आत्मा, प्रकरणात् ॥ ३ ॥ ātmā, prakaraṇāt || 3 || ātmā—The Supreme Self; prakaraṇāt—on account of the context. 3. (The ‘light’ attained by the Jiva is) the Supreme Self; on account of the …
Brahma Sutra 4.4.2
मुक्तः, प्रतिज्ञानात् ॥ २ ॥ muktaḥ, pratijñānāt || 2 || muktaḥ—Released; pratijñānāt—from the premise. 2. (The Self which manifests Its true nature attains) Liberation, (as is known), from …
Brahma Sutra 4.4.1
संपद्याविर्भावः, स्वेनशब्दात् ॥ १ ॥ saṃpadyāvirbhāvaḥ, svenaśabdāt || 1 || saṃpadya—Having attained; āvirbhāvaḥ—there is manifestation (of its real nature); svenaśabdāt—from the word …
Be Like a Pearl Oyster – Swami Vivekananda
There is a pretty Indian fable to the effect that if it rains when the star Svati is in the ascendant, and a drop of rain falls into an oyster, that drop becomes a pearl. The oysters know this, so …
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Solon and Croesus – Swami Vivekananda
Do you remember the story of Solon and Croesus? The king said to the great sage that Asia Minor was a very happy place. And the sage asked him, ‘Who is the happiest man? I have not seen anyone …
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Brahma Sutra 4.3.16
विशेषं च दर्शयति ॥ १६ ॥ viśeṣaṃ ca darśayati || 16 || viśeṣaṃ—Difference; ca—and; darśayati—the scripture declares. 16. And the scripture declares a difference (with respect to meditations …