TOC Karika 3 Advaita Prakarana (from Chinmaya Sandeepany)

Advaita Prakarana

Section 3.1: NEED FOR AN OPEN INTELLECT

Verse 3.1: Keeping the Intellect Open

Verse 3.2: The Subject of This Chapter Stated

Section 3.2: THE METAPHOR OF POT-SPACE

Verse 3.3: The Pot Originates – BIRTH

Verse 3.4: The Pot Breaks – DEATH

Verse 3.5: Jeevas are Many, Atman is One

Verse 3.6: Upadhis are Many, Atman is One

Verse 3.7: Modifications or Parts are Many, Atman is One

Verse 3.8: The Taint of Impurity

Verse 3.9: The Value of the “Space” Simile

Verse 3.10: Conclusion: Objects are Projections of Maya

Section 3.3: SCRIPTURAL AUTHORITY

Verse 3.11: The Taittireeya Upanishad (II-Anuvaka 1 to 6)

Verse 3.12: Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (II – v. 1-14)

Verse 3.13: Non-duality Praised; Duality Condemned

Section 3.4: ORIGIN OF DUALISTIC SCHOOLS

Verse 3.14: General: Primary and Secondary Senses

Verse 3.15: Duality Used As Illustrations

Verse 3.16: Catering for Three Stages of Understanding

Verse 3.17: Dualists Quarrel Amongst Themselves

Verse 3.18: Duality – An Effect of Non-Duality

Section 3.5: IMMORTALITY VERSES MORTALITY

Verse 3.19 Maya Alone Creates Multiplicity

Verse 3.20: The Unborn Cannot Be Born

Verse 3.21: Intrinsic Nature Never Changes

Verse 3.22: The Immortal Cannot Be Modified

Section 3.6: IS CREATION A REALITY?

Verse 3.23: Both Scriptures and Reason Must Prevail

Verse 3.24: What Do the Shrutis Say on the Topic?

Verse 3.25: Gross, Subtle & Causal Levels Negated

Verse 3.26: Earlier “Temporary” Theories Negated

Verse 3.27: Birth Possible Only Through Maya

Verse 3.28: The Unreal Can Never Be Born

Section 3.7: “DRISHTI-SRISHTI VADA”

Verse 3.29: Apparent Duality in Dream & Waking

Verse 3.30: The Mind in Dream & Waking

Verse 3.31: Mind IS the Duality

Verse 3.32: The Cessation of All Mental Activity

Verse 3.33: Cessation of Mind & “Birthlessness”

Verse 3.34 & 35a: The Controlled Mind vs. Deep Sleep

Verse 3.35b & 36: The Controlled Mind & Knowledge

Verse 3.37 & 38: The Controlled Mind & Self-Experience

Verse 3.39a: “Asparsha Yoga” – the ‘Contactless Yoga’

Section 3.8: “SRISHTI-DRISHTI VADA”

Verse 3.39b & 40: The Yogis or “Srishti-Drishti Vada” Students

Verse 3.41: The Difficulty of Mind Control

Verse 3.42: The Proper Means of Mind Control

Verse 3.43: Method 1: “Remember Sorrow, Remember God”

Verse 3.44: Method 2: Working on the Gunas

Verse 3.45: Method 3: Discrimination Keeps Away Attachment

Verse 3.46: A Final Checklist for Mind Control

Verse 3.47: Features of Nirvikalpa Samadhi

Verse 3.48: The State of Non-Dual Reality