Advaita-jnaana and upaasanaa (Non-dual realization and Meditations) Similarity and
difference between the two. Ch.up. Introduction-S.B.—yathaa advaitajnaanam manovr.ttimaatram ---------saamaanyam. The similarity between non-dual
realization and meditations is that both are mere modifications of the
mind.
svaabhaavikasya
aatmani adhyaaropitasya --------------iti vis’eshaH. The difference between the two is this—non-dual
realization removes totally the cognition of all such differences as
agent, instrument, action and results, which are superimposed naturally
on the action-less Self, just as the appearance of a snake is
superimposed on a rope. This superimposition is removed by the knowledge
of the substratum. But
meditation consists in establishing a continuous flow of similar
modifications of the mind with regard to some object as prescribed by
the scriptures, and uninterrupted by any other thought. Back to contents
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