pratiṣṭhita iti, sve mahimni, yadi vā, na mahimnīti ||
(Chāndogya Upaniṣad: 7.24.1)[Sanat Kumāra:] “That wherein one sees nothing else, hears nothing else, and knows [i.e., finds] nothing else is the infinite, whereas that wherein one sees something else, hears something else, and knows something else is the finite. That which is infinite is immortal, whereas that which is finite is mortal.” [Nārada:] “O venerable one, in what is the infinite situated?” [Sanat Kumāra:] “In its own greatness, and yet not in [its own] greatness [since it depends on nothing apart from itself].”
- Read on →: ātma-ślāghā para-nindā paiśunyam anṛtaṁ tathā
ātma-ślāghā para-nindā paiśunyam anṛtaṁ tathā |
asambandha-pralāpaś ca vācikaṁ tu malaṁ smṛtam ||
(Unknown Source)“Self-praise, defamation of others, slander, falsity, and irrelevant chatter—these are known as impurities of speech.”