Hari Om!

Swami Aparajitananda gives a quick glance to the student's enquiry, conviction, inference and state of 'no experience yet'.

Verse 1.2: Guru answers by giving a unique puzzlesome definition of Consciousness which is very well solved by explanation.

Definition of DHEERĀHĀ:
• Transcending the world and rising above LOKA is further clarified by describing nature of EGO which leads to creation of loka.
• Loka as effect and ignorance as cause point out where Liberation lies.
• Bhavasāgar defined and explained.

MESSAGE is - may life be utilised in gaining Self Knowledge.

Immortality is a natural phenomenon and a play of mind. How Dheerāhā experience it is a wonderful explanation.

Verse 1.3: Most pessimistic humour by guru in explaining Ultimate Reality as different from known and unknown.

STATEMENT that guru has learnt it from ancient teachers proves Guru-paramparā to be as anādi as Sanātana Dharma.

Compassionate guru's technique to explain the Unexplainable is revealed in verses 1.4 to 1.8.

BEAUTIFUL TIPS TO MEDITATE UPON BRAHMAN are made very clear. In fact, each explanation by Swamiji is itself a milestone in Meditation. How to meditate upon the Unknown Energising Principle through known object is shown. How to shift attention to Unknown while looking at known by JÑĀNA CHAKSHU is explained. Pure Consciousness can never be seen. Only things reflected in the light of Consciousness can be seen. Every experience, each moment of present can be converted into meditation if only we learn to live in Awareness. Correlation between present and presence of Consciousness is made obvious. Swamiji asks us to use world (idam) as reflecting medium to see and infer Consciousness.

(Kenopanishad - Talk 2 of 7 - Chapter 1 - Verses 2-3 and 4 to 8)

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