Ashtavakra Gita 2.4 Universe Emanating from Self - 7th August 2017
Saar (Essence)
Ananta teaches that the universe is an emanation of the Self, emphasizing that the world is not separate from its source and that suffering arises only when the mind creates a dualistic identity.
The universe emanating from the Self is not different from the Self.
Pain and pleasure are experienced, but they are seen as aspects of consciousness rather than personal suffering.
The sense of a separate 'me' is a mental construct that does not exist in reality.
contemplative
Transcript
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A real form and body are not different from water. For the universe emanating from Self, it is not different from the Self. He is stressing about this aspect of it, which is that this world appears, but it's not truly separate. It's the source of where it comes from, and that which is aware of it without the line that comes from the mind saying that 'this is the acceptor' and 'this is me'.
There is no such quality in the infinite. It doesn't give in the dualistic way. In this distance, the body can still experience pain and pleasure, but for him, it is taken to be an aspect of the consciousness, an aspect of the Self. Yes.
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