[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Nirvikalpa Samadhi

[Raghav Kumar Dwivedula]

Namaste Chandramouliji

I would go further and say that what you wrote about explanation of
Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi's verse as a concise indication of the entire
shravaNam mananaM nididhyAsanam process is in fact *the* accurate and the
*standard* and shAstra-sammata explanation of the verse

Others' explanations are acceptable only if they align with the traditional
Advaita prakriyAs.

Om
Raghav









On Fri, 7 Feb, 2025, 3:14 pm H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l, <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Pranams Sadananda Ji,
>
>
> Translation of the stanza from Upadesa Sara cited by  you, as provided by
> Arunachala ashrama is copied below.
>
>
> // 17. मानसं तु किं मार्गणे कृते ।
> नैव मानसं मार्ग आर्जवात् ॥ १७॥
>
>
> *mānasaṃ tu kiṃ mārgaṇe kṛte naiva mānasaṃ mārge ārjavāt*
>
> When unceasingly the mind
> Scans its own form
> There is nothing of the kind.
> For every one
> This path direct is open //.
>
>
> While no doubt the clear official elaboration of this is to be given by the
> ardent followers of the Maharshi, my own understanding is as below.
>
> The unique characterization  of the mind is the *triputi*,
> *knower,known,knowledge*. All its manifestations involve this. It may be
> considered its **form**, mentioned in the verse. When this is unceasingly
> analyzed, it culminates in the *anubhava*  of  *absence of triputi*.  This
> is *disappearance of the mind*. It should not be understood as physical
> destruction of the mind.
>
>
> This also is * nirvikalpa samAdhi*. This ceaseless analysis, as per
> traditional sAdhanas  prescribed, is through ShravaNa/manana/nididhyAsana.
>
>
> Pranams and Regards
>
> On Fri, Feb 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM 'Kuntimaddi Sadananda' via advaitin <
> advaitin at googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
> > PraNAms to everybody.
> >
> > There seems to be a lot of confusion related to Nirvilpa samadhi.
> >
> > Q. What is the role of Nirvilpa Samadhi? Is this state essential for the
> > realization of the absolute? Can one realize the truth without it?
> >
> > Many quote Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi - some out of context. He seems to
> say
> > the mind is a problem, and one has to get rid of it!
> > maanasantukim maarganekrute, naiva maanasam, maarga aarjavat| from
> > Upadesha saara.
> > Inquiring into the Nature of the mind itself - if one does that, the very
> > mind disappears, and that is the direct path.
> >
> > Hari Om!
> > Sada
> >
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