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 38

38.   Having realised the truth relating to within the body,   having realised as well the truth from outside that is,   relating to objects outside,   having become the Reality,   delighting in it,   one should not be slipping away from the reality.

"Having realised the truth relating to within the body,  having realised as well the truth from outside that is,   relating to objects outside"

The unreality of dream objects within has been shown.   More enlightening and less obvious it has been shown that objects perceived in the waking state appearing external to the body are also unreal and so all perceived objects in all states of being lack truth and reality.

"having become the Reality,   delighting in it,   one should not be slipping away from the reality."

The body itself,   being a mere form or object has no lasting reality or truth,   because the body itself is composed of,   and depends on its constituent parts and chemicals and so forth.
This fine discernment of the reality of all phenomena,   this divine discrimination that reveals the reality of Existence will naturally feel comfortable and true.   This is because it reveals the Reality of The Absolute Self,   The One True Reality that has Existence.   This verse of the Karika states that once this truth is realised there should be no forgetting.

Here ends the Second Chapter in the Gaudapada Karika

Ohm   peace,   peace,   peace.

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