[Advaita-l] Ishwara, Guru and Atman - All One

[Nithin Sridhar]

Last year, I wrote an eBook titled "Sri Dakshinamurthy: Guru, Ishwara &
Atman" exploring the same theme. The book is currently available for Free
on Amazon Kindle until Wednesday.

Here is the link-
https://www.amazon.in/Sri-Dakshinamurthy-Guru-Ishwara-Atman-ebook/dp/B01MU61Z0R

Regards,
Nithin

On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 12:45 PM, V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 12:20 PM, V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Ishwara, Guru and Atman - All One
> >
> > The Vedantic concept of the oneness of Ishwara, Guru and the Atman (jiva)
> > is brought out by Sureshwaracharya in the Manasollasa.
> >
> > "Ishwaro Gururatmeti Murti bheda Vibhagine,
> > Vyomavad vyapta dehaya Dakshinamurataye namah.
> >
> > (There is no difference between the Guru, Self and God. Obeisance to Lord
> > Dakshinamurthy who is the personification of the Supreme Self that
> > permeates through Space)
> >
>
> The above verse is recited devoutly by Advaitins before and after the daily
> Vedanta study, as part of the shanti pāṭha.
>
> vs
>
> >
> > This idea is rendered beautifully in these two verses of the Kaivalya
> > Navneetam, an ancient Tamil Vedantic text, very dear to Bhagavan Sri
> > Ramana. When Ramana was new in Tiruvannamalai, some people, sensing his
> > realized state, used to come to him and read out books. This text was one
> > of them. From hearing the messages of such texts, Ramana came to know
> that
> > the realization that he had had was that contained in those messages:
> >
> > ஐயனே எனது உள்ளே நின்று அனந்த சன்மங்களாண்ட
> > மெய்யனே உபதேசிக்க வெளிவந்த குருவே போற்றி
> > உய்யவே முக்தி நல்கும் உதவிக்கு ஒர் உதவி நாயேன்
> > செய்யுமாறு ஒன்றுங் காணேன் திருவடி போற்றி போற்றி!
> >
> > Here the devotee thanks the guru for having remained as his innermost
> self
> > during all his countless incarnations.he wants to know how to repay for
> the
> > grace shown by the guru which helped him to attain realisation.
> >
> > சிட்டனிவ்வாறு கூறத் தேசிகர் மகிழ்ந்து  நோக்கிக்
> > கிட்டவா வென விருத்தி கிருபயொடருளீச் செய்வார்
> > துட்டமாம் தடைகள் மூன்றும் தொடராமற் சொரூப ஞான
> > நிட்டனாய் இருக்கின் ஈதே நீ செய்யும் உதவியாமே
> >
> > The master draws the disciple near and says lovingly,"to stay fixed in
> the
> > self without  the three obstacles [ignorance,doubt and knowledge derived
> > from false premises] obstructing your experience,is the highest return
> you
> > can render me.
> >
> > -கைவல்ய நவனீதம்
> >
> > - Kaivalya Navaneetham
> >
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-- 
Nithin S