7. Spiriual Out Look of Mind in Vendanta

In the ancient text Tattvabodha, the mind is explained illustrating the difference between Mans and Chitta respectively.

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The Mind has been interrelated with five cardinal principles. If the divinity of Mind is the Moon, so the Intelligence is the Lord Bhrahma. Ahamkara signifies Lord Rudra and Chittha symbolize the Lord Vasudeva in Vedanta.

Mantrapushpa [Mantrapushpam] is a sacred document available in the Taittariya Aranyaka [Aranyakam] in which the great Rishis have conceived the connection between the human mind, consciousness and various elements of nature like flower, water and moon. Bestowing great importance of the Moon as deity, which is versified as the flower of Waters and he who knows this becomes endowed with flower, progeny and animals.

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He who knows the support of the waters becomes endowed with the support. He who gains information/ knowledge (flower) through experience (waters), He gets the true knowledge (flower) of the World, develops good vasanas (People) and understand that he as the Self (Brahman) alone is shining as the world bereft of differentiations (animals). Mind is inert as the sensational witness supports the consciousness. Though its awareness is due to the witness-consciousness, it appears as if it is separated from the Sun and seeks enjoyment of the perceived world. The bliss experienced in the mind actually belongs to the Brahman or Self which is the support of the mind. But mind is deluded and seeks the same bliss from the numbly objects of the outside world. Mind alone is the supporter of all intrinsic and extrinsic experiences. All experiences are centered on the moon, based on the principle of mind. Mind comes into existence to gain the experiences similar to moon who enjoys the reflected light of inner consciousness.

Without personal experience (anubhava), one will sink in a quagmire of preaching and teachings. Accept the true guidance as prasada from the Brahma, through the teacher as His instrument and experience the practice for self with a clear understanding. Realization of self is supportive of one’s growth and must experience every reality of himself in order to reach the divine consciousness.

Footnotes and references:

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Ref: http://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_z_misc_major_works/tattvabodha.html?lang=ml (2011) Ver-7.3.2.2 ANTAHKARANA (Mind)

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Mantra Pushpanjali (2002) Ver-1 http://sanskritdocuments.org.