Vedantham : ( 07/11/2012. )

 ======================================================================== ========================================================================= Wednesday, November 30, 2022. 06:00.  TAT TVAM ASI =  That Thou Art : The Maha-Vakyas : Post-41. =================================================================== Vachyartha And Lakshyartha : The meaning of a word may be threefold. They are: Vachyartha or primary meaning that is directly conveyed by the word; Lakshyartha or implied meaning or the meaning it conveys through implication; and Vyangyartha or suggested meaning, or the meaning hinted at or suggested by the word through its associations. The relationship that exists between a word and its meaning is called Vritti. This Vritti is twofold, viz., Sakti Vritti and Lakshana Vritti. That relationship which exists between a word and its meaning, and which has the power to generate Arthajnana or a knowledge of the meaning of the word is called Sakti Vritti. The meaning tha...

 ======================================================================== ========================================================================= Tuesday, November 01, 2022. 07:30.  TAT TVAM ASI =  That Thou Art : The Maha-Vakyas : Post-40. ========================================================================= The A Priori Method : Prakriti, the cause of ignorance, is made up of three Gunas, and carries with her the reflection of that transcendent Reality, Satchidananda. This Prakriti is divided into two aspects, called Maya and Avidya. Maya is Suddha-Sattva-Pradhana or that state of Prakriti in which the principle of Purity or Sattva, predominates over the other two,—Rajas and Tamas. Avidya is Malina-Sattva or that state of Prakriti in which Sattva is predominated and sullied by the other two. When that pure Intelligence, Chit, is reflected through Maya or Suddha-Sattva, the reflected Consciousness is called Isvara. It is one only, and controls Maya. When that Chit ...