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Persistence of Bondage

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    • March 1, 2024 at 1:30 pm #615696
      Sudharma Kantheti
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      Hari Om!

       

      Could anyone clarify this for me please?

       

      For the question in Chapter 12, Which of the following are manifestations of ‘jagati satya-buddhi’?

       

      Why isn’t ” I am a middle-aged person” not a manifestation of jagati satya-buddhi eventhough it’s a manifestation of Atma-Anatma-Budhi( the 3 sariras or anatma concept) as given in the material?

       

      To my understanding, eventhough Jagati satya-buddhi and Atma-Anatma-Budhi are categorized as 2 fold effects of Ignorance/Bondage, the underlying concept is same. Jagati satya-buddhi means the world of names and FORMS OF BEINGS ( she/he be a woman/man- infant/toddler/youth/”middle aged person”/old person) and objects are considered real which meant ” I am a middle-aged person” is a manifestation of ‘jagati satya-buddhi’.

       

      Thank You!

    • April 11, 2024 at 7:23 pm #623947
      Anant Sarma
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      Hari Om!

      Yes you can look at it that way. But when we say jagati satya buddhi, it gives reality to the outside world, to the things that are outside the contours of our body. The thought ‘I am a middle-aged man’ is internal and it stems out of jiva bhava. So a more appropriate term will be jivasya satya buddhi, taking the jiva to be real. When it comes to the world we are talking about tangible objects whereas the thought is an object of the mind. Just like giving reality to the world is born out of ignorance giving reality to the mind is also a product of ignorance only. In that both notions are the same.

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