Mandukya Upanishad

With an Advaita Commentary from our Understanding

by Kenneth Jaques | 31,733 words

The Mandukya Upanishad is a short, just twelve verses, description of the material manifestation and the eventual return to unmanifest form of the Universe....

Verse 29

29.  What entity one would present to one,  he again sees that entity.  And that entity,  having assumed his form,  protects him;   strong attachment to that entity encompasses him.
" What entity one would present to one,  he again sees that entity."

Within this realm or state,  with its consciousness of the senses and duality,  whatever is presented to one's mind takes the form of being and entity.

" And that entity,  having assumed his form,  protects him;"

"That entity,"  on being accepted as truth and reality becomes part of the body of truth that sustains this deluded one with a reality of purpose.

"strong attachment to that entity encompasses him."

Naturally,  once a person has identified himself with a reality he cannot let this understanding go for fear of losing sight of that reality.

A student has to receive the knowledge of the scriptures piece by piece from a teacher.  At certain stages the student feels he has the picture and adopts this understanding as IT.  Unless the teacher enables the students awareness to transcend mere information This limited incomplete or false understanding is religiously adopted,  believed,  and protected,  as that students own affinity with the divine.  Eventually the student has to transcend this duality.

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