VIVDISA AND VIDVAT SANYASA-AN OVERVIEW

BY THE STUDY OF VEDAS AND OTHER RELIGIOUS TEXTS,THE DESIRE FOR SELF REALIZATION ARISES.   AND WHEN IT ARISES ONE WILL NATURALLY GO FOR ATMIC PURSUITS RATHER THAN ANITYA VASTUS.WHICH ARE BUT TEMPORARY. NOW IN ORDER TO CONCENTRATE TOTALLY ON BRAHMAN WHICH IS LIMITLESS AND ABSOLUTE TRUTH,THE SEEKER DECIDES TO TAKE SANYAS. THIS  IS CALLED RENUNCIATION OF THE SEEKER. AT THIS STAGE A SANYASIIN PERFORMS STUDY ETC FOR REALISATION OF ULTIMATE TRUTH. WHERE AS IN VIDVAT SANYASA, HE ALREADY HAS A KNOWLEDGE OF BRAHMAN THIS IS CALLED KNOWER'S RENUNCIATION. HENCE MANY A TIMES PEOPLE TAKE TO SANYAS FOR TOTAL DEVOTION TOWARDS  SCRIPTURAL TEXTS WITHOUT ANY FAMILY ATTACHMENTS  AND FEELINGS WHICH ARE BONDAGES  ,TO SOME EXTENT   FOR A FULL TIME STUDIES. IN VIDVAT SANYASA HE ALREADY KNOWS THE LIMITATIONS OF BODY AND MIND AND PURSUES BRAHMAN  SO IN ONE TYPE OF SANYASA ONE IS A SEEKER AND IN ANOTHER ONE, THE RENUNCIATION IS DONE BY THE KNOWER. NOW WHAT  DOES ONE RENUNCIATE. IT'S ONES EGO, THE FALSE IDENTIFICATION WITH BODY AND MIND THAT ARE NOT NITYAM.HENCE IN VIVIDEESHA SANYASA ONE IS SEEKER OF ALL-PERVADING BRAHMAN, AND IN VIDVAT SANYASA, HE IS  A KNOWER OF ALL PERVADING BRAHMAN AND THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO BE KNOWN., FOR HIM.

HASTHAMALAKA GEETAM-----ADISHANKARA

HASTHA=HAND, AMALAKA=AMLA FRUIT[WHEN AMALAKA IS ON UR PALM, THESE CAN BE SEEN AS CLEARLY AS POSSIBLE. HENCE NAME HASTHAMALAKA INDICATES ONE WHO EXPLAINS TRUTH AS CLEARLY AS POSSIBLE.-------THIRD VERSE STATES------NIMITTHAM MANHA,CHAKSHURADHI PRAVRUTHOU,NIRASTHAKI LOPADIRAKASHA KALPAHA.------RAVIRLOKACHESHTA NIMITHAM YADAYAHA,     SA NITHYOPALABDHI,  --SWARPOHAMATMA.       PURPORT---JUST AS THE SUN IS THE WITNESS OF ALL KARMAS DONE BY HUMAN-BEINGS,OUR MIND,EYES AND OTHER SENSE ORGANS GET THE SENTIENCY DUE TO ATMA ALONE. ALTHOUGH ATMA DOES NOT DO ANY WORK.  BUT SENTIENCY HAPPENS BECAUSE OF ATMA AND ATMA ALONE. IT,S LIKE THIS------IN  THIS WORLD WHEN SUN  RISES,EVERYBODY GETS UP AND INVOLVES THEMSELVES IN DAY TO DAY WORK.[INVARIABLY ANIMALS AND BIRDS ALSO DO THEIR JOBS TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES.]BUT SUN JUST REMAINS AS WITNESS. IT DOES NOT DO ANY JOB.IT JUST LIGHTENS OBJECTS,IT NEITHER FORCES ANYBODY TO DO KARMA. THUS WE FIND SUN IS  ONLY A NIMTHA. IT,S ONLY A WITNESS OF ALL TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING. IN THIS VERSE ATMA  IS COMPARED TO SUN[ONLY A COMPARISON MIND YOU]. IN FACT ATMA IS BRAHMASWAROOPA ITSELF---THUS YOU FIND IN OUR VEDAS, MANY SHRUTHI TEXTS REFERS TO DO UPASNA ON SUN AS BRAHMAN----[--ASAVADITHYO BRAHMA ], INCIDENTALLY IT JUST TELLS YOU TO SAGUNOPASANA, AND LATER, WHEN YOU MATURE, YOU MAY KNOW NRGUNATWAM OF ATMA OR BRAHMAN   --------

MIND THE TRUSTED FRIEND

YOUR MIND SHOULD BE A GOOD FRIEND.MAKE IT STRONGER, SWEETER AND PEACEFUL.IN MAN, THE MIND IS AN INSTRUMENT TO WORK. OUR EXTERNAL FEATURES OF BODY, COMPLEXION,ETC CANNOT BE CHANGED. BUT  THE MIND  CHANGE EVERY DAY, EVERY MOMENT. GOD HAS GIVEN AMPLE FREEDOM. UNDERSTAND THIS FACT. MAKE YOUR MIND PURE, OPTIMISTIC, FAITHFUL AND CHEERFUL. THAT,S THE BIGGEST WEALTH,TREASURE AND PURSUIT. WHILE THE BODY MAY AGE, TRY TO MAKE THE MIND GROW YOUNGER. HAVE DETACHMENT  AND DISPASSION TOWARDS MATERIALISTIC PLEASURES, THAT ARE TEMPORARY.INSTEAD GO FOR ATMIC STRENGTH AND STABILITY.HAVE ENOUGH HARMONY AND SWEETNESS AT HOME IS A MUST. IF THE HOME IS NOT SWEET, YOU CANNOT EXPECT SOLACE FROM OUTSIDE.HENCE TRY TO LOVE YOUR OWN KITH AND KIN. EXTEND THE LOVE TOWARDS FRIENDS AND FOES . FROM FOES UNDERSTAND OUR SHORTCOMINGS. TRY TO IMPROVE UPON IT. MOST OFTEN OUR CRITICS ARE THE BEST ONES TO TEACH US THE REALITY.ALL MENTAL PROBLEMS HAVE  SOLUTION AND CAN BE CURED. FAITH IN ONESELF AND ISHWARA ARE THE GREATEST STRENGTH.. MIND YOU THE WORLD IS BAD FOR THOSE WHOSE MIND IS WICKED AND BROKEN. IT,S BEAUTIFUL TO HIM WHOSE MIND IS FULL AND COMPLETE.THE MIND HAS THE POWER AND DEPTH TO SUBLIMATE EVEN THE GREATEST CRISES.LET THE POWER OF SEEKING THE TRUTH MAY GUIDE YOU TO THE RIGHT PATH THROUGH DIVINITY. LET THIS PURE MIND BRING YOU HAPPINESS PERMANENTLY THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE. MY HAPPIEST WISHES FOR TAMIL PUTHANDU AND VISHU. LET THE NEW YEAR BRING YOU ALL MENTAL PEACE AND PROSPERITY.