A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Drasta
This page describes Drasta which is located on page 542 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Prashna Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary [by S. Sitarama Sastri]
esha hi drashta sprashta shrota ghrata rasayita manta boddha karta vijnanatma purushah । sa pare kshara atmani sampratishthate || 9 || 9. This is the seer, toucher, hearer, smeller, taster, the thinker, the knower, the doer, the intelligent entity, Purusha. He becomes merged in the Supreme, undecaying Âtman. Shankara s Commentary: Com....
Read full contents: Verse 4.9
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) [by Deepak bagadia]
One of those practices as per Yogasutra 2. 17 to abolish cause of duhkha is to avoid union of two, drasta (the seer principle) and drsya (seen). The purusa-tattva in an individual becomes the perceiver or experiencer i. e. drasta and seems to get related to the things experienced by citta and body (drsya). Thus the samyoga of drasta and drsya (the subjective and objective aspects of the nature) produces duhkha for the drasta purusa, the real self principle....
Read full contents: Part 4.7.2 - Yogic (Spiritual) Remedies
Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) [by Makarand Gopal Newalkar]
In concentration, there are three facets which are important:— The observer (drashta) (grahitri); The object of observation (drishya) (grahya); The process of observation (darshana) (grahana). All the three facets are observed in dharana. In dhyana, process of observation starts dropping out and dvaita of drishya and drashta remains. For dhyana, sadhaka selects any subject such as mantra—OM, lotus or ishta-devata or any other symbol as per guru s advice....
Read full contents: Sutra 3.2
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