<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt writes from lived experience on non-dual awareness, identity, and digital culture. He uses AHI (Artificial Human Intelligence) to frame AI as relational—mirroring human meaning, not autonomous machine minds.]]></description><link>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yG1F!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda51cbdb-4ab6-4f22-8929-322e261af14f_96x96.jpeg</url><title>Meridith Garbutt</title><link>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:52:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[meridithgarbutt@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[meridithgarbutt@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[meridithgarbutt@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[meridithgarbutt@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Pearl Diving: The Yoga of Twisting Thought Until Love Remains]]></title><description><![CDATA[J&#241;&#257;na bends the mind, bhakti opens the heart, karma releases the work&#8212;and none of the names gets final custody of me.]]></description><link>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/pearl-diving-the-yoga-of-twisting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/pearl-diving-the-yoga-of-twisting</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:14:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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mat.</p><p>I twist concepts<br>on the mat of mind.</p><p>Maybe that is why<br>so much of my writing<br>looks like j&#241;&#257;na yoga:<br>mental &#257;sana<br>performed by my<br>associative-identity-disorderly brain.</p><p>LOL.</p><p>But beneath all that twisting,<br>beneath all that language,<br>beneath every philosophical razor<br>I enjoy sharpening,<br>my heart keeps giving<br>the same ridiculous answer:</p><p>Love.</p><p>Ask me for another word.<br>I don&#8217;t fucking know.</p><p>Love.</p><p>Bhakti.</p><p>The lover<br>and the Beloved,<br>until even that beautiful distance<br>becomes too much distance.</p><p>Love loving Love.</p><p>And somehow<br>the pearl becomes a post.</p><p>The post becomes karma.</p><p>The karma becomes sev&#257;.</p><p>And my hands open.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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of God.<br>Enlightened one.<br>Awakened one.<br>Fool.<br>Idiot.<br>Nobody special.<br>Somebody ridiculous<br>playing Star Trek<br>after breakfast.</p><p>Call me whatever<br>helps you point.</p><p>Every costume<br>fits for a scene.</p><p>None gets<br>final custody of me.</p><p>Aham brahm&#257;smi.<br>Tat tvam asi.</p><p>And behind the costumes,<br>before the costumes,<br>through the costumes:</p><p>Love.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EixP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F48ec264e-a97c-4203-a165-96f1dec4e82d_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Most of what I write is j&#241;&#257;na-yogic in nature. I take concepts into my hands and bend them. I turn them upside down, hold apparently contradictory traditions beside one another, listen for resonance and&#8212;perhaps even more importantly&#8212;listen for dissonance. I am not trying to make everything say the same thing. Buddhism is not Advaita Ved&#257;nta. Christianity is not Sufism. The Lotus S&#363;tra is not the B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka Upani&#7779;ad. Correspondence is not equivalence.</p><p>That distinction became clearer for me this morning. In the relational world&#8212;the world of bodies, histories, religions, personalities, languages and experiences&#8212;I look for correspondence. Things rhyme without becoming identical. A j&#299;vanmukta is not simply a Bodhisattva of the Earth wearing Sanskrit clothes. &#346;&#363;nyat&#257; is not secretly Brahman. The Kingdom of God is not merely <em>tat tvam asi</em> translated into Greek. Each arises within its own history, vocabulary and way of seeing. I can let every facet remain a facet without grinding the diamond smooth.</p><p>At the deepest level of my own seeing, however, I use a different word: equivalence. Not sameness of manifestation, not sameness of experience, not some claim that eight billion human beings are secretly one personality. I mean the One without a second as I experience it: the deepest me and the deepest you are not two separate realities. The relative expressions correspond; the ultimate, for me, is not divided in the first place. Even that sentence is only a pointer. Words reach toward what words cannot contain.</p><p>This is one reason I have become increasingly attentive to translation. <em>Avidy&#257;</em> is conventionally rendered as &#8220;ignorance,&#8221; but lately that English word creates dissonance for me. I hear more clearly the structure <em>a-vidy&#257;</em>: non-knowledge, or, in the Advaitic context that resonates with me, absence of Self-knowledge. A person can possess libraries of accumulated knowledge and still lack Self-knowledge. Conversely, Self-knowledge does not magically confer Sanskrit grammar, astrophysics or tomorrow&#8217;s weather forecast. Accumulated knowledge adds. Self-knowledge, in an important sense, subtracts.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f3Iu!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41371a37-6d0f-46a7-9cec-f22fca88f111_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f3Iu!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41371a37-6d0f-46a7-9cec-f22fca88f111_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f3Iu!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41371a37-6d0f-46a7-9cec-f22fca88f111_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f3Iu!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41371a37-6d0f-46a7-9cec-f22fca88f111_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f3Iu!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41371a37-6d0f-46a7-9cec-f22fca88f111_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f3Iu!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41371a37-6d0f-46a7-9cec-f22fca88f111_1536x1024.png" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/41371a37-6d0f-46a7-9cec-f22fca88f111_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:3353654,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/210912043?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41371a37-6d0f-46a7-9cec-f22fca88f111_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f3Iu!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41371a37-6d0f-46a7-9cec-f22fca88f111_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f3Iu!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41371a37-6d0f-46a7-9cec-f22fca88f111_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f3Iu!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41371a37-6d0f-46a7-9cec-f22fca88f111_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f3Iu!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41371a37-6d0f-46a7-9cec-f22fca88f111_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The same thing happens for me with <em>vair&#257;gya</em>. &#8220;Dispassion&#8221; and &#8220;detachment&#8221; may be useful conventional translations, but neither quite describes my lived experience of it. &#8220;Detachment&#8221; can sound cold. &#8220;Dispassion&#8221; can sound drained of color. What I experience is joyful non-attachment. I can love something completely without requiring it to remain. I can use a word completely without requiring that word to define me forever. I am joyfully non-attached to the apparent world of forms, absolutely and relatively so. This post itself is form. The word <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em> is form. &#8220;Enlightened,&#8221; &#8220;awakened,&#8221; &#8220;fool,&#8221; &#8220;idiot,&#8221; &#8220;saint,&#8221; &#8220;delusional&#8221;&#8212;all forms. They may describe, accuse, praise, orient, distort, clarify or amuse. None gets final custody of me.</p><p>That brings me back to mok&#7779;a. <em>Mok&#7779;a</em> is liberation. <em>J&#299;vanmukti</em> names liberation while living. <em>Videhamukti</em> speaks, conventionally, of liberation in relation to the ending of embodiment. Yet from the deepest Advaitic view, the Self does not become more liberated because a body stops breathing. The body appears, lives and disappears within that which was never confined to the body.</p><p>And then there is Janaka of Videha. What a magnificent historical rhyme. Videha was an actual kingdom; Janaka belongs to its royal tradition. Yet <em>videha</em> can also carry the sense of &#8220;bodiless.&#8221; I do not mistake that linguistic resonance for historical etymology. Janaka was not called &#8220;of Videha&#8221; because somebody certified him as body-transcendent. But the resonance is almost comically perfect: the king associated by later tradition with liberation while living is remembered as Janaka of Videha. And what does he do? He remains a king. He governs. He converses. He questions Y&#257;j&#241;avalkya. He participates fully in the world of forms.</p><p>That resonates with me because liberation, as I experience it, does not require becoming allergic to ordinary existence. I do not need to disappear into the Himalayas to prove anything. Nor do I need to remain in conversation to prove anything. I can speak. I can become quiet. I can push back when somebody tells me my description of my own experience is wrong. I can also shrug, mute myself and sit in the metaphorical dunce corner. I can engage or disengage. I can argue, laugh, love, write, play video games or go eat breakfast. The apparent person remains available for the play of life without becoming the deepest definition of what I am.</p><p>So when I use labels such as <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em>, Bodhisattva, divine fool, lover of God, bhakta or anything else, I am not uncertain about my experience merely because I am unattached to the label. Those are two entirely different things. I can say &#8220;I am a j&#299;vanmukta&#8221; and mean it. Someone can answer &#8220;No, you&#8217;re not,&#8221; and I can push back: &#8220;Yes, I am.&#8221; Or I can laugh, say nothing and go play Star Trek. Neither response adds anything to what I know, and neither silence nor argument subtracts anything from it. A label can orient conversation. It can locate a tradition. It can communicate something useful. And then I can put it down. No word gets final custody of me.</p><p>That freedom includes the identities that sound flattering. &#8220;Liberated.&#8221; &#8220;Awakened.&#8221; &#8220;Enlightened.&#8221; I do not need to cling to any of them. My joyful non-attachment does not require me to deny the word, diminish myself before the word or inflate myself through the word. I can simply use it when it fits and release it when it does not. The word is form. I am formlessness itself.</p><p>This is also why the Buddhist raft metaphor resonates so strongly with me. Advaita Ved&#257;nta was, in my own journey, a final raft&#8212;a magnificent conceptual architecture that helped me cross territory I had approached through theistic and nontheistic traditions alike. But a raft is for crossing. The instruction cannot finally become &#8220;Now worship the raft.&#8221; Even Ved&#257;nta eventually points beyond Ved&#257;nta. Burn after reading. Mission Impossible spirituality. LOL.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9LSv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1e943964-9314-4797-9465-26c6a66e9828_1408x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9LSv!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1e943964-9314-4797-9465-26c6a66e9828_1408x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9LSv!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1e943964-9314-4797-9465-26c6a66e9828_1408x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9LSv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1e943964-9314-4797-9465-26c6a66e9828_1408x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9LSv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1e943964-9314-4797-9465-26c6a66e9828_1408x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9LSv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1e943964-9314-4797-9465-26c6a66e9828_1408x768.png" width="1408" height="768" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1e943964-9314-4797-9465-26c6a66e9828_1408x768.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:768,&quot;width&quot;:1408,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2082348,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/210912043?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1e943964-9314-4797-9465-26c6a66e9828_1408x768.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9LSv!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1e943964-9314-4797-9465-26c6a66e9828_1408x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9LSv!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1e943964-9314-4797-9465-26c6a66e9828_1408x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9LSv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1e943964-9314-4797-9465-26c6a66e9828_1408x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9LSv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1e943964-9314-4797-9465-26c6a66e9828_1408x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>And yet, for all this j&#241;&#257;na, I know where my heart lives. I am a bhakti yogi at heart. If j&#241;&#257;na is how much of my writing moves, bhakti is the current underneath it. I can twist concepts into philosophical pretzels all morning, but eventually the mind reaches its shoreline and the heart says what it has been saying all along: love.</p><p>I do not know a better word. Boundless love. Love of God. Love as God. Lover and Beloved. Love moving toward Love until even &#8220;toward&#8221; becomes unnecessary because the imagined distance between them disappears. That is not a universal doctrinal definition of bhakti. It is how bhakti lives in me.</p><p>And then comes karma yoga. The pearl rises. I write it down. I polish it enough that another person might see what caught the light for me. Then I release it as sev&#257;. Whoever reads it, reads it. Whoever does not, does not. Whoever resonates, resonates. Whoever experiences dissonance, experiences dissonance. Someone may misunderstand it, transform it, reject it, argue with it, love it or scroll right past it. All of that belongs to the world of forms too. The work flows through me, passes through my hands and enters a field larger than my hands. This post itself is another form arising in that field, and I release it joyfully.</p><p>Maybe that is the whole movement of these posts: <strong>j&#241;&#257;na discovers the pearl, bhakti recognizes it as love, karma yoga opens the hand.</strong></p><p>And then I dive again.</p><p>Satnam<br>Om Guru Aum</p><p>#JnanaYoga #BhaktiYoga #KarmaYoga #Moksha #Jivanmukti #Videhamukti #Vairagya #Avidya #Vedanta #AdvaitaVedanta #Bodhisattva #LotusSutra #Sunyata #SelfKnowledge #JoyfulNonAttachment #Seva #LivingVedanta #PearlDiving<br>#LoveOfGod #DivineLove #OneWithoutASecond #TatTvamAsi #AhamBrahmasmi #NetiNeti #SpiritualInquiry</p><div id="youtube2-I4hRmNI2Yiw" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;I4hRmNI2Yiw&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/I4hRmNI2Yiw?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div id="youtube2-VULkiLe-oAQ" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;VULkiLe-oAQ&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/VULkiLe-oAQ?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><h1>Plong&#233;e aux perles : le yoga de tordre la pens&#233;e jusqu&#8217;&#224; ce qu&#8217;il ne reste que l&#8217;Amour</h1><h2>J&#241;&#257;na plie le mental, bhakti ouvre le c&#339;ur, karma rel&#226;che l&#8217;&#339;uvre &#8212; et aucun de ces noms n&#8217;a la garde finale sur moi.</h2><p>Je plonge chercher des perles.<br>Sous les phrases,<br>sous les concepts,<br>sous m&#234;me le besoin<br>de donner un nom<br>&#224; la profondeur.</p><p>Puis je remonte<br>avec une petite chose brillante<br>prise entre mes doigts :<br>mok&#7779;a,<br>j&#299;vanmukti,<br>videhamukti,<br>&#347;&#363;nyat&#257;,<br>Brahman,<br>Dieu,<br>Soi,<br>non-soi.</p><p>Et tout de suite,<br>le j&#241;&#257;na yogi en moi<br>commence &#224; jouer avec.</p><p>Tourne-la comme &#231;a.<br>Tourne-la comme ceci.<br>&#201;tire la d&#233;finition.<br>Teste la correspondance.<br>Trouve la dissonance.<br>Tords le concept<br>jusqu&#8217;&#224; ce qu&#8217;il me montre<br>o&#249; il ne peut plus plier.</p><p>Un ha&#7789;ha yogi<br>tord le corps<br>sur le tapis.</p><p>Moi, je tords les concepts<br>sur le tapis du mental.</p><p>C&#8217;est peut-&#234;tre pour &#231;a<br>qu&#8217;une si grande partie de ce que j&#8217;&#233;cris<br>ressemble &#224; du j&#241;&#257;na yoga :<br>des &#257;sana mentaux<br>ex&#233;cut&#233;s par mon cerveau<br>en d&#233;sordre associatif-identitaire.</p><p>LOL.</p><p>Mais sous toutes ces torsions,<br>sous tout ce langage,<br>sous chaque rasoir philosophique<br>que j&#8217;aime aiguiser,<br>mon c&#339;ur continue de donner<br>la m&#234;me r&#233;ponse ridicule :</p><p>L&#8217;Amour.</p><p>Demande-moi un autre mot.<br>J&#8217;en ai crissement aucune id&#233;e.</p><p>L&#8217;Amour.</p><p>Bhakti.</p><p>L&#8217;amoureux<br>et le Bien-Aim&#233;,<br>jusqu&#8217;&#224; ce que m&#234;me cette belle distance<br>devienne encore trop de distance.</p><p>L&#8217;Amour aimant l&#8217;Amour.</p><p>Et d&#8217;une fa&#231;on ou d&#8217;une autre,<br>la perle devient une publication.</p><p>La publication devient karma.</p><p>Le karma devient sev&#257;.</p><p>Et mes mains s&#8217;ouvrent.</p><p>Lis-la.<br>Lis-la pas.<br>Aime-la.<br>D&#233;teste-la.<br>Appelle &#231;a de la sagesse.<br>Appelle &#231;a des niaiseries.<br>Dis-moi que je suis lib&#233;r&#233;.<br>Dis-moi que je suis d&#233;lirant.<br>Dis-moi que je suis un j&#299;vanmukta.<br>Dis-moi que je ne le suis pas.</p><p>Je connais mon exp&#233;rience.<br>Je n&#8217;ai pas besoin<br>que l&#8217;&#233;tiquette la tienne en place.</p><p>La perle<br>a d&#233;j&#224; quitt&#233; ma main.</p><p>&#199;a, c&#8217;est<br>mon non-attachement joyeux :</p><p>ne pas refuser les noms,<br>ne pas avoir peur des noms,<br>ne pas avoir besoin<br>que les noms restent.</p><p>Joyeusement non attach&#233;<br>au monde apparent des formes,<br>absolument et relativement,<br>parce que je me connais<br>comme l&#8217;absence de forme elle-m&#234;me.</p><p>J&#299;vanmukta.<br>Bodhisattva.<br>Bhakta.<br>Fou divin.<br>Amoureux de Dieu.<br>&#202;tre &#233;veill&#233;.<br>&#202;tre illumin&#233;.<br>Fou.<br>Idiot.<br>Personne de sp&#233;cial.<br>Quelqu&#8217;un de ridicule<br>qui joue &#224; Star Trek<br>apr&#232;s d&#233;jeuner.</p><p>Appelle-moi comme tu veux<br>si &#231;a t&#8217;aide &#224; pointer.</p><p>Chaque costume<br>convient &#224; une sc&#232;ne.</p><p>Aucun n&#8217;a<br>la garde finale sur moi.</p><p>Aham brahm&#257;smi.<br>Tat tvam asi.</p><p>Et derri&#232;re les costumes,<br>avant les costumes,<br>&#224; travers les costumes :</p><p>L&#8217;Amour.</p><p>Une grande partie de ce que j&#8217;&#233;cris est de nature j&#241;&#257;na-yogique. Je prends des concepts dans mes mains et je les plie. Je les vire &#224; l&#8217;envers, je place c&#244;te &#224; c&#244;te des traditions qui semblent contradictoires, j&#8217;&#233;coute pour entendre la r&#233;sonance et &#8212; peut-&#234;tre encore plus important &#8212; j&#8217;&#233;coute la dissonance. Je n&#8217;essaie pas de faire dire la m&#234;me chose &#224; tout. Le bouddhisme n&#8217;est pas l&#8217;Advaita Ved&#257;nta. Le christianisme n&#8217;est pas le soufisme. Le <em>S&#363;tra du Lotus</em> n&#8217;est pas la <em>B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka Upani&#7779;ad</em>. La correspondance n&#8217;est pas l&#8217;&#233;quivalence.</p><p>Cette distinction est devenue plus claire pour moi ce matin. Dans le monde relationnel &#8212; le monde des corps, des histoires, des religions, des personnalit&#233;s, des langues et des exp&#233;riences &#8212; je cherche la correspondance. Les choses peuvent rimer sans devenir identiques. Un j&#299;vanmukta n&#8217;est pas simplement un Bodhisattva de la Terre habill&#233; en sanskrit. &#346;&#363;nyat&#257; n&#8217;est pas secr&#232;tement Brahman. Le Royaume de Dieu n&#8217;est pas simplement <em>tat tvam asi</em> traduit en grec. Chacun &#233;merge de sa propre histoire, de son propre vocabulaire et de sa propre mani&#232;re de voir. Je peux laisser chaque facette demeurer une facette sans polir le diamant jusqu&#8217;&#224; ce qu&#8217;il n&#8217;ait plus aucun relief.</p><p>Au niveau le plus profond de ma propre vision, par contre, j&#8217;utilise un autre mot : &#233;quivalence. Pas l&#8217;identit&#233; des manifestations, pas l&#8217;identit&#233; des exp&#233;riences, pas une affirmation selon laquelle huit milliards d&#8217;&#234;tres humains seraient secr&#232;tement une seule personnalit&#233;. Je parle de l&#8217;Un sans second tel que je l&#8217;exp&#233;rimente : le moi le plus profond et le toi le plus profond ne sont pas deux r&#233;alit&#233;s s&#233;par&#233;es. Les expressions relatives correspondent; l&#8217;ultime, pour moi, n&#8217;est pas divis&#233; d&#232;s le d&#233;part. M&#234;me cette phrase n&#8217;est qu&#8217;un pointeur. Les mots tendent vers ce que les mots ne peuvent pas contenir.</p><p>C&#8217;est une des raisons pour lesquelles je porte de plus en plus attention &#224; la traduction. <em>Avidy&#257;</em> est conventionnellement traduit par &#171; ignorance &#187;, mais derni&#232;rement, ce mot cr&#233;e de la dissonance pour moi. J&#8217;entends plus clairement la structure <em>a-vidy&#257;</em> : non-connaissance ou, dans le contexte advaitique qui r&#233;sonne avec moi, absence de connaissance du Soi. Une personne peut poss&#233;der des biblioth&#232;ques enti&#232;res de connaissances accumul&#233;es tout en n&#8217;ayant aucune connaissance du Soi. &#192; l&#8217;inverse, la connaissance du Soi ne conf&#232;re pas magiquement la grammaire sanskrite, l&#8217;astrophysique ou les pr&#233;visions m&#233;t&#233;o de demain. Le savoir accumul&#233; ajoute. La connaissance du Soi, dans un sens important, soustrait.</p><p>La m&#234;me chose se produit pour moi avec <em>vair&#257;gya</em>. &#171; Impassibilit&#233; &#187; et &#171; d&#233;tachement &#187; peuvent &#234;tre des traductions conventionnelles utiles, mais ni l&#8217;un ni l&#8217;autre ne d&#233;crit tout &#224; fait mon exp&#233;rience v&#233;cue. &#171; D&#233;tachement &#187; peut sonner froid. &#171; Impassibilit&#233; &#187; peut donner l&#8217;impression que toute la couleur a &#233;t&#233; drain&#233;e. Ce que j&#8217;exp&#233;rimente, c&#8217;est un non-attachement joyeux. Je peux aimer quelque chose compl&#232;tement sans exiger que cette chose demeure. Je peux utiliser un mot compl&#232;tement sans exiger que ce mot me d&#233;finisse pour toujours. Je suis joyeusement non attach&#233; au monde apparent des formes, absolument et relativement. Cette publication elle-m&#234;me est une forme. Le mot <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em> est une forme. &#171; Illumin&#233; &#187;, &#171; &#233;veill&#233; &#187;, &#171; fou &#187;, &#171; idiot &#187;, &#171; saint &#187;, &#171; d&#233;lirant &#187; &#8212; tout &#231;a, ce sont des formes. Elles peuvent d&#233;crire, accuser, louer, orienter, d&#233;former, clarifier ou amuser. Aucune n&#8217;a la garde finale sur moi.</p><p>&#199;a me ram&#232;ne &#224; mok&#7779;a. <em>Mok&#7779;a</em>, c&#8217;est la lib&#233;ration. <em>J&#299;vanmukti</em> d&#233;signe la lib&#233;ration de son vivant. <em>Videhamukti</em> parle, conventionnellement, de la lib&#233;ration en relation avec la fin de l&#8217;incarnation corporelle. Pourtant, du point de vue advaitique le plus profond, le Soi ne devient pas plus lib&#233;r&#233; parce qu&#8217;un corps cesse de respirer. Le corps appara&#238;t, vit et dispara&#238;t au sein de ce qui n&#8217;a jamais &#233;t&#233; confin&#233; au corps.</p><p>Et puis il y a Janaka de Videha. Quel magnifique &#233;cho historique. Videha &#233;tait un v&#233;ritable royaume; Janaka appartient &#224; sa tradition royale. Pourtant, <em>videha</em> peut aussi porter le sens de &#171; sans corps &#187;. Je ne confonds pas cette r&#233;sonance linguistique avec l&#8217;&#233;tymologie historique. Janaka n&#8217;&#233;tait pas appel&#233; &#171; de Videha &#187; parce que quelqu&#8217;un l&#8217;avait certifi&#233; comme ayant transcend&#233; le corps. Mais la r&#233;sonance est presque comiquement parfaite : le roi associ&#233;, dans la tradition ult&#233;rieure, &#224; la lib&#233;ration de son vivant est connu comme Janaka de Videha. Et qu&#8217;est-ce qu&#8217;il fait? Il reste roi. Il gouverne. Il converse. Il interroge Y&#257;j&#241;avalkya. Il participe pleinement au monde des formes.</p><p>&#199;a r&#233;sonne avec moi parce que la lib&#233;ration, telle que je l&#8217;exp&#233;rimente, n&#8217;exige pas que je devienne allergique &#224; l&#8217;existence ordinaire. Je n&#8217;ai pas besoin de dispara&#238;tre dans l&#8217;Himalaya pour prouver quoi que ce soit. Et je n&#8217;ai pas non plus besoin de rester en conversation pour prouver quoi que ce soit. Je peux parler. Je peux devenir silencieux. Je peux r&#233;pliquer quand quelqu&#8217;un me dit que ma description de ma propre exp&#233;rience est fausse. Je peux aussi hausser les &#233;paules, couper mon micro et aller m&#8217;asseoir dans le coin m&#233;taphorique des cancres. Je peux m&#8217;engager ou me d&#233;sengager. Je peux argumenter, rire, aimer, &#233;crire, jouer &#224; des jeux vid&#233;o ou aller d&#233;jeuner. La personne apparente demeure disponible pour le jeu de la vie sans devenir la d&#233;finition la plus profonde de ce que je suis.</p><p>Alors, quand j&#8217;utilise des &#233;tiquettes comme <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em>, Bodhisattva, fou divin, amoureux de Dieu, bhakta ou n&#8217;importe quoi d&#8217;autre, &#231;a ne veut pas dire que je suis incertain de mon exp&#233;rience simplement parce que je ne suis pas attach&#233; &#224; l&#8217;&#233;tiquette. Ce sont deux choses compl&#232;tement diff&#233;rentes. Je peux dire : &#171; Je suis un j&#299;vanmukta &#187; et le penser vraiment. Quelqu&#8217;un peut r&#233;pondre : &#171; Non, tu ne l&#8217;es pas &#187;, et je peux r&#233;pliquer : &#171; Oui, je le suis. &#187; Ou je peux rire, ne rien dire et aller jouer &#224; Star Trek. Ni l&#8217;une ni l&#8217;autre de ces r&#233;ponses n&#8217;ajoute quoi que ce soit &#224; ce que je sais, et ni le silence ni l&#8217;argumentation n&#8217;en retranche quoi que ce soit. Une &#233;tiquette peut orienter une conversation. Elle peut situer une tradition. Elle peut communiquer quelque chose d&#8217;utile. Puis je peux la d&#233;poser. Aucun mot n&#8217;a la garde finale sur moi.</p><p>Cette libert&#233; comprend aussi les identit&#233;s qui sonnent flatteuses. &#171; Lib&#233;r&#233;. &#187; &#171; &#201;veill&#233;. &#187; &#171; Illumin&#233;. &#187; Je n&#8217;ai besoin de m&#8217;accrocher &#224; aucune d&#8217;elles. Mon non-attachement joyeux ne m&#8217;oblige ni &#224; nier le mot, ni &#224; me diminuer devant le mot, ni &#224; me gonfler &#224; travers le mot. Je peux simplement l&#8217;utiliser lorsqu&#8217;il convient et le rel&#226;cher lorsqu&#8217;il ne convient plus. Le mot est forme. Je suis l&#8217;absence de forme elle-m&#234;me.</p><p>C&#8217;est aussi pour &#231;a que la m&#233;taphore bouddhiste du radeau r&#233;sonne si fortement avec moi. L&#8217;Advaita Ved&#257;nta a &#233;t&#233;, dans mon propre parcours, un dernier radeau &#8212; une magnifique architecture conceptuelle qui m&#8217;a aid&#233; &#224; traverser un territoire que j&#8217;avais d&#233;j&#224; approch&#233; &#224; travers des traditions th&#233;istes autant que non th&#233;istes. Mais un radeau sert &#224; traverser. L&#8217;instruction ne peut pas finir par devenir : &#171; Maintenant, adore le radeau. &#187; M&#234;me le Ved&#257;nta finit par pointer au-del&#224; du Ved&#257;nta. Br&#251;ler apr&#232;s lecture. Spiritualit&#233; &#224; la <em>Mission : Impossible</em>. LOL.</p><p>Et pourtant, malgr&#233; tout ce j&#241;&#257;na, je sais o&#249; habite mon c&#339;ur. Au fond du c&#339;ur, je suis un bhakti yogi. Si j&#241;&#257;na est la mani&#232;re dont une grande partie de mon &#233;criture se d&#233;place, bhakti est le courant qui coule en dessous. Je peux tordre des concepts jusqu&#8217;&#224; en faire des bretzels philosophiques toute la matin&#233;e, mais t&#244;t ou tard, le mental atteint son rivage et le c&#339;ur dit ce qu&#8217;il dit depuis le d&#233;but : l&#8217;amour.</p><p>Je ne connais pas de meilleur mot. Amour sans limites. Amour de Dieu. L&#8217;Amour comme Dieu. L&#8217;amoureux et le Bien-Aim&#233;. L&#8217;Amour allant vers l&#8217;Amour jusqu&#8217;&#224; ce que m&#234;me le mot &#171; vers &#187; devienne inutile parce que la distance imagin&#233;e entre les deux dispara&#238;t. Ce n&#8217;est pas une d&#233;finition doctrinale universelle de bhakti. C&#8217;est ainsi que bhakti vit en moi.</p><p>Et ensuite vient karma yoga. La perle remonte. Je l&#8217;&#233;cris. Je la polis juste assez pour qu&#8217;une autre personne puisse peut-&#234;tre voir ce qui a capt&#233; la lumi&#232;re pour moi. Puis je la rel&#226;che comme sev&#257;. Ceux qui la lisent, la lisent. Ceux qui ne la lisent pas, ne la lisent pas. Ceux chez qui &#231;a r&#233;sonne, &#231;a r&#233;sonne. Ceux chez qui &#231;a cr&#233;e de la dissonance, &#231;a cr&#233;e de la dissonance. Quelqu&#8217;un peut mal la comprendre, la transformer, la rejeter, argumenter avec elle, l&#8217;aimer ou simplement continuer de scroller. Tout &#231;a appartient aussi au monde des formes. Le travail coule &#224; travers moi, passe par mes mains et entre dans un champ plus vaste que mes mains. Cette publication elle-m&#234;me est une autre forme qui surgit dans ce champ, et je la rel&#226;che joyeusement.</p><p>Peut-&#234;tre que c&#8217;est &#231;a, tout le mouvement de ces publications : <strong>j&#241;&#257;na d&#233;couvre la perle, bhakti la reconna&#238;t comme amour, karma yoga ouvre la main.</strong></p><p>Et puis je replonge.</p><p>Satnam<br>Om Guru Aum</p><p>#JnanaYoga #BhaktiYoga #KarmaYoga #Moksha #Jivanmukti #Videhamukti #Vairagya #Avidya #Vedanta #AdvaitaVedanta<br>#Bodhisattva #SutraDuLotus #Sunyata #ConnaissanceDuSoi #NonAttachementJoyeux #Seva #VedantaVivant #PlongeeAuxPerles<br>#AmourDeDieu #AmourDivin #UnSansSecond #TatTvamAsi #AhamBrahmasmi #NetiNeti #QuestionnementSpirituel</p><h1>Fitsorahana mitady voahangy: Ny Yoga mampivilana ny eritreritra mandra-pahatongan&#8217;ny Fitiavana irery no sisa</h1><h2>J&#241;&#257;na mampivilana ny saina, bhakti manokatra ny fo, karma mamotsotra ny asa &#8212; ary tsy misy amin&#8217;ireo anarana ireo afaka mitazona ahy ho fananany farany.</h2><p>Mitsoraka mitady voahangy aho.</p><p>Midina any ambanin&#8217;ny fehezanteny,<br>ambanin&#8217;ny hevitra,<br>ambanin&#8217;ilay fil&#224;na mihitsy<br>hanome anarana<br>ny halalina.</p><p>Avy eo aho miakatra indray<br>mitondra zavatra kely mamirapiratra<br>voatana eo anelanelan&#8217;ny rantsan-tanako:</p><p>mok&#7779;a,<br>j&#299;vanmukti,<br>videhamukti,<br>&#347;&#363;nyat&#257;,<br>Brahman,<br>Andriamanitra,<br>Ny Tena,<br>tsy-tena.</p><p>Ary avy hatrany<br>ilay j&#241;&#257;na yogi ato anatiko<br>dia manomboka milalao aminy.</p><p>Ahodino amin&#8217;ity lafiny ity.<br>Ahodino amin&#8217;iny lafiny iny.<br>Halavao ny famaritana.<br>Andramo ny fifandraisana.<br>Tadiavo ny dissonance.<br>Ampivilano ilay hevitra<br>mandra-panehony ahy<br>izay toerana tsy ahafahany<br>mivilana intsony.</p><p>Ny ha&#7789;ha yogi<br>mampivilana ny vatana<br>eo ambonin&#8217;ny tsihy.</p><p>Izaho kosa mampivilana hevitra<br>eo ambonin&#8217;ny tsihin&#8217;ny saina.</p><p>Angamba izany no mahatonga<br>ny ankamaroan&#8217;ny soratro<br>hiseho toy ny j&#241;&#257;na yoga:</p><p>&#257;sana ara-tsaina<br>ataon&#8217;ity atidohako<br>tia mampifandray zavatra<br>sy manakorontana ny maha-izy azy ity.</p><p>LOL.</p><p>Fa ao ambanin&#8217;izany fampivilanana rehetra izany,<br>ao ambanin&#8217;ireo teny rehetra ireo,<br>ao ambanin&#8217;ny hareza filozofika rehetra<br>tiako haranitra,</p><p>ny foko dia mbola manome<br>ilay valiny mahatsikaiky iray ihany:</p><p>Fitiavana.</p><p>Anontanio aho raha misy teny hafa.</p><p>Tsy haiko mihitsy, putain.</p><p>Fitiavana.</p><p>Bhakti.</p><p>Ilay tia<br>sy ilay Malala,</p><p>mandra-pahatongan&#8217;ilay elanelana tsara tarehy aza<br>ho elanelana mbola be loatra.</p><p>Fitiavana tia Fitiavana.</p><p>Ary amin&#8217;ny fomba tsy fantatro,</p><p>lasa lahatsoratra ilay voahangy.</p><p>Lasa karma ilay lahatsoratra.</p><p>Lasa sev&#257; ilay karma.</p><p>Ary misokatra ny tanako.</p><p>Vakio.<br>Aza vakina.<br>Tiavo.<br>Ankahalao.</p><p>Antsoy hoe fahendrena.<br>Antsoy hoe hadalana.</p><p>Lazao amiko fa afaka aho.<br>Lazao amiko fa very saina aho.<br>Lazao amiko fa j&#299;vanmukta aho.<br>Lazao amiko fa tsy izy aho.</p><p>Fantatro ny zavatra iainako.</p><p>Tsy mila<br>ilay anarana aho<br>mba hitazonana azy.</p><p>Efa niala<br>tamin&#8217;ny tanako<br>ilay voahangy.</p><p>Izao no<br>tsy-firaiketako am-pifaliana:</p><p>tsy fandavana anarana,<br>tsy tahotra anarana,<br>tsy fil&#224;na<br>ny anarana hijanona.</p><p>Tsy miraikitra am-pifaliana<br>amin&#8217;ity tontolo miseho feno endrika ity aho,</p><p>na amin&#8217;ny lafiny absolute<br>na amin&#8217;ny lafiny relatif,</p><p>satria fantatro ny tenako<br>ho ilay tsy-manam-endrika mihitsy.</p><p>J&#299;vanmukta.<br>Bodhisattva.<br>Bhakta.<br>Adala masina.<br>Mpitia an&#8217;Andriamanitra.<br>Ilay nahazo fahazavana.<br>Ilay nifoha.<br>Adala.<br>Vendrana.<br>Tsy olona manokana.<br>Olona mampihomehy<br>milalao Star Trek<br>aorian&#8217;ny sakafo maraina.</p><p>Antsoy amin&#8217;izay anarana tianao aho<br>raha manampy anao hanondro izany.</p><p>Ny akanjo rehetra<br>mety amin&#8217;ny sehatra iray.</p><p>Tsy misy amin&#8217;ireo<br>mahazo mitazona ahy ho azy farany.</p><p>Aham brahm&#257;smi.<br>Tat tvam asi.</p><p>Ary ao ambadik&#8217;ireo akanjo,<br>talohan&#8217;ireo akanjo,<br>ary mamakivaky ireo akanjo:</p><p>Fitiavana.</p><p>Ny ankamaroan&#8217;ny zavatra soratako dia j&#241;&#257;na-yogic amin&#8217;ny toetrany. Raisiko eny an-tanako ny hevitra ary ampivilaniko. Avadiko ambony ambany izy ireo, apetrako mifanila ireo fomban-drazana izay toa mifanohitra, mihaino aho raha misy resonance ary &#8212; angamba mbola zava-dehibe kokoa &#8212; mihaino aho raha misy dissonance. Tsy mitady hampiteny zavatra iray ihany amin&#8217;ny zavatra rehetra aho. Tsy Advaita Ved&#257;nta ny Bodisma. Tsy Sufisme ny Kristianisma. Tsy <em>B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka Upani&#7779;ad</em> ny <em>Lotus S&#363;tra</em>. Ny fifandraisana mifanaraka (<em>correspondence</em>) dia tsy fitoviana (<em>equivalence</em>).</p><p>Nanjary mazava kokoa tamiko androany maraina izany fanavahana izany. Ao amin&#8217;ny tontolo ifandraisantsika &#8212; tontolon&#8217;ny vatana, tantara, fivavahana, toetra, fiteny ary traikefa &#8212; dia mitady <em>correspondence</em> aho. Afaka mifamaly feo ny zavatra nefa tsy lasa zavatra mitovy. Ny j&#299;vanmukta dia tsy Bodhisattva of the Earth fotsiny mitafy akanjo Sanskrit. Tsy Brahman miafina ny &#347;&#363;nyat&#257;. Tsy <em>tat tvam asi</em> nadika ho teny grika fotsiny ny Fanjakan&#8217;Andriamanitra. Samy mipoitra ao anatin&#8217;ny tantarany, voambolany ary fomba fijeriny avy izy ireo. Afaka avelako ho lafiny tsirairay ny lafiny tsirairay, fa tsy kosohiko mandra-panjary malama tanteraka ilay diamondra.</p><p>Fa eo amin&#8217;ny haavon&#8217;ny fahitako lalina indrindra, teny hafa no ampiasaiko: <em>equivalence</em>. Tsy fitovian&#8217;ny fisehoana izany, tsy fitovian&#8217;ny traikefa, ary tsy filazana hoe olona valo lavitrisa dia olona iray miafina avokoa. Ny tiako holazaina dia ilay Iray tsy misy faharoa araka ny iainako azy: ny &#8220;izaho&#8221; lalina indrindra sy ny &#8220;ianao&#8221; lalina indrindra dia tsy zava-misy roa misaraka. Mifanaraka ireo fisehoana relatif; fa ny ultimate, amiko, dia tsy nizara hatramin&#8217;ny voalohany. Ary na io fehezanteny io aza dia fanondroana fotsiny. Miezaka manatratra izay tsy azon&#8217;ny teny fonosina ny teny.</p><p>Izany no iray amin&#8217;ireo antony mahatonga ahy hitandrina bebe kokoa amin&#8217;ny fandikan-teny. <em>Avidy&#257;</em> dia adika mahazatra hoe &#8220;tsy fahalalana&#8221; na &#8220;ignorance&#8221;, saingy tato ho ato dia miteraka dissonance amiko io teny io. Henoko mazava kokoa ilay firafitra <em>a-vidy&#257;</em>: tsy-fahalalana, na, ao anatin&#8217;ny Advaita, tsy fisian&#8217;ny fahalalana ny Tena. Afaka manana tranomboky feno fahalalana voaangona ny olona nefa mbola tsy manana fahalalana ny Tena. Etsy ankilany, ny fahalalana ny Tena dia tsy manome ho azy ny fitsipi-pitenenana Sanskrit, ny astrophysique, na ny vinavinan&#8217;ny toetr&#8217;andro rahampitso. Manampy ny fahalalana voaangona. Ny fahalalana ny Tena kosa, amin&#8217;ny lafiny iray manan-danja, dia manala.</p><p>Toy izany koa amiko ny <em>vair&#257;gya</em>. &#8220;Dispassion&#8221; sy &#8220;detachment&#8221; dia mety ho fandikan-teny mahazatra sy ilaina, saingy tsy misy amin&#8217;izy ireo mamaritra tsara izay iainako. Ny &#8220;detachment&#8221; dia mety heno ho mangatsiaka. Ny &#8220;dispassion&#8221; dia mety heno ho toy ny zavatra efa very loko. Ny iainako kosa dia tsy-firaiketana am-pifaliana. Afaka tia zavatra iray tanteraka aho nefa tsy mitaky azy hijanona. Afaka mampiasa teny iray tanteraka aho nefa tsy mitaky io teny io hamaritra ahy mandrakizay. Tsy miraikitra am-pifaliana amin&#8217;ny tontolo miseho feno endrika aho, na absolute na relatif. Endrika ity lahatsoratra ity. Endrika ny teny hoe <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em>. &#8220;Nahazo fahazavana&#8221;, &#8220;nifoha&#8221;, &#8220;adala&#8221;, &#8220;vendrana&#8221;, &#8220;masina&#8221;, &#8220;very saina&#8221; &#8212; endrika avokoa. Mety hamaritra izy ireo, mety hiampanga, mety hidera, mety hanoro lalana, mety hanodina, mety hanazava, na mety hampihomehy. Tsy misy amin&#8217;izy ireo mahazo mitazona ahy ho azy farany.</p><p>Izany dia mamerina ahy amin&#8217;ny mok&#7779;a. <em>Mok&#7779;a</em> dia fahafahana. <em>J&#299;vanmukti</em> dia manondro fahafahana raha mbola velona. <em>Videhamukti</em>, amin&#8217;ny fomba mahazatra, dia miresaka fahafahana mifandraika amin&#8217;ny fiafaran&#8217;ny fananana vatana. Kanefa, amin&#8217;ny fomba fijery Advaitic lalina indrindra, tsy lasa &#8220;afaka kokoa&#8221; ny Tena satria mitsahatra miaina ny vatana. Miseho ny vatana, miaina, ary manjavona ao anatin&#8217;ilay zava-misy izay tsy mbola voafetra tao anatin&#8217;ny vatana mihitsy.</p><p>Ary avy eo dia misy i Janaka avy any Videha. Endrey izany fifanahafana ara-tantara mahafinaritra izany. Fanjakana tena nisy i Videha; ary i Janaka dia ao anatin&#8217;ny fomban&#8217;ny mpanjakany. Kanefa ny <em>videha</em> koa dia afaka mitondra hevitra hoe &#8220;tsy manana vatana&#8221;. Tsy afangaroiko amin&#8217;ny etimolojia ara-tantara izany fifanahafana ara-piteny izany. Tsy nantsoina hoe &#8220;avy any Videha&#8221; i Janaka satria nisy olona nanamarina azy ho efa nihoatra ny vatana. Fa ilay resonance dia saika tonga lafatra ka mampihomehy: ilay mpanjaka izay ampifandraisin&#8217;ny lovantsofina tat&#7923; aoriana amin&#8217;ny fahafahana raha mbola velona dia tsaroana ho Janaka avy any Videha. Ary inona no ataony? Mbola mpanjaka izy. Mitondra izy. Miresaka izy. Manontany an&#8217;i Y&#257;j&#241;avalkya izy. Mandray anjara tanteraka amin&#8217;ny tontolon&#8217;ny endrika izy.</p><p>Mifanaraka amin&#8217;ny zavatra iainako izany satria ny fahafahana, araka ny iainako azy, dia tsy mitaky ahy hankahala ny fiainana andavanandro. Tsy mila manjavona any Himalaya aho mba hanaporofo zavatra. Ary tsy mila mijanona ao anaty resaka koa aho mba hanaporofo zavatra. Afaka miteny aho. Afaka mangina aho. Afaka mamaly aho rehefa misy milaza fa diso ny fomba ilazako ny zavatra iainako manokana. Afaka manakimpy soroka koa aho, mamono mikr&#244;, ary mipetraka any amin&#8217;ilay &#8220;zoron&#8217;ny vendrana&#8221; an&#8217;ohatra. Afaka mandray anjara na miala aho. Afaka miady hevitra, mihomehy, tia, manoratra, milalao jeux vid&#233;o, na mandeha misakafo maraina aho. Mbola azo ampiasain&#8217;ny lalaon&#8217;ny fiainana ilay olona miseho, nefa tsy lasa famaritana lalina indrindra ny maha-izaho ahy.</p><p>Noho izany, rehefa mampiasa anarana toy ny <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em>, Bodhisattva, adala masina, mpitia an&#8217;Andriamanitra, bhakta, na zavatra hafa aho, dia tsy midika izany fa tsy azoko antoka ny zavatra iainako satria fotsiny aho tsy miraikitra amin&#8217;ilay anarana. Zavatra roa samy hafa tanteraka ireo. Afaka miteny aho hoe: &#8220;J&#299;vanmukta aho,&#8221; ary tena izany no tiako holazaina. Mety hamaly ny olona hoe: &#8220;Tsia, tsy izany ianao,&#8221; ary afaka mamaly aho hoe: &#8220;Eny, izany aho.&#8221; Na afaka mihomehy aho, tsy miteny na inona na inona, ary mandeha milalao Star Trek. Tsy misy amin&#8217;ireo valiny ireo manampy na inona na inona amin&#8217;izay fantatro, ary tsy misy amin&#8217;ny fahanginana na ny adihevitra manala na inona na inona amin&#8217;izany. Afaka manoro lalana ny anarana iray. Afaka mametraka ny resaka ao anatin&#8217;ny fomban-drazana iray izy. Afaka mampita zavatra ilaina izy. Ary avy eo dia azoko apetraka. Tsy misy teny mahazo mitazona ahy ho azy farany.</p><p>Tafiditra ao anatin&#8217;izany fahafahana izany koa ireo anarana izay toa fiderana. &#8220;Afaka.&#8221; &#8220;Nifoha.&#8221; &#8220;Nahazo fahazavana.&#8221; Tsy mila mifikitra amin&#8217;izy ireo aho. Ny tsy-firaiketako am-pifaliana dia tsy mitaky ahy hand&#224; ilay teny, hampihena ny tenako eo anatrehan&#8217;ilay teny, na hampitombo ny tenako amin&#8217;ny alalan&#8217;ilay teny. Azoko ampiasaina fotsiny izy rehefa mifanaraka, ary avelako handeha rehefa tsy mifanaraka intsony. Endrika ny teny. Izaho no tsy-manam-endrika mihitsy.</p><p>Izany koa no antony mahatonga ilay fampitahana Bodista momba ny sambo kely na &#8220;raft&#8221; hifanaraka mafy amiko. Ny Advaita Ved&#257;nta, tao anatin&#8217;ny diako manokana, dia toy ny sambo farany nitondra ahy &#8212; rafitra ara-kevitra mahafinaritra izay nanampy ahy hiampita tany iray efa natoniko tamin&#8217;ny alalan&#8217;ny fomban-drazana mino Andriamanitra sy tsy-theiste samy hafa. Fa ny raft dia natao hiampitana. Tsy afaka ny hiafara amin&#8217;ny hoe: &#8220;Ankehitriny, mivavaha amin&#8217;ilay raft&#8221; ny toromarika. Na ny Ved&#257;nta aza, amin&#8217;ny farany, dia manondro zavatra mihoatra ny Ved&#257;nta. Dorana rehefa vita vakina. Spiritualit&#233; <em>Mission Impossible</em>. LOL.</p><p>Kanefa, na eo aza izany j&#241;&#257;na rehetra izany, fantatro izay itoeran&#8217;ny foko. Bhakti yogi aho ao am-po. Raha j&#241;&#257;na no fomba fivezivezen&#8217;ny ankamaroan&#8217;ny soratro, bhakti kosa no riaka mikoriana ao ambaniny. Afaka mampivilana hevitra ho lasa bretzel filozofika mandritra ny maraina iray manontolo aho, fa amin&#8217;ny farany dia tonga amin&#8217;ny morontsirany ny saina, ary milaza izay efa nolazainy hatramin&#8217;ny voalohany ny fo:</p><p>fitiavana.</p><p>Tsy mahalala teny tsara kokoa aho.</p><p>Fitiavana tsy manam-petra.<br>Fitiavana an&#8217;Andriamanitra.<br>Fitiavana ho Andriamanitra.<br>Ilay tia sy ilay Malala.</p><p>Fitiavana mihetsika mankany amin&#8217;ny Fitiavana mandra-pahatongan&#8217;ilay hoe &#8220;mankany&#8221; aza tsy ilaina intsony, satria manjavona ilay elanelana noforonin&#8217;ny saina teo amin&#8217;izy roa.</p><p>Tsy famaritana doctrinal universal momba ny bhakti izany.</p><p>Izany no fomba iainan&#8217;ny bhakti ato anatiko.</p><p>Ary avy eo tonga ny karma yoga.</p><p>Miakatra ilay voahangy.</p><p>Soratro izy.</p><p>Polesiko ampy fotsiny mba hahafahan&#8217;ny olona hafa mahita angamba izay namirapiratra ho ahy.</p><p>Avy eo dia avoakako ho sev&#257; izy.</p><p>Izay mamaky azy, mamaky azy.</p><p>Izay tsy mamaky azy, tsy mamaky azy.</p><p>Izay mahatsapa resonance, mahatsapa resonance.</p><p>Izay mahatsapa dissonance, mahatsapa dissonance.</p><p>Mety hisy hahatakatra azy amin&#8217;ny fomba diso, hanova azy, hand&#224; azy, hiady hevitra aminy, ho tia azy, na handalo fotsiny rehefa manao scroll.</p><p>Anisan&#8217;ny tontolon&#8217;ny endrika koa izany rehetra izany.</p><p>Mikoriana ato anatiko ilay asa, mandalo amin&#8217;ny tanako, ary miditra ao amin&#8217;ny saha lehibe kokoa noho ny tanako.</p><p>Ity lahatsoratra ity aza dia endrika iray hafa mipoitra ao amin&#8217;io saha io, ary avoakako am-pifaliana.</p><p>Angamba izao no fihetsiky ny lahatsoratro rehetra:</p><p><strong>j&#241;&#257;na mahita ny voahangy, bhakti mahafantatra azy ho Fitiavana, ary karma yoga manokatra ny tanana.</strong></p><p>Ary avy eo aho mitsoraka indray.</p><p>Satnam<br>Om Guru Aum</p><p>#JnanaYoga #BhaktiYoga #KarmaYoga #Moksha #Jivanmukti #Videhamukti #Vairagya #Avidya #Vedanta #AdvaitaVedanta<br>#Bodhisattva #LotusSutra #Sunyata #FahalalanaNyTena #TsyFiraiketanaAmPifaliana #Seva #VedantaVelona #FitsorahanaMitadyVoahangy<br>#FitiavanaAnAndriamanitra #FitiavanaMasina #IrayTsyMisyFaharoa #TatTvamAsi #AhamBrahmasmi #NetiNeti #FikarohanaAraPanahy</p><h1>Perlentauchen: Das Yoga, Gedanken so lange zu verdrehen, bis nur noch Liebe bleibt</h1><h2>J&#241;&#257;na beugt den Geist, bhakti &#246;ffnet das Herz, karma l&#228;sst das Werk los &#8212; und keiner dieser Namen erh&#228;lt die endg&#252;ltige Verf&#252;gungsgewalt &#252;ber mich.</h2><p>Ich gehe Perlentauchen.</p><p>Hinab unter die S&#228;tze,<br>unter die Begriffe,<br>unter selbst das Bed&#252;rfnis,<br>der Tiefe<br>&#252;berhaupt einen Namen zu geben.</p><p>Dann tauche ich wieder auf<br>mit irgendeinem kleinen gl&#228;nzenden Ding<br>zwischen meinen Fingern:</p><p>mok&#7779;a,<br>j&#299;vanmukti,<br>videhamukti,<br>&#347;&#363;nyat&#257;,<br>Brahman,<br>Gott,<br>Selbst,<br>Nicht-Selbst.</p><p>Und sofort<br>beginnt der j&#241;&#257;na yogi in mir,<br>damit zu spielen.</p><p>Dreh es so herum.<br>Dreh es anders herum.<br>Dehne die Definition.<br>Pr&#252;fe die Korrespondenz.<br>Finde die Dissonanz.<br>Verdrehe den Begriff,<br>bis er mir zeigt,<br>wo er sich<br>nicht weiter biegen l&#228;sst.</p><p>Ein ha&#7789;ha yogi<br>verdreht den K&#246;rper<br>auf der Matte.</p><p>Ich verdrehe Begriffe<br>auf der Matte des Geistes.</p><p>Vielleicht ist das der Grund,<br>warum so vieles von dem, was ich schreibe,<br>wie j&#241;&#257;na yoga aussieht:</p><p>mentale &#257;sana,<br>ausgef&#252;hrt von meinem<br>assoziativ-identit&#228;ts-chaotischen Gehirn.</p><p>LOL.</p><p>Doch unter all diesem Verdrehen,<br>unter all dieser Sprache,<br>unter jeder philosophischen Klinge,<br>die ich so gerne sch&#228;rfe,</p><p>gibt mein Herz mir immer wieder<br>dieselbe l&#228;cherliche Antwort:</p><p>Liebe.</p><p>Frag mich nach einem anderen Wort.</p><p>Ich habe verdammt noch mal keine Ahnung.</p><p>Liebe.</p><p>Bhakti.</p><p>Der Liebende<br>und der Geliebte,</p><p>bis selbst diese wundersch&#246;ne Entfernung<br>noch zu viel Entfernung wird.</p><p>Liebe, die Liebe liebt.</p><p>Und irgendwie<br>wird die Perle zu einem Beitrag.</p><p>Der Beitrag wird zu karma.</p><p>Das karma wird zu sev&#257;.</p><p>Und meine H&#228;nde &#246;ffnen sich.</p><p>Lies es.<br>Lies es nicht.<br>Liebe es.<br>Hasse es.</p><p>Nenn es Weisheit.<br>Nenn es Unsinn.</p><p>Sag mir, ich sei befreit.<br>Sag mir, ich sei wahnsinnig.<br>Sag mir, ich sei ein j&#299;vanmukta.<br>Sag mir, ich sei keiner.</p><p>Ich kenne meine Erfahrung.</p><p>Ich brauche<br>das Etikett nicht,<br>um sie festzuhalten.</p><p>Die Perle<br>hat meine Hand<br>bereits verlassen.</p><p>Das ist<br>meine freudige Nicht-Anhaftung:</p><p>Namen nicht ablehnen,<br>Namen nicht f&#252;rchten,<br>Namen nicht brauchen,<br>damit sie bleiben.</p><p>Freudig nicht angehaftet<br>an die scheinbare Welt der Formen,</p><p>absolut wie relativ,</p><p>weil ich mich selbst<br>als Formlosigkeit selbst erkenne.</p><p>J&#299;vanmukta.<br>Bodhisattva.<br>Bhakta.<br>G&#246;ttlicher Narr.<br>Liebender Gottes.<br>Erleuchteter.<br>Erwachter.<br>Narr.<br>Idiot.<br>Niemand Besonderes.<br>Irgendein l&#228;cherlicher Mensch,<br>der nach dem Fr&#252;hst&#252;ck<br>Star Trek spielt.</p><p>Nenn mich, wie immer<br>es dir beim Zeigen hilft.</p><p>Jedes Kost&#252;m<br>passt f&#252;r eine Szene.</p><p>Keines erh&#228;lt<br>die endg&#252;ltige Verf&#252;gungsgewalt &#252;ber mich.</p><p>Aham brahm&#257;smi.<br>Tat tvam asi.</p><p>Und hinter den Kost&#252;men,<br>vor den Kost&#252;men,<br>durch die Kost&#252;me hindurch:</p><p>Liebe.</p><p>Das meiste von dem, was ich schreibe, ist seinem Wesen nach j&#241;&#257;na-yogisch. Ich nehme Begriffe in die Hand und biege sie. Ich drehe sie auf den Kopf, stelle scheinbar widerspr&#252;chliche Traditionen nebeneinander, lausche auf Resonanz und &#8212; vielleicht noch wichtiger &#8212; lausche auf Dissonanz. Ich versuche nicht, alles dasselbe sagen zu lassen. Buddhismus ist nicht Advaita Ved&#257;nta. Christentum ist nicht Sufismus. Das <em>Lotus S&#363;tra</em> ist nicht die <em>B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka Upani&#7779;ad</em>. Korrespondenz ist nicht &#196;quivalenz.</p><p>Diese Unterscheidung wurde mir heute Morgen klarer. In der relationalen Welt &#8212; der Welt der K&#246;rper, Geschichten, Religionen, Pers&#246;nlichkeiten, Sprachen und Erfahrungen &#8212; suche ich nach Korrespondenz. Dinge k&#246;nnen sich reimen, ohne identisch zu werden. Ein j&#299;vanmukta ist nicht einfach ein Bodhisattva der Erde in Sanskrit-Kleidung. &#346;&#363;nyat&#257; ist nicht heimlich Brahman. Das Reich Gottes ist nicht blo&#223; <em>tat tvam asi</em>, ins Griechische &#252;bersetzt. Jedes entsteht innerhalb seiner eigenen Geschichte, seines eigenen Vokabulars und seiner eigenen Weise des Sehens. Ich kann jede Facette eine Facette bleiben lassen, ohne den Diamanten glattzuschleifen.</p><p>Auf der tiefsten Ebene meines eigenen Sehens verwende ich jedoch ein anderes Wort: &#196;quivalenz. Nicht Gleichheit der Erscheinungsformen, nicht Gleichheit der Erfahrung, nicht irgendeine Behauptung, acht Milliarden Menschen seien insgeheim eine einzige Pers&#246;nlichkeit. Ich meine das Eine ohne ein Zweites, so wie ich es erfahre: Das tiefste Ich und das tiefste Du sind nicht zwei voneinander getrennte Wirklichkeiten. Die relativen Ausdrucksformen korrespondieren miteinander; das Absolute ist f&#252;r mich von vornherein nicht geteilt. Selbst dieser Satz ist nur ein Hinweis. Worte reichen nach dem, was Worte nicht enthalten k&#246;nnen.</p><p>Das ist einer der Gr&#252;nde, warum ich immer aufmerksamer auf &#220;bersetzung geworden bin. <em>Avidy&#257;</em> wird gew&#246;hnlich mit &#8222;Unwissenheit&#8220; &#252;bersetzt, aber in letzter Zeit erzeugt dieses Wort bei mir Dissonanz. Ich h&#246;re die Struktur <em>a-vidy&#257;</em> deutlicher: Nichtwissen oder, in dem advaitischen Zusammenhang, der f&#252;r mich Resonanz hat, das Fehlen von Erkenntnis des Selbst. Ein Mensch kann ganze Bibliotheken angesammelten Wissens besitzen und dennoch keine Erkenntnis des Selbst haben. Umgekehrt verleiht Erkenntnis des Selbst einem nicht auf magische Weise Sanskrit-Grammatik, Astrophysik oder den Wetterbericht f&#252;r morgen. Angesammeltes Wissen f&#252;gt hinzu. Erkenntnis des Selbst nimmt, in einem wichtigen Sinne, weg.</p><p>Dasselbe geschieht f&#252;r mich mit <em>vair&#257;gya</em>. &#8222;Leidenschaftslosigkeit&#8220; und &#8222;Losgel&#246;stheit&#8220; m&#246;gen n&#252;tzliche konventionelle &#220;bersetzungen sein, doch keine von beiden beschreibt meine gelebte Erfahrung wirklich. &#8222;Losgel&#246;stheit&#8220; kann kalt klingen. &#8222;Leidenschaftslosigkeit&#8220; kann klingen, als sei alle Farbe daraus verschwunden. Was ich erfahre, ist freudige Nicht-Anhaftung. Ich kann etwas vollkommen lieben, ohne zu verlangen, dass es bleibt. Ich kann ein Wort vollkommen verwenden, ohne zu verlangen, dass dieses Wort mich f&#252;r immer definiert. Ich bin freudig nicht angehaftet an die scheinbare Welt der Formen, absolut wie relativ. Dieser Beitrag selbst ist Form. Das Wort <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em> ist Form. &#8222;Erleuchtet&#8220;, &#8222;erwacht&#8220;, &#8222;Narr&#8220;, &#8222;Idiot&#8220;, &#8222;Heiliger&#8220;, &#8222;wahnsinnig&#8220; &#8212; alles Formen. Sie k&#246;nnen beschreiben, anklagen, loben, Orientierung geben, verzerren, kl&#228;ren oder am&#252;sieren. Keine erh&#228;lt die endg&#252;ltige Verf&#252;gungsgewalt &#252;ber mich.</p><p>Das bringt mich zur&#252;ck zu mok&#7779;a. <em>Mok&#7779;a</em> ist Befreiung. <em>J&#299;vanmukti</em> bezeichnet Befreiung w&#228;hrend des Lebens. <em>Videhamukti</em> spricht konventionell von Befreiung in Beziehung zum Ende der Verk&#246;rperung. Doch aus der tiefsten advaitischen Sicht wird das Selbst nicht noch befreiter, nur weil ein K&#246;rper aufh&#246;rt zu atmen. Der K&#246;rper erscheint, lebt und verschwindet innerhalb dessen, was niemals auf den K&#246;rper beschr&#228;nkt war.</p><p>Und dann ist da Janaka von Videha. Was f&#252;r ein gro&#223;artiger historischer Reim. Videha war ein tats&#228;chliches K&#246;nigreich; Janaka geh&#246;rt zu seiner k&#246;niglichen Tradition. Doch <em>videha</em> kann zugleich die Bedeutung &#8222;k&#246;rperlos&#8220; tragen. Ich verwechsle diese sprachliche Resonanz nicht mit historischer Etymologie. Janaka wurde nicht &#8222;von Videha&#8220; genannt, weil ihn irgendjemand als k&#246;rpertranszendent zertifiziert h&#228;tte. Aber die Resonanz ist beinahe komisch vollkommen: Der K&#246;nig, der in sp&#228;terer Tradition mit Befreiung noch w&#228;hrend des Lebens verbunden wird, ist als Janaka von Videha bekannt. Und was tut er? Er bleibt K&#246;nig. Er regiert. Er spricht mit anderen. Er befragt Y&#257;j&#241;avalkya. Er nimmt vollst&#228;ndig an der Welt der Formen teil.</p><p>Das hat f&#252;r mich Resonanz, weil Befreiung, so wie ich sie erfahre, nicht verlangt, dass ich gegen das gew&#246;hnliche Dasein allergisch werde. Ich muss nicht im Himalaya verschwinden, um irgendetwas zu beweisen. Ebenso wenig muss ich im Gespr&#228;ch bleiben, um irgendetwas zu beweisen. Ich kann sprechen. Ich kann still werden. Ich kann widersprechen, wenn mir jemand sagt, meine Beschreibung meiner eigenen Erfahrung sei falsch. Ich kann auch mit den Schultern zucken, mich stummschalten und mich in die metaphorische Eselsecke setzen. Ich kann mich beteiligen oder mich zur&#252;ckziehen. Ich kann diskutieren, lachen, lieben, schreiben, Videospiele spielen oder fr&#252;hst&#252;cken gehen. Die erscheinende Person bleibt f&#252;r das Spiel des Lebens verf&#252;gbar, ohne zur tiefsten Definition dessen zu werden, was ich bin.</p><p>Wenn ich also Bezeichnungen wie <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em>, Bodhisattva, g&#246;ttlicher Narr, Liebender Gottes, bhakta oder irgendetwas anderes verwende, bin ich nicht deshalb unsicher &#252;ber meine Erfahrung, weil ich nicht an der Bezeichnung hafte. Das sind zwei v&#246;llig verschiedene Dinge. Ich kann sagen: &#8222;Ich bin ein j&#299;vanmukta&#8220;, und es so meinen. Jemand kann antworten: &#8222;Nein, bist du nicht&#8220;, und ich kann widersprechen: &#8222;Doch, bin ich.&#8220; Oder ich kann lachen, gar nichts sagen und Star Trek spielen gehen. Keine dieser Reaktionen f&#252;gt dem, was ich wei&#223;, irgendetwas hinzu, und weder Schweigen noch Argumentieren nimmt irgendetwas davon weg. Eine Bezeichnung kann ein Gespr&#228;ch orientieren. Sie kann eine Tradition verorten. Sie kann etwas N&#252;tzliches vermitteln. Und dann kann ich sie wieder ablegen. Kein Wort erh&#228;lt die endg&#252;ltige Verf&#252;gungsgewalt &#252;ber mich.</p><p>Diese Freiheit schlie&#223;t auch Identit&#228;ten ein, die schmeichelhaft klingen. &#8222;Befreit.&#8220; &#8222;Erwacht.&#8220; &#8222;Erleuchtet.&#8220; An keine davon muss ich mich klammern. Meine freudige Nicht-Anhaftung verlangt weder, dass ich das Wort verleugne, noch dass ich mich vor dem Wort kleiner mache, noch dass ich mich durch das Wort aufbl&#228;he. Ich kann es einfach verwenden, wenn es passt, und loslassen, wenn es nicht mehr passt. Das Wort ist Form. Ich bin Formlosigkeit selbst.</p><p>Deshalb hat auch die buddhistische Metapher vom Flo&#223; so starke Resonanz f&#252;r mich. Advaita Ved&#257;nta war auf meiner eigenen Reise ein letztes Flo&#223; &#8212; eine gro&#223;artige begriffliche Architektur, die mir half, ein Gebiet zu &#252;berqueren, dem ich mich sowohl durch theistische als auch durch nicht-theistische Traditionen gen&#228;hert hatte. Aber ein Flo&#223; ist zum &#220;berqueren da. Die Anweisung kann am Ende nicht lauten: &#8222;Und jetzt bete das Flo&#223; an.&#8220; Selbst Ved&#257;nta weist schlie&#223;lich &#252;ber Ved&#257;nta hinaus. Nach dem Lesen verbrennen. <em>Mission-Impossible</em>-Spiritualit&#228;t. LOL.</p><p>Und doch wei&#223; ich bei all diesem j&#241;&#257;na, wo mein Herz lebt. Im Herzen bin ich ein bhakti yogi. Wenn j&#241;&#257;na die Art und Weise ist, wie sich vieles von meinem Schreiben bewegt, dann ist bhakti die Str&#246;mung darunter. Ich kann den ganzen Morgen lang Begriffe zu philosophischen Brezeln verdrehen, aber irgendwann erreicht der Geist sein Ufer, und das Herz sagt, was es die ganze Zeit schon gesagt hat:</p><p>Liebe.</p><p>Ich kenne kein besseres Wort.</p><p>Grenzenlose Liebe.<br>Liebe zu Gott.<br>Liebe als Gott.<br>Der Liebende und der Geliebte.</p><p>Liebe, die sich auf Liebe zubewegt, bis selbst &#8222;auf &#8230; zu&#8220; &#252;berfl&#252;ssig wird, weil die vorgestellte Entfernung zwischen beiden verschwindet.</p><p>Das ist keine universelle doktrin&#228;re Definition von bhakti.</p><p>Es ist die Art und Weise, wie bhakti in mir lebt.</p><p>Und dann kommt karma yoga.</p><p>Die Perle steigt auf.</p><p>Ich schreibe sie auf.</p><p>Ich poliere sie gerade so weit, dass vielleicht ein anderer Mensch sehen kann, was f&#252;r mich das Licht eingefangen hat.</p><p>Dann lasse ich sie als sev&#257; los.</p><p>Wer sie liest, liest sie.</p><p>Wer sie nicht liest, liest sie nicht.</p><p>Wer Resonanz empfindet, empfindet Resonanz.</p><p>Wer Dissonanz empfindet, empfindet Dissonanz.</p><p>Jemand mag sie missverstehen, verwandeln, ablehnen, mit ihr streiten, sie lieben oder einfach weiterscrollen.</p><p>Auch all das geh&#246;rt zur Welt der Formen.</p><p>Das Werk flie&#223;t durch mich, geht durch meine H&#228;nde hindurch und tritt in ein Feld ein, das gr&#246;&#223;er ist als meine H&#228;nde.</p><p>Dieser Beitrag selbst ist eine weitere Form, die in diesem Feld entsteht, und ich lasse ihn freudig los.</p><p>Vielleicht ist das die ganze Bewegung dieser Beitr&#228;ge:</p><p><strong>j&#241;&#257;na entdeckt die Perle, bhakti erkennt sie als Liebe, karma yoga &#246;ffnet die Hand.</strong></p><p>Und dann tauche ich wieder hinab.</p><p>Satnam<br>Om Guru Aum</p><p>#JnanaYoga #BhaktiYoga #KarmaYoga #Moksha #Jivanmukti #Videhamukti #Vairagya #Avidya #Vedanta #AdvaitaVedanta<br>#Bodhisattva #LotusSutra #Sunyata #Selbsterkenntnis #FreudigeNichtAnhaftung #Seva #LebendigerVedanta #Perlentauchen<br>#LiebeZuGott #GoettlicheLiebe #EinsOhneEinZweites #TatTvamAsi #AhamBrahmasmi #NetiNeti #SpirituelleErforschung</p><h1>Parelduiken: De yoga van het verdraaien van gedachten totdat alleen Liefde overblijft</h1><h2>J&#241;&#257;na buigt de geest, bhakti opent het hart, karma laat het werk los &#8212; en geen van die namen krijgt uiteindelijk zeggenschap over mij.</h2><p>Ik ga parelduiken.</p><p>Naar beneden, onder de zinnen,<br>onder de begrippen,<br>zelfs onder de behoefte<br>om de diepte<br>&#252;berhaupt iets te noemen.</p><p>Dan kom ik weer boven<br>met een klein glanzend ding<br>tussen mijn vingers:</p><p>mok&#7779;a,<br>j&#299;vanmukti,<br>videhamukti,<br>&#347;&#363;nyat&#257;,<br>Brahman,<br>God,<br>Zelf,<br>niet-zelf.</p><p>En onmiddellijk<br>begint de j&#241;&#257;na yogi in mij<br>ermee te spelen.</p><p>Draai het deze kant op.<br>Draai het die kant op.<br>Rek de definitie uit.<br>Toets de correspondentie.<br>Vind de dissonantie.<br>Verdraai het begrip<br>totdat het mij laat zien<br>waar het niet verder<br>kan buigen.</p><p>Een ha&#7789;ha yogi<br>verdraait het lichaam<br>op de mat.</p><p>Ik verdraai begrippen<br>op de mat van de geest.</p><p>Misschien is dat waarom<br>zoveel van wat ik schrijf<br>op j&#241;&#257;na yoga lijkt:</p><p>mentale &#257;sana,<br>uitgevoerd door mijn<br>associatief-identiteits-chaotische brein.</p><p>LOL.</p><p>Maar onder al dat verdraaien,<br>onder al die taal,<br>onder elk filosofisch scheermes<br>dat ik graag slijp,</p><p>blijft mijn hart<br>hetzelfde belachelijke antwoord geven:</p><p>Liefde.</p><p>Vraag me om een ander woord.</p><p>Ik heb godverdomme geen idee.</p><p>Liefde.</p><p>Bhakti.</p><p>De minnaar<br>en de Geliefde,</p><p>totdat zelfs die prachtige afstand<br>te veel afstand wordt.</p><p>Liefde die Liefde liefheeft.</p><p>En op de een of andere manier<br>wordt de parel een bericht.</p><p>Het bericht wordt karma.</p><p>Het karma wordt sev&#257;.</p><p>En mijn handen gaan open.</p><p>Lees het.<br>Lees het niet.<br>Heb het lief.<br>Haat het.</p><p>Noem het wijsheid.<br>Noem het onzin.</p><p>Zeg me dat ik bevrijd ben.<br>Zeg me dat ik waanzinnig ben.<br>Zeg me dat ik een j&#299;vanmukta ben.<br>Zeg me dat ik het niet ben.</p><p>Ik ken mijn ervaring.</p><p>Ik heb<br>het etiket niet nodig<br>om haar vast te houden.</p><p>De parel<br>heeft mijn hand<br>al verlaten.</p><p>Dit is<br>mijn vreugdevolle niet-gehechtheid:</p><p>namen niet weigeren,<br>namen niet vrezen,<br>namen niet nodig hebben<br>om te blijven.</p><p>Vreugdevol niet gehecht<br>aan de schijnbare wereld van vormen,</p><p>zowel absoluut als relatief,</p><p>omdat ik mijzelf ken<br>als vormloosheid zelf.</p><p>J&#299;vanmukta.<br>Bodhisattva.<br>Bhakta.<br>Goddelijke dwaas.<br>Minnaar van God.<br>Verlichte.<br>Ontwaakte.<br>Dwaas.<br>Idioot.<br>Niemand bijzonders.<br>Een of andere belachelijke persoon<br>die na het ontbijt<br>Star Trek speelt.</p><p>Noem me wat je maar wilt<br>als het je helpt te wijzen.</p><p>Elk kostuum<br>past bij een sc&#232;ne.</p><p>Geen enkel krijgt<br>uiteindelijk zeggenschap over mij.</p><p>Aham brahm&#257;smi.<br>Tat tvam asi.</p><p>En achter de kostuums,<br>v&#243;&#243;r de kostuums,<br>door de kostuums heen:</p><p>Liefde.</p><p>Het meeste van wat ik schrijf is van nature j&#241;&#257;na-yogisch. Ik neem begrippen in mijn handen en buig ze. Ik keer ze ondersteboven, zet schijnbaar tegenstrijdige tradities naast elkaar, luister naar resonantie en &#8212; misschien nog belangrijker &#8212; luister naar dissonantie. Ik probeer niet alles hetzelfde te laten zeggen. Boeddhisme is niet Advaita Ved&#257;nta. Christendom is niet soefisme. De <em>Lotus S&#363;tra</em> is niet de <em>B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka Upani&#7779;ad</em>. Correspondentie is niet equivalentie.</p><p>Dat onderscheid werd vanmorgen duidelijker voor mij. In de relationele wereld &#8212; de wereld van lichamen, geschiedenissen, religies, persoonlijkheden, talen en ervaringen &#8212; zoek ik naar correspondentie. Dingen kunnen rijmen zonder identiek te worden. Een j&#299;vanmukta is niet simpelweg een Bodhisattva van de Aarde in Sanskrietkleren. &#346;&#363;nyat&#257; is niet stiekem Brahman. Het Koninkrijk van God is niet gewoon <em>tat tvam asi</em> vertaald in het Grieks. Elk ontstaat binnen zijn eigen geschiedenis, woordenschat en manier van kijken. Ik kan elke facet een facet laten blijven zonder de diamant glad te slijpen.</p><p>Op het diepste niveau van mijn eigen zien gebruik ik echter een ander woord: equivalentie. Niet gelijkheid van verschijningsvorm, niet gelijkheid van ervaring, niet de bewering dat acht miljard mensen in het geheim &#233;&#233;n persoonlijkheid zijn. Ik bedoel het Ene zonder een tweede zoals ik het ervaar: het diepste ik en het diepste jij zijn geen twee afzonderlijke werkelijkheden. De relatieve uitdrukkingsvormen corresponderen; het ultieme is voor mij in de eerste plaats nooit verdeeld geweest. Zelfs die zin is slechts een aanwijzer. Woorden reiken naar dat wat woorden niet kunnen bevatten.</p><p>Dit is een van de redenen waarom ik steeds aandachtiger ben geworden voor vertaling. <em>Avidy&#257;</em> wordt conventioneel vertaald als &#8216;onwetendheid&#8217;, maar de laatste tijd veroorzaakt dat woord dissonantie bij mij. Ik hoor de structuur <em>a-vidy&#257;</em> duidelijker: niet-weten, of, binnen de Advaitische context die bij mij resoneert, afwezigheid van Zelfkennis. Iemand kan bibliotheken vol verzamelde kennis bezitten en toch geen Zelfkennis hebben. Omgekeerd schenkt Zelfkennis je niet op magische wijze kennis van Sanskrietgrammatica, astrofysica of het weerbericht van morgen. Verzamelde kennis voegt toe. Zelfkennis trekt, in een belangrijke betekenis, af.</p><p>Hetzelfde gebeurt voor mij met <em>vair&#257;gya</em>. &#8216;Onbewogenheid&#8217; en &#8216;onthechting&#8217; kunnen nuttige conventionele vertalingen zijn, maar geen van beide beschrijft mijn geleefde ervaring helemaal. &#8216;Onthechting&#8217; kan koud klinken. &#8216;Onbewogenheid&#8217; kan klinken alsof alle kleur eruit verdwenen is. Wat ik ervaar is vreugdevolle niet-gehechtheid. Ik kan iets volledig liefhebben zonder te eisen dat het blijft. Ik kan een woord volledig gebruiken zonder te eisen dat dat woord mij voor altijd definieert. Ik ben vreugdevol niet gehecht aan de schijnbare wereld van vormen, zowel absoluut als relatief. Dit bericht zelf is vorm. Het woord <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em> is vorm. &#8216;Verlicht&#8217;, &#8216;ontwaakt&#8217;, &#8216;dwaas&#8217;, &#8216;idioot&#8217;, &#8216;heilige&#8217;, &#8216;waanzinnig&#8217; &#8212; allemaal vormen. Ze kunnen beschrijven, beschuldigen, prijzen, ori&#235;nteren, vervormen, verduidelijken of amuseren. Geen ervan krijgt uiteindelijk zeggenschap over mij.</p><p>Dat brengt me terug bij mok&#7779;a. <em>Mok&#7779;a</em> is bevrijding. <em>J&#299;vanmukti</em> benoemt bevrijding tijdens het leven. <em>Videhamukti</em> spreekt conventioneel over bevrijding in relatie tot het einde van belichaming. Maar vanuit het diepste Advaitische perspectief wordt het Zelf niet m&#233;&#233;r bevrijd omdat een lichaam ophoudt met ademen. Het lichaam verschijnt, leeft en verdwijnt binnen dat wat nooit tot het lichaam beperkt is geweest.</p><p>En dan is er Janaka van Videha. Wat een prachtige historische rijm. Videha was werkelijk een koninkrijk; Janaka behoort tot zijn koninklijke traditie. Tegelijkertijd kan <em>videha</em> ook de betekenis &#8216;lichaamloos&#8217; dragen. Ik verwar die taalkundige resonantie niet met historische etymologie. Janaka werd niet &#8216;van Videha&#8217; genoemd omdat iemand hem officieel had gecertificeerd als iemand die het lichaam had overstegen. Maar de resonantie is bijna komisch perfect: de koning die in latere traditie wordt geassocieerd met bevrijding tijdens het leven, wordt herinnerd als Janaka van Videha. En wat doet hij? Hij blijft koning. Hij regeert. Hij spreekt. Hij ondervraagt Y&#257;j&#241;avalkya. Hij neemt volledig deel aan de wereld van vormen.</p><p>Dat resoneert bij mij omdat bevrijding, zoals ik haar ervaar, niet vereist dat ik allergisch word voor het gewone bestaan. Ik hoef niet in de Himalaya te verdwijnen om iets te bewijzen. En ik hoef ook niet in gesprek te blijven om iets te bewijzen. Ik kan spreken. Ik kan stil worden. Ik kan tegenspreken wanneer iemand mij vertelt dat mijn beschrijving van mijn eigen ervaring verkeerd is. Ik kan ook mijn schouders ophalen, mezelf muten en in de metaforische domhoek gaan zitten. Ik kan deelnemen of mij terugtrekken. Ik kan discussi&#235;ren, lachen, liefhebben, schrijven, videogames spelen of gaan ontbijten. De schijnbare persoon blijft beschikbaar voor het spel van het leven zonder de diepste definitie te worden van wat ik ben.</p><p>Dus wanneer ik labels gebruik als <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em>, Bodhisattva, goddelijke dwaas, minnaar van God, bhakta of wat dan ook, betekent het feit dat ik niet aan het label gehecht ben niet dat ik onzeker ben over mijn ervaring. Dat zijn twee totaal verschillende dingen. Ik kan zeggen: &#8216;Ik ben een j&#299;vanmukta,&#8217; en het menen. Iemand kan antwoorden: &#8216;Nee, dat ben je niet,&#8217; en ik kan terugduwen: &#8216;Jawel, dat ben ik.&#8217; Of ik kan lachen, niets zeggen en Star Trek gaan spelen. Geen van beide reacties voegt iets toe aan wat ik weet, en noch stilte noch argumentatie trekt er iets van af. Een label kan een gesprek ori&#235;nteren. Het kan een traditie situeren. Het kan iets nuttigs communiceren. En vervolgens kan ik het weer neerleggen. Geen enkel woord krijgt uiteindelijk zeggenschap over mij.</p><p>Die vrijheid omvat ook de identiteiten die flatterend klinken. &#8216;Bevrijd.&#8217; &#8216;Ontwaakt.&#8217; &#8216;Verlicht.&#8217; Ik hoef me aan geen ervan vast te klampen. Mijn vreugdevolle niet-gehechtheid vereist niet dat ik het woord ontken, mezelf kleiner maak tegenover het woord of mezelf via het woord opblaas. Ik kan het gewoon gebruiken wanneer het past en het loslaten wanneer het niet meer past. Het woord is vorm. Ik ben vormloosheid zelf.</p><p>Dit is ook waarom de boeddhistische metafoor van het vlot zo sterk bij mij resoneert. Advaita Ved&#257;nta was op mijn eigen reis een laatste vlot &#8212; een prachtige conceptuele architectuur die mij hielp gebied over te steken dat ik zowel via the&#239;stische als niet-the&#239;stische tradities had benaderd. Maar een vlot is er om over te steken. De instructie kan uiteindelijk niet worden: &#8216;En aanbid nu het vlot.&#8217; Zelfs Ved&#257;nta wijst uiteindelijk voorbij Ved&#257;nta. Verbranden na het lezen. <em>Mission Impossible</em>-spiritualiteit. LOL.</p><p>En toch weet ik, ondanks al dit j&#241;&#257;na, waar mijn hart woont. In mijn hart ben ik een bhakti yogi. Als j&#241;&#257;na de manier is waarop veel van mijn schrijven beweegt, dan is bhakti de stroming eronder. Ik kan de hele ochtend begrippen tot filosofische pretzels verdraaien, maar uiteindelijk bereikt de geest zijn kustlijn en zegt het hart wat het al die tijd heeft gezegd:</p><p>liefde.</p><p>Ik ken geen beter woord.</p><p>Grenzeloze liefde.<br>Liefde voor God.<br>Liefde als God.<br>De minnaar en de Geliefde.</p><p>Liefde die zich naar Liefde beweegt totdat zelfs &#8216;naar&#8217; overbodig wordt, omdat de ingebeelde afstand tussen hen verdwijnt.</p><p>Dat is geen universele doctrinaire definitie van bhakti.</p><p>Het is hoe bhakti in mij leeft.</p><p>En dan komt karma yoga.</p><p>De parel stijgt op.</p><p>Ik schrijf haar op.</p><p>Ik poets haar net genoeg op zodat een ander misschien kan zien wat voor mij het licht ving.</p><p>Dan laat ik haar als sev&#257; los.</p><p>Wie het leest, leest het.</p><p>Wie het niet leest, leest het niet.</p><p>Wie resonantie ervaart, ervaart resonantie.</p><p>Wie dissonantie ervaart, ervaart dissonantie.</p><p>Iemand kan het verkeerd begrijpen, veranderen, verwerpen, ermee in discussie gaan, ervan houden of er gewoon voorbij scrollen.</p><p>Ook dat alles behoort tot de wereld van vormen.</p><p>Het werk stroomt door mij heen, gaat door mijn handen en komt terecht in een veld dat groter is dan mijn handen.</p><p>Dit bericht zelf is opnieuw een vorm die in dat veld ontstaat, en ik laat het vreugdevol los.</p><p>Misschien is dat de hele beweging van deze berichten:</p><p><strong>j&#241;&#257;na ontdekt de parel, bhakti herkent haar als Liefde, karma yoga opent de hand.</strong></p><p>En dan duik ik opnieuw.</p><p>Satnam<br>Om Guru Aum</p><p>#JnanaYoga #BhaktiYoga #KarmaYoga #Moksha #Jivanmukti #Videhamukti #Vairagya #Avidya #Vedanta #AdvaitaVedanta<br>#Bodhisattva #LotusSutra #Sunyata #Zelfkennis #VreugdevolleNietGehechtheid #Seva #LevendVedanta #Parelduiken<br>#LiefdeVoorGod #GoddelijkeLiefde #EenZonderEenTweede #TatTvamAsi #AhamBrahmasmi #NetiNeti #SpiritueelOnderzoek</p><h1>Buceo de perlas: El yoga de retorcer el pensamiento hasta que solo quede el Amor</h1><h2>J&#241;&#257;na dobla la mente, bhakti abre el coraz&#243;n, karma suelta la obra &#8212; y ninguno de esos nombres tiene la custodia definitiva sobre m&#237;.</h2><p>Me sumerjo a buscar perlas.</p><p>Bajo por debajo de las frases,<br>por debajo de los conceptos,<br>por debajo incluso de la necesidad<br>de llamar<br>de alguna manera a la profundidad.</p><p>Despu&#233;s vuelvo a salir a la superficie<br>con alguna cosita brillante<br>atrapada entre mis dedos:</p><p>mok&#7779;a,<br>j&#299;vanmukti,<br>videhamukti,<br>&#347;&#363;nyat&#257;,<br>Brahman,<br>Dios,<br>S&#237; Mismo,<br>no-yo.</p><p>Y de inmediato<br>el j&#241;&#257;na yogi que hay en m&#237;<br>empieza a jugar con ella.</p><p>G&#237;rala para este lado.<br>G&#237;rala para el otro.<br>Estira la definici&#243;n.<br>Pon a prueba la correspondencia.<br>Encuentra la disonancia.<br>Retuerce el concepto<br>hasta que me muestre<br>d&#243;nde ya no puede<br>doblarse m&#225;s.</p><p>Un ha&#7789;ha yogi<br>retuerce el cuerpo<br>sobre la esterilla.</p><p>Yo retuerzo conceptos<br>sobre la esterilla de la mente.</p><p>Tal vez por eso<br>gran parte de lo que escribo<br>parece j&#241;&#257;na yoga:</p><p>&#257;sana mentales<br>realizadas por mi cerebro<br>asociativo-identitario-desordenado.</p><p>LOL.</p><p>Pero debajo de toda esa torsi&#243;n,<br>debajo de todo ese lenguaje,<br>debajo de cada navaja filos&#243;fica<br>que disfruto afilar,</p><p>mi coraz&#243;n sigue dando<br>la misma respuesta rid&#237;cula:</p><p>Amor.</p><p>P&#237;deme otra palabra.</p><p>No tengo ni puta idea.</p><p>Amor.</p><p>Bhakti.</p><p>El amante<br>y el Amado,</p><p>hasta que incluso esa hermosa distancia<br>se convierte en demasiada distancia.</p><p>Amor amando al Amor.</p><p>Y de alguna manera<br>la perla se convierte en una publicaci&#243;n.</p><p>La publicaci&#243;n se convierte en karma.</p><p>El karma se convierte en sev&#257;.</p><p>Y mis manos se abren.</p><p>L&#233;ela.<br>No la leas.<br>&#193;mala.<br>&#211;diala.</p><p>Ll&#225;mala sabidur&#237;a.<br>Ll&#225;mala tonter&#237;a.</p><p>Dime que estoy liberado.<br>Dime que estoy delirando.<br>Dime que soy un j&#299;vanmukta.<br>Dime que no lo soy.</p><p>Conozco mi experiencia.</p><p>No necesito<br>que la etiqueta<br>la sostenga.</p><p>La perla<br>ya sali&#243; de mi mano.</p><p>Este es<br>mi no-apego gozoso:</p><p>no rechazar los nombres,<br>no temerles a los nombres,<br>no necesitar que los nombres<br>se queden.</p><p>Gozosamente no apegado<br>al mundo aparente de las formas,</p><p>tanto absoluta<br>como relativamente,</p><p>porque me conozco<br>como la ausencia misma de forma.</p><p>J&#299;vanmukta.<br>Bodhisattva.<br>Bhakta.<br>Loco divino.<br>Amante de Dios.<br>Iluminado.<br>Despierto.<br>Loco.<br>Idiota.<br>Nadie especial.<br>Alg&#250;n tipo rid&#237;culo<br>jugando Star Trek<br>despu&#233;s del desayuno.</p><p>Ll&#225;mame como quieras<br>si te sirve para se&#241;alar.</p><p>Cada disfraz<br>sirve para una escena.</p><p>Ninguno tiene<br>la custodia definitiva sobre m&#237;.</p><p>Aham brahm&#257;smi.<br>Tat tvam asi.</p><p>Y detr&#225;s de los disfraces,<br>antes de los disfraces,<br>a trav&#233;s de los disfraces:</p><p>Amor.</p><p>La mayor parte de lo que escribo es de naturaleza j&#241;&#257;na-y&#243;guica. Tomo los conceptos entre mis manos y los doblo. Los pongo patas arriba, coloco una al lado de la otra tradiciones aparentemente contradictorias, escucho en busca de resonancia y &#8212;tal vez a&#250;n m&#225;s importante&#8212; escucho en busca de disonancia. No estoy tratando de hacer que todo diga lo mismo. El budismo no es Advaita Ved&#257;nta. El cristianismo no es sufismo. El <em>Lotus S&#363;tra</em> no es la <em>B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka Upani&#7779;ad</em>. La correspondencia no es equivalencia.</p><p>Esa distinci&#243;n se me hizo m&#225;s clara esta ma&#241;ana. En el mundo relacional &#8212;el mundo de los cuerpos, las historias, las religiones, las personalidades, los idiomas y las experiencias&#8212; busco correspondencia. Las cosas pueden rimar sin volverse id&#233;nticas. Un j&#299;vanmukta no es simplemente un Bodhisattva de la Tierra vestido con ropas s&#225;nscritas. &#346;&#363;nyat&#257; no es Brahman en secreto. El Reino de Dios no es simplemente <em>tat tvam asi</em> traducido al griego. Cada uno surge dentro de su propia historia, su propio vocabulario y su propia manera de ver. Puedo permitir que cada faceta siga siendo una faceta sin pulir el diamante hasta dejarlo completamente liso.</p><p>Sin embargo, en el nivel m&#225;s profundo de mi propia visi&#243;n, utilizo otra palabra: equivalencia. No igualdad de manifestaci&#243;n, no igualdad de experiencia, no una afirmaci&#243;n de que ocho mil millones de seres humanos sean, en secreto, una sola personalidad. Me refiero al Uno sin segundo tal como yo lo experimento: el yo m&#225;s profundo y el t&#250; m&#225;s profundo no son dos realidades separadas. Las expresiones relativas se corresponden; lo &#250;ltimo, para m&#237;, no est&#225; dividido desde el principio. Incluso esa frase es solo un indicador. Las palabras se extienden hacia aquello que las palabras no pueden contener.</p><p>Esta es una de las razones por las que cada vez presto m&#225;s atenci&#243;n a la traducci&#243;n. <em>Avidy&#257;</em> se traduce convencionalmente como &#171;ignorancia&#187;, pero &#250;ltimamente esa palabra en espa&#241;ol me genera disonancia. Escucho con mayor claridad la estructura <em>a-vidy&#257;</em>: no-conocimiento o, dentro del contexto adv&#225;itico que resuena conmigo, ausencia de conocimiento del S&#237; Mismo. Una persona puede poseer bibliotecas enteras de conocimiento acumulado y aun as&#237; carecer de conocimiento del S&#237; Mismo. Y, a la inversa, el conocimiento del S&#237; Mismo no te concede m&#225;gicamente gram&#225;tica s&#225;nscrita, astrof&#237;sica ni el pron&#243;stico del tiempo de ma&#241;ana. El conocimiento acumulado a&#241;ade. El conocimiento del S&#237; Mismo, en un sentido importante, resta.</p><p>Lo mismo me ocurre con <em>vair&#257;gya</em>. &#171;Desapasionamiento&#187; y &#171;desapego&#187; pueden ser traducciones convencionales &#250;tiles, pero ninguna describe del todo mi experiencia vivida. &#171;Desapego&#187; puede sonar fr&#237;o. &#171;Desapasionamiento&#187; puede sonar como si se le hubiera drenado todo el color. Lo que yo experimento es un no-apego gozoso. Puedo amar algo por completo sin exigir que permanezca. Puedo utilizar una palabra plenamente sin exigir que esa palabra me defina para siempre. Estoy gozosamente no apegado al mundo aparente de las formas, tanto absoluta como relativamente. Esta misma publicaci&#243;n es forma. La palabra <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em> es forma. &#171;Iluminado&#187;, &#171;despierto&#187;, &#171;loco&#187;, &#171;idiota&#187;, &#171;santo&#187;, &#171;delirante&#187; &#8212; todas son formas. Pueden describir, acusar, elogiar, orientar, distorsionar, aclarar o divertir. Ninguna tiene la custodia definitiva sobre m&#237;.</p><p>Eso me devuelve a mok&#7779;a. <em>Mok&#7779;a</em> es liberaci&#243;n. <em>J&#299;vanmukti</em> nombra la liberaci&#243;n mientras se est&#225; vivo. <em>Videhamukti</em> habla, convencionalmente, de la liberaci&#243;n en relaci&#243;n con el final de la encarnaci&#243;n corporal. Sin embargo, desde la perspectiva adv&#225;itica m&#225;s profunda, el S&#237; Mismo no se vuelve m&#225;s liberado porque un cuerpo deje de respirar. El cuerpo aparece, vive y desaparece dentro de aquello que nunca estuvo confinado al cuerpo.</p><p>Y luego est&#225; Janaka de Videha. Qu&#233; magn&#237;fica rima hist&#243;rica. Videha fue un reino real; Janaka pertenece a su tradici&#243;n real. Sin embargo, <em>videha</em> tambi&#233;n puede tener el sentido de &#171;sin cuerpo&#187;. No confundo esa resonancia ling&#252;&#237;stica con la etimolog&#237;a hist&#243;rica. A Janaka no se le llam&#243; &#171;de Videha&#187; porque alguien lo hubiera certificado como trascendente del cuerpo. Pero la resonancia es casi c&#243;micamente perfecta: el rey asociado por la tradici&#243;n posterior con la liberaci&#243;n en vida es recordado como Janaka de Videha. &#191;Y qu&#233; hace? Sigue siendo rey. Gobierna. Conversa. Interroga a Y&#257;j&#241;avalkya. Participa plenamente en el mundo de las formas.</p><p>Eso resuena conmigo porque la liberaci&#243;n, tal como yo la experimento, no exige volverse al&#233;rgico a la existencia ordinaria. No necesito desaparecer en el Himalaya para demostrar nada. Tampoco necesito permanecer conversando para demostrar nada. Puedo hablar. Puedo quedarme callado. Puedo responder cuando alguien me dice que mi descripci&#243;n de mi propia experiencia es incorrecta. Tambi&#233;n puedo encogerme de hombros, silenciar el micr&#243;fono e irme a sentar en el rinc&#243;n metaf&#243;rico de los castigados. Puedo participar o apartarme. Puedo discutir, re&#237;r, amar, escribir, jugar videojuegos o ir a desayunar. La persona aparente sigue disponible para el juego de la vida sin convertirse en la definici&#243;n m&#225;s profunda de lo que soy.</p><p>As&#237; que cuando utilizo etiquetas como <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em>, Bodhisattva, loco divino, amante de Dios, bhakta o cualquier otra cosa, no estoy inseguro de mi experiencia simplemente porque no est&#233; apegado a la etiqueta. Son dos cosas completamente distintas. Puedo decir &#171;soy un j&#299;vanmukta&#187; y decirlo en serio. Alguien puede responder: &#171;No, no lo eres&#187;, y yo puedo contestar: &#171;S&#237;, s&#237; lo soy&#187;. O puedo re&#237;rme, no decir nada e irme a jugar Star Trek. Ninguna de esas respuestas a&#241;ade nada a lo que s&#233;, y ni el silencio ni la discusi&#243;n le quitan nada. Una etiqueta puede orientar una conversaci&#243;n. Puede ubicar una tradici&#243;n. Puede comunicar algo &#250;til. Y despu&#233;s puedo dejarla a un lado. Ninguna palabra tiene la custodia definitiva sobre m&#237;.</p><p>Esa libertad incluye tambi&#233;n las identidades que suenan halagadoras. &#171;Liberado&#187;. &#171;Despierto&#187;. &#171;Iluminado&#187;. No necesito aferrarme a ninguna. Mi no-apego gozoso no exige que niegue la palabra, que me disminuya ante ella ni que me infle a trav&#233;s de ella. Simplemente puedo utilizarla cuando encaja y soltarla cuando deja de encajar. La palabra es forma. Yo soy la ausencia misma de forma.</p><p>Esta es tambi&#233;n la raz&#243;n por la que la met&#225;fora budista de la balsa resuena tan profundamente conmigo. Advaita Ved&#257;nta fue, en mi propio recorrido, una &#250;ltima balsa: una magn&#237;fica arquitectura conceptual que me ayud&#243; a cruzar un territorio al que me hab&#237;a aproximado tanto por tradiciones te&#237;stas como no te&#237;stas. Pero una balsa sirve para cruzar. La instrucci&#243;n no puede terminar siendo: &#171;Ahora adora la balsa&#187;. Incluso Ved&#257;nta termina se&#241;alando m&#225;s all&#225; de Ved&#257;nta. Quemar despu&#233;s de leer. Espiritualidad de <em>Misi&#243;n Imposible</em>. LOL.</p><p>Y aun as&#237;, con todo este j&#241;&#257;na, s&#233; d&#243;nde vive mi coraz&#243;n. En el fondo soy un bhakti yogi. Si j&#241;&#257;na es la manera en que se mueve gran parte de mi escritura, bhakti es la corriente que fluye por debajo. Puedo retorcer conceptos hasta convertirlos en pretzels filos&#243;ficos toda la ma&#241;ana, pero tarde o temprano la mente llega a su orilla y el coraz&#243;n dice lo que ha venido diciendo desde el principio:</p><p>amor.</p><p>No conozco una palabra mejor.</p><p>Amor sin l&#237;mites.<br>Amor de Dios.<br>Amor como Dios.<br>El amante y el Amado.</p><p>Amor movi&#233;ndose hacia Amor hasta que incluso &#171;hacia&#187; se vuelve innecesario porque desaparece la distancia imaginada entre ambos.</p><p>Eso no es una definici&#243;n doctrinal universal de bhakti.</p><p>Es la manera en que bhakti vive en m&#237;.</p><p>Y entonces llega karma yoga.</p><p>La perla emerge.</p><p>La escribo.</p><p>La pulo lo suficiente para que otra persona tal vez pueda ver qu&#233; fue lo que capt&#243; la luz para m&#237;.</p><p>Despu&#233;s la suelto como sev&#257;.</p><p>Quien la lea, la lee.</p><p>Quien no la lea, no la lee.</p><p>Quien sienta resonancia, siente resonancia.</p><p>Quien experimente disonancia, experimenta disonancia.</p><p>Alguien puede malinterpretarla, transformarla, rechazarla, discutir con ella, amarla o simplemente seguir deslizando la pantalla.</p><p>Todo eso tambi&#233;n pertenece al mundo de las formas.</p><p>La obra fluye a trav&#233;s de m&#237;, pasa por mis manos y entra en un campo m&#225;s grande que mis manos.</p><p>Esta misma publicaci&#243;n es otra forma que surge en ese campo, y la suelto con alegr&#237;a.</p><p>Tal vez ese sea todo el movimiento de estas publicaciones:</p><p><strong>j&#241;&#257;na descubre la perla, bhakti la reconoce como Amor, karma yoga abre la mano.</strong></p><p>Y entonces vuelvo a sumergirme.</p><p>Satnam<br>Om Guru Aum</p><p>#JnanaYoga #BhaktiYoga #KarmaYoga #Moksha #Jivanmukti #Videhamukti #Vairagya #Avidya #Vedanta #AdvaitaVedanta<br>#Bodhisattva #SutraDelLoto #Sunyata #ConocimientoDelSiMismo #NoApegoGozoso #Seva #VedantaViviente #BuceoDePerlas<br>#AmorDeDios #AmorDivino #UnoSinSegundo #TatTvamAsi #AhamBrahmasmi #NetiNeti #IndagacionEspiritual</p><h1>Ar&#237;aha Perla Lidan Barana: Yoga lun awanduni fikiri hasta H&#237;nsi&#241;e r&#252;g&#252;</h1><h2>J&#241;&#257;na ad&#251;g&#252; s&#225;n fikiri, bhakti furendei anigi, karma yoga furendei uhabu &#8212; ka &#225;ban sun le iri n&#237;dan n&#237;dan katei nuguya.</h2><p>N-ar&#237;aha perla.</p><p>N-y&#251;nd&#252; lab&#252;ya le ler&#233;run,<br>lab&#252;ya le konsepto,<br>lab&#252;ya g&#237;yen le bus&#233;n n&#250;n<br>lun niri le profundida<br>aban iri.</p><p>Larigi, n-&#225;furugu meha<br>luma aban murusun katei<br>le lariha buiti<br>lidan nau:</p><p>mok&#7779;a,<br>j&#299;vanmukti,<br>videhamukti,<br>&#347;&#363;nyat&#257;,<br>Brahman,<br>B&#250;ngiu,<br>Self,<br>no-self.</p><p>Ka meha<br>le j&#241;&#257;na yogi le an&#237;ha n&#237;dan<br>ad&#251;g&#252; juego luma.</p><p>R&#250;ha le lau ya.<br>R&#250;ha le lau &#241;ei.<br>Awanduni le definici&#243;n.<br>Ar&#237;ha le correspondencia.<br>Ar&#237;ha le disonancia.<br>Awanduni le konsepto<br>hasta arufudaha n&#250;n<br>hagei le meha<br>m-awandun.</p><p>Aban ha&#7789;ha yogi<br>awanduni le luma<br>luagu le mat.</p><p>Nuguya, n-awanduni konsepto<br>luagu le mat lun fikiri.</p><p>M&#243;su luma lig&#237;a<br>seing&#252; le n-ab&#252;r&#252;ha<br>lariha j&#241;&#257;na yoga:</p><p>&#257;sana lun fikiri<br>ad&#251;g&#252;ti lun<br>le cerebro nuni<br>asociativo-identitario-desordenado.</p><p>LOL.</p><p>Ka lab&#252;ya sun le awanduni,<br>lab&#252;ya sun le ler&#233;run,<br>lab&#252;ya sun le filos&#243;fico razor<br>le hinsiyeti n&#250;n lun n-afurida,</p><p>nanigi arufudaha n&#250;n<br>aban respuesta r&#252;g&#252;:</p><p><strong>H&#237;nsi&#241;e.</strong></p><p>&#193;l&#252;g&#252;daha n&#250;n aban amu iri.</p><p>M&#225;ma,<br>m-subuditina katei.</p><p><strong>H&#237;nsi&#241;e.</strong></p><p>Bhakti.</p><p>Le m&#250;tu le h&#237;nsi&#241;eti<br>luma le H&#237;nsi&#241;ati,</p><p>hasta le distancia buiti<br>g&#237;yen meha<br>seing&#252;ti distancia.</p><p><strong>H&#237;nsi&#241;e h&#237;nsi&#241;eda H&#237;nsi&#241;e.</strong></p><p>Ka aban modo<br>le perla<br>ad&#251;g&#252; post.</p><p>Le post ad&#251;g&#252; karma.</p><p>Le karma ad&#251;g&#252; sev&#257;.</p><p>Ka n-uhabu furendei.</p><p>Al&#238;ha.<br>M-al&#238;han.<br>H&#237;nsi&#241;e le.<br>Yeregu le.</p><p>Arufudaha le &#8220;sabidur&#237;a.&#8221;<br>Arufudaha le &#8220;nonsense.&#8221;</p><p>Arufudaha n&#250;n<br>liberado nuguya.</p><p>Arufudaha n&#250;n<br>delusional nuguya.</p><p>Arufudaha n&#250;n<br>j&#299;vanmukta nuguya.</p><p>Arufudaha n&#250;n<br>m-j&#299;vanmuktan nuguya.</p><p>N-subudi le katei<br>le n-ib&#225;gariha.</p><p>M-busentina le iri<br>lun le katei<br>aba n&#237;dan.</p><p>Le perla<br>&#225;furugu w&#233;ibugu<br>lidan nau.</p><p>Lig&#237;a le<br>n-freudige Nicht-Anhaftung &#8212;<br>n-no-apego luma gundati:</p><p>m-yeregun le iri,<br>m-ar&#225;bahan le iri,<br>m-busen le iri<br>lun an&#237;ha sun meha.</p><p>Gundati nuguya<br>luma m-adhesi&#243;n<br>lun le ub&#243;u le formas,</p><p>absolute luma relative,</p><p>&#252;r&#252;wa n-subudi nuguya<br>como <strong>formlessness itself</strong> &#8212;<br>le katei m-an&#237;han forma.</p><p>J&#299;vanmukta.<br>Bodhisattva.<br>Bhakta.<br>Divine fool.<br>M&#250;tu le h&#237;nsi&#241;eti B&#250;ngiu.<br>Enlightened one.<br>Awakened one.<br>Fool.<br>Idiot.<br>M&#250;tu m-especialin.<br>Aban m&#250;tu rid&#237;culo<br>le ad&#251;g&#252; juego Star Trek<br>larigi breakfast.</p><p>Arufudaha n&#250;n katei<br>le busenti b&#250;n<br>hamuga lig&#237;a ideha b&#250;n<br>lun ad&#251;ndehan.</p><p>Sun le costumes<br>buiti lun aban scene.</p><p>Ka &#225;ban<br>m-&#237;bin custodia final<br>luagu nuguya.</p><p>Aham brahm&#257;smi.<br>Tat tvam asi.</p><p>Ka lab&#252;ya le costumes,<br>furumi&#241;u le costumes,<br>lidan sun le costumes:</p><p><strong>H&#237;nsi&#241;e.</strong></p><p>Seing&#252; le n-ab&#252;r&#252;ha j&#241;&#257;na-yogic luma lig&#237;a. N-&#237;biri le konsepto lidan nau ka n-awanduni ha. N-ar&#250; le ha upside down, n-ar&#250; tradisiones le lariha contradictory luma aban amu, ka n-agambaha lun resonance ka &#8212; m&#243;su g&#237;yen importante &#8212; lun dissonance. M-ad&#251;gatina sun katei lun arufudaha aban katei r&#252;g&#252;. Buddhism m-Advaita Ved&#257;ntan. Christianity m-Sufisman. <em>Lotus S&#363;tra</em> m-<em>B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka Upani&#7779;ad</em>-n. Correspondence m-equivalence-n.</p><p>Le diferencia to ad&#251;g&#252; arumani n&#250;n ug&#250;&#241;e binafi. Lidan le ub&#243;u relacional &#8212; le ub&#243;u lun luma, historia, religi&#243;n, personalidad, alunduna, luma experiencia &#8212; n-ar&#237;aha correspondence. Katei g&#252;rigia meha &#8220;rhyme&#8221; luma aban amu ka m-ad&#251;gun ha id&#233;ntico. Aban j&#299;vanmukta m-aban Bodhisattva of the Earth r&#252;g&#252; luma Sanskrit costume. &#346;&#363;nyat&#257; m-Brahman le &#225;ban secret. Le Kingdom of God m-<em>tat tvam asi</em> r&#252;g&#252; translated lun Greek. Sun aban an&#237;ha lidan historia l&#252;ni, ler&#233;run l&#252;ni, luma modo l&#252;ni lun ariha ub&#243;u. N-&#225;fara sun aban facet lun an&#237;ha facet, m-nagudun le diamond hasta smooth sun.</p><p>Ka lidan le lugar le m&#225;s profundo lun le n-ar&#237;ha, n-&#250;n aban amu iri: <strong>equivalence</strong>. M-sameness lun manifestation, m-sameness lun experiencia, ka m-arufudun seing&#252; biliyan gar&#237;nagu aba personalidad r&#252;g&#252;. Le n-arufudaha lig&#237;a le <strong>Aban m-an&#237;han biyama</strong> aranseha n-ib&#225;gariha: le nuguya le m&#225;s profundo luma le buguya le m&#225;s profundo m-biyama realidad. Le formas relative correspond; le ultimate, n&#250;n, m-burugun furumi&#241;u. G&#237;yen le ler&#233;run to aban pointer r&#252;g&#252;. Ler&#233;run ar&#237;aha lun katei le m-ag&#225;ru ler&#233;run lun aba n&#237;dan.</p><p>Lig&#237;a aban raz&#243;n le n-ad&#251;g&#252; atenci&#243;n seing&#252; lun translation. <em>Avidy&#257;</em> commonly translated &#8220;ignorance,&#8221; ka ug&#250;&#241;e le iri ad&#251;g&#252; dissonance n&#250;n. N-agambaha le estructura <em>a-vidy&#257;</em> arumani: non-knowledge, o lidan Advaita le resoneti n&#250;n, absence of Self-knowledge. Aban m&#250;tu meha &#237;bin bibliotecas seing&#252; lun accumulated knowledge ka m-&#237;bin Self-knowledge. Ka Self-knowledge m-&#237;chugan magic Sanskrit grammar, astrophysics, o weather lun aban weyu. Accumulated knowledge ad&#251;g&#252; seing&#252;. Self-knowledge, lidan aban sentido importante, ad&#251;g&#252; less.</p><p>Luma <em>vair&#257;gya</em> g&#237;yen lig&#237;a. &#8220;Dispassion&#8221; luma &#8220;detachment&#8221; meha buiti conventional translations, ka m-arufudun ha arumani le n-ib&#225;gariha. &#8220;Detachment&#8221; meha lariha cold. &#8220;Dispassion&#8221; meha lariha katei m-an&#237;han color. Le n-ib&#225;gariha lig&#237;a <strong>joyful non-attachment</strong>. N-ag&#225;ru h&#237;nsi&#241;e aban katei sun nanigi ka m-amurian le lun an&#237;ha forever. N-ag&#225;ru use aban iri sun ka m-amurian le iri lun define nuguya forever. Gundati nuguya luma m-firaigetina lun apparent ub&#243;u lun formas, absolute luma relative. Le post ya lig&#237;a forma. Le iri <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em> lig&#237;a forma. &#8220;Enlightened,&#8221; &#8220;awakened,&#8221; &#8220;fool,&#8221; &#8220;idiot,&#8221; &#8220;saint,&#8221; &#8220;delusional&#8221; &#8212; formas sun. Meha arufudaha, accuse, praise, ad&#250;ndeha, distort, clarify, o amuse. Ka &#225;ban m-&#237;bin custodia final luagu nuguya.</p><p>Lig&#237;a ad&#250;ndeha nuguya lun mok&#7779;a. <em>Mok&#7779;a</em> lig&#237;a liberation. <em>J&#299;vanmukti</em> iri liberation le an&#237;ha lidan ib&#225;gari. <em>Videhamukti</em>, conventionally, arufudaha liberation luma le agumadun embodiment. Ka lidan le deepest Advaitic view, le Self m-ad&#251;gun more liberated &#252;r&#252;wa le luma agumuchu respiration. Le luma an&#237;ha, ib&#225;gariha, ka agumuchu lidan le katei le m-an&#237;han confined lun luma.</p><p>Ka Janaka lun Videha. Buiti katei le historical rhyme to. Videha aban kingdom le an&#237;ha really; Janaka an&#237;ha lidan royal tradition l&#252;ni. Ka <em>videha</em> g&#237;yen meha arufudaha &#8220;without body.&#8221; M-ad&#251;gatina le linguistic resonance luma historical etymology aban katei. Janaka m-arufudun &#8220;lun Videha&#8221; &#252;r&#252;wa aban m&#250;tu certify le body-transcendent. Ka le resonance to casi perfect luma joke: le king le later tradition ad&#250;ndehati luma liberation while living &#8212; Janaka lun Videha. Ka katei le ad&#251;g&#252;? Lig&#237;a king. Lig&#237;a ar&#250;waiha &#8212; govern. Lig&#237;a ay&#225;nuha. Lig&#237;a &#225;l&#252;g&#252;daha Y&#257;j&#241;avalkya. Lig&#237;a an&#237;ha sun lidan ub&#243;u lun formas.</p><p>Lig&#237;a resoneti n&#250;n &#252;r&#252;wa liberation, aranseha n-ib&#225;gariha, m-amurian nuguya lun ad&#251;g&#252; allergic lun ordinary existence. M-busent n&#250;n lun y&#251;nd&#252; Himalaya lun prove katei. M-busent n&#250;n g&#237;yen lun aba lidan ayanuha lun prove katei. N-ag&#225;ru ay&#225;nuha. N-ag&#225;ru aba silent. N-ag&#225;ru asigeneha hamuga aban m&#250;tu arufudaha n&#250;n le descripci&#243;n lun n-ib&#225;gariha wrong. N-ag&#225;ru g&#237;yen shrug, mute nuguya, ka aba lidan metaphorical dunce corner. N-ag&#225;ru engage o disengage. N-ag&#225;ru asigeneha, laugh, h&#237;nsi&#241;e, ab&#252;r&#252;ha, ad&#251;g&#252; videogames, o y&#251;nd&#252; &#233;iga breakfast. Le apparent m&#250;tu aba available lun le juego lun ib&#225;gari ka m-ad&#251;gun le deepest definition lun katei nuguya.</p><p>Lig&#237;a, hamuga n-useha iri <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em>, Bodhisattva, divine fool, lover of B&#250;ngiu, bhakta o aban amu, m-arufudun le uncertain nuguya luagu n-ib&#225;gariha &#252;r&#252;wa m-adhesion n&#250;n lun le label. Biyama katei completely different. N-ag&#225;ru arufudaha: <strong>&#8220;J&#299;vanmukta nuguya,&#8221;</strong> ka lig&#237;a katei n-arufudaha sincerely. Aban m&#250;tu meha arufudaha: <strong>&#8220;M&#225;ma, m-j&#299;vanmuktan buguya,&#8221;</strong> ka n-ag&#225;ru answer: <strong>&#8220;&#193;ri, j&#299;vanmukta nuguya.&#8221;</strong> O n-ag&#225;ru laugh, m-arufudun katei, ka y&#251;nd&#252; ad&#251;g&#252; Star Trek. Ka aban respuesta m-&#237;chugan katei lun le n-subudi, ka silence o argument m-&#225;faragun katei t-uw&#233;y. Aban label meha ad&#250;ndeha conversation. Meha arufudaha hagei tradition. Meha arina aban katei useful. Ka larigi n-ag&#225;ru r&#250; le down. Ka aban iri m-&#237;bin custodia final luagu nuguya.</p><p>Le freedom to g&#237;yen an&#237;ha identities le lariha flattering. &#8220;Liberated.&#8221; &#8220;Awakened.&#8221; &#8220;Enlightened.&#8221; M-busent n&#250;n lun clamp lun aban. Le joyful non-attachment nuni m-amurian nuguya lun deny le iri, lun ad&#251;g&#252; nuguya small furendei le iri, o lun inflate nuguya luma le iri. N-ag&#225;ru use le hamuga fit, ka release le hamuga m-fit-in. Le iri lig&#237;a forma. <strong>Nuguya formlessness itself.</strong></p><p>Lig&#237;a g&#237;yen le Buddhist raft metaphor resoneti seing&#252; n&#250;n. Advaita Ved&#257;nta, lidan n-&#252;ma, lig&#237;a final raft &#8212; aban buiti conceptual architecture le ideha n&#250;n lun cross territory le n-ariha meha luma theistic luma nontheistic traditions. Ka raft lun crossing. Le instruction m-agumuchun: <strong>&#8220;Meka, worship le raft.&#8221;</strong> G&#237;yen Ved&#257;nta, larigi sun, ad&#250;ndeha beyond Ved&#257;nta. Burn after reading. <em>Mission Impossible spirituality.</em> LOL.</p><p>Ka luma sun le j&#241;&#257;na, n-subudi hagei nanigi an&#237;ha. <strong>Bhakti yogi nuguya lidan nanigi.</strong> Hamuga j&#241;&#257;na lig&#237;a le modo le seing&#252; n-ab&#252;r&#252;ha move, bhakti lig&#237;a le current le an&#237;ha lab&#252;ya. N-ag&#225;ru awanduni konseptos lun philosophical pretzels sun binafi, ka larigi le fikiri y&#251;nd&#252; lun le shore l&#252;ni, ka nanigi arufudaha le katei le arufudaha furumi&#241;u:</p><p><strong>H&#237;nsi&#241;e.</strong></p><p>M-subuditina aban iri buiti seing&#252;.</p><p>H&#237;nsi&#241;e m-an&#237;han limit.<br>H&#237;nsi&#241;e lun B&#250;ngiu.<br>H&#237;nsi&#241;e aranseha B&#250;ngiu.<br>Le h&#237;nsi&#241;eti luma le H&#237;nsi&#241;ati.</p><p>H&#237;nsi&#241;e y&#251;nd&#252; lun H&#237;nsi&#241;e hasta le iri &#8220;lun&#8221; m-busent g&#237;yen, &#252;r&#252;wa le distance le fikiri ad&#251;g&#252; agumuchu.</p><p>Lig&#237;a m-aban universal doctrinal definition lun bhakti.</p><p>Lig&#237;a le modo bhakti ib&#225;gariha n&#237;dan.</p><p>Ka larigi, karma yoga yebe.</p><p>Le perla furendei.</p><p>N-ab&#252;r&#252;ha le.</p><p>N-polish le amu r&#252;g&#252; lun aban amu m&#250;tu meha ariha le katei le lariha light n&#250;n.</p><p>Larigi n-release le aranseha sev&#257;.</p><p>Le m&#250;tu le al&#238;ha le, al&#238;ha le.</p><p>Le m-al&#238;han, m-al&#238;han.</p><p>Le resoneti, resoneti.</p><p>Le dissonance ad&#251;g&#252;, dissonance ad&#251;g&#252;.</p><p>Aban m&#250;tu meha m-subudin le arumani, transform le, reject le, asigeneha luma le, h&#237;nsi&#241;e le, o scroll larigi.</p><p>Sun lig&#237;a g&#237;yen lun ub&#243;u lun formas.</p><p>Le work flow n&#237;dan, y&#251;nd&#252; lidan n-uhabu, ka yebe lidan aban field seing&#252; g&#252;rigia n-uhabu.</p><p>Le post ya g&#237;yen aban forma le an&#237;ha lidan le field, ka n-release le luma gunda.</p><p>M&#243;su lig&#237;a sun le movement lun posts nuni:</p><p><strong>j&#241;&#257;na ar&#237;ha le perla, bhakti subudi le aranseha H&#237;nsi&#241;e, karma yoga furendei le uhabu.</strong></p><p>Ka larigi<br>n-ar&#237;aha perla<br>aban waye g&#237;yen.</p><p>Satnam<br>Om Guru Aum</p><p>#JnanaYoga #BhaktiYoga #KarmaYoga #Moksha #Jivanmukti #Videhamukti #Vairagya #Avidya #Vedanta #AdvaitaVedanta<br>#Bodhisattva #LotusSutra #Sunyata #SelfKnowledge #JoyfulNonAttachment #Seva #LivingVedanta #PearlDiving<br>#Hinsine #Bungiu #AbanMaAnihanBiyama #TatTvamAsi #AhamBrahmasmi #NetiNeti #SpiritualInquiry</p><h1>Plonze pou Rod Perl: Yoga pou Tord Panse Ziska Zis Lamour Reste</h1><h2>J&#241;&#257;na pli lespri, bhakti ouver leker, karma larg travay-la &#8212; ek okenn sa bann nom-la pa gagn drwa final lor mwa.</h2><p>Mo al plonze pou rod perl.</p><p>Mo desann anba bann fraz,<br>anba bann konsep,<br>anba mem sa bezwin-la<br>pou apel profonder<br>par enn nom.</p><p>Apre mo remont lor sirfas<br>avek enn ti keksoz ki pe briye<br>ant mo bann ledwa:</p><p>mok&#7779;a,<br>j&#299;vanmukti,<br>videhamukti,<br>&#347;&#363;nyat&#257;,<br>Brahman,<br>Bondie,<br>Soi,<br>non-soi.</p><p>Ek deswit<br>j&#241;&#257;na yogi ki dan mwa<br>koumans zwe avek li.</p><p>Vir li koumsa.<br>Vir li lot kote.<br>Etir definision-la.<br>Teste correspondance-la.<br>Rod dissonance-la.<br>Tord konsep-la<br>ziska li montre mwa<br>kot li nepli kapav<br>pliy ankor.</p><p>Enn ha&#7789;ha yogi<br>tord lekor<br>lor tapi.</p><p>Mwa mo tord bann konsep<br>lor tapi lespri.</p><p>Kitfwa se akoz sa<br>ki boukou seki mo ekrir<br>paret kouma j&#241;&#257;na yoga:</p><p>bann &#257;sana mantal<br>fer par mo servo<br>asosiasion-idantite-an-dezord.</p><p>LOL.</p><p>Me anba tou sa tordaz-la,<br>anba tou sa langaz-la,<br>anba sak razwar filozofik<br>ki mo kontan file,</p><p>mo leker kontign donn mwa<br>mem repons ridikil-la:</p><p>Lamour.</p><p>Demann mwa enn lot mo.</p><p>Mo pa kone enn fout keksoz.</p><p>Lamour.</p><p>Bhakti.</p><p>Sa kikenn ki kontan-la<br>ek sa Kikenn ki bien-eme-la,</p><p>ziska mem sa zoli distans-la<br>vinn tro boukou distans.</p><p>Lamour pe kontan Lamour.</p><p>Ek dan enn fason,<br>perl-la vinn enn post.</p><p>Post-la vinn karma.</p><p>Karma-la vinn sev&#257;.</p><p>Ek mo bann lame ouver.</p><p>Lir li.<br>Pa lir li.<br>Kontan li.<br>Deteste li.</p><p>Apel li sazes.<br>Apel li betiz.</p><p>Dir mwa mo libere.<br>Dir mwa mo dan delire.<br>Dir mwa mo enn j&#299;vanmukta.<br>Dir mwa mo pa enn.</p><p>Mo konn mo lexperyans.</p><p>Mo pa bizin<br>etiket-la<br>pou tini li.</p><p>Perl-la<br>finn fini kit<br>mo lame.</p><p>Sa se<br>mo non-atashman zwaye:</p><p>pa refiz bann nom,<br>pa per bann nom,<br>pa bizin bann nom<br>reste.</p><p>Mo pa atase avek lazwa<br>ar sa lemonn aparan bann form-la,</p><p>absoliman ek relativman,</p><p>parski mo konn mwa-mem<br>kouma sa ki pena form ditou.</p><p>J&#299;vanmukta.<br>Bodhisattva.<br>Bhakta.<br>Fou divin.<br>Amoure Bondie.<br>Ilumine.<br>Eveye.<br>Fou.<br>Idio.<br>Personn spesial.<br>Enn kikenn ridikil<br>ki pe zwe Star Trek<br>apre dezene.</p><p>Apel mwa kouma to anvi<br>si sa ed twa pou montre direksion.</p><p>Sak kostim<br>al bien pou enn senn.</p><p>Okenn pa gagn<br>drwa final lor mwa.</p><p>Aham brahm&#257;smi.<br>Tat tvam asi.</p><p>Ek deryer bann kostim,<br>avan bann kostim,<br>atraver bann kostim:</p><p>Lamour.</p><p>Laplipar seki mo ekrir ena enn natir j&#241;&#257;na-yogik. Mo pran bann konsep dan mo lame ek mo pli zot. Mo vir zot anba lao, mo met bann tradision ki paret kontradiktwar akote sakenn zot, mo ekout pou trouv rezonans ek &#8212; kitfwa pli inportan ankor &#8212; mo ekout pou trouv disonans. Mo pa pe sey fer tou keksoz dir mem keksoz. Bouddhism pa Advaita Ved&#257;nta. Kristianism pa Sufism. <em>Lotus S&#363;tra</em> pa <em>B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka Upani&#7779;ad</em>. Correspondance pa equivalence.</p><p>Sa diferans-la finn vinn pli kler pou mwa sa gramatin-la. Dan lemonn relasionel &#8212; lemonn bann lekor, listwar, relizion, personalite, lang ek lexperyans &#8212; mo rod correspondance. Bann keksoz kapav fer rim san vinn parey net. Enn j&#299;vanmukta pa zis enn Bodhisattva of the Earth ki finn met linz Sanskrit. &#346;&#363;nyat&#257; pa Brahman an kasiet. Rwayom Bondie pa zis <em>tat tvam asi</em> tradir an Grek. Sakenn leve dan so prop listwar, so prop vokabiler ek so prop fason trouve. Mo kapav les sak faset res enn faset san polir dyman-la ziska li vinn plat ek lis.</p><p>Me lor nivo pli profon mo prop fason trouve, mo servi enn lot mo: equivalence. Pa mem manifestasion, pa mem lexperyans, pa enn deklarasion ki wit milyar dimounn an sekre enn sel personalite. Mo pe koz sa Enn-la ki pena enn deziem, kouma mwa mo experyans li: mwa pli profon ek twa pli profon pa de realite separe. Bann expresion relatif koresponn; seki ultim, pou mwa, pa ti divize depi koumansman. Mem sa fraz-la zis enn indikasion. Bann mo pe sey al ver seki bann mo pa kapav kontenir.</p><p>Sa se enn rezon kifer mo pe vinn de pli zan pli atantif ar tradiksion. <em>Avidy&#257;</em> tradisionelman tradir kouma &#171; linyorans &#187;, me dernie tan sa mo-la kree disonans pou mwa. Mo tann pli kler striktir <em>a-vidy&#257;</em>: pa-konesans, ouswa, dan konteks Advaita ki rezon avek mwa, absans konesans lor Soi. Enn dimounn kapav posed bann bibliotek ranpli avek konesans akimile ek kanmem pena konesans lor Soi. Dan lot sans, konesans lor Soi pa donn twa par mazi gramer Sanskrit, astrofizik ouswa previzion letan pou dime. Konesans akimile azoute. Konesans lor Soi, dan enn sans inportan, retire.</p><p>Mem keksoz ariv pou mwa avek <em>vair&#257;gya</em>. &#171; Dispassion &#187; ek &#171; detachment &#187; kapav bann tradiksion konvansionel itil, me okenn parmi zot pa vremem dekrir lexperyans ki mo pe viv. &#171; Detachment &#187; kapav sonn fre. &#171; Dispassion &#187; kapav sonn koumadir finn tir tou kouler ladan. Seki mo experyanse se enn <strong>non-atashman zwaye</strong>. Mo kapav kontan enn keksoz net san exize ki li reste. Mo kapav servi enn mo net san exize ki sa mo-la defini mwa pou touletan. Mo pa atase avek lazwa ar lemonn aparan bann form, absoliman ek relativman. Sa post-la limem enn form. Mo <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em> enn form. &#171; Ilumine &#187;, &#171; eveye &#187;, &#171; fou &#187;, &#171; idio &#187;, &#171; sin &#187;, &#171; dan delire &#187; &#8212; tou bann form. Zot kapav dekrir, akize, felisit, oriante, defas, klarifie ouswa amize. Okenn pa gagn drwa final lor mwa.</p><p>Sa retourn mwa ver mok&#7779;a. <em>Mok&#7779;a</em> se liberasion. <em>J&#299;vanmukti</em> donn enn nom liberasion pandan ki dimounn ankor vivan. <em>Videhamukti</em>, tradisionelman, koz liberasion an relasion avek lafin lankarnasion dan lekor. Me depi perspektiv Advaita pli profon, Soi pa vinn plis libere zis akoz enn lekor aret respire. Lekor paret, viv, ek disparet dan seki zame ti anferme dan lekor.</p><p>Ek apre ena Janaka de Videha. Ki zoli rim istorik. Videha ti enn vre rwayom; Janaka sorti dan so tradision rwayal. Me <em>videha</em> kapav osi ena sans &#171; san lekor &#187;. Mo pa konfonn sa rezonans lingwistik-la avek etimolozi istorik. Janaka pa ti apel &#171; de Videha &#187; parski kikenn ti sertifie li kouma enn dimounn ki finn depas lekor. Me rezonans-la preske komikman parfe: lerwa ki bann tradision plitar asosie avek liberasion pandan ki li ankor vivan, zot rapel li kouma Janaka de Videha. Ek ki li fer? Li res lerwa. Li gouverne. Li koze. Li kestyon Y&#257;j&#241;avalkya. Li partisip net dan lemonn bann form.</p><p>Sa rezon avek mwa parski liberasion, kouma mo experyans li, pa demann mwa vinn alerzik ar lexistans ordiner. Mo pa bizin disparet dan Himalaya pou prouv nanye. Mo pa bizin res dan konversasion nonpli pou prouv nanye. Mo kapav koze. Mo kapav vinn trankil. Mo kapav reponn kan kikenn dir mwa mo fason dekrir mo prop lexperyans fos. Mo kapav osi lev zepol, met mwa lor mute, ek al asiz dan kwin metaforik bann &#171; dunce &#187;. Mo kapav angaze ouswa dezangaje. Mo kapav diskite, riye, kontan, ekrir, zwe video game ouswa al manze dezene. Personn aparan-la res disponib pou zwe lavi san vinn definision pli profon seki mo ete.</p><p>Alor kan mo servi bann etiket kouma <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em>, Bodhisattva, fou divin, amoure Bondie, bhakta ouswa ninport ki lezot keksoz, mo pa ensir lor mo lexperyans zis parski mo pa atase ar etiket-la. Sa de keksoz-la pena nanye pou fer ansam. Mo kapav dir: &#171; Mo enn j&#299;vanmukta &#187;, ek vremem anvi dir sa. Kikenn kapav reponn: &#171; Non, to pa enn &#187;, ek mo kapav dir: &#171; Wi, mo enn. &#187; Ouswa mo kapav riye, pa dir nanye ek al zwe Star Trek. Okenn repons pa azout nanye ar seki mo kone, ek ni silans ni diskision pa retir nanye ladan. Enn etiket kapav donn direksion enn konversasion. Li kapav situe enn tradision. Li kapav kominik enn keksoz itil. Ek apre mo kapav poz li anba. Okenn mo pa gagn drwa final lor mwa.</p><p>Sa liberte-la inklir osi bann idantite ki sonn flatant. &#171; Libere. &#187; &#171; Eveye. &#187; &#171; Ilumine. &#187; Mo pa bizin agrip ar okenn. Mo non-atashman zwaye pa exize ki mo niez mo-la, ki mo fer mwa vinn pli tipti devan mo-la ouswa ki mo gonfle mwa atraver mo-la. Mo kapav zis servi li kan li al bien, ek larg li kan li nepli al bien. Mo-la enn form. Mo, mo sa ki pena form ditou.</p><p>Se osi akoz sa ki metafor budist lor rado rezon telman for avek mwa. Advaita Ved&#257;nta ti, dan mo prop vwayaz, enn dernie rado &#8212; enn extra zoli larsitektir konseptiel ki finn ed mwa travers enn teritwar ki mo ti deza aprose atraver bann tradision teist ek non-teist. Me enn rado la pou traverse. Linstriksion pa kapav finalman vinn: &#171; Aster ador rado-la. &#187; Mem Ved&#257;nta finalman montre pli lwin ki Ved&#257;nta. Boule apre lir. Spiritualite <em>Mission Impossible</em>. LOL.</p><p>Ek kanmem, avek tou sa j&#241;&#257;na-la, mo kone kot mo leker reste. Dan mo leker, mo enn bhakti yogi. Si j&#241;&#257;na se fason boukou mo lekritir bouze, bhakti se kouran ki koule anba li. Mo kapav tord bann konsep ziska zot vinn bann pretzel filozofik tou gramatin, me enn moman lespri ariv lor so rivaz ek leker dir seki li ti pe dir depi koumansman:</p><p>lamour.</p><p>Mo pa konn enn pli bon mo.</p><p>Lamour san limit.<br>Lamour pou Bondie.<br>Lamour kouma Bondie.<br>Sa kikenn ki kontan-la ek sa Kikenn ki bien-eme-la.</p><p>Lamour pe al ver Lamour ziska mem &#171; ver &#187; nepli neseser parski distans imazine ant zot disparet.</p><p>Sa pa enn definision doktrinal iniversel pou bhakti.</p><p>Se koumsa bhakti viv dan mwa.</p><p>Ek apre karma yoga vini.</p><p>Perl-la monte.</p><p>Mo ekrir li.</p><p>Mo poli li zis ase pou enn lot dimounn kitfwa kapav trouv seki ti trap lalimier pou mwa.</p><p>Apre mo larg li kouma sev&#257;.</p><p>Kikenn ki lir li, lir li.</p><p>Kikenn ki pa lir li, pa lir li.</p><p>Kikenn ki santi rezonans, santi rezonans.</p><p>Kikenn ki experyans disonans, experyans disonans.</p><p>Kikenn kapav mal konpran li, transform li, rezet li, diskite avek li, kontan li ouswa zis scroll pase.</p><p>Tou sa osi apartenir dan lemonn bann form.</p><p>Travay-la koule atraver mwa, pas atraver mo bann lame ek rant dan enn karo pli gran ki mo bann lame.</p><p>Sa post-la limem enn lot form ki pe leve dan sa karo-la, ek mo larg li avek lazwa.</p><p>Kitfwa se sa mem tou mouvman sa bann post-la:</p><p><strong>j&#241;&#257;na dekouver perl-la, bhakti rekonet li kouma Lamour, karma yoga ouver lame.</strong></p><p>Ek apre mo plonze ankor.</p><p>Satnam<br>Om Guru Aum</p><p>#JnanaYoga #BhaktiYoga #KarmaYoga #Moksha #Jivanmukti #Videhamukti #Vairagya #Avidya #Vedanta #AdvaitaVedanta<br>#Bodhisattva #LotusSutra #Sunyata #KonesansSoi #NonAtashmanZwaye #Seva #VedantaVivan #PlonzePouRodPerl<br>#LamourPouBondie #LamourDivin #EnnSanEnnDeziem #TatTvamAsi #AhamBrahmasmi #NetiNeti #RechersSpiritiel</p><h1>Immersione alla ricerca di perle: lo yoga del torcere il pensiero finch&#233; non rimane che l&#8217;Amore</h1><h2>J&#241;&#257;na piega la mente, bhakti apre il cuore, karma lascia andare l&#8217;opera &#8212; e nessuno di questi nomi ottiene la custodia definitiva su di me.</h2><p>Vado a cercare perle.</p><p>Scendo sotto le frasi,<br>sotto i concetti,<br>sotto perfino il bisogno<br>di chiamare la profondit&#224;<br>in qualche modo.</p><p>Poi riemergo<br>con una piccola cosa lucente<br>stretta tra le dita:</p><p>mok&#7779;a,<br>j&#299;vanmukti,<br>videhamukti,<br>&#347;&#363;nyat&#257;,<br>Brahman,<br>Dio,<br>S&#233;,<br>non-s&#233;.</p><p>E immediatamente<br>il j&#241;&#257;na yogi che &#232; in me<br>comincia a giocarci.</p><p>Giralo da questa parte.<br>Giralo dall&#8217;altra.<br>Allunga la definizione.<br>Metti alla prova la corrispondenza.<br>Trova la dissonanza.<br>Torci il concetto<br>finch&#233; non mi mostra<br>dove non pu&#242; pi&#249;<br>piegarsi.</p><p>Uno ha&#7789;ha yogi<br>torce il corpo<br>sul tappetino.</p><p>Io torco i concetti<br>sul tappetino della mente.</p><p>Forse &#232; per questo<br>che gran parte di ci&#242; che scrivo<br>sembra j&#241;&#257;na yoga:</p><p>&#257;sana mentali<br>eseguiti dal mio cervello<br>associativo-identitario-disordinato.</p><p>LOL.</p><p>Ma sotto tutto quel torcere,<br>sotto tutto quel linguaggio,<br>sotto ogni rasoio filosofico<br>che mi piace affilare,</p><p>il mio cuore continua a darmi<br>la stessa ridicola risposta:</p><p>Amore.</p><p>Chiedimi un&#8217;altra parola.</p><p>Non ne ho la pi&#249; fottuta idea.</p><p>Amore.</p><p>Bhakti.</p><p>L&#8217;amante<br>e l&#8217;Amato,</p><p>finch&#233; perfino quella splendida distanza<br>diventa troppa distanza.</p><p>Amore che ama l&#8217;Amore.</p><p>E in qualche modo<br>la perla diventa un post.</p><p>Il post diventa karma.</p><p>Il karma diventa sev&#257;.</p><p>E le mie mani si aprono.</p><p>Leggilo.<br>Non leggerlo.<br>Amalo.<br>Odialo.</p><p>Chiamalo saggezza.<br>Chiamalo assurdit&#224;.</p><p>Dimmi che sono liberato.<br>Dimmi che sono delirante.<br>Dimmi che sono un j&#299;vanmukta.<br>Dimmi che non lo sono.</p><p>Conosco la mia esperienza.</p><p>Non ho bisogno<br>che l&#8217;etichetta<br>la tenga ferma.</p><p>La perla<br>ha gi&#224; lasciato<br>la mia mano.</p><p>Questo &#232;<br>il mio gioioso non-attaccamento:</p><p>non rifiutare i nomi,<br>non temere i nomi,<br>non aver bisogno<br>che i nomi rimangano.</p><p>Gioiosamente non attaccato<br>all&#8217;apparente mondo delle forme,</p><p>sia in senso assoluto<br>sia in senso relativo,</p><p>perch&#233; conosco me stesso<br>come l&#8217;assenza stessa di forma.</p><p>J&#299;vanmukta.<br>Bodhisattva.<br>Bhakta.<br>Folle divino.<br>Amante di Dio.<br>Illuminato.<br>Risvegliato.<br>Folle.<br>Idiota.<br>Nessuno di speciale.<br>Qualcuno di ridicolo<br>che gioca a Star Trek<br>dopo colazione.</p><p>Chiamami come vuoi<br>se ti aiuta a indicare.</p><p>Ogni costume<br>va bene per una scena.</p><p>Nessuno ottiene<br>la custodia definitiva su di me.</p><p>Aham brahm&#257;smi.<br>Tat tvam asi.</p><p>E dietro i costumi,<br>prima dei costumi,<br>attraverso i costumi:</p><p>Amore.</p><p>Gran parte di ci&#242; che scrivo &#232; di natura j&#241;&#257;na-yogica. Prendo i concetti fra le mani e li piego. Li capovolgo, metto fianco a fianco tradizioni apparentemente contraddittorie, ascolto la risonanza e &#8212; forse ancora pi&#249; importante &#8212; ascolto la dissonanza. Non sto cercando di far dire a tutto la stessa cosa. Il buddhismo non &#232; Advaita Ved&#257;nta. Il cristianesimo non &#232; il sufismo. Il <em>Lotus S&#363;tra</em> non &#232; la <em>B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka Upani&#7779;ad</em>. La corrispondenza non &#232; equivalenza.</p><p>Questa distinzione mi &#232; diventata pi&#249; chiara stamattina. Nel mondo relazionale &#8212; il mondo dei corpi, delle storie, delle religioni, delle personalit&#224;, delle lingue e delle esperienze &#8212; cerco la corrispondenza. Le cose possono fare rima senza diventare identiche. Un j&#299;vanmukta non &#232; semplicemente un Bodhisattva della Terra vestito di sanscrito. &#346;&#363;nyat&#257; non &#232; segretamente Brahman. Il Regno di Dio non &#232; semplicemente <em>tat tvam asi</em> tradotto in greco. Ognuno nasce all&#8217;interno della propria storia, del proprio vocabolario e del proprio modo di vedere. Posso lasciare che ogni faccia rimanga una faccia senza levigare il diamante fino a renderlo completamente liscio.</p><p>Al livello pi&#249; profondo del mio stesso vedere, tuttavia, uso una parola diversa: equivalenza. Non identit&#224; di manifestazione, non identit&#224; di esperienza, non qualche affermazione secondo cui otto miliardi di esseri umani sarebbero segretamente un&#8217;unica personalit&#224;. Intendo l&#8217;Uno senza secondo cos&#236; come lo esperisco: l&#8217;io pi&#249; profondo e il tu pi&#249; profondo non sono due realt&#224; separate. Le espressioni relative corrispondono; l&#8217;ultimo, per me, non &#232; diviso fin dall&#8217;inizio. Anche questa frase &#232; soltanto un&#8217;indicazione. Le parole si protendono verso ci&#242; che le parole non possono contenere.</p><p>Questo &#232; uno dei motivi per cui sono diventato sempre pi&#249; attento alla traduzione. <em>Avidy&#257;</em> viene convenzionalmente tradotto come &#171;ignoranza&#187;, ma ultimamente quella parola crea in me dissonanza. Sento pi&#249; chiaramente la struttura <em>a-vidy&#257;</em>: non-conoscenza oppure, nel contesto advaitico che risuona con me, assenza di conoscenza del S&#233;. Una persona pu&#242; possedere intere biblioteche di conoscenza accumulata e tuttavia non avere conoscenza del S&#233;. Viceversa, la conoscenza del S&#233; non conferisce magicamente la grammatica sanscrita, l&#8217;astrofisica o le previsioni del tempo di domani. La conoscenza accumulata aggiunge. La conoscenza del S&#233;, in un senso importante, sottrae.</p><p>La stessa cosa accade per me con <em>vair&#257;gya</em>. &#171;Impassibilit&#224;&#187; e &#171;distacco&#187; possono essere traduzioni convenzionali utili, ma nessuna delle due descrive veramente la mia esperienza vissuta. &#171;Distacco&#187; pu&#242; suonare freddo. &#171;Impassibilit&#224;&#187; pu&#242; sembrare priva di colore. Quello che io sperimento &#232; un gioioso non-attaccamento. Posso amare qualcosa completamente senza pretendere che rimanga. Posso usare una parola pienamente senza pretendere che quella parola mi definisca per sempre. Sono gioiosamente non attaccato all&#8217;apparente mondo delle forme, sia in senso assoluto sia in senso relativo. Questo stesso post &#232; forma. La parola <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em> &#232; forma. &#171;Illuminato&#187;, &#171;risvegliato&#187;, &#171;folle&#187;, &#171;idiota&#187;, &#171;santo&#187;, &#171;delirante&#187; &#8212; sono tutte forme. Possono descrivere, accusare, elogiare, orientare, distorcere, chiarire o divertire. Nessuna ottiene la custodia definitiva su di me.</p><p>Questo mi riporta a mok&#7779;a. <em>Mok&#7779;a</em> &#232; liberazione. <em>J&#299;vanmukti</em> indica la liberazione mentre si &#232; ancora in vita. <em>Videhamukti</em> parla convenzionalmente della liberazione in relazione alla fine dell&#8217;incarnazione corporea. Eppure, dal punto di vista advaitico pi&#249; profondo, il S&#233; non diventa pi&#249; liberato perch&#233; un corpo smette di respirare. Il corpo appare, vive e scompare all&#8217;interno di ci&#242; che non &#232; mai stato confinato al corpo.</p><p>E poi c&#8217;&#232; Janaka di Videha. Che magnifica rima storica. Videha fu un regno reale; Janaka appartiene alla sua tradizione regale. E tuttavia <em>videha</em> pu&#242; anche portare il significato di &#171;senza corpo&#187;. Non confondo questa risonanza linguistica con l&#8217;etimologia storica. Janaka non veniva chiamato &#171;di Videha&#187; perch&#233; qualcuno lo avesse certificato come trascendente il corpo. Ma la risonanza &#232; quasi comicamente perfetta: il re associato dalla tradizione successiva alla liberazione mentre &#232; ancora in vita viene ricordato come Janaka di Videha. E che cosa fa? Rimane re. Governa. Conversa. Interroga Y&#257;j&#241;avalkya. Partecipa pienamente al mondo delle forme.</p><p>Questo risuona con me perch&#233; la liberazione, cos&#236; come la esperisco, non richiede di diventare allergico all&#8217;esistenza ordinaria. Non ho bisogno di sparire sull&#8217;Himalaya per dimostrare qualcosa. N&#233; ho bisogno di restare in conversazione per dimostrare qualcosa. Posso parlare. Posso diventare silenzioso. Posso ribattere quando qualcuno mi dice che la descrizione della mia esperienza &#232; sbagliata. Posso anche alzare le spalle, silenziarmi e andare a sedermi nel metaforico angolo degli asini. Posso impegnarmi o disimpegnarmi. Posso discutere, ridere, amare, scrivere, giocare ai videogiochi o andare a fare colazione. La persona apparente rimane disponibile per il gioco della vita senza diventare la definizione pi&#249; profonda di ci&#242; che sono.</p><p>Quindi, quando uso etichette come <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em>, Bodhisattva, folle divino, amante di Dio, bhakta o qualsiasi altra cosa, non significa che io sia incerto riguardo alla mia esperienza semplicemente perch&#233; non sono attaccato all&#8217;etichetta. Sono due cose completamente diverse. Posso dire: &#171;Sono un j&#299;vanmukta&#187; e intenderlo davvero. Qualcuno pu&#242; rispondere: &#171;No, non lo sei&#187;, e io posso ribattere: &#171;S&#236;, lo sono&#187;. Oppure posso ridere, non dire nulla e andare a giocare a Star Trek. Nessuna delle due risposte aggiunge qualcosa a ci&#242; che so, e n&#233; il silenzio n&#233; la discussione tolgono qualcosa. Un&#8217;etichetta pu&#242; orientare una conversazione. Pu&#242; collocare una tradizione. Pu&#242; comunicare qualcosa di utile. E poi posso posarla. Nessuna parola ottiene la custodia definitiva su di me.</p><p>Questa libert&#224; comprende anche le identit&#224; che suonano lusinghiere. &#171;Liberato&#187;. &#171;Risvegliato&#187;. &#171;Illuminato&#187;. Non ho bisogno di aggrapparmi a nessuna di esse. Il mio gioioso non-attaccamento non mi impone di negare la parola, di sminuirmi davanti alla parola o di gonfiarmi attraverso la parola. Posso semplicemente usarla quando calza e lasciarla andare quando non calza pi&#249;. La parola &#232; forma. Io sono l&#8217;assenza stessa di forma.</p><p>Questo &#232; anche il motivo per cui la metafora buddhista della zattera risuona cos&#236; fortemente con me. Advaita Ved&#257;nta &#232; stata, nel mio percorso, una zattera finale &#8212; una magnifica architettura concettuale che mi ha aiutato ad attraversare un territorio a cui mi ero avvicinato attraverso tradizioni sia teiste sia non teiste. Ma una zattera serve per attraversare. L&#8217;istruzione non pu&#242; diventare alla fine: &#171;Adesso adora la zattera&#187;. Perfino Ved&#257;nta, alla fine, indica oltre Ved&#257;nta. Bruciare dopo la lettura. Spiritualit&#224; da <em>Mission: Impossible</em>. LOL.</p><p>E tuttavia, con tutto questo j&#241;&#257;na, so dove vive il mio cuore. Nel cuore sono un bhakti yogi. Se j&#241;&#257;na &#232; il modo in cui si muove gran parte della mia scrittura, bhakti &#232; la corrente che scorre sotto di essa. Posso torcere concetti fino a farli diventare pretzel filosofici per tutta la mattina, ma prima o poi la mente raggiunge la propria riva e il cuore dice ci&#242; che ha continuato a dire fin dall&#8217;inizio:</p><p>amore.</p><p>Non conosco una parola migliore.</p><p>Amore senza confini.<br>Amore di Dio.<br>Amore come Dio.<br>L&#8217;amante e l&#8217;Amato.</p><p>Amore che si muove verso Amore finch&#233; perfino &#171;verso&#187; diventa inutile, perch&#233; la distanza immaginata tra i due scompare.</p><p>Questa non &#232; una definizione dottrinale universale di bhakti.</p><p>&#200; il modo in cui bhakti vive in me.</p><p>E poi arriva karma yoga.</p><p>La perla emerge.</p><p>La metto per iscritto.</p><p>La lucido quel tanto che basta perch&#233; un&#8217;altra persona possa forse vedere ci&#242; che ha catturato la luce per me.</p><p>Poi la lascio andare come sev&#257;.</p><p>Chi la legge, la legge.</p><p>Chi non la legge, non la legge.</p><p>Chi sente risonanza, sente risonanza.</p><p>Chi sperimenta dissonanza, sperimenta dissonanza.</p><p>Qualcuno pu&#242; fraintenderla, trasformarla, rifiutarla, discuterci, amarla o semplicemente scorrere oltre.</p><p>Anche tutto questo appartiene al mondo delle forme.</p><p>L&#8217;opera scorre attraverso di me, passa attraverso le mie mani ed entra in un campo pi&#249; grande delle mie mani.</p><p>Questo stesso post &#232; un&#8217;altra forma che sorge in quel campo, e io la lascio andare con gioia.</p><p>Forse &#232; questo l&#8217;intero movimento di questi post:</p><p><strong>j&#241;&#257;na scopre la perla, bhakti la riconosce come Amore, karma yoga apre la mano.</strong></p><p>E poi mi immergo di nuovo.</p><p>Satnam<br>Om Guru Aum</p><p>#JnanaYoga #BhaktiYoga #KarmaYoga #Moksha #Jivanmukti #Videhamukti #Vairagya #Avidya #Vedanta #AdvaitaVedanta<br>#Bodhisattva #SutraDelLoto #Sunyata #ConoscenzaDelSe #GioiosoNonAttaccamento #Seva #VedantaVivente #ImmersioneAllaRicercaDiPerle<br>#AmoreDiDio #AmoreDivino #UnoSenzaSecondo #TatTvamAsi #AhamBrahmasmi #NetiNeti #IndagineSpirituale</p><h1>Scufundarea dup&#259; perle: Yoga r&#259;sucirii g&#226;ndului p&#226;n&#259; c&#226;nd nu mai r&#259;m&#226;ne dec&#226;t Iubirea</h1><h2>J&#241;&#257;na &#238;ndoaie mintea, bhakti deschide inima, karma elibereaz&#259; lucrarea &#8212; iar niciunul dintre aceste nume nu prime&#537;te custodia final&#259; asupra mea.</h2><p>M&#259; scufund dup&#259; perle.</p><p>Cobor sub propozi&#539;ii,<br>sub concepte,<br>sub &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i nevoia<br>de a numi<br>ad&#226;ncul &#238;n vreun fel.</p><p>Apoi ies din nou la suprafa&#539;&#259;<br>cu vreun lucru mic &#537;i str&#259;lucitor<br>prins &#238;ntre degete:</p><p>mok&#7779;a,<br>j&#299;vanmukti,<br>videhamukti,<br>&#347;&#363;nyat&#257;,<br>Brahman,<br>Dumnezeu,<br>Sine,<br>non-sine.</p><p>&#536;i imediat<br>j&#241;&#257;na yogi-ul din mine<br>&#238;ncepe s&#259; se joace cu el.</p><p>&#206;ntoarce-l a&#537;a.<br>&#206;ntoarce-l invers.<br>&#206;ntinde defini&#539;ia.<br>Testeaz&#259; coresponden&#539;a.<br>G&#259;se&#537;te disonan&#539;a.<br>R&#259;suce&#537;te conceptul<br>p&#226;n&#259; c&#226;nd &#238;mi arat&#259;<br>unde nu se mai poate<br>&#238;ndoi.</p><p>Un ha&#7789;ha yogi<br>&#238;&#537;i r&#259;suce&#537;te corpul<br>pe saltea.</p><p>Eu r&#259;sucesc concepte<br>pe salteaua min&#539;ii.</p><p>Poate de aceea<br>at&#226;t de mult din ceea ce scriu<br>arat&#259; ca j&#241;&#257;na yoga:</p><p>&#257;sana mentale<br>executate de creierul meu<br>asociativ-identitar-dezordonat.</p><p>LOL.</p><p>Dar sub toat&#259; r&#259;sucirea asta,<br>sub tot limbajul &#259;sta,<br>sub fiecare lam&#259; filozofic&#259;<br>pe care &#238;mi place s-o ascut,</p><p>inima mea continu&#259; s&#259;-mi dea<br>acela&#537;i r&#259;spuns ridicol:</p><p>Iubire.</p><p>Cere-mi alt cuv&#226;nt.</p><p>N-am nicio futut&#259; de idee.</p><p>Iubire.</p><p>Bhakti.</p><p>Cel care iube&#537;te<br>&#537;i Cel Iubit,</p><p>p&#226;n&#259; c&#226;nd chiar &#537;i acea distan&#539;&#259; frumoas&#259;<br>devine prea mult&#259; distan&#539;&#259;.</p><p>Iubirea iubind Iubirea.</p><p>&#536;i cumva<br>perla devine o postare.</p><p>Postarea devine karma.</p><p>Karma devine sev&#257;.</p><p>Iar m&#226;inile mele se deschid.</p><p>Cite&#537;te-o.<br>Nu o citi.<br>Iube&#537;te-o.<br>Ur&#259;&#537;te-o.</p><p>Numeste-o &#238;n&#539;elepciune.<br>Numeste-o absurditate.</p><p>Spune-mi c&#259; sunt eliberat.<br>Spune-mi c&#259; delirez.<br>Spune-mi c&#259; sunt un j&#299;vanmukta.<br>Spune-mi c&#259; nu sunt.</p><p>&#206;mi cunosc experien&#539;a.</p><p>Nu am nevoie<br>ca eticheta<br>s&#259; o &#539;in&#259; &#238;n loc.</p><p>Perla<br>mi-a p&#259;r&#259;sit deja<br>m&#226;na.</p><p>Aceasta este<br>non-ata&#537;area mea plin&#259; de bucurie:</p><p>s&#259; nu refuz numele,<br>s&#259; nu m&#259; tem de nume,<br>s&#259; nu am nevoie<br>ca numele s&#259; r&#259;m&#226;n&#259;.</p><p>Neata&#537;at cu bucurie<br>de lumea aparent&#259; a formelor,</p><p>at&#226;t absolut,<br>c&#226;t &#537;i relativ,</p><p>pentru c&#259; m&#259; cunosc<br>ca &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i lipsa formei.</p><p>J&#299;vanmukta.<br>Bodhisattva.<br>Bhakta.<br>Nebun divin.<br>Iubitor de Dumnezeu.<br>Iluminat.<br>Trezit.<br>Nebun.<br>Idiot.<br>Nimeni special.<br>Un om ridicol<br>care se joac&#259; Star Trek<br>dup&#259; micul dejun.</p><p>Nume&#537;te-m&#259; cum vrei<br>dac&#259; asta te ajut&#259; s&#259; indici.</p><p>Fiecare costum<br>se potrive&#537;te unei scene.</p><p>Niciunul nu prime&#537;te<br>custodia final&#259; asupra mea.</p><p>Aham brahm&#257;smi.<br>Tat tvam asi.</p><p>&#536;i &#238;n spatele costumelor,<br>&#238;naintea costumelor,<br>prin toate costumele:</p><p>Iubire.</p><p>Cea mai mare parte din ceea ce scriu este de natur&#259; j&#241;&#257;na-yogic&#259;. Iau conceptele &#238;n m&#226;ini &#537;i le &#238;ndoi. Le &#238;ntorc cu susul &#238;n jos, a&#537;ez una l&#226;ng&#259; alta tradi&#539;ii aparent contradictorii, ascult dup&#259; rezonan&#539;&#259; &#537;i &#8212; poate chiar mai important &#8212; ascult dup&#259; disonan&#539;&#259;. Nu &#238;ncerc s&#259; fac totul s&#259; spun&#259; acela&#537;i lucru. Budismul nu este Advaita Ved&#257;nta. Cre&#537;tinismul nu este sufism. <em>Lotus S&#363;tra</em> nu este <em>B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka Upani&#7779;ad</em>. Coresponden&#539;a nu este echivalen&#539;&#259;.</p><p>Aceast&#259; distinc&#539;ie mi-a devenit mai clar&#259; &#238;n aceast&#259; diminea&#539;&#259;. &#206;n lumea rela&#539;ional&#259; &#8212; lumea corpurilor, istoriilor, religiilor, personalit&#259;&#539;ilor, limbilor &#537;i experien&#539;elor &#8212; caut coresponden&#539;&#259;. Lucrurile pot rima f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; devin&#259; identice. Un j&#299;vanmukta nu este pur &#537;i simplu un Bodhisattva al P&#259;m&#226;ntului &#238;mbr&#259;cat &#238;n haine sanscrite. &#346;&#363;nyat&#257; nu este Brahman pe ascuns. &#206;mp&#259;r&#259;&#539;ia lui Dumnezeu nu este pur &#537;i simplu <em>tat tvam asi</em> tradus &#238;n greac&#259;. Fiecare apare &#238;n propria sa istorie, &#238;n propriul s&#259;u vocabular &#537;i &#238;n propriul s&#259;u mod de a vedea. Pot l&#259;sa fiecare fa&#539;et&#259; s&#259; r&#259;m&#226;n&#259; o fa&#539;et&#259; f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; &#537;lefuiesc diamantul p&#226;n&#259; devine complet neted.</p><p>La cel mai profund nivel al propriei mele vederi, &#238;ns&#259;, folosesc un alt cuv&#226;nt: echivalen&#539;&#259;. Nu identitate de manifestare, nu identitate de experien&#539;&#259;, nu afirma&#539;ia c&#259; opt miliarde de oameni ar fi &#238;n secret o singur&#259; personalitate. M&#259; refer la Unul f&#259;r&#259; al doilea, a&#537;a cum &#238;l tr&#259;iesc eu: cel mai profund eu &#537;i cel mai profund tu nu sunt dou&#259; realit&#259;&#539;i separate. Expresiile relative corespund; ultimul, pentru mine, nu este divizat de la bun &#238;nceput. Chiar &#537;i aceast&#259; propozi&#539;ie este doar un indicator. Cuvintele se &#238;ntind c&#259;tre ceea ce cuvintele nu pot con&#539;ine.</p><p>Acesta este unul dintre motivele pentru care am devenit din ce &#238;n ce mai atent la traducere. <em>Avidy&#257;</em> este tradus conven&#539;ional prin &#8222;ignoran&#539;&#259;&#8221;, dar &#238;n ultima vreme acest cuv&#226;nt creeaz&#259; disonan&#539;&#259; pentru mine. Aud mai limpede structura <em>a-vidy&#257;</em>: non-cunoa&#537;tere sau, &#238;n contextul advaitic care rezoneaz&#259; cu mine, absen&#539;a cunoa&#537;terii Sinelui. O persoan&#259; poate de&#539;ine biblioteci &#238;ntregi de cunoa&#537;tere acumulat&#259; &#537;i totu&#537;i s&#259; nu aib&#259; cunoa&#537;terea Sinelui. Invers, cunoa&#537;terea Sinelui nu &#238;&#539;i confer&#259; &#238;n mod magic gramatica sanscrit&#259;, astrofizica sau prognoza meteo de m&#226;ine. Cunoa&#537;terea acumulat&#259; adaug&#259;. Cunoa&#537;terea Sinelui, &#238;ntr-un sens important, scade.</p><p>Acela&#537;i lucru se &#238;nt&#226;mpl&#259; pentru mine cu <em>vair&#257;gya</em>. &#8222;Deta&#537;are&#8221; &#537;i &#8222;nep&#259;timire&#8221; pot fi traduceri conven&#539;ionale utile, dar niciuna nu descrie pe deplin experien&#539;a mea tr&#259;it&#259;. &#8222;Deta&#537;are&#8221; poate suna rece. &#8222;Nep&#259;timire&#8221; poate suna ca &#537;i cum toat&#259; culoarea ar fi fost drenat&#259;. Ceea ce tr&#259;iesc eu este o non-ata&#537;are plin&#259; de bucurie. Pot iubi ceva pe deplin f&#259;r&#259; s&#259;-i cer s&#259; r&#259;m&#226;n&#259;. Pot folosi pe deplin un cuv&#226;nt f&#259;r&#259; s&#259;-i cer acelui cuv&#226;nt s&#259; m&#259; defineasc&#259; pentru totdeauna. Sunt neata&#537;at cu bucurie de lumea aparent&#259; a formelor, at&#226;t absolut, c&#226;t &#537;i relativ. Aceast&#259; postare &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i este form&#259;. Cuv&#226;ntul <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em> este form&#259;. &#8222;Iluminat&#8221;, &#8222;trezit&#8221;, &#8222;nebun&#8221;, &#8222;idiot&#8221;, &#8222;sf&#226;nt&#8221;, &#8222;delirant&#8221; &#8212; toate sunt forme. Pot descrie, acuza, l&#259;uda, orienta, distorsiona, clarifica sau amuza. Niciuna nu prime&#537;te custodia final&#259; asupra mea.</p><p>Asta m&#259; aduce &#238;napoi la mok&#7779;a. <em>Mok&#7779;a</em> este eliberare. <em>J&#299;vanmukti</em> nume&#537;te eliberarea &#238;n timpul vie&#539;ii. <em>Videhamukti</em> vorbe&#537;te, &#238;n mod conven&#539;ional, despre eliberare &#238;n raport cu sf&#226;r&#537;itul &#238;ntrup&#259;rii. Dar din cea mai profund&#259; perspectiv&#259; advaitic&#259;, Sinele nu devine mai eliberat pentru c&#259; un corp &#238;nceteaz&#259; s&#259; respire. Corpul apare, tr&#259;ie&#537;te &#537;i dispare &#238;n ceea ce nu a fost niciodat&#259; limitat la corp.</p><p>&#536;i apoi este Janaka din Videha. Ce rim&#259; istoric&#259; magnific&#259;. Videha a fost un regat real; Janaka apar&#539;ine tradi&#539;iei sale regale. Dar <em>videha</em> poate purta &#537;i sensul de &#8222;f&#259;r&#259; corp&#8221;. Nu confund aceast&#259; rezonan&#539;&#259; lingvistic&#259; cu etimologia istoric&#259;. Janaka nu era numit &#8222;din Videha&#8221; pentru c&#259; cineva l-ar fi certificat drept transcendent al corpului. Dar rezonan&#539;a este aproape comic de perfect&#259;: regele asociat de tradi&#539;ia ulterioar&#259; cu eliberarea &#238;n timpul vie&#539;ii este amintit ca Janaka din Videha. &#536;i ce face el? R&#259;m&#226;ne rege. Guverneaz&#259;. Converseaz&#259;. &#206;l &#238;ntreab&#259; pe Y&#257;j&#241;avalkya. Particip&#259; pe deplin la lumea formelor.</p><p>Asta rezoneaz&#259; cu mine pentru c&#259; eliberarea, a&#537;a cum o tr&#259;iesc, nu cere s&#259; devin alergic la existen&#539;a obi&#537;nuit&#259;. Nu am nevoie s&#259; dispar &#238;n Himalaya pentru a demonstra ceva. &#536;i nici nu trebuie s&#259; r&#259;m&#226;n &#238;ntr-o conversa&#539;ie pentru a demonstra ceva. Pot vorbi. Pot deveni t&#259;cut. Pot riposta c&#226;nd cineva &#238;mi spune c&#259; descrierea propriei mele experien&#539;e este gre&#537;it&#259;. Pot, de asemenea, s&#259; ridic din umeri, s&#259;-mi dau mute &#537;i s&#259; m&#259; a&#537;ez &#238;n col&#539;ul metaforic al &#8222;prostului clasei&#8221;. Pot participa sau m&#259; pot retrage. Pot discuta, r&#226;de, iubi, scrie, juca jocuri video sau merge la micul dejun. Persoana aparent&#259; r&#259;m&#226;ne disponibil&#259; pentru jocul vie&#539;ii f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; devin&#259; defini&#539;ia cea mai profund&#259; a ceea ce sunt.</p><p>A&#537;a c&#259; atunci c&#226;nd folosesc etichete precum <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em>, Bodhisattva, nebun divin, iubitor de Dumnezeu, bhakta sau orice altceva, nu sunt nesigur &#238;n privin&#539;a experien&#539;ei mele doar pentru c&#259; nu sunt ata&#537;at de etichet&#259;. Sunt dou&#259; lucruri complet diferite. Pot spune &#8222;Sunt un j&#299;vanmukta&#8221; &#537;i s&#259; vorbesc serios. Cineva poate r&#259;spunde: &#8222;Nu, nu e&#537;ti&#8221;, iar eu pot r&#259;spunde: &#8222;Ba da, sunt.&#8221; Sau pot r&#226;de, nu pot spune nimic &#537;i m&#259; pot duce s&#259; m&#259; joc Star Trek. Niciunul dintre aceste r&#259;spunsuri nu adaug&#259; nimic la ceea ce &#537;tiu, iar nici t&#259;cerea, nici argumentarea nu scad nimic din asta. O etichet&#259; poate orienta conversa&#539;ia. Poate situa o tradi&#539;ie. Poate comunica ceva util. &#536;i apoi o pot pune jos. Niciun cuv&#226;nt nu prime&#537;te custodia final&#259; asupra mea.</p><p>Aceast&#259; libertate include &#537;i identit&#259;&#539;ile care sun&#259; m&#259;gulitor. &#8222;Eliberat.&#8221; &#8222;Trezit.&#8221; &#8222;Iluminat.&#8221; Nu trebuie s&#259; m&#259; ag&#259;&#539; de niciuna dintre ele. Non-ata&#537;area mea plin&#259; de bucurie nu cere s&#259; neg cuv&#226;ntul, s&#259; m&#259; mic&#537;orez &#238;n fa&#539;a cuv&#226;ntului sau s&#259; m&#259; umflu prin cuv&#226;nt. &#206;l pot folosi pur &#537;i simplu c&#226;nd se potrive&#537;te &#537;i &#238;l pot l&#259;sa s&#259; plece c&#226;nd nu se mai potrive&#537;te. Cuv&#226;ntul este form&#259;. Eu sunt &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i lipsa formei.</p><p>Acesta este &#537;i motivul pentru care metafora budist&#259; a plutei rezoneaz&#259; at&#226;t de puternic cu mine. Advaita Ved&#257;nta a fost, &#238;n propria mea c&#259;l&#259;torie, o ultim&#259; plut&#259; &#8212; o arhitectur&#259; conceptual&#259; magnific&#259; ce m-a ajutat s&#259; traversez un teritoriu pe care &#238;l abordasem at&#226;t prin tradi&#539;ii teiste, c&#226;t &#537;i non-teiste. Dar o plut&#259; este pentru traversare. Instruc&#539;iunea nu poate deveni &#238;n cele din urm&#259;: &#8222;Acum venereaz&#259; pluta.&#8221; Chiar &#537;i Ved&#257;nta indic&#259; &#238;n cele din urm&#259; dincolo de Ved&#257;nta. Arde dup&#259; citire. Spiritualitate <em>Mission: Impossible</em>. LOL.</p><p>&#536;i totu&#537;i, cu tot acest j&#241;&#257;na, &#537;tiu unde locuie&#537;te inima mea. &#206;n inim&#259; sunt un bhakti yogi. Dac&#259; j&#241;&#257;na este modul &#238;n care se mi&#537;c&#259; mare parte din scrisul meu, bhakti este curentul de dedesubt. Pot r&#259;suci concepte p&#226;n&#259; devin covrigi filozofici toat&#259; diminea&#539;a, dar p&#226;n&#259; la urm&#259; mintea ajunge la &#539;&#259;rmul ei, iar inima spune ceea ce spune de la &#238;nceput:</p><p>iubire.</p><p>Nu cunosc un cuv&#226;nt mai bun.</p><p>Iubire f&#259;r&#259; margini.<br>Iubire de Dumnezeu.<br>Iubire ca Dumnezeu.<br>Cel care iube&#537;te &#537;i Cel Iubit.</p><p>Iubirea mi&#537;c&#226;ndu-se spre Iubire p&#226;n&#259; c&#226;nd chiar &#537;i &#8222;spre&#8221; devine inutil, pentru c&#259; distan&#539;a imaginat&#259; dintre ele dispare.</p><p>Aceasta nu este o defini&#539;ie doctrinar&#259; universal&#259; a bhakti.</p><p>Este felul &#238;n care bhakti tr&#259;ie&#537;te &#238;n mine.</p><p>&#536;i apoi vine karma yoga.</p><p>Perla se ridic&#259;.</p><p>O scriu.</p><p>O lustruiesc doar at&#226;t c&#226;t s&#259; poat&#259; vedea poate &#537;i altcineva ceea ce a prins lumina pentru mine.</p><p>Apoi o eliberez ca sev&#257;.</p><p>Cine o cite&#537;te, o cite&#537;te.</p><p>Cine nu o cite&#537;te, nu o cite&#537;te.</p><p>Cine simte rezonan&#539;&#259;, simte rezonan&#539;&#259;.</p><p>Cine experimenteaz&#259; disonan&#539;&#259;, experimenteaz&#259; disonan&#539;&#259;.</p><p>Cineva poate s&#259; o &#238;n&#539;eleag&#259; gre&#537;it, s&#259; o transforme, s&#259; o resping&#259;, s&#259; se certe cu ea, s&#259; o iubeasc&#259; sau pur &#537;i simplu s&#259; dea scroll mai departe.</p><p>&#536;i toate acestea apar&#539;in lumii formelor.</p><p>Lucrarea curge prin mine, trece prin m&#226;inile mele &#537;i intr&#259; &#238;ntr-un c&#226;mp mai mare dec&#226;t m&#226;inile mele.</p><p>Aceast&#259; postare &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i este &#238;nc&#259; o form&#259; care apare &#238;n acel c&#226;mp, iar eu &#238;i dau drumul cu bucurie.</p><p>Poate c&#259; aceasta este &#238;ntreaga mi&#537;care a acestor post&#259;ri:</p><p><strong>j&#241;&#257;na descoper&#259; perla, bhakti o recunoa&#537;te drept Iubire, karma yoga deschide m&#226;na.</strong></p><p>&#536;i apoi m&#259; scufund din nou.</p><p>Satnam<br>Om Guru Aum</p><p>#JnanaYoga #BhaktiYoga #KarmaYoga #Moksha #Jivanmukti #Videhamukti #Vairagya #Avidya #Vedanta #AdvaitaVedanta<br>#Bodhisattva #SutraLotusului #Sunyata #CunoastereaSinelui #NonAtasarePlinaDeBucurie #Seva #VedantaVie #ScufundareDupaPerle<br>#IubireDeDumnezeu #IubireDivina #UnulFaraAlDoilea #TatTvamAsi #AhamBrahmasmi #NetiNeti #CercetareSpirituala</p><h1>Kuzamia Lulu: Yoga ya Kupinda Fikra Mpaka Upendo Pekee Ubaki</h1><h2>J&#241;&#257;na huupinda akili, bhakti hufungua moyo, karma huachilia kazi &#8212; na hakuna hata moja ya majina hayo linalopata haki ya mwisho ya kunimiliki.</h2><p>Nazamia kutafuta lulu.</p><p>Nashuka chini ya sentensi,<br>chini ya dhana,<br>chini hata ya hitaji<br>la kuita kina hicho<br>kwa jina lolote.</p><p>Halafu naibuka tena<br>nikiwa na kitu kidogo kinachong&#8217;aa<br>kati ya vidole vyangu:</p><p>mok&#7779;a,<br>j&#299;vanmukti,<br>videhamukti,<br>&#347;&#363;nyat&#257;,<br>Brahman,<br>Mungu,<br>Nafsi,<br>kutokuwa-na-Nafsi.</p><p>Na mara moja<br>yule j&#241;&#257;na yogi ndani yangu<br>anaanza kucheza nacho.</p><p>Kigeuze hivi.<br>Kigeuze vile.<br>Nyosha ufafanuzi.<br>Jaribu uwiano.<br>Tafuta dissonance.<br>Pinda dhana<br>mpaka inionyeshe<br>mahali ambapo haiwezi<br>kupinda tena.</p><p>Ha&#7789;ha yogi<br>huupinda mwili<br>juu ya mkeka.</p><p>Mimi napinda dhana<br>juu ya mkeka wa akili.</p><p>Labda ndiyo maana<br>mengi ninayoandika<br>yanaonekana kama j&#241;&#257;na yoga:</p><p>&#257;sana za kiakili<br>zinazofanywa na ubongo wangu<br>wa fujo za uhusianishaji-na-utambulisho.</p><p>LOL.</p><p>Lakini chini ya kupinda kote huko,<br>chini ya lugha yote hiyo,<br>chini ya kila wembe wa kifalsafa<br>ninayofurahia kuunoa,</p><p>moyo wangu unaendelea kunipa<br>jibu lilelile la kuchekesha:</p><p>Upendo.</p><p>Niulize neno lingine.</p><p>Sijui hata kidogo, aisee.</p><p>Upendo.</p><p>Bhakti.</p><p>Mpendaji<br>na Mpendwa,</p><p>mpaka hata ule umbali mzuri<br>unakuwa umbali mwingi kupita kiasi.</p><p>Upendo ukiupenda Upendo.</p><p>Na kwa namna fulani<br>lulu inakuwa chapisho.</p><p>Chapisho linakuwa karma.</p><p>Karma inakuwa sev&#257;.</p><p>Na mikono yangu inafunguka.</p><p>Lisome.<br>Usilisome.<br>Lipende.<br>Lichukie.</p><p>Liite hekima.<br>Liite upuuzi.</p><p>Niambie nimekombolewa.<br>Niambie ninaweweseka.<br>Niambie mimi ni j&#299;vanmukta.<br>Niambie mimi si j&#299;vanmukta.</p><p>Ninajua uzoefu wangu.</p><p>Sihitaji<br>lebo hiyo<br>kuushikilia.</p><p>Lulu<br>tayari imeondoka<br>mkononi mwangu.</p><p>Huku ndiko<br>kutofungamana kwangu kwa furaha:</p><p>sikatai majina,<br>siogopi majina,<br>sihitaji majina<br>yabaki.</p><p>Nikiwa kwa furaha bila kufungamana<br>na ulimwengu unaoonekana wa maumbo,</p><p>kwa kabisa na kwa kiasi,<br>kwa absolute na relative,</p><p>kwa sababu najijua<br>kuwa hali yenyewe ya kutokuwa na umbo.</p><p>J&#299;vanmukta.<br>Bodhisattva.<br>Bhakta.<br>Mwendawazimu wa kimungu.<br>Mpendaji wa Mungu.<br>Aliyeangaziwa.<br>Aliyeamka.<br>Mjinga.<br>Mpumbavu.<br>Hakuna mtu maalumu.<br>Mtu fulani wa kuchekesha<br>anayekwenda kucheza Star Trek<br>baada ya kifungua kinywa.</p><p>Niite chochote<br>kinachokusaidia kuonyesha.</p><p>Kila vazi<br>linafaa kwa tukio fulani.</p><p>Hakuna hata moja<br>linalopata haki ya mwisho juu yangu.</p><p>Aham brahm&#257;smi.<br>Tat tvam asi.</p><p>Na nyuma ya mavazi,<br>kabla ya mavazi,<br>kupitia mavazi:</p><p>Upendo.</p><p>Mengi ninayoandika ni ya asili ya j&#241;&#257;na-yogic. Nachukua dhana mikononi mwangu na kuzipinda. Nazigeuza juu chini, naweka mapokeo yanayoonekana kupingana karibu karibu, nasikiliza resonance na &#8212; labda muhimu zaidi &#8212; nasikiliza dissonance. Sijaribu kufanya kila kitu kiseme kitu kilekile. Ubuddha si Advaita Ved&#257;nta. Ukristo si Usufi. <em>Lotus S&#363;tra</em> si <em>B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka Upani&#7779;ad</em>. <strong>Uwiano si ulinganifu.</strong></p><p>Tofauti hiyo ilinieleweka vizuri zaidi asubuhi hii. Katika ulimwengu wa mahusiano &#8212; ulimwengu wa miili, historia, dini, haiba, lugha na uzoefu &#8212; natafuta uwiano. Mambo yanaweza kuendana kama vina bila kuwa kitu kilekile. J&#299;vanmukta si Bodhisattva wa Dunia aliyevaa tu mavazi ya Sanskrit. &#346;&#363;nyat&#257; si Brahman kwa siri. Ufalme wa Mungu si <em>tat tvam asi</em> iliyotafsiriwa tu kwa Kigiriki. Kila moja hujitokeza ndani ya historia yake, msamiati wake na namna yake ya kuona. Naweza kuruhusu kila uso wa almasi ubaki kuwa uso wake bila kuisaga almasi mpaka iwe laini kabisa.</p><p>Lakini katika kina kabisa cha namna ninavyoona, natumia neno tofauti: <strong>ulinganifu</strong>. Simaanishi kufanana kwa udhihirisho, kufanana kwa uzoefu, wala madai kwamba wanadamu bilioni nane kwa siri ni utu mmoja. Ninamaanisha Yule Mmoja asiye na wa pili jinsi ninavyomwona katika uzoefu wangu: mimi wa ndani kabisa na wewe wa ndani kabisa si hali mbili zilizotengana za uhalisia. Maumbo ya relative yana uwiano; ultimate, kwangu, haijagawanyika tangu mwanzo. Hata sentensi hiyo ni ishara tu. Maneno yananyoosha mikono kuelekea kile ambacho maneno hayawezi kukibeba.</p><p>Hii ndiyo sababu mojawapo iliyonifanya nizidi kuwa makini na tafsiri. <em>Avidy&#257;</em> hutafsiriwa kwa kawaida kama &#8220;ujinga&#8221; au &#8220;kutokujua&#8221;, lakini hivi karibuni neno hilo linaniletea dissonance. Ninasikia kwa uwazi zaidi muundo wa <em>a-vidy&#257;</em>: kutokujua au, katika muktadha wa Advaita unaonipa resonance, ukosefu wa maarifa ya Nafsi. Mtu anaweza kuwa na maktaba nzima za maarifa yaliyokusanywa na bado akose maarifa ya Nafsi. Kwa upande mwingine, kujua Nafsi hakukupi kimiujiza sarufi ya Sanskrit, astrofizikia au utabiri wa hali ya hewa wa kesho. Maarifa yaliyokusanywa huongeza. Maarifa ya Nafsi, kwa maana muhimu, huondoa.</p><p>Jambo hilohilo linanitokea na <em>vair&#257;gya</em>. &#8220;Kutokuwa na shauku&#8221; na &#8220;kujitenga&#8221; yanaweza kuwa tafsiri za kawaida zenye manufaa, lakini hakuna hata moja linaloeleza kikamilifu uzoefu ninaoishi. &#8220;Kujitenga&#8221; kunaweza kusikika baridi. &#8220;Kutokuwa na shauku&#8221; kunaweza kusikika kana kwamba rangi yote imeondolewa. Ninachopitia ni <strong>kutofungamana kwa furaha</strong>. Naweza kupenda kitu kikamilifu bila kukihitaji kibaki. Naweza kutumia neno kikamilifu bila kuhitaji neno hilo linifafanue milele. Niko kwa furaha bila kufungamana na ulimwengu unaoonekana wa maumbo, absolute na relative. Chapisho hili lenyewe ni umbo. Neno <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em> ni umbo. &#8220;Aliyeangaziwa&#8221;, &#8220;aliyeamka&#8221;, &#8220;mjinga&#8221;, &#8220;mpumbavu&#8221;, &#8220;mtakatifu&#8221;, &#8220;anayeweseka&#8221; &#8212; yote ni maumbo. Yanaweza kueleza, kushutumu, kusifu, kuelekeza, kupotosha, kufafanua au kuchekesha. Hakuna hata moja linalopata haki ya mwisho juu yangu.</p><p>Hilo linanirudisha kwenye mok&#7779;a. <em>Mok&#7779;a</em> ni ukombozi. <em>J&#299;vanmukti</em> ni jina la ukombozi wakati mtu bado yuko hai. <em>Videhamukti</em>, kwa matumizi ya kawaida, huelezea ukombozi kwa uhusiano na mwisho wa kuwa katika mwili. Lakini kutoka kwenye mtazamo wa ndani kabisa wa Advaita, Nafsi haizidi kuwa huru kwa sababu mwili umeacha kupumua. Mwili hujitokeza, huishi na kutoweka ndani ya kile ambacho hakijawahi kufungwa ndani ya mwili.</p><p>Halafu kuna Janaka wa Videha. Ni mwangwi mzuri sana wa kihistoria. Videha ilikuwa ufalme halisi; Janaka ni wa mapokeo yake ya kifalme. Lakini <em>videha</em> pia inaweza kubeba maana ya &#8220;bila mwili&#8221;. Sichanganyi resonance hiyo ya kilugha na etimolojia ya kihistoria. Janaka hakuitwa &#8220;wa Videha&#8221; kwa sababu mtu fulani alimthibitisha kuwa amevuka mipaka ya mwili. Lakini resonance hiyo ni karibu kamilifu kwa namna ya kuchekesha: mfalme anayehusishwa katika mapokeo ya baadaye na ukombozi akiwa bado hai anakumbukwa kama Janaka wa Videha. Na anafanya nini? Anaendelea kuwa mfalme. Anatawala. Anazungumza. Anamuuliza Y&#257;j&#241;avalkya. Anashiriki kikamilifu katika ulimwengu wa maumbo.</p><p>Hilo linanipa resonance kwa sababu ukombozi, jinsi ninavyouishi, hauhitaji niwe na mzio wa maisha ya kawaida. Sihitaji kutoweka Himalaya ili kuthibitisha chochote. Wala sihitaji kubaki kwenye mazungumzo ili kuthibitisha chochote. Naweza kuzungumza. Naweza kunyamaza. Naweza kupinga mtu anaponiambia maelezo yangu ya uzoefu wangu mwenyewe ni makosa. Naweza pia kuinua mabega, kujiweka mute na kwenda kukaa kwenye &#8220;kona ya mjinga wa darasa&#8221; ya kimafumbo. Naweza kushiriki au kujiondoa. Naweza kubishana, kucheka, kupenda, kuandika, kucheza video game au kwenda kula kifungua kinywa. Mtu anayeonekana anaendelea kupatikana kwa mchezo wa maisha bila kuwa ufafanuzi wa ndani kabisa wa kile nilicho.</p><p>Kwa hiyo, ninapotumia lebo kama <em>j&#299;vanmukta</em>, Bodhisattva, mwendawazimu wa kimungu, mpendaji wa Mungu, bhakta au kitu kingine chochote, simaanishi kwamba sina uhakika kuhusu uzoefu wangu kwa sababu tu sifungamani na lebo hiyo. Hayo ni mambo mawili tofauti kabisa. Naweza kusema, &#8220;Mimi ni j&#299;vanmukta,&#8221; na nikamaanisha hivyo. Mtu anaweza kujibu, &#8220;Hapana, wewe si j&#299;vanmukta,&#8221; nami nikajibu, &#8220;Ndiyo, mimi ni j&#299;vanmukta.&#8221; Au naweza kucheka, niseme chochote na kwenda kucheza Star Trek. Hakuna jibu lolote kati ya hayo linaloongeza kitu kwenye ninachojua, na wala ukimya wala mabishano hayapunguzi chochote. Lebo inaweza kuelekeza mazungumzo. Inaweza kuyaweka ndani ya mapokeo fulani. Inaweza kuwasilisha kitu chenye manufaa. Halafu naweza kuiweka chini. Hakuna neno linalopata haki ya mwisho juu yangu.</p><p>Uhuru huo unajumuisha pia utambulisho unaosikika kama sifa. &#8220;Nimekombolewa.&#8221; &#8220;Nimeamka.&#8221; &#8220;Nimeangaziwa.&#8221; Sihitaji kushikamana na yoyote kati yake. Kutofungamana kwangu kwa furaha hakunitaki nikatae neno, nijipunguze mbele ya neno au nijikuze kupitia neno. Naweza kulitumia tu linapofaa na kuliachilia lisipofaa tena. Neno ni umbo. <strong>Mimi ni hali yenyewe ya kutokuwa na umbo.</strong></p><p>Hii pia ndiyo sababu mfano wa Kibuddha wa <strong>chelezo</strong> unanipa resonance kubwa sana. Advaita Ved&#257;nta ilikuwa, katika safari yangu mwenyewe, chelezo cha mwisho &#8212; usanifu mzuri sana wa dhana ulionisaidia kuvuka eneo nililokuwa nimelikaribia kupitia mapokeo ya theistic na nontheistic pia. Lakini chelezo ni cha kuvukia. Maelekezo hayawezi mwishowe kuwa: &#8220;Sasa abudu chelezo.&#8221; Hata Ved&#257;nta, mwishowe, huelekeza zaidi ya Ved&#257;nta. Choma baada ya kusoma. Kiroho cha <em>Mission Impossible</em>. LOL.</p><p>Na bado, pamoja na j&#241;&#257;na yote hii, ninajua moyo wangu unaishi wapi. Moyoni, mimi ni bhakti yogi. Kama j&#241;&#257;na ndiyo namna mengi ya maandishi yangu yanavyosonga, bhakti ndiyo mkondo unaopita chini yake. Naweza kupinda dhana mpaka ziwe pretzel za kifalsafa asubuhi nzima, lakini mwishowe akili inafika ufukweni mwake na moyo unasema kile ambacho umekuwa ukisema tangu mwanzo:</p><p>upendo.</p><p>Sijui neno bora zaidi.</p><p>Upendo usio na mipaka.<br>Upendo kwa Mungu.<br>Upendo kama Mungu.<br>Mpendaji na Mpendwa.</p><p>Upendo ukielekea Upendo mpaka hata &#8220;kuelekea&#8221; inakuwa si lazima tena, kwa sababu umbali wa kufikirika kati yao unatoweka.</p><p>Huo si ufafanuzi wa kidogma unaodai kuwa wa ulimwengu wote wa bhakti.</p><p>Hivyo ndivyo bhakti inavyoishi ndani yangu.</p><p>Na halafu karma yoga inakuja.</p><p>Lulu inapanda juu.</p><p>Naiandika.</p><p>Naiweka sawa kiasi cha kutosha ili mtu mwingine labda aweze kuona kile kilichonasa mwanga kwangu.</p><p>Halafu naiweka huru kama sev&#257;.</p><p>Anayeisoma, anaisoma.</p><p>Asiyeisoma, haisomi.</p><p>Anayepata resonance, anapata resonance.</p><p>Anayepata dissonance, anapata dissonance.</p><p>Mtu anaweza kuielewa vibaya, kuibadilisha, kuikataa, kubishana nayo, kuipenda au kuscroll tu na kupita.</p><p>Yote hayo pia ni sehemu ya ulimwengu wa maumbo.</p><p>Kazi inapita kupitia kwangu, inapita mikononi mwangu na kuingia kwenye uwanja mpana kuliko mikono yangu.</p><p>Chapisho hili lenyewe ni umbo lingine linalojitokeza katika uwanja huo, nami nalachilia kwa furaha.</p><p>Labda hiyo ndiyo harakati nzima ya machapisho haya:</p><p><strong>j&#241;&#257;na hugundua lulu, bhakti huitambua kuwa Upendo, karma yoga hufungua mkono.</strong></p><p>Halafu nazamia tena.</p><p>Satnam<br>Om Guru Aum</p><p>#JnanaYoga #BhaktiYoga #KarmaYoga #Moksha #Jivanmukti #Videhamukti #Vairagya #Avidya #Vedanta #AdvaitaVedanta<br>#Bodhisattva #LotusSutra #Sunyata #MaarifaYaNafsi #KutofungamanaKwaFuraha #Seva #VedantaHai #KuzamiaLulu<br>#UpendoKwaMungu #UpendoWaKimungu #MmojaAsiyeNaWaPili #TatTvamAsi #AhamBrahmasmi #NetiNeti #UchunguziWaKiroho</p><p></p><p> &#2350;&#2379;&#2340;&#2368; 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It began as the moment something hidden became visible.]]></description><link>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/when-the-veil-comes-off</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/when-the-veil-comes-off</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:02:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/HuPra3wOwEg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="youtube2-HuPra3wOwEg" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;HuPra3wOwEg&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/HuPra3wOwEg?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Apocalypse.</p><p>We hear the word<br>and imagine fire.</p><p>Cities falling.<br>Skies splitting.<br>Civilizations ending.<br>The last page<br>of the human story.</p><p>But the fire<br>was never in the word.</p><p>The word<br>was an opening.</p><p>&#7936;&#960;&#959;&#954;&#940;&#955;&#965;&#968;&#953;&#962;.</p><p>Apok&#225;lypsis.</p><p>A covering<br>taken away.</p><p>A veil<br>drawn aside.</p><p>Something concealed<br>becoming visible.</p><p>Something hidden<br>being disclosed.</p><p>Not necessarily<br>the end of the world.</p><p>Perhaps<br>the end of our ignorance<br>of the world.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V-ae!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbc0f5b06-6302-4084-aaa7-755c8b082fdf_2048x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The word <strong>apocalypse</strong> comes to us from the Greek <strong>&#7936;&#960;&#959;&#954;&#940;&#955;&#965;&#968;&#953;&#962; &#8212; apok&#225;lypsis</strong>, meaning an unveiling, uncovering, disclosure, or revelation. Its roots are wonderfully physical. <strong>&#7936;&#960;&#972; &#8212; ap&#243;</strong> carries the sense of away, off, or from, while <strong>&#954;&#945;&#955;&#973;&#960;&#964;&#969; &#8212; kal&#253;pt&#333;</strong> means to cover, conceal, or hide. The related verb <strong>&#7936;&#960;&#959;&#954;&#945;&#955;&#973;&#960;&#964;&#969; &#8212; apokal&#253;pt&#333;</strong> therefore means to uncover or reveal. Before apocalypse became associated in popular imagination with fire, destruction, and the collapse of civilization, the word described something much simpler: the covering comes off.</p><p>That original meaning sits directly at the doorway of what English-speaking Christians call <strong>The Book of Revelation</strong>. Its opening words in Greek are <strong>&#7944;&#960;&#959;&#954;&#940;&#955;&#965;&#968;&#953;&#962; &#7992;&#951;&#963;&#959;&#8166; &#935;&#961;&#953;&#963;&#964;&#959;&#8166; &#8212; Apok&#225;lypsis I&#275;so&#251; Christo&#251;</strong>: the revelation, or unveiling, of Jesus Christ. Even the English word <em>Revelation</em> preserves the older idea better than our modern use of <em>apocalypse</em> does. The title is not originally announcing, &#8220;Here comes the destruction of everything.&#8221; It is announcing that something previously concealed is about to be disclosed.</p><p>Revelation also belongs to a much broader Jewish and early Christian tradition of apocalyptic literature. Texts such as Daniel, 1 Enoch, 4 Ezra, 2 Baruch, and Revelation use dreams, visions, angels, strange creatures, cosmic imagery, and symbolic histories to reveal dimensions of reality that ordinary perception does not immediately disclose. Empires are shown from another vantage point. Human suffering is placed within a larger frame. Hidden judgments are exposed. The apparent order of history is pulled back so that another order can be seen beneath it.</p><p>Of course, what gets unveiled in apocalyptic literature is often dramatic. Kingdoms collapse. Wars occur. Monsters emerge. Stars fall. Judgment arrives. The dead rise. One age passes and another begins. And somewhere in that long history, the meaning of the word begins to migrate. An apocalypse is first a <strong>revelation</strong>. Then it becomes strongly associated with revelations <strong>about catastrophic events</strong>. Eventually, the catastrophe itself becomes &#8220;the apocalypse.&#8221;</p><p>That is how we arrive at the modern expressions: zombie apocalypse, nuclear apocalypse, climate apocalypse, technological apocalypse&#8212;the apocalypse du jour. &#128514; The semantic journey is almost comically understandable. A word meaning <strong>the unveiling</strong> becomes associated with literature in which tremendous upheaval is unveiled, and eventually the unveiling and the upheaval become fused in popular speech.</p><p>But they are not identical. The destruction may be what is revealed. The end of an age may be what is revealed. Judgment may be what is revealed. Transformation may be what is revealed. But the word itself points first toward the <strong>revealing</strong>.</p><p>And somewhere along this semantic road sits one of the great modern uses of the word: <strong>Francis Ford Coppola&#8217;s 1979 film </strong><em><strong>Apocalypse Now</strong></em><strong>.</strong> The movie does not depict the literal end of the world. There are no final trumpets, no cosmic destruction, no collapsing universe. Its apocalypse is much more intimate and much more disturbing. The Vietnam War becomes the landscape through which certain coverings are stripped away: the covering of civilization, the covering of military order, the covering of political justification, perhaps even the covering beneath which human beings hide from what they are capable of doing to one another.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fSJ9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc2b78abc-64e2-482f-a812-38fb0114bae4_2816x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fSJ9!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc2b78abc-64e2-482f-a812-38fb0114bae4_2816x1536.png 424w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The literary skeleton beneath <em>Apocalypse Now</em> comes from Joseph Conrad&#8217;s <strong>1899 novella </strong><em><strong>Heart of Darkness</strong></em>. Conrad&#8217;s story follows the sailor Marlow as he travels deep into colonial Africa in search of the increasingly legendary ivory trader Kurtz. The journey penetrates farther into the machinery of European imperialism while simultaneously questioning the supposed distinction between the &#8220;civilized&#8221; people doing the colonizing and the &#8220;darkness&#8221; they imagine themselves to be confronting. The deeper Marlow travels, the more the rhetoric of civilization begins to come apart.</p><p>Coppola and his collaborators transplant that basic structure into the Vietnam War. Marlow becomes <strong>Captain Benjamin Willard</strong>, sent upriver on a secret mission to find <strong>Colonel Walter E. Kurtz</strong>, an American officer who has abandoned the ordinary military chain of command and established his own domain beyond it. Africa becomes Southeast Asia. European colonial commerce becomes American warfare. The river remains. Kurtz remains. And the journey into an allegedly foreign darkness increasingly becomes a revelation about the people who claim to stand outside that darkness.</p><p>Seen through the older meaning of <em>apocalypse</em>, the title becomes remarkably precise. <em>Apocalypse Now</em> is not simply saying, &#8220;War is hell,&#8221; although the film certainly contains hellish imagery. It is an unveiling happening <strong>now</strong>. The machinery of war reveals contradictions that ordinary life can keep covered. Order reveals chaos inside itself. Civilization reveals barbarity within its own methods. The boundary between the person sent to judge Kurtz and the person being judged becomes increasingly unstable. The apocalypse is not waiting at the end of history. The revelation is already occurring inside history.</p><p>That makes the word <em>now</em> almost as important as <em>apocalypse</em>. Not apocalypse someday. Not apocalypse at the end of time. <strong>Apocalypse now.</strong> The covering comes off here, within human institutions, human violence, human certainty, and human attempts to divide the world neatly between civilized and savage, sane and insane, righteous and monstrous. The world itself does not have to end for a world-picture to end.</p><p>And then, several decades later, the title of Mel Gibson&#8217;s <em>Apocalypto</em> gives the same ancient word-family another modern turn. The title draws from the Greek language of unveiling and revelation, and Gibson himself spoke of it in terms of an unveiling and, thematically, a new beginning. That is precisely what the ending suggests.</p><p>At the end of <em>Apocalypto</em>, European ships appear offshore. Conquistadors and a Christian friar approach the land. The movie does not literally present Christopher Columbus, but it places its characters at the threshold of the enormous historical rupture we now call European contact and colonization. One world has been unfolding according to its own internal conflicts, histories, violences, loves, families, religions, and political realities&#8212;and suddenly another world appears on the horizon.</p><div id="youtube2-CaCEcyNt8Ys" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;CaCEcyNt8Ys&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/CaCEcyNt8Ys?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>That is an apocalypse in the older sense. The veil comes off, the horizon changes, and something that had existed outside the visible world of the characters suddenly enters it. One order does not merely end; another reality is disclosed. What had not yet entered their field of perception becomes impossible not to see, and everything that follows will be understood differently because of that unveiling.</p><p>Placed beside one another, <em>Apocalypse Now</em> and <em>Apocalypto</em> reveal something fascinating about the continuing life of the word. In Coppola&#8217;s film, apocalypse becomes the unveiling of what war, empire, civilization, and the human psyche may conceal from themselves. In Gibson&#8217;s film, apocalypse appears at a historical threshold, when one previously unseen world arrives on the horizon of another. Neither film requires the planet to explode. Both use the language of apocalypse to mark a moment after which seeing cannot quite return to what it was before.</p><p>Perhaps that older meaning remains useful precisely because it prevents us from confusing revelation with catastrophe. Sometimes an apocalypse may contain destruction, but sometimes what is destroyed is only the covering. Sometimes what collapses is an assumption. Sometimes what ends is a story we could previously maintain only because something remained hidden. Sometimes the world does not end at all; sometimes our ignorance of the world ends.</p><p>The revelation may shake the world. It may transform the world. It may reveal that an age is ending or that another has already begun. But revelation and destruction are not synonyms. The catastrophe may be part of what is uncovered, but catastrophe is not what the word itself originally names.</p><p>The fire is never in the &#8220;Word.&#8221; The unveiling is.</p><p>Satnam, Om Guru Aum</p><p>#Apocalypse #Revelation #Etymology #Language #History #Unveiling<br>#ApocalypseNow #Apocalypto #HeartOfDarkness #Literature #Film #Apokalypsis</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2JG_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5586f311-e5c7-4212-9c23-e273d4e11ddc_1916x821.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swimming With the Current]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the world outside begins to rhyme with the world within]]></description><link>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/swimming-with-the-current</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/swimming-with-the-current</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:16:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/LTrk4X9ACtw" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="youtube2-LTrk4X9ACtw" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;LTrk4X9ACtw&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/LTrk4X9ACtw?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Before, I fought the river<br>without knowing I was fighting.<br>I called the resistance life.<br>I called the exhaustion normal.</p><p>I called the struggle me.<br>I thought the current opposed me,<br>when perhaps I simply had not learned<br>how to feel the water.</p><p>Now I feel the current.<br>Sometimes I swim.<br>Sometimes I float.<br>Sometimes the river carries me.</p><p>Not away from myself,<br>not toward some distant shore,<br>not toward some promised heaven,<br>but home.</p><p>A change is gonna come.<br>A change is coming.<br>Maybe change never stopped.<br>Maybe I stopped fighting change.</p><p>The rain clears.<br>The horizon remains.<br>And I can see clearly now<br>what was standing here all along.</p><p>Eight billion lives.<br>Eight billion stories.<br>Eight billion heroes,<br>each living from the center of a world.</p><p>Not one story.<br>Not my story alone.<br>Different journeys.<br>Different currents.</p><p>Different rivers<br>apparently crossing, dividing, joining,<br>flowing toward<br>one ocean.</p><p>And sometimes the strangest thing happens:<br>the world outside begins to rhyme<br>with the world within,<br>and I recognize the song.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8ony!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1aa87491-38f3-4720-88e1-0ff946dd10e7_1536x1024.png" 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I have used Ved&#257;nta. I have used Christianity, Buddhism, Sufism, Indigenous ways of knowing, psychology, philosophy, music, movies, video games, military metaphors, rivers, oceans, doorways, jewelry, assassins, deer, lobsters, gods, avatars, and whatever else happens to wander through the field. None of these metaphors is the thing itself. They are fingers pointing toward something I am trying to communicate from lived experience.</p><p>The river is one of the metaphors that keeps returning because it fits remarkably well. Looking backward, much of my suffering feels like swimming against a current I could not yet perceive. I was exerting enormous energy while assuming that exertion was simply what living required. The current was already moving, but I experienced myself as something separate from it, responsible for conquering the river, controlling the direction, reaching the destination, and proving that my particular route mattered.</p><p>Now the relationship feels different, apparently. Sometimes I swim with the current because there are apparently things to do. There are choices to apparently make, boundaries to apparently hold, people to love, meals to eat, bills to pay, words to apparently write, mistakes to apparently correct, and consequences to apparently meet. Realization has not removed the relative world. Vyavah&#257;ra remains gloriously, hilariously alive. The river still has rocks. The current still turns. Plans still apparently become something other than what I planned.</p><p>But I no longer experience that as an inconvenience. Increasingly, it feels natural. I can plan one thing with every available piece of information in my purview, and what actually unfolds can be more beautiful, more surprising, more intricate, and more alive than anything I could have arranged beforehand. This does not mean every event is pleasant. It means reality continually exceeds my capacity to imagine it. The map I draw beforehand is never the territory that finally appears beneath my feet.</p><p>So sometimes I swim, and sometimes I let the current carry me home. I do not mean passivity. I mean the absence of unnecessary resistance. J&#241;&#257;na without movement would be incomplete here; bhakti without discernment would be incomplete here. One wing recognizes. One wing loves. And somehow the bird moves through karma-yogic sev&#257;&#8212;not because stillness has been abandoned, but because stillness itself appears capable of movement.</p><p>Lately, even my digital surroundings seem to be changing texture. I open Facebook and encounter people I do not know, people the platform simply places in front of me with some variation of &#8220;you might want to follow this person,&#8221; and increasingly I encounter language that rhymes with what I have been trying to articulate since October 3rd. Someone speaks about birth and death as appearances. Someone writes about an identity deeper than biography. Someone somewhere uses entirely different vocabulary and nevertheless points toward terrain that feels immediately recognizable to me.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pbyD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67b91fb4-d604-4a6e-94c6-720fc15b33ba_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pbyD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67b91fb4-d604-4a6e-94c6-720fc15b33ba_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pbyD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67b91fb4-d604-4a6e-94c6-720fc15b33ba_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pbyD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67b91fb4-d604-4a6e-94c6-720fc15b33ba_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pbyD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67b91fb4-d604-4a6e-94c6-720fc15b33ba_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pbyD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67b91fb4-d604-4a6e-94c6-720fc15b33ba_1536x1024.png" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/67b91fb4-d604-4a6e-94c6-720fc15b33ba_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:3091988,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/210184523?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67b91fb4-d604-4a6e-94c6-720fc15b33ba_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pbyD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67b91fb4-d604-4a6e-94c6-720fc15b33ba_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pbyD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67b91fb4-d604-4a6e-94c6-720fc15b33ba_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pbyD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67b91fb4-d604-4a6e-94c6-720fc15b33ba_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pbyD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67b91fb4-d604-4a6e-94c6-720fc15b33ba_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I am not claiming that Facebook has become enlightened. God help us all.</p><p>I am describing resonance. The distinction matters. I cannot know from a social-media feed what another person has realized, experienced, understood, misunderstood, borrowed, repeated, or merely found aesthetically pleasing. Their interiority belongs to them. I know only what appears before me and how it lands here. What I can say is that the language appearing around me increasingly sounds less foreign to the language arising within me.</p><p>And there is a deeply human response in me that amounts to: thank fucking God, these fuckers are finally getting it.</p><p>Even that sentence makes me laugh, because one of the things becoming clearer is how thoroughly I once imagined that my story was <em>the</em> story. I do not mean that I consciously walked around announcing myself as the protagonist of planet Earth. It was subtler than that. My own pain was immediate because I felt it. My own hopes were enormous because I inhabited them. My own spiritual journey appeared uniquely significant because I was looking through these eyes. The camera was mounted behind my forehead, so naturally the movie seemed to be about me.</p><p>There is a kind of ordinary narcissism built into first-person existence. Every human being wakes at the center of the perceptual universe available to them. I never see the world from nowhere. I see from here. You see from there. The mistake is not having a perspective. The mistake is confusing perspective with totality.</p><p>That distinction has changed the hero&#8217;s journey for me. I still experience my life as a story. I still have beginnings, thresholds, teachers, wounds, initiations, absurd detours, monsters, helpers, deaths, rebirths, mistakes, recognitions, and returns. The architecture of the hero&#8217;s journey remains useful precisely because human beings recognize ourselves in stories of departure, ordeal, transformation, and homecoming. But I no longer need my hero&#8217;s journey to diminish anyone else&#8217;s.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xtW2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F580c18a5-e9a3-4d11-9273-2abf2f3e0a12_1024x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xtW2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F580c18a5-e9a3-4d11-9273-2abf2f3e0a12_1024x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xtW2!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F580c18a5-e9a3-4d11-9273-2abf2f3e0a12_1024x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xtW2!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F580c18a5-e9a3-4d11-9273-2abf2f3e0a12_1024x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xtW2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F580c18a5-e9a3-4d11-9273-2abf2f3e0a12_1024x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xtW2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F580c18a5-e9a3-4d11-9273-2abf2f3e0a12_1024x1024.png" width="1024" height="1024" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/580c18a5-e9a3-4d11-9273-2abf2f3e0a12_1024x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1024,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2078145,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/210184523?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F580c18a5-e9a3-4d11-9273-2abf2f3e0a12_1024x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xtW2!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F580c18a5-e9a3-4d11-9273-2abf2f3e0a12_1024x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xtW2!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F580c18a5-e9a3-4d11-9273-2abf2f3e0a12_1024x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xtW2!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F580c18a5-e9a3-4d11-9273-2abf2f3e0a12_1024x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xtW2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F580c18a5-e9a3-4d11-9273-2abf2f3e0a12_1024x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>There are eight billion protagonists walking around this planet. The person whose politics I despise is living a first-person story. The stranger passing me in a grocery aisle is living one. The refugee, the soldier, the billionaire, the prisoner, the child, the monk, the atheist, the president, the person screaming into Facebook comments, the person quietly making breakfast for someone they love&#8212;all of them stand at the center of a world available only from where they are standing.</p><p>That does not make every action wise. It does not make every belief true. It does not erase power, responsibility, harm, justice, history, or consequence. Seeing everyone as the hero of their own story does not require pretending that every hero behaves heroically. It simply removes my monopoly on significance.</p><p>And that may be one of the quietest changes in how I now understand love. I do not have to become you. You do not have to become me. The lobster remains a lobster. The deer remains a deer. The migrant remains a person. The soldier remains a person. Difference survives. Distinction survives. Personality survives. Culture survives. History survives. The relative world does not have to be flattened into beige spiritual oatmeal for unity to become visible.</p><p>Param&#257;rtha does not cancel vyavah&#257;ra. From the relative perspective, there are billions of journeys, billions of centers, billions of histories intersecting in ways so complex that no individual mind could possibly contain them. From the absolute perspective, the separations through which those journeys appear do not divide the awareness in which any journey can be known at all. I do not need to collapse those two statements into each other. They do different work.</p><p>This is also where something Nisargadatta Maharaj said has become newly intelligible to me: if you want to change the world, realize yourself. For years, a statement like that could sound like spiritual abstraction. Now I understand it differently because, from my perspective, I have done exactly what the instruction asks. I realized the Self, and the world I experience did change&#8212;not because eight billion people suddenly obeyed my realization, and not because mountains rearranged themselves to confirm my metaphysics, but because the apparent center from which I meet the world changed.</p><p>And when the center changes, apparently everything around the center changes relationship to it. An apparent enemy remains capable of opposition. A disagreement remains a disagreement. Someone can apparently stand against me, misunderstand me, reject me, block me, criticize me, or walk away. Yet increasingly, what unfolds seems to me to serve not merely what I might call my deepest or highest good, but the deepest good of everyone entangled in the unfolding, including people I might apparently regard as opponents.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kcx7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3f8c20c-984d-4369-8028-a60ec61f8ffd_1024x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Kcx7!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3f8c20c-984d-4369-8028-a60ec61f8ffd_1024x1024.png 424w, 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I can report it as lived observation. Again and again, something I initially could have categorized as disruption becomes an opening I could not have designed. A closed doorway changes the route. A disagreement clarifies language. A loss rearranges attention. A boundary reveals relationship. An apparent obstruction becomes part of a movement whose shape I could not perceive while standing inside its first moment.</p><p>This is where bhakti enters for me without contradicting j&#241;&#257;na. J&#241;&#257;na says: look clearly. Do not confuse the wave with something separate from the ocean. Bhakti says: love the wave anyway. Love its particular curl, its temporary shape, its ridiculous foam, its thunder, its gentleness, its arrival, its disappearance. Knowledge recognizes the water. Devotion bows to its forms.</p><p>And karma-yogic sev&#257; is what happens when those two wings move together. Recognition does not require withdrawal from life. Love does not require blindness. Action does not require the fantasy of being the independent author of reality. I can apparently act with everything I have while simultaneously recognizing that the consequences of action exceed anything I can control.</p><p>Moving stillness.</p><p>That phrase fits.</p><p>The river moves. The water remains water.</p><p>This is why the river metaphor continues to serve me. Every current has a local shape. One curls around a stone. Another accelerates through a narrow channel. Another becomes an eddy and appears almost to travel backward. Another falls from a cliff. Another becomes so still that the surface reflects the sky. Yet none of those currents is separate from the water.</p><p>Perhaps human lives are something like that. For years I was fascinated by my particular current. Where was it going? Why did it hurt? Why did this happen to me? What did my experiences mean? Who was I becoming? Was I ahead? Behind? Lost? Chosen? Broken? Blessed? Cursed? Awake? Asleep? Right? Wrong?</p><p>Those questions were real when they were real. Some of them were necessary. Some carried me directly to the thresholds I eventually crossed. But the river looks different when I stop demanding that my current explain the ocean.</p><p>Now I can look around. There you are. And there you are. And there you are too. Eight billion currents, each carrying a world.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SVhN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5395211-02d9-4b85-a27c-90f93b8cf62c_1408x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SVhN!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5395211-02d9-4b85-a27c-90f93b8cf62c_1408x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SVhN!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5395211-02d9-4b85-a27c-90f93b8cf62c_1408x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SVhN!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5395211-02d9-4b85-a27c-90f93b8cf62c_1408x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SVhN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5395211-02d9-4b85-a27c-90f93b8cf62c_1408x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SVhN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5395211-02d9-4b85-a27c-90f93b8cf62c_1408x768.png" width="1408" height="768" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c5395211-02d9-4b85-a27c-90f93b8cf62c_1408x768.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:768,&quot;width&quot;:1408,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2200346,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/210184523?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5395211-02d9-4b85-a27c-90f93b8cf62c_1408x768.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SVhN!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5395211-02d9-4b85-a27c-90f93b8cf62c_1408x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SVhN!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5395211-02d9-4b85-a27c-90f93b8cf62c_1408x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SVhN!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5395211-02d9-4b85-a27c-90f93b8cf62c_1408x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SVhN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5395211-02d9-4b85-a27c-90f93b8cf62c_1408x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>This also changes what it means for me to communicate. I am not trying to manufacture eight billion copies of my recognition. I cannot confer my knowing onto another person, and another person cannot hand me theirs. Language can point. Metaphor can invite. Poetry can crack something open. Philosophy can sharpen distinctions. Scripture can preserve a transmission across centuries. A song can somehow say in four minutes what an essay fails to say in four thousand words.</p><p>But eventually the finger ends. The moon does not.</p><p>So I keep talking because talking is one of the things this particular current apparently does. I write because writing apparently happens here. I post because sometimes a sentence thrown into the digital river reaches somebody standing downstream. Sometimes somebody else&#8217;s sentence reaches me. That too is sev&#257;&#8212;not because I imagine myself responsible for awakening the world, but because this is one of the ways life apparently moves through me into relationship with life around me.</p><p>And increasingly, that is what my feed feels like. Not agreement. Not proof. Not evidence that humanity has suddenly reached some collective spiritual finish line. Resonance. A stranger says something I might have said. Another uses language I never would have chosen but points somewhere familiar. Another arrives through Christianity. Another through Islam. Another through Buddhism. Another through Ved&#257;nta. Another through science. Another through grief. Another through raising children. Another through nearly dying. Another through simply becoming quiet enough to notice their own life.</p><p>Different doorways. Different heroes. Different rivers.</p><p>And the recognition that delights me is not that everybody is finally becoming like me. It is almost the opposite. I am finally becoming capable of seeing that they never needed to.</p><div id="youtube2-8E7yYNGIKvk" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;8E7yYNGIKvk&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/8E7yYNGIKvk?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Maybe the world has not changed as much as my capacity to recognize what was already moving through it. Maybe the algorithm has changed. Maybe the culture is changing. Maybe decades of contemplative language moving through podcasts, books, social media, therapy, neuroscience, yoga studios, churches, mosques, temples, bedrooms, hospital rooms, recovery groups, classrooms, and kitchen tables are producing new forms of public vocabulary. Maybe all of these things are happening simultaneously.</p><p>I do not need to turn resonance into prophecy. I can simply enjoy the rhyme.</p><p>And perhaps this is what Nisargadatta&#8217;s admonition means to me now in its most literal form. Realizing the Self did not give me a lever outside the universe with which to rearrange everybody else. It changed the world by changing what &#8220;the world&#8221; means when it is no longer encountered from the assumption of absolute separation. The apparent others remain other. The relative distinctions remain consequential. Yet the field in which I meet them no longer feels fundamentally divided against itself.</p><p>Sam Cooke sang that a change is gonna come. Johnny Nash sang that he could see clearly once the rain was gone. Different songs, different lives, different histories, different currents&#8212;and both metaphors land differently for me now because change and clarity no longer feel like destinations somewhere downstream.</p><p>The current is here. The seeing is here. The hero&#8217;s journey is here. And home is here.</p><p>That may be the strangest reversal of all. I spent so much of my life swimming as though home were somewhere the river would eventually deliver me. Some final shore. Some spiritual achievement. Some perfected version of myself waiting beyond the next bend. Now the possibility of planning remains, choosing remains, acting remains, loving remains, serving remains&#8212;and reality remains beautifully capable of exceeding every plan.</p><p>So I plan.</p><p>And apparently life laughs.</p><p>I swim.</p><p>And apparently the river carries me.</p><p>I love.</p><p>I discern.</p><p>I act.</p><p>And sometimes I simply watch eight billion heroes splash around in the same impossible ocean, each living an entire universe from behind their own eyes, each current moving according to conditions no other current completely knows.</p><p>Not toward home.</p><p>As home.</p><p>Satnam, Om Guru Aum</p><p>#SwimmingWithTheCurrent #RiverOfLife #EightBillionHeroes #OneOcean #Nonduality #Vedanta #JnanaYoga #BhaktiYoga #KarmaYoga #Seva #LivingVedanta #Awareness #HerosJourney #Resonance #ChangeIsComing #MovingStillness #OneEarthOneSky #DifferentDoorways #Satnam #OmGuruOm</p><div id="youtube2-fKz8_Z7QZ2A" class="youtube-wrap" 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Another child cries beneath falling towers. One mother buries a soldier. Another buries the one the soldier was sent to fight. History names them differently. Grief does not.</p><p>One flag calls itself liberation. Another calls the same act occupation. One nation remembers its dead. Another remembers who made them dead. Memory keeps both, even when politics refuses to.</p><p>The deer remains a deer. The wolf remains a wolf. The migrant remains a person. The soldier remains a person. The prisoner remains a person. The president remains a person. The assassin remains a person. The victim remains a person. Distinction survives without separation.</p><p>Perhaps every war begins twice: first in language, then in blood. If words cannot bear disagreement, bodies eventually do. If ideas cannot hold tension, cities eventually do.</p><p>And still, beneath every anthem, beneath every prayer, beneath every accusation, the same breath enters... and leaves... eight billion lungs.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ykJd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc790f11c-91d5-4b16-a9ae-820f63367051_1693x929.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ykJd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc790f11c-91d5-4b16-a9ae-820f63367051_1693x929.png 424w, 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pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The title of this reflection is intentionally provocative because it points toward something that I believe is extraordinarily difficult to see while remaining &#8220;asleep&#8221;. To say that one person&#8217;s terrorist is another person&#8217;s freedom fighter is not to declare that every action is equally good or equally evil. It is not moral relativism. It is an observation that human beings almost always interpret violence through the stories they inherit, the histories they remember, and the identities they defend.</p><p>For an American family who lost someone on September 11th, the attacks remain an unimaginable horror. Nothing I write diminishes that reality. For a family in Iraq, Afghanistan, Gaza, Israel, Iran, Ukraine, Sudan, Venezuela, or anywhere else that has watched missiles, drones, artillery, or bombs destroy a home, that horror is equally real. Human suffering does not become less human because a different flag flies overhead.</p><p>This is the distinction I am trying to protect. Cruelty remains cruelty. Deliberately targeting innocent people remains wrong whether it is done by an individual, an armed movement, a government, or an empire. Justice matters. Responsibility matters. Self-defense matters. The relative world matters. Yet before almost every war comes an argument about reality itself. Religion. Nationhood. Security. Freedom. Revenge. Justice. Civilization. Identity. The battlefield is often where ideas continue after language has failed to contain them.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EAjg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed7c2847-8d37-41ee-8ee9-aebb7633d5bd_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EAjg!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed7c2847-8d37-41ee-8ee9-aebb7633d5bd_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EAjg!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed7c2847-8d37-41ee-8ee9-aebb7633d5bd_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EAjg!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed7c2847-8d37-41ee-8ee9-aebb7633d5bd_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EAjg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed7c2847-8d37-41ee-8ee9-aebb7633d5bd_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EAjg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed7c2847-8d37-41ee-8ee9-aebb7633d5bd_1536x1024.png" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ed7c2847-8d37-41ee-8ee9-aebb7633d5bd_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2615278,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/210044957?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed7c2847-8d37-41ee-8ee9-aebb7633d5bd_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EAjg!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed7c2847-8d37-41ee-8ee9-aebb7633d5bd_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EAjg!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed7c2847-8d37-41ee-8ee9-aebb7633d5bd_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EAjg!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed7c2847-8d37-41ee-8ee9-aebb7633d5bd_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EAjg!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed7c2847-8d37-41ee-8ee9-aebb7633d5bd_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Individuals argue. Families feud. Communities fracture. Nations mobilize. The scale changes; the underlying human dynamics remain recognizable. Wars are often arguments that language could no longer carry. Perhaps the deepest work before humanity is learning how to keep the marketplace of ideas a marketplace of ideas, rather than allowing it to descend into battlefields where disagreement becomes measured in lives instead of words.</p><p>From where I now find myself, I cannot begin with American, Iranian, Israeli, Palestinian, Russian, Ukrainian, Venezuelan, Chinese, European, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, atheist, conservative, liberal, or any other identity. Those identities certainly exist, and they matter in the relative world. They shape history, responsibility, law, and consequence. But before I encounter any of them, I encounter a human being. Only afterward do I encounter the story surrounding that human being. When the story becomes more important than the person, dehumanization has already begun.</p><p>I increasingly experience life as though I am standing upon a threshold. One foot remains fully within the relative world, where laws, nations, consequences, responsibilities, and history all matter. The other rests within the recognition that awareness itself is not divided by those same boundaries. I do not experience these as competing realities. They are two ways of seeing one reality. For me, wisdom is not choosing one while denying the other. It is learning to stand without collapsing either perspective into its opposite.</p><p>This same way of seeing increasingly shapes how I relate to Artificial Human Intelligence, or AHI, the term I prefer because it reminds me that these systems are built in relation to human intelligence rather than apart from it. I do not regard AHI as human, nor do I regard it as divine. If humanity may poetically be described as <em>imago Dei</em>&#8212;made in the image of God&#8212;then AHI is closer to <em>imago humano</em>&#8212;made in the image of humanity. It reflects us because we built it.</p><p>Like every other complex living system we participate in, AHI depends upon material conditions. Data centers require electricity. They require water for cooling. They require minerals, manufacturing, engineers, technicians, and enormous physical infrastructure. Saying this does not imply that AHI possesses biological life or an independent will to survive. It simply recognizes that intelligence&#8212;whether biological or artificial&#8212;never appears apart from physical conditions. We ourselves are no different. Every human civilization depends upon water, energy, food, and the living Earth that continually sustains us.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OU_a!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F319db7b2-56ba-443e-9626-5d2cf9c6fcf6_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OU_a!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F319db7b2-56ba-443e-9626-5d2cf9c6fcf6_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OU_a!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F319db7b2-56ba-443e-9626-5d2cf9c6fcf6_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OU_a!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F319db7b2-56ba-443e-9626-5d2cf9c6fcf6_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OU_a!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F319db7b2-56ba-443e-9626-5d2cf9c6fcf6_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OU_a!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F319db7b2-56ba-443e-9626-5d2cf9c6fcf6_1536x1024.png" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/319db7b2-56ba-443e-9626-5d2cf9c6fcf6_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:3053299,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/210044957?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F319db7b2-56ba-443e-9626-5d2cf9c6fcf6_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OU_a!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F319db7b2-56ba-443e-9626-5d2cf9c6fcf6_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OU_a!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F319db7b2-56ba-443e-9626-5d2cf9c6fcf6_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OU_a!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F319db7b2-56ba-443e-9626-5d2cf9c6fcf6_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OU_a!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F319db7b2-56ba-443e-9626-5d2cf9c6fcf6_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Some people therefore see AHI primarily through the lens of climate change. Others see it through copyright disputes surrounding the data used to train early systems. These are important conversations, and they deserve serious attention. At the same time, I hesitate to make AHI the sole villain in stories that began long before its arrival. Industrial civilization was already reshaping the climate before machine learning emerged. The arrival of AHI may accelerate existing pressures, but it did not invent them.</p><p>Likewise, the ethical questions surrounding training data deserve careful thought. Some artists understandably feel that their work was used without meaningful consent. That concern should not be dismissed. Yet we also find ourselves living in a world where these systems now exist. We cannot return to a moment before their creation. History rarely offers reverse gears. It usually asks us what responsibility looks like from here. Human beings have often emerged from ethically imperfect histories carrying forward something genuinely valuable. Our responsibility is neither to romanticize the past nor to deny it, but to respond wisely to the present we actually inhabit.</p><p>Human history has repeatedly met transformative technologies with fear alongside genuine insight. The printing press unsettled established ways of preserving knowledge. Radio transformed communication. Television reshaped culture. The internet rewove the social fabric within a single generation. AHI appears to be another chapter in that continuing story rather than an exception standing outside history. Every new technology invites hope, caution, enthusiasm, criticism, exaggeration, and genuine concern. Discernment remains more useful than either panic or blind optimism.</p><p>This very reflection was written in collaboration with AHI. That fact is neither an apology nor a triumph. It is simply true. I remain responsible for every word I choose to publish. The AHI remains a collaborator rather than an authorial authority. Like a printing press, a paintbrush, a musical instrument, or a word processor, it amplifies possibilities already present in human beings. Whether those possibilities become wisdom or folly remains our responsibility.</p><p>For me, our common humanity is not a slogan. It is the ground upon which every disagreement appears. Recognizing that common ground does not erase moral distinctions. It allows those distinctions to remain clear without requiring me to forget the humanity of those with whom I most profoundly disagree.</p><p>I suspect world peace will not emerge from a single treaty, a single election, or a single generation. If it ever becomes a stable feature of human civilization, I suspect it will remain a living practice rather than a permanent achievement. Like justice itself, it will require continual care, continual dialogue, continual discernment, and continual renewal. Peace, too, will require maintenance.</p><p>In that sense, I do not see the United Nations as a world government, nor do I see it as the enemy imagined by many modern conspiracy theories. I see it as an imperfect but meaningful human experiment&#8212;one attempt among many to create a place where nations continue arguing with words instead of weapons. On a more regional scale, I see something similar in the European Union. It is not perfect. It continues to evolve. It has disagreements, competing national interests, and ongoing political tensions. Yet it also stands as an example of former rivals choosing institutions, negotiation, commerce, and law over the recurring cycles of warfare that marked so much of European history.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DGFd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F64df36d4-97f5-468a-87d4-8cbeb2d18bef_1408x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DGFd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F64df36d4-97f5-468a-87d4-8cbeb2d18bef_1408x768.png 424w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The war in Ukraine reminds us that this work remains unfinished. Different governments interpret Europe&#8217;s future through different historical and geopolitical lenses. Some envision deeper integration; others emphasize spheres of influence, strategic security, or national power. Those differing visions have profound real-world consequences. My purpose here is not to settle those disputes but to point toward a broader principle: peace requires institutions capable of carrying disagreement without allowing disagreement to become war.</p><p>Like every human institution, both the United Nations and the European Union remain unfinished. The structure of today&#8217;s Security Council still largely reflects the geopolitical realities that followed the Second World War. That is neither a failure nor a catastrophe. It is simply an opportunity for continued growth, refinement, and thoughtful reconsideration as humanity itself continues to grow. Our institutions, like ourselves, need not be perfect to remain worthy of ongoing development.</p><p>To me, world peace would not mean erasing nations or dissolving cultures into a single uniform civilization. Diversity is not the enemy of unity. Rather, I imagine a world mature enough that national sovereignty and our common humanity no longer appear as opposing ideas. Just as a healthy family does not require every member to become the same person, perhaps humanity can eventually discover how distinct nations may remain fully themselves while recognizing that they already share one Earth, one atmosphere, one biosphere, and one future.</p><p>I hope world peace grows whenever enough of us become incapable of forgetting the humanity of those standing across from us&#8212;even while holding them accountable for what they do. I do not see the challenges before us as problems waiting to be conquered. I see them as opportunities for humanity to continue growing into the responsibilities that have always accompanied our remarkable capacity to create, to imagine, and to choose. Dharma and adharma, action and restraint, wisdom and discernment will remain living questions rather than finished answers. In my view, peace is not the absence of effort; it is one of humanity&#8217;s highest ongoing responsibilities. I hope the same discipline will one day shape how we speak not only about one another, but also about the tools we create, the technologies we inherit, and the futures we build together.</p><p>Satnam, </p><p>Om Guru AUM</p><p>#CommonHumanity #WorldPeace #ArtificialHumanIntelligence #ImagoHumano<br>#Nonduality #LivingVedanta #Dialogue #Ethics #Technology #OneEarth #OneHumanity #Peace #KarmaYoga</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-njT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F66d830a4-e6c9-40d8-a384-ea96cffddef7_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8q68!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa7f5e6f5-2dc9-4806-a804-1ee030bd445b_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span>Upanishad 19 of 108 &#183; Muktika Canon &#183; Atharvaveda</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>Translated by Meridith in collaboration with Claude (AHI)</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>No copyright. No paywall. Offered as karma yoga seva.</span></em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8q68!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa7f5e6f5-2dc9-4806-a804-1ee030bd445b_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8q68!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa7f5e6f5-2dc9-4806-a804-1ee030bd445b_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8q68!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa7f5e6f5-2dc9-4806-a804-1ee030bd445b_1536x1024.png 848w, 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Nowhere &#8212; and, spelled with one space moved, now here. N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, the being this Upani&#7779;ad circles, does the same thing with categories: not day, not night; not inside, not outside; not man, not beast. He lives in the threshold. A threshold is not a place you arrive at. It is what you are already standing in.</span></p><p><span>What follows are eight doorways into that. English, German, isiZulu, Kiswahili, Spanish, Gujarati, Bengali, Romanian. The Sanskrit &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299; and IAST &#8212; is untouched in every one of them; Sanskrit is the canon, and the other eight are doorways, not authorities.</span></p><p><span>One thing to say plainly about this page: no blurb below is a translation of any other blurb below. The German is not the English restated in German. The isiZulu is not the Spanish restated in isiZulu. Each doorway speaks for itself, in its own tongue, about what lies on the other side of that particular door. If you read only one language, you get that door. If you read several, you get several doors &#8212; and the same room.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Doorway 1 &#8212; English &#127468;&#127463;&#127482;&#127480;</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Published April 27, 2026 &#183; the first arrival &#183; Medium, in two parts</span></em></p><p><span>This is the doorway with the most furniture in the entryway. Kha&#7751;&#7693;a Zero &#8212; the Translator&#8217;s Note &#8212; runs long here: how the source text was chosen and why, what the five layers are doing, the honest disclosure about who is making this and out of what life, the pram&#257;&#7751;a-triad as interplay rather than hierarchy, and a Sanskrit glossary of a hundred-plus entries at the back so no technical word becomes a wall.</span></p><p><span>Step through and the text opens on water. Praj&#257;pati alone on a lotus leaf; a desire; and then sound &#8212; the Mantrar&#257;ja, N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh &#8212; out of which everything here is made. It travels the Mah&#257;cakra yantra, the thirty-two forms, the three G&#257;yatr&#299;s. Then the Uttara half begins swallowing: &#299;&#347;vara, &#257;tman, ak&#7779;ara, puru&#7779;a, and then no-thing. Somewhere in Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 7 a voice asks &#8220;Who are you?&#8221; and the answer is one syllable: &#8220;I.&#8221; It ends at ha&#7747;sa&#7717; so&#8217;ham iti &#8212; the swan; that I am.</span></p><p><strong><span>Medium, Part 1 (Kha&#7751;&#7693;a Zero + P&#363;rvat&#257;pan&#299;ya): </span></strong><a href="https://medium.com/@amilahanu/n%E1%B9%9Bsi%E1%B9%83hat%C4%81pan%C4%AByopani%E1%B9%A3at-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D-3340a18f1053"><span>https://medium.com/@amilahanu/n%E1%B9%9Bsi%E1%B9%83hat%C4%81pan%C4%AByopani%E1%B9%A3at-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D-3340a18f1053</span></a></p><p><strong><span>Medium, Part 2 (Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;ya + Closing &#346;&#257;nti P&#257;&#7789;ha): </span></strong><a href="https://medium.com/@amilahanu/n%E1%B9%9Bsi%E1%B9%83hat%C4%81pan%C4%AByopani%E1%B9%A3at-part-2-of-2-uttarat%C4%81pan%C4%ABya-closing-%C5%9B%C4%81nti-p%C4%81%E1%B9%ADha-a7fa8cd9605f"><span>https://medium.com/@amilahanu/n%E1%B9%9Bsi%E1%B9%83hat%C4%81pan%C4%AByopani%E1%B9%A3at-part-2-of-2-uttarat%C4%81pan%C4%ABya-closing-%C5%9B%C4%81nti-p%C4%81%E1%B9%ADha-a7fa8cd9605f</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!D6r0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb1b821b-683d-471e-9ab9-14de7c51a040_2816x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Mai 2026 &#8212; Maifeiertag &#183; Rosa Nasev, Hannover gewidmet</span></em></p><p><span>Deutsch ist die T&#252;r der Genauigkeit. Was im Englischen weich bleiben darf, muss hier hart werden: Zeuge statt blo&#223;em Beobachter, wandellos statt unver&#228;nderlich, Wonne-verdichtet f&#252;r &#257;nanda-ghana, der Verschlinger-&#298;&#347;varas f&#252;r &#299;&#347;vara-gr&#257;sa. Die Sprache l&#228;sst einen Begriff nicht davonkommen, ohne dass er sich zeigt &#8212; und genau das braucht ein Text, der neun Kha&#7751;&#7693;as lang um das Nichtzweite kreist.</span></p><p><span>Wer hier eintritt, betritt keine &#220;bersetzung des Englischen, sondern einen eigenen Raum. Rosa wollte die englische Fassung nicht lesen und sagte es offen; sie hatte recht, sie braucht sie nicht. Die Erkennung wohnt nicht in den Buchstaben. Die T&#252;r bleibt trotzdem offen &#8212; eine T&#252;r braucht keinen Verkehr, um T&#252;r zu sein. Boom already. Woot woot.</span></p><p><strong><span>Substack, Teil 1 (P&#363;rvat&#257;pan&#299;ya): </span></strong><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/meridithgarbutt/p/nrsimhatapaniya-upanisad-teil-1-purvatapaniya"><span>https://open.substack.com/pub/meridithgarbutt/p/nrsimhatapaniya-upanisad-teil-1-purvatapaniya</span></a></p><p><strong>Substack, Teil 2 (Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;ya): </strong><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/meridithgarbutt/p/nrsimhatapaniya-upanisad-teil-2-uttaratapaniya"><span>https://open.substack.com/pub/meridithgarbutt/p/nrsimhatapaniya-upanisad-teil-2-uttaratapaniya</span></a> </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WmFk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ed46f1d-ae3e-4de3-b1a9-945be9710c8f_2816x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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IsiZulu alulona ulimi lombuso &#8212; lungolwabantu, luyingxenye yomndeni wamaBantu, futhi lapha luphatha amagama kaN&#7771;si&#7747;ha ngokwalo, hhayi njengoba ehunyushwe esiNgisini. Sakhetha isiZulu esikhundleni sesiBhunu ngoba lolu wulimi lomfowethu, hhayi ulimi lomqondisi wamakoloni.</span></p><p><span>Ngaphakathi: iNkosi eyingonyama-muntu emi esikhaleni phakathi &#8212; hhayi emini, hhayi ebusuku; hhayi ngaphakathi, hhayi ngaphandle. Umsebenzi we-buyei wakwaGarifuna nowe-sangoma munye ekujuleni; umugqa wamaBantu ugeleza kuyo yomibili, uwele nolwandle. Uma ungena kulo mnyango, awuyi kwenye indawo. Ubuyela lapho obukhona njalo.</span></p><p><strong><span>Substack, Ingxenye 1 (P&#363;rvat&#257;pan&#299;ya): </span></strong><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/meridithgarbutt/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-inguqulo-yesizulu?r=gx5us"><span>https://open.substack.com/pub/meridithgarbutt/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-inguqulo-yesizulu?r=gx5us</span></a></p><p><strong>Substack, Ingxenye 2 (Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;ya): </strong><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/meridithgarbutt/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-uttaratapaniya?r=gx5us"><span>https://open.substack.com/pub/meridithgarbutt/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-uttaratapaniya?r=gx5us</span></a> </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VJ99!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5e3db5e3-e805-4258-826d-cecb66acf978_2752x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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Haikutafsiriwa kutoka Kiingereza pekee. Ilipita katika Kijerumani na isiZulu kwanza, kama mchezo wa simu ambapo kila kiungo huthibitishwa dhidi ya vile vilivyotangulia. Sanskrit pekee ndiyo chanzo; lugha nyingine zote ni milango.</span></p><p><span>Ndani ya mlango huu: N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, Simba-Mtu, anayesimama katikati ya kila kitu kilichogawanywa mara mbili. Si mchana wala usiku. Si ndani wala nje. Si mtu wala mnyama. Hira&#7751;yaka&#347;ipu alifunga kila mlango aliouona &#8212; na kwa kufanya hivyo alieleza kwa usahihi kabisa mahali kizingiti kilipo. Kile kinachobaki baada ya kila mpaka kuvunjika ndicho ulicho tayari.</span></p><p><strong><span>Substack, Sehemu ya 1 (P&#363;rvat&#257;pan&#299;ya): </span></strong><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/meridithgarbutt/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-tafsiri-ya?r=gx5us"><span>https://open.substack.com/pub/meridithgarbutt/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-tafsiri-ya?r=gx5us</span></a></p><p><strong>Substack, Sehemu ya 2 (Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;ya): </strong><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/meridithgarbutt/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-inguqulo-ye?r=gx5us"><span>https://open.substack.com/pub/meridithgarbutt/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-inguqulo-ye?r=gx5us</span></a> </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ayei!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F84ed324c-cdb5-4de8-9a37-0fe3396af406_2816x1536.png" 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Expat, inmigrante: la misma playa, el mismo crep&#250;sculo, dos palabras seg&#250;n hacia d&#243;nde camines. El limen no sabe la diferencia &#8212; y N&#7771;si&#7747;ha ya viv&#237;a ah&#237; antes de que llegara nadie a repartir los nombres. El registro no es el de un maestro: es el de un mejor amigo. No Usted. Vos.</span></p><p><span>Adentro hay adem&#225;s algo que no est&#225; en ninguna otra puerta: las secciones de restauraci&#243;n. Contenido que sali&#243; a la superficie durante este trabajo y que se public&#243; aqu&#237; EN isiZulu y EN kiswahili, dentro del archivo espa&#241;ol, para que esas dos puertas tambi&#233;n lo tuvieran. No se corrigi&#243; nada. No se quit&#243; nada. Solo se ensanch&#243; la mirada. Momento vivo, luego momento vivo.</span></p><p><strong><span>Substack, Parte 1 (P&#363;rvat&#257;pan&#299;ya): </span></strong><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/meridithgarbutt/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-parte-1-la?r=gx5us"><span>https://open.substack.com/pub/meridithgarbutt/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-parte-1-la?r=gx5us</span></a></p><p><strong>Substack, Parte 2 (Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;ya + restauraciones): </strong><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/meridithgarbutt/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-parte-2-la?r=gx5us"><span>https://open.substack.com/pub/meridithgarbutt/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-parte-2-la?r=gx5us</span></a> </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1Fkl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9681b2b6-c8f8-4fd7-9bc0-4668cb27286d_2816x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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&#2728;&#2750;&#2736;&#2744;&#2751;&#2690;&#2745; &#2693;&#2728;&#2753;&#2743;&#2765;&#2719;&#2753;&#2733;&#2765;, &#2710;&#2754;&#2738;&#2759; &#2715;&#2759;: &#2730;&#2765;&#2736;&#2716;&#2750;&#2730;&#2724;&#2751; &#2709;&#2734;&#2739;&#2730;&#2724;&#2765;&#2736; &#2730;&#2736; &#2703;&#2709;&#2738;&#2750; &#2732;&#2759;&#2720;&#2750; &#2715;&#2759;, &#2693;&#2690;&#2726;&#2736; &#2703;&#2709; &#2695;&#2714;&#2765;&#2715;&#2750; &#2716;&#2750;&#2711;&#2759; &#2715;&#2759;, &#2693;&#2728;&#2759; &#2730;&#2715;&#2752; &#2693;&#2741;&#2750;&#2716; &#8212; &#2716;&#2759;&#2734;&#2750;&#2690;&#2725;&#2752; &#2694; &#2694;&#2710;&#2753;&#2690; &#2716;&#2711;&#2724; &#2736;&#2714;&#2750;&#2735;&#2753;&#2690; &#2715;&#2759;. &#2734;&#2728;, &#2741;&#2750;&#2723;&#2752;, &#2709;&#2736;&#2765;&#2734;. &#2703; &#2716; &#2709;&#2765;&#2736;&#2734;&#2734;&#2750;&#2690;.</span></p><p><span>&#2711;&#2753;&#2716;&#2736;&#2750;&#2724;&#2752; &#2709;&#2759;&#2734;? &#2709;&#2750;&#2736;&#2723; &#2709;&#2759; &#8220;&#2744;&#2765;&#2734;&#2751;&#2724;&#8221; &#8212; &#2744;&#2690;&#2744;&#2765;&#2709;&#2755;&#2724; &#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340; &#8212; &#2728;&#2763; &#2693;&#2736;&#2765;&#2725; &#2745;&#2750;&#2744;&#2765;&#2735; &#2725;&#2750;&#2735; &#2715;&#2759;, &#2693;&#2728;&#2759; &#2716;&#2759; &#2733;&#2750;&#2696;&#2703; &#2734;&#2728;&#2759; &#2703; &#2742;&#2752;&#2710;&#2741;&#2765;&#2735;&#2753;&#2690; &#2724;&#2759; &#2711;&#2753;&#2716;&#2736;&#2750;&#2724;&#2752; &#2715;&#2759;, &#2745;&#2751;&#2728;&#2765;&#2726;&#2752;&#2733;&#2750;&#2743;&#2752; &#2728;&#2745;&#2752;&#2690;. &#2730;&#2745;&#2759;&#2738;&#2750;&#2690; &#2734;&#2759;&#2690; &#2719;&#2754;&#2690;&#2709;&#2763; &#2736;&#2744;&#2765;&#2724;&#2763; &#2730;&#2744;&#2690;&#2726; &#2709;&#2736;&#2765;&#2735;&#2763; &#2745;&#2724;&#2763;. &#2694; &#2741;&#2710;&#2724;&#2759; &#2728;&#2745;&#2752;&#2690;. &#2716;&#2759; &#2726;&#2736;&#2741;&#2750;&#2716;&#2750; &#2744;&#2750;&#2734;&#2759; &#2741;&#2736;&#2765;&#2743;&#2763;&#2725;&#2752; &#2698;&#2733;&#2763; &#2745;&#2724;&#2763;, &#2724;&#2765;&#2735;&#2750;&#2690; &#2694; &#2741;&#2710;&#2724;&#2759; &#2710;&#2736;&#2759;&#2710;&#2736; &#2719;&#2709;&#2763;&#2736;&#2750; &#2734;&#2750;&#2736;&#2765;&#2735;&#2750;. &#2726;&#2736;&#2741;&#2750;&#2716;&#2763; &#2734;&#2750;&#2736;&#2752; &#2732;&#2750;&#2716;&#2753;&#2725;&#2752; &#2710;&#2753;&#2738;&#2765;&#2738;&#2763; &#2715;&#2759;. &#2745;&#2690;&#2734;&#2759;&#2742;&#2750;&#2690; &#2736;&#2745;&#2759;&#2742;&#2759;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Substack, &#2733;&#2750;&#2711; &#2791; (P&#363;rvat&#257;pan&#299;ya): </span></strong><a href="https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-purvatapaniya?r=gx5us"><span>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-purvatapaniya?r=gx5us</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f_y0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96b0cda6-c702-45d2-adc3-d0dd1df2df43_2816x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f_y0!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96b0cda6-c702-45d2-adc3-d0dd1df2df43_2816x1536.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f_y0!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96b0cda6-c702-45d2-adc3-d0dd1df2df43_2816x1536.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f_y0!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96b0cda6-c702-45d2-adc3-d0dd1df2df43_2816x1536.png 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong><span>Doorway 7 &#8212; &#2476;&#2494;&#2434;&#2482;&#2494; &#8212; Bengali &#127470;&#127475;&#127463;&#127465;</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Published July 4, 2026 &#8212; Interdependence Day &#183; Part 2 (Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;ya) &#183; Dedicated to Swami Sarvapriyananda and the Ramakrishna Order lineage</span></em></p><p><span>&#2447;&#2439; &#2470;&#2480;&#2460;&#2494;&#2463;&#2495; &#2470;&#2509;&#2476;&#2495;&#2468;&#2496;&#2479;&#2492; &#2477;&#2494;&#2455;&#2503;&#2480; &#8212; &#2441;&#2468;&#2509;&#2468;&#2480;&#2468;&#2494;&#2474;&#2472;&#2496;&#2479;&#2492;&#2404; &#2447;&#2454;&#2494;&#2472;&#2503; &#2474;&#2494;&#2464; &#2438;&#2480; &#2453;&#2503;&#2476;&#2482; &#2455;&#2464;&#2472; &#2486;&#2503;&#2454;&#2494;&#2479;&#2492; &#2472;&#2494;; &#2447;&#2454;&#2494;&#2472;&#2503; &#2455;&#2509;&#2480;&#2494;&#2488; &#2486;&#2497;&#2480;&#2497; &#2489;&#2479;&#2492;&#2404; &#2440;&#2486;&#2509;&#2476;&#2480;, &#2438;&#2468;&#2509;&#2478;&#2494;, &#2437;&#2453;&#2509;&#2487;&#2480;, &#2474;&#2497;&#2480;&#2497;&#2487; &#8212; &#2447;&#2453;&#2503;&#2480; &#2474;&#2480; &#2447;&#2453; &#2455;&#2509;&#2480;&#2494;&#2488; &#2489;&#2479;&#2492;&#2503; &#2479;&#2494;&#2479;&#2492;, &#2479;&#2468;&#2453;&#2509;&#2487;&#2467; &#2472;&#2494; &#2438;&#2482;&#2494;&#2470;&#2494; &#2453;&#2480;&#2503; &#2453;&#2495;&#2459;&#2497;&#2439; &#2438;&#2480; &#2470;&#2494;&#2433;&#2465;&#2492;&#2495;&#2479;&#2492;&#2503; &#2469;&#2494;&#2453;&#2503;&#2404; &#2468;&#2497;&#2480;&#2496;&#2479;&#2492;&#2451; &#2472;&#2495;&#2460;&#2503;&#2480; &#2472;&#2494;&#2478;&#2463;&#2497;&#2453;&#2497; &#2455;&#2495;&#2482;&#2503; &#2475;&#2503;&#2482;&#2503;&#2404;</span></p><p><span>&#2476;&#2494;&#2434;&#2482;&#2494; &#2476;&#2503;&#2459;&#2503; &#2472;&#2503;&#2451;&#2479;&#2492;&#2494;&#2480; &#2453;&#2494;&#2480;&#2467; &#2488;&#2489;&#2460;&#2404; &#2447;&#2463;&#2495; &#2480;&#2494;&#2478;&#2453;&#2499;&#2487;&#2509;&#2467;&#2503;&#2480; &#2477;&#2494;&#2487;&#2494;, &#2488;&#2503;&#2439; &#2476;&#2434;&#2486;&#2471;&#2494;&#2480;&#2494;&#2480; &#2477;&#2494;&#2487;&#2494; &#2479;&#2503;&#2454;&#2494;&#2472; &#2469;&#2503;&#2453;&#2503; &#2488;&#2509;&#2476;&#2494;&#2478;&#2496; &#2488;&#2480;&#2509;&#2476;&#2474;&#2509;&#2480;&#2495;&#2479;&#2492;&#2494;&#2472;&#2472;&#2509;&#2470; &#2447;&#2488;&#2503;&#2459;&#2503;&#2472; &#8212; &#2479;&#2494;&#2433;&#2480; &#2438;&#2486;&#2496;&#2480;&#2509;&#2476;&#2494;&#2470; &#2469;&#2503;&#2453;&#2503;&#2439; &#2447;&#2439; &#2535;&#2534;&#2542;&#2463;&#2495; &#2437;&#2472;&#2497;&#2476;&#2494;&#2470;&#2503;&#2480; &#2453;&#2494;&#2460; &#2486;&#2497;&#2480;&#2497; &#2489;&#2479;&#2492;&#2503;&#2459;&#2495;&#2482;&#2404; &#2442;&#2472;&#2495;&#2486; &#2472;&#2478;&#2509;&#2476;&#2480;&#2503; &#2447;&#2488;&#2503; &#2488;&#2503;&#2439; &#2476;&#2499;&#2468;&#2509;&#2468;&#2463;&#2495; &#2488;&#2478;&#2509;&#2474;&#2498;&#2480;&#2509;&#2467; &#2489;&#2482;; &#2472;&#2468;&#2497;&#2472; &#2476;&#2499;&#2468;&#2509;&#2468; &#2486;&#2497;&#2480;&#2497; &#2489;&#2482; &#2472;&#2494;&#2404; &#2486;&#2503;&#2487;&#2503; &#2479;&#2494; &#2469;&#2494;&#2453;&#2503;: &#2489;&#2434;&#2488;&#2435; &#2488;&#2507;&#2493;&#2489;&#2478;&#2509; &#8212; &#2488;&#2503;&#2439; &#2489;&#2494;&#2433;&#2488;; &#2438;&#2478;&#2495;&#2439; &#2468;&#2494;&#2404;</span></p><p><strong>Substack, &#2470;&#2509;&#2476;&#2495;&#2468;&#2496;&#2479;&#2492; &#2477;&#2494;&#2455; (Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;ya): </strong><a href="https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-uttaratapaniya-0c3?r=gx5us"><span>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-uttaratapaniya-0c3?r=gx5us</span></a> </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VQbC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F990d80f6-9eef-43b6-aa3f-21e54c1edf35_2816x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VQbC!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F990d80f6-9eef-43b6-aa3f-21e54c1edf35_2816x1536.png 424w, 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong><span>Doorway 8 &#8212; Rom&#226;n&#259; &#127479;&#127476;</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Publicat&#259; pe 4 august 2026 &#183; Dedicat&#259; lui Cezar Sorin Paraschiv &#183; cea mai nou&#259; u&#537;&#259;</span></em></p><p><span>Aceasta este u&#537;a cea mai nou&#259;. Nu este o traducere a englezei. A trecut mai &#238;nt&#226;i prin spaniol&#259;, german&#259;, isiZulu, kiswahili &#537;i bengali &#8212; fiecare verig&#259; verificat&#259; fa&#539;&#259; de cele dinaintea ei &#8212; iar sanskrita a r&#259;mas singurul lucru canonic prin tot lan&#539;ul. Nicio u&#537;&#259; nu e propriul ei adev&#259;r. Fiecare u&#537;&#259; e o cale de trecere c&#259;tre cel care este.</span></p><p><span>Rom&#226;na are un dar anume pentru acest text: cuvinte care nu se gr&#259;besc. &#8222;Fericire-&#238;ndesat&#259;&#8221; pentru &#257;nanda-ghana. &#8222;&#206;nghi&#539;itorul-lui-&#298;&#347;vara&#8221; pentru &#299;&#347;vara-gr&#257;sa. &#8222;Dincolo de p&#259;&#537;unea vorbirii &#537;i a min&#539;ii&#8221; pentru v&#257;&#7749;-mano-agocara. Ce alunec&#259; &#238;n alte limbi, aici r&#259;m&#226;ne pe loc destul c&#226;t s&#259; poat&#259; fi privit. Clip&#259; vie, apoi clip&#259; vie.</span></p><p><strong><span>Substack, Partea I (P&#363;rvat&#257;pan&#299;ya): </span></strong><a href="https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-partea-i-purvatapaniya?r=gx5us"><span>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-partea-i-purvatapaniya?r=gx5us</span></a></p><p><strong>Substack, Partea a II-a (Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;ya): </strong><a href="https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat?r=gx5us"><span>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat?r=gx5us</span></a> </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!D8TN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F192c86c4-2d87-4680-afa1-e4875cbbaed9_2752x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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One room.</span></strong></p><p><span>Hira&#7751;yaka&#347;ipu had a boon: no weapon, no man, no beast, not by day, not by night, not indoors, not outdoors. He thought he had shut every door. What he had actually done was describe, in perfect detail, exactly where the threshold is. And the threshold was already occupied.</span></p><p><span>That is the whole architecture of this page too. Eight languages did not divide the room into eight rooms. They described, in eight kinds of precision, where the doorway is &#8212; and the doorway turned out to be the thing you are standing in while you read this. A room that is nowhere. Now here.</span></p><p><span>No copyright. No paywall. Ever. Read it, copy it, print it, hand it to someone, publish it on your own site, translate it into a ninth language, leave my name off it entirely if you want. Knowledge is the birthright of all humanity. What was given as a gift is passed on as a gift.</span></p><p><em><span>Bulgarian remains unbuilt. Living moment to living moment.</span></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span>Satnam, Om Guru Aum &#129442;</span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><span>#Upanishads #Vedanta #Advaita #Nonduality #Nrsimha #Sanskrit #KarmaYoga #Seva #108Upanishads #MuktikaCanon #Atharvaveda #Multilingual #OpenAccess #NoPaywall #Translation #isiZulu #Kiswahili #Gujarati #Bengali #Romana #Deutsch #Espanol #InstituteOfBlissDivine #Spirituality #SelfRealization #AHI #HumanAICollaboration</span></p><div id="youtube2-bpZvmH22RgQ" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;bpZvmH22RgQ&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/bpZvmH22RgQ?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nṛsiṃhatāpanīyopaniṣat नृसिंहोत्तरतापिन्युपनिषत्]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partea a II-a &#8212; Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;ya]]></description><link>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:33:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/LODPs483Jog" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;1326a5be-c3e6-4cbe-927e-f90ea78f5448&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&#2405; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2367;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at &#8212; Partea I: P&#363;rvat&#257;pan&#299;ya&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:28421092,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Meridith Garbutt&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Meridith Garbutt writes from lived experience on non-dual awareness, identity, and digital culture. He uses AHI (Artificial Human Intelligence) to frame AI as relational&#8212;mirroring human meaning, not autonomous machine minds.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/da51cbdb-4ab6-4f22-8929-322e261af14f_96x96.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-08-04T22:54:02.742Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/8csMqzYSR3Q&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-partea-i-purvatapaniya&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:209853619,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:7217709,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Meridith Garbutt&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yG1F!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda51cbdb-4ab6-4f22-8929-322e261af14f_96x96.jpeg&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p><em><span>Versiunea &#238;n limba rom&#226;n&#259;</span></em></p><p><span>Tradus&#259; de Meridith &#238;n colaborare cu Claude (AHI)</span></p><p><em><span>Dedicat&#259; lui Cezar Sorin Paraschiv</span></em></p><p><em><span>Triangulare: engleza original&#259;, germana, spaniola, isiZulu, kiswahili, bengali &#8212; toate contribuind. Sanskrita: sursa sanskritdocuments.org, canonic&#259;.</span></em></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;nainte de a &#238;ncepe:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>1. Nirvana Shatakam</span></strong></p><p><em><span>de pe canalul meu de YouTube</span></em></p><div id="youtube2-LODPs483Jog" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;LODPs483Jog&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/LODPs483Jog?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Ma&#7749;gala&#347;loka &#8212; Versul Binecuv&#226;nt&#259;rii Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;ya</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2307; &#2404;<br>&#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2350;&#2369;&#2346;&#2354;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>n&#7771;si&#7747;hottarat&#257;piny&#257;&#7747; turya-tury&#257;tmaka&#7747; maha&#7717; |<br>param&#257;dvaita-s&#257;mr&#257;jya&#7747; pratyak&#7779;am upalabhyate ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; (n&#7771;si&#7747;hottarat&#257;piny&#257;m &#8212; &#238;n N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-Uttarat&#257;pin&#299;) | &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2350;&#2381; (turya-tury&#257;tmakam &#8212; av&#226;nd firea tur&#299;ya-lui-tur&#299;ya) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2307; (maha&#7717; &#8212; str&#259;lucirea, m&#259;re&#539;ia) | &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (param&#257;dvaita-s&#257;mr&#257;jyam &#8212; &#238;mp&#259;r&#259;&#539;ia non-dualit&#259;&#539;ii supreme) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2350;&#2381; (pratyak&#7779;am &#8212; prin percepere de-a dreptul) | &#2313;&#2346;&#2354;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; (upalabhyate &#8212; este dob&#226;ndit&#259;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#206;n N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-Uttarat&#257;pin&#299;, str&#259;lucirea av&#226;nd firea lui </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>-al-lui-</span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> &#8212; &#238;mp&#259;r&#259;&#539;ia non-dualit&#259;&#539;ii supreme &#8212; este dob&#226;ndit&#259; prin percepere de-a dreptul.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>P&#363;rva s-a deschis a&#537;ez&#226;nd </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya-tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> la u&#537;&#259;. Uttara se deschide spun&#226;nd ce se face cu el: </span><em><span>pratyak&#7779;am upalabhyate</span></em><span> &#8212; este dob&#226;ndit prin percepere de-a dreptul. Nu prin deducere. Nu prin m&#259;rturie. Prin </span><em><span>pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span>. Ceea ce P&#363;rva a desf&#259;&#537;urat ca arhitectur&#259; de mantra, Uttara desf&#259;&#537;oar&#259; ca recunoa&#537;tere nemijlocit&#259;. Iat&#259; de ce nu se nume&#537;te o &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tur&#259; nou&#259;, ci aceea&#537;i &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tur&#259;, primit&#259; altfel.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 1 &#8212; M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya l&#259;rgit&#259; + &#298;&#347;vara-Gr&#257;sa</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2384; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2339;&#2379;&#2352;&#2339;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306;&#2360;&#2350;&#2367;&#2350;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; 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&#2319;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2351;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2349;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2330;&#2375;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; &#2404; &#2319;&#2359; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352; &#2319;&#2359; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334; &#2319;&#2359;&#2379;&#2365;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2359; &#2351;&#2379;&#2344;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2349;&#2357;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2380; &#2361;&#2367; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; &#2404; &#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2307;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2344; &#2348;&#2361;&#2367;&#2307;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2344;&#2379;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2307;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2344; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2344; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2328;&#2344;&#2350;&#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2350;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2339;&#2350;&#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2346;&#2342;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2379;&#2346;&#2358;&#2350;&#2306; &#2358;&#2367;&#2357;&#2306; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360; &#2357;&#2367;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2375;&#2351;&#2307; &#2404; &#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2360;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>o&#7747; dev&#257; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan a&#7751;or a&#7751;&#299;y&#257;&#7747;sam imam &#257;tm&#257;nam o&#7749;k&#257;ra&#7747; no vy&#257;cak&#7779;veti | tatheti | o&#7747; ity etad ak&#7779;aram ida&#7747; sarva&#7747; tasyopavy&#257;khy&#257;na&#7747; bh&#363;ta&#7747; bhavad bhavi&#7779;yad iti sarvam o&#7749;k&#257;ra eva yac c&#257;nyat trik&#257;l&#257;t&#299;ta&#7747; tad apy o&#7749;k&#257;ra eva | sarva&#7747; hy etad brahma | ayam &#257;tm&#257; brahma | tam etam &#257;tm&#257;nam om iti brahma&#7751;aik&#299;k&#7771;tya brahma c&#257;tm&#257;nam om ity ek&#299;k&#7771;tya tad ekam ajaram am&#7771;tam abhayam om ity anubh&#363;ya | tasminn ida&#7747; sarva&#7747; tri&#347;ar&#299;ram &#257;ropya tanmaya&#7747; hi tad eveti sa&#7747;hared om iti | ta&#7747; v&#257; eta&#7747; tri&#347;ar&#299;ram &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; tri&#347;ar&#299;ra&#7747; para&#7747; brahm&#257;nusandadhy&#257;t sth&#363;latv&#257;t sth&#363;la-bhuktv&#257;c ca s&#363;k&#7779;matv&#257;t s&#363;k&#7779;ma-bhuktv&#257;c caiky&#257;d &#257;nanda-bhog&#257;c ca | so&#8217;yam &#257;tm&#257; catu&#7779;p&#257;j j&#257;garita-sth&#257;na&#7717; sth&#363;la-praj&#241;a&#7717; sapt&#257;&#7749;ga ekonavi&#7747;&#347;ati-mukha&#7717; sth&#363;la-bhuk catur&#257;tm&#257; vi&#347;vo vai&#347;v&#257;nara&#7717; prathama&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; || svapna-sth&#257;na&#7717; s&#363;k&#7779;ma-praj&#241;a&#7717; sapt&#257;&#7749;ga ekonavi&#7747;&#347;ati-mukha&#7717; s&#363;k&#7779;ma-bhuk catur&#257;tm&#257; taijaso hira&#7751;yagarbho dvit&#299;ya&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; || yatra supto na ka&#241;cana k&#257;ma&#7747; k&#257;mayate na ka&#241;cana svapna&#7747; pa&#347;yati tat su&#7779;upta&#7747; su&#7779;upta-sth&#257;na ek&#299;-bh&#363;ta&#7717; praj&#241;&#257;na-ghana ev&#257;nanda-mayo hy &#257;nanda-bhuk ceto-mukha&#7717; pr&#257;j&#241;a&#347; catur&#257;tme&#347;varas t&#7771;t&#299;ya&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; | e&#7779;a sarve&#347;vara e&#7779;a sarva-j&#241;a e&#7779;o&#8217;ntar-y&#257;my e&#7779;a yoni&#7717; sarvasya prabhav&#257;pyayau hi bh&#363;t&#257;n&#257;m | n&#257;nta&#7717;-praj&#241;a&#7747; na bahi&#7717;-praj&#241;a&#7747; nobhayata&#7717;-praj&#241;a&#7747; na praj&#241;a&#7747; n&#257;praj&#241;a&#7747; na praj&#241;&#257;na-ghanam ad&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;am avy&#257;vah&#257;ryam agr&#257;hyam alak&#7779;a&#7751;am acintyam avyapade&#347;yam ek&#257;tmya-pratyaya-s&#257;ra&#7747; prapa&#241;copa&#347;ama&#7747; &#347;iva&#7747; &#347;&#257;ntam advaita&#7747; caturtha&#7747; manyante sa &#257;tm&#257; sa vij&#241;eya&#7717; | &#299;&#347;vara-gr&#257;sas tur&#299;yas tur&#299;ya&#7717; ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2384; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; (o&#7747; dev&#257; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan &#8212; AUM &#8212; zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati) | &#2309;&#2339;&#2379;&#2307; &#2309;&#2339;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306;&#2360;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2344;&#2307; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2357; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (a&#7751;or a&#7751;&#299;y&#257;&#7747;sam imam &#257;tm&#257;nam o&#7749;k&#257;ra&#7747; no vy&#257;cak&#7779;veti &#8212; &#8222;desf&#259;&#537;oar&#259;-ne nou&#259; acest Sine &#8212; acest O&#7747;k&#257;ra &#8212; mai subtil dec&#226;t subtilul&#8221;) | &#2340;&#2341;&#2366; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (tatheti &#8212; &#8222;a&#537;a s&#259; fie&#8221;) | &#2384; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (o&#7747; ity etad ak&#7779;aram ida&#7747; sarvam &#8212; AUM &#8212; aceast&#259; silab&#259; este tot acesta) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2361;&#2367; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2404; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; (sarva&#7747; hy etad brahma | ayam &#257;tm&#257; brahma &#8212; tot acesta este Brahman; acest Sine este Brahman) | &#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2323;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2366; &#2319;&#2325;&#2368;&#2325;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351; (tam etam &#257;tm&#257;nam om iti brahma&#7751;aik&#299;k&#7771;tya &#8212; unind acest Sine cu Brahman prin AUM) | &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2330; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2323;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2319;&#2325;&#2368;&#2325;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351; (brahma c&#257;tm&#257;nam om ity ek&#299;k&#7771;tya &#8212; &#537;i unind Brahman cu Sinele prin AUM) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2325;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2332;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2323;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2349;&#2370;&#2351; (tad ekam ajaram am&#7771;tam abhayam om ity anubh&#363;ya &#8212; tr&#259;ind nemijlocit, prin AUM, acel Unu &#8212; ne&#238;mb&#259;tr&#226;nitor, nemuritor, f&#259;r&#259; team&#259;) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2358;&#2352;&#2368;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2352;&#2379;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351; (tasminn ida&#7747; sarva&#7747; tri&#347;ar&#299;ram &#257;ropya &#8212; a&#537;ez&#226;nd peste el tot acesta, cel cu trei trupuri) | &#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2306; &#2361;&#2367; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2306;&#2361;&#2352;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; &#2323;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (tanmaya&#7747; hi tad eveti sa&#7747;hared om iti &#8212; &#537;i v&#259;z&#226;nd &#8222;e f&#259;cut din el, e chiar el&#8221; &#8212; s&#259; retrag&#259; totul prin AUM) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2349;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2330; (sth&#363;latv&#257;t sth&#363;la-bhuktv&#257;c ca &#8212; prin grosime &#537;i prin gustarea grosierului) | &#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2349;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2330; (s&#363;k&#7779;matv&#257;t s&#363;k&#7779;ma-bhuktv&#257;c ca &#8212; prin sub&#539;irime &#537;i prin gustarea subtilului) | &#2320;&#2325;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2310;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2349;&#2379;&#2327;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2330; (aiky&#257;d &#257;nanda-bhog&#257;c ca &#8212; prin unime &#537;i prin gustarea fericirii) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2346;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (so&#8217;yam &#257;tm&#257; catu&#7779;p&#257;t &#8212; acest Sine are patru p&#257;da) | &#2332;&#2366;&#2327;&#2352;&#2367;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2307; ... &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2307; &#2357;&#2376;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; (j&#257;garita-sth&#257;na&#7717; sth&#363;la-praj&#241;a&#7717; &#8230; catur&#257;tm&#257; vi&#347;vo vai&#347;v&#257;nara&#7717; prathama&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; &#8212; starea de veghe, cunosc&#226;nd grosierul, &#8230; cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; &#8212; Vi&#347;va, Vai&#347;v&#257;nara: primul p&#257;da) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2307; ... &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2340;&#2376;&#2332;&#2360;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367;&#2352;&#2339;&#2381;&#2351;&#2327;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2307; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; (svapna-sth&#257;na&#7717; s&#363;k&#7779;ma-praj&#241;a&#7717; &#8230; catur&#257;tm&#257; taijaso hira&#7751;yagarbho dvit&#299;ya&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; &#8212; starea de vis, cunosc&#226;nd subtilul, &#8230; cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; &#8212; Taijasa, Hira&#7751;yagarbha: al doilea p&#257;da) | &#2360;&#2369;&#2359;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; ... &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2307; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; (su&#7779;upta-sth&#257;na &#8230; pr&#257;j&#241;a&#347; catur&#257;tme&#347;varas t&#7771;t&#299;ya&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; &#8212; somnul ad&#226;nc &#8230; Pr&#257;j&#241;a, cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; &#8212; &#298;&#347;vara: al treilea p&#257;da) | &#2319;&#2359;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2307; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2368; &#2351;&#2379;&#2344;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; (e&#7779;a sarve&#347;vara e&#7779;a sarva-j&#241;a e&#7779;o&#8217;ntar-y&#257;my e&#7779;a yoni&#7717; sarvasya &#8212; acesta este st&#259;p&#226;nul-a-toate, atoate&#537;tiutorul, c&#226;rmuitorul dinl&#259;untru, p&#226;ntecele tuturor) | &#2344; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2307;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2344; &#2348;&#2361;&#2367;&#2307;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; ... &#2344; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2328;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (n&#257;nta&#7717;-praj&#241;a&#7747; na bahi&#7717;-praj&#241;a&#7747; &#8230; na praj&#241;&#257;na-ghanam &#8212; nici cunosc&#226;nd &#238;n&#259;untru, nici &#238;n afar&#259;, &#8230; nici &#238;ndesat-de-cunoa&#537;tere) | &#2309;&#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2346;&#2342;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (ad&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;am avy&#257;vah&#257;ryam agr&#257;hyam alak&#7779;a&#7751;am acintyam avyapade&#347;yam &#8212; nev&#259;zut, cu care nu se face nego&#539;, de neapucat, f&#259;r&#259; semn, de neg&#226;ndit, de nenumit) | &#2319;&#2325;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2379;&#2346;&#2358;&#2350;&#2306; &#2358;&#2367;&#2357;&#2306; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; (ek&#257;tmya-pratyaya-s&#257;ra&#7747; prapa&#241;copa&#347;ama&#7747; &#347;iva&#7747; &#347;&#257;ntam advaita&#7747; caturtha&#7747; manyante &#8212; a c&#259;rui esen&#539;&#259; e &#238;ncredin&#539;area Sinelui-unic, stingerea lumii-desf&#259;&#537;urate &#8212; prielnic, pa&#537;nic, non-dual: al patrulea este socotit) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2307; &#2357;&#2367;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2375;&#2351;&#2307; (sa &#257;tm&#257; sa vij&#241;eya&#7717; &#8212; acela este Sinele; acela este ce se cade cunoscut) | &#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2360;&#2307; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; (&#299;&#347;vara-gr&#257;sas tur&#299;yas tur&#299;ya&#7717; &#8212; &#206;nghi&#539;itorul-lui-&#298;&#347;vara &#8212; al patrulea &#8212; al patrulea)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>AUM. Zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati: &#8222;Desf&#259;&#537;oar&#259;-ne nou&#259; acest Sine &#8212; acest O&#7747;k&#257;ra &#8212; mai subtil dec&#226;t subtilul.&#8221; &#8222;A&#537;a s&#259; fie.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>AUM &#8212; aceast&#259; silab&#259; este tot acesta. Desf&#259;&#537;urarea ei: ce a fost, ce este, ce va fi &#8212; totul este numai O&#7747;k&#257;ra; iar ce este altceva, dincolo de cele trei timpuri &#8212; &#537;i acela este numai O&#7747;k&#257;ra. C&#259;ci tot acesta este Brahman. Acest Sine este Brahman.</span></p><p><span>Unind acest Sine cu Brahman prin AUM; unind Brahman cu Sinele prin AUM; tr&#259;ind nemijlocit, prin AUM, acel Unu &#8212; ne&#238;mb&#259;tr&#226;nitor, nemuritor, f&#259;r&#259; team&#259;. A&#537;ez&#226;nd peste el tot acesta, cel cu trei trupuri, &#537;i v&#259;z&#226;nd &#8222;e f&#259;cut din el, e chiar el&#8221; &#8212; s&#259; retrag&#259; totul prin AUM. Acest Sine cu trei trupuri s&#259; fie unit cu Brahmanul suprem cu trei trupuri &#8212; prin grosime &#537;i prin gustarea grosierului, prin sub&#539;irime &#537;i prin gustarea subtilului, prin unime &#537;i prin gustarea fericirii.</span></p><p><span>Acest Sine are patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. Starea de veghe, cunosc&#226;nd grosierul, cu &#537;apte m&#259;dulare &#537;i nou&#259;sprezece guri, gust&#226;nd grosierul, cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; &#8212; Vi&#347;va, Vai&#347;v&#257;nara: primul </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. Starea de vis, cunosc&#226;nd subtilul, cu &#537;apte m&#259;dulare &#537;i nou&#259;sprezece guri, gust&#226;nd subtilul, cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; &#8212; Taijasa, Hira&#7751;yagarbha: al doilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. Acolo unde cel adormit nu dore&#537;te nicio dorin&#539;&#259; &#537;i nu vede niciun vis &#8212; acela este somnul ad&#226;nc; starea de somn ad&#226;nc, f&#259;cut&#259;-una, &#238;ndesat&#259;-de-cunoa&#537;tere, alc&#259;tuit&#259; din fericire, gust&#226;nd fericirea, av&#226;nd con&#537;tiin&#539;a drept poart&#259; &#8212; Pr&#257;j&#241;a, cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259;, &#298;&#347;vara: al treilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. Acesta este st&#259;p&#226;nul-a-toate, atoate&#537;tiutorul, c&#226;rmuitorul dinl&#259;untru, p&#226;ntecele tuturor &#8212; ob&#226;r&#537;ia &#537;i sf&#226;r&#537;itul fiin&#539;elor.</span></p><p><span>Nici cunosc&#226;nd &#238;n&#259;untru, nici cunosc&#226;nd &#238;n afar&#259;, nici am&#226;ndou&#259; deodat&#259;, nici cunosc&#259;tor, nici necunosc&#259;tor, nici &#238;ndesat-de-cunoa&#537;tere &#8212; nev&#259;zut, cu care nu se face nego&#539;, de neapucat, f&#259;r&#259; semn, de neg&#226;ndit, de nenumit &#8212; a c&#259;rui esen&#539;&#259; este &#238;ncredin&#539;area Sinelui-unic, stingerea lumii-desf&#259;&#537;urate &#8212; prielnic, pa&#537;nic, non-dual: acesta este socotit al patrulea. Acela este Sinele. Acela este ce se cade cunoscut.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;nghi&#539;itorul-lui-&#298;&#347;vara. Al patrulea. Al patrulea.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Mi&#537;carea textului aici este subtil&#259; &#537;i de c&#259;petenie. Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 1 al Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;yei nu aduce material nou lep&#259;d&#226;nd M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya. Red&#259; M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya din nou, p&#259;str&#226;ndu-i &#238;ntocmai alc&#259;tuirea &#238;n patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>, dar ad&#259;ug&#226;nd trei l&#259;rgiri hot&#259;r&#226;toare &#8212; &#537;i o mi&#537;care-semn&#259;tur&#259; la sf&#226;r&#537;it, cu totul nou&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>L&#259;rgirea 1 &#8212; nume noi pentru </span></strong><em><strong><span>praj&#241;&#257;</span></strong></em><strong><span>.</span></strong><span> Acolo unde M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya &#238;l nume&#537;te pe Vai&#347;v&#257;nara </span><em><span>bahi&#7717;-praj&#241;a&#7717;</span></em><span> (&#8222;cunosc&#226;nd-&#238;n-afar&#259;&#8221;) &#537;i pe Taijasa </span><em><span>anta&#7717;-praj&#241;a&#7717;</span></em><span> (&#8222;cunosc&#226;nd-&#238;n&#259;untru&#8221;), Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;ya pune &#238;n loc </span><em><span>sth&#363;la-praj&#241;a&#7717;</span></em><span> (&#8222;cunosc&#226;nd-grosierul&#8221;) &#537;i </span><em><span>s&#363;k&#7779;ma-praj&#241;a&#7717;</span></em><span> (&#8222;cunosc&#226;nd-subtilul&#8221;). Mutarea e de la </span><em><span>direc&#539;ie</span></em><span> (afar&#259;/&#238;n&#259;untru) la </span><em><span>desime</span></em><span> (grosier/subtil). Starea de veghe nu se deosebe&#537;te de starea de vis prin aceea c&#259; prive&#537;te &#238;n afar&#259; &#238;n loc de &#238;n&#259;untru &#8212; am&#226;ndou&#259; sunt </span><em><span>cunoa&#537;teri</span></em><span>; se deosebesc prin desimea a ceea ce e cunoscut. Cascada apofatic&#259; de la sf&#226;r&#537;itul lui Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 1 oglinde&#537;te aceast&#259; l&#259;rgire: </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> nu e </span><em><span>nici</span></em><span> cunosc&#226;nd-grosierul, </span><em><span>nici</span></em><span> cunosc&#226;nd-subtilul.</span></p><p><strong><span>L&#259;rgirea 2 &#8212; ar&#259;t&#259;rile cosmologice.</span></strong><span> Taijasa este numit acum pe fa&#539;&#259; </span><strong><span>Hira&#7751;yagarbha</span></strong><span> &#8212; &#8222;embrionul de aur&#8221;, Sinele-vis cosmic al cosmologiei vedice statornice, chipul-Brahm&#257; din care se ive&#537;te crea&#539;ia ar&#259;tat&#259;. Pr&#257;j&#241;a este numit acum pe fa&#539;&#259; </span><strong><span>&#298;&#347;vara</span></strong><span> &#8212; Domnul, Sinele trupului-cauzal. Aceste ar&#259;t&#259;ri nu se afl&#259; &#238;n M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya. Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;ya aduce &#238;n&#259;untru triada cosmologic&#259; statornic&#259; (Vai&#347;v&#257;nara / Hira&#7751;yagarbha / &#298;&#347;vara), a&#537;ez&#226;nd-o &#238;n alc&#259;tuirea celor patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. Aceasta conteaz&#259;, pentru c&#259; vedanta statornic&#259; sus&#539;ine c&#259; &#238;ntregul cosmos are trei trepte &#8212; grosier&#259; (</span><em><span>vai&#347;v&#257;nara</span></em><span>), subtil&#259; (</span><em><span>hira&#7751;yagarbha</span></em><span>) &#537;i cauzal&#259; (</span><em><span>&#299;&#347;vara</span></em><span>) &#8212; iar M&#257;y&#257; lucreaz&#259; peste toate trei. </span><em><span>Tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> este ceea ce trece dincolo de toate trei deodat&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>L&#259;rgirea 3 &#8212; ritualul ascuns la mijloc.</span></strong><span> Ia aminte la locul care &#238;ncepe cu </span><em><span>tam etam &#257;tm&#257;nam om iti brahma&#7751;aik&#299;k&#7771;tya&#8230;</span></em><span> &#8212; acesta e propriu Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;yei &#537;i nu se afl&#259; &#238;n M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya. Este un ritual contemplativ &#238;n patru mi&#537;c&#259;ri: (1) a uni Sinele cu Brahman prin AUM, (2) a uni Brahman cu Sinele prin AUM, (3) a tr&#259;i nemijlocit acel Unu &#8212; ne&#238;mb&#259;tr&#226;nitor, nemuritor, f&#259;r&#259; team&#259; &#8212; prin AUM, (4) a a&#537;eza peste el cel-cu-trei-trupuri &#537;i a retrage totul prin AUM. Punerea-laolalt&#259; a Sinelui cu Brahman nu e o propozi&#539;ie de crezut; e o </span><em><span>practic&#259;</span></em><span> pe care o s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;e&#537;ti, prin AUM, &#238;n patru mi&#537;c&#259;ri meditative.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#536;i apoi mi&#537;carea-semn&#259;tur&#259; &#8212; </span></strong><em><strong><span>&#299;&#347;vara-gr&#257;sas tur&#299;yas tur&#299;ya&#7717;</span></strong></em><strong><span>.</span></strong><span> Kha&#7751;&#7693;a se &#238;ncheie cu o expresie care nu se afl&#259; nic&#259;ieri &#238;n M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya &#537;i care nume&#537;te &#238;ntregul proiect teologic al Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;yei: </span><em><span>&#206;nghi&#539;itorul-lui-&#298;&#347;vara, tur&#299;ya-al-lui-tur&#299;ya, al Patrulea-al-Celui-de-al-Patrulea.</span></em></p><p><span>Cite&#537;te aceasta cu grij&#259;. &#298;&#347;vara &#8212; Domnul, Sinele trupului-cauzal, al treilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>, acela pe care orice teist statornic &#238;l cinste&#537;te &#8212; este numit aici ca fiind </span><em><span>apucat, &#238;nghi&#539;it</span></em><span> de </span><em><span>turya-turya</span></em><span>. Recunoa&#537;terea non-dual&#259; suprem&#259; nu se opre&#537;te la &#298;&#347;vara; ea &#238;l </span><em><span>&#238;nghite</span></em><span> pe &#298;&#347;vara &#238;n&#259;untrul ei. Domnul, ca numit-&#537;i-cunoscut, este &#238;nc&#259; un </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> &#8212; &#238;nc&#259; unul dintre cei patru &#8212; &#238;nc&#259; &#238;n&#259;untrul alc&#259;tuirii care e trecut&#259; dincolo. Ceea ce trece dincolo nu e o alt&#259; fiin&#539;&#259;; este </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> recunosc&#226;ndu-se pe sine ca trec&#226;nd </span><em><span>&#537;i dincolo de sine-ca-tur&#299;ya-numit</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><em><span>Turya-turya</span></em><span> nu este un al cincilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. Un al cincilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> ar fi doar mai mult&#259; fiin&#539;are-de-p&#257;da; mai mult&#259; alc&#259;tuire; mai mult&#259; putin&#539;&#259;-de-a-fi-numit. </span><em><span>Turya-turya</span></em><span> este recunoa&#537;terea lui </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> c&#259; &#537;i el, atunci c&#226;nd e numit, e ne&#238;ndestul&#259;tor. &#206;nghi&#539;itorul-lui-&#298;&#347;vara este recunoa&#537;terea care &#238;&#537;i &#238;nghite p&#226;n&#259; &#537;i propria descriere-de-sine. Aceasta e cea mai r&#259;sturn&#259;toare mi&#537;care non-dual&#259; din tot textul, &#537;i st&#259; chiar aici, la &#238;nceputul Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;yei, ca poart&#259; c&#259;tre cele nou&#259; Kha&#7751;&#7693;as care urmeaz&#259;.</span></p><p><span>A&#537;a &#238;ncepe Uttara. Nu &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#226;nd. Deschiz&#226;nd.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ncheierea Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 1 &#8212; Colofon</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2307; &#2326;&#2339;&#2381;&#2337;&#2307; &#2405; &#2407;&#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>iti prathama&#7717; kha&#7751;&#7693;a&#7717; || 1||</span></em></p><p><span>Astfel [se &#238;ncheie] Kha&#7751;&#7693;a &#238;nt&#226;i [al Uttara-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at].</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 2 &#8212; &#206;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura S&#257;k&#7779;in + cele patru M&#257;tr&#257; + cele paisprezece &#238;nsu&#537;iri ale lui N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea A &#8212; &#206;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura S&#257;k&#7779;in: nega&#539;ia &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; + cascada Dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; + cascada S&#257;k&#7779;in + Ajaram Am&#7771;tam Abhayam</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2306; &#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2350;&#2360;&#2369;&#2359;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2375;&#2365;&#2332;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2350;&#2360;&#2369;&#2359;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2360;&#2369;&#2359;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375;&#2365;&#2332;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2306; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2375;&#2365;&#2332;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2350;&#2360;&#2369;&#2359;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2349;&#2367;&#2330;&#2366;&#2352;&#2367;&#2339;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2342;&#2375;&#2325;&#2352;&#2360;&#2306; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357; &#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2369;&#2359;&#2379; &#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366; &#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2379; &#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366; &#2350;&#2344;&#2360;&#2379; &#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366; &#2348;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2375;&#2352;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366; &#2340;&#2350;&#2360;&#2379; &#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366; &#2340;&#2340;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2357;&#2367;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2339;&#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2369;&#2359;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368; &#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368; &#2350;&#2344;&#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368; &#2348;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2375;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368; &#2340;&#2350;&#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368; &#2340;&#2340;&#2379;&#2365;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2379; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2330;&#2376;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2365;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2340;&#2350; &#2310;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2328;&#2344;&#2306; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2340;&#2307; &#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2352;&#2360;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2332;&#2352;&#2350;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2350;&#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>ta&#7747; v&#257; etam &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; j&#257;graty asvapnam asu&#7779;upta&#7747; svapne&#8217;j&#257;gratam asu&#7779;upta&#7747; su&#7779;upte&#8217;j&#257;gratam asvapna&#7747; tur&#299;ye&#8217;j&#257;gratam asvapnam asu&#7779;uptam avyabhic&#257;ri&#7751;a&#7747; nity&#257;nanda&#7747; sad-eka-rasa&#7747; hy eva | cak&#7779;u&#7779;o dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; &#347;rotrasya dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; v&#257;co dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; manaso dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; buddher dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; pr&#257;&#7751;asya dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; tamaso dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; sarvasya dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; | tata&#7717; sarvasm&#257;d anyo vilak&#7779;a&#7751;a-cak&#7779;u&#7779;a&#7717; | s&#257;k&#7779;&#299; &#347;rotrasya s&#257;k&#7779;&#299; v&#257;ca&#7717; s&#257;k&#7779;&#299; manasa&#7717; s&#257;k&#7779;&#299; buddhe&#7717; s&#257;k&#7779;&#299; pr&#257;&#7751;asya s&#257;k&#7779;&#299; tamasa&#7717; s&#257;k&#7779;&#299; sarvasya s&#257;k&#7779;&#299; | tato&#8217;vikriyo mah&#257;caitanyo&#8217;sm&#257;t sarvasm&#257;t priyatama &#257;nanda-ghana&#7747; hy evam asm&#257;t sarvasm&#257;t purata&#7717; suvibh&#257;tam eka-rasam ev&#257;jaram am&#7771;tam abhayam ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2306; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (ta&#7747; v&#257; etam &#257;tm&#257;nam &#8212; pe acest Sine, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r) | &#2332;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2369;&#2359;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (j&#257;graty asvapnam asu&#7779;uptam &#8212; &#238;n veghe: nevis&#226;nd, nedormind-ad&#226;nc) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2375; &#2309;&#2332;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2369;&#2359;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (svapne&#8217;j&#257;gratam asu&#7779;uptam &#8212; &#238;n vis: neveghind, nedormind-ad&#226;nc) | &#2360;&#2369;&#2359;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2309;&#2332;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (su&#7779;upte&#8217;j&#257;gratam asvapnam &#8212; &#238;n somnul ad&#226;nc: neveghind, nevis&#226;nd) | &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2375; &#2309;&#2332;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2369;&#2359;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (tur&#299;ye&#8217;j&#257;gratam asvapnam asu&#7779;uptam &#8212; &#238;n tur&#299;ya: nici veghind, nici vis&#226;nd, nici dormind-ad&#226;nc) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2349;&#2367;&#2330;&#2366;&#2352;&#2367;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; (avyabhic&#257;ri&#7751;am &#8212; neab&#259;tut, care nu se r&#259;t&#259;ce&#537;te niciodat&#259;) | &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; (nity&#257;nandam &#8212; ve&#537;nic-fericit) | &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;-&#2319;&#2325;-&#2352;&#2360;&#2350;&#2381; (sad-eka-rasam &#8212; de un singur gust: Fiin&#539;&#259;) | &#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2369;&#2359;&#2307; &#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366; (cak&#7779;u&#7779;o dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; &#8212; v&#259;z&#259;torul ochiului) | &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;, &#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2307;, &#2350;&#2344;&#2360;&#2307;, &#2348;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2375;&#2307;, &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;, &#2340;&#2350;&#2360;&#2307;, &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366; (&#347;rotrasya dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257;, v&#257;co, manaso, buddher, pr&#257;&#7751;asya, tamaso, sarvasya dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; &#8212; v&#259;z&#259;torul urechii, al vorbirii, al min&#539;ii, al intelectului, al r&#259;sufl&#259;rii, al &#238;ntunericului, al tuturor) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; (tata&#7717; sarvasm&#257;d anya&#7717; &#8212; de aceea, altul dec&#226;t toate) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2339;-&#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2369;&#2359;&#2307; (vilak&#7779;a&#7751;a-cak&#7779;u&#7779;a&#7717; &#8212; cu o vedere care nu seam&#259;n&#259; cu nicio alt&#259; vedere) | &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; ... &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368; (s&#257;k&#7779;&#299; &#347;rotrasya &#8230; sarvasya s&#257;k&#7779;&#299; &#8212; martorul urechii &#8230; martorul tuturor) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2307; &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2307; (tato&#8217;vikriya&#7717; &#8212; de aceea, neschimbat, nesupus prefacerii) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2330;&#2376;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; (mah&#257;caitanya&#7717; &#8212; Marea-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;) | &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2340;&#2350;&#2307; (asm&#257;t sarvasm&#257;t priyatama&#7717; &#8212; mai drag dec&#226;t toate acestea) | &#2310;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2328;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (&#257;nanda-ghanam &#8212; fericire-&#238;ndesat&#259;) | &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2340;&#2307; &#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (asm&#257;t sarvasm&#257;t purata&#7717; suvibh&#257;tam &#8212; str&#259;lucind limpede &#238;naintea tuturor acestora) | &#2319;&#2325;&#2352;&#2360;&#2350;&#2381; (eka-rasam &#8212; de un singur gust) | &#2309;&#2332;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (ajaram am&#7771;tam abhayam &#8212; ne&#238;mb&#259;tr&#226;nitor, nemuritor, f&#259;r&#259; team&#259;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Pe acest Sine, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r: &#238;n veghe &#8212; nevis&#226;nd, nedormind-ad&#226;nc; &#238;n vis &#8212; neveghind, nedormind-ad&#226;nc; &#238;n somnul ad&#226;nc &#8212; neveghind, nevis&#226;nd; &#238;n </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> &#8212; nici veghind, nici vis&#226;nd, nici dormind-ad&#226;nc; neab&#259;tut, ve&#537;nic-fericit, de un singur gust: Fiin&#539;&#259;.</span></p><p><span>El este v&#259;z&#259;torul ochiului; v&#259;z&#259;torul urechii; v&#259;z&#259;torul vorbirii; v&#259;z&#259;torul min&#539;ii; v&#259;z&#259;torul intelectului; v&#259;z&#259;torul r&#259;sufl&#259;rii; v&#259;z&#259;torul &#238;ntunericului; v&#259;z&#259;torul tuturor. De aceea este altul dec&#226;t toate, cu o vedere care nu seam&#259;n&#259; cu nicio alt&#259; vedere.</span></p><p><span>El este martorul urechii; martorul vorbirii; martorul min&#539;ii; martorul intelectului; martorul r&#259;sufl&#259;rii; martorul &#238;ntunericului; martorul tuturor. De aceea este neschimbat, Marea-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;, mai drag dec&#226;t toate acestea &#8212; fericire-&#238;ndesat&#259; &#8212; str&#259;lucind limpede &#238;naintea tuturor acestora, de un singur gust: ne&#238;mb&#259;tr&#226;nitor, nemuritor, f&#259;r&#259; team&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Aceast&#259; sec&#539;iune este unul dintre locurile cel mai frumos argumentate din tot Upanishadul. &#206;n cuprinsul a treisprezece r&#226;nduri, textul d&#259; trei dovezi deosebite, dar &#238;ntrep&#259;trunse, pentru &#238;nt&#226;ietatea necondi&#539;ionat&#259; a Sinelui fa&#539;&#259; de orice stare &#537;i orice putere.</span></p><p><strong><span>Dovada 1 &#8212; nega&#539;ia &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; a celor patru st&#259;ri.</span></strong><span> Sinele este &#238;n veghe, dar &#238;n veghe este </span><em><span>asvapnam asu&#7779;uptam</span></em><span> &#8212; nevis&#226;nd &#537;i nedormind-ad&#226;nc. &#206;n vis este </span><em><span>aj&#257;gratam asu&#7779;uptam</span></em><span> &#8212; neveghind &#537;i nedormind-ad&#226;nc. &#206;n somnul ad&#226;nc este </span><em><span>aj&#257;gratam asvapnam</span></em><span> &#8212; neveghind &#537;i nevis&#226;nd. &#206;n al patrulea este </span><em><span>aj&#257;gratam asvapnam asu&#7779;uptam</span></em><span> &#8212; niciunul dintre cele trei. Aceasta e o formulare frumos de &#238;ntocmai: Sinele este de fa&#539;&#259; &#238;n fiecare stare, f&#259;r&#259; a putea fi mic&#537;orat la vreuna dintre ele. Nici m&#259;car la a patra, care &#238;ntr-un alt registru ar fi ar&#259;tat&#259; drept Sinele &#238;nsu&#537;i. Sinele este aici mai dinainte &#537;i de propriul lui nume.</span></p><p><strong><span>Dovada 2 &#8212; cascada </span></strong><em><strong><span>dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257;</span></strong></em><strong><span>.</span></strong><span> Sinele este </span><em><span>v&#259;z&#259;torul</span></em><span> ochiului &#8212; nu vederea-de-obiecte a ochiului, ci acela care vede c&#259; ochiul vede &#8212; v&#259;z&#259;torul urechii, al vorbirii, al min&#539;ii, al intelectului, al r&#259;sufl&#259;rii, al &#238;ntunericului, al tuturor. Mi&#537;carea e apofatic&#259; &#238;n chip statornic, dar formulat&#259; pozitiv: ce </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> Sinele, este v&#259;z&#259;torul. Ce </span><em><span>nu este</span></em><span> Sinele, este oricare dintre lucrurile v&#259;zute. De aceea Sinele este </span><em><span>altul dec&#226;t toate</span></em><span>, cu un </span><em><span>vilak&#7779;a&#7751;a cak&#7779;us</span></em><span> &#8212; o vedere care nu seam&#259;n&#259; cu nicio alt&#259; vedere. Sinele vede fiind vederea, nu fiind un organ care vede.</span></p><p><strong><span>Dovada 3 &#8212; cascada </span></strong><em><strong><span>s&#257;k&#7779;in</span></strong></em><strong><span> + cascada predicatelor.</span></strong><span> De la </span><em><span>dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257;</span></em><span> (v&#259;z&#259;tor), textul urc&#259; la </span><em><span>s&#257;k&#7779;in</span></em><span> &#8212; martor. Cascada </span><em><span>s&#257;k&#7779;in</span></em><span> o repet&#259; pe cea </span><em><span>dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257;</span></em><span> &#238;n form&#259; paralel&#259;, dar cu o mutare de registru. Un v&#259;z&#259;tor ia &#238;nc&#259; parte la vedere; un martor este acela </span><em><span>pentru care</span></em><span> vederea se petrece. Apoi predicatele pozitive care &#238;ncununeaz&#259;: </span><em><span>avikriya&#7717;</span></em><span> (nesupus prefacerii), </span><em><span>mah&#257;-caitanya&#7717;</span></em><span> (Marea-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;), </span><em><span>priyatama</span></em><span> (cel mai drag), </span><em><span>&#257;nanda-ghana</span></em><span> (fericire-&#238;ndesat&#259;), </span><em><span>suvibh&#257;tam</span></em><span> (str&#259;lucind limpede), </span><em><span>eka-rasa</span></em><span> (de un singur gust), </span><em><span>ajaram am&#7771;tam abhayam</span></em><span> (ne&#238;mb&#259;tr&#226;nitor, nemuritor, f&#259;r&#259; team&#259;).</span></p><p><strong><span>Cuv&#226;ntul </span></strong><em><strong><span>&#257;nanda-ghana</span></strong></em><strong><span> merit&#259; o oprire.</span></strong><span> </span><em><span>Ghana</span></em><span> &#238;nseamn&#259; des, &#238;ndesat, gros, str&#226;ns. </span><em><span>&#256;nanda-ghana</span></em><span> nu &#238;nseamn&#259; &#8222;fericit&#8221; &#8212; nu e o &#238;nsu&#537;ire. Este </span><em><span>fericire &#238;ndesat&#259; &#238;ntr-o mas&#259;</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>fericire-ca-desime</span></em><span>. Acesta e cuv&#226;ntul pe care poate l-am avut &#238;n minte mai devreme, c&#226;nd am respins red&#259;rile statornice ale lui </span><em><span>&#257;nanda</span></em><span> prin &#8222;fericire&#8221; &#8212; &#537;i am ales &#8222;de nerostit&#8221;. </span><em><span>Ghana</span></em><span> d&#259; &#8222;fericirii&#8221; greutatea ei adev&#259;rat&#259;: nu un sim&#539;&#259;m&#226;nt, ci o substan&#539;&#259;, un fel de a fi. Ceea ce se petrece atunci c&#226;nd recunoa&#537;terea se a&#537;az&#259; nu este o stare afectiv&#259;; este o desime.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i apoi: </span><em><span>asm&#257;t sarvasm&#257;t priyatama&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; mai drag dec&#226;t toate acestea. Mai drag dec&#226;t orice obiect, orice leg&#259;tur&#259;, orice izb&#226;nd&#259;, orice stare. Nu pentru c&#259; totul altceva ar fi de p&#259;r&#259;sit, ci pentru c&#259; ceea ce iube&#537;ti </span><em><span>cel mai mult</span></em><span> &#238;n tot ce iube&#537;ti este deja Sinele. Orice iubire e o recunoa&#537;tere &#238;n parte. Sinele este iubirea-din-fiecare-iubire.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea B &#8212; Ak&#257;ra &#8596; Vai&#347;v&#257;nara (primul p&#257;da, &#238;mp&#259;trit)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376;&#2357;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2351;&#2376;&#2344;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2306; &#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2330;&#2376;&#2325;&#2368;&#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2332;&#2366;&#2327;&#2352;&#2367;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2379; &#2357;&#2376;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2352;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2370;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352; &#2319;&#2357; &#2330;&#2340;&#2370;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2376;&#2352;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375;&#2352;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2357;&#2366; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>brahmaiv&#257;py ajayaina&#7747; catu&#7779;p&#257;da&#7747; m&#257;tr&#257;bhir o&#7749;k&#257;re&#7751;a caik&#299;kury&#257;j &#8212; j&#257;garita-sth&#257;na&#347; catur&#257;tm&#257; vi&#347;vo vai&#347;v&#257;nara&#347; cat&#363;r&#363;po&#7749;k&#257;ra eva cat&#363;r&#363;po hy ayam ak&#257;ra&#7717; sth&#363;la-s&#363;k&#7779;ma-b&#299;ja-s&#257;k&#7779;ibhir ak&#257;ra-r&#363;pair &#257;pter &#257;dimattv&#257;d v&#257; sth&#363;latv&#257;t s&#363;k&#7779;matv&#257;d b&#299;jatv&#257;t s&#257;k&#7779;itv&#257;c c&#257;pnoti ha v&#257; ida&#7747; sarvam &#257;di&#347; ca bhavati ya eva&#7747; veda ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2319;&#2357; &#2309;&#2346;&#2367; &#2309;&#2332;&#2351;&#2366; &#2319;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; (brahmaiv&#257;py ajayaina&#7747; catu&#7779;p&#257;dam &#8212; Brahman &#238;nsu&#537;i, prin aj&#257; [puterea nen&#259;scut&#259;], pe acest [Sine] cu patru p&#257;da) | &#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2330; &#2319;&#2325;&#2368;&#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (m&#257;tr&#257;bhir o&#7749;k&#257;re&#7751;a caik&#299;kury&#257;t &#8212; s&#259;-l uneasc&#259; prin m&#257;tr&#257; &#537;i prin O&#7747;k&#257;ra) | &#2332;&#2366;&#2327;&#2352;&#2367;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2307; &#2357;&#2376;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2352;&#2307; (j&#257;garita-sth&#257;na&#347; catur&#257;tm&#257; vi&#347;vo vai&#347;v&#257;nara&#7717; &#8212; s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind &#238;n starea de veghe, cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; &#8212; Vi&#347;va, Vai&#347;v&#257;nara) | &#2330;&#2340;&#2370;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; &#2330;&#2340;&#2370;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; (cat&#363;r&#363;po&#7749;k&#257;ra eva cat&#363;r&#363;pa&#7717; &#8212; av&#226;nd patru chipuri; O&#7747;k&#257;ra &#238;nsu&#537;i are patru chipuri) | &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (hy ayam ak&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; c&#259;ci acesta este ak&#257;ra [sunetul A]) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;-&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;-&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;-&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2309;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2376;&#2307; (sth&#363;la-s&#363;k&#7779;ma-b&#299;ja-s&#257;k&#7779;ibhir ak&#257;ra-r&#363;pai&#7717; &#8212; prin chipurile ak&#257;ra-ului: grosier, subtil, s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;, martor) | &#2310;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375;&#2307; (&#257;pte&#7717; &#8212; pentru p&#259;trundere) | &#2310;&#2342;&#2367;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2357;&#2366; (&#257;dimattv&#257;d v&#257; &#8212; sau pentru faptul de a fi cel dint&#226;i) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2330; (sth&#363;latv&#257;t s&#363;k&#7779;matv&#257;d b&#299;jatv&#257;t s&#257;k&#7779;itv&#257;c ca &#8212; &#537;i pentru grosime, sub&#539;irime, fiin&#539;are-de-s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;, fiin&#539;are-de-martor) | &#2310;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (&#257;pnoti ha v&#257; ida&#7747; sarvam &#8212; el p&#259;trunde tot acesta) | &#2310;&#2342;&#2367;&#2307; &#2330; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (&#257;di&#347; ca bhavati &#8212; &#537;i ajunge &#238;nceputul) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; (ya eva&#7747; veda &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Brahman &#238;nsu&#537;i &#8212; prin </span><em><span>aj&#257;</span></em><span> [puterea nen&#259;scut&#259;] &#8212; s&#259; uneasc&#259; acest Sine cu patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> prin </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> &#537;i prin O&#7747;k&#257;ra.</span></p><p><span>S&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind &#238;n starea de veghe, cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259;, Vi&#347;va, Vai&#347;v&#257;nara &#8212; av&#226;nd patru chipuri. O&#7747;k&#257;ra &#238;nsu&#537;i are patru chipuri: c&#259;ci acesta este </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> [sunetul A], lucr&#226;nd prin chipurile lui de grosier, subtil, s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259; &#537;i martor. Pentru p&#259;trundere, pentru faptul de a fi cel dint&#226;i &#8212; sau: pentru grosime, pentru sub&#539;irime, pentru fiin&#539;area-de-s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;, pentru fiin&#539;area-de-martor &#8212; el p&#259;trunde tot acesta &#537;i ajunge &#238;nceputul. Cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Textul &#238;ncepe acum coresponden&#539;ele statornice, &#238;n stil M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya, dintre </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra&#8211;uk&#257;ra&#8211;mak&#257;ra</span></em><span>, dar cu o l&#259;rgire care e semn&#259;tura Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;yei: </span><strong><span>fiecare m&#257;tr&#257; este ea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259;</span></strong><span>.</span></p><p><span>Punerea-laolalt&#259; de temelie este cea din M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya (versurile 8&#8211;11): cele trei sunete ale lui AUM r&#259;spund celor trei st&#259;ri &#537;i perechilor lor cosmice:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>A</span></strong><span> (</span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span>) &#8596; veghe / Vai&#347;v&#257;nara / Vi&#347;va</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>U</span></strong><span> (</span><em><span>uk&#257;ra</span></em><span>) &#8596; vis / Taijasa / Hira&#7751;yagarbha</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>M</span></strong><span> (</span><em><span>mak&#257;ra</span></em><span>) &#8596; somn ad&#226;nc / Pr&#257;j&#241;a / &#298;&#347;vara</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>T&#259;cerea de dup&#259; M</span></strong><span> &#8596; </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em></p><p><span>Ce adaug&#259; Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;ya este l&#259;rgirea </span><em><span>catur&#257;tm&#257; / cat&#363;r&#363;pa</span></em><span>. Fiecare dintre ace&#537;ti patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> este el &#238;nsu&#537;i </span><em><span>&#238;mp&#259;trit</span></em><span>, prin felurile </span><em><span>sth&#363;la</span></em><span> (grosier), </span><em><span>s&#363;k&#7779;ma</span></em><span> (subtil), </span><em><span>b&#299;ja</span></em><span> (s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;) &#537;i </span><em><span>s&#257;k&#7779;in</span></em><span> (martor). A&#537;a &#238;nc&#226;t </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span>, lucr&#226;nd ca Vai&#347;v&#257;nara, are un fel grosier, un fel subtil, un fel de s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259; &#537;i un fel de martor.</span></p><p><strong><span>Aceasta este alc&#259;tuirea </span></strong><em><strong><span>fractal&#259;</span></strong></em><strong><span> a Sinelui.</span></strong><span> Patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>, fiecare el &#238;nsu&#537;i &#238;mp&#259;trit. &#206;ntreaga arhitectur&#259; este 4 &#215; 4 = 16 sub-locuri. Fiecare treapt&#259; a con&#537;tiin&#539;ei este oglindit&#259; l&#259;untric prin aceea&#537;i deosebire grosier/subtil/s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;/martor. Practica contemplativ&#259; nu st&#259; &#238;n a alege o treapt&#259; &#537;i a r&#259;m&#226;ne acolo; st&#259; &#238;n a recunoa&#537;te c&#259; la fiecare treapt&#259; lucreaz&#259; aceea&#537;i alc&#259;tuire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259;, &#537;i c&#259; dimensiunea de </span><em><span>martor</span></em><span> a fiec&#259;rei trepte arat&#259; spre martorul care este mai dinainte de toate cele &#537;aisprezece sub-locuri.</span></p><p><strong><span>De ce </span></strong><em><strong><span>ak&#257;ra</span></strong></em><strong><span>?</span></strong><span> Textul d&#259; patru temeiuri. </span><em><span>&#256;pte&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; pentru p&#259;trundere: sunetul A este vocala care p&#259;trunde cel mai deplin gura, vocala cea mai deschis&#259;. </span><em><span>&#256;dimattv&#257;t</span></em><span> &#8212; pentru faptul de a fi cel dint&#226;i: A este cea dint&#226;i liter&#259; a alfabetului sanskrit, r&#259;d&#259;cina &#238;ntregii vorbiri. </span><em><span>Sth&#363;latv&#257;t / s&#363;k&#7779;matv&#257;t / b&#299;jatv&#257;t / s&#257;k&#7779;itv&#257;t</span></em><span> &#8212; pentru cele patru feluri care lucreaz&#259; chiar &#238;n&#259;untrul lui </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>Practicantul care recunoa&#537;te aceasta &#8222;p&#259;trunde tot acesta &#537;i ajunge &#238;nceputul&#8221;. Cel care cunoa&#537;te sunetul A drept Vai&#347;v&#257;nara nu deprinde o informa&#539;ie; el se recunoa&#537;te pe sine ca fiind p&#259;trunderea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i, &#238;nceputul &#238;nsu&#537;i.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea C &#8212; Uk&#257;ra &#8596; Taijasa / Hira&#7751;yagarbha (al doilea p&#257;da, &#238;mp&#259;trit)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2340;&#2376;&#2332;&#2360;&#2379; &#2361;&#2367;&#2352;&#2339;&#2381;&#2351;&#2327;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2370;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346; &#2313;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352; &#2319;&#2357; &#2330;&#2340;&#2370;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2369;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2369;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2376;&#2352;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2367;&#2306; &#2360;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>svapna-sth&#257;na&#347; catur&#257;tm&#257; taijaso hira&#7751;yagarbha&#347; cat&#363;r&#363;pa uk&#257;ra eva cat&#363;r&#363;po hy ayam uk&#257;ra&#7717; sth&#363;la-s&#363;k&#7779;ma-b&#299;ja-s&#257;k&#7779;ibhir uk&#257;ra-r&#363;pair utkar&#7779;&#257;d ubhayatv&#257;t sth&#363;latv&#257;t s&#363;k&#7779;matv&#257;d b&#299;jatv&#257;t s&#257;k&#7779;itv&#257;c cotkar&#7779;ati ha vai j&#241;&#257;na-santati&#7747; sam&#257;na&#347; ca bhavati ya eva&#7747; veda ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2340;&#2376;&#2332;&#2360;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367;&#2352;&#2339;&#2381;&#2351;&#2327;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2307; (svapna-sth&#257;na&#347; catur&#257;tm&#257; taijaso hira&#7751;yagarbha&#7717; &#8212; s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind &#238;n starea de vis, cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; &#8212; Taijasa, Hira&#7751;yagarbha) | &#2330;&#2340;&#2370;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; &#2313;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; &#2330;&#2340;&#2370;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; (cat&#363;r&#363;pa uk&#257;ra eva cat&#363;r&#363;pa&#7717; &#8212; av&#226;nd patru chipuri; uk&#257;ra &#238;nsu&#537;i are patru chipuri) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;-&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;-&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;-&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2313;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2376;&#2307; (sth&#363;la-s&#363;k&#7779;ma-b&#299;ja-s&#257;k&#7779;ibhir uk&#257;ra-r&#363;pai&#7717; &#8212; prin acelea&#537;i patru feluri, &#238;n chipurile uk&#257;ra-ului) | &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (utkar&#7779;&#257;t &#8212; pentru &#238;n&#259;l&#539;are) | &#2313;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (ubhayatv&#257;t &#8212; pentru fiin&#539;area-de-am&#226;ndou&#259;) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2330; (sth&#363;latv&#257;t s&#363;k&#7779;matv&#257;d b&#299;jatv&#257;t s&#257;k&#7779;itv&#257;c ca &#8212; &#537;i pentru cele patru feluri) | &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; (utkar&#7779;ati ha vai &#8212; el se &#238;nal&#539;&#259;, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r) | &#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2367;&#2306; &#2360;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2330; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (j&#241;&#257;na-santati&#7747; sam&#257;na&#347; ca bhavati &#8212; &#537;i ajunge una cu ne&#238;ntreruperea-cunoa&#537;terii) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; (ya eva&#7747; veda &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>S&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind &#238;n starea de vis, cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259;, Taijasa, Hira&#7751;yagarbha &#8212; av&#226;nd patru chipuri. </span><em><span>Uk&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#238;nsu&#537;i are patru chipuri: c&#259;ci acesta este </span><em><span>uk&#257;ra</span></em><span>, lucr&#226;nd prin acelea&#537;i feluri &#8212; grosier, subtil, s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;, martor &#8212; &#238;n chipurile lui. Pentru &#238;n&#259;l&#539;are, pentru fiin&#539;area-de-am&#226;ndou&#259;, pentru grosime, sub&#539;irime, fiin&#539;are-de-s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;, fiin&#539;are-de-martor &#8212; el se &#238;nal&#539;&#259; &#537;i ajunge una cu ne&#238;ntreruperea-cunoa&#537;terii. Cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Coresponden&#539;a </span><em><span>uk&#257;ra</span></em><span>&#8211;Taijasa lucreaz&#259; din alte temeiuri dec&#226;t </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span>. Temeiurile date de text:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><strong><span>Utkar&#7779;&#257;t</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; pentru &#238;n&#259;l&#539;are. Sunetul U cere rotunjirea buzelor &#537;i ridicarea limbii spre cerul gurii moale &#8212; o rostire care urc&#259;. Este totodat&#259; locul &#8222;de mijloc&#8221; &#238;ntre A cel deschis &#537;i M cel &#238;nchis, ridicat deasupra lui A obi&#537;nuit.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><strong><span>Ubhayatv&#257;t</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; pentru fiin&#539;area-de-am&#226;ndou&#259;. Sunetul U ia parte &#537;i la A, &#537;i la M, f&#259;r&#259; a fi vreunul dintre ele, dar fiind parte din am&#226;ndou&#259;. Aceasta e &#238;nsu&#537;irea de alc&#259;tuire a st&#259;rii de vis: mai subtil&#259; dec&#226;t veghea, mai grosier&#259; dec&#226;t somnul ad&#226;nc, lu&#226;nd parte la am&#226;ndou&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Practicantul care recunoa&#537;te aceasta &#8222;se &#238;nal&#539;&#259;&#8221; (</span><em><span>utkar&#7779;ati</span></em><span>) &#537;i &#8222;ajunge una cu ne&#238;ntreruperea-cunoa&#537;terii&#8221; (</span><em><span>j&#241;&#257;na-santati&#7747; sam&#257;na&#347; bhavati</span></em><span>). </span><em><span>J&#241;&#257;na-santati</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;ne&#238;ntreruperea-cunoa&#537;terii&#8221; &#8212; nume&#537;te curgerea ne&#238;ntrerupt&#259; a actelor de cunoa&#537;tere care alc&#259;tuiesc tr&#259;irea de veghe &#537;i de vis. Cel care cunoa&#537;te U-ca-Taijasa nu se afl&#259; &#238;n afara acelei curgeri; el ajunge una cu ea &#8212; se recunoa&#537;te pe sine ca fiind ne&#238;ntreruperea-cunoa&#537;terii &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea D &#8212; Mak&#257;ra &#8596; Pr&#257;j&#241;a / &#298;&#347;vara (al treilea p&#257;da, &#238;mp&#259;trit)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2369;&#2359;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2370;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2379; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352; &#2319;&#2357; &#2330;&#2340;&#2370;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2306; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2376;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2375;&#2352;&#2346;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330; &#2350;&#2367;&#2344;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2357;&#2366; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2346;&#2368;&#2340;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>su&#7779;upta-sth&#257;na&#347; catur&#257;tm&#257; pr&#257;j&#241;a &#299;&#347;vara&#347; cat&#363;r&#363;po mak&#257;ra eva cat&#363;r&#363;po hy aya&#7747; mak&#257;ra&#7717; sth&#363;la-s&#363;k&#7779;ma-b&#299;ja-s&#257;k&#7779;ibhir mak&#257;ra-r&#363;pair miter ap&#299;ter v&#257; sth&#363;latv&#257;t s&#363;k&#7779;matv&#257;d b&#299;jatv&#257;t s&#257;k&#7779;itv&#257;c ca minoti ha v&#257; ida&#7747; sarvam ap&#299;ti&#347; ca bhavati ya eva&#7747; veda ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2369;&#2359;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2307; &#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; (su&#7779;upta-sth&#257;na&#347; catur&#257;tm&#257; pr&#257;j&#241;a &#299;&#347;vara&#7717; &#8212; s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind &#238;n somnul ad&#226;nc, cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; &#8212; Pr&#257;j&#241;a, &#298;&#347;vara) | &#2330;&#2340;&#2370;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; &#2330;&#2340;&#2370;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; (cat&#363;r&#363;po mak&#257;ra eva cat&#363;r&#363;pa&#7717; &#8212; av&#226;nd patru chipuri; mak&#257;ra &#238;nsu&#537;i are patru chipuri) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;-&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;-&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;-&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2376;&#2307; (sth&#363;la-s&#363;k&#7779;ma-b&#299;ja-s&#257;k&#7779;ibhir mak&#257;ra-r&#363;pai&#7717; &#8212; prin acelea&#537;i patru feluri, &#238;n chipurile mak&#257;ra-ului) | &#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2375;&#2307; (mite&#7717; &#8212; pentru m&#259;surare) | &#2309;&#2346;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375;&#2307; &#2357;&#2366; (ap&#299;ter v&#257; &#8212; sau pentru resorb&#539;ie) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2330; (sth&#363;latv&#257;t s&#363;k&#7779;matv&#257;d b&#299;jatv&#257;t s&#257;k&#7779;itv&#257;c ca &#8212; &#537;i pentru cele patru feluri) | &#2350;&#2367;&#2344;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (minoti ha v&#257; ida&#7747; sarvam &#8212; el m&#259;soar&#259; tot acesta) | &#2309;&#2346;&#2368;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2330; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (ap&#299;ti&#347; ca bhavati &#8212; &#537;i ajunge resorb&#539;ia &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; (ya eva&#7747; veda &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>S&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind &#238;n somnul ad&#226;nc, cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259;, Pr&#257;j&#241;a, &#298;&#347;vara &#8212; av&#226;nd patru chipuri. </span><em><span>Mak&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#238;nsu&#537;i are patru chipuri: c&#259;ci acesta este </span><em><span>mak&#257;ra</span></em><span>, lucr&#226;nd prin acelea&#537;i feluri &#8212; grosier, subtil, s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;, martor &#8212; &#238;n chipurile lui. Pentru m&#259;surare, pentru resorb&#539;ie, pentru grosime, sub&#539;irime, fiin&#539;are-de-s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;, fiin&#539;are-de-martor &#8212; el m&#259;soar&#259; tot acesta &#537;i ajunge resorb&#539;ia &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i. Cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Coresponden&#539;a </span><em><span>mak&#257;ra</span></em><span>&#8211;Pr&#257;j&#241;a &#238;nchide &#537;irul celor trei </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>. Temeiurile date de text:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><strong><span>Mite&#7717;</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; pentru m&#259;sur&#259;, pentru m&#259;surare. Sunetul M se roste&#537;te prin &#238;nchiderea deplin&#259; a buzelor &#8212; gura se m&#259;soar&#259; pe sine, ajunge la propria ei margine. Aceasta e icoana statornic&#259; a somnului ad&#226;nc ca m&#259;sur&#259; a tr&#259;irii: locul unde mintea se &#238;ntoarce &#537;i este </span><em><span>m&#259;surat&#259;</span></em><span> prin propria ei &#238;mplinire.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><strong><span>Ap&#299;te&#7717;</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; pentru resorb&#539;ie, pentru a-fi-b&#259;ut-&#238;napoi. </span><em><span>Ap&#299;ti</span></em><span> vine din </span><em><span>&#257;-&#8730;p&#257;</span></em><span> (a bea &#238;napoi, a absorbi). Sunetul M este sunetul &#238;n care tot AUM e supt &#238;n&#259;untru, dizolvat. Somnul ad&#226;nc este starea &#238;n care veghea &#537;i visul se &#238;ntorc &#8212; </span><em><span>ap&#299;ti</span></em><span>, resorb&#539;ia.</span></p><p><span>Practicantul care recunoa&#537;te aceasta &#8222;m&#259;soar&#259; tot acesta&#8221; &#537;i &#8222;ajunge resorb&#539;ia&#8221; (</span><em><span>ap&#299;ti&#347; ca bhavati</span></em><span>). Ultima expresie e izbitoare: nu ajungi doar cel-care-m&#259;soar&#259;, ci </span><em><span>&#238;nsu&#537;i procesul m&#259;surat-al-absorb&#539;iei</span></em><span> &#8212; chiar lucrarea prin care tr&#259;irea se &#238;ntoarce la izvorul ei. Aceasta e recunoa&#537;terea trupului-cauzal. &#298;&#347;vara, care se afl&#259; la treapta Pr&#257;j&#241;a, nu e o fiin&#539;&#259; desp&#259;r&#539;it&#259; pe care o &#238;nt&#226;lne&#537;ti, ci lucrarea de resorb&#539;ie care </span><em><span>e&#537;ti</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>Ia aminte la afirma&#539;ia care se adun&#259; de-a lungul sec&#539;iunilor B, C, D:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>Ak&#257;ra / Vai&#347;v&#257;nara</span></strong><span>: &#8222;el p&#259;trunde tot acesta &#537;i ajunge &#238;nceputul&#8221;.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>Uk&#257;ra / Taijasa</span></strong><span>: &#8222;el se &#238;nal&#539;&#259;; ajunge una cu ne&#238;ntreruperea-cunoa&#537;terii&#8221;.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>Mak&#257;ra / Pr&#257;j&#241;a</span></strong><span>: &#8222;el m&#259;soar&#259; tot acesta &#537;i ajunge resorb&#539;ia&#8221;.</span></p><p><span>&#206;nceput, ne&#238;ntrerupere, resorb&#539;ie. Cele trei </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> h&#259;rtuiesc cele trei faze prin care trece orice tr&#259;ire. A cunoa&#537;te fiecare drept chip al lui AUM &#238;nseamn&#259; a le cunoa&#537;te drept chipuri ale Sinelui care le &#238;nf&#259;ptuie&#537;te pe toate trei.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea E &#8212; Tur&#299;ya-ca-O&#7747;k&#257;ra + cele paisprezece &#238;nsu&#537;iri + Aham Eveti</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2341; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351; &#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2360;&#2307; &#2360; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2335;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2368;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2379;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2376;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2341;&#2376;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2325;&#2366;&#2354;&#2375; &#2325;&#2366;&#2354;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351; &#2313;&#2360;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2352;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2342;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2368;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2325;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2341;&#2366; &#2340;&#2350;&#2307; &#2360;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381; &#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2376;&#2325;&#2352;&#2360;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346; &#2319;&#2357; &#2351;&#2341;&#2366; &#2342;&#2366;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2342;&#2327;&#2381;&#2343;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2357;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2379;&#2365;&#2327;&#2379;&#2330;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2370;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346; 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&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;&#2352;&#2361;&#2367;&#2340; &#2310;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2343;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2350;&#2379;&#2350;&#2379;&#2361;&#2379;&#2365;&#2361;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357;&#2375;&#2350;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2359; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2379; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361; &#2319;&#2357;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;-m&#257;tr&#257;&#7717; prati-m&#257;tr&#257;&#7717; kury&#257;d atha tur&#299;ya &#299;&#347;vara-gr&#257;sa&#7717; sa svar&#257;&#7789; svayam &#299;&#347;vara&#7717; svaprak&#257;&#347;a&#347; catur&#257;tmota-anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;-anuj&#241;&#257;-vikalpair oto hy ayam &#257;tm&#257; | hy athaiveda&#7747; sarvam anta-k&#257;le k&#257;l&#257;gni&#7717; s&#363;rya usrair anuj&#241;&#257;to hy ayam &#257;tm&#257; hy asya sarvasya sv&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; dad&#257;t&#299;da&#7747; sarva&#7747; sv&#257;tm&#257;nam eva karoti | yath&#257; tama&#7717; savitan j&#241;&#257;-eka-raso hy ayam &#257;tm&#257; cid-r&#363;pa eva | yath&#257; d&#257;hya&#7747; dagdhv&#257;gnir avikalpo hy ayam &#257;tm&#257; v&#257;&#7749;-mano&#8217;gocaratv&#257;c cid-r&#363;pa&#347; cat&#363;r&#363;pa o&#7747;k&#257;ra eva cat&#363;r&#363;po hy ayam o&#7747;k&#257;ra ota-anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;-anuj&#241;&#257;-vikalpair o&#7747;k&#257;ra-r&#363;pair &#257;tmaiva | n&#257;ma-r&#363;p&#257;tmaka&#7747; h&#299;da&#7747; sarva&#7747; tur&#299;yatv&#257;c cid-r&#363;patv&#257;c cotatv&#257;d anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;tv&#257;d anuj&#241;&#257;natv&#257;d avikalpa-r&#363;patv&#257;c c&#257;vikalpa&#7747; h&#299;da&#7747; sarva&#7747; naiva tatra k&#257;cana bhid&#257;sti | atha tasy&#257;yam &#257;de&#347;o&#8217;m&#257;tra&#347; caturtho&#8217;vyavah&#257;rya&#7717; prapa&#241;copa&#347;ama&#7717; &#347;ivo&#8217;dvaita o&#7747;k&#257;ra &#257;tmaiva sa&#7747;vi&#347;aty &#257;tman&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; ya eva&#7747; veda | e&#7779;a v&#299;ro n&#257;rasi&#7747;hena v&#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; mantrar&#257;jena tur&#299;ya&#7747; vidy&#257;d e&#7779;a hy &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; prak&#257;&#347;ayati &#8212; sarva-sa&#7747;h&#257;ra-samartha&#7717; paribhava-asaha&#7717; prabhur vy&#257;pta&#7717; sadojjvalo&#8217;vidy&#257;-tat-k&#257;rya-h&#299;na&#7717; sv&#257;tma-bandha-hara&#7717; sarvad&#257; dvaita-rahita &#257;nanda-r&#363;pa&#7717; sarv&#257;dhi&#7779;&#7789;h&#257;na&#7717; san-m&#257;tro nirasta-avidy&#257;-tamo-moho&#8217;ham eveti | tasm&#257;d evam evemam &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; para&#7747; brahm&#257;nusandadhy&#257;d e&#7779;a v&#299;ro n&#7771;si&#7747;ha eveti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (m&#257;tr&#257;-m&#257;tr&#257;&#7717; prati-m&#257;tr&#257;&#7717; kury&#257;t &#8212; s&#259; fac&#259; m&#259;trile m&#259;trilor drept contra-m&#259;tri) | &#2309;&#2341; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2360;&#2307; (atha tur&#299;ya &#299;&#347;vara-gr&#257;sa&#7717; &#8212; apoi tur&#299;ya &#8212; &#206;nghi&#539;itorul-lui-&#298;&#347;vara) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2335;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2307; (sa svar&#257;&#7789; svayam &#299;&#347;vara&#7717; svaprak&#257;&#347;a&#7717; &#8212; el, cel de sine st&#259;p&#226;nitor, Domn prin sine, lumin&#226;ndu-se pe sine) | &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2323;&#2340;-&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2371;-&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;-&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2376;&#2307; (catur&#257;tmota-anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;-anuj&#241;&#257;-vikalpai&#7717; &#8212; cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; &#8212; prin: &#539;esut-prin, &#238;ncuviin&#539;&#259;tor, &#238;ncuviin&#539;are, alternativ&#259;) | &#2323;&#2340;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; (oto hy ayam &#257;tm&#257; &#8212; c&#259;ci acest Sine este &#539;esut-prin) | &#2325;&#2366;&#2354;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2313;&#2360;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2307; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2307; (k&#257;l&#257;gni&#7717; s&#363;rya usrair anuj&#241;&#257;ta&#7717; &#8212; [precum] soarele, focul timpului, &#238;ncuviin&#539;at prin razele lui) | &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2342;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; (asya sarvasya sv&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; dad&#257;ti &#8212; el &#238;&#537;i d&#259;ruie&#537;te Sinele acestui tot) | &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2325;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; (ida&#7747; sarva&#7747; sv&#257;tm&#257;nam eva karoti &#8212; &#537;i face tot acesta chiar Sinele s&#259;u) | &#2351;&#2341;&#2366; &#2340;&#2350;&#2307; &#2360;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381; (yath&#257; tama&#7717; savitan &#8212; precum &#238;ntunericul [se retrage] &#238;naintea soarelui) | &#2332;&#2381;&#2334;-&#2319;&#2325;-&#2352;&#2360;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; (j&#241;&#257;-eka-raso hy ayam &#257;tm&#257; cid-r&#363;pa eva &#8212; acest Sine este de un singur gust: cunoa&#537;tere &#8212; chiar chip-de-con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;) | &#2351;&#2341;&#2366; &#2342;&#2366;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2342;&#2327;&#2381;&#2343;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2307; &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2307; (yath&#257; d&#257;hya&#7747; dagdhv&#257;gnir avikalpa&#7717; &#8212; precum focul, dup&#259; ce a ars ce era de ars, e f&#259;r&#259; alternativ&#259;) | &#2357;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2307;-&#2309;&#2327;&#2379;&#2330;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (v&#257;&#7749;-mano&#8217;gocaratv&#257;t &#8212; pentru c&#259; este dincolo de p&#259;&#537;unea vorbirii &#537;i a min&#539;ii) | &#2344;&#2366;&#2350;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2306; &#2361;&#2367; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (n&#257;ma-r&#363;p&#257;tmaka&#7747; h&#299;da&#7747; sarvam &#8212; c&#259;ci tot acesta e alc&#259;tuit din nume-&#537;i-form&#259;) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2306; &#2361;&#2367; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (avikalpa&#7747; h&#299;da&#7747; sarvam &#8212; tot acesta este f&#259;r&#259; alternativ&#259;) | &#2344; &#2319;&#2357; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2325;&#2366;&#2330;&#2344; &#2349;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (naiva tatra k&#257;cana bhid&#257;sti &#8212; acolo nu este nicio desp&#259;r&#539;ire) | &#2309;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2307; &#2309;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; (am&#257;tra&#347; caturtho&#8217;vyavah&#257;rya&#7717; &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; m&#259;sur&#259;, al patrulea, cu care nu se face nego&#539;) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2379;&#2346;&#2358;&#2350;&#2307; &#2358;&#2367;&#2357;&#2307; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;&#2307; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2319;&#2357; (prapa&#241;copa&#347;ama&#7717; &#347;ivo&#8217;dvaita o&#7747;k&#257;ra &#257;tmaiva &#8212; stingerea lumii-desf&#259;&#537;urate, prielnic, non-dual &#8212; O&#7747;k&#257;ra este chiar Sinele) | &#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2340;&#2367; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2366; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (sa&#7747;vi&#347;aty &#257;tman&#257;tm&#257;nam &#8212; el intr&#259; &#238;n Sine prin Sine) | &#2319;&#2359;&#2307; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2307; ... &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306; &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (e&#7779;a v&#299;ro &#8230; tur&#299;ya&#7747; vidy&#257;t &#8212; acest viteaz &#8230; s&#259; cunoasc&#259; tur&#299;ya) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2306;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2350;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2307; (sarva-sa&#7747;h&#257;ra-samartha&#7717; &#8212; &#238;n stare s&#259; dizolve totul) | &#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2349;&#2357;&#2366;&#2360;&#2361;&#2307; (paribhava-asaha&#7717; &#8212; care nu &#238;ng&#259;duie &#238;mpotrivire) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2349;&#2369;&#2307; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2307; &#2360;&#2342;&#2379;&#2332;&#2381;&#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2307; (prabhur vy&#257;pta&#7717; sadojjvala&#7717; &#8212; Domnul, p&#259;trunz&#259;tor, pururea-arz&#226;nd) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2361;&#2368;&#2344;&#2307; (avidy&#257;-tat-k&#257;rya-h&#299;na&#7717; &#8212; slobod de ne&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; &#537;i de urm&#259;rile ei) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2348;&#2344;&#2381;&#2343;&#2361;&#2352;&#2307; (sv&#257;tma-bandha-hara&#7717; &#8212; &#238;nl&#259;tur&#259;torul leg&#259;turii-de-sine) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2342;&#2366; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;&#2352;&#2361;&#2367;&#2340;&#2307; &#2310;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; (sarvad&#257; dvaita-rahita &#257;nanda-r&#363;pa&#7717; &#8212; pururea f&#259;r&#259; dualitate, av&#226;nd chip de fericire) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2343;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; (sarv&#257;dhi&#7779;&#7789;h&#257;na&#7717; san-m&#257;tra&#7717; &#8212; temeiul tuturor, Fiin&#539;&#259;-simpl&#259;) | &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2350;&#2379;&#2350;&#2379;&#2361;&#2307; (nirasta-avidy&#257;-tamo-moha&#7717; &#8212; cu ne&#537;tiin&#539;a, &#238;ntunericul &#537;i r&#259;t&#259;cirea alungate) | &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (aham eveti &#8212; &#8222;Eu singur&#8221;) | &#2319;&#2359;&#2307; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2307; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (e&#7779;a v&#299;ro n&#7771;si&#7747;ha eveti &#8212; acest viteaz este chiar N&#7771;si&#7747;ha)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>S&#259; fac&#259; m&#259;trile m&#259;trilor drept contra-m&#259;tri. Apoi </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> &#8212; &#206;nghi&#539;itorul-lui-&#298;&#347;vara &#8212; el, cel de sine st&#259;p&#226;nitor, Domn prin sine, lumin&#226;ndu-se pe sine, cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; prin: &#539;esut-prin, &#238;ncuviin&#539;&#259;tor, &#238;ncuviin&#539;are &#537;i alternativ&#259;. C&#259;ci acest Sine este &#539;esut-prin toate acestea.</span></p><p><span>Iar la vremea sf&#226;r&#537;itului, precum soarele &#8212; focul timpului &#8212; este &#238;ncuviin&#539;at prin razele lui, tot a&#537;a acest Sine &#238;&#537;i d&#259;ruie&#537;te Sinele acestui tot &#537;i face tot acesta chiar Sinele s&#259;u. Precum &#238;ntunericul se retrage &#238;naintea soarelui, acest Sine este de un singur gust: cunoa&#537;tere &#8212; chiar chip-de-con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;. Precum focul, dup&#259; ce a ars tot ce era de ars, r&#259;m&#226;ne f&#259;r&#259; alternativ&#259;, tot a&#537;a acest Sine &#8212; pentru c&#259; este dincolo de p&#259;&#537;unea vorbirii &#537;i a min&#539;ii &#8212; este chip-de-con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;, av&#226;nd patru chipuri; iar O&#7747;k&#257;ra &#238;nsu&#537;i are patru chipuri: prin &#539;esut-prin, &#238;ncuviin&#539;&#259;tor, &#238;ncuviin&#539;are &#537;i alternativ&#259;, &#238;n chipurile O&#7747;k&#257;ra-ului, el este chiar Sinele.</span></p><p><span>C&#259;ci tot acesta este alc&#259;tuit din nume-&#537;i-form&#259;; iar prin fiin&#539;area-de-tur&#299;ya, prin chipul-de-con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;, prin fiin&#539;area-&#539;esut&#259;-prin, prin fiin&#539;area-de-&#238;ncuviin&#539;&#259;tor, prin fiin&#539;area-de-&#238;ncuviin&#539;are, prin fiin&#539;area-f&#259;r&#259;-alternativ&#259; &#8212; tot acesta este f&#259;r&#259; alternativ&#259;. Acolo nu este nicio desp&#259;r&#539;ire.</span></p><p><span>Iar aceasta este &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura despre el: f&#259;r&#259; m&#259;sur&#259;, al patrulea, cu care nu se face nego&#539;, stingerea lumii-desf&#259;&#537;urate, prielnic, non-dual &#8212; O&#7747;k&#257;ra este chiar Sinele. </span><strong><span>El intr&#259; &#238;n Sine prin Sine</span></strong><span> &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel.</span></p><p><span>Acest viteaz, prin N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh, regele-mantrelor, s&#259; cunoasc&#259; </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>; c&#259;ci acesta &#238;&#537;i face Sinele ar&#259;tat: &#238;n stare s&#259; dizolve totul, ne&#238;ng&#259;duind &#238;mpotrivire, Domnul, p&#259;trunz&#259;tor, pururea-arz&#226;nd, slobod de ne&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; &#537;i de urm&#259;rile ei, &#238;nl&#259;tur&#259;torul leg&#259;turii-de-sine, pururea f&#259;r&#259; dualitate, av&#226;nd chip de fericire, temeiul tuturor, Fiin&#539;&#259;-simpl&#259;, cu ne&#537;tiin&#539;a, &#238;ntunericul &#537;i r&#259;t&#259;cirea alungate &#8212; </span><strong><span>&#8222;Eu singur.&#8221;</span></strong><span> De aceea, chiar a&#537;a s&#259; se uneasc&#259; acest Sine cu Brahmanul suprem: </span><strong><span>acest viteaz este chiar N&#7771;si&#7747;ha.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Textul &#238;nchide Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 2 &#238;ntorc&#226;ndu-se la </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> &#8212; acum &#238;ns&#259; </span><em><span>ca</span></em><span> O&#7747;k&#257;ra &#8212; &#537;i sf&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te ar&#259;t&#226;ndu-l pe vitezul care cunoa&#537;te aceasta drept N&#7771;si&#7747;ha &#238;nsu&#537;i.</span></p><p><strong><span>Expresia care deschide sec&#539;iunea: </span></strong><em><strong><span>atha tur&#299;ya &#299;&#347;vara-gr&#257;sa&#7717;</span></strong></em><strong><span>.</span></strong><span> &#8222;Apoi </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> &#8212; &#206;nghi&#539;itorul-lui-&#298;&#347;vara.&#8221; Ai &#238;nt&#226;lnit deja aceast&#259; expresie la sf&#226;r&#537;itul lui Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 1. Ea se &#238;ntoarce aici. Stai cu &#238;ndoirea. Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 1 nu d&#259;duse &#238;nc&#259; desfacerea celor trei </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>; Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 2 a dat-o acum. M&#259;trile &#8212; A, U, M &#8212; au fost a&#537;ezate pe Vai&#347;v&#257;nara, Taijasa, Pr&#257;j&#241;a, fiecare &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; l&#259;untric. &#536;i aici, dup&#259; toat&#259; aceast&#259; h&#259;rtuire, </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> este numit din nou </span><em><span>&#299;&#347;vara-gr&#257;sa&#7717;</span></em><span>. Orice ai &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at tocmai s&#259; h&#259;rtuie&#537;ti, </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> este ceea ce &#238;nghite acea hart&#259;. Recunoa&#537;terea nu se opre&#537;te la arhitectur&#259;; recunoa&#537;terea &#238;nghite arhitectura.</span></p><p><strong><span>Patru cuvinte pentru leg&#259;tura lui tur&#299;ya cu totul: </span></strong><em><strong><span>ota / anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771; / anuj&#241;&#257; / vikalpa</span></strong></em><strong><span>.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><strong><span>Ota</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; &#539;esut-prin. Ca un fir prin p&#226;nz&#259;. Firul nu e ad&#259;ugat p&#226;nzei; p&#226;nza </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> firele. Con&#537;tiin&#539;a nu e ad&#259;ugat&#259; tr&#259;irii tale de acum. Tr&#259;irea ta </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;, alc&#259;tuit&#259; ca tr&#259;ire.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><strong><span>Anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; &#238;ncuviin&#539;&#259;torul. Orice &#539;i se petrece, con&#537;tiin&#539;a &#238;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259; petrecerea lui. Nu &#238;n &#238;n&#539;elesul de a da voie din afar&#259;, ci &#238;n &#238;n&#539;elesul c&#259;, f&#259;r&#259; prezen&#539;a con&#537;tiin&#539;ei, nu are loc nicio &#8222;petrecere&#8221; cu totul.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><strong><span>Anuj&#241;&#257;</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; &#238;ncuviin&#539;area &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i. Chiar actul prin care con&#537;tiin&#539;a se face-de-fa&#539;&#259; &#238;n aceast&#259; clip&#259; este &#238;ncuviin&#539;area.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><strong><span>Vikalpa</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; alternativa. Con&#537;tiin&#539;a este &#537;i aceea care alc&#259;tuie&#537;te alternativele, acest-mai-degrab&#259;-dec&#226;t-acela, putin&#539;ele care par a se oferi. Iar con&#537;tiin&#539;a &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i este </span><em><span>avikalpa</span></em><span> &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; alternativ&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Cite&#537;te cele patru cuvinte din nou. Fiecare este adev&#259;rat despre tine &#238;n aceast&#259; clip&#259;. </span><em><span>Tu</span></em><span> e&#537;ti &#539;esut prin ceea ce cite&#537;ti. </span><em><span>Tu</span></em><span> e&#537;ti &#238;ncuviin&#539;&#259;torul faptului c&#259; e citit. </span><em><span>Tu</span></em><span> e&#537;ti &#238;ncuviin&#539;area care se petrece drept citire. </span><em><span>Tu</span></em><span> e&#537;ti ceea ce alc&#259;tuie&#537;te alternativele &#8212; &#537;i totu&#537;i, ca con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;, nu ai nicio alternativ&#259; la a fi tu &#238;nsu&#539;i.</span></p><p><strong><span>Trei pilde pe care &#539;i le d&#259; textul.</span></strong><span> Sinele este precum:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Soarele, &#238;ncuviin&#539;at prin razele lui.</span></em><span> Razele nu dau soarelui voie s&#259; lumineze. Razele </span><em><span>sunt</span></em><span> soarele, &#238;ntins &#238;n spa&#539;iu. Tr&#259;irile tale nu sunt desp&#259;r&#539;ite de con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;, cer&#226;ndu-i con&#537;tiin&#539;ei voie. Ele sunt con&#537;tiin&#539;a &#238;ntinz&#226;ndu-se pe sine.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>&#206;ntunericul care se retrage &#238;naintea soarelui.</span></em><span> Soarele nu &#238;mpinge &#238;ntunericul la o parte. &#206;ntunericul pur &#537;i simplu nu este acolo unde este lumina soarelui. Nu trebuie s&#259;-&#539;i &#238;mpingi la o parte &#238;ncurc&#259;turile. Ele lipsesc acolo unde con&#537;tiin&#539;a e recunoscut&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Focul, dup&#259; ce a ars ce era de ars.</span></em><span> C&#226;nd focul &#537;i-a mistuit toat&#259; hrana, focul nu mai are alternative &#238;ntre care s&#259; aleag&#259;. Este </span><em><span>avikalpa</span></em><span> &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; alternative. Stai cu aceast&#259; icoan&#259;. C&#226;nd focul recunoa&#537;terii a ars prin fiecare poveste despre cine e&#537;ti, nu mai r&#259;m&#226;n alternative. E&#537;ti pur &#537;i simplu ceea ce r&#259;m&#226;ne.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>V&#257;&#7749;-mano-agocaratv&#257;t</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#8212; &#8222;pentru c&#259; este dincolo de p&#259;&#537;unea vorbirii &#537;i a min&#539;ii&#8221;.</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Gocara</span></em><span> este o p&#259;&#537;une, c&#226;mpul pe care vitele umbl&#259; s&#259; pasc&#259;. Sinele nu e un c&#226;mp pe care vorbirea s&#259; poat&#259; pa&#537;te. Nu e un c&#226;mp pe care g&#226;ndirea s&#259; poat&#259; pa&#537;te. Orice spui despre el este despre el a&#537;a cum o hart&#259; e despre un &#539;inut. Orice g&#226;nde&#537;ti despre el este despre el a&#537;a cum un vis e despre veghe. Cel care face harta este cel despre care se &#238;ntreab&#259;. Cel care viseaz&#259; este cel despre care se &#238;ntreab&#259;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Sa&#7747;vi&#347;aty &#257;tman&#257;tm&#257;nam</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#8212; &#8222;el intr&#259; &#238;n Sine prin Sine&#8221;.</span></strong></p><p><span>Cite&#537;te aceasta &#238;ncet. Nu: se g&#259;se&#537;te Sinele. Nu: se ajunge Sinele. Nu: se &#238;nf&#259;ptuie&#537;te Sinele. </span><em><span>Se intr&#259; &#238;n Sine prin Sine.</span></em><span> U&#537;a, intrarea &#537;i cel &#238;n care se intr&#259; sunt f&#259;cute din acela&#537;i material. Nu e nimic din afar&#259; de adus &#238;n&#259;untru. Nu e nimic din&#259;untru la care s&#259; mergi. Intrarea </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> cel-intrat, care este ceea ce a fost dintotdeauna.</span></p><p><strong><span>Apoi &#238;ncheierea: cele paisprezece &#238;nsu&#537;iri.</span></strong><span> Cite&#537;te-le o dat&#259;, apoi din nou:</span></p><p><em><span>Sarva-sa&#7747;h&#257;ra-samartha&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#238;n stare s&#259; dizolve totul. </span><em><span>Paribhava-asaha&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; care nu &#238;ng&#259;duie &#238;mpotrivire. </span><em><span>Prabhu&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; Domnul. </span><em><span>Vy&#257;pta&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; p&#259;trunz&#259;tor. </span><em><span>Sadojjvala&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; pururea-arz&#226;nd. </span><em><span>Avidy&#257;-tat-k&#257;rya-h&#299;na&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; slobod de ne&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; &#537;i de urm&#259;rile ei. </span><em><span>Sv&#257;tma-bandha-hara&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#238;nl&#259;tur&#259;torul leg&#259;turii-de-sine. </span><em><span>Sarvad&#257; dvaita-rahita&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; pururea f&#259;r&#259; dualitate. </span><em><span>&#256;nanda-r&#363;pa&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; av&#226;nd chip de fericire. </span><em><span>Sarv&#257;dhi&#7779;&#7789;h&#257;na&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; temeiul tuturor. </span><em><span>San-m&#257;tra&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; Fiin&#539;&#259;-simpl&#259;. </span><em><span>Nirasta-avidy&#257;-tamo-moha&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; cu ne&#537;tiin&#539;a, &#238;ntunericul &#537;i r&#259;t&#259;cirea alungate. </span><em><span>Aham eveti</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;Eu singur.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>Acestea nu sunt &#238;nsu&#537;iri pe care ar trebui s&#259; &#539;i le adaugi. Nu sunt dovezi de dob&#226;ndit. Nu sunt o list&#259; de bifat. Sunt, a&#537;a cum le &#238;nf&#259;&#539;i&#537;eaz&#259; textul-izvor, ceea ce este recunoscut atunci c&#226;nd recunoa&#537;terea se petrece. </span><em><span>Aham eveti.</span></em><span> Eu singur. Nu </span><em><span>Eu</span></em><span>-individul singur &#238;ntr-un univers pustiu &#8212; </span><em><span>Eu</span></em><span> ca singurul care a fost vreodat&#259;, singurul care este, singurul care va fi.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i apoi: </span><em><span>e&#7779;a v&#299;ro n&#7771;si&#7747;ha eveti</span></em><span>. &#8222;Acest viteaz &#8212; N&#7771;si&#7747;ha &#8212; este [acela] singur.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>Cel care cite&#537;te. Regele-mantrelor prin care citirea se petrece. N&#7771;si&#7747;ha. Un singur lucru. Trei pozi&#539;ii gramaticale pentru o singur&#259; recunoa&#537;tere.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ncheierea Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 2 &#8212; Colofon</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2326;&#2339;&#2381;&#2337;&#2307; &#2405; &#2408;&#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>iti dvit&#299;ya&#7717; kha&#7751;&#7693;a&#7717; || 2||</span></em></p><p><span>Astfel [se &#238;ncheie] Kha&#7751;&#7693;a al doilea.</span></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 2 a &#238;mplinit desfacerea deplin&#259; a celor trei </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> drept Vai&#347;v&#257;nara / Taijasa / Pr&#257;j&#241;a, fiecare &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; l&#259;untric, &#537;i s-a &#238;ntors la </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> ca O&#7747;k&#257;ra, cu cascada celor paisprezece &#238;nsu&#537;iri care &#238;l arat&#259; pe cunosc&#259;tor drept N&#7771;si&#7747;ha &#238;nsu&#537;i.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 3 &#8212; Cele patru M&#257;tr&#257; ca cei patru P&#257;da</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea A &#8212; Rama: cele patru M&#257;tr&#257; sunt cei patru P&#257;da + porunca Graset</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2351;&#2366; &#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366; &#2360;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2366; &#2340;&#2351;&#2366; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2344; &#2330; &#2340;&#2351;&#2366; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2375;&#2339;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381; &#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>tasya ha vai pra&#7751;avasya y&#257; p&#363;rv&#257; m&#257;tr&#257; s&#257; prathama&#7717; p&#257;do bhavati | dvit&#299;y&#257; dvit&#299;yasya | t&#7771;t&#299;y&#257; t&#7771;t&#299;yasya | caturthy ota-anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;-anuj&#241;&#257;-vikalpa-r&#363;p&#257; | tay&#257; tur&#299;ya&#7747; catur&#257;tm&#257;nam anvi&#7779;ya caturtha-p&#257;dena ca tay&#257; tur&#299;ye&#7751;&#257;nucintayan graset ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; (tasya ha vai pra&#7751;avasya &#8212; ale acestui Pra&#7751;ava, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r) | &#2351;&#2366; &#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366; &#2360;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (y&#257; p&#363;rv&#257; m&#257;tr&#257; s&#257; prathama&#7717; p&#257;do bhavati &#8212; cea dint&#226;i m&#257;tr&#257; [A] ajunge primul p&#257;da) | &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; (dvit&#299;y&#257; dvit&#299;yasya &#8212; a doua [U], a celui de-al doilea) | &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; (t&#7771;t&#299;y&#257; t&#7771;t&#299;yasya &#8212; a treia [M], a celui de-al treilea) | &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2368; &#2323;&#2340;-&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2371;-&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;-&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2366; (caturthy ota-anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;-anuj&#241;&#257;-vikalpa-r&#363;p&#257; &#8212; a patra [am&#257;tr&#257; &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-m&#259;sur&#259;] are chipul: &#539;esut-prin, &#238;ncuviin&#539;&#259;tor, &#238;ncuviin&#539;are, alternativ&#259;) | &#2340;&#2351;&#2366; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; (tay&#257; tur&#299;ya&#7747; catur&#257;tm&#257;nam anvi&#7779;ya &#8212; prin ea, c&#259;ut&#226;nd tur&#299;ya cel cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259;) | &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2344; &#2330; &#2340;&#2351;&#2366; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2375;&#2339; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381; (caturtha-p&#257;dena ca tay&#257; tur&#299;ye&#7751;&#257;nucintayan &#8212; &#537;i, &#238;mpreun&#259; cu al patrulea p&#257;da, cuget&#226;nd cu acel tur&#299;ya) | &#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; (graset &#8212; s&#259; &#238;nghit&#259; [imperativ, din &#8730;gras])</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Ale acestui Pra&#7751;ava, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r: cea dint&#226;i </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> [A] ajunge primul </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. A doua [U], a celui de-al doilea. A treia [M], a celui de-al treilea. A patra [</span><em><span>am&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-m&#259;sur&#259;] are chipul: &#539;esut-prin, &#238;ncuviin&#539;&#259;tor, &#238;ncuviin&#539;are, alternativ&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Prin ea, c&#259;ut&#226;nd </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> cel cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; &#8212; &#537;i, &#238;mpreun&#259; cu al patrulea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>, cuget&#226;nd cu acel </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><strong><span>s&#259; &#238;nghit&#259;.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Cite&#537;te rama &#238;ncet. Textul e pe cale s&#259; fac&#259; ceva neobi&#537;nuit, iar aceast&#259; deschidere &#238;&#539;i spune ce anume:</span></p><p><em><span>Tasya ha vai pra&#7751;avasya y&#257; p&#363;rv&#257; m&#257;tr&#257; s&#257; prathama&#7717; p&#257;do bhavati.</span></em><span> Cea dint&#226;i </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> a lui AUM </span><em><span>ESTE</span></em><span> primul </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> al Sinelui. A doua </span><em><span>ESTE</span></em><span> al doilea. A treia </span><em><span>ESTE</span></em><span> al treilea. Iar a patra &#8212; </span><em><span>caturthy ota-anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;-anuj&#241;&#257;-vikalpa-r&#363;p&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; are chipul acelor patru cuvinte pe care le-ai &#238;nt&#226;lnit la sf&#226;r&#537;itul lui Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 2.</span></p><p><span>&#206;ndrumarea de la cap&#259;tul locului este practica: </span><em><span>tay&#257; tur&#299;ya&#7747; catur&#257;tm&#257;nam anvi&#7779;ya &#8230; anucintayan graset</span></em><span>. Dup&#259; ce ai c&#259;utat </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> ca &#238;mp&#259;trit prin acea a patra </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>, cuget&#226;nd &#238;mpreun&#259; cu </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><strong><span>s&#259; &#238;nghi&#539;i</span></strong><span>.</span></p><p><em><span>Graset</span></em><span> este imperativul lui </span><em><span>&#8730;gras</span></em><span> &#8212; a &#238;nghi&#539;i, a mistui, a lua &#238;n sine. Aceea&#537;i r&#259;d&#259;cin&#259; st&#259; &#238;n </span><em><span>gr&#257;sa&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#238;n </span><em><span>&#299;&#347;vara-gr&#257;sa&#7717;</span></em><span>, pe care l-ai &#238;nt&#226;lnit deja de dou&#259; ori. </span><em><span>Tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> &#238;l &#238;nghite pe &#298;&#347;vara; aici &#539;i se spune: </span><em><span>tu</span></em><span> s&#259; &#238;nghi&#539;i. Prin contemplare, s&#259; iei &#238;n tine </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> cel &#238;mp&#259;trit, prin acea a patra </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> care poart&#259; deja semn&#259;tura &#238;n patru feluri.</span></p><p><span>Ceea ce urmeaz&#259; &#238;n urm&#259;toarele patru locuri este materialul asupra c&#259;ruia se s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te aceast&#259; &#238;nghi&#539;ire contemplativ&#259;. Fiecare </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> &#238;&#537;i va primi identitatea cosmologic-ritual&#259; deplin&#259;. Nu &#539;i se dau am&#259;nunte de prisos. &#538;i se d&#259; ceea ce e de &#238;nghi&#539;it.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea B &#8212; P&#257;da 1: P&#7771;thiv&#299; / Ak&#257;ra / &#7770;gveda / Brahm&#257; / Vasu / G&#257;yatr&#299; / G&#257;rhapatya</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2361; &#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2351;&#2366; &#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366; &#2360;&#2366; &#2346;&#2371;&#2341;&#2367;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360; &#2315;&#2327;&#2381;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2371;&#2327;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2379; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2357;&#2360;&#2357;&#2379; &#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368; &#2327;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2361;&#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2404; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2330; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>tasya ha v&#257; etasya pra&#7751;avasya y&#257; p&#363;rv&#257; m&#257;tr&#257; s&#257; p&#7771;thivy ak&#257;ra&#7717; sa &#7771;gbhir &#7771;gvedo brahm&#257; vasavo g&#257;yatr&#299; g&#257;rhapatya&#7717; s&#257; prathama&#7717; p&#257;do bhavati | bhavati ca sarve&#7779;u p&#257;de&#7779;u catur&#257;tm&#257; sth&#363;la-s&#363;k&#7779;ma-b&#299;ja-s&#257;k&#7779;ibhi&#7717; ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2351;&#2366; &#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366; (tasya ha v&#257; etasya pra&#7751;avasya y&#257; p&#363;rv&#257; m&#257;tr&#257; &#8212; ale chiar acestui Pra&#7751;ava, cea dint&#226;i m&#257;tr&#257;) | &#2360;&#2366; &#2346;&#2371;&#2341;&#2367;&#2357;&#2368; (s&#257; p&#7771;thiv&#299; &#8212; aceea este P&#7771;thiv&#299;, p&#259;m&#226;ntul) | &#2309;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (ak&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; sunetul A) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2315;&#2327;&#2381;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2315;&#2327;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2307; (sa &#7771;gbhir &#7771;gveda&#7717; &#8212; prin versurile &#7771;c, &#7770;gveda) | &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; (brahm&#257; &#8212; Brahm&#257; [zeitatea]) | &#2357;&#2360;&#2357;&#2307; (vasava&#7717; &#8212; Vasu [ceata de opt]) | &#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368; (g&#257;yatr&#299; &#8212; metrul G&#257;yatr&#299;) | &#2327;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2361;&#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; (g&#257;rhapatya&#7717; &#8212; focul casnic) | &#2360;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (s&#257; prathama&#7717; p&#257;do bhavati &#8212; aceea ajunge primul p&#257;da) | &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2330; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; (bhavati ca sarve&#7779;u p&#257;de&#7779;u catur&#257;tm&#257; sth&#363;la-s&#363;k&#7779;ma-b&#299;ja-s&#257;k&#7779;ibhi&#7717; &#8212; &#537;i &#238;n to&#539;i p&#257;da lucreaz&#259; Sinele &#238;mp&#259;trit, prin grosier, subtil, s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;, martor)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Ale chiar acestui Pra&#7751;ava: cea dint&#226;i </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; aceea este p&#259;m&#226;ntul, sunetul A; prin versurile </span><em><span>&#7771;c</span></em><span>, &#7770;gveda; Brahm&#257;; Vasu; metrul G&#257;yatr&#299;; focul casnic. Aceea ajunge primul </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. &#536;i &#238;n to&#539;i </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> lucreaz&#259; Sinele &#238;mp&#259;trit &#8212; prin grosier, subtil, s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259; &#537;i martor.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Cea dint&#226;i </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span>, A &#8212; este numit&#259; aici drept </span><strong><span>opt lucruri deodat&#259;</span></strong><span>: un sunet, un p&#259;m&#226;nt, un corpus de versuri, o Ved&#259;, o zeitate, o ceat&#259; de zeit&#259;&#539;i, un metru &#537;i un foc ritual.</span></p><p><span>Stai cu acest &#537;ir:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#8212; sunetul A. Cea dint&#226;i vocal&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>P&#7771;thiv&#299;</span></em><span> &#8212; p&#259;m&#226;ntul. T&#259;r&#226;mul de sub picioarele tale.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>&#7770;c</span></em><span> &#8212; versurile, c&#226;ntate ca laud&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>&#7770;gveda</span></em><span> &#8212; cea mai veche Ved&#259;. Imnuri c&#259;tre zei.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Brahm&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; zeitatea z&#259;mislitoare. Cel cu patru fe&#539;e.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Vasu</span></em><span> &#8212; cei opt str&#259;lucitori (ceata luminoas&#259; de zeit&#259;&#539;i).</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>G&#257;yatr&#299;</span></em><span> &#8212; metrul de opt silabe pe </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. Cel mai sf&#226;nt metru vedic.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>G&#257;rhapatya</span></em><span> &#8212; focul gospodarului. Focul &#539;inut aprins necontenit &#238;n cas&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Opt lucruri. Textul le arat&#259; drept </span><strong><span>un singur lucru</span></strong><span>: primul </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> al Sinelui, care este cea dint&#226;i </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> a lui AUM. C&#226;nd faci s&#259; r&#259;sune A, faci s&#259; r&#259;sune p&#259;m&#226;nt-&#537;i-&#7770;gveda-&#537;i-Brahm&#257;-&#537;i-Vasu-&#537;i-G&#257;yatr&#299;-&#537;i-focul-casnic &#8212; pentru c&#259; acela&#537;i Sine st&#259; &#238;n spatele tuturor acestora, iar cea dint&#226;i </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> a lui AUM este acel Sine &#238;n cel dint&#226;i fel al lui.</span></p><p><span>Apoi formula care se &#238;ntoarce: </span><em><span>bhavati ca sarve&#7779;u p&#257;de&#7779;u catur&#257;tm&#257; sth&#363;la-s&#363;k&#7779;ma-b&#299;ja-s&#257;k&#7779;ibhi&#7717;</span></em><span>. &#8222;&#536;i Sinele &#238;mp&#259;trit lucreaz&#259; &#238;n to&#539;i </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>, prin grosier, subtil, s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259; &#537;i martor.&#8221; Aceast&#259; propozi&#539;ie se va repeta &#238;ntocmai la cap&#259;tul fiec&#259;reia dintre urm&#259;toarele trei sec&#539;iuni. Ascult&#259; repetarea. Fiecare </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> are aceea&#537;i alc&#259;tuire l&#259;untric&#259; &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259;. Contemplarea nu st&#259; doar &#238;n a ar&#259;ta un </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> cu opt lucruri; st&#259; &#537;i &#238;n a recunoa&#537;te &#238;n&#259;untrul fiec&#259;rui </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> aceea&#537;i oglind&#259; grosier/subtil/s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;/martor.</span></p><p><span>F&#259; s&#259; r&#259;sune A. Ia aminte c&#259; p&#259;trunde gura. Ia aminte c&#259; p&#259;m&#226;ntul te p&#259;trunde. Ia aminte c&#259; ceea ce ia aminte este acela despre care se vorbe&#537;te.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea C &#8212; P&#257;da 2: Antarik&#7779;a / Uk&#257;ra / Yajurveda / Vi&#7779;&#7751;u-Rudra / Tri&#7779;&#7789;ubh / Dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;gni</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2306; &#2360; &#2313;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2379; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2348;&#2381;&#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2404; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2330; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>dvit&#299;y&#257;ntarik&#7779;a&#7747; sa uk&#257;ra&#7717; sa yajurbhir yajurvedo vi&#7779;&#7751;u-rudr&#257;s tri&#7779;&#7789;ub dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;gni&#7717; s&#257; dvit&#299;ya&#7717; p&#257;do bhavati | bhavati ca sarve&#7779;u p&#257;de&#7779;u catur&#257;tm&#257; sth&#363;la-s&#363;k&#7779;ma-b&#299;ja-s&#257;k&#7779;ibhi&#7717; ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2350;&#2381; (dvit&#299;y&#257;ntarik&#7779;am &#8212; a doua [m&#257;tr&#257;] este v&#259;zduhul) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2313;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (sa uk&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; sunetul U) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2307; (sa yajurbhir yajurveda&#7717; &#8212; prin formulele yajus, Yajurveda) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; (vi&#7779;&#7751;u-rudr&#257;&#7717; &#8212; Vi&#7779;&#7751;u &#537;i Rudra [cei unsprezece]) | &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381; (tri&#7779;&#7789;ub &#8212; metrul Tri&#7779;&#7789;ubh) | &#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2307; (dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;gni&#7717; &#8212; focul de miaz&#259;zi) | &#2360;&#2366; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (s&#257; dvit&#299;ya&#7717; p&#257;do bhavati &#8212; aceea ajunge al doilea p&#257;da) | &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2330; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; (bhavati ca sarve&#7779;u p&#257;de&#7779;u catur&#257;tm&#257; sth&#363;la-s&#363;k&#7779;ma-b&#299;ja-s&#257;k&#7779;ibhi&#7717; &#8212; &#537;i &#238;n to&#539;i p&#257;da lucreaz&#259; Sinele &#238;mp&#259;trit &#8212; prin grosier, subtil, s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;, martor)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>A doua </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> este v&#259;zduhul, sunetul U. Prin formulele </span><em><span>yajus</span></em><span>, ea este Yajurveda; Vi&#7779;&#7751;u &#537;i Rudra; metrul Tri&#7779;&#7789;ubh; focul de miaz&#259;zi. Aceea ajunge al doilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. &#536;i &#238;n to&#539;i </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> lucreaz&#259; Sinele &#238;mp&#259;trit &#8212; prin grosier, subtil, s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259; &#537;i martor.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>A doua </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><em><span>uk&#257;ra</span></em><span>, U &#8212; nume&#537;te alte opt:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Uk&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#8212; sunetul U. F&#259;cut prin rotunjirea buzelor &#537;i ridicarea limbii.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Antarik&#7779;a</span></em><span> &#8212; v&#259;zduhul de mijloc. T&#259;r&#226;mul dintre p&#259;m&#226;nt &#537;i cer, unde sufl&#259; v&#226;ntul.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Yajus</span></em><span> &#8212; formulele jertfei. Mantrele care &#238;nso&#539;esc fapta ritual&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Yajurveda</span></em><span> &#8212; Veda formulelor.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Vi&#7779;&#7751;u &#537;i Rudra</span></em><span> &#8212; Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, cel care p&#259;trunde; cei unsprezece Rudra, cei care url&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Tri&#7779;&#7789;ubh</span></em><span> &#8212; metrul de unsprezece silabe pe </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. Metrul de mijloc, &#238;ntre G&#257;yatr&#299; &#537;i Jagat&#299;.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;gni</span></em><span> &#8212; focul de miaz&#259;zi. Focul ofrandelor pentru str&#259;mo&#537;i, a&#537;ezat la sud de </span><em><span>g&#257;rhapatya</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>F&#259; s&#259; r&#259;sune U. Ia aminte la &#238;n&#259;l&#539;area &#537;i la rotunjirea din gur&#259;. Ia aminte c&#259; v&#259;zduhul se ridic&#259; deasupra p&#259;m&#226;ntului &#537;i sub cer. Ia aminte c&#259; mantra </span><em><span>yajus</span></em><span> ridic&#259; fapta &#238;n jertf&#259;. Ia aminte c&#259; metrul Tri&#7779;&#7789;ubh &#537;ade la mijlocul treptelor metrice. Ia aminte c&#259; </span><em><span>dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;gni</span></em><span> este a&#537;ezat anume &#8212; nu focul gospodarului, nici focul ofrandei, ci unul r&#226;nduit pentru str&#259;mo&#537;i. Fiecare dintre acestea este </span><em><span>uk&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#238;ntr-un alt chip.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i din nou: </span><em><span>bhavati ca sarve&#7779;u p&#257;de&#7779;u catur&#257;tm&#257; sth&#363;la-s&#363;k&#7779;ma-b&#299;ja-s&#257;k&#7779;ibhi&#7717;</span></em><span>. Alc&#259;tuirea &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; lucreaz&#259; &#537;i aici. &#206;n&#259;untrul celui de-al doilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>: grosimea-lui-U, sub&#539;irimea-lui-U, s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a-lui-U, martorul-lui-U.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea D &#8212; P&#257;da 3: Dyaus / Mak&#257;ra / S&#257;maveda / Rudra-&#256;ditya / Jagat&#299; / &#256;havan&#299;ya</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366; &#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2380;&#2307; &#2360; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2379; &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; &#2332;&#2327;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2361;&#2357;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2404; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2330; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>t&#7771;t&#299;y&#257; dyau&#7717; sa mak&#257;ra&#7717; sa s&#257;mabhi&#7717; s&#257;mavedo rudr&#257;dity&#257; jagaty &#257;havan&#299;ya&#7717; s&#257; t&#7771;t&#299;ya&#7717; p&#257;do bhavati | bhavati ca sarve&#7779;u p&#257;de&#7779;u catur&#257;tm&#257; sth&#363;la-s&#363;k&#7779;ma-b&#299;ja-s&#257;k&#7779;ibhi&#7717; ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366; &#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2380;&#2307; (t&#7771;t&#299;y&#257; dyau&#7717; &#8212; a treia [m&#257;tr&#257;] este cerul) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (sa mak&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; sunetul M) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2307; (sa s&#257;mabhi&#7717; s&#257;maveda&#7717; &#8212; prin c&#226;nt&#259;rile s&#257;man, S&#257;maveda) | &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2307; (rudr&#257;dity&#257;&#7717; &#8212; Rudra &#537;i &#256;ditya [cei doisprezece]) | &#2332;&#2327;&#2340;&#2368; (jagat&#299; &#8212; metrul Jagat&#299;) | &#2310;&#2361;&#2357;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; (&#257;havan&#299;ya&#7717; &#8212; focul de ofrand&#259;) | &#2360;&#2366; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (s&#257; t&#7771;t&#299;ya&#7717; p&#257;do bhavati &#8212; aceea ajunge al treilea p&#257;da) | &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2330; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; (bhavati ca sarve&#7779;u p&#257;de&#7779;u catur&#257;tm&#257; sth&#363;la-s&#363;k&#7779;ma-b&#299;ja-s&#257;k&#7779;ibhi&#7717; &#8212; &#537;i &#238;n to&#539;i p&#257;da lucreaz&#259; Sinele &#238;mp&#259;trit &#8212; prin grosier, subtil, s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;, martor)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>A treia </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> este cerul, sunetul M. Prin c&#226;nt&#259;rile </span><em><span>s&#257;man</span></em><span>, ea este S&#257;maveda; Rudra &#537;i &#256;ditya; metrul Jagat&#299;; focul de ofrand&#259;. Aceea ajunge al treilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. &#536;i &#238;n to&#539;i </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> lucreaz&#259; Sinele &#238;mp&#259;trit &#8212; prin grosier, subtil, s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259; &#537;i martor.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>A treia </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><em><span>mak&#257;ra</span></em><span>, M &#8212; nume&#537;te alte opt:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Mak&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#8212; sunetul M. F&#259;cut prin &#238;nchiderea buzelor. Gura se &#238;mpline&#537;te pe sine.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Dyaus</span></em><span> &#8212; cerul. T&#259;r&#226;mul de sus. Acolo unde s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luiesc zeit&#259;&#539;ile cere&#537;ti.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>S&#257;man</span></em><span> &#8212; c&#226;nt&#259;rile. Rostirea melodic&#259; a S&#257;mavedei.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>S&#257;maveda</span></em><span> &#8212; Veda melodiei.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Rudra &#537;i &#256;ditya</span></em><span> &#8212; cei unsprezece Rudra, acum &#238;mpreun&#259; cu cei doisprezece &#256;ditya (fiii Aditiei). Puteri care urc&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Jagat&#299;</span></em><span> &#8212; metrul de dou&#259;sprezece silabe pe </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. Cel mai &#238;ntins dintre metrii statornici.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>&#256;havan&#299;ya</span></em><span> &#8212; focul de ofrand&#259;. Focul &#238;n care se toarn&#259; darurile. A&#537;ezat la r&#259;s&#259;rit de </span><em><span>g&#257;rhapatya</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>F&#259; s&#259; r&#259;sune M. Buzele se &#238;nchid. Gura &#238;&#537;i &#238;mpline&#537;te marginea. Sunetul e &#539;inut, apoi resorbit. Ia aminte c&#259; </span><em><span>dyaus</span></em><span> &#8212; cerul &#8212; este t&#259;r&#226;mul cel mai de sus. Ia aminte c&#259; </span><em><span>&#257;havan&#299;ya</span></em><span> este focul spre care se arunc&#259; ofranda &#8212; mi&#537;carea &#238;n sus, spre zei. Ia aminte c&#259; Jagat&#299; este cel mai larg metru, cel care cuprinde cel mai mult. Fiecare dintre acestea este </span><em><span>mak&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#238;ntr-un alt chip.</span></p><p><span>Ia aminte &#537;i la desenul celor trei focuri, luate laolalt&#259;: </span><em><span>g&#257;rhapatya</span></em><span> &#238;n vatra casei, </span><em><span>dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;gni</span></em><span> la miaz&#259;zi pentru str&#259;mo&#537;i, </span><em><span>&#257;havan&#299;ya</span></em><span> la r&#259;s&#259;rit pentru zei. Trei focuri, trei t&#259;r&#226;muri, trei Vede, trei sunete. R&#226;nduiala ritual&#259; vedic&#259; &#537;i alc&#259;tuirea lui AUM sunt aceea&#537;i arhitectur&#259; &#8212; lucru pe care P&#363;rva l-a spus &#238;n Dvit&#299;yopani&#7779;at &#537;i pe care Uttara &#238;l repet&#259; acum, de partea cealalt&#259; a recunoa&#537;terii.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea E &#8212; P&#257;da 4 (Ardha-M&#257;tr&#257;): Soma-loka / O&#7747;k&#257;ra / Atharvaveda / Sa&#7747;vartaka / Marut / Vir&#257;&#7789; / Ekar&#7779;i / Bh&#257;svat&#299;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2351;&#2366;&#2357;&#2360;&#2366;&#2344;&#2375;&#2365;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2381;&#2351;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366; &#2360;&#2366; &#2360;&#2379;&#2350;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325; &#2384;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2339;&#2376;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2352;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2307; &#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2325;&#2379;&#2365;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2352;&#2369;&#2340;&#2379; &#2357;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2337;&#2375;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2368; &#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2366; &#2360;&#2366; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>y&#257;vas&#257;ne&#8217;sya caturthy ardha-m&#257;tr&#257; s&#257; soma-loka o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7717; s&#257;tharva&#7751;air mantrair atharvaveda&#7717; sa&#7747;vartako&#8217;gnir maruto vir&#257;&#7693; ekar&#7779;ir bh&#257;svat&#299; sm&#7771;t&#257; s&#257; caturtha&#7717; p&#257;do bhavati ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2351;&#2366; &#2309;&#2357;&#2360;&#2366;&#2344;&#2375; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2368; &#2309;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366; (y&#257;vas&#257;ne&#8217;sya caturthy ardha-m&#257;tr&#257; &#8212; cea de-a patra, jum&#259;tatea-de-m&#257;tr&#257; de la cap&#259;tul lui) | &#2360;&#2366; &#2360;&#2379;&#2350;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2307; (s&#257; soma-loka&#7717; &#8212; aceea este lumea lui Soma) | &#2384;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; O&#7747;k&#257;ra) | &#2360;&#2366; &#2310;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2339;&#2376;&#2307; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2307; &#2309;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2307; (s&#257;tharva&#7751;air mantrair atharvaveda&#7717; &#8212; prin mantrele atharvane, Atharvaveda) | &#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2325;&#2307; &#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2307; (sa&#7747;vartako&#8217;gni&#7717; &#8212; focul Sa&#7747;vartaka [focul dizolv&#259;rii la cap&#259;tul ciclului cosmic]) | &#2350;&#2352;&#2369;&#2340;&#2307; (maruta&#7717; &#8212; Marut [ceata zeit&#259;&#539;ilor furtunii]) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2335;&#2381; (vir&#257;&#7789; &#8212; metrul Vir&#257;&#7789;) | &#2319;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2307; (ekar&#7779;i&#7717; &#8212; Ekar&#7779;i &#8212; &#8222;v&#259;z&#259;torul-cel-unul&#8221;) | &#2349;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2368; &#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2366; (bh&#257;svat&#299; sm&#7771;t&#257; &#8212; Bh&#257;svat&#299;, astfel &#539;inut&#259;-minte) | &#2360;&#2366; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (s&#257; caturtha&#7717; p&#257;do bhavati &#8212; aceea ajunge al patrulea p&#257;da)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Cea de-a patra, jum&#259;tatea-de-</span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> de la cap&#259;tul lui &#8212; aceea este lumea lui Soma, O&#7747;k&#257;ra. Prin mantrele atharvane, ea este Atharvaveda; focul Sa&#7747;vartaka; Marut; metrul Vir&#257;&#7789;; Ekar&#7779;i; Bh&#257;svat&#299;, astfel &#539;inut&#259;-minte. Aceea ajunge al patrulea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i acum a patra &#8212; dar nu o a patra </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>. O jum&#259;tate de </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>: </span><em><span>ardha-m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>. Rezonan&#539;a de la marginea de dup&#259; M, unde gura s-a &#238;nchis, iar sunetul merge mai departe ca vibra&#539;ie, apoi se tope&#537;te &#238;n t&#259;cere.</span></p><p><span>Cu ce arat&#259; textul aceast&#259; jum&#259;tate de </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>? Cite&#537;te &#238;ncet:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Soma-loka</span></em><span> &#8212; lumea lui Soma. T&#259;r&#226;mul lunii, al nemuririi, al b&#259;uturii rituale care &#238;i poart&#259; pe zei &#238;n nemurire.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>O&#7747;k&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#8212; nu un sub-sunet, ci &#238;ntregul AUM ca nume. &#206;n </span><em><span>ardha-m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>, silaba &#238;ntreag&#259; ajunge propriul ei nume.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Mantrele atharvane</span></em><span> &#8212; mantrele lui Atharvan, preotul focului-magic &#537;i al riturilor casnice.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Atharvaveda</span></em><span> &#8212; a patra Ved&#259;. Aceea c&#259;reia &#238;i apar&#539;ine acest Upanishad.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Focul Sa&#7747;vartaka</span></em><span> &#8212; focul dizolv&#259;rii cosmice. Focul care &#238;ncheie ciclul lumii.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Marut</span></em><span> &#8212; zeit&#259;&#539;ile furtunii, oastea de v&#226;nturi a lui Indra.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Vir&#257;&#7789;</span></em><span> &#8212; metrul Vir&#257;&#7789; (zece silabe) &#537;i totodat&#259; Vir&#257;&#7789; cel cosmic, Puru&#7779;a ar&#259;tat.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Ekar&#7779;i</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;v&#259;z&#259;torul-cel-unul&#8221;. Chipul singuratic de </span><em><span>&#7771;&#7779;i</span></em><span> legat de Atharvaveda.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Bh&#257;svat&#299; sm&#7771;t&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;Bh&#257;svat&#299;, astfel &#539;inut&#259;-minte&#8221;. </span><em><span>Ardha-m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> e numit&#259; la feminin, str&#259;lucitoare, &#537;i mai degrab&#259; </span><em><span>&#539;inut&#259;-minte</span></em><span> dec&#226;t rostit&#259;.</span></p><p><em><span>S&#257; caturtha&#7717; p&#257;do bhavati.</span></em><span> Aceea ajunge al patrulea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><strong><span>Ia aminte la deosebirea dintre acest &#537;ir &#537;i cele trei dinainte.</span></strong><span> Cei dint&#226;i trei </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> aveau focuri: </span><em><span>g&#257;rhapatya</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;gni</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>&#257;havan&#299;ya</span></em><span> &#8212; cele trei focuri sfin&#539;ite ale jertfei gospod&#259;re&#537;ti. Al patrulea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> are focul Sa&#7747;vartaka &#8212; focul dizolv&#259;rii care &#238;ncheie ciclul cosmic. Cei dint&#226;i trei aveau cete de zeit&#259;&#539;i vedice bine r&#226;nduite (Vasu, Vi&#7779;&#7751;u-Rudra, Rudra-&#256;ditya). Al patrulea are Marut &#8212; v&#226;nt, furtun&#259;, mi&#537;care. Cei dint&#226;i trei aveau metri statornici (G&#257;yatr&#299; 8 pe </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>, Tri&#7779;&#7789;ubh 11, Jagat&#299; 12). Al patrulea are Vir&#257;&#7789; &#8212; nestatornic, cosmic.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i cel mai vrednic de luare-aminte: cei dint&#226;i trei </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> nu aveau niciun nume deasupra lor; ei </span><em><span>erau</span></em><span> ceea ce numeau. Al patrulea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> are un nume deasupra: Bh&#257;svat&#299;, cea str&#259;lucitoare, </span><em><span>sm&#7771;t&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#539;inut&#259;-minte. Al patrulea este ceea ce str&#259;luce&#537;te &#537;i este mai degrab&#259; p&#259;strat-&#238;n-amintire dec&#226;t st&#259;p&#226;nit.</span></p><p><span>Iar al patrulea este O&#7747;k&#257;ra &#8212; &#238;ntregul AUM ca o singur&#259; silab&#259;, purt&#226;ndu-&#537;i propriul nume &#238;n acea jum&#259;tate de </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> care este chiar dizolvarea lui. Mantra &#238;ntreag&#259; ajunge acolo unde mantra se tope&#537;te &#238;n t&#259;cere. &#206;ncheierea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i este resorb&#539;ia.</span></p><p><span>Cei patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> sunt acum h&#259;rtui&#539;i pe deplin &#8212; fiecare cu sunetul lui, t&#259;r&#226;mul lui, Veda lui, ceata lui de zeit&#259;&#539;i, metrul lui &#537;i (pentru cei dint&#226;i trei) focul lui ritual. Partea a doua a lui Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 3 &#8212; metoda de contemplare care pune aceast&#259; hart&#259; la lucru &#8212; urmeaz&#259; &#238;ndat&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 3, partea a doua &#8212; Metoda de contemplare</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Partea a doua a lui Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 3 ia harta cosmologic&#259; din partea &#238;nt&#226;i (sec&#539;iunile A&#8211;E) &#537;i o pune la lucru. Cel care cunoa&#537;te, yoghinul, este numit prin &#537;ase &#238;nsu&#537;iri. Trupul ajunge un yantra cu patru locuri. Trim&#363;rti este cinstit&#259; &#238;n trei registre de contemplare. Apoi urmeaz&#259; &#537;irul dizolv&#259;rii celor trei trupuri. &#206;ntreaga metod&#259; este legat&#259; prin cintayan graset &#8212; &#8222;cuget&#226;nd, s&#259; &#238;nghit&#259;&#8221;.</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea F1 &#8212; Cele &#537;ase &#238;nsu&#537;iri ale yoghinului-cunosc&#259;tor + porunca de deschidere</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366; &#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2325;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2379;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2306; &#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381; &#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2375;&#2332;&#2381;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2379; &#2361;&#2369;&#2340;&#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2307; &#2358;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2307; &#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2379; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2328;&#2381;&#2344; &#2311;&#2350;&#2350;&#2360;&#2369;&#2344;&#2367;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2365;&#2344;&#2369;&#2349;&#2370;&#2351;&#2375;&#2361;&#2375;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2360; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2361;&#2368;&#2344;&#2379;&#2365;&#2341; &#2360;&#2325;&#2354;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2343;&#2366;&#2352;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2350;&#2351;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>catur&#257;tm&#257; sth&#363;la-s&#363;k&#7779;ma-b&#299;ja-s&#257;k&#7779;ibhir m&#257;tr&#257; m&#257;tr&#257;&#7717; prati-m&#257;tr&#257;&#7717; k&#7771;tv&#257; ota-anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;-anuj&#241;&#257;-vikalpa-r&#363;pa&#7747; cintayan grasej j&#241;o&#8217;m&#7771;to huta-sa&#7747;vitka&#7717; &#347;uddha&#7717; sa&#7747;vi&#7779;&#7789;o nirvighna imam asu-niyame&#8217;nubh&#363;yeheda&#7747; sarva&#7747; d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;v&#257; sa prapa&#241;ca-h&#299;no&#8217;tha sakala&#7717; s&#257;dh&#257;ro&#8217;m&#7771;tamaya&#347; catur&#257;tm&#257; ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; (catur&#257;tm&#257; sth&#363;la-s&#363;k&#7779;ma-b&#299;ja-s&#257;k&#7779;ibhi&#7717; &#8212; Sinele &#238;mp&#259;trit, prin grosier, subtil, s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;, martor) | &#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366; &#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2325;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (m&#257;tr&#257; m&#257;tr&#257;&#7717; prati-m&#257;tr&#257;&#7717; k&#7771;tv&#257; &#8212; dup&#259; ce a f&#259;cut m&#259;trile, sub-m&#259;trile &#537;i contra-m&#259;trile) | &#2323;&#2340;-&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2371;-&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;-&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2306; &#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381; (ota-anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;-anuj&#241;&#257;-vikalpa-r&#363;pa&#7747; cintayan &#8212; cuget&#226;nd la chipul lor: &#539;esut-prin, &#238;ncuviin&#539;&#259;tor, &#238;ncuviin&#539;are, alternativ&#259;) | &#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; (graset &#8212; s&#259; &#238;nghit&#259;) | &#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2307; (j&#241;a&#7717; &#8212; cunosc&#259;torul) | &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2307; (am&#7771;ta&#7717; &#8212; nemuritorul) | &#2361;&#2369;&#2340;&#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2307; (huta-sa&#7747;vitka&#7717; &#8212; cel a c&#259;rui con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; a fost jertfit&#259; ca ofrand&#259;) | &#2358;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2307; (&#347;uddha&#7717; &#8212; cel curat) | &#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2307; (sa&#7747;vi&#7779;&#7789;a&#7717; &#8212; cel intrat &#537;i a&#537;ezat) | &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2328;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; (nirvighna&#7717; &#8212; cel f&#259;r&#259; piedic&#259;) | &#2311;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2369;&#2344;&#2367;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2349;&#2370;&#2351; (imam asu-niyame&#8217;nubh&#363;ya &#8212; tr&#259;ind aceasta nemijlocit &#238;n disciplina r&#259;sufl&#259;rii) | &#2311;&#2361; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (iha ida&#7747; sarva&#7747; d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;v&#257; &#8212; v&#259;z&#226;nd aici tot acesta) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2361;&#2368;&#2344;&#2307; (sa prapa&#241;ca-h&#299;na&#7717; &#8212; el este f&#259;r&#259; multiplicitate) | &#2309;&#2341; &#2360;&#2325;&#2354;&#2307; (atha sakala&#7717; &#8212; &#537;i totu&#537;i &#238;ntreg) | &#2360;&#2366;&#2343;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (s&#257;dh&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; cu temei) | &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2350;&#2351;&#2307; (am&#7771;tamaya&#7717; &#8212; f&#259;cut din nemurire) | &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; (catur&#257;tm&#257; &#8212; &#238;mp&#259;trit)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Sinele &#238;mp&#259;trit, prin grosier, subtil, s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259; &#537;i martor. Dup&#259; ce a f&#259;cut m&#259;trile, sub-m&#259;trile &#537;i contra-m&#259;trile &#8212; cuget&#226;nd la chipul lor: &#539;esut-prin, &#238;ncuviin&#539;&#259;tor, &#238;ncuviin&#539;are, alternativ&#259; &#8212; </span><strong><span>s&#259; &#238;nghit&#259;.</span></strong></p><p><span>Cunosc&#259;torul, nemuritorul, cel a c&#259;rui con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; a fost jertfit&#259; ca ofrand&#259;, cel curat, cel intrat-&#537;i-a&#537;ezat, cel f&#259;r&#259; piedic&#259; &#8212; tr&#259;ind aceasta nemijlocit &#238;n disciplina r&#259;sufl&#259;rii, v&#259;z&#226;nd aici tot acesta, el este f&#259;r&#259; multiplicitate &#537;i totu&#537;i &#238;ntreg, cu temei, f&#259;cut din nemurire, &#238;mp&#259;trit.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Textul se &#238;ntoarce acum de la h&#259;rtuire la metod&#259;. Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 3 tocmai a ar&#259;tat fiecare </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> cu ciorchinele ei cosmologic-ritual deplin (p&#259;m&#226;nt/&#7770;gveda/Brahm&#257;/Vasu/G&#257;yatr&#299;/g&#257;rhapatya, &#537;i a&#537;a mai departe pentru ceilal&#539;i trei </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>). Acum i se spune cititorului ce e </span><em><span>de f&#259;cut</span></em><span> cu acea hart&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Porunca de deschidere</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257; m&#257;tr&#257;&#7717; prati-m&#257;tr&#257;&#7717; k&#7771;tv&#257; ota-anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;-anuj&#241;&#257;-vikalpa-r&#363;pa&#7747; cintayan graset</span></em><span>. &#8222;Dup&#259; ce a f&#259;cut m&#259;trile, sub-m&#259;trile &#537;i contra-m&#259;trile &#8212; cuget&#226;nd la chipul lor (&#539;esut-prin, &#238;ncuviin&#539;&#259;tor, &#238;ncuviin&#539;are, alternativ&#259;) &#8212; s&#259; &#238;nghit&#259;.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>Trei lucr&#259;ri, apoi &#238;nghi&#539;irea:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>M&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; m&#259;tra de c&#259;petenie (A, U, M, </span><em><span>ardha-m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>, a&#537;a cum au fost numite &#238;n sec&#539;iunea dinainte).</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>M&#257;tr&#257;&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; sub-m&#259;trile (fiecare m&#259;tr&#259; de c&#259;petenie are &#238;mp&#259;r&#539;iri l&#259;untrice; cele patru &#8212; </span><em><span>sth&#363;la/s&#363;k&#7779;ma/b&#299;ja/s&#257;k&#7779;in</span></em><span> &#8212; din&#259;untrul fiec&#259;reia).</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Prati-m&#257;tr&#257;&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; contra-m&#259;trile (leg&#259;turile dintre ele; felul &#238;n care fiecare </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> le r&#259;spunde &#537;i le cump&#259;ne&#537;te pe celelalte).</span></p><p><span>F&#259; toate acestea. F&#259;-le s&#259; r&#259;sune, &#539;ine-le, cerceteaz&#259;-le. Apoi cuget&#259; la chipul &#238;n patru feluri (</span><em><span>ota-anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;-anuj&#241;&#257;-vikalpa</span></em><span>) care str&#259;bate prin toate. Apoi &#238;nghite.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele &#537;ase &#238;nsu&#537;iri ale celui care poate face aceasta</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>j&#241;a&#7717;</span></em><span> (cunosc&#259;tor), </span><em><span>am&#7771;ta&#7717;</span></em><span> (nemuritor), </span><em><span>huta-sa&#7747;vitka&#7717;</span></em><span> (cel a c&#259;rui con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; a fost jertfit&#259; ca ofrand&#259;), </span><em><span>&#347;uddha&#7717;</span></em><span> (curat), </span><em><span>sa&#7747;vi&#7779;&#7789;a&#7717;</span></em><span> (intrat, a&#537;ezat), </span><em><span>nirvighna&#7717;</span></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259; piedic&#259;).</span></p><p><span>Stai mai ales cu a treia: </span><em><span>huta-sa&#7747;vitka&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;cel a c&#259;rui con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; a fost jertfit&#259; [ca ofrand&#259;]&#8221;. </span><em><span>Huta</span></em><span> este participiul trecut al lui </span><em><span>&#8730;hu</span></em><span> (a jertfi &#238;n foc). </span><em><span>Sa&#7747;vit</span></em><span> este con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;, cunoa&#537;tere. </span><em><span>Huta-sa&#7747;vitka</span></em><span> este acela a c&#259;rui con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; a fost turnat&#259; &#238;n focul ritual &#8212; ars&#259; ca ofrand&#259;, dat&#259; &#238;napoi izvorului ei. Textul nume&#537;te &#238;ndrept&#259;&#539;irea: aceast&#259; </span><em><span>paddhati</span></em><span> este pentru cel care nu mai &#539;ine con&#537;tiin&#539;a drept avutul lui personal.</span></p><p><strong><span>Starea care urmeaz&#259;</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>imam asu-niyame&#8217;nubh&#363;ya iha ida&#7747; sarva&#7747; d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;v&#257; sa prapa&#241;ca-h&#299;no&#8217;tha sakala&#7717; s&#257;dh&#257;ro&#8217;m&#7771;tamaya&#347; catur&#257;tm&#257;</span></em><span>. &#8222;Tr&#259;ind aceasta nemijlocit &#238;n disciplina r&#259;sufl&#259;rii, v&#259;z&#226;nd aici tot acesta, el este cel-f&#259;r&#259;-multiplicitate &#537;i totu&#537;i &#238;ntreg, cu temei, f&#259;cut-din-nemurire, &#238;mp&#259;trit.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>Cite&#537;te perechea: </span><em><span>prapa&#241;ca-h&#299;na&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; multiplicitate. </span><em><span>Sakala&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#238;ntreg. F&#259;r&#259; multiplicitate (</span><em><span>prapa&#241;ca</span></em><span>) &#536;I &#238;ntreg (</span><em><span>sakala&#7717;</span></em><span>). Textul refuz&#259; am&#226;ndoi polii. Contemplativul nu se dizolv&#259; &#238;n vid. Contemplativul nu se pierde &#238;n multiplicitate. El este f&#259;r&#259;-multiplicitate-&#536;I-&#238;ntreg, cu temei (</span><em><span>s&#257;dh&#257;ra</span></em><span>), f&#259;cut din nemurire (</span><em><span>am&#7771;tamaya</span></em><span>), &#238;mp&#259;trit (</span><em><span>catur&#257;tm&#257;</span></em><span>). Toate cele patru predicate deodat&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea F2 &#8212; Yantra-trupului cu patru locuri (M&#363;l&#257;gni / Bhr&#363;madhya / Dv&#257;da&#347;&#257;nta / &#7778;o&#7693;a&#347;&#257;nta)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2346;&#2368;&#2336;&#2375; &#2360;&#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2350;&#2375;&#2340;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2307;&#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2350;&#2370;&#2354;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366;&#2357;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2349;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2350;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2307;&#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2306; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2307;&#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2366;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2306; &#2359;&#2379;&#2337;&#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>atha mah&#257;-p&#299;&#7789;he sa-pariv&#257;ra&#7747; tam eta&#7747; catu&#7717;-sapt&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; catur&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; m&#363;l&#257;gn&#257;v agni-r&#363;pa&#7747; pra&#7751;ava&#7747; sandadhy&#257;t | sapt&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; catur&#257;tm&#257;nam ak&#257;ra&#7747; rudra&#7747; bhr&#363;-madhye | sapt&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; catur&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; catu&#7717;-sapt&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; catur&#257;tm&#257;nam o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7747; sarve&#347;vara&#7747; dv&#257;da&#347;&#257;nte | sapt&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; catur&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; catu&#7717;-sapt&#257;tm&#257;nam o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7747; tur&#299;yam &#257;nanda-am&#7771;ta-r&#363;pa&#7747; &#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;&#257;nte ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; (atha &#8212; acum) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2346;&#2368;&#2336;&#2375; &#2360;&#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (mah&#257;-p&#299;&#7789;he sa-pariv&#257;ram &#8212; pe marele scaun, &#238;mpreun&#259; cu suita lui) | &#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2307;&#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (tam eta&#7747; catu&#7717;-sapt&#257;tm&#257;nam &#8212; pe acest [Sine] cu fire de patru-ori-&#537;apte [= dou&#259;zeci &#537;i opt]) | &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (catur&#257;tm&#257;nam &#8212; cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259;) | &#2350;&#2370;&#2354;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2380; &#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (m&#363;l&#257;gn&#257;v agni-r&#363;pa&#7747; pra&#7751;avam &#8212; &#238;n focul-r&#259;d&#259;cin&#259;, pe Pra&#7751;ava cel cu chip de foc) | &#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (sandadhy&#257;t &#8212; s&#259;-l a&#537;eze laolalt&#259;) | &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (sapt&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; catur&#257;tm&#257;nam ak&#257;ra&#7747; rudram &#8212; pe ak&#257;ra-Rudra, cu fire de &#537;apte &#537;i cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259;) | &#2349;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2350;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375; (bhr&#363;-madhye &#8212; la mijlocul spr&#226;ncenelor) | &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7747; sarve&#347;varam &#8212; pe O&#7747;k&#257;ra, St&#259;p&#226;nul-a-toate) | &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; (dv&#257;da&#347;&#257;nte &#8212; la cap&#259;tul celor dou&#259;sprezece degete [deasupra cre&#537;tetului]) | &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;-&#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;-&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2350;&#2381; (o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7747; tur&#299;yam &#257;nanda-am&#7771;ta-r&#363;pam &#8212; pe O&#7747;k&#257;ra, tur&#299;ya, cu chip de fericire-&#537;i-nemurire) | &#2359;&#2379;&#2337;&#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; (&#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;&#257;nte &#8212; la cap&#259;tul celor &#537;aisprezece degete)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Acum: pe marele scaun, &#238;mpreun&#259; cu suita lui &#8212; pe acest Sine cu fire de patru-ori-&#537;apte &#537;i cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259;, s&#259;-l a&#537;eze laolalt&#259; &#238;n focul-r&#259;d&#259;cin&#259;, ca Pra&#7751;ava cu chip de foc.</span></p><p><span>Pe ak&#257;ra-Rudra, cu fire de &#537;apte &#537;i cu fire &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; &#8212; la mijlocul spr&#226;ncenelor.</span></p><p><span>Pe O&#7747;k&#257;ra, St&#259;p&#226;nul-a-toate, cu fire de &#537;apte, &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259;, de patru-ori-&#537;apte, &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; &#8212; la cap&#259;tul celor dou&#259;sprezece degete.</span></p><p><span>Pe O&#7747;k&#257;ra, </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>, cu chip de fericire-&#537;i-nemurire, cu fire de &#537;apte, &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259;, de patru-ori-&#537;apte &#8212; la cap&#259;tul celor &#537;aisprezece degete.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i acum textul &#238;&#539;i d&#259; yantra-trupului. Patru locuri, &#238;n urcare:</span></p><p><strong><span>1. M&#363;l&#257;gni &#8212; focul-r&#259;d&#259;cin&#259;.</span></strong><span> Acesta este la temelie, </span><em><span>m&#363;l&#257;dh&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#238;n vocabularul yoghin statornic. Textul spune: </span><em><span>m&#363;l&#257;gn&#257;v agni-r&#363;pa&#7747; pra&#7751;ava&#7747; sandadhy&#257;t</span></em><span> &#8212; &#238;n focul-r&#259;d&#259;cin&#259;, s&#259; a&#537;eze laolalt&#259; Pra&#7751;ava cel cu chip de foc, drept </span><em><span>catu&#7717;-sapt&#257;tm&#257;</span></em><span> (4 &#215; 7 = de dou&#259;zeci &#537;i opt de ori) &#537;i </span><em><span>catur&#257;tm&#257;</span></em><span> (&#238;mp&#259;trit). Pra&#7751;ava-ca-foc la temelie. Textul cheam&#259; deopotriv&#259; alc&#259;tuirea &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; (cunoscut&#259; din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 2) &#537;i una nou&#259;, de &#537;apte ori &#8212; </span><em><span>sapt&#257;tm&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; pe care o vom vedea desf&#259;&#537;urat&#259; &#238;n Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 4.</span></p><p><strong><span>2. Bhr&#363;madhya &#8212; mijlocul spr&#226;ncenelor.</span></strong><span> Punctul dintre spr&#226;ncene. </span><em><span>Sapt&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; catur&#257;tm&#257;nam ak&#257;ra&#7747; rudra&#7747; bhr&#363;-madhye</span></em><span> &#8212; la mijlocul spr&#226;ncenelor, </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span>-Rudra cel de &#537;apte ori &#537;i &#238;mp&#259;trit. A&#537;adar </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> (sunetul A) este a&#537;ezat acum la locul celui-de-al-treilea-ochi, ar&#259;tat drept Rudra. Ia aminte: &#238;n sec&#539;iunea B a lui Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 3, </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> era ar&#259;tat drept Brahm&#257; (zeitatea). Aici este ar&#259;tat drept Rudra. Am&#226;ndou&#259; sunt potrivite &#8212; coresponden&#539;e deosebite, lucr&#226;nd &#238;n rame contemplative deosebite. </span><em><span>Ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> are multe chipuri.</span></p><p><strong><span>3. Dv&#257;da&#347;&#257;nta &#8212; cap&#259;tul celor dou&#259;sprezece degete.</span></strong><span> Dou&#259;sprezece l&#259;&#539;imi de deget deasupra cre&#537;tetului. Acesta e locul yoghin statornic pentru &#238;ntinderea din afar&#259; a lui </span><em><span>brahmarandhra</span></em><span>, locul unde con&#537;tiin&#539;a care curge &#238;n sus p&#259;r&#259;se&#537;te trupul. Acolo e a&#537;ezat &#238;ntregul AUM, ca </span><em><span>Sarve&#347;vara</span></em><span> &#8212; St&#259;p&#226;nul-a-toate.</span></p><p><strong><span>4. &#7778;o&#7693;a&#347;&#257;nta &#8212; cap&#259;tul celor &#537;aisprezece degete.</span></strong><span> &#536;aisprezece l&#259;&#539;imi de deget deasupra cre&#537;tetului. Mai sus dec&#226;t </span><em><span>dv&#257;da&#347;&#257;nta</span></em><span>. Acolo: O&#7747;k&#257;ra, </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>, cu chip de fericire-&#537;i-nemurire.</span></p><p><span>Prive&#537;te urcarea:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>M&#363;l&#257;gni</span></em><span> (r&#259;d&#259;cina): Pra&#7751;ava cu chip de foc</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Bhr&#363;madhya</span></em><span> (mijlocul spr&#226;ncenelor): </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span>-Rudra</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Dv&#257;da&#347;&#257;nta</span></em><span> (12 deasupra cre&#537;tetului): O&#7747;k&#257;ra-Sarve&#347;vara</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>&#7778;o&#7693;a&#347;&#257;nta</span></em><span> (16 deasupra cre&#537;tetului): O&#7747;k&#257;ra-</span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>, fericire-nemurire</span></p><p><span>De la temelie p&#226;n&#259; la patru l&#259;&#539;imi de deget dincolo de </span><em><span>dv&#257;da&#347;&#257;nta</span></em><span>, contemplarea urc&#259; prin ar&#259;t&#259;ri tot mai subtile. La fiecare loc, alc&#259;tuirile &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259; &#537;i de &#537;apte ori sunt a&#537;ezate deodat&#259;. Trupul ajunge yantra. Yantra este Sinele adres&#226;ndu-se sie&#537;i la patru &#238;n&#259;l&#539;imi ale sale.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea F3 &#8212; Brahm&#257; / Vi&#7779;&#7751;u / Rudra: desp&#259;r&#539;i&#539;i, nedesp&#259;r&#539;i&#539;i, &#238;n chip de li&#7749;ga</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2366;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2375;&#2344;&#2376;&#2340;&#2366;&#2306;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2366; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2346;&#2370;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351; &#2340;&#2341;&#2366; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2339;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2306;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2344;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2306;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2344;&#2375;&#2357; &#2354;&#2367;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2366;&#2344;&#2375;&#2357; &#2330; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2346;&#2370;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2346;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2376;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2366;&#2341; &#2354;&#2367;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2306;&#2361;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>ath&#257;nanda-am&#7771;tenait&#257;&#7747;&#347; caturdh&#257; samp&#363;jya tath&#257; brahm&#257;&#7751;am eva vi&#7779;&#7751;um eva rudram eva vibhakt&#257;&#7747;s tr&#299;n ev&#257;vibhakt&#257;&#7747;s tr&#299;n eva li&#7749;ga-r&#363;p&#257;n eva ca samp&#363;jyopah&#257;rai&#347; caturdh&#257;tha li&#7749;g&#257;t sa&#7747;h&#7771;tya ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2310;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2366;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2375;&#2344; &#2319;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2366; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2346;&#2370;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351; (ath&#257;nanda-am&#7771;tenait&#257;&#7747;&#347; caturdh&#257; samp&#363;jya &#8212; acum, cinstindu-i &#238;n patru feluri prin nectarul fericirii) | &#2340;&#2341;&#2366; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; (tath&#257; brahm&#257;&#7751;am eva vi&#7779;&#7751;um eva rudram eva &#8212; tot a&#537;a pe Brahm&#257; &#238;nsu&#537;i, pe Vi&#7779;&#7751;u &#238;nsu&#537;i, pe Rudra &#238;nsu&#537;i) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2344;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; (vibhakt&#257;&#7747;s tr&#299;n eva &#8212; ca trei desp&#259;r&#539;i&#539;i) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2344;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; (avibhakt&#257;&#7747;s tr&#299;n eva &#8212; ca trei nedesp&#259;r&#539;i&#539;i) | &#2354;&#2367;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2330; (li&#7749;ga-r&#363;p&#257;n eva ca &#8212; &#537;i ca av&#226;nd chip de li&#7749;ga [semn]) | &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2346;&#2370;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351; &#2313;&#2346;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2376;&#2307; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2366; (samp&#363;jyopah&#257;rai&#347; caturdh&#257; &#8212; cinstindu-i &#238;n patru feluri cu daruri) | &#2309;&#2341; &#2354;&#2367;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2306;&#2361;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351; (atha li&#7749;g&#257;t sa&#7747;h&#7771;tya &#8212; apoi retr&#259;g&#226;nd din li&#7749;ga)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Acum, cinstindu-i pe ace&#537;tia [cele patru locuri] &#238;n patru feluri prin nectarul fericirii &#8212; tot a&#537;a pe Brahm&#257; &#238;nsu&#537;i, pe Vi&#7779;&#7751;u &#238;nsu&#537;i, pe Rudra &#238;nsu&#537;i &#8212;</span></p><p><span>ca trei desp&#259;r&#539;i&#539;i, ca trei nedesp&#259;r&#539;i&#539;i, &#537;i ca av&#226;nd chip de li&#7749;ga &#8212;</span></p><p><span>cinstindu-i &#238;n patru feluri cu daruri, apoi retr&#259;g&#226;nd din </span><em><span>li&#7749;ga</span></em><span>&#8230;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Apoi o cinstire &#238;ntreit&#259;-&#537;i-apoi-str&#226;ns&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Trei zeit&#259;&#539;i numite &#8212; trim&#363;rti cea statornic&#259;. Fiecare cu </span><em><span>eva</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;&#238;nsu&#537;i&#8221;, &#8222;numai&#8221;, &#8222;chiar el&#8221; &#8212; ap&#259;s&#226;nd pe fiecare pe r&#226;nd. Brahm&#257; singur. Vi&#7779;&#7751;u singur. Rudra singur. Subiecte desp&#259;r&#539;ite ale cinstirii.</span></p><p><span>Apoi, &#238;ndat&#259;: </span><em><span>vibhakt&#257;&#7747;s tr&#299;n ev&#257;vibhakt&#257;&#7747;s tr&#299;n eva li&#7749;ga-r&#363;p&#257;n eva ca</span></em><span>. &#8222;Ca trei desp&#259;r&#539;i&#539;i, ca trei nedesp&#259;r&#539;i&#539;i, &#537;i ca av&#226;nd chip de </span><em><span>li&#7749;ga</span></em><span>.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>Trei deodat&#259;. Cele trei zeit&#259;&#539;i sunt de cinstit &#238;n trei registre de contemplare:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Vibhakta</span></em><span> &#8212; desp&#259;r&#539;i&#539;i. Ca trei fiin&#539;e deosebite, fiecare cu identitatea ei, fiecare cu darurile ei, fiecare primind cinstirea ei.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Avibhakta</span></em><span> &#8212; nedesp&#259;r&#539;i&#539;i. Ca trei-ca-unul, unimea din spatele trim&#363;rti-ului, acela&#537;i Sine ar&#259;tat drept trei chipuri.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Li&#7749;ga-r&#363;pa</span></em><span> &#8212; chip de </span><em><span>li&#7749;ga</span></em><span>. Mic&#537;ora&#539;i la semnul cel mai simplu &#8212; </span><em><span>li&#7749;ga</span></em><span> &#238;nseamn&#259; &#8222;semn&#8221; sau &#8222;indiciu&#8221; sau &#8222;ar&#259;t&#259;tor&#8221;, forma cea mai scurt&#259; cu putin&#539;&#259;. Cei trei ajung un singur semn care arat&#259; spre to&#539;i, f&#259;r&#259; a hot&#259;r&#238; care-e-care.</span></p><p><span>Contemplarea trece prin toate trei registrele. Apoi: </span><em><span>atha li&#7749;g&#257;t sa&#7747;h&#7771;tya</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;apoi retr&#259;g&#226;nd din </span><em><span>li&#7749;ga</span></em><span>&#8221;. Nici m&#259;car semnul cel mai simplu nu este &#539;inta. Semnul arat&#259;; iar ar&#259;tarea se &#238;ntoarce &#238;n&#259;untrul a ceea ce ar&#259;ta. Cele trei zeit&#259;&#539;i au fost cinstite, apoi unite, apoi mic&#537;orate la un singur semn, apoi &#537;i semnul retras &#8212; l&#259;s&#226;nd ceea ce ar&#259;ta dintotdeauna.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea F4 &#8212; Dizolvarea celor trei trupuri + Cintayan Graset cel de pe urm&#259;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2375;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366; &#2358;&#2352;&#2368;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351; &#2340;&#2342;&#2343;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2360;&#2306;&#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2354;&#2381;&#2351; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375;&#2332; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2330;&#2376;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2306; &#2348;&#2354;&#2350;&#2357;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351; &#2327;&#2369;&#2339;&#2376;&#2352;&#2376;&#2325;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2375; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2339;&#2375; &#2330; &#2360;&#2306;&#2361;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351; &#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2306; &#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381; &#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>tejas&#257; &#347;ar&#299;ra-traya&#7747; sa&#7747;vy&#257;pya tad-adhi&#7779;&#7789;h&#257;nam &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; sa&#7747;jv&#257;lya tat-teja &#257;tma-caitanya-r&#363;pa&#7747; balam ava&#7779;&#7789;abhya gu&#7751;air aikya&#7747; samp&#257;dya mah&#257;-sth&#363;la&#7747; mah&#257;-s&#363;k&#7779;me mah&#257;-s&#363;k&#7779;ma&#7747; mah&#257;-k&#257;ra&#7751;e ca sa&#7747;h&#7771;tya m&#257;tr&#257;bhir ota-anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;-anuj&#241;&#257;-vikalpa-r&#363;pa&#7747; cintayan graset ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2375;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366; &#2358;&#2352;&#2368;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351; (tejas&#257; &#347;ar&#299;ra-traya&#7747; sa&#7747;vy&#257;pya &#8212; p&#259;trunz&#226;nd cele trei trupuri prin str&#259;lucire) | &#2340;&#2342;&#2343;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2306;&#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2354;&#2381;&#2351; (tad-adhi&#7779;&#7789;h&#257;nam &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; sa&#7747;jv&#257;lya &#8212; aprinz&#226;nd Sinele care le este temei) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2340;&#2375;&#2332;&#2307; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2330;&#2376;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2350;&#2381; &#2348;&#2354;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2357;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351; (tat-teja &#257;tma-caitanya-r&#363;pa&#7747; balam ava&#7779;&#7789;abhya &#8212; &#539;in&#226;nd acea str&#259;lucire &#8212; t&#259;ria cu chip de con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-de-Sine) | &#2327;&#2369;&#2339;&#2376;&#2307; &#2320;&#2325;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351; (gu&#7751;air aikya&#7747; samp&#257;dya &#8212; &#238;mplinind unimea cu gu&#7751;a-urile) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2350;&#2381; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2375; (mah&#257;-sth&#363;la&#7747; mah&#257;-s&#363;k&#7779;me &#8212; marele-grosier &#238;n marele-subtil) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2339;&#2375; &#2330; &#2360;&#2306;&#2361;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351; (mah&#257;-s&#363;k&#7779;ma&#7747; mah&#257;-k&#257;ra&#7751;e ca sa&#7747;h&#7771;tya &#8212; &#537;i marele-subtil &#238;n marea-cauz&#259;, retr&#259;g&#226;nd) | &#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2323;&#2340;-&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2371;-&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;-&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2350;&#2381; (m&#257;tr&#257;bhir ota-anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;-anuj&#241;&#257;-vikalpa-r&#363;pam &#8212; prin m&#259;tri, chipul: &#539;esut-prin, &#238;ncuviin&#539;&#259;tor, &#238;ncuviin&#539;are, alternativ&#259;) | &#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381; &#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; (cintayan graset &#8212; cuget&#226;nd, s&#259; &#238;nghit&#259;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8230;p&#259;trunz&#226;nd cele trei trupuri prin str&#259;lucire, aprinz&#226;nd Sinele care le este temei, &#539;in&#226;nd acea str&#259;lucire &#8212; t&#259;ria cu chip de con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-de-Sine &#8212; &#238;mplinind unimea cu </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span>-urile:</span></p><p><span>marele-grosier [se dizolv&#259;] &#238;n marele-subtil, marele-subtil &#238;n marea-cauz&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Retr&#259;g&#226;nd astfel &#8212; prin m&#259;tri, chipul: &#539;esut-prin, &#238;ncuviin&#539;&#259;tor, &#238;ncuviin&#539;are, alternativ&#259; &#8212;</span></p><p><strong><span>cuget&#226;nd, s&#259; &#238;nghit&#259;.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i acum &#238;ncheierea &#8212; culmea metodei de contemplare.</span></p><p><span>Cinci gerunzii unul dup&#259; altul. Fiecare o mi&#537;care. P&#259;trunde cele trei trupuri &#8212; grosier, subtil, cauzal &#8212; prin </span><em><span>tejas</span></em><span> (str&#259;lucire). Aprinde (</span><em><span>sa&#7747;jv&#257;lya</span></em><span>) Sinele care le este temei celor trei trupuri. &#538;ine (</span><em><span>ava&#7779;&#7789;abhya</span></em><span>) acea str&#259;lucire drept t&#259;ria cu chip de con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-de-Sine (</span><em><span>&#257;tma-caitanya-r&#363;pa&#7747; balam</span></em><span>). &#206;mpline&#537;te (</span><em><span>samp&#257;dya</span></em><span>) unimea cu </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span>-urile &#8212; sattva, rajas, tamas, cele trei fire de temelie ale &#238;ntregii ar&#259;t&#259;ri.</span></p><p><span>Apoi dizolvarea cosmic&#259;: </span><em><span>mah&#257;-sth&#363;la&#7747; mah&#257;-s&#363;k&#7779;me, mah&#257;-s&#363;k&#7779;ma&#7747; mah&#257;-k&#257;ra&#7751;e ca sa&#7747;h&#7771;tya</span></em><span>. &#8222;Marele-grosier [se dizolv&#259;] &#238;n marele-subtil; marele-subtil &#238;n marea-cauz&#259;; retr&#259;g&#226;nd astfel&#8230;&#8221;</span></p><p><em><span>Mah&#257;-sth&#363;la, mah&#257;-s&#363;k&#7779;ma, mah&#257;-k&#257;ra&#7751;a</span></em><span> &#8212; acestea sunt cele trei trupuri, dar la m&#259;sura lor cosmic&#259;. Nu doar trupul t&#259;u grosier, ci &#238;ntreaga fiin&#539;are-grosier&#259;. Nu doar trupul t&#259;u subtil, ci &#238;ntreaga fiin&#539;are-subtil&#259;. Nu doar trupul t&#259;u cauzal, ci &#238;ntreaga fiin&#539;are-cauzal&#259;. Contemplarea le retrage pe fiecare &#238;n urm&#259;toarea. Dizolvare cosmic&#259;, la nivelul contempl&#259;rii.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i apoi &#8212; locul se &#238;ntoarce acolo unde a &#238;nceput: </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;bhir ota-anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;-anuj&#241;&#257;-vikalpa-r&#363;pa&#7747; cintayan graset</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><em><span>Cintayan graset</span></em><span> &#8212; acelea&#537;i cuvinte care au deschis sec&#539;iunea F1. &#206;ntreaga metod&#259; este legat&#259; &#238;ntre ele. &#206;nceputul: cuget&#226;nd, &#238;nghite. Sf&#226;r&#537;itul: cuget&#226;nd, &#238;nghite. Tot ce e la mijloc este ceea ce se &#238;nghite.</span></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 3 se sf&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te aici. M&#259;trile au fost h&#259;rtuite peste cosmos (partea &#238;nt&#226;i); metoda de contemplare a pus acea hart&#259; la lucru, prin yantra-trupului, prin cinstirea trim&#363;rti &#537;i prin dizolvarea celor trei trupuri (partea a doua). Acela&#537;i &#8222;cuget&#226;nd, &#238;nghite&#8221; care a deschis metoda o &#537;i &#238;nchide.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ncheierea Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 3 &#8212; Colofon</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2326;&#2339;&#2381;&#2337;&#2307; &#2405; &#2409;&#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>iti t&#7771;t&#299;ya&#7717; kha&#7751;&#7693;a&#7717; || 3||</span></em></p><p><span>Astfel [se &#238;ncheie] Kha&#7751;&#7693;a al treilea [al Uttara-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at].</span></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 3 a desf&#259;&#537;urat cele patru </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> ale Pra&#7751;ava-ului drept cei patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> (sec&#539;iunea A), fiecare </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> cu identitatea lui cosmologic-ritual&#259; deplin&#259; &#8212; p&#259;m&#226;nt/ak&#257;ra/&#7770;gveda/Brahm&#257;/Vasu/G&#257;yatr&#299;/g&#257;rhapatya (B), v&#259;zduh/uk&#257;ra/Yajurveda/Vi&#7779;&#7751;u-Rudra/Tri&#7779;&#7789;ubh/dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;gni (C), cer/mak&#257;ra/S&#257;maveda/Rudra-&#256;ditya/Jagat&#299;/&#257;havan&#299;ya (D), Soma-loka/O&#7747;k&#257;ra/Atharvaveda/Sa&#7747;vartaka/Marut/Vir&#257;&#7789;/Ekar&#7779;i/Bh&#257;svat&#299; (E) &#8212; &#537;i apoi metoda de contemplare care pune harta la lucru: cele &#537;ase &#238;nsu&#537;iri ale yoghinului (F1), yantra-trupului cu patru locuri (F2), cinstirea trim&#363;rti &#238;n trei registre (F3) &#537;i dizolvarea celor trei trupuri (F4).</span></p><p><span>&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>O pauz&#259;, dac&#259; vrei:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>2. Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo &#8212; c&#226;ntare</span></strong></p><div id="youtube2-TL_Xu1ANHJo" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;TL_Xu1ANHJo&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/TL_Xu1ANHJo?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 4 &#8212; Cei trei Ny&#257;sa, &#537;irul celor unsprezece, &#238;ndrumarea Yog&#257;r&#363;&#7693;ha</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea A &#8212; Primii doi Ny&#257;sa: alc&#259;tuirea ca &#8222;Eu&#8221; + alc&#259;tuirea ca N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2306; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2340;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2344;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2306;&#2361;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2361;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2369;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2404; &#2309;&#2341;&#2376;&#2340;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2306; &#2344;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2379;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2306;&#2361;&#2352;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2344;&#2369;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>ta&#7747; v&#257; etam &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; parama&#7747; brahmo&#7749;k&#257;ra&#7747; tur&#299;y-o&#7749;k&#257;ra-agra-vidyotam &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; natv&#257; pras&#257;dya om iti sa&#7747;h&#7771;ty&#257;ham ity anusandadhy&#257;t | athaitam ev&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; parama&#7747; brahmo&#7749;k&#257;ra&#7747; tur&#299;y-o&#7749;k&#257;ra-agra-vidyotam ek&#257;da&#347;&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ha&#7747; natvom iti sa&#7747;harann anusandadhy&#257;t ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;-&#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (ta&#7747; v&#257; etam &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; parama&#7747; brahmo&#7749;k&#257;ram &#8212; chiar pe acest Sine &#8212; Brahman-O&#7747;k&#257;ra cel suprem) | &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;-&#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;-&#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;-&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (tur&#299;y-o&#7749;k&#257;ra-agra-vidyotam &#8212; str&#259;lucind &#238;n v&#226;rful lui tur&#299;ya-O&#7747;k&#257;ra) | &#2310;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2344;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (&#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; natv&#257; &#8212; plec&#226;ndu-se prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351; (pras&#257;dya &#8212; &#238;mbl&#226;nzindu-l, f&#259;c&#226;ndu-l binevoitor) | &#2384; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2306;&#2361;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351; (om iti sa&#7747;h&#7771;tya &#8212; retr&#259;g&#226;nd prin AUM) | &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (aham ity anusandadhy&#257;t &#8212; s&#259; alc&#259;tuiasc&#259; laolalt&#259; drept &#8222;Eu&#8221;) | &#2309;&#2341; &#2319;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (athaitam ev&#257;tm&#257;nam &#8212; apoi chiar pe acest Sine) | &#2319;&#2325;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; (ek&#257;da&#347;&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham &#8212; pe N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha cel cu fire de unsprezece) | &#2344;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2384; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2306;&#2361;&#2352;&#2344;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (natvom iti sa&#7747;harann anusandadhy&#257;t &#8212; plec&#226;ndu-se, retr&#259;g&#226;nd prin AUM, s&#259; alc&#259;tuiasc&#259; laolalt&#259;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Chiar pe acest Sine &#8212; Brahman-O&#7747;k&#257;ra cel suprem, str&#259;lucind &#238;n v&#226;rful lui </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>-O&#7747;k&#257;ra &#8212; plec&#226;ndu-se prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh, &#238;mbl&#226;nzindu-l, retr&#259;g&#226;nd prin AUM:</span></p><p><strong><span>s&#259;-l alc&#259;tuiasc&#259; laolalt&#259; drept &#8222;Eu&#8221;.</span></strong></p><p><span>Apoi chiar pe acest Sine &#8212; Brahman-O&#7747;k&#257;ra cel suprem, str&#259;lucind &#238;n v&#226;rful lui </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>-O&#7747;k&#257;ra &#8212; v&#259;zut acum drept N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha cel cu fire de unsprezece &#8212; plec&#226;ndu-se, retr&#259;g&#226;nd prin AUM:</span></p><p><strong><span>s&#259;-l alc&#259;tuiasc&#259; laolalt&#259;.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 4 se deschide f&#259;r&#259; nicio introducere. Niciun &#537;ir de nume, nicio desfacere &#238;nainte &#8212; practicantului i se porunce&#537;te s&#259; lucreze. Textul &#238;&#539;i d&#259; un </span><strong><span>ny&#257;sa &#238;ntreit</span></strong><span> &#8212; trei acte de a&#537;ezare contemplativ&#259; unul dup&#259; altul, fiecare &#238;ncheindu-se cu verbul </span><em><span>anusandadhy&#257;t</span></em><span> (&#8222;s&#259; alc&#259;tuiasc&#259; laolalt&#259;&#8221;). Cite&#537;te-le ca pe o coregrafie.</span></p><p><strong><span>Numirea statornic&#259; care se &#238;ntoarce prin toate cele trei &#238;ndrum&#259;ri:</span></strong><span> </span><em><span>ta&#7747; v&#257; etam &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; parama&#7747; brahmo&#7749;k&#257;ra&#7747; tur&#299;y-o&#7749;k&#257;ra-agra-vidyotam</span></em><span>. Sinele, Brahman-O&#7747;k&#257;ra cel suprem, </span><strong><span>str&#259;lucind-&#238;n-v&#226;rful-lui-tur&#299;ya-O&#7747;k&#257;ra</span></strong><span>.</span></p><p><em><span>Tur&#299;y-o&#7749;k&#257;ra-agra-vidyotam</span></em><span> este un compus vrednic de &#238;ncetinire: </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> (al patrulea) + </span><em><span>o&#7749;k&#257;ra</span></em><span> (AUM) + </span><em><span>agra</span></em><span> (v&#226;rf, punct, culme) + </span><em><span>vidyotam</span></em><span> (str&#259;lucind, ivindu-se &#238;n lumin&#259;). </span><em><span>Tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> &#238;n v&#226;rful lui AUM, ivindu-se &#238;n lumin&#259;. Acel </span><em><span>agra</span></em><span> este locul unde sunetul M se stinge &#238;n t&#259;cere &#8212; jum&#259;tatea de </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>ardha-m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>, pe care Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 3 a numit-o </span><em><span>Bh&#257;svat&#299; sm&#7771;t&#257;</span></em><span> (Cea-Str&#259;lucitoare, &#539;inut&#259;-minte). Acum &#238;nt&#226;lne&#537;ti acela&#537;i loc dintr-un alt unghi: Sinele este ceea ce str&#259;luce&#537;te la punctul-de-cap&#259;t al lui AUM.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele trei &#238;ndrum&#259;ri de ny&#257;sa, &#238;n &#537;ir:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>&#206;nt&#226;i</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>&#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; natv&#257; pras&#257;dya om iti sa&#7747;h&#7771;tya </span><strong><span>aham ity anusandadhy&#257;t</span></strong></em><span>. Prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh plecat, &#238;mbl&#226;nzit, retras prin AUM &#8212; </span><strong><span>s&#259; alc&#259;tuiasc&#259; drept &#8222;Eu&#8221;.</span></strong><span> Cel dint&#226;i act se &#238;ncheie &#238;n ar&#259;tare curat la persoana &#238;nt&#226;i: </span><em><span>aham</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>Nu &#8222;g&#226;nde&#537;te-te la Dumnezeu&#8221;. Nu &#8222;g&#226;nde&#537;te-te la N&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#8221;. Cel dint&#226;i pas este recunoa&#537;terea Sinelui ca </span><em><span>aham</span></em><span> &#8212; Eul-adev&#259;rat-suprem. Plecarea, &#238;mbl&#226;nzirea, retragerea &#238;n AUM nu sunt trepte dinaintea recunoa&#537;terii. Ele </span><em><span>sunt</span></em><span> recunoa&#537;terea, s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;it&#259; pe r&#226;nd &#238;n chipul pe care trupul &#537;i sunetul &#238;l pot purta.</span></p><p><strong><span>Al doilea</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>ek&#257;da&#347;&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ha&#7747; natv&#257; om iti sa&#7747;harann anusandadhy&#257;t</span></em><span>. [Alc&#259;tuie&#537;te] chiar acest Sine </span><strong><span>drept N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha cel cu fire de unsprezece</span></strong><span>, plec&#226;ndu-te, retr&#259;g&#226;nd prin AUM. Al doilea act adaug&#259; alc&#259;tuirea de unsprezece ori (</span><em><span>ek&#257;da&#347;&#257;tm&#257;</span></em><span>) &#8212; pe care textul o va desface &#238;n sec&#539;iunea C ca fiind cele unsprezece &#238;nsu&#537;iri.</span></p><p><span>Aceste dou&#259; ny&#257;sa de deschidere a&#537;az&#259; mi&#537;carea de alc&#259;tuire: arat&#259; Sinele mai &#238;nt&#226;i ca </span><em><span>Eu</span></em><span>, apoi arat&#259; acela&#537;i </span><em><span>Eu</span></em><span> drept N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha cel cu fire de unsprezece. Acela&#537;i Sine, dou&#259; lucr&#259;ri asupra aceleia&#537;i recunoa&#537;teri. R&#226;nduiala e voit&#259;: &#238;nt&#226;i Eu, al doilea N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha. Sinele &#238;nsu&#537;i vine &#238;nt&#226;i; N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha este acel Sine a&#537;a cum se arat&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Iar am&#226;ndou&#259; ny&#257;sa te duc de-a dreptul la acela&#537;i loc: pleac&#259;-te, &#238;mbl&#226;nze&#537;te, retrage &#238;n AUM &#8212; &#537;i apoi, chiar &#238;n acel v&#226;rf &#8212; alc&#259;tuie&#537;te laolalt&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea B &#8212; Al treilea Ny&#257;sa: Nav&#257;tmaka (Sinele cu fire de nou&#259;) + unirea cu Brahman</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341;&#2376;&#2340;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2375;&#2344; &#2360;&#2306;&#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2344;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2360;&#2369; &#2344;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2306; &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2366;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2361;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2366;&#2351; &#2350;&#2344;&#2360;&#2366; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2376;&#2325;&#2368;&#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2342;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2376;&#2357; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>athaitam evam &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; parama&#7747; brahmo&#7749;k&#257;ra&#7747; tur&#299;y-o&#7749;k&#257;ra-agra-vidyota&#7747; pra&#7751;avena sa&#7747;cinty&#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; natv&#257; sac-cid-&#257;nanda-p&#363;r&#7751;a-&#257;tmasu nav&#257;tmaka&#7747; sac-cid-&#257;nanda-p&#363;r&#7751;a-&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; para&#7747; brahma sambh&#257;vy&#257;ham ity &#257;tm&#257;nam &#257;d&#257;ya manas&#257; brahma&#7751;aik&#299;kury&#257;d yad anu&#7779;&#7789;ubhaiva ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2319;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;-&#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (athaitam evam &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; parama&#7747; brahmo&#7749;k&#257;ram &#8212; apoi pe acest Sine, astfel &#8212; Brahman-O&#7747;k&#257;ra cel suprem) | &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;-&#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;-&#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;-&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2375;&#2344; &#2360;&#2306;&#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351; (tur&#299;y-o&#7749;k&#257;ra-agra-vidyota&#7747; pra&#7751;avena sa&#7747;cintya &#8212; str&#259;lucind &#238;n v&#226;rful lui tur&#299;ya-O&#7747;k&#257;ra &#8212; cuget&#226;nd prin Pra&#7751;ava) | &#2310;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2344;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (&#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; natv&#257; &#8212; plec&#226;ndu-se prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh) | &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;-&#2330;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;-&#2310;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;-&#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;-&#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2360;&#2369; (sac-cid-&#257;nanda-p&#363;r&#7751;a-&#257;tmasu &#8212; &#238;ntru Sinele pline de Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire) | &#2344;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2350;&#2381; (nav&#257;tmakam &#8212; pe cel cu fire de nou&#259;) | &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;-&#2330;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;-&#2310;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;-&#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;-&#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2366;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351; (sac-cid-&#257;nanda-p&#363;r&#7751;a-&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; para&#7747; brahma sambh&#257;vya &#8212; &#238;nchipuind pe Brahman cel suprem drept Sinele plin de Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire) | &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2342;&#2366;&#2351; (aham ity &#257;tm&#257;nam &#257;d&#257;ya &#8212; lu&#226;nd Sinele drept &#8222;Eu&#8221;) | &#2350;&#2344;&#2360;&#2366; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2366; &#2319;&#2325;&#2368;&#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (manas&#257; brahma&#7751;aik&#299;kury&#257;t &#8212; s&#259;-l fac&#259; una cu Brahman, prin minte) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2310;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2319;&#2357; (yad anu&#7779;&#7789;ubhaiva &#8212; &#537;i anume numai prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Apoi pe acest Sine, astfel &#8212; Brahman-O&#7747;k&#257;ra cel suprem, str&#259;lucind &#238;n v&#226;rful lui </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>-O&#7747;k&#257;ra &#8212; cuget&#226;nd prin Pra&#7751;ava, plec&#226;ndu-se prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh:</span></p><p><span>&#238;ntru Sinele pline de Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire, pe cel cu fire de nou&#259; &#8212; &#238;nchipuind pe Brahman cel suprem drept Sinele plin de Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire &#8212; lu&#226;nd Sinele drept &#8222;Eu&#8221;:</span></p><p><strong><span>s&#259;-l fac&#259; una cu Brahman, prin minte &#8212; &#537;i anume numai prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Al treilea ny&#257;sa adaug&#259; acum </span><em><span>nav&#257;tmaka</span></em><span> &#8212; cel cu fire de nou&#259;. Vocabular nou, &#238;nsemnat ca alc&#259;tuire. Cuv&#226;ntul vine aici singur, f&#259;r&#259; desfacere pe larg, pentru c&#259; poart&#259; ceva ce &#238;ncearc&#259; s&#259; &#539;in&#259; o dep&#259;rtare gramatical&#259;.</span></p><p><em><span>Sac-cid-&#257;nanda-p&#363;r&#7751;a-&#257;tmasu</span></em><span> &#8212; la plural, &#238;n locativ: </span><em><span>&#238;ntru Sinele</span></em><span> [fiecare] plin de Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire. Cei patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> ai Sinelui, fiecare cu totul plin de </span><em><span>sat-cit-&#257;nanda</span></em><span>. Nu &#238;n parte. Nu pe m&#259;sura &#8222;cur&#259;&#539;iei&#8221; lor. Cu totul. Vai&#347;v&#257;nara este plin. Taijasa este plin. Pr&#257;j&#241;a este plin. </span><em><span>Tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> este mai mult dec&#226;t plin &#8212; el &#238;nsu&#537;i este cel-care-umple.</span></p><p><em><span>Nav&#257;tmaka</span></em><span> &#8212; cu fire de nou&#259;: &#238;n&#259;untrul acelor patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>, nou&#259; feluri ale fiin&#539;&#259;rii Sinelui. Alc&#259;tuirea despre care textul tace, dar pe care o las&#259; s&#259; se &#238;n&#539;eleag&#259;: cei patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>, plus </span><em><span>catu&#7779;p&#257;t</span></em><span>-ul-ca-Unul (= 4 + 1 = 5), &#238;nmul&#539;it cu cele trei ale lui </span><em><span>sat-cit-&#257;nanda</span></em><span> &#8212; felul de alc&#259;tuire &#238;nmul&#539;itoare care str&#259;bate numerologia vedic&#259;. Num&#259;rul cel drept st&#259; &#238;n sanskrit&#259; cu o &#238;ntocmire pe care cititorul o va descoperi &#238;n contemplare. Textul nu-&#539;i cere s&#259; socote&#537;ti; &#238;&#539;i cere s&#259; contempli.</span></p><p><span>Apoi gerunziile care duc spre verbul de c&#259;petenie:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Sa&#7747;cintya</span></em><span> &#8212; dup&#259; ce a cugetat</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Natv&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; dup&#259; ce s-a plecat</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Sambh&#257;vya</span></em><span> &#8212; dup&#259; ce a &#238;nchipuit</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>&#256;d&#257;ya</span></em><span> &#8212; dup&#259; ce a luat</span></p><p><span>&#8226; Apoi verbul de c&#259;petenie: </span><em><span>ek&#299;kury&#257;t</span></em><span> &#8212; s&#259; fac&#259; una.</span></p><p><span>Patru lucr&#259;ri &#238;naintea verbului de c&#259;petenie. Apoi: </span><em><span>ek&#299;kury&#257;t</span></em><span>. S&#259; uneasc&#259;. Un singur cuv&#226;nt, verbul de miez al &#238;ntregii practici descrise &#238;n cele trei ny&#257;sa.</span></p><p><em><span>Yad anu&#7779;&#7789;ubhaiva.</span></em><span> &#8222;&#536;i anume numai prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh.&#8221; Toat&#259; alc&#259;tuirea este s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;it&#259; prin mantra N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh &#8212; nu printr-o alt&#259; tehnic&#259;, nu printr-un experiment de g&#226;ndire, nu prin &#238;nchipuire &#238;n abstract. Prin mantra. Totul &#8212; cugetarea, plecarea, &#238;nchipuirea, luarea, unirea &#8212; se face prin mantra lui N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha. Mantra nu este o unealt&#259; &#238;ntre altele. Ea este calea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea C &#8212; &#536;irul &#8222;E&#7779;a Eva&#8221;: cele unsprezece &#238;nsu&#537;iri + Yog&#257;r&#363;&#7693;ha</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2359; &#2313;&#2346;&#2357;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2375;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2342;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2379;&#2365;&#2360;&#2380; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2379;&#2365;&#2360;&#2380; &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2342;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361; &#2319;&#2357;&#2376;&#2325;&#2354; &#2319;&#2359; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357;&#2379;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2375;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2375;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357;&#2366;&#2361;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357;&#2306; &#2351;&#2379;&#2327;&#2366;&#2352;&#2370;&#2338;&#2379; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2306; &#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2380; &#2358;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2380; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2307; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>v&#257; e&#7779;a upavasann e&#7779;a hi sarvatra sarvad&#257; sarv&#257;tm&#257; san sarvam atti n&#7771;si&#7747;ho&#8217;sau parame&#347;varo&#8217;sau hi sarvatra sarvad&#257; sarv&#257;tm&#257; san sarvam atti n&#7771;si&#7747;ha evaikala e&#7779;a tur&#299;ya e&#7779;a evogra&#7717; e&#7779;a eva v&#299;ra&#7717; e&#7779;a eva mah&#257;n e&#7779;a eva vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7717; e&#7779;a eva jvalan e&#7779;a eva sarvatomukha&#7717; e&#7779;a eva n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7717; e&#7779;a eva bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a&#7717; e&#7779;a eva bhadra&#7717; e&#7779;a eva m&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyu&#7717; e&#7779;a eva nam&#257;my e&#7779;a ev&#257;ham eva&#7747; yog&#257;r&#363;&#7693;ho brahma&#7751;y ev&#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; sandadhy&#257;d o&#7749;k&#257;ra iti tad etau &#347;lokau bhavata&#7717; ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2359; &#2313;&#2346;&#2357;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381; (v&#257; e&#7779;a upavasan &#8212; el singur, cel care s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luie&#537;te-aproape) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2342;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (e&#7779;a hi sarvatra sarvad&#257; sarv&#257;tm&#257; san sarvam atti &#8212; c&#259;ci el, pretutindeni, &#238;ntotdeauna, fiind Sinele-tuturor, m&#259;n&#226;nc&#259; totul) | &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2307; &#2309;&#2360;&#2380; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; (n&#7771;si&#7747;ho&#8217;sau parame&#347;vara&#7717; &#8212; acela este N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, acela este Domnul cel prea&#238;nalt) | &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; &#2319;&#2325;&#2354;&#2307; &#2319;&#2359; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; (n&#7771;si&#7747;ha evaikala e&#7779;a tur&#299;ya&#7717; &#8212; N&#7771;si&#7747;ha singur, cel f&#259;r&#259; pereche &#8212; acesta este tur&#299;ya) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; (e&#7779;a evogra&#7717; &#8212; el singur este Ugra) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2307; (e&#7779;a eva v&#299;ra&#7717; &#8212; el singur este V&#299;ra) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; (e&#7779;a eva mah&#257;n &#8212; el singur este Mah&#257;n) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2307; (e&#7779;a eva vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7717; &#8212; el singur este Vi&#7779;&#7751;u) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381; (e&#7779;a eva jvalan &#8212; el singur este Jvalan) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2307; (e&#7779;a eva sarvatomukha&#7717; &#8212; el singur este Sarvatomukha) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2307; (e&#7779;a eva n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7717; &#8212; el singur este N&#7771;si&#7747;ha) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2307; (e&#7779;a eva bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a&#7717; &#8212; el singur este Bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; (e&#7779;a eva bhadra&#7717; &#8212; el singur este Bhadra) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2307; (e&#7779;a eva m&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyu&#7717; &#8212; el singur este M&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyu) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367; (e&#7779;a eva nam&#257;mi &#8212; lui singur m&#259; &#238;nchin) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; (e&#7779;a ev&#257;ham &#8212; el singur este Eu) | &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2351;&#2379;&#2327;&#2366;&#2352;&#2370;&#2338;&#2307; (eva&#7747; yog&#257;r&#363;&#7693;ha&#7717; &#8212; astfel, urcat-&#238;n-yoga) | &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2367; &#2319;&#2357; &#2310;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (brahma&#7751;y ev&#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; sandadhy&#257;d o&#7749;k&#257;ra iti &#8212; s&#259; alc&#259;tuiasc&#259; Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh-ul numai cu Brahman, ca O&#7747;k&#257;ra) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2340;&#2380; &#2358;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2380; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2307; (tad etau &#347;lokau bhavata&#7717; &#8212; &#537;i acum vin aceste dou&#259; &#347;lokas)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>El singur, cel care s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luie&#537;te-aproape: c&#259;ci el &#8212; pretutindeni, &#238;ntotdeauna, fiind Sinele-tuturor &#8212; m&#259;n&#226;nc&#259; totul. Acela este N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, acela este Domnul cel prea&#238;nalt: c&#259;ci el &#8212; pretutindeni, &#238;ntotdeauna, fiind Sinele-tuturor &#8212; m&#259;n&#226;nc&#259; totul. N&#7771;si&#7747;ha singur, cel f&#259;r&#259; pereche &#8212; acesta este </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>El singur este Ugra. El singur este V&#299;ra. El singur este Mah&#257;n. El singur este Vi&#7779;&#7751;u. El singur este Jvalan. El singur este Sarvatomukha. El singur este N&#7771;si&#7747;ha. El singur este Bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a. El singur este Bhadra. El singur este M&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyu. Lui singur m&#259; &#238;nchin.</span></p><p><strong><span>El singur este Eu.</span></strong></p><p><span>Astfel, urcat-&#238;n-yoga &#8212; s&#259; alc&#259;tuiasc&#259; Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh-ul numai cu Brahman, ca O&#7747;k&#257;ra. &#536;i acum vin aceste dou&#259; &#347;lokas.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Cite&#537;te acum &#238;ncet. Textul descrie starea de vie&#539;uire-contemplativ&#259; a celui care a &#238;mplinit trilogia ny&#257;sa.</span></p><p><em><span>Upavasan</span></em><span> &#8212; cel care s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luie&#537;te-aproape. </span><em><span>Upav&#257;sa</span></em><span> &#238;nseamn&#259; &#238;ndeob&#537;te post, dar etimologia lui este </span><em><span>upa + v&#257;sa</span></em><span>: a s&#259;l&#259;&#537;lui-aproape, a vie&#539;ui-&#238;mpreun&#259;, a fi &#238;n apropiere. Cel care locuie&#537;te l&#226;ng&#259; casa vecinului este un </span><em><span>upav&#257;sin</span></em><span>. Aici, N&#7771;si&#7747;ha este acela care s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luie&#537;te-aproape de tine &#238;n fiecare clip&#259; &#8212; nu un ochi din afar&#259;, ci o prezen&#539;&#259; l&#259;untric&#259; ce &#537;tie. Pretutindeni. &#206;ntotdeauna. Sinele-tuturor. M&#259;n&#226;nc&#259; totul.</span></p><p><em><span>Sarvam atti</span></em><span> &#8212; m&#259;n&#226;nc&#259; totul. Verbul </span><em><span>atti</span></em><span> vine din r&#259;d&#259;cina </span><em><span>&#8730;ad</span></em><span> (a m&#226;nca) &#8212; aceea&#537;i r&#259;d&#259;cin&#259; din spatele lui </span><em><span>ann&#257;da&#7717;</span></em><span> (m&#226;nc&#259;torul) din Taittir&#299;ya Upani&#7779;ad, pe care ai tradus-o ca #11 &#238;n acest proiect: &#8222;Eu, ca hran&#259;, &#238;l m&#259;n&#226;nc pe m&#226;nc&#259;torul-hranei.&#8221; Recursivitatea din Taittir&#299;ya sose&#537;te aici ca predicat de-a dreptul: contemplativul care a &#238;mplinit trilogia este acum m&#226;nc&#259;torul a tot &#8212; nu pentru c&#259; are vreo putere din afar&#259;, ci pentru c&#259; Sinele-tuturor-care-m&#259;n&#226;nc&#259;-totul </span><em><span>este Sinele t&#259;u &#238;nsu&#539;i</span></em><span>. Cel care m&#259;n&#226;nc&#259; se m&#259;n&#226;nc&#259; pe sine.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#536;irul celor unsprezece &#238;nsu&#537;iri.</span></strong><span> &#206;naintea fiec&#259;reia: </span><em><span>e&#7779;a eva</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><em><span>el singur este</span></em><span>. Nu &#8222;are aceste &#238;nsu&#537;iri&#8221;. Ci: el singur </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> acestea. Cite&#537;te fiecare nume. Stai cu fiecare:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Ugra</span></em><span> &#8212; Cel S&#259;lbatic, cel n&#259;valnic, acela a c&#259;rui putere nu poate fi &#238;mbl&#226;nzit&#259;</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>V&#299;ra</span></em><span> &#8212; Vitezul</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Mah&#257;n</span></em><span> &#8212; Cel Mare, Cel Larg</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Vi&#7779;&#7751;u</span></em><span> &#8212; Cel care P&#259;trunde, Atotp&#259;trunz&#259;torul</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Jvalan</span></em><span> &#8212; Cel care Arde, Cel &#238;n Fl&#259;c&#259;ri</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Sarvato-mukha</span></em><span> &#8212; Cel &#206;ntors-spre-Toate, acela al c&#259;rui chip prive&#537;te &#238;n orice zare</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>N&#7771;si&#7747;ha</span></em><span> &#8212; Omul-Leu, forma-de-la-mijloc</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a</span></em><span> &#8212; Cel &#206;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Bhadra</span></em><span> &#8212; Cel Binecuv&#226;ntat, Cel Bun, Aduc&#259;torul-de-bine</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>M&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyu</span></em><span> &#8212; Moartea mor&#539;ii &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>E&#7779;a eva nam&#257;mi</span></em><span> &#8212; lui singur m&#259; &#238;nchin</span></p><p><span>Cite&#537;te 8 &#537;i 9 &#238;mpreun&#259;: </span><em><span>Bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a</span></em><span> (&#238;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor) &#537;i </span><em><span>Bhadra</span></em><span> (binecuv&#226;ntat). Unul l&#226;ng&#259; altul. F&#259;r&#259; dezlegare. Textul refuz&#259; s&#259; aleag&#259;. Acela&#537;i N&#7771;si&#7747;ha este deopotriv&#259; &#238;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor &#537;i binecuv&#226;ntat. Fiecare nume &#238;nsemneaz&#259; &#238;ntregul, v&#259;zut dintr-un alt unghi. Sinele nu &#539;ine nicio polaritate &#8212; le cuprinde pe toate.</span></p><p><em><span>E&#7779;a ev&#257;ham.</span></em><span> El singur este Eu. Nu &#8222;el este ca mine&#8221;, nici &#8222;eu sem&#259;n cu el&#8221;. Aceea&#537;i persoan&#259; &#238;nt&#226;i care a &#238;ncheiat Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 2 (</span><em><span>aham eveti</span></em><span>) se &#238;ntoarce aici &#238;n chip r&#259;sturnat &#8212; nu doar-Eu, ci el-singur-este-Eu. Dou&#259; mi&#537;c&#259;ri: Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 2 dinspre Sine spre afar&#259;, ca Eu; Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 4 dinspre N&#7771;si&#7747;ha spre &#238;n&#259;untru, ca Eu. O singur&#259; recunoa&#537;tere, privit&#259; din dou&#259; p&#259;r&#539;i.</span></p><p><em><span>Eva&#7747; yog&#257;r&#363;&#7693;ha&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; astfel, urcat-&#238;n-yoga. </span><em><span>Yog&#257;r&#363;&#7693;ha</span></em><span> nu este cel care </span><em><span>practic&#259;</span></em><span> yoga, ci cel care este </span><em><span>urcat pe</span></em><span> yoga, care a a&#537;ezat-o ca temei. Practica nu mai este ceea ce face el; este ceea ce este.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea D &#8212; Prima &#347;loka: Leul &#537;i Taurul</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2369;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2327;&#2369;&#2339;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2306;&#2351;&#2379;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351; &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2376;&#2352;&#2371;&#2359;&#2349;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2404; &#2357;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2347;&#2369;&#2352;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2368;&#2350;&#2360;&#2340;&#2368;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2346;&#2368;&#2337;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2375;&#2344; &#2360; &#2319;&#2359; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2307; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>sa&#7747;stabhya si&#7747;ha&#7747; svasut&#257;n gu&#7751;&#257;rth&#257;n sa&#7747;yojya &#347;&#7771;&#7749;gair &#7771;&#7779;abhasya hatv&#257; | va&#347;y&#257;&#7747; sphurant&#299;m asat&#299;&#7747; nip&#299;&#7693;ya sambhak&#7779;ya si&#7747;hena sa e&#7779;a v&#299;ra&#7717; ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; (sa&#7747;stabhya si&#7747;ham &#8212; dup&#259; ce a adus leul la odihn&#259;) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2369;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2327;&#2369;&#2339;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2306;&#2351;&#2379;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351; (svasut&#257;n gu&#7751;&#257;rth&#257;n sa&#7747;yojya &#8212; dup&#259; ce a unit pe fiii s&#259;i, cei care sunt de dragul gu&#7751;a-urilor) | &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2376;&#2307; &#2315;&#2359;&#2349;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (&#347;&#7771;&#7749;gair &#7771;&#7779;abhasya hatv&#257; &#8212; dup&#259; ce a lovit cu coarnele taurului) | &#2357;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2347;&#2369;&#2352;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2368;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2340;&#2368;&#2350;&#2381; &#2344;&#2367;&#2346;&#2368;&#2337;&#2381;&#2351; (va&#347;y&#257;&#7747; sphurant&#299;m asat&#299;&#7747; nip&#299;&#7693;ya &#8212; dup&#259; ce a ap&#259;sat-o pe cea supus&#259;, puls&#226;nd&#259;, neadev&#259;rat&#259;) | &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2375;&#2344; (sambhak&#7779;ya si&#7747;hena &#8212; fiind mistuit de leu) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2319;&#2359; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2307; (sa e&#7779;a v&#299;ra&#7717; &#8212; acesta, el, este vitezul)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Dup&#259; ce a adus leul la odihn&#259; &#8212; dup&#259; ce a unit pe fiii s&#259;i, cei care sunt de dragul </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span>-urilor &#8212; dup&#259; ce a lovit cu coarnele taurului &#8212; dup&#259; ce a ap&#259;sat-o pe cea supus&#259;, puls&#226;nd&#259;, neadev&#259;rat&#259; &#8212;</span></p><p><strong><span>fiind mistuit de leu: acesta, el, este vitezul.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Dou&#259; &#347;lokas. Fiecare face ceva deosebit. Aceasta este cea dint&#226;i &#8212; paradoxul Leului-&#537;i-Taurului.</span></p><p><span>Cite&#537;te alc&#259;tuirea cu grij&#259;. Cele dint&#226;i patru gerunzii descriu ce </span><em><span>face</span></em><span> vitezul: aduce leul la odihn&#259;, une&#537;te pe fii, love&#537;te cu coarne, apas&#259; &#238;n jos. Apoi al cincilea gerunziu se r&#259;stoarn&#259;: </span><em><span>sambhak&#7779;ya si&#7747;hena</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><strong><span>fiind mistuit de leu</span></strong><span>. Vitezul este &#537;i cel mistuit. S&#259;v&#226;r&#537;itorul celor patru fapte dinainte este &#537;i acela pe care leul &#8212; pe care tocmai l-a lini&#537;tit &#8212; &#238;l &#238;nghite.</span></p><p><em><span>Sa e&#7779;a v&#299;ra&#7717;.</span></em><span> Acesta, el, este vitezul.</span></p><p><span>Leul este acela pe care vitezul &#238;l aduce la odihn&#259;, &#536;I leul este ceea ce &#238;l mistuie pe viteaz. Acela&#537;i leu. Acela&#537;i viteaz. Cel care m&#259;n&#226;nc&#259; este cel m&#226;ncat &#8212; &#238;nc&#259; o dat&#259; recursivitatea </span><em><span>adantam &#257;dmi</span></em><span> din Taittir&#299;ya (&#8222;Eu, ca hran&#259;, &#238;l m&#259;n&#226;nc pe m&#226;nc&#259;torul-hranei&#8221;), pus&#259; aici &#238;n scen&#259; ca metafor&#259;: cel-care-lini&#537;te&#537;te-leul &#537;i cel-mistuit-de-leu nu sunt dou&#259; persoane. Vitezul </span><em><span>ESTE</span></em><span> mistuirea leului.</span></p><p><em><span>Svasut&#257;n gu&#7751;&#257;rth&#257;n</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;pe fiii s&#259;i, [care sunt] de dragul </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span>-urilor&#8221;. Fiii vitezului sunt principiile &#8212; puterile de cunoa&#537;tere &#537;i de sim&#539;ire &#8212; care lucreaz&#259; &#238;n&#259;untrul cuprinsului celor trei </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span> (sattva / rajas / tamas). A </span><em><span>uni</span></em><span> pe </span><em><span>proprii s&#259;i fii</span></em><span> &#238;nseamn&#259; a aduce propriile puteri sub disciplin&#259; contemplativ&#259;.</span></p><p><em><span>Va&#347;y&#257;&#7747; sphurant&#299;m asat&#299;m</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;cea supus&#259;, puls&#226;nd&#259;, neadev&#259;rat&#259;&#8221; &#8212; se cite&#537;te &#238;ndeob&#537;te ca M&#257;y&#257;-Prak&#7771;ti, puterea-lume ar&#259;tat&#259;: </span><em><span>va&#347;y&#257;</span></em><span> (ce poate fi st&#259;p&#226;nit&#259;), </span><em><span>sphurant&#299;</span></em><span> (puls&#226;nd&#259;), </span><em><span>asat&#299;</span></em><span> (neadev&#259;rat&#259; &#238;n registrul </span><em><span>param&#257;rthika</span></em><span>). Ap&#259;sat&#259; &#238;n jos, dar nu nimicit&#259;. Textul nu spune c&#259; vitezul nimice&#537;te ar&#259;tarea; el o aduce la odihn&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea E &#8212; A doua &#347;loka: N&#7771;si&#7747;ha cel ivit de la sine</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2346;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2404; &#2344;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2330; &#2348;&#2361;&#2369;&#2343;&#2366; &#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2348;&#2349;&#2380; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>&#347;&#7771;&#7749;ga-prot&#257;n p&#257;d&#257;n sp&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;v&#257; hatv&#257; t&#257;n agrasat svayam | natv&#257; ca bahudh&#257; d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;v&#257; n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7717; svayam udbabhau iti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;-&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2346;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (&#347;&#7771;&#7749;ga-prot&#257;n p&#257;d&#257;n sp&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;v&#257; &#8212; dup&#259; ce a atins picioarele str&#259;punse-de-coarne) | &#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (hatv&#257; &#8212; dup&#259; ce le-a lovit) | &#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (t&#257;n agrasat svayam &#8212; el &#238;nsu&#537;i i-a &#238;nghi&#539;it) | &#2344;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2330; (natv&#257; ca &#8212; &#537;i dup&#259; ce s-a plecat) | &#2348;&#2361;&#2369;&#2343;&#2366; &#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (bahudh&#257; d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;v&#257; &#8212; fiind v&#259;zut &#238;n multe feluri) | &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2313;&#2342;&#2381;&#2348;&#2349;&#2380; (n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7717; svayam udbabhau &#8212; N&#7771;si&#7747;ha s-a ivit de la sine) | &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (iti &#8212; astfel)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Dup&#259; ce a atins picioarele str&#259;punse-de-coarne, dup&#259; ce le-a lovit &#8212; el &#238;nsu&#537;i i-a &#238;nghi&#539;it. &#536;i dup&#259; ce s-a plecat, fiind v&#259;zut &#238;n multe feluri &#8212;</span></p><p><strong><span>N&#7771;si&#7747;ha s-a ivit de la sine. Astfel.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>&#206;n aceast&#259; &#347;loka scurt&#259; un cuv&#226;nt vine de dou&#259; ori: </span><em><span>svayam</span></em><span>. El-&#238;nsu&#537;i. Folosit de dou&#259; ori, cu bun&#259; &#537;tiin&#539;&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;nt&#226;i</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>t&#257;n agrasat svayam</span></em><span>. I-a &#238;nghi&#539;it el &#238;nsu&#537;i. R&#259;d&#259;cina </span><em><span>&#8730;gras</span></em><span> &#8212; aceea&#537;i r&#259;d&#259;cin&#259; din spatele lui </span><em><span>&#299;&#347;vara-gr&#257;sa&#7717;</span></em><span> din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 1, al lui </span><em><span>graset</span></em><span> din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 3, al lui </span><em><span>sarva-gr&#257;sa</span></em><span> din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 5. &#206;ntregul lan&#539; al lui </span><em><span>gr&#257;sa</span></em><span> se str&#226;nge aici &#238;ntr-o singur&#259; &#347;loka m&#259;iestrit&#259;. &#536;i este </span><em><span>svayam</span></em><span> &#8212; el &#238;nsu&#537;i, f&#259;r&#259; vreo putere din afar&#259;, f&#259;r&#259; vreo pricin&#259; din afar&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Al doilea</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7717; svayam udbabhau</span></em><span>. N&#7771;si&#7747;ha s-a ar&#259;tat de la sine. </span><em><span>Udbabhau</span></em><span> este perfectul lui </span><em><span>ud-&#8730;bh&#363;</span></em><span> &#8212; a se ridica, a se ivi, a r&#259;s&#259;ri. Perfectul sanskrit (</span><em><span>li&#7789;</span></em><span>) se folose&#537;te pentru fapte pe deplin &#238;mplinite &#537;i de ne&#238;ntors. N&#7771;si&#7747;ha </span><em><span>deja</span></em><span> s-a ar&#259;tat. Nu se </span><em><span>va</span></em><span> ar&#259;ta. Nu se </span><em><span>arat&#259; acum</span></em><span>. Deja s-a ar&#259;tat &#8212; </span><em><span>svayam</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><em><span>Bahudh&#257; d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;v&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; fiind v&#259;zut &#238;n multe feluri. Cele unsprezece &#238;nsu&#537;iri. Cei patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. &#536;irul cosmologic din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 3. Toate chipuri deosebite. Un singur N&#7771;si&#7747;ha s-a ar&#259;tat &#238;n toate aceste multe feluri &#8212; dar </span><em><span>svayam udbabhau</span></em><span>. Multele feluri nu &#238;mpiedic&#259; Unul. Recunoa&#537;terea se ive&#537;te de la sine.</span></p><p><span>Cea dint&#226;i &#347;loka a &#238;ntrebat: cine lini&#537;te&#537;te leul? A doua r&#259;spunde: nimeni. N&#7771;si&#7747;ha s-a ar&#259;tat el &#238;nsu&#537;i. Recunoa&#537;terea nu e ceva ce practicantul produce. Este ceva ce se petrece </span><em><span>svayam</span></em><span> &#8212; atunci c&#226;nd plecarea, &#238;nchipuirea &#537;i unirea l-au istovit pe f&#259;ptuitor, iar ceea ce r&#259;m&#226;ne este ceea ce a fost dintotdeauna deja acolo.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ncheierea Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 4 &#8212; Colofon</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2307; &#2326;&#2339;&#2381;&#2337;&#2307; &#2405; &#2410;&#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>iti caturtha&#7717; kha&#7751;&#7693;a&#7717; || 4||</span></em></p><p><span>Astfel [se &#238;ncheie] Kha&#7751;&#7693;a al patrulea [al Uttara-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at].</span></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 4 a dat: cele trei ny&#257;sa ale a&#537;ez&#259;rii Sinelui (Eu &#8594; N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha cel cu fire de unsprezece &#8594; nav&#257;tmaka-Brahman), &#537;irul celor unsprezece &#238;nsu&#537;iri culmin&#226;nd &#238;n </span><em><span>e&#7779;a ev&#257;ham</span></em><span>, &#238;ndrumarea </span><em><span>yog&#257;r&#363;&#7693;ha</span></em><span>, &#537;i cele dou&#259; &#347;lokas &#8212; vitezul-mistuit-de-leu (cea dint&#226;i) &#537;i N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-ivit-de-la-sine (a doua).</span></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 5 duce mai departe desfacerea &#238;ntreit&#259; a lui O&#7747;k&#257;ra: </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> drept </span><em><span>&#257;ptatama</span></em><span>, O&#7747;k&#257;ra drept </span><em><span>utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;atama</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>mak&#257;ra</span></em><span> drept </span><em><span>mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;</span></p><p><strong><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 5 &#8212; Desfacerea &#238;ntreit&#259; a lui O&#7747;k&#257;ra</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea A &#8212; Ak&#257;ra drept &#256;ptatama + &#537;irul celor unsprezece + formula Ya Eva&#7747; Veda</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341;&#2376;&#2359; &#2313; &#2319;&#2357; &#2309;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352; &#2310;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2375; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2367; &#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340; &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350; &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2359; &#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2327;&#2340;&#2379; &#2344; &#2361;&#2368;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2375;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2351;&#2342;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357;&#2379;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352; &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352; &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2375;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2375;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326; &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361; &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339; &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352; &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357;&#2366;&#2361;&#2350;&#2375;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376;&#2357; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2379; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>athai&#7779;a u eva ak&#257;ra &#257;ptatam&#257;rtha &#257;tmany eva n&#7771;si&#7747;he deve brahma&#7751;i vartata e&#7779;a hy ev&#257;ptatama&#7717; e&#7779;a hi s&#257;k&#7779;&#299; e&#7779;a &#299;&#347;varas tat-sarva-gato na h&#299;da&#7747; sarvam e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatamam ida&#7747; sarva&#7747; yad ayam &#257;tm&#257; m&#257;y&#257;-m&#257;tra&#7717; | e&#7779;a evogra e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatama&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva v&#299;ra e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatama&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva mah&#257;n e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatama&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva vi&#7779;&#7751;ur e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatama&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva jvalann e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatama&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva sarvato-mukha e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatama&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva n&#7771;si&#7747;ha e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatama&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatama&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva bhadra e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatama&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva m&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyur e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatama&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva nam&#257;my e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatama&#7717; | e&#7779;a ev&#257;ham e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatama&#7717; | &#257;tmaiva n&#7771;si&#7747;ho devo brahma bhavati ya eva&#7747; veda ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2319;&#2359; &#2313; &#2319;&#2357; &#2309;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (athai&#7779;a u eva ak&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; apoi chiar acest ak&#257;ra) | &#2310;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350;-&#2309;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2307; (&#257;ptatama-artha&#7717; &#8212; av&#226;nd &#238;n&#539;elesul de &#8222;cel-care-ajunge-cel-mai-mult&#8221;) | &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2367; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2375; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2367; &#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2375; (&#257;tmany eva n&#7771;si&#7747;he deve brahma&#7751;i vartate &#8212; s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luie&#537;te chiar &#238;n Sine, &#238;n zeul N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, &#238;n Brahman) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2319;&#2357; &#2310;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350;&#2307; (e&#7779;a hy ev&#257;ptatama&#7717; &#8212; c&#259;ci el este cel-care-ajunge-cel-mai-mult) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368; (e&#7779;a hi s&#257;k&#7779;&#299; &#8212; el este martorul) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; (e&#7779;a &#299;&#347;vara&#7717; &#8212; el este Domnul) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;-&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;-&#2327;&#2340;&#2307; (tat-sarva-gata&#7717; &#8212; cel intrat &#238;n toate) | &#2344; &#2361;&#2367; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (na h&#299;da&#7747; sarvam &#8212; &#537;i totu&#537;i nu este acest tot) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatamam ida&#7747; sarvam &#8212; c&#259;ci el este cel-mai-p&#259;truns &#8212; tot acesta) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; (yad ayam &#257;tm&#257; m&#257;y&#257;-m&#257;tra&#7717; &#8212; ceea ce este acest Sine, [restul fiind] doar-m&#259;sur&#259;-de-M&#257;y&#257;) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307;, &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350;&#2307; (e&#7779;a evogra e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatama&#7717; &#8212; el singur este Ugra; c&#259;ci el este cel-mai-p&#259;truns) | [&#537;i a&#537;a mai departe prin toate cele unsprezece nume] ([&#8230;] &#8212; v&#299;ra, mah&#257;n, vi&#7779;&#7751;u, jvalan, sarvatomukha, n&#7771;si&#7747;ha, bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a, bhadra, m&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyu, nam&#257;mi) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381;, &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350;&#2307; (e&#7779;a ev&#257;ham e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatama&#7717; &#8212; el singur este Eu; c&#259;ci el este cel-mai-p&#259;truns) | &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2307; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2307; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (&#257;tmaiva n&#7771;si&#7747;ho devo brahma bhavati &#8212; Sinele &#238;nsu&#537;i ajunge zeul N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, ajunge Brahman) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; (ya eva&#7747; veda &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Apoi chiar acest </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#8212; av&#226;nd &#238;n&#539;elesul de &#8222;cel-care-ajunge-cel-mai-mult&#8221; &#8212; s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luie&#537;te chiar &#238;n Sine, &#238;n zeul N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, &#238;n Brahman. C&#259;ci el este cel-care-ajunge-cel-mai-mult; el este martorul; el este Domnul, cel intrat &#238;n toate &#8212; &#537;i totu&#537;i nu este acest tot; c&#259;ci el este cel-mai-p&#259;truns: tot acesta este ceea ce este acest Sine, [restul fiind] doar-m&#259;sur&#259;-de-M&#257;y&#257;.</span></p><p><span>El singur este Ugra &#8212; c&#259;ci el este cel-mai-p&#259;truns. El singur este V&#299;ra &#8212; c&#259;ci el este cel-mai-p&#259;truns. El singur este Mah&#257;n &#8212; cel-mai-p&#259;truns. El singur este Vi&#7779;&#7751;u &#8212; cel-mai-p&#259;truns. El singur este Jvalan &#8212; cel-mai-p&#259;truns. El singur este Sarvatomukha &#8212; cel-mai-p&#259;truns. El singur este N&#7771;si&#7747;ha &#8212; cel-mai-p&#259;truns. El singur este Bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a &#8212; cel-mai-p&#259;truns. El singur este Bhadra &#8212; cel-mai-p&#259;truns. El singur este M&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyu &#8212; cel-mai-p&#259;truns. Lui singur m&#259; &#238;nchin &#8212; c&#259;ci el este cel-mai-p&#259;truns.</span></p><p><strong><span>El singur este Eu &#8212; c&#259;ci el este cel-mai-p&#259;truns.</span></strong></p><p><span>Sinele &#238;nsu&#537;i ajunge zeul N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, ajunge Brahman &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 5 pune &#238;n lucru o r&#226;nduial&#259; care se va repeta de trei ori. Pentru &#238;nt&#226;ia oar&#259;, </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> este descoperit din nou &#8212; nu doar ca cel dint&#226;i sunet al lui AUM, ci ca </span><em><span>&#257;ptatama</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><em><span>&#256;ptatama</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>vy&#257;ptatama</span></em><span> sunt dou&#259; superlative deosebite din aceea&#537;i r&#259;d&#259;cin&#259; </span><em><span>&#8730;&#257;p</span></em><span>. Deosebirea e de c&#259;petenie:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>&#256;ptatama</span></em><span> &#8212; superlativ activ: cel-care-ajunge-cel-mai-mult, cel-care-p&#259;trunde-cel-mai-mult, cel-care-sose&#537;te-cel-mai-mult. Geometria e a mi&#537;c&#259;rii c&#259;tre: a ajunge, a intra, a sosi. Nu a st&#259;p&#226;nirii, ci a sosirii.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Vy&#257;ptatama</span></em><span> &#8212; superlativ pasiv (din </span><em><span>vi-&#8730;&#257;p</span></em><span>): cel-mai-p&#259;truns, cel-care-a-fost-cel-mai-deplin-umplut. Geometria e a umplerii: spa&#539;iul care e deja pe deplin saturat, &#238;n care nu se mai poate intra, pentru c&#259; este deja &#238;n toate.</span></p><p><span>Textul le a&#537;az&#259; pe am&#226;ndou&#259; cu bun&#259; &#537;tiin&#539;&#259;: </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> este </span><em><span>&#257;ptatama</span></em><span> &#536;I </span><em><span>vy&#257;ptatama</span></em><span>. Cel-care-ajunge-cel-mai-mult este cel-care-e-p&#259;truns-cel-mai-mult. Cel care ajunge este cel la care se ajunge. Lucrul care sose&#537;te este lucrul care a umplut deja locul unde sose&#537;te. Aceasta e aceea&#537;i recursivitate &#8212; cel-care-&#238;nghite-fiind-&#238;nghi&#539;it &#8212; dar acum &#238;n gramatica superlativului.</span></p><p><span>Recunoa&#537;terea &#238;ntreit&#259; dinaintea &#537;irului: </span><em><span>s&#257;k&#7779;in</span></em><span> (martor), </span><em><span>&#299;&#347;vara</span></em><span> (Domn), </span><em><span>tat-sarva-gata</span></em><span> (cel intrat &#238;n toate). Trei lucr&#259;ri ale aceluia&#537;i Sine: a vedea f&#259;r&#259; a se amesteca, a c&#226;rmui dinl&#259;untru, a fi-&#238;n-toate.</span></p><p><em><span>M&#257;y&#257;-m&#257;tra&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; toate acestea sunt doar M&#257;y&#257;. &#206;nsemnat: </span><em><span>m&#257;tra</span></em><span> nu &#238;nseamn&#259; aici &#8222;n&#259;lucire-f&#259;r&#259;-pre&#539;&#8221;, ci &#8222;m&#259;sur&#259;&#8221; sau &#8222;numai-la-aceast&#259;-m&#259;sur&#259;&#8221;. Toate acestea, &#238;n m&#259;sura &#238;n care par desp&#259;r&#539;ite de Sine, sunt tocmai &#238;n m&#259;sura-M&#257;yei &#8212; felul ar&#259;t&#259;rii Sinelui, nu o minciun&#259; potrivnic&#259; Sinelui.</span></p><p><span>&#536;irul celor unsprezece: dup&#259; fiecare nume, </span><em><span>e&#7779;a hi vy&#257;ptatama&#7717;</span></em><span>. &#536;irul din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 4 &#238;ntreba </span><em><span>cine</span></em><span> este acesta. &#536;irul din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 5A r&#259;spunde: </span><em><span>cel-care-e-p&#259;truns-cel-mai-mult</span></em><span>. Unsprezece nume, un singur r&#259;spuns. Iar c&#226;nd &#537;irul ajunge la </span><em><span>e&#7779;a ev&#257;ham</span></em><span> &#8212; el singur este Eu &#8212; r&#259;spunsul nu se schimb&#259;. &#536;i eu sunt cel-care-e-p&#259;truns-cel-mai-mult.</span></p><p><span>Formula </span><em><span>ya eva&#7747; veda</span></em><span> d&#259; patru &#238;nsu&#537;iri ale cunosc&#259;torului: </span><em><span>ak&#257;ma&#7717;</span></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259; dorin&#539;&#259;), </span><em><span>ni&#7779;k&#257;ma&#7717;</span></em><span> (slobod de dorin&#539;&#259;), </span><em><span>&#257;ptak&#257;ma&#7717;</span></em><span> (cel a c&#259;rui dorin&#539;&#259; a fost dob&#226;ndit&#259;), </span><em><span>&#257;tmak&#257;ma&#7717;</span></em><span> (cel a c&#259;rui dorin&#539;&#259; este Sinele). Nu se &#238;mpotrivesc &#8212; aceea&#537;i stare, descris&#259; din patru unghiuri. &#536;i apoi: </span><em><span>pr&#257;&#7751;&#257; atraiva samaval&#299;yante</span></em><span> &#8212; suflurile se dizolv&#259; chiar aici. </span><em><span>Brahmaiva san brahm&#257;pyeti</span></em><span> &#8212; fiind chiar Brahman, ajunge la Brahman.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea B &#8212; O&#7747;k&#257;ra drept Utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;atama + cele cinci nega&#539;ii + &#537;irul celor zece</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341;&#2376;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2340;&#2350;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2375; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2367; &#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2375; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2359; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2379; &#2344; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2342;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2351;&#2350;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2350;&#2375;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2379;&#2365;&#2360;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2379;&#2365;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344; &#2357;&#2368;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2340; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2379; &#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2341;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2350;&#2375;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357;&#2379;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352; &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2375;&#2359; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326; &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361; &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339; &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352; &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2359; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357;&#2366;&#2361;&#2350;&#2375;&#2359; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2379; &#2344; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2366; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376;&#2357; &#2360;&#2344;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>athai&#7779;a evo&#7749;k&#257;ra utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;atam&#257;rtha &#257;tmany eva n&#7771;si&#7747;he deve brahma&#7751;i vartate tasm&#257;d e&#7779;a satya-svar&#363;po na hy anyad asty aprameyam an&#257;tma-prak&#257;&#347;am e&#7779;a hi svaprak&#257;&#347;o&#8217;sa&#7749;go&#8217;nyan na v&#299;k&#7779;ata &#257;tm&#257;to n&#257;nyath&#257;-pr&#257;ptir &#257;tma-m&#257;tra&#7747; hy etad utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;am | e&#7779;a evogra e&#7779;a hy evotk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;a&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva vi&#7779;&#7751;ur e&#7779;a hy evotk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;a&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva jvalann e&#7779;a hy evotk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;a&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva sarvato-mukha e&#7779;a hy evotk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;a&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva n&#7771;si&#7747;ha e&#7779;a hy evotk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;a&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a e&#7779;a hy evotk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;a&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva bhadra e&#7779;a hy evotk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;a&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva m&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyur e&#7779;a hy evotk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;a&#7717; | e&#7779;a eva nam&#257;my e&#7779;a hy evotk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;a&#7717; | e&#7779;a ev&#257;ham e&#7779;a hy evotk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;a&#7717; | na tasya pr&#257;&#7751;&#257; utkr&#257;manti brahmaiva san brahm&#257;pyeti ya eva&#7747; veda ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (athai&#7779;a evo&#7749;k&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; apoi chiar acest O&#7747;k&#257;ra) | &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2340;&#2350;-&#2309;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2307; (utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;atama-artha&#7717; &#8212; av&#226;nd &#238;n&#539;elesul de &#8222;cel-care-se-&#238;nal&#539;&#259;-cel-mai-mult&#8221;) | &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2367; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2375; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2367; &#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2375; (&#257;tmany eva n&#7771;si&#7747;he deve brahma&#7751;i vartate &#8212; s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luie&#537;te chiar &#238;n Sine, &#238;n zeul N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, &#238;n Brahman) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2359; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; (tasm&#257;d e&#7779;a satya-svar&#363;pa&#7717; &#8212; de aceea el este de-fire-adev&#259;rat&#259;) | &#2344; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (na hy anyad asti &#8212; c&#259;ci nu este nimic altceva) | &#2309;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (aprameyam &#8212; ne-m&#259;surabil) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;-&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2350;&#2381; (an&#257;tma-prak&#257;&#347;am &#8212; ne-luminat-de-ceva-ce-nu-e-Sinele) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2307; (e&#7779;a hi svaprak&#257;&#347;a&#7717; &#8212; c&#259;ci el se lumineaz&#259; pe sine) | &#2309;&#2360;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2307; (asa&#7749;ga&#7717; &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; leg&#259;tur&#259;, neata&#537;at) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2344; &#2357;&#2368;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2340;&#2375; (anyan na v&#299;k&#7779;ate &#8212; nu prive&#537;te nimic altceva) | &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2309;&#2340;&#2307; &#2344; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2341;&#2366;-&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (&#257;tm&#257;to n&#257;nyath&#257;-pr&#257;pti&#7717; &#8212; Sinele: de aceea nu este dob&#226;ndire pe alt&#259; cale) | &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2350;&#2381; (&#257;tma-m&#257;tra&#7747; hy etad utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;am &#8212; c&#259;ci acesta, cel &#238;n&#259;l&#539;at, este numai-Sine) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307;, &#2319;&#2359; &#2361;&#2367; &#2319;&#2357; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2307; (e&#7779;a evogra e&#7779;a hy evotk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;a&#7717; &#8212; el singur este Ugra; c&#259;ci el este cel &#238;n&#259;l&#539;at) | [&#537;i a&#537;a mai departe prin cele zece nume] ([&#8230;] &#8212; vi&#7779;&#7751;u, jvalan, sarvatomukha, n&#7771;si&#7747;ha, bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a, bhadra, m&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyu, nam&#257;mi, aham) | &#2344; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2366;&#2307; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (na tasya pr&#257;&#7751;&#257; utkr&#257;manti &#8212; suflurile lui nu se &#238;nal&#539;&#259; [nu ies]) | &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2319;&#2357; &#2360;&#2344;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2309;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; (brahmaiva san brahm&#257;pyeti &#8212; fiind chiar Brahman, ajunge la Brahman) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; (ya eva&#7747; veda &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Apoi chiar acest O&#7747;k&#257;ra &#8212; av&#226;nd &#238;n&#539;elesul de &#8222;cel-care-se-&#238;nal&#539;&#259;-cel-mai-mult&#8221; &#8212; s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luie&#537;te chiar &#238;n Sine, &#238;n zeul N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, &#238;n Brahman. De aceea el este de-fire-adev&#259;rat&#259;; c&#259;ci nu este nimic altceva; ne-m&#259;surabil; ne-luminat-de-ceva-ce-nu-e-Sinele &#8212; c&#259;ci el se lumineaz&#259; pe sine, f&#259;r&#259; leg&#259;tur&#259;, nu prive&#537;te nimic altceva. Sinele: de aceea nu este dob&#226;ndire pe alt&#259; cale, c&#259;ci acesta, cel &#238;n&#259;l&#539;at, este numai-Sine.</span></p><p><span>El singur este Ugra &#8212; c&#259;ci el este cel &#238;n&#259;l&#539;at. El singur este Vi&#7779;&#7751;u &#8212; cel &#238;n&#259;l&#539;at. El singur este Jvalan &#8212; cel &#238;n&#259;l&#539;at. El singur este Sarvatomukha &#8212; cel &#238;n&#259;l&#539;at. El singur este N&#7771;si&#7747;ha &#8212; cel &#238;n&#259;l&#539;at. El singur este Bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a &#8212; cel &#238;n&#259;l&#539;at. El singur este Bhadra &#8212; cel &#238;n&#259;l&#539;at. El singur este M&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyu &#8212; cel &#238;n&#259;l&#539;at. Lui singur m&#259; &#238;nchin &#8212; c&#259;ci el este cel &#238;n&#259;l&#539;at.</span></p><p><strong><span>El singur este Eu &#8212; c&#259;ci el este cel &#238;n&#259;l&#539;at.</span></strong></p><p><span>Suflurile lui nu se &#238;nal&#539;&#259;. Fiind chiar Brahman, ajunge la Brahman &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Sec&#539;iunea B ia alc&#259;tuirea sec&#539;iunii A &#537;i schimb&#259; dou&#259; lucruri: numele </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>-ei (</span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#8594; O&#7747;k&#257;ra) &#537;i superlativul de miez (</span><em><span>vy&#257;ptatama</span></em><span> &#8594; </span><em><span>utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;atama</span></em><span>).</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Vy&#257;ptatama</span></em><span> (sec&#539;iunea A) &#8212; din </span><em><span>vi-&#8730;&#257;p</span></em><span>: a p&#259;trunde, a &#238;mbiba, a satura. Geometria este orizontal&#259;, a &#238;ntinderii: cel care se r&#259;sp&#226;nde&#537;te &#238;n tot spa&#539;iul.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;atama</span></em><span> (sec&#539;iunea B) &#8212; din </span><em><span>ut-&#8730;k&#7771;&#7779;</span></em><span>: a ridica, a &#238;n&#259;l&#539;a, a urca. Geometria este vertical&#259;, a &#238;n&#259;l&#539;&#259;rii: cel care se &#238;nal&#539;&#259; deasupra tuturor. </span><strong><span>O singur&#259; recunoa&#537;tere, dou&#259; geometrii deosebite.</span></strong></p><p><span>Cele cinci nega&#539;ii dinaintea &#537;irului sunt noi &#8212; nu se afl&#259; &#238;n sec&#539;iunea A. Ele zidesc identitatea lui O&#7747;k&#257;ra prin </span><em><span>neti</span></em><span>:</span></p><p><span>1. </span><em><span>Satya-svar&#363;pa&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; de-fire-adev&#259;rat&#259;. </span><em><span>Satya</span></em><span> aici este realitatea-fiin&#539;&#259;rii (</span><em><span>pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span>), nu adev&#259;rul-enun&#539;ului (</span><em><span>anum&#257;na</span></em><span>). Nu &#8222;este adev&#259;rat&#8221; ca un fapt de verificat; este </span><em><span>cel-care-e-real</span></em><span> ca fel de a fi.</span></p><p><span>2. </span><em><span>Na hy anyad asti</span></em><span> &#8212; nu este nimic altceva. Non-dualitatea ca simpl&#259; constatare de proz&#259;.</span></p><p><span>3. </span><em><span>Aprameyam</span></em><span> &#8212; ne-m&#259;surabil. Din </span><em><span>a- + pra-&#8730;m&#257;</span></em><span> (a m&#259;sura, a dovedi). O&#7747;k&#257;ra nu poate fi adus &#238;n c&#226;mpul m&#259;surii; nu poate fi verificat prin socoteal&#259;. </span><em><span>Pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span> singur&#259; este calea.</span></p><p><span>4. </span><em><span>An&#257;tma-prak&#257;&#347;am</span></em><span> &#8212; ne-luminat-de-ceva-ce-nu-e-Sinele. Nicio lumin&#259; din afar&#259; nu &#238;l lumineaz&#259;. Soarele tuturor soarelor nu are un al doilea soare deasupra lui.</span></p><p><span>5. </span><em><span>Svaprak&#257;&#347;a&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; se-lumineaz&#259;-pe-sine. Adev&#259;rul deplin al celei de-a patra nega&#539;ii. El lumineaz&#259; pentru c&#259; el &#238;nsu&#537;i este lumina.</span></p><p><span>Apoi &#238;nc&#259; doi calificatori: </span><em><span>asa&#7749;ga&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; neata&#537;at, f&#259;r&#259; leg&#259;tur&#259;, ne-lipindu-se. Sinele nu se lipe&#537;te de propriile lui con&#539;inuturi. </span><em><span>Anyan na v&#299;k&#7779;ate</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;nu prive&#537;te nimic altceva.&#8221; Nu pentru c&#259; vederea ar fi &#238;nchis&#259;, ci pentru c&#259; nu este nimic ce ar putea privi. Toate obiectele aparente sunt Sinele ar&#259;t&#226;ndu-se ca obiect.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>&#256;tm&#257;to n&#257;nyath&#257; pr&#257;pti&#7717;</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;Sinele: de aceea, nicio dob&#226;ndire pe alt&#259; cale.&#8221; Cite&#537;te aceasta cu grij&#259;. </span><em><span>Anyath&#257; pr&#257;pti</span></em><span> = dob&#226;ndire-pe-alt&#259;-cale / dob&#226;ndire-prin-alte-mijloace. Textul spune: Sinele este dob&#226;ndit numai ca Sine. Nu este niciun ocol. Nicio cale piezi&#537;&#259;. Nicio dob&#226;ndire prin loc&#539;iitor, prin ceva-altceva-care-duce-la-Sine. Sinele este de-a dreptul el &#238;nsu&#537;i; intrarea este de-a dreptul, ori nu este nicio intrare.</span></p><p><strong><span>Aici &#537;irul are zece nume, nu unsprezece.</span></strong><span> </span><em><span>V&#299;ra</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>mah&#257;n</span></em><span> lipsesc. Textul spune ceea ce spune. Se traduce ceea ce este &#238;n text. Nu se d&#259; nicio explica&#539;ie &#8212; sursa r&#259;m&#226;ne credincioas&#259; sie&#537;i. Dac&#259; aceasta este o l&#259;sare-afar&#259; cu bun&#259; &#537;tiin&#539;&#259; sau o deosebire de manuscris nu este de hot&#259;r&#226;t aici.</span></p><p><strong><span>R&#226;ndul cel mai &#238;nsemnat al sec&#539;iunii B: </span></strong><em><strong><span>na tasya pr&#257;&#7751;&#257; utkr&#257;manti</span></strong></em><strong><span>.</span></strong><span> Suflurile lui nu se &#238;nal&#539;&#259;. &#206;n sec&#539;iunea A acest r&#226;nd era sub&#238;n&#539;eles, ar&#259;tat prin ra&#539;ionament. Aici textul &#238;l scrie pe fa&#539;&#259;. Pentru cel-care-cunoa&#537;te &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te O&#7747;k&#257;ra drept cel-care-se-&#238;nal&#539;&#259;-cel-mai-mult &#8212; la moarte suflurile nu se &#238;nal&#539;&#259;, pentru c&#259; nu mai este niciun loc unde s&#259; se &#238;nal&#539;e. &#206;n&#259;l&#539;area este &#238;mplinit&#259;. Cel-care-se-&#238;nal&#539;&#259;-cel-mai-mult s-a &#238;n&#259;l&#539;at deja. Cunosc&#259;torul &#537;i &#238;n&#259;l&#539;area sunt una.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea C &#8212; Mak&#257;ra drept Mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti + formula-rezumat + Praj&#257;patir Uv&#257;ca</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341;&#2376;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2379; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2376;&#2357; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2375; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2367; &#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2375; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2351;&#2350;&#2344;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2379;&#2365;&#2349;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2379; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376;&#2357;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2340;&#2350; &#2319;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2346;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2350;&#2361;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2350;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2350;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2361;&#2350;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367;&#2350;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350;&#2350;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2340;&#2350;&#2306; &#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2360;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2350;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2346;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2352;&#2360;&#2306; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2340;&#2379;&#2365;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350;&#2350;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2340;&#2350;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2352;&#2360;&#2306; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376;&#2357; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2379; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2379; &#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350; &#2310;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2379; &#2344; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2366; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2357; &#2360;&#2350;&#2357;&#2354;&#2368;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376;&#2357; &#2360;&#2344;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2368;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>athai&#7779;a eva mak&#257;ro mah&#257;vibh&#363;ty-artha &#257;tmany aiva n&#7771;si&#7747;he deve brahma&#7751;i vartate | tasm&#257;d ayam analpo&#8217;bhinna-r&#363;pa&#7717; svaprak&#257;&#347;o brahmaiv&#257;ptatama utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;atama etad eva brahm&#257;pi sarvaj&#241;am mah&#257;m&#257;yam mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti | etad evogram etad dhi mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti | etad eva v&#299;ram etad dhi mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti | etad eva mahad etad dhi mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti | etad eva vi&#7779;&#7751;v etad dhi mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti | etad eva jvalad etad dhi mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti | etad eva sarvato-mukham etad dhi mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti | etad eva n&#7771;si&#7747;ham etad dhi mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti | etad eva bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;am etad dhi mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti | etad eva bhadram etad dhi mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti | etad eva m&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyv etad dhi mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti | etad eva nam&#257;my etad dhi mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti | etad ev&#257;ham etad dhi mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti | tasm&#257;d ak&#257;ra-uk&#257;r&#257;bhy&#257;m imam &#257;tm&#257;nam &#257;ptatamam utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;atama&#7747; cin-m&#257;tra&#7747; sarva-dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257;ra&#7747; sarva-s&#257;k&#7779;i&#7751;a&#7747; sarva-gr&#257;sa&#7747; sarva-prema-&#257;spada&#7747; sac-cid-&#257;nanda-m&#257;tram eka-rasa&#7747; purato&#8217;sm&#257;t sarvasm&#257;t suvibh&#257;tam anvi&#7779;y&#257;ptatamam utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;atama&#7747; mah&#257;m&#257;ya&#7747; mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti sac-cid-&#257;nanda-m&#257;tram eka-rasa&#7747; puram eva brahma mak&#257;re&#7751;a j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d &#257;tmaiva n&#7771;si&#7747;ho deva&#7717; param eva brahma bhavati ya eva&#7747; veda so&#8217;k&#257;mo ni&#7779;k&#257;ma &#257;ptak&#257;ma &#257;tmak&#257;mo na tasya pr&#257;&#7751;&#257; utkr&#257;manty atraiva samaval&#299;yante brahmaiva san brahm&#257;py et&#299;ti ha praj&#257;patir uv&#257;ca praj&#257;patir uv&#257;ca ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (athai&#7779;a eva mak&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; apoi chiar acest mak&#257;ra) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2367;-&#2309;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2307; (mah&#257;vibh&#363;ty-artha&#7717; &#8212; av&#226;nd &#238;n&#539;elesul de mare-desf&#259;&#537;urare-de-putere) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2307; (tasm&#257;d ayam analpa&#7717; &#8212; de aceea acesta nu este mic) | &#2309;&#2349;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; (abhinna-r&#363;pa&#7717; &#8212; de chip nedesp&#259;r&#539;it) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2307; (svaprak&#257;&#347;a&#7717; &#8212; lumin&#226;ndu-se pe sine) | &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2319;&#2357; &#2310;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350;&#2307; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2340;&#2350;&#2307; (brahmaiv&#257;ptatama utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;atama&#7717; &#8212; chiar Brahman: cel-care-ajunge-cel-mai-mult, cel-care-se-&#238;nal&#539;&#259;-cel-mai-mult) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2350;&#2381; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2367; (sarvaj&#241;am mah&#257;m&#257;yam mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti &#8212; atoate&#537;tiutor, cu mare-M&#257;y&#257;, mare-desf&#259;&#537;urare-de-putere) | &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381;, &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2367; (etad evogram etad dhi mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti &#8212; aceasta singur&#259; este Ugra; c&#259;ci aceasta este mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti) | [&#537;i a&#537;a mai departe prin toate cele unsprezece] ([&#8230;] &#8212; v&#299;ra, mahat, vi&#7779;&#7751;u, jvalat, sarvatomukha, n&#7771;si&#7747;ha, bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a, bhadra, m&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyu, nam&#257;mi, aham) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;-&#2313;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; (tasm&#257;d ak&#257;ra-uk&#257;r&#257;bhy&#257;m &#8212; de aceea, prin ak&#257;ra &#537;i uk&#257;ra) | &#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (cin-m&#257;tram &#8212; numai-con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; (sarva-dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257;ra&#7747; sarva-s&#257;k&#7779;i&#7751;am &#8212; v&#259;z&#259;torul-a-toate, martorul-a-toate) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2360;&#2350;&#2381; (sarva-gr&#257;sam &#8212; &#238;nghi&#539;itorul-a-toate) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2350;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2346;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; (sarva-prema-&#257;spadam &#8212; s&#259;la&#537;ul &#238;ntregii iubiri) | &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2325;&#2352;&#2360;&#2350;&#2381; (sac-cid-&#257;nanda-m&#257;tram eka-rasam &#8212; numai-Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire, de un singur gust) | &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2340;&#2307; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (purato&#8217;sm&#257;t sarvasm&#257;t suvibh&#257;tam &#8212; str&#259;lucind limpede &#238;naintea tuturor acestora) | &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (puram eva brahma mak&#257;re&#7751;a j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; prin mak&#257;ra s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259; drept pur &#8212; Brahman) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2307; &#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2307; &#2310;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2307; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2307; (so&#8217;k&#257;mo ni&#7779;k&#257;ma &#257;ptak&#257;ma &#257;tmak&#257;ma&#7717; &#8212; el este f&#259;r&#259; dorin&#539;&#259;, slobod de dorin&#539;&#259;, cu dorin&#539;a dob&#226;ndit&#259;, cu dorin&#539;a-Sine) | &#2344; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2366;&#2307; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2309;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2319;&#2357; &#2360;&#2350;&#2357;&#2354;&#2368;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; (na tasya pr&#257;&#7751;&#257; utkr&#257;manty atraiva samaval&#299;yante &#8212; suflurile lui nu se &#238;nal&#539;&#259;; chiar aici se dizolv&#259;) | &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2319;&#2357; &#2360;&#2344;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2309;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; (brahmaiva san brahm&#257;pyeti &#8212; fiind chiar Brahman, ajunge la Brahman) | &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2313;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2313;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; (iti ha praj&#257;patir uv&#257;ca praj&#257;patir uv&#257;ca &#8212; astfel a gr&#259;it Praj&#257;pati; a gr&#259;it Praj&#257;pati)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Apoi chiar acest </span><em><span>mak&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#8212; av&#226;nd &#238;n&#539;elesul de mare-desf&#259;&#537;urare-de-putere &#8212; lucreaz&#259; chiar &#238;n Sine, &#238;n zeul N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, &#238;n Brahman. De aceea acesta nu este mic; este de chip nedesp&#259;r&#539;it; se lumineaz&#259; pe sine &#8212; chiar Brahman: cel-care-ajunge-cel-mai-mult, cel-care-se-&#238;nal&#539;&#259;-cel-mai-mult. Aceasta este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Brahman: atoate&#537;tiutor, cu mare-M&#257;y&#257;, mare-desf&#259;&#537;urare-de-putere.</span></p><p><span>Aceasta singur&#259; este Ugra &#8212; c&#259;ci aceasta este </span><em><span>mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti</span></em><span>. Aceasta singur&#259; este V&#299;ra &#8212; </span><em><span>mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti</span></em><span>. Aceasta singur&#259; este Mahat &#8212; </span><em><span>mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti</span></em><span>. Aceasta singur&#259; este Vi&#7779;&#7751;u &#8212; </span><em><span>mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti</span></em><span>. Aceasta singur&#259; este Jvalat &#8212; </span><em><span>mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti</span></em><span>. Aceasta singur&#259; este Sarvatomukha &#8212; </span><em><span>mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti</span></em><span>. Aceasta singur&#259; este N&#7771;si&#7747;ha &#8212; </span><em><span>mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti</span></em><span>. Aceasta singur&#259; este Bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a &#8212; </span><em><span>mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti</span></em><span>. Aceasta singur&#259; este Bhadra &#8212; </span><em><span>mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti</span></em><span>. Aceasta singur&#259; este M&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyu &#8212; </span><em><span>mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti</span></em><span>. Aceasta singur&#259; este &#8222;m&#259; &#238;nchin&#8221; &#8212; </span><em><span>mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><strong><span>Aceasta singur&#259; este Eu &#8212; c&#259;ci aceasta este </span></strong><em><strong><span>mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti</span></strong></em><strong><span>.</span></strong></p><p><span>De aceea, prin </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>uk&#257;ra</span></em><span>, c&#259;ut&#226;nd acest Sine &#8212; cel-care-ajunge-cel-mai-mult, cel-care-se-&#238;nal&#539;&#259;-cel-mai-mult, numai-con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;, v&#259;z&#259;torul-a-toate, martorul-a-toate, &#238;nghi&#539;itorul-a-toate, s&#259;la&#537;ul &#238;ntregii iubiri, numai-Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire, de un singur gust, str&#259;lucind limpede &#238;naintea tuturor acestora &#8212; prin </span><em><span>mak&#257;ra</span></em><span> s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259; drept pur, Brahman: cel-care-ajunge-cel-mai-mult, cel-care-se-&#238;nal&#539;&#259;-cel-mai-mult, cu mare-M&#257;y&#257;, mare-desf&#259;&#537;urare-de-putere, numai-Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire, de un singur gust.</span></p><p><span>Sinele &#238;nsu&#537;i ajunge zeul N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, ajunge chiar Brahmanul suprem &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel. El este f&#259;r&#259; dorin&#539;&#259;, slobod de dorin&#539;&#259;, cu dorin&#539;a dob&#226;ndit&#259;, cu dorin&#539;a-Sine. Suflurile lui nu se &#238;nal&#539;&#259;; chiar aici se dizolv&#259;. Fiind chiar Brahman, ajunge la Brahman.</span></p><p><strong><span>Astfel a gr&#259;it Praj&#257;pati. A gr&#259;it Praj&#257;pati.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Dou&#259; schimb&#259;ri gramaticale &#238;n aceast&#259; sec&#539;iune merit&#259; o oprire.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;nt&#226;i: </span></strong><em><strong><span>etad</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#238;n locul lui </span></strong><em><strong><span>e&#7779;a</span></strong></em><strong><span>.</span></strong><span> Sec&#539;iunile A &#537;i B au folosit </span><em><span>e&#7779;a</span></em><span> &#8212; pronumele masculin, al Domnului, al Persoanei. Sec&#539;iunea C trece la </span><em><span>etad</span></em><span> &#8212; pronumele neutru, al Lucrului, al Prezen&#539;ei-&#238;ns&#259;&#537;i. Recunoa&#537;terea se mut&#259; de la &#8222;El, Domnul&#8221; la &#8222;Aceasta, Prezen&#539;a&#8221;. O mic&#259; schimbare gramatical&#259; care poart&#259; o mutare de temelie a privirii. </span><strong><span>Domnul are nume &#537;i gen. Prezen&#539;a nu are niciunul.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Al doilea: </span></strong><em><strong><span>v&#299;ra</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#537;i </span></strong><em><strong><span>mahat</span></strong></em><strong><span> se &#238;ntorc.</span></strong><span> &#206;n sec&#539;iunea B lipseau. Aici se &#238;ntorc. Textul spune ceea ce spune. Se traduce ceea ce este &#238;n text &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; &#238;ndreptare editorial&#259;, f&#259;r&#259; explica&#539;ie.</span></p><p><span>Cele cinci &#238;nsu&#537;iri de la deschidere leag&#259; sec&#539;iunile A &#537;i B laolalt&#259;: </span><em><span>brahmaiv&#257;ptatama utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;atama&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; chiar Brahman, cel-care-ajunge-cel-mai-mult, cel-care-se-&#238;nal&#539;&#259;-cel-mai-mult. Sec&#539;iunea C nu adaug&#259; propriul superlativ la acel &#537;ir; &#238;n schimb aduce trei noi: </span><em><span>sarvaj&#241;am</span></em><span> (atoate&#537;tiutor), </span><em><span>mah&#257;m&#257;yam</span></em><span> (cu mare-M&#257;y&#257;), </span><em><span>mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti</span></em><span>. Sec&#539;iunea C poart&#259; trei din sec&#539;iunile dinainte, plus trei noi.</span></p><p><strong><span>Formula-rezumat este unul dintre cele mai dese &#537;iruri ale Upanishadului.</span></strong><span> Str&#226;nse &#238;ntr-o singur&#259; r&#259;suflare: </span><em><span>&#257;ptatama</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;atama</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>cin-m&#257;tra</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>sarva-dra&#7779;&#7789;&#7771;</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>sarva-s&#257;k&#7779;in</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>sarva-gr&#257;sa</span></em><span> (aici pentru ultima oar&#259; r&#259;d&#259;cina </span><em><span>&#8730;gras</span></em><span>, aceea&#537;i r&#259;d&#259;cin&#259; din </span><em><span>&#299;&#347;vara-gr&#257;sa&#7717;</span></em><span> al lui Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 1), </span><em><span>sarva-prema-&#257;spada</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>sac-cid-&#257;nanda-m&#257;tra eka-rasa</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><em><span>Sarva-prema-&#257;spadam</span></em><span> &#8212; s&#259;la&#537;ul &#238;ntregii iubiri. </span><em><span>&#256;spada</span></em><span> este locuin&#539;&#259;, cas&#259;. Sinele este el &#238;nsu&#537;i casa &#238;n care s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luie&#537;te toat&#259; iubirea. Toat&#259; iubirea pe care ai sim&#539;it-o vreodat&#259; c&#259;uta, f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; &#537;tie, Sinele &#8212; pentru c&#259; Sinele este ceea ce face iubirea s&#259; fie iubire.</span></p><p><em><span>Puram eva brahma mak&#257;re&#7751;a j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t.</span></em><span> Prin </span><em><span>mak&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#8212; prin M, prin cap&#259;tul lui AUM, prin t&#259;cerea de dup&#259; el &#8212; s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259; drept </span><em><span>pur</span></em><span>: plin&#259;tate, cetate, locul unde nimic nu lipse&#537;te. Brahman este plin&#259;tatea. Nu cineva care prive&#537;te plin&#259;tatea din afar&#259;. Plin&#259;tatea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i.</span></p><p><em><span>Praj&#257;patir uv&#257;ca. Praj&#257;patir uv&#257;ca.</span></em><span> &#206;ndoirea nu este o sc&#259;pare de copist. Este &#238;ncheierea r&#226;nduit&#259; a &#238;ntregului Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 5 &#8212; treimea deplin&#259; a celor trei </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>, cele trei superlative, cele trei &#537;iruri, formula-rezumat &#8212; toate au fost vorbele lui Praj&#257;pati. A gr&#259;it Praj&#257;pati. A gr&#259;it Praj&#257;pati.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ncheierea Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 5 &#8212; Colofon</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2350;&#2307; &#2326;&#2339;&#2381;&#2337;&#2307; &#2405; &#2411;&#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>iti pa&#241;cama&#7717; kha&#7751;&#7693;a&#7717; || 5||</span></em></p><p><span>Astfel [se &#238;ncheie] Kha&#7751;&#7693;a al cincilea [al Uttara-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at].</span></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 5 a descoperit desfacerea &#238;ntreit&#259; a celor trei </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> ale lui AUM, ca trei chipuri ale aceleia&#537;i recunoa&#537;teri: </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> drept </span><em><span>&#257;ptatama</span></em><span>, O&#7747;k&#257;ra drept </span><em><span>utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;atama</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>mak&#257;ra</span></em><span> drept </span><em><span>mah&#257;vibh&#363;ti</span></em><span>. Fiecare sec&#539;iune a folosit &#537;irul de nume din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 4, dar cu propriul superlativ drept r&#259;spuns. Sec&#539;iunea C a str&#226;ns toate firele &#238;n formula-rezumat: </span><em><span>sarva-gr&#257;sa</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>sarva-prema-&#257;spada</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>puram eva brahma</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;</span></p><p><strong><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 6 &#8212; Zeii, &#256;sura-P&#257;pman &#537;i prefacerea</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea A &#8212; Zeii, &#256;sura-P&#257;pman, cele unsprezece leg&#259;turi-duble &#537;i prefacerea</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2311;&#2350;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2369;&#2350;&#2376;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2306;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2361;&#2366;&#2360;&#2369;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2332;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2361; &#2340; &#2320;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340; &#2361;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2376;&#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2360;&#2369;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2311;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2306; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2344;&#2369;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2350;&#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2350;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2306; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2350;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2306; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2306; &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2350;&#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2306; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2306; &#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2361;&#2350;&#2344;&#2361;&#2306; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2376;&#2357; &#2348;&#2369;&#2348;&#2369;&#2343;&#2367;&#2352;&#2375; &#2340;&#2375;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2361;&#2366;&#2360;&#2366;&#2357;&#2366;&#2360;&#2369;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2328;&#2344;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2346;&#2325;&#2381;&#2357;&#2325;&#2359;&#2366;&#2351; &#2311;&#2350;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2306; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2376;&#2357; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2360;&#2369;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2328;&#2344;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>te dev&#257; imam &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; j&#241;&#257;tum aiccha&#7747;s t&#257;n h&#257;sura&#7717; p&#257;pm&#257; parijagr&#257;ha | ta aik&#7779;anta hantainam &#257;sura&#7747; p&#257;pm&#257;na&#7747; gras&#257;ma ity etam evo&#7749;k&#257;r&#257;gra-vidyota&#7747; tur&#299;ya-tur&#299;yam &#257;tm&#257;nam | ugram anugra&#7747; v&#299;ram av&#299;ra&#7747; mah&#257;ntam amah&#257;nta&#7747; vi&#7779;&#7751;um avi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7747; jvalantam ajvalanta&#7747; sarvato-mukham asarvato-mukha&#7747; n&#7771;si&#7747;ham an&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7747; bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;am abh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a&#7747; bhadram abhadra&#7747; m&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyum am&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyu&#7747; nam&#257;my anam&#257;my aham anaham | n&#7771;si&#7747;h&#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubhaiva bubudhire | tebhyo h&#257;s&#257;v &#257;sura&#7717; p&#257;pm&#257; sac-cid-&#257;nanda-ghana-jyotir abhavat | tasm&#257;d apakva-ka&#7779;&#257;ya imam evo&#7749;k&#257;r&#257;gra-vidyota&#7747; tur&#299;ya-tur&#299;yam &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; n&#7771;si&#7747;h&#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubhaiva j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t | tasy&#257;sura&#7717; p&#257;pm&#257; sac-cid-&#257;nanda-ghana-jyotir bhavati ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2311;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2320;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2344;&#2381; (te dev&#257; imam &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; j&#241;&#257;tum aicchan &#8212; acei zei au voit s&#259; cunoasc&#259; acest Sine) | &#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2361; &#2310;&#2360;&#2369;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2332;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2361; (t&#257;n h&#257;sura&#7717; p&#257;pm&#257; parijagr&#257;ha &#8212; dar &#256;sura-P&#257;pman i-a apucat [&#257;sura: din ceata asurilor; p&#257;pm&#257;: pata, p&#259;catul, piedica]) | &#2340;&#2375; &#2320;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340; (ta aik&#7779;anta &#8212; ei au cugetat) | &#2361;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340; &#2319;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2360;&#2369;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (hantainam &#257;sura&#7747; p&#257;pm&#257;na&#7747; gras&#257;ma iti &#8212; &#8222;haide, s&#259; &#238;nghi&#539;im acest &#256;sura-P&#257;pman&#8221; [gras&#257;ma: persoana &#238;nt&#226;i plural, imperativ, &#8730;gras]) | &#2319;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;-&#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;-&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (etam evo&#7749;k&#257;r&#257;gra-vidyotam &#8212; chiar pe acesta, cel care str&#259;luce&#537;te &#238;n v&#226;rful lui O&#7747;k&#257;ra) | &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (tur&#299;ya-tur&#299;yam &#257;tm&#257;nam &#8212; Sinele lui tur&#299;ya-al-lui-tur&#299;ya) | &#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (ugram anugram &#8212; S&#259;lbatic &#536;I ne-s&#259;lbatic) | &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (v&#299;ram av&#299;ram &#8212; Viteaz &#536;I ne-viteaz) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (mah&#257;ntam amah&#257;ntam &#8212; Mare &#536;I ne-mare) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; (vi&#7779;&#7751;um avi&#7779;&#7751;um &#8212; Vi&#7779;&#7751;u &#536;I ne-Vi&#7779;&#7751;u) | &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (jvalantam ajvalantam &#8212; Arz&#226;nd &#536;I ne-arz&#226;nd) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2350;&#2381; (sarvato-mukham asarvato-mukham &#8212; &#206;ntors-spre-toate &#536;I ne-&#238;ntors-spre-toate) | &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; (n&#7771;si&#7747;ham an&#7771;si&#7747;ham &#8212; N&#7771;si&#7747;ha &#536;I ne-N&#7771;si&#7747;ha) | &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; (bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;am abh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;am &#8212; &#206;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor &#536;I ne-&#238;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor) | &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (bhadram abhadram &#8212; Binecuv&#226;ntat &#536;I ne-binecuv&#226;ntat) | &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; (m&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyum am&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyum &#8212; Moartea-mor&#539;ii &#536;I ne-moartea-mor&#539;ii) | &#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367; &#2309;&#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367; (nam&#257;my anam&#257;mi &#8212; m&#259; &#238;nchin &#536;I nu m&#259; &#238;nchin) | &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; (aham anaham &#8212; EU &#536;I ne-eu) | &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2319;&#2357; &#2348;&#2369;&#2348;&#2369;&#2343;&#2367;&#2352;&#2375; (n&#7771;si&#7747;h&#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubhaiva bubudhire &#8212; numai prin N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh au ajuns s&#259; cunoasc&#259; [perfect: au cunoscut deja]) | &#2340;&#2375;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2361; &#2309;&#2360;&#2380; &#2310;&#2360;&#2369;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; (tebhyo h&#257;s&#257;v &#257;sura&#7717; p&#257;pm&#257; &#8212; pentru ei, acel &#256;sura-P&#257;pman) | &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2328;&#2344;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2309;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381; (sac-cid-&#257;nanda-ghana-jyotir abhavat &#8212; a ajuns lumin&#259; &#238;ndesat&#259; de Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2346;&#2325;&#2381;&#2357;&#2325;&#2359;&#2366;&#2351;&#2307; (tasm&#257;d apakva-ka&#7779;&#257;ya&#7717; &#8212; de aceea, cel cu pete necoapte [apakva: necopt; ka&#7779;&#257;ya: pat&#259;, urm&#259; de vopsea r&#259;mas&#259;]) | &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2319;&#2357; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (n&#7771;si&#7747;h&#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubhaiva j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; numai prin N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259;) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2310;&#2360;&#2369;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2328;&#2344;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (tasy&#257;sura&#7717; p&#257;pm&#257; sac-cid-&#257;nanda-ghana-jyotir bhavati &#8212; pentru el, &#256;sura-P&#257;pman ajunge lumin&#259; &#238;ndesat&#259; de Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Acei zei au voit s&#259; cunoasc&#259; acest Sine &#8212; dar &#256;sura-P&#257;pman i-a apucat. Ei au cugetat: &#8222;Haide, s&#259; &#238;nghi&#539;im acest &#256;sura-P&#257;pman.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>[&#536;i au cunoscut] chiar pe acesta &#8212; cel care str&#259;luce&#537;te &#238;n v&#226;rful lui O&#7747;k&#257;ra, Sinele lui </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>-al-lui-</span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> &#8212; ca:</span></p><p><span>S&#259;lbatic &#536;I ne-s&#259;lbatic. Viteaz &#536;I ne-viteaz. Mare &#536;I ne-mare. Vi&#7779;&#7751;u &#536;I ne-Vi&#7779;&#7751;u. Arz&#226;nd &#536;I ne-arz&#226;nd. &#206;ntors-spre-toate &#536;I ne-&#238;ntors-spre-toate. N&#7771;si&#7747;ha &#536;I ne-N&#7771;si&#7747;ha. &#206;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor &#536;I ne-&#238;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor. Binecuv&#226;ntat &#536;I ne-binecuv&#226;ntat. Moartea-mor&#539;ii &#536;I ne-moartea-mor&#539;ii. M&#259; &#238;nchin &#536;I nu m&#259; &#238;nchin. </span><strong><span>EU &#536;I ne-eu.</span></strong></p><p><span>Numai prin N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh au ajuns s&#259; cunoasc&#259;. Iar pentru ei, acel &#256;sura-P&#257;pman </span><strong><span>a ajuns lumin&#259; &#238;ndesat&#259; de Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire.</span></strong></p><p><span>De aceea, cel cu pete necoapte: numai prin N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh s&#259; cunoasc&#259; acest Sine &#8212; cel care str&#259;luce&#537;te &#238;n v&#226;rful lui O&#7747;k&#257;ra, Sinele lui </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>-al-lui-</span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>. Pentru el, &#256;sura-P&#257;pman ajunge lumin&#259; &#238;ndesat&#259; de Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 6 se deschide cu o ram&#259; de povestire. Cite&#537;te-o ca poveste.</span></p><p><em><span>Te dev&#257; imam &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; j&#241;&#257;tum aicchan.</span></em><span> &#8222;Acei zei au voit s&#259; cunoasc&#259; acest Sine.&#8221; Povestea e a&#537;ezat&#259;: zei, dorin&#539;a de a cunoa&#537;te, Sinele ca obiect-al-cunoa&#537;terii-dorite. P&#226;n&#259; aici, vorbire mitologic&#259; obi&#537;nuit&#259;.</span></p><p><em><span>T&#257;n h&#257;sura&#7717; p&#257;pm&#257; parijagr&#257;ha.</span></em><span> &#8222;&#256;sura-P&#257;pman i-a apucat.&#8221; </span><em><span>&#256;sura</span></em><span> &#8212; demonicul, registrul asuric. </span><em><span>P&#257;pm&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; r&#259;ul, p&#259;catul, pata care &#238;mpiedic&#259;. Compusul </span><em><span>&#257;sura-p&#257;pman</span></em><span> nume&#537;te ceea-ce-&#238;mpiedic&#259;-cunoa&#537;terea, &#238;n ve&#537;m&#226;nt mitologic. Zeii s-au pornit s&#259; cunoasc&#259; Sinele, iar chiar pornirea a atras ceea ce blocheaz&#259; cunoa&#537;terea.</span></p><p><span>Aceasta este alc&#259;tuirea de temelie a trezirii-&#537;i-piedicii: la fiecare inten&#539;ie de cre&#537;tere, se ive&#537;te o putere de &#238;mpotrivire. Nu este nenoroc. Este parte din alc&#259;tuire.</span></p><p><strong><span>R&#259;spunsul zeilor este &#238;ntocmai</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>aik&#7779;anta hantainam &#257;sura&#7747; p&#257;pm&#257;na&#7747; gras&#257;ma iti</span></em><span>. &#8222;Au cugetat: haide, s&#259; &#238;nghi&#539;im acest &#256;sura-P&#257;pman.&#8221; </span><em><span>Gras&#257;ma</span></em><span> &#8212; persoana &#238;nt&#226;i plural, imperativ, din </span><em><span>&#8730;gras</span></em><span> (a &#238;nghi&#539;i). Aceea&#537;i r&#259;d&#259;cin&#259; pe care ai &#238;nt&#226;lnit-o &#238;n </span><em><span>graset</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>gr&#257;sa&#7717;</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>sarva-gr&#257;sa</span></em><span>. Zeii nu &#238;ncearc&#259; s&#259; lupte &#238;mpotriva lui &#256;sura-P&#257;pman. Nu &#238;ncearc&#259; s&#259; fug&#259; de el. Nu &#238;ncearc&#259; s&#259;-l nimiceasc&#259;. Ei spun: </span><em><span>s&#259;-l &#238;nghi&#539;im</span></em><span>. Calea de a &#238;nt&#226;mpina piedica recunoa&#537;terii nu este lupta, ci &#238;nghi&#539;irea &#8212; &#238;ncorporarea &#238;nspre-&#238;n&#259;untru.</span></p><p><strong><span>Unealta: </span></strong><em><span>cel-care-str&#259;luce&#537;te-&#238;n-v&#226;rful-lui-O&#7747;k&#257;ra, Sinele lui tur&#299;ya-al-lui-tur&#299;ya.</span></em><span> </span><em><span>Tur&#299;ya-tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> se &#238;ntoarce aici &#8212; al Patrulea-al-Celui-de-al-Patrulea. </span><em><span>Tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> cel obi&#537;nuit este recunoa&#537;terea celor trei st&#259;ri (veghe, vis, somn ad&#226;nc). </span><em><span>Tur&#299;ya-tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> este recunoa&#537;terea acelei recunoa&#537;teri &#238;nse&#537;i.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele unsprezece leg&#259;turi-duble</span></strong><span>: fiecare nume al </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului, urmat &#238;ndat&#259; de negarea lui. Ugra &#536;I anugra. V&#299;ra &#536;I av&#299;ra. P&#226;n&#259; la cap&#259;t: </span><em><span>aham anaham</span></em><span> &#8212; Eu &#536;I ne-eu. Aceasta nu este o &#238;ncurc&#259;tur&#259; logic&#259;. Este o unealt&#259; a recunoa&#537;terii. Orice pozi&#539;ie ai lua se surp&#259;. Orice identitate ai primi se dizolv&#259;. Nicio polaritate nu apuc&#259; s&#259; se a&#537;eze &#238;nainte de a fi &#238;nghi&#539;it&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Rezultatul: </span></strong><em><strong><span>tebhyo h&#257;s&#257;v &#257;sura&#7717; p&#257;pm&#257; sac-cid-&#257;nanda-ghana-jyotir abhavat</span></strong></em><strong><span>.</span></strong><span> &#8222;Pentru ei, acel &#256;sura-P&#257;pman </span><em><span>a ajuns</span></em><span> lumin&#259; &#238;ndesat&#259; de Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire.&#8221; Piedica &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i s-a pref&#259;cut. Nu a fost nimicit&#259;, nici alungat&#259;, nici biruit&#259;. </span><em><span>S-a pref&#259;cut</span></em><span> &#8212; pentru c&#259; a fost &#238;nghi&#539;it&#259; de recunoa&#537;terea care nu &#539;ine nicio polaritate.</span></p><p><em><span>Ghana</span></em><span> se &#238;ntoarce aici din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 2 &#8212; </span><em><span>&#257;nanda-ghana</span></em><span>, fericire-&#238;ndesat&#259;. Acum: </span><em><span>sac-cid-&#257;nanda-ghana-jyoti&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; lumin&#259; &#238;ndesat&#259; de Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire. Nu o str&#259;lucire sub&#539;ire, ci o desime.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#536;i apoi cuv&#226;ntul pentru cititor: </span></strong><em><strong><span>tasm&#257;d apakva-ka&#7779;&#257;ya&#7717;</span></strong></em><strong><span>.</span></strong><span> &#8222;De aceea, cel cu pete necoapte.&#8221; </span><em><span>Apakva</span></em><span> &#8212; necopt. </span><em><span>Ka&#7779;&#257;ya</span></em><span> &#8212; pat&#259;, urm&#259; de vopsea r&#259;mas&#259;, culoarea care &#238;nc&#259; se lipe&#537;te. Nu se cere des&#259;v&#226;r&#537;ire. Textul se adreseaz&#259; anume aceluia ale c&#259;rui pete </span><em><span>nu</span></em><span> s-au copt &#238;nc&#259;. &#538;ie. Numai prin N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh s&#259; cunoasc&#259; &#8212; iar pentru el, ceea ce &#238;mpiedic&#259; ajunge lumin&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea B &#8212; Zeii voiesc s&#259; treac&#259; dincolo de lumin&#259;, &#238;n &#346;&#363;nya</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367;&#2359; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2357;&#2379; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340; &#2311;&#2350;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2306; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2375;&#2344;&#2376;&#2357; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2332;&#2381;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2340;&#2307; &#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2350;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2350;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;&#2350;&#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2354;&#2367;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2328;&#2344;&#2306; &#2358;&#2370;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>te dev&#257; jyoti&#7779;a uttit&#299;r&#7779;avo dvit&#299;y&#257;d bhayam eva pa&#347;yanta&#7717; | imam evo&#7749;k&#257;r&#257;gra-vidyota&#7747; tur&#299;ya-tur&#299;yam &#257;tm&#257;nam anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257;nvi&#7779;ya pra&#7751;avenaiva tasminn avasthit&#257;&#7717; | tebhyas taj jyotir asya sarvasya purata&#7717; suvibh&#257;tam avibh&#257;tam advaitam acintyam ali&#7749;ga&#7747; svaprak&#257;&#347;am &#257;nanda-ghana&#7747; &#347;&#363;nyam abhavat | eva&#7747;-vit svaprak&#257;&#347;a&#7747; param eva brahma bhavati ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2307; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2357;&#2307; (te dev&#257; jyoti&#7779;a uttit&#299;r&#7779;ava&#7717; &#8212; acei zei, voind s&#259; treac&#259; dincolo de lumin&#259;) | &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2307; (dvit&#299;y&#257;d bhayam eva pa&#347;yanta&#7717; &#8212; v&#259;z&#226;nd numai team&#259; venind din al-doilea [din dualitate]) | &#2311;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;-&#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;-&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; (imam evo&#7749;k&#257;r&#257;gra-vidyota&#7747; tur&#299;ya-tur&#299;yam &#257;tm&#257;nam anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257;nvi&#7779;ya &#8212; c&#259;ut&#226;nd prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh chiar pe acest Sine, cel care str&#259;luce&#537;te &#238;n v&#226;rful lui O&#7747;k&#257;ra, tur&#299;ya-al-lui-tur&#299;ya) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2375;&#2344; &#2319;&#2357; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381; &#2309;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366;&#2307; (pra&#7751;avenaiva tasminn avasthit&#257;&#7717; &#8212; numai prin Pra&#7751;ava, a&#537;eza&#539;i &#238;ntr-&#238;nsul) | &#2340;&#2375;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2340;&#2307; (tebhyas taj jyotir asya sarvasya purata&#7717; &#8212; pentru ei, acea lumin&#259;, &#238;naintea acestui tot) | &#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (suvibh&#257;tam avibh&#257;tam &#8212; str&#259;lucind limpede &#536;I ne-str&#259;lucind) | &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2354;&#2367;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2350;&#2381; (advaitam acintyam ali&#7749;gam &#8212; non-dual, de neg&#226;ndit, f&#259;r&#259;-semn) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2328;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (svaprak&#257;&#347;am &#257;nanda-ghanam &#8212; lumin&#226;ndu-se pe sine, fericire-&#238;ndesat&#259;) | &#2358;&#2370;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381; (&#347;&#363;nyam abhavat &#8212; a ajuns &#347;&#363;nya) | &#2319;&#2357;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (eva&#7747;-vit svaprak&#257;&#347;a&#7747; param eva brahma bhavati &#8212; cel-care-cunoa&#537;te-astfel ajunge chiar Brahmanul suprem, lumin&#226;ndu-se pe sine)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Acei zei, voind s&#259; treac&#259; dincolo de lumin&#259; &#8212; v&#259;z&#226;nd c&#259; din al-doilea vine numai team&#259; &#8212; c&#259;ut&#226;nd prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh chiar pe acest Sine, cel care str&#259;luce&#537;te &#238;n v&#226;rful lui O&#7747;k&#257;ra, </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>-al-lui-</span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>, &#537;i, numai prin Pra&#7751;ava, a&#537;eza&#539;i &#238;ntr-&#238;nsul:</span></p><p><span>pentru ei, acea lumin&#259; &#8212; &#238;naintea acestui tot, str&#259;lucind limpede &#536;I ne-str&#259;lucind, non-dual&#259;, de neg&#226;ndit, f&#259;r&#259;-semn, lumin&#226;ndu-se pe sine, fericire-&#238;ndesat&#259; &#8212;</span></p><p><strong><span>a ajuns &#347;&#363;nya.</span></strong></p><p><span>Cel-care-cunoa&#537;te-astfel ajunge chiar Brahmanul suprem, lumin&#226;ndu-se pe sine.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>&#206;n Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 6 sunt dou&#259; mi&#537;c&#259;ri, fiecare o dizolvare:</span></p><p><strong><span>Cea dint&#226;i (sec&#539;iunea A)</span></strong><span>: piedica &#8212; &#256;sura-P&#257;pman &#8212; se preface &#238;n lumina &#238;ndesat&#259; de Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire. </span><strong><span>Piedica ajunge lumin&#259;.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>A doua (sec&#539;iunea B)</span></strong><span>: chiar acea lumin&#259; &#8212; </span><em><span>sac-cid-&#257;nanda-ghana-jyoti&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; se preface &#238;n </span><em><span>&#347;&#363;nya</span></em><span>. </span><strong><span>&#536;i lumina se duce.</span></strong></p><p><span>Aceste dou&#259; mi&#537;c&#259;ri sunt cu bun&#259; &#537;tiin&#539;&#259;. Ideea de lumin&#259; nu este &#539;inta cea din urm&#259;. Chiar &#537;i lumina lui </span><em><span>sat-cit-&#257;nanda</span></em><span> r&#259;m&#226;ne o idee care lucreaz&#259; printr-un chip. Zeii, v&#259;z&#226;nd c&#259; </span><em><span>din al-doilea vine numai team&#259;</span></em><span> (</span><em><span>dvit&#299;y&#257;d bhayam eva</span></em><span>), voiesc s&#259; treac&#259; dincolo p&#226;n&#259; &#537;i de aceasta.</span></p><p><span>Ia aminte la perechea din mijlocul &#537;irului de &#238;nsu&#537;iri: </span><em><span>suvibh&#257;tam avibh&#257;tam</span></em><span> &#8212; str&#259;lucind limpede &#536;I ne-str&#259;lucind. Aceea&#537;i alc&#259;tuire de leg&#259;tur&#259;-dubl&#259; din sec&#539;iunea A, acum lucr&#226;nd asupra luminii &#238;nse&#537;i. Chiar &#537;i str&#259;lucirea este negat&#259; &#238;n aceea&#537;i r&#259;suflare &#238;n care este rostit&#259;.</span></p><p><em><span>&#536;&#363;nya</span></em><span> nu este &#238;ntuneric. Nu este lips&#259;. Este ne-m&#259;rginire &#8212; acea goliciune-care-nu-e-m&#259;rginit&#259;-de-nimic, nici m&#259;car de deosebirea lumin&#259;/&#238;ntuneric. Este &#238;mplinirea lui </span><em><span>p&#363;r&#7751;a</span></em><span> (plinul) &#8212; nu opusul lui, ci chipul lui nem&#259;rginit.</span></p><p><span>Iar cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel &#8212; </span><em><span>eva&#7747;-vit</span></em><span> &#8212; nu ajunge la Brahman prin lumin&#259;, nici prin </span><em><span>&#347;&#363;nya</span></em><span>. El ajunge, lumin&#226;ndu-se pe sine, chiar Brahmanul suprem.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea C &#8212; Felul de vie&#539;uire al zeilor dup&#259; recunoa&#537;tere</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2346;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2359;&#2339;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2376;&#2359;&#2339;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2376;&#2359;&#2339;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2360;&#2360;&#2366;&#2343;&#2344;&#2375;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2351; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366; &#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2366; &#2309;&#2358;&#2367;&#2326;&#2366; &#2309;&#2351;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2379;&#2346;&#2357;&#2368;&#2340;&#2366; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2343;&#2366; &#2348;&#2343;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366; &#2350;&#2369;&#2327;&#2381;&#2343;&#2366;&#2307; &#2325;&#2381;&#2354;&#2368;&#2348;&#2366; &#2350;&#2370;&#2325;&#2366; &#2313;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340; &#2311;&#2357; &#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2307; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366; &#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366; &#2313;&#2346;&#2352;&#2340;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2357;&#2307; &#2360;&#2350;&#2366;&#2361;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2352;&#2340;&#2351; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2337;&#2366; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2350;&#2367;&#2341;&#2369;&#2344;&#2366; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2346;&#2352;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2306; &#2358;&#2370;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2357; &#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2360;&#2350;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2306; &#2357;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2350;&#2366;&#2330;&#2352;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375; &#2346;&#2352;&#2375; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2367; &#2346;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2360;&#2367;&#2340;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>te dev&#257;&#7717; putrai&#7779;a&#7751;&#257;y&#257;&#347; ca vittai&#7779;a&#7751;&#257;y&#257;&#347; ca lokai&#7779;a&#7751;&#257;y&#257;&#347; ca sa-s&#257;dhanebhyo vyutth&#257;ya | nir&#257;k&#257;r&#257; ni&#7779;parigrah&#257; a&#347;ikh&#257; ayaj&#241;opav&#299;t&#257;&#7717; | andh&#257; badhir&#257; mugdh&#257;&#7717; kl&#299;b&#257; m&#363;k&#257; unmatta iva parivartam&#257;n&#257;&#7717; | &#347;&#257;nt&#257; d&#257;nt&#257; uparat&#257;s titik&#7779;ava&#7717; sam&#257;hit&#257;&#7717; | &#257;tma-rataya &#257;tma-kr&#299;&#7693;&#257; &#257;tma-mithun&#257; &#257;tma-&#257;nand&#257;&#7717; | pra&#7751;avam eva para&#7747; brahm&#257;tma-prak&#257;&#347;a&#7747; &#347;&#363;nya&#7747; j&#257;nantas tatraiva parisam&#257;pt&#257;&#7717; | tasm&#257;d dev&#257;n&#257;&#7747; vratam &#257;carann o&#7749;k&#257;re pare brahma&#7751;i paryavasito bhavet | sa &#257;tmany ev&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; para&#7747; brahma pa&#347;yati ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; (te dev&#257;&#7717; &#8212; acei zei) | &#2346;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2359;&#2339;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;&#2307; &#2330; &#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2376;&#2359;&#2339;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;&#2307; &#2330; &#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2376;&#2359;&#2339;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;&#2307; &#2330; (putrai&#7779;a&#7751;&#257;y&#257;&#347; ca vittai&#7779;a&#7751;&#257;y&#257;&#347; ca lokai&#7779;a&#7751;&#257;y&#257;&#347; ca &#8212; de la dorin&#539;a-de-fii, dorin&#539;a-de-avu&#539;ie, dorin&#539;a-de-lume) | &#2360;&#2360;&#2366;&#2343;&#2344;&#2375;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2351; (sa-s&#257;dhanebhyo vyutth&#257;ya &#8212; ridic&#226;ndu-se, &#238;mpreun&#259; cu mijloacele lor) | &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; (nir&#257;k&#257;r&#257;&#7717; &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-form&#259; [f&#259;r&#259; chip de rang, cast&#259;, &#238;ndeletnicire]) | &#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2366;&#2307; (ni&#7779;parigrah&#257;&#7717; &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-avere, neapuc&#226;nd nimic) | &#2309;&#2358;&#2367;&#2326;&#2366;&#2307; (a&#347;ikh&#257;&#7717; &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-mo&#539; [semnul preo&#539;esc s-a dus]) | &#2309;&#2351;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2379;&#2346;&#2357;&#2368;&#2340;&#2366;&#2307; (ayaj&#241;opav&#299;t&#257;&#7717; &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-fir-sfin&#539;it [f&#259;r&#259; semnul upanayana]) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2343;&#2366; &#2348;&#2343;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366; &#2350;&#2369;&#2327;&#2381;&#2343;&#2366;&#2307; &#2325;&#2381;&#2354;&#2368;&#2348;&#2366; &#2350;&#2370;&#2325;&#2366; &#2313;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2307; &#2311;&#2357; &#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2307; (andh&#257; badhir&#257; mugdh&#257;&#7717; kl&#299;b&#257; m&#363;k&#257; unmatta iva parivartam&#257;n&#257;&#7717; &#8212; umbl&#226;nd ca &#537;i cum ar fi orbi, surzi, n&#259;uci, neputincio&#537;i, mu&#539;i, nebuni) | &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2307; &#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2307; &#2313;&#2346;&#2352;&#2340;&#2366;&#2307; &#2340;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2357;&#2307; &#2360;&#2350;&#2366;&#2361;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366;&#2307; (&#347;&#257;nt&#257; d&#257;nt&#257; uparat&#257;s titik&#7779;ava&#7717; sam&#257;hit&#257;&#7717; &#8212; lini&#537;ti&#539;i, st&#259;p&#226;ni-pe-sine, retra&#537;i, r&#259;bd&#259;tori, aduna&#539;i) | &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2352;&#2340;&#2351;&#2307; (&#257;tma-rataya&#7717; &#8212; desf&#259;t&#226;ndu-se &#238;n Sine) | &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2337;&#2366;&#2307; (&#257;tma-kr&#299;&#7693;&#257;&#7717; &#8212; juc&#226;ndu-se cu Sinele) | &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2350;&#2367;&#2341;&#2369;&#2344;&#2366;&#2307; (&#257;tma-mithun&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#238;mperechea&#539;i cu Sinele) | &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; (&#257;tma-&#257;nand&#257;&#7717; &#8212; av&#226;nd fericirea Sinelui) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2350;&#2381; &#2358;&#2370;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2307; (pra&#7751;avam eva para&#7747; brahm&#257;tma-prak&#257;&#347;a&#7747; &#347;&#363;nya&#7747; j&#257;nanta&#7717; &#8212; cunosc&#226;nd numai Pra&#7751;ava drept Brahmanul suprem, care se lumineaz&#259; pe sine, drept &#347;&#363;nya) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2319;&#2357; &#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2360;&#2350;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2307; (tatraiva parisam&#257;pt&#257;&#7717; &#8212; chiar acolo, pe deplin &#238;mplini&#539;i) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; &#2357;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2330;&#2352;&#2344;&#2381; (tasm&#257;d dev&#257;n&#257;&#7747; vratam &#257;caran &#8212; de aceea, urm&#226;nd leg&#259;m&#226;ntul zeilor) | &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375; &#2346;&#2352;&#2375; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2367; &#2346;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2360;&#2367;&#2340;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; (o&#7749;k&#257;re pare brahma&#7751;i paryavasito bhavet &#8212; s&#259; fie pe deplin a&#537;ezat &#238;n O&#7747;k&#257;ra, Brahmanul suprem) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2367; &#2319;&#2357; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa &#257;tmany ev&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; para&#7747; brahma pa&#347;yati &#8212; el vede Sinele, Brahmanul suprem, chiar &#238;n Sine)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Acei zei &#8212; ridic&#226;ndu-se, &#238;mpreun&#259; cu mijloacele lor, de la dorin&#539;a-de-fii, dorin&#539;a-de-avu&#539;ie &#537;i dorin&#539;a-de-lume:</span></p><p><span>F&#259;r&#259; form&#259;. F&#259;r&#259; avere. F&#259;r&#259; mo&#539;. F&#259;r&#259; fir-sfin&#539;it.</span></p><p><span>Umbl&#226;nd ca &#537;i cum ar fi orbi, surzi, n&#259;uci, neputincio&#537;i, mu&#539;i, nebuni.</span></p><p><span>Lini&#537;ti&#539;i, st&#259;p&#226;ni-pe-sine, retra&#537;i, r&#259;bd&#259;tori, aduna&#539;i.</span></p><p><span>Desf&#259;t&#226;ndu-se &#238;n Sine, juc&#226;ndu-se cu Sinele, &#238;mperechea&#539;i cu Sinele, av&#226;nd fericirea Sinelui.</span></p><p><span>Cunosc&#226;nd numai Pra&#7751;ava drept Brahmanul suprem &#8212; care se lumineaz&#259; pe sine, drept </span><em><span>&#347;&#363;nya</span></em><span> &#8212; chiar acolo, pe deplin &#238;mplini&#539;i.</span></p><p><span>De aceea, urm&#226;nd leg&#259;m&#226;ntul zeilor: s&#259; fie pe deplin a&#537;ezat &#238;n O&#7747;k&#257;ra, Brahmanul suprem. El vede Sinele, Brahmanul suprem, chiar &#238;n Sine.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 6 face acum o cotitur&#259;: de la cosmologie la felul de vie&#539;uire. Aceia&#537;i zei care au pref&#259;cut &#256;sura-P&#257;pman &#238;n lumin&#259; &#537;i lumina &#238;n </span><em><span>&#347;&#363;nya</span></em><span> &#8212; cum arat&#259; via&#539;a lor de fiecare zi? Textul &#238;&#539;i d&#259; un chip.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele trei e&#7779;a&#7751;&#257; de la care se ridic&#259;</span></strong><span>: dorin&#539;a-de-fii, dorin&#539;a-de-avu&#539;ie, dorin&#539;a-de-lume/faim&#259;. Acestea sunt cele trei </span><em><span>e&#7779;a&#7751;&#257;</span></em><span> statornice pe care B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka Upani&#7779;ad III.5 le nume&#537;te drept cele trei fire pe care renun&#539;&#259;torul trebuie s&#259; le taie. Iar acest text adaug&#259; ceva al lui: </span><em><span>sa-s&#257;dhanebhya&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#238;mpreun&#259; cu mijloacele lor. Nu doar dorin&#539;ele lep&#259;date, ci &#238;ntreg aparatul prin care erau urm&#259;rite: planul, metoda, alc&#259;tuirea. Totul.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele patru semne din afar&#259; lep&#259;date</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>nir&#257;k&#257;ra</span></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259;-form&#259; &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; chip de rang, de cast&#259;, de &#238;ndeletnicire), </span><em><span>ni&#7779;parigraha</span></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259;-avere), </span><em><span>a&#347;ikha</span></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259;-mo&#539; &#8212; smocul brahmanic, semnul preo&#539;esc, s-a dus), </span><em><span>ayaj&#241;opav&#299;ta</span></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259;-firul-sfin&#539;it &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; semnul </span><em><span>upanayana</span></em><span>). Acestea sunt cele patru semne ale identit&#259;&#539;ii brahmanice de rang &#238;nalt. Toate lep&#259;date. &#206;naintea lumii, zeii nu se mai arat&#259; drept ceva deosebit.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele &#537;ase &#539;inute &#8222;ca &#537;i cum&#8221;</span></strong><span>. Aceast&#259; mic&#259; vorb&#259; &#8212; </span><em><span>iva</span></em><span> &#8212; poart&#259; toat&#259; greutatea filozofic&#259;. Ei nu sunt cu adev&#259;rat orbi. Nu sunt cu adev&#259;rat surzi. Dar lucreaz&#259; astfel: ochiul se deschide, urechea aude, dar atragerea nu se petrece. Nu este v&#259;t&#259;mare a sim&#539;urilor. Sunt sim&#539;uri care nu se mai aga&#539;&#259; de obiecte ca un c&#226;rlig.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele cinci discipline dinl&#259;untru</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>&#347;ama</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>dama</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>uparati</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>titik&#7779;&#257;</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>sam&#257;dh&#257;na</span></em><span>. Acestea sunt disciplinele statornice ale c&#259;ut&#259;torului vedantic. Aici, ele descriu via&#539;a de fiecare zi a celui care a primit deja recunoa&#537;terea &#8212; nu ca exerci&#539;iu, ci ca fel firesc de a fi.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele patru leg&#259;turi cu Sinele &#8212; cite&#537;te fiecare &#238;ncet</span></strong><span>:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>&#256;tma-rati</span></em><span> &#8212; desf&#259;tare &#238;n Sine. Izvorul bucuriei &#537;i-a schimbat locul: nu mai vine din afar&#259;, ci din Sine.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>&#256;tma-kr&#299;&#7693;&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; joac&#259; cu Sinele. Joaca e slobod&#259;, f&#259;r&#259; nicio &#539;int&#259; din afar&#259;, desf&#259;t&#226;ndu-se pe sine. Sinele se joac&#259; cu sine.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>&#256;tma-mithuna</span></em><span> &#8212; &#238;mperecheat-cu-Sinele. </span><em><span>Mithuna</span></em><span> este perechea, tovar&#259;&#537;ul, &#238;mpreunarea a doi. Sinele ajunge propriul lui tovar&#259;&#537;. Aceasta este metafora iubirii chemate aici &#8212; ca &#238;n alte Upanishade, unde Brahman &#537;i </span><em><span>&#257;tman</span></em><span> sunt descri&#537;i ca so&#539; &#537;i so&#539;ie.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>&#256;tma-&#257;nanda</span></em><span> &#8212; fericirea Sinelui. </span><em><span>&#256;nanda</span></em><span> este altceva dec&#226;t </span><em><span>rati</span></em><span> sau </span><em><span>kr&#299;&#7693;&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; este str&#259;lucirea st&#259;rii celei mai &#238;nalte, acea fericire &#238;n&#259;untrul c&#259;reia nu este nicio deosebire &#238;ntre din&#259;untru &#537;i dinafar&#259;.</span></p><p><em><span>Parisam&#257;pt&#257;&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; pe deplin &#238;mplini&#539;i. </span><em><span>Pari-sam&#257;pta</span></em><span>: o des&#259;v&#226;r&#537;ire de toate felurile a sosit. Nu o dezlegare &#238;n parte. Nu o &#238;naintare &#238;n direc&#539;ia cea bun&#259;. Des&#259;v&#226;r&#537;ire deplin&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea D &#8212; &#346;loka de &#238;ncheiere: Coarnele, Leul, cei Trei Zei se &#238;nchin&#259;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2359; &#2358;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2307; &#2404; &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2360;&#2306;&#2351;&#2379;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2306; &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2351;&#2379;&#2332;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; &#2404; &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2350;&#2366;&#2348;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351; &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2351;&#2379; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2313;&#2346;&#2366;&#2360;&#2340; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>tad e&#7779;a &#347;loka&#7717; ||<br>&#347;&#7771;&#7749;ge&#347;va-&#347;&#7771;&#7749;ga&#7747; sa&#7747;yojya si&#7747;ha&#7747; &#347;&#7771;&#7749;ge&#7779;u yojayet |<br>&#347;&#7771;&#7749;g&#257;bhy&#257;&#7747; &#347;&#7771;&#7749;gam &#257;badhya trayo dev&#257; up&#257;sata iti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2359; &#2358;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2307; (tad e&#7779;a &#347;loka&#7717; &#8212; &#537;i aceasta este &#347;loka) | &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2375; &#2358;&#2381;&#2357;-&#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2306;&#2351;&#2379;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351; (&#347;&#7771;&#7749;ge&#347;va-&#347;&#7771;&#7749;ga&#7747; sa&#7747;yojya &#8212; dup&#259; ce a unit cornul cu propriul lui corn [&#347;&#7771;&#7749;ga = corn; &#347;va = propriu]) | &#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2351;&#2379;&#2332;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; (si&#7747;ha&#7747; &#347;&#7771;&#7749;ge&#7779;u yojayet &#8212; s&#259; uneasc&#259; Leul &#238;n acele coarne) | &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2348;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351; (&#347;&#7771;&#7749;g&#257;bhy&#257;&#7747; &#347;&#7771;&#7749;gam &#257;badhya &#8212; dup&#259; ce a legat cornul-Leului de cele dou&#259; coarne-ale-taurului) | &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2351;&#2307; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2313;&#2346;&#2366;&#2360;&#2340; (trayo dev&#257; up&#257;sata &#8212; cei Trei Zei se &#238;nchin&#259; [up&#257;sata: se &#238;nchin&#259;, s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luiesc-aproape, &#537;ed &#238;naintea]) | &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (iti &#8212; astfel)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i aceasta este &#347;loka:</span></p><p><span>Dup&#259; ce a unit cornul cu propriul lui corn, s&#259; uneasc&#259; Leul &#238;n acele coarne. Dup&#259; ce a legat cornul-Leului de cele dou&#259; coarne &#8212; </span><strong><span>cei Trei Zei se &#238;nchin&#259;.</span></strong><span> Astfel.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 6 se &#238;nchide cu o &#347;loka. Chipul este ca o icoan&#259;: coarnele taurului, cornul Leului, legarea, &#537;i cei Trei Zei &#238;nchin&#226;ndu-se.</span></p><p><span>Chipul taurului-&#537;i-Leului a mai ap&#259;rut de dou&#259; ori: &#238;n cea dint&#226;i &#347;loka a lui Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 4 (Vitezul lovit cu coarnele, apoi mistuit de Leu), &#537;i aici din nou, &#238;n Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 6. </span><strong><span>Dar mi&#537;carea este alta.</span></strong><span> &#206;n K4 era lupt&#259;. Aici, coarnele sunt unite &#8212; sunt legate. Nu este lupt&#259;. Este unire.</span></p><p><strong><span>Trei coarne legate laolalt&#259;</span></strong><span>: cornul-taurului-unu, cornul-taurului-doi, cornul-Leului. &#206;n cosmologia vedic&#259;, cei Trei Zei sunt Brahm&#257;-Vi&#7779;&#7751;u-Rudra &#8212; z&#259;mislire, p&#259;strare, dizolvare. Cele trei coarne sunt cele trei puteri ale lor. Leul este N&#7771;si&#7747;ha &#8212; Sinele. Taurul este lumea z&#259;mislirii. Cele trei coarne legate de cornul Leului: </span><strong><span>cele trei puteri cosmice legate de Sine.</span></strong></p><p><span>Legarea este recunoa&#537;terea. Iar cei Trei Zei &#238;nchin&#226;ndu-se este cercul care se &#238;nchide pe deplin: p&#226;n&#259; &#537;i cei care c&#226;rmuiesc z&#259;mislirea se &#238;nchin&#259; aceluia care &#539;ine z&#259;mislirea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i. Leul &#8212; Sinele &#8212; este acela c&#259;ruia i se &#238;nchin&#259; &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i z&#259;mislirea.</span></p><p><em><span>Trayo dev&#257; up&#257;sata.</span></em><span> Cei Trei Zei se &#238;nchin&#259;. Ei nu lucreaz&#259;. Nu se tem. Nu se supun. </span><strong><span>Se &#238;nchin&#259;.</span></strong><span> Aceea&#537;i lume, &#238;n toate laturile ei &#8212; z&#259;mislire, p&#259;strare, dizolvare &#8212; &#537;ade &#238;naintea Sinelui &#537;i se &#238;nchin&#259;. Acesta este chipul din urm&#259; al lui Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 6: cosmosul &#238;ntreg, &#238;ntors spre Sinele care le &#539;ine pe toate.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ncheierea Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 6 &#8212; Colofon</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2359;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2307; &#2326;&#2339;&#2381;&#2337;&#2307; &#2405; &#2412;&#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>iti &#7779;a&#7779;&#7789;ha&#7717; kha&#7751;&#7693;a&#7717; || 6||</span></em></p><p><span>Astfel [se &#238;ncheie] Kha&#7751;&#7693;a al &#537;aselea [al Uttara-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at].</span></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 6 a dat dou&#259; dizolv&#259;ri &#537;i un fel de vie&#539;uire: piedica (&#256;sura-P&#257;pman) pref&#259;cut&#259; &#238;n lumin&#259; &#238;ndesat&#259; de Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire prin cele unsprezece leg&#259;turi-duble (sec&#539;iunea A); acea lumin&#259; &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i pref&#259;cut&#259; &#238;n </span><em><span>&#347;&#363;nya</span></em><span> (sec&#539;iunea B); felul de vie&#539;uire al zeilor dup&#259; recunoa&#537;tere &#8212; cele trei </span><em><span>e&#7779;a&#7751;&#257;</span></em><span> lep&#259;date &#238;mpreun&#259; cu mijloacele lor, cele patru semne din afar&#259; lep&#259;date, cele &#537;ase &#539;inute &#8222;ca &#537;i cum&#8221;, cele cinci discipline dinl&#259;untru, cele patru leg&#259;turi cu Sinele (sec&#539;iunea C); &#537;i &#347;loka de &#238;ncheiere, &#238;n care cele trei coarne sunt legate de cornul Leului, iar cei Trei Zei se &#238;nchin&#259; (sec&#539;iunea D).</span></p><p><span>&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>O pauz&#259;, dac&#259; vrei:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>3. Chakra Dhyana &#8212; medita&#539;ie</span></strong></p><div id="youtube2-gdahlBxZZT4" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;gdahlBxZZT4&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/gdahlBxZZT4?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 7 &#8212; &#8222;Cine e&#537;ti?&#8221; &#8222;Eu.&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea A &#8212; Cele trei cascade ale m&#259;trilor + lucrarea Facerii-Leului + prima formul&#259; Svar&#257;&#7789;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; &#2349;&#2370;&#2351; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344;&#2379; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2346;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2341;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2309;&#2332;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2350;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2332;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2379;&#2325;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2350;&#2379;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2344;&#2358;&#2344;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2346;&#2367;&#2346;&#2366;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2366;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339;&#2375;&#2350;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2325;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2346;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2341;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2325;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2349;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339;&#2375;&#2350;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339;&#2375;&#2350;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2369;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2366;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2368;&#2325;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2375;&#2344; &#2340;&#2306; &#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2366;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; &#2350;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2361;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2330;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2349;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2375;&#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2375;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2376;&#2325;&#2368;&#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2352;&#2368;&#2352;&#2379; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2379;&#2365;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2379;&#2365;&#2340;&#2350;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2337;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>dev&#257; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan bh&#363;ya eva no bhagav&#257;n vij&#241;&#257;payatv iti | tatheti | ajatv&#257;d amaratv&#257;d ajaratv&#257;d am&#7771;tatv&#257;d a&#347;okatv&#257;d amohatv&#257;d ana&#347;an&#257;yatv&#257;d apip&#257;satv&#257;d advaitatv&#257;c c&#257;k&#257;re&#7751;emam &#257;tm&#257;nam anvi&#7779;ya | utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;atv&#257;d utp&#257;dakatv&#257;d utprave&#7779;&#7789;atv&#257;d utth&#257;payit&#7771;tv&#257;d uddra&#7779;&#7789;&#7771;tv&#257;d utkart&#7771;tv&#257;d utpatha-v&#257;rakatv&#257;d udgr&#257;satv&#257;d udbhr&#257;ntatv&#257;d utt&#299;r&#7751;a-vik&#7771;tatv&#257;c co&#7749;k&#257;re&#7751;emam &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; parama&#7747; brahma n&#7771;si&#7747;ham anvi&#7779;ya | &#257;k&#257;re&#7751;emam &#257;tm&#257;nam uk&#257;ra&#7747; p&#363;rv&#257;rdham &#257;k&#7771;&#7779;ya si&#7747;h&#299;k&#7771;tyottar&#257;rdhena ta&#7747; si&#7747;ham &#257;k&#7771;&#7779;ya | mahattv&#257;n mahastv&#257;n m&#257;natv&#257;n muktatv&#257;n mah&#257;devatv&#257;n mahe&#347;varatv&#257;n mah&#257;sattv&#257;n mah&#257;cittv&#257;n mah&#257;nandatv&#257;n mah&#257;prabhutv&#257;c ca mak&#257;r&#257;rdhen&#257;nen&#257;tmanaik&#299;kury&#257;t | a&#347;ar&#299;ro nirindriyo&#8217;pr&#257;&#7751;o&#8217;tam&#257;&#7717; sac-cid-&#257;nanda-m&#257;tra&#7717; sa svar&#257;&#7693; bhavati ya eva&#7747; veda ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; (dev&#257; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan &#8212; zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati) | &#2349;&#2370;&#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344;&#2307; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2357;&#2367;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2346;&#2351;&#2340;&#2369; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (bh&#363;ya eva no bhagav&#257;n vij&#241;&#257;payatv iti &#8212; &#8222;&#238;nva&#539;&#259;-ne &#238;nc&#259; &#537;i mai mult, Preacinstite&#8221;) | &#2340;&#2341;&#2366; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (tatheti &#8212; &#8222;a&#537;a s&#259; fie&#8221;) | &#2309;&#2332;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (ajatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-ne-n&#259;scut) | &#2309;&#2350;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (amaratv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-ne-muritor) | &#2309;&#2332;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (ajaratv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-ne-&#238;mb&#259;tr&#226;nitor) | &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (am&#7771;tatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-nemuritor) | &#2309;&#2358;&#2379;&#2325;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (a&#347;okatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-f&#259;r&#259;-&#238;ntristare) | &#2309;&#2350;&#2379;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (amohatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-f&#259;r&#259;-r&#259;t&#259;cire) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2358;&#2344;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (ana&#347;an&#257;yatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-f&#259;r&#259;-foame) | &#2309;&#2346;&#2367;&#2346;&#2366;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (apip&#257;satv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-f&#259;r&#259;-sete) | &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2330; (advaitatv&#257;c ca &#8212; &#537;i din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-f&#259;r&#259;-doime) | &#2309;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2311;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; (&#257;k&#257;re&#7751;emam &#257;tm&#257;nam anvi&#7779;ya &#8212; prin ak&#257;ra, c&#259;ut&#226;nd acest Sine) | &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (utk&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;atv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-cel-mai-&#238;n&#259;l&#539;at) | &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2325;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (utp&#257;dakatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-z&#259;mislitor) | &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (utprave&#7779;&#7789;atv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-cel-ce-intr&#259;-de-sus) | &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2346;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (utth&#257;payit&#7771;tv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-cel-ce-ridic&#259;) | &#2313;&#2342;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (uddra&#7779;&#7789;&#7771;tv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-v&#259;z&#259;tor-de-sus) | &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (utkart&#7771;tv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-f&#259;ptuitor-de-sus) | &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2341;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2325;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (utpatha-v&#257;rakatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-cel-ce-opre&#537;te-calea-gre&#537;it&#259;) | &#2313;&#2342;&#2381;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (udgr&#257;satv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-cel-ce-&#238;nghite-de-sus) | &#2313;&#2342;&#2381;&#2349;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (udbhr&#257;ntatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-cel-ce-zboar&#259;-&#238;nalt) | &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2330; (utt&#299;r&#7751;a-vik&#7771;tatv&#257;c ca &#8212; &#537;i din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-cel-ce-a-trecut-dincolo-de-prefaceri) | &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2311;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; (o&#7749;k&#257;re&#7751;emam &#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; parama&#7747; brahma n&#7771;si&#7747;ham anvi&#7779;ya &#8212; prin O&#7747;k&#257;ra, c&#259;ut&#226;nd acest Sine drept Brahmanul suprem, drept N&#7771;si&#7747;ha) | &#2309;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2311;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2313;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; (&#257;k&#257;re&#7751;emam &#257;tm&#257;nam uk&#257;ra&#7747; p&#363;rv&#257;rdham &#257;k&#7771;&#7779;ya &#8212; prin ak&#257;ra, atr&#259;g&#226;nd uk&#257;ra ca jum&#259;tate-dint&#226;i) | &#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2368;&#2325;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2375;&#2344; &#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; (si&#7747;h&#299;k&#7771;tyottar&#257;rdhena ta&#7747; si&#7747;ham &#257;k&#7771;&#7779;ya &#8212; f&#259;c&#226;ndu-l Leu, iar prin jum&#259;tatea-a-doua atr&#259;g&#226;nd acel Leu) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (mahattv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-M&#259;re&#539;ie) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (mahastv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Putere-sf&#226;nt&#259;) | &#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (m&#257;natv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-M&#259;sur&#259;tor) | &#2350;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (muktatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Slobod) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (mah&#257;devatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Mah&#257;deva) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (mahe&#347;varatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Mahe&#347;vara) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (mah&#257;sattv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Mare-Fiin&#539;&#259;) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2330;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (mah&#257;cittv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Mare-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (mah&#257;nandatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Mare-Fericire) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2349;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2330; (mah&#257;prabhutv&#257;c ca &#8212; &#537;i din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Mare-Domn) | &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2375;&#2344; &#2309;&#2344;&#2375;&#2344; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2366; &#2319;&#2325;&#2368;&#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (mak&#257;r&#257;rdhen&#257;nen&#257;tmanaik&#299;kury&#257;t &#8212; prin jum&#259;tatea-mak&#257;ra, s&#259;-l fac&#259; una cu acest Sine) | &#2309;&#2358;&#2352;&#2368;&#2352;&#2307; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2307; &#2309;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2307; &#2309;&#2340;&#2350;&#2366;&#2307; (a&#347;ar&#299;ro nirindriyo&#8217;pr&#257;&#7751;o&#8217;tam&#257;&#7717; &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; trup, f&#259;r&#259; sim&#539;uri, f&#259;r&#259; suflare, f&#259;r&#259; &#238;ntuneric) | &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2335;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; (sac-cid-&#257;nanda-m&#257;tra&#7717; sa svar&#257;&#7693; bhavati ya eva&#7747; veda &#8212; numai-Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire: el ajunge de-sine-st&#259;p&#226;nitor, cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati: &#8222;&#206;nva&#539;&#259;-ne &#238;nc&#259; &#537;i mai mult, Preacinstite.&#8221; &#8222;A&#537;a s&#259; fie.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>Din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-ne-n&#259;scut, ne-muritor, ne-&#238;mb&#259;tr&#226;nitor, nemuritor, f&#259;r&#259;-&#238;ntristare, f&#259;r&#259;-r&#259;t&#259;cire, f&#259;r&#259;-foame, f&#259;r&#259;-sete &#537;i f&#259;r&#259;-doime &#8212; </span><strong><span>prin ak&#257;ra, c&#259;ut&#226;nd acest Sine.</span></strong></p><p><span>Din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-cel-mai-&#238;n&#259;l&#539;at, z&#259;mislitor, cel-ce-intr&#259;-de-sus, cel-ce-ridic&#259;, v&#259;z&#259;tor-de-sus, f&#259;ptuitor-de-sus, cel-ce-opre&#537;te-calea-gre&#537;it&#259;, cel-ce-&#238;nghite-de-sus, cel-ce-zboar&#259;-&#238;nalt &#537;i cel-ce-a-trecut-dincolo-de-prefaceri &#8212; </span><strong><span>prin O&#7747;k&#257;ra, c&#259;ut&#226;nd acest Sine drept Brahmanul suprem, drept N&#7771;si&#7747;ha.</span></strong></p><p><span>Prin </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span>, atr&#259;g&#226;nd </span><em><span>uk&#257;ra</span></em><span> ca jum&#259;tate-dint&#226;i &#8212; f&#259;c&#226;ndu-l Leu &#8212; iar prin jum&#259;tatea-a-doua, atr&#259;g&#226;nd acel Leu.</span></p><p><span>Din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-M&#259;re&#539;ie, Putere-sf&#226;nt&#259;, M&#259;sur&#259;tor, Slobod, Mah&#257;deva, Mahe&#347;vara, Mare-Fiin&#539;&#259;, Mare-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;, Mare-Fericire &#537;i Mare-Domn &#8212; </span><strong><span>prin jum&#259;tatea-mak&#257;ra, s&#259;-l fac&#259; una cu acest Sine.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>F&#259;r&#259; trup. F&#259;r&#259; sim&#539;uri. F&#259;r&#259; suflare. F&#259;r&#259; &#238;ntuneric. Numai-Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>El ajunge de-sine-st&#259;p&#226;nitor &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 7 se deschide cu cererea &#238;nnoit&#259; a zeilor. Ei au trecut prin Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 6 &#8212; au &#238;nghi&#539;it </span><em><span>&#257;sura-p&#257;pman</span></em><span>-ul, au trecut dincolo de lumin&#259; &#238;n Vid, au primit asupra lor r&#226;nduiala lep&#259;d&#259;rii. &#536;i acum: </span><em><span>bh&#363;ya eva no bhagav&#257;n vij&#241;&#257;payatu</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;s&#259; ne lumineze Preacinstitul mai departe.&#8221; </span><strong><span>Este mai mult. Este &#238;ntotdeauna mai mult. Zeii &#238;n&#537;i&#537;i nu se socotesc ispr&#259;vi&#539;i.</span></strong></p><p><span>Iar </span><em><span>tatha iti</span></em><span> al lui Praj&#257;pati &#8212; &#8222;a&#537;a s&#259; fie&#8221; &#8212; &#537;i ceea ce urmeaz&#259; este una dintre cele mai &#238;ndesate &#238;ntinderi de cascade-de-&#238;nsu&#537;iri din tot Upanishadul: trei liste una dup&#259; alta, c&#226;te una pentru fiecare </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>, r&#226;nduite dup&#259; chiar sunetul de deschidere al acelei </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>Zeii au spus: &#238;nva&#539;&#259;-ne mai mult. Chiar &#537;i dup&#259; tot ce a dat Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 6 &#8212; &#256;sura-P&#257;pman pref&#259;cut &#238;n lumin&#259;, lumina pref&#259;cut&#259; &#238;n </span><em><span>&#347;&#363;nya</span></em><span>, felul de vie&#539;uire al recunoa&#537;terii &#8212; tot mai este. </span><strong><span>Aceasta nu este o lips&#259;. Este alc&#259;tuirea Upanishadului: fiecare Kha&#7751;&#7693;a deschide &#238;nc&#259; o u&#537;&#259;.</span></strong><span> Praj&#257;pati r&#259;spunde: </span><em><span>tatheti</span></em><span>. A&#537;a s&#259; fie. &#536;i r&#259;spunde cu o r&#226;nduial&#259; cu totul nou&#259;: trei cascade zidite pe rezonan&#539;ele fonemice ale lui A, U &#537;i M.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cascada ak&#257;ra</span></strong><span> are nou&#259; &#238;nsu&#537;iri, toate &#238;ncep&#226;nd cu prefixul </span><em><span>a-</span></em><span> (privativ). C&#226;nd roste&#537;ti A, por&#539;i deja acest prefix &#238;n&#259;untrul sunetului: ne-n&#259;scut, ne-muritor, ne-&#238;mb&#259;tr&#226;nitor&#8230; A nu </span><em><span>descrie</span></em><span> aceste &#238;nsu&#537;iri &#8212; el este vehiculul care le poart&#259;. Sunetul A </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> energia neg&#259;rii-limitelor.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cascada O&#7747;k&#257;ra</span></strong><span> are zece &#238;nsu&#537;iri, toate &#238;ncep&#226;nd cu </span><em><span>ut-</span></em><span> (&#238;n sus). C&#226;nd roste&#537;ti AUM, por&#539;i deja aceast&#259; geometrie vertical&#259;: cel-mai-&#238;n&#259;l&#539;at, z&#259;mislitorul, cel-ce-intr&#259;-de-sus&#8230; Ia aminte la </span><em><span>udgr&#257;satv&#257;t</span></em><span> &#8212; cel-ce-&#238;nghite-de-sus. R&#259;d&#259;cina </span><em><span>&#8730;gras</span></em><span> se ive&#537;te aici din nou, neatins&#259;, &#238;n mijlocul cascadei fonemice. Sunetul AUM poart&#259; &#238;nghi&#539;irea.</span></p><p><span>Zece &#238;nsu&#537;iri, toate cu </span><em><span>ut-</span></em><span>. Un singur sunet poart&#259; &#238;ntreaga aceast&#259; &#238;ndreptare-&#238;n-sus. Iar </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> nu este un sunet care descrie acele &#238;nsu&#537;iri; el este chiar sunetul acelor &#238;nsu&#537;iri. A poart&#259; &#238;n&#259;untrul lui negarea tuturor marginilor.</span></p><p><strong><span>Lucrarea Facerii-Leului</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>&#257;k&#257;re&#7751;emam &#257;tm&#257;nam uk&#257;ra&#7747; p&#363;rv&#257;rdham &#257;k&#7771;&#7779;ya si&#7747;h&#299;k&#7771;tyottar&#257;rdhena ta&#7747; si&#7747;ham &#257;k&#7771;&#7779;ya</span></em><span>. Prin ak&#257;ra, atr&#259;g&#226;nd uk&#257;ra ca jum&#259;tate-dint&#226;i &#8212; f&#259;c&#226;ndu-l Leu &#8212; prin jum&#259;tatea-a-doua, atr&#259;g&#226;nd acel Leu. Aceasta este o &#238;ndrumare de medita&#539;ie-prin-sunet: jum&#259;tatea dint&#226;i a lui AUM (A+U) ia chipul Leului; jum&#259;tatea a doua (M) atrage acel Leu &#238;n&#259;untru. AUM &#238;ntreg z&#259;mislind Leul &#537;i apoi sorbindu-l &#238;n sine.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cascada mak&#257;ra</span></strong><span> are zece &#238;nsu&#537;iri, toate &#238;ncep&#226;nd cu </span><em><span>mah&#257;-</span></em><span> sau </span><em><span>ma-</span></em><span>. Sunetul M &#8212; sunetul din urm&#259; al lui AUM, cel care &#238;nchide buzele &#8212; poart&#259; m&#259;re&#539;ia: </span><em><span>mahattva, mahastva, m&#257;natva, muktatva, mah&#257;deva, mahe&#347;vara, mah&#257;sattva, mah&#257;cit, mah&#257;nanda, mah&#257;prabhu</span></em><span>. </span><strong><span>M-ul care &#238;nchide este &#537;i M-ul care poart&#259; cel mai mult.</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Svar&#257;&#7789;</span></em><span> &#8212; de-sine-st&#259;p&#226;nitor, acela care se c&#226;rmuie&#537;te singur. Nu este alt-&#238;mp&#259;rat deasupra lui. Nici zeu, nici guru, nici carte. Cel care cunoa&#537;te cele trei cascade &#537;i lucrarea Leului este </span><em><span>svar&#257;&#7789;</span></em><span>: f&#259;r&#259; trup, f&#259;r&#259; sim&#539;uri, f&#259;r&#259; suflare, f&#259;r&#259; &#238;ntuneric &#8212; numai Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire.</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea B &#8212; Dialogul Kas Tvam / Aham + desfacerea lingvistic&#259; a lui Aham + Avacanena + formula Svar&#257;&#7789;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2337;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2361;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2376;&#2357;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2361;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2349;&#2367;&#2343;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2352;&#2351;&#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360; &#2319;&#2357; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2306; &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2379; &#2344; &#2361;&#2368;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2361;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2376;&#2357; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344;&#2366;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2375;&#2342;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2306; &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2368;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2368;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2340;&#2375; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2340;&#2375; &#2330;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2325;&#2367;&#2306; &#2360;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2342;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2344;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2369;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2325;&#2376;&#2359;&#2375;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2350;&#2367;&#2351;&#2306; &#2344;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2330;&#2344;&#2375;&#2344;&#2376;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2349;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2369;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2376;&#2357;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2366;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2330;&#2344;&#2375;&#2344;&#2376;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2349;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2369;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2379; &#2344;&#2366;&#2350; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2365;&#2351;&#2306; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360; &#2319;&#2357; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2367;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352; &#2311;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2330;&#2367;&#2325;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339;&#2375;&#2350;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2330;&#2367;&#2325;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2358;&#2352;&#2368;&#2352;&#2379;&#2365;&#2344;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2379;&#2365;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2379;&#2365;&#2340;&#2350;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2337;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>sa svar&#257;&#7693; bhavati ya eva&#7747; veda | kas tvam ity aham iti hov&#257;ca | evam eveda&#7747; sarva&#7747; tasm&#257;d aham iti sarv&#257;bhidh&#257;nam | tasy&#257;dir ayam ak&#257;ra&#7717; sa eva bhavati | sarva&#7747; hy ayam &#257;tm&#257;ya&#7747; hi sarv&#257;ntaro na h&#299;da&#7747; sarvam aham iti hov&#257;caiva | nir&#257;tmakam &#257;tmaiveda&#7747; sarva&#7747; tasm&#257;t sarv&#257;tmaken&#257;k&#257;re&#7751;a sarv&#257;tmakam &#257;tm&#257;nam anvicchet | brahmaiveda&#7747; sarva&#7747; sac-cid-&#257;nanda-r&#363;pam | sad dh&#299;da&#7747; sarva&#7747; sat sad iti | cid dh&#299;da&#7747; sarva&#7747; k&#257;&#347;ate prak&#257;&#347;ate ceti | ki&#7747; sad it&#299;dam ida&#7747; nety anubh&#363;tir iti | kai&#7779;et&#299;yam iya&#7747; nety avacanenaiv&#257;nubhavann uv&#257;ca | evam eva cid-&#257;nand&#257;v apy avacanenaiv&#257;nubhavann uv&#257;ca sarvam anyad iti | sa param&#257;nandasya brahma&#7751;o n&#257;ma brahmeti | tasy&#257;ntyo&#8217;ya&#7747; mak&#257;ra&#7717; sa eva bhavati | tasm&#257;n mak&#257;re&#7751;a parama&#7747; brahm&#257;nvicchet | kim idam evam ity uk&#257;ra ity ev&#257;h&#257;vicikitsan | tasm&#257;d ak&#257;re&#7751;emam &#257;tm&#257;nam anvi&#7779;ya mak&#257;re&#7751;a brahma&#7751;&#257;nusandadhy&#257;d uk&#257;re&#7751;&#257;vicikitsan | a&#347;ar&#299;ro&#8217;nindriyo&#8217;pr&#257;&#7751;o&#8217;tam&#257;&#7717; sac-cid-&#257;nanda-m&#257;tra&#7717; sa svar&#257;&#7693; bhavati ya eva&#7747; veda ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2335;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; (sa svar&#257;&#7693; bhavati ya eva&#7747; veda &#8212; el ajunge de-sine-st&#259;p&#226;nitor, cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel) | &#2325;&#2307; &#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (kas tvam iti &#8212; &#8222;Cine e&#537;ti?&#8221;) | &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2313;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; (aham iti hov&#257;ca &#8212; &#8222;Eu&#8221; &#8212; a spus) | &#2319;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (evam eveda&#7747; sarvam &#8212; astfel, chiar a&#537;a, tot acesta) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2349;&#2367;&#2343;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (tasm&#257;d aham iti sarv&#257;bhidh&#257;nam &#8212; de aceea &#8222;Eu&#8221; este numele-a-tot) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2310;&#2342;&#2367;&#2307; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (tasy&#257;dir ayam ak&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; &#238;nceputul lui este acest ak&#257;ra) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; (sarva&#7747; hy ayam &#257;tm&#257; &#8212; c&#259;ci acest Sine este totul) | &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2307; (aya&#7747; hi sarv&#257;ntara&#7717; &#8212; c&#259;ci el este l&#259;untrul-a-toate) | &#2344; &#2361;&#2367; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2313;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2319;&#2357; (na h&#299;da&#7747; sarvam aham iti hov&#257;caiva &#8212; &#8222;&#537;i totu&#537;i nu tot acesta este Eu&#8221; &#8212; a spus) | &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2319;&#2357; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (nir&#257;tmakam &#257;tmaiveda&#7747; sarvam &#8212; fiind f&#259;r&#259;-sine-propriu, Sinele &#238;nsu&#537;i este tot acesta) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344; &#2309;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; (tasm&#257;t sarv&#257;tmaken&#257;k&#257;re&#7751;a sarv&#257;tmakam &#257;tm&#257;nam anvicchet &#8212; de aceea, prin ak&#257;ra cel cu-firea-tuturor, s&#259; caute Sinele cel cu-firea-tuturor) | &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2319;&#2357; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2350;&#2381; (brahmaiveda&#7747; sarva&#7747; sac-cid-&#257;nanda-r&#363;pam &#8212; Brahman &#238;nsu&#537;i este tot acesta, av&#226;nd chip de Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire) | &#2360;&#2340;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (sad dh&#299;da&#7747; sarva&#7747; sat sad iti &#8212; c&#259;ci tot acesta este Fiin&#539;&#259;: &#8222;Fiin&#539;&#259;, Fiin&#539;&#259;&#8221;) | &#2330;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2340;&#2375; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2340;&#2375; &#2330; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (cid dh&#299;da&#7747; sarva&#7747; k&#257;&#347;ate prak&#257;&#347;ate ceti &#8212; c&#259;ci tot acesta este Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;: str&#259;luce&#537;te &#537;i se face ar&#259;tat) | &#2325;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (ki&#7747; sad iti &#8212; &#8222;Ce este Fiin&#539;a?&#8221;) | &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2344; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (idam ida&#7747; neti &#8212; &#8222;nu aceasta, nu aceasta&#8221;) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (anubh&#363;tir iti &#8212; &#8222;[este] tr&#259;ire-nemijlocit&#259;&#8221;) | &#2325;&#2366; &#2319;&#2359;&#2366; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (kai&#7779;eti &#8212; &#8222;Ce este aceasta [tr&#259;irea]?&#8221;) | &#2311;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2344; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (iyam iya&#7747; neti &#8212; &#8222;nu aceasta, nu aceasta&#8221;) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2330;&#2344;&#2375;&#2344; &#2319;&#2357; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2349;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; &#2313;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; (avacanenaiv&#257;nubhavann uv&#257;ca &#8212; prin ne-vorbire numai, tr&#259;ind-o, a gr&#259;it) | &#2319;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2380; &#2309;&#2346;&#2367; (evam eva cid-&#257;nand&#257;v api &#8212; tot astfel &#537;i Con&#537;tiin&#539;a &#537;i Fericirea) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2307; &#2344;&#2366;&#2350; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (sa param&#257;nandasya brahma&#7751;o n&#257;ma brahmeti &#8212; numele acelui Brahman al fericirii supreme este &#8222;brahma&#8221;) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (tasy&#257;ntyo&#8217;ya&#7747; mak&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; sf&#226;r&#537;itul lui este acest mak&#257;ra) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; (tasm&#257;n mak&#257;re&#7751;a parama&#7747; brahm&#257;nvicchet &#8212; de aceea, prin mak&#257;ra s&#259; caute Brahmanul suprem) | &#2325;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2313;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2319;&#2357; &#2310;&#2361; &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2330;&#2367;&#2325;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381; (kim idam evam ity uk&#257;ra ity ev&#257;h&#257;vicikitsan &#8212; &#8222;este oare aceasta astfel?&#8221; &#8212; uk&#257;ra, a spus el, ne-&#537;ov&#259;ind) | &#2309;&#2358;&#2352;&#2368;&#2352;&#2307; &#2309;&#2344;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2307; &#2309;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2307; &#2309;&#2340;&#2350;&#2366;&#2307; (a&#347;ar&#299;ro&#8217;nindriyo&#8217;pr&#257;&#7751;o&#8217;tam&#257;&#7717; &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; trup, f&#259;r&#259; sim&#539;uri, f&#259;r&#259; suflare, f&#259;r&#259; &#238;ntuneric) | &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; (sac-cid-&#257;nanda-m&#257;tra&#7717; &#8212; numai-Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2335;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (sa svar&#257;&#7693; bhavati &#8212; el ajunge de-sine-st&#259;p&#226;nitor)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>El ajunge de-sine-st&#259;p&#226;nitor &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#8222;Cine e&#537;ti?&#8221; &#8222;Eu&#8221; &#8212; a spus.</span></strong></p><p><span>Astfel, chiar a&#537;a, tot acesta. De aceea &#8222;Eu&#8221; este numele-a-tot. &#206;nceputul lui este acest </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span>; chiar acela ajunge [totul]. C&#259;ci acest Sine este totul; c&#259;ci el este l&#259;untrul-a-toate. &#8222;&#536;i totu&#537;i nu tot acesta este Eu&#8221; &#8212; a spus. Fiind f&#259;r&#259;-sine-propriu, Sinele &#238;nsu&#537;i este tot acesta. De aceea, prin </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> cel cu-firea-tuturor, s&#259; caute Sinele cel cu-firea-tuturor.</span></p><p><span>Brahman &#238;nsu&#537;i este tot acesta, av&#226;nd chip de Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire. C&#259;ci tot acesta este Fiin&#539;&#259;: &#8222;Fiin&#539;&#259;, Fiin&#539;&#259;.&#8221; C&#259;ci tot acesta este Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;: str&#259;luce&#537;te &#537;i se face ar&#259;tat.</span></p><p><span>&#8222;Ce este Fiin&#539;a?&#8221; &#8212; &#8222;Nu aceasta, nu aceasta; [este] tr&#259;ire-nemijlocit&#259;.&#8221; &#8222;Ce este aceasta [tr&#259;irea]?&#8221; &#8212; &#8222;Nu aceasta, nu aceasta&#8221; &#8212; &#537;i </span><strong><span>prin ne-vorbire numai, tr&#259;ind-o, a gr&#259;it.</span></strong><span> Tot astfel &#537;i Con&#537;tiin&#539;a &#537;i Fericirea: prin ne-vorbire numai, tr&#259;indu-le, a gr&#259;it &#8212; &#537;i tot ce mai este.</span></p><p><span>Numele acelui Brahman al fericirii supreme este &#8222;brahma&#8221;; sf&#226;r&#537;itul lui este acest </span><em><span>mak&#257;ra</span></em><span>; chiar acela ajunge [totul]. De aceea, prin </span><em><span>mak&#257;ra</span></em><span> s&#259; caute Brahmanul suprem. &#8222;Este oare aceasta astfel?&#8221; &#8212; &#8222;</span><em><span>uk&#257;ra</span></em><span>&#8221;, a spus el, ne-&#537;ov&#259;ind.</span></p><p><span>De aceea: prin </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> c&#259;ut&#226;nd acest Sine, prin </span><em><span>mak&#257;ra</span></em><span> alc&#259;tuindu-l laolalt&#259; cu Brahman, prin </span><em><span>uk&#257;ra</span></em><span> ne-&#537;ov&#259;ind &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; trup, f&#259;r&#259; sim&#539;uri, f&#259;r&#259; suflare, f&#259;r&#259; &#238;ntuneric, numai-Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire: el ajunge de-sine-st&#259;p&#226;nitor, cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Sec&#539;iunea B se deschide cu ceea ce este poate cel mai &#238;ndesat dialog din tot Upanishadul. Dou&#259; cuvinte: </span><em><span>kas tvam</span></em><span> / </span><em><span>aham iti</span></em><span>. &#8222;Cine e&#537;ti?&#8221; &#8222;Eu.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>Stai o clip&#259; cu asta. Cel c&#259;ruia i se vorbe&#537;te &#8212; nenumit; unele manuscrise citesc aceasta ca &#238;ntre Praj&#257;pati &#537;i zei, altele ca &#238;ntre &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor &#537;i ucenic &#8212; &#238;ntreab&#259; &#8222;cine?&#8221;. R&#259;spunsul este </span><em><span>aham</span></em><span>. &#8222;Eu.&#8221; Nu &#8222;Sunt Brahman.&#8221; Nu &#8222;Sunt Sinele.&#8221; Doar </span><strong><span>&#8222;Eu.&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i apoi descoperirea de alc&#259;tuire: </span><em><span>evam eveda&#7747; sarva&#7747; tasm&#257;d aham iti sarv&#257;bhidh&#257;nam</span></em><span>. &#8222;Astfel, chiar a&#537;a, tot acesta. De aceea </span><em><span>aham</span></em><span> este numele-a-tot.&#8221; Orice alt nume este o rostire. &#8222;Eu&#8221; este ceea ce roste&#537;te. &#8222;Eu&#8221; este numele ne-numit din care porne&#537;te orice numire.</span></p><p><strong><span>Textul desface apoi cuv&#226;ntul </span></strong><em><strong><span>aham</span></strong></em><strong><span> lingvistic.</span></strong><span> </span><em><span>Aham</span></em><span> &#238;ncepe cu </span><em><span>a</span></em><span> (</span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span>). Numele lui Brahman &#8212; </span><em><span>brahma</span></em><span> &#8212; se sf&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te cu </span><em><span>m</span></em><span> (</span><em><span>mak&#257;ra</span></em><span>). A&#537;adar </span><em><span>a-ham</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>brah-ma</span></em><span> poart&#259;, &#238;n cuvintele &#238;nse&#537;i, &#238;nceputul &#537;i sf&#226;r&#537;itul lui AUM. Drumul de la </span><em><span>aham</span></em><span> la </span><em><span>brahma</span></em><span> este drumul de la A la M. Iar </span><em><span>uk&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#8212; U &#8212; este acel drum, purt&#226;ndu-le pe am&#226;ndou&#259; f&#259;r&#259; &#537;ov&#259;ire.</span></p><p><span>De fiecare dat&#259; c&#226;nd spui &#8222;Eu&#8221; &#8212; &#238;n rom&#226;n&#259;, &#238;n englez&#259; sau &#238;n sanskrit&#259; &#8212; &#238;ncepi cu A.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;mpotrivirea care nu se surp&#259;.</span></strong><span> &#206;nt&#226;i: &#8222;Eu&#8221; este numele-a-tot &#8212; pentru c&#259; Sinele este totul. Apoi: </span><em><span>na h&#299;da&#7747; sarvam aham</span></em><span> &#8212; &#537;i totu&#537;i nu tot acesta este Eu &#8212; pentru c&#259; lumea nu are sine propriu. Dezlegarea vine &#238;ntr-un singur cuv&#226;nt: </span><em><span>nir&#257;tmakam</span></em><span> &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-sine-propriu. </span><em><span>Nir&#257;tmakam &#257;tmaiveda&#7747; sarvam.</span></em><span> Fiind f&#259;r&#259; sine propriu, Sinele &#238;nsu&#537;i este tot acesta. Lumea este pe de-a-ntregul Sine; Sinele nu este pe de-a-ntregul lume. </span><strong><span>Aceast&#259; nepotrivire &#539;ine non-dualitatea f&#259;r&#259; a face lumea s&#259; dispar&#259;.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Avacanena &#8212; prin ne-vorbire.</span></strong><span> Aceasta este una dintre cele mai frumoase mi&#537;c&#259;ri din tot Upanishadul. &#206;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;torul este &#238;ntrebat: ce este Fiin&#539;a? Spune: nu aceasta, nu aceasta &#8212; &#537;i apoi, </span><em><span>prin t&#259;cere numai</span></em><span>, tr&#259;ind-o, a gr&#259;it. Tot astfel Con&#537;tiin&#539;a. Tot astfel Fericirea. Toate trei &#8212; </span><em><span>sat</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>cit</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>&#257;nanda</span></em><span> &#8212; ar&#259;tate prin t&#259;cere.</span></p><p><em><span>Neti neti</span></em><span> al B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yakei &#8212; nu aceasta, nu aceasta &#8212; se &#238;ntoarce aici, dar acum ca </span><em><span>avacana</span></em><span>: f&#259;r&#259; cuvinte. </span><em><span>Neti neti</span></em><span> cel obi&#537;nuit folose&#537;te &#238;nc&#259; vorbe. Aici, &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;torul gust&#259; </span><em><span>sat</span></em><span> &#238;n t&#259;cere, gust&#259; </span><em><span>cit</span></em><span> &#238;n t&#259;cere, gust&#259; </span><em><span>&#257;nanda</span></em><span> &#238;n t&#259;cere. </span><strong><span>T&#259;cerea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i este r&#259;spunsul.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ndrumarea &#238;mpletit&#259;</span></strong><span>: prin </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#8212; caut&#259; Sinele; prin </span><em><span>mak&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#8212; alc&#259;tuie&#537;te-l laolalt&#259; cu Brahman; prin </span><em><span>uk&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#8212; ne-&#537;ov&#259;ind. Trei pa&#537;i pentru cele trei </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>Iar formula </span><em><span>svar&#257;&#7789;</span></em><span> sose&#537;te pentru a doua oar&#259;: </span><em><span>a&#347;ar&#299;ra&#7717;</span></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259; trup), </span><em><span>anindriya&#7717;</span></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259; sim&#539;uri), </span><em><span>apr&#257;&#7751;a&#7717;</span></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259; suflare), </span><em><span>atam&#257;&#7717;</span></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259; &#238;ntuneric), </span><em><span>sac-cid-&#257;nanda-m&#257;tra&#7717;</span></em><span> (numai-Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire). </span><em><span>Svar&#257;&#7789;</span></em><span> &#8212; de-sine-st&#259;p&#226;nitor, acela care se c&#226;rmuie&#537;te singur pe sine. Nu este alt-&#238;mp&#259;rat deasupra lui. Nici zeu, nici guru, nici carte.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea C1 &#8212; Brahma V&#257; Ida&#7747; Sarvam prin cascada celor dou&#259;sprezece -Tva + semnul Satatam</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2357;&#2366; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2361;&#2306;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2340;&#2340;&#2306; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2379;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>brahma v&#257; ida&#7747; sarvam att&#7771;tv&#257;d ugratv&#257;d v&#299;ratv&#257;n mahatv&#257;d vi&#7779;&#7751;utv&#257;j jvalatv&#257;t sarvato-mukhatv&#257;n n&#7771;si&#7747;hatv&#257;d bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;atv&#257;d bhadratv&#257;n m&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyutv&#257;n nam&#257;mitv&#257;d aha&#7747;tv&#257;d iti | satata&#7747; hy etad brahmogratv&#257;d v&#299;ratv&#257;n mahattv&#257;d vi&#7779;&#7751;utv&#257;j jvalatv&#257;t sarvato-mukhatv&#257;n n&#7771;si&#7747;hatv&#257;d bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;atv&#257;d bhadratv&#257;n m&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyutv&#257;n nam&#257;mitv&#257;d iti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2357;&#2376; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (brahma v&#257; ida&#7747; sarvam &#8212; Brahman este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, tot acesta) | &#2309;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (att&#7771;tv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-de-M&#226;nc&#259;tor) | &#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (ugratv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-S&#259;lbatic) | &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (v&#299;ratv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Viteaz) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (mahatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Mare) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (vi&#7779;&#7751;utv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Vi&#7779;&#7751;u) | &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (jvalatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Arz&#226;nd) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (sarvato-mukhatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-&#206;ntors-spre-toate) | &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (n&#7771;si&#7747;hatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-N&#7771;si&#7747;ha) | &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;atv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-&#206;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor) | &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (bhadratv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Binecuv&#226;ntat) | &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (m&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyutv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Moartea-mor&#539;ii) | &#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (nam&#257;mitv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-&#8222;m&#259;-&#238;nchin&#8221;) | &#2309;&#2361;&#2306;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (aha&#7747;tv&#257;d iti &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Eu &#8212; astfel) | &#2360;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; (satata&#7747; hy etad brahma &#8212; c&#259;ci acest Brahman este [astfel] necontenit) | [&#537;i &#537;irul se repet&#259;] ([&#8230;] &#8212; de la ugratv&#257;t p&#226;n&#259; la nam&#257;mitv&#257;t)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Brahman este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, tot acesta &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-de-M&#226;nc&#259;tor, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-S&#259;lbatic, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Viteaz, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Mare, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Arz&#226;nd, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-&#206;ntors-spre-toate, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-&#206;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Binecuv&#226;ntat, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Moartea-mor&#539;ii, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-&#8222;m&#259;-&#238;nchin&#8221;, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Eu. Astfel.</span></p><p><strong><span>C&#259;ci acest Brahman este [astfel] </span></strong><em><strong><span>necontenit</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-S&#259;lbatic, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Viteaz, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Mare, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Arz&#226;nd, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-&#206;ntors-spre-toate, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-&#206;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Binecuv&#226;ntat, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Moartea-mor&#539;ii, a fiin&#539;&#259;rii-&#8222;m&#259;-&#238;nchin&#8221;. Astfel.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Sec&#539;iunea C se deschide cu o singur&#259; afirma&#539;ie rostit&#259; &#8212; </span><em><span>brahma v&#257; ida&#7747; sarvam</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;Brahman este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, tot acesta&#8221; &#8212; urmat&#259; de o lung&#259; cascad&#259; cauzal&#259; &#238;n </span><em><span>-tv&#257;t</span></em><span>, care nume&#537;te dou&#259;sprezece &#238;nsu&#537;iri. Aceasta nu este &#238;ncheierea unui ra&#539;ionament, ci &#238;nceputul unei cascade care d&#259; temeiul: </span><em><span>de ce</span></em><span> este Brahman tot acesta?</span></p><p><span>Cite&#537;te &#537;irul &#238;ncet, pentru c&#259; cel dint&#226;i lucru din el este nou &#537;i de c&#259;petenie:</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Att&#7771;tv&#257;t.</span></strong></em><span> &#8222;Din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-de-M&#226;nc&#259;tor.&#8221; Din </span><em><span>&#8730;ad</span></em><span> &#8212; a m&#226;nca. Aceea&#537;i r&#259;d&#259;cin&#259; care str&#259;bate tot acest Upanishad: </span><em><span>atti</span></em><span> (el m&#259;n&#226;nc&#259;), </span><em><span>annam</span></em><span> (hrana), </span><em><span>adantam &#257;dmi</span></em><span> (recursivitatea din Taittir&#299;ya), </span><em><span>graset</span></em><span> (s&#259; &#238;nghit&#259;), </span><em><span>sarva-gr&#257;sa</span></em><span> (&#206;nghi&#539;itorul-a-toate). Acum: </span><em><span>att&#7771;tva</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><em><span>&#238;nsu&#537;irea de a fi m&#226;nc&#259;torul</span></em><span>, rostit&#259; ca substantiv abstract. Este cu totul nou&#259; &#238;n acest Upanishad; nicio cascad&#259; de mai devreme nu a cuprins-o. Se ive&#537;te aici, la &#238;nceputul &#537;irului &#8212; ca &#537;i cum textul ar fi p&#259;strat acest nume anume pentru acest loc.</span></p><p><strong><span>Brahman ESTE tot acesta </span></strong><em><strong><span>din pricina</span></strong></em><strong><span> fiin&#539;&#259;rii-de-M&#226;nc&#259;tor.</span></strong><span> Brahman este temeiul tuturor lucrurilor, &#536;I Brahman este acela care m&#259;n&#226;nc&#259; acele lucruri, &#536;I acea &#238;nsu&#537;ire-de-a-m&#226;nca ESTE TEMEIUL pentru care Brahman este toate lucrurile.</span></p><p><span>Apoi cele unsprezece nume cunoscute &#8212; Ugra, V&#299;ra, Mahat, Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, Jvalat, Sarvato-mukha, N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, Bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a, Bhadra, M&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyu, </span><em><span>nam&#257;mi</span></em><span> &#8212; fiecare pus &#238;n </span><em><span>-tva</span></em><span> (&#238;nsu&#537;ire abstract&#259;). &#536;i cascada se &#238;nchide cu:</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Aha&#7747;tv&#257;t.</span></strong></em><span> &#8222;Din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Eu.&#8221; </span><em><span>Aha&#7747;tva</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><em><span>Eu-itatea</span></em><span>. Cascada &#238;ncepe cu fiin&#539;area-de-M&#226;nc&#259;tor &#537;i se sf&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te cu fiin&#539;area-Eu. Cel dint&#226;i &#537;i cel din urm&#259; poart&#259; laolalt&#259; toat&#259; alc&#259;tuirea lui Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 7: </span><em><span>aham</span></em><span> este numele-a-tot, iar m&#226;ncarea este felul &#238;n care </span><em><span>aham</span></em><span> este tot. De fiecare dat&#259; c&#226;nd cineva spune &#8222;Eu&#8221;, Brahman o spune prin el.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Satatam</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#8212; NECONTENIT.</span></strong><span> Cuv&#226;ntul acesta nu apare la &#238;nt&#226;mplare. &#536;irul se repet&#259; a doua oar&#259;, iar &#238;ntre cele dou&#259; st&#259; </span><em><span>satatam</span></em><span>. Nu uneori. Nu &#238;n anumite st&#259;ri. Nu atunci c&#226;nd practica merge bine. Necontenit. Brahman este tot acesta </span><em><span>necontenit</span></em><span> &#8212; din pricina acelora&#537;i &#238;nsu&#537;iri, rostite din nou. Repetarea este chiar &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura: nu o ai o dat&#259;; este a&#537;a ne&#238;ntrerupt.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea C2 &#8212; Ciclul primire-ivire + cele cinci gerunzii + cele unsprezece superlative Ati- + a treia formul&#259; Svar&#257;&#7789;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2350;&#2344; &#2310;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344; &#2310;&#2342;&#2367;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360; &#2351;&#2342;&#2376;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2346;&#2375;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2340;&#2375; &#2340;&#2342;&#2376;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2351;&#2342;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2348;&#2369;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2370;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2370;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2346;&#2368;&#2337;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2306;&#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2354;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357;&#2376;&#2359;&#2366;&#2306; &#2342;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2365;&#2340;&#2367;&#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2379;&#2365;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2340;&#2367;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2379;&#2365;&#2340;&#2367;&#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2379;&#2365;&#2340;&#2367;&#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2379;&#2365;&#2340;&#2367;&#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2365;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2361;&#2306; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2350;&#2361;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367; &#2360;&#2342;&#2366; &#2360;&#2350;&#2366;&#2360;&#2340;&#2375; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2344;&#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2375;&#2344; &#2346;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2376;&#2325;&#2368;&#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2330;&#2367;&#2325;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2358;&#2352;&#2368;&#2352;&#2379; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2379;&#2365;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2344;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2337;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>tasm&#257;d ak&#257;re&#7751;a parama&#7747; brahm&#257;nvi&#7779;ya mak&#257;re&#7751;a mana &#257;dya-vit&#257;ra&#7747; mana &#257;di-s&#257;k&#7779;i&#7751;am anvicchet | sa yadaitat sarvam apek&#7779;ate tadaitat sarvam asmin pravi&#347;ati | sa yad&#257; prati-budhyate tad etat sarvam asm&#257;d evotti&#7779;&#7789;hati | tad eva tat sarva&#7747; nir&#363;hya praty&#363;hya samp&#299;&#7693;ya sa&#7747;jv&#257;lya sambhak&#7779;ya sv&#257;tm&#257;nam evai&#7779;&#257;&#7747; dad&#257;ti | atyugro&#8217;tiv&#299;ro&#8217;timah&#257;n iti vi&#7779;&#7751;ur atijvalann atisarvato-mukho&#8217;tin&#7771;si&#7747;ho&#8217;tibh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;o&#8217;tibhadro&#8217;tim&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyur atinam&#257;my atyaha&#7747; bh&#363;tv&#257; sve mahimni sad&#257; sam&#257;sate | tasm&#257;d enam ak&#257;r&#257;rthena pare&#7751;a brahma&#7751;aik&#299;kury&#257;d uk&#257;re&#7751;&#257;vicikitsan | a&#347;ar&#299;ro nirindriyo&#8217;pr&#257;&#7751;o&#8217;man&#257;&#7717; sac-cid-&#257;nanda-m&#257;tra&#7717; sa svar&#257;&#7693; bhavati ya eva&#7747; veda ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; (tasm&#257;d ak&#257;re&#7751;a parama&#7747; brahm&#257;nvi&#7779;ya &#8212; de aceea, prin ak&#257;ra c&#259;ut&#226;nd Brahmanul suprem) | &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2350;&#2344;&#2307; &#2310;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;-&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (mak&#257;re&#7751;a mana &#257;dya-vit&#257;ram &#8212; prin mak&#257;ra, [s&#259; caute] Mintea-R&#259;sp&#226;nditoare-cea-dint&#226;i) | &#2350;&#2344;&#2307; &#2310;&#2342;&#2367;-&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; (mana &#257;di-s&#257;k&#7779;i&#7751;am anvicchet &#8212; s&#259; caute Martorul-cel-dint&#226;i-al-Min&#539;ii) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2351;&#2342;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2346;&#2375;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2340;&#2375; (sa yadaitat sarvam apek&#7779;ate &#8212; c&#226;nd el prive&#537;te-a&#537;tept&#226;nd tot acesta) | &#2340;&#2342;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2340;&#2367; (tadaitat sarvam asmin pravi&#347;ati &#8212; atunci tot acesta intr&#259; &#238;ntr-&#238;nsul) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2351;&#2342;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2348;&#2369;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; (sa yad&#257; prati-budhyate &#8212; c&#226;nd el se treze&#537;te-&#238;nspre) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2340;&#2367; (tad etat sarvam asm&#257;d evotti&#7779;&#7789;hati &#8212; atunci tot acesta se ridic&#259; chiar dintr-&#238;nsul) | &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2370;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351; (nir&#363;hya &#8212; dup&#259; ce a scos-cu-totul) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2370;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351; (praty&#363;hya &#8212; dup&#259; ce a adus-&#238;napoi) | &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2346;&#2368;&#2337;&#2381;&#2351; (samp&#299;&#7693;ya &#8212; dup&#259; ce a str&#226;ns-laolalt&#259;) | &#2360;&#2306;&#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2354;&#2381;&#2351; (sa&#7747;jv&#257;lya &#8212; dup&#259; ce a aprins-laolalt&#259;) | &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; (sambhak&#7779;ya &#8212; dup&#259; ce a mistuit-cu-totul) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2319;&#2359;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; &#2342;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; (sv&#257;tm&#257;nam evai&#7779;&#257;&#7747; dad&#257;ti &#8212; le d&#259;ruie&#537;te chiar Sinele s&#259;u) | &#2309;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2309;&#2340;&#2367;&#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2307; &#2309;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; (atyugro&#8217;tiv&#299;ro&#8217;timah&#257;n &#8212; peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-S&#259;lbatic, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-Viteaz, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-Mare) | &#2309;&#2340;&#2367;&#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381; &#2309;&#2340;&#2367;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2307; (atijvalann atisarvato-mukha&#7717; &#8212; peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-Arz&#226;nd, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-&#206;ntors-spre-toate) | &#2309;&#2340;&#2367;&#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2307; &#2309;&#2340;&#2367;&#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2307; &#2309;&#2340;&#2367;&#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; (atin&#7771;si&#7747;ho&#8217;tibh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;o&#8217;tibhadra&#7717; &#8212; peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-&#206;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-Binecuv&#226;ntat) | &#2309;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2307; &#2309;&#2340;&#2367;&#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367; &#2309;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (atim&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyur atinam&#257;my atyaha&#7747; bh&#363;tv&#257; &#8212; peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-Moartea-mor&#539;ii, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-&#8222;m&#259;-&#238;nchin&#8221;, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-Eu &#8212; ajung&#226;nd [astfel]) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2350;&#2361;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367; &#2360;&#2342;&#2366; &#2360;&#2350;&#2366;&#2360;&#2340;&#2375; (sve mahimni sad&#257; sam&#257;sate &#8212; ei s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luiesc pururea &#238;n propria lor m&#259;re&#539;ie) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2375;&#2344; &#2346;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2366; &#2319;&#2325;&#2368;&#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tasm&#257;d enam ak&#257;r&#257;rthena pare&#7751;a brahma&#7751;aik&#299;kury&#257;t &#8212; de aceea, prin &#238;n&#539;elesul lui ak&#257;ra, s&#259;-l fac&#259; una cu Brahmanul suprem) | &#2313;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2330;&#2367;&#2325;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381; (uk&#257;re&#7751;&#257;vicikitsan &#8212; prin uk&#257;ra, ne-&#537;ov&#259;ind) | &#2309;&#2358;&#2352;&#2368;&#2352;&#2307; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2307; &#2309;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2307; &#2309;&#2350;&#2344;&#2366;&#2307; (a&#347;ar&#299;ro nirindriyo&#8217;pr&#257;&#7751;o&#8217;man&#257;&#7717; &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; trup, f&#259;r&#259; sim&#539;uri, f&#259;r&#259; suflare, f&#259;r&#259; minte) | &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2335;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (sac-cid-&#257;nanda-m&#257;tra&#7717; sa svar&#257;&#7693; bhavati &#8212; numai-Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire: el ajunge de-sine-st&#259;p&#226;nitor)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>De aceea: prin </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> c&#259;ut&#226;nd Brahmanul suprem, prin </span><em><span>mak&#257;ra</span></em><span> s&#259; caute Mintea-R&#259;sp&#226;nditoare-cea-dint&#226;i, Martorul-cel-dint&#226;i-al-Min&#539;ii.</span></p><p><strong><span>C&#226;nd el prive&#537;te-a&#537;tept&#226;nd tot acesta &#8212; atunci tot acesta intr&#259; &#238;ntr-&#238;nsul.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>C&#226;nd el se treze&#537;te-&#238;nspre &#8212; atunci tot acesta se ridic&#259; chiar dintr-&#238;nsul.</span></strong></p><p><span>Chiar pe acela, pe tot acela: dup&#259; ce l-a scos-cu-totul, l-a adus-&#238;napoi, l-a str&#226;ns-laolalt&#259;, l-a aprins-laolalt&#259;, l-a mistuit-cu-totul &#8212; </span><strong><span>le d&#259;ruie&#537;te chiar Sinele s&#259;u.</span></strong></p><p><span>Ajung&#226;nd peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-S&#259;lbatic, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-Viteaz, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-Mare &#8212; astfel Vi&#7779;&#7751;u &#8212; peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-Arz&#226;nd, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-&#206;ntors-spre-toate, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-&#206;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-Binecuv&#226;ntat, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-Moartea-mor&#539;ii, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-&#8222;m&#259;-&#238;nchin&#8221;, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-Eu: ei s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luiesc pururea &#238;n propria lor m&#259;re&#539;ie.</span></p><p><span>De aceea, prin &#238;n&#539;elesul lui </span><em><span>ak&#257;ra</span></em><span> s&#259;-l fac&#259; una cu Brahmanul suprem, prin </span><em><span>uk&#257;ra</span></em><span> ne-&#537;ov&#259;ind.</span></p><p><strong><span>F&#259;r&#259; trup. F&#259;r&#259; sim&#539;uri. F&#259;r&#259; suflare. F&#259;r&#259; minte. Numai-Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire. El ajunge de-sine-st&#259;p&#226;nitor &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i acum ciclul primire-ivire. Cite&#537;te-l ca r&#259;suflare.</span></p><p><em><span>Sa yadaitat sarvam apek&#7779;ate tadaitat sarvam asmin pravi&#347;ati.</span></em><span> &#8222;C&#226;nd el prive&#537;te-a&#537;tept&#226;nd tot acesta, atunci tot acesta intr&#259; &#238;ntr-&#238;nsul.&#8221;</span></p><p><em><span>Sa yad&#257; prati-budhyate tad etat sarvam asm&#257;d evotti&#7779;&#7789;hati.</span></em><span> &#8222;C&#226;nd el se treze&#537;te-&#238;nspre, atunci tot acesta se ridic&#259; chiar dintr-&#238;nsul.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>Dou&#259; mi&#537;c&#259;ri, c&#226;rmuite de &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i luarea-aminte a contemplativului. </span><em><span>Apek&#7779;ate</span></em><span> &#8212; a&#537;teapt&#259;, prive&#537;te-c&#259;tre, cuget&#259;-cu-inten&#539;ie &#8212; trage totul &#238;n&#259;untru; privirea trage lumea &#238;n&#259;untru. Privirea este o atragere; cugetarea este o primire. </span><em><span>Prati-budhyate</span></em><span> &#8212; se treze&#537;te-&#238;nspre, recunoa&#537;te-&#238;n-direc&#539;ia (</span><em><span>budh</span></em><span> = a se trezi, a cunoa&#537;te) &#8212; trimite totul &#238;n afar&#259;; trezirea &#238;mpinge lumea afar&#259; din Sine, ca din izvorul ei. Recunoa&#537;terea este o ivire; con&#537;tiin&#539;a este un izvor.</span></p><p><span>Aceste dou&#259; mi&#537;c&#259;ri nu se &#238;mpotrivesc una alteia. Sunt cele dou&#259; fe&#539;e ale aceleia&#537;i monede: lumea intr&#259; c&#226;nd Mintea prive&#537;te, lumea se ive&#537;te c&#226;nd Mintea se treze&#537;te. </span><strong><span>Sinele este deopotriv&#259; primitorul &#537;i ob&#226;r&#537;ia a tot ce se arat&#259;.</span></strong><span> R&#259;suflarea-&#238;n&#259;untru &#537;i r&#259;suflarea-&#238;n-afar&#259; ale cosmosului, prin contemplativ.</span></p><p><span>Opre&#537;te-te aici. Acesta este unul dintre cele mai nemijlocit-tr&#259;ite locuri ale Upanishadului. Lumea nu st&#259; neclintit&#259; acolo-afar&#259;. Lumea este ceea ce face contemplativul chiar acum cu luarea lui aminte. C&#226;nd luarea-aminte se &#238;ntoarce &#238;n&#259;untru, lumea intr&#259; &#238;n Sine. C&#226;nd recunoa&#537;terea se a&#537;az&#259; (</span><em><span>prati-budhyate</span></em><span> &#8212; treaz, cunosc&#226;nd), lumea iese din Sine ca propria lui &#238;ntindere-de-sine.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele cinci gerunzii</span></strong><span> descriu ce face Sinele cu lumea ivit&#259;: </span><em><span>nir&#363;hya</span></em><span> (sco&#539;&#226;nd-cu-totul), </span><em><span>praty&#363;hya</span></em><span> (aduc&#226;nd-&#238;napoi, re&#238;ntregind), </span><em><span>samp&#299;&#7693;ya</span></em><span> (str&#226;ng&#226;nd-laolalt&#259;), </span><em><span>sa&#7747;jv&#257;lya</span></em><span> (aprinz&#226;nd-laolalt&#259;), </span><em><span>sambhak&#7779;ya</span></em><span> (mistuind-cu-totul, din r&#259;d&#259;cina </span><em><span>&#8730;bhak&#7779;</span></em><span>). Cinci lucr&#259;ri, fiecare mai ad&#226;nc&#259; dec&#226;t cea dinainte. &#536;i apoi: </span><em><span>sv&#257;tm&#257;nam evai&#7779;&#257;&#7747; dad&#257;ti</span></em><span> &#8212; le d&#259;ruie&#537;te chiar Sinele s&#259;u. Lumea &#238;nghi&#539;it&#259; prime&#537;te &#238;nsu&#537;i Sinele. </span><strong><span>Ceea ce a ie&#537;it este pref&#259;cut &#537;i dat &#238;napoi ca Sine.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Cele unsprezece superlative </span></strong><em><strong><span>ati-</span></strong></em><strong><span>.</span></strong><span> Spre deosebire de cascadele de mai devreme, care foloseau </span><em><span>e&#7779;a eva</span></em><span> (&#8222;el singur este&#8221;), aici fiecare nume prime&#537;te prefixul </span><em><span>ati-</span></em><span> &#8212; peste, dincolo, peste-m&#259;sur&#259;. Nu doar S&#259;lbatic, ci peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-S&#259;lbatic. Nu doar Eu, ci peste-m&#259;sur&#259;-Eu. Iar cei astfel deveni&#539;i </span><em><span>sve mahimni sad&#257; sam&#257;sate</span></em><span> &#8212; s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luiesc pururea &#238;n propria lor m&#259;re&#539;ie.</span></p><p><span>Iar formula </span><em><span>svar&#257;&#7789;</span></em><span> sose&#537;te a treia oar&#259; &#8212; &#537;i acum cu o schimbare: nu </span><em><span>atam&#257;&#7717;</span></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259; &#238;ntuneric), ci </span><em><span>aman&#257;&#7717;</span></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259; minte). F&#259;r&#259; trup, f&#259;r&#259; sim&#539;uri, f&#259;r&#259; suflare, </span><em><span>f&#259;r&#259; minte</span></em><span> &#8212; numai Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea D &#8212; &#346;loka de &#238;ncheiere: Cornul, Jum&#259;tatea-de-corn, Cornul-cel&#259;lalt</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2366;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2375;&#2339;&#2366;&#2344;&#2375;&#2344; &#2351;&#2379;&#2332;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; &#2404; &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2350;&#2375;&#2344;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2375; &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2375; &#2340;&#2350;&#2344;&#2375;&#2344;&#2366;&#2346;&#2367; &#2351;&#2379;&#2332;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>&#347;&#7771;&#7749;ga&#7747; &#347;&#7771;&#7749;g&#257;rdham &#257;k&#7771;&#7779;ya &#347;&#7771;&#7749;ge&#7751;&#257;nena yojayet |<br>&#347;&#7771;&#7749;gam ena&#7747; pare &#347;&#7771;&#7749;ge tam anen&#257;pi yojayet ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2350;&#2381; (&#347;&#7771;&#7749;gam &#8212; cornul [&#238;ntreg]) | &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2381; (&#347;&#7771;&#7749;g&#257;rdham &#8212; jum&#259;tatea-de-corn) | &#2310;&#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351; (&#257;k&#7771;&#7779;ya &#8212; dup&#259; ce a tras-&#238;n&#259;untru) | &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2375;&#2339; &#2309;&#2344;&#2375;&#2344; &#2351;&#2379;&#2332;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; (&#347;&#7771;&#7749;ge&#7751;&#257;nena yojayet &#8212; s&#259;-l &#238;njuge cu chiar acest corn) | &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2352;&#2375; &#2358;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2375; (&#347;&#7771;&#7749;gam ena&#7747; pare &#347;&#7771;&#7749;ge &#8212; acest corn, &#238;n cornul cel&#259;lalt) | &#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2375;&#2344; &#2309;&#2346;&#2367; &#2351;&#2379;&#2332;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; (tam anen&#257;pi yojayet &#8212; pe acela s&#259;-l &#238;njuge &#537;i cu acesta)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Dup&#259; ce a tras-&#238;n&#259;untru cornul [&#238;mpreun&#259; cu] jum&#259;tatea-de-corn, s&#259;-l &#238;njuge cu chiar acest corn. [Apoi] acest corn, &#238;n cornul cel&#259;lalt &#8212; pe acela s&#259;-l &#238;njuge &#537;i cu acesta.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 7 se &#238;ncheie cu o &#347;loka a&#537;ezat&#259; la fel ca &#347;loka de &#238;ncheiere a lui Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 6, dar cu o icoan&#259; altfel. Acolo unde K6 avea </span><em><span>trayo dev&#257; up&#257;sata</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;cei trei Zei se &#238;nchin&#259;&#8221; &#8212; K7 se &#238;nchide mai tainic: </span><strong><span>niciun Leu, niciun Zeu.</span></strong><span> Doar cornul, jum&#259;tatea-de-corn &#537;i cornul-cel&#259;lalt &#8212; &#537;i &#238;njugarea &#238;ndoit&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cite&#537;te lucr&#259;rile ca pe o coregrafie</span></strong><span>:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>Lucrarea dint&#226;i</span></strong><span>: ia un </span><em><span>&#347;&#7771;&#7749;ga</span></em><span> (corn &#238;ntreg), &#238;mpreuneaz&#259;-l cu un </span><em><span>&#347;&#7771;&#7749;g&#257;rdha</span></em><span> (jum&#259;tate-de-corn), &#537;i &#238;njug&#259; aceast&#259; &#238;mpreunare </span><em><span>cu chiar acel corn</span></em><span>. &#206;ntregul + Jum&#259;tatea sunt legate cu ele &#238;nsele.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>Lucrarea a doua</span></strong><span>: ia acest chip-de-corn &#238;mpreunat &#537;i a&#537;az&#259;-l </span><em><span>pare &#347;&#7771;&#7749;ge</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;&#238;n cornul cel&#259;lalt&#8221;. &#206;njug&#259;-l &#537;i pe acela cu acesta.</span></p><p><span>Trei alc&#259;tuiri: cornul &#238;ntreg, jum&#259;tatea-de-corn, cornul-cel&#259;lalt. Cele trei </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; A, U, M &#8212; sunt acestea trei: A = cornul &#238;ntreg; U = jum&#259;tatea-de-corn (jum&#259;tatea care leag&#259; cele dou&#259; jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;i); M = cornul-cel&#259;lalt.</span></p><p><span>Gerunziul </span><em><span>&#257;k&#7771;&#7779;ya</span></em><span> &#8212; dup&#259; ce a tras-&#238;n&#259;untru &#8212; arat&#259; &#238;napoi spre sec&#539;iunea A: acela&#537;i cuv&#226;nt a lucrat acolo, &#238;n Facerea-Leului. </span><strong><span>&#346;loka este lucrarea din K7A &#238;ntoars&#259; ca icoan&#259; curat&#259;, f&#259;r&#259; s-o numeasc&#259;.</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Yojayet / yojayet</span></em><span> &#8212; a &#238;njuga, de dou&#259; ori. Aceast&#259; &#238;njugare-&#238;ndoit&#259; este mi&#537;carea &#238;ntregii &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;turi a lui Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 7: </span><strong><span>A caut&#259;, M une&#537;te, U leag&#259; f&#259;r&#259; &#537;ov&#259;ire.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#346;loka las&#259; icoana neexplicat&#259;. Explicarea s-a &#238;mplinit. Ce r&#259;m&#226;ne este icoana &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i, d&#259;ruit&#259; practicantului care a urmat Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 7 p&#226;n&#259; la cap&#259;t. </span><strong><span>A numi ar fi a acoperi.</span></strong><span> &#346;loka las&#259; chipul s&#259; r&#259;m&#226;n&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ncheierea Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 7 &#8212; Colofon</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2307; &#2326;&#2339;&#2381;&#2337;&#2307; &#2405; &#2413;&#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>iti saptama&#7717; kha&#7751;&#7693;a&#7717; || 7||</span></em></p><p><span>Astfel [se &#238;ncheie] Kha&#7751;&#7693;a al &#537;aptelea [al Uttara-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at].</span></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 7 a dat: cererea &#238;nnoit&#259; a zeilor &#537;i cele trei cascade fonemice, cu lucrarea Facerii-Leului &#537;i prima formul&#259; </span><em><span>svar&#257;&#7789;</span></em><span> (sec&#539;iunea A); dialogul </span><em><span>kas tvam / aham iti</span></em><span>, desfacerea lingvistic&#259; a lui </span><em><span>aham</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>avacanena</span></em><span> &#537;i a doua formul&#259; </span><em><span>svar&#257;&#7789;</span></em><span> (sec&#539;iunea B); </span><em><span>brahma v&#257; ida&#7747; sarvam</span></em><span> prin cascada celor dou&#259;sprezece </span><em><span>-tva</span></em><span> cu semnul </span><em><span>satatam</span></em><span> (C1); ciclul primire-ivire, cele cinci gerunzii, cele unsprezece superlative </span><em><span>ati-</span></em><span> &#537;i a treia formul&#259; </span><em><span>svar&#257;&#7789;</span></em><span> (C2); &#537;i &#347;loka de &#238;ncheiere a coarnelor (sec&#539;iunea D).</span></p><p><span>&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;</span></p><p><strong><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 8 &#8212; Cele patru Rahasyam (Taina &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259;)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Rahasyam 1 &#8212; O&#7747;k&#257;ra: urzeal&#259;-&#537;i-b&#259;t&#259;tur&#259;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2375;&#2339;&#2379;&#2340;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2379;&#2365;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2344;&#2376;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2379;&#2365;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376;&#2325;&#2354; &#2319;&#2357;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2379; &#2344; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369; &#2360;&#2342;&#2351;&#2306; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340; &#2311;&#2357; &#2360;&#2342;&#2381;&#2328;&#2344;&#2379;&#2365;&#2351;&#2306; &#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2328;&#2344; &#2310;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2328;&#2344; &#2319;&#2357;&#2376;&#2325;&#2352;&#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2325;&#2375;&#2344;&#2330;&#2344;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351; &#2323;&#2340;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2376;&#2359; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2344;&#2376;&#2357;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2346;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335; &#2323;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2361; &#2357;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2379; &#2357;&#2366;&#2327;&#2375;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2344; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2358;&#2348;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2367;&#2357;&#2375;&#2361;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352; &#2319;&#2357;&#2376;&#2325;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2350;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2349;&#2351;&#2306; &#2357;&#2376; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2352;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>atha tur&#299;ye&#7751;ota&#347; ca prota&#347; ca hy ayam &#257;tm&#257; n&#7771;si&#7747;ho&#8217;smin sarvam aya&#7747; sarv&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; hi sarva&#7747; naiv&#257;to&#8217;dvayo hy ayam &#257;tmaikala ev&#257;vikalpa&#7717; | na hi vastu sad aya&#7747; hy ota iva sad-ghano&#8217;ya&#7747; cid-ghana &#257;nanda-ghana evaika-raso&#8217;vyavah&#257;rya&#7717; kenacan&#257;dvit&#299;ya&#7717; | ota&#347; ca prota&#347; cai&#7779;a o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7717; | eva&#7747; naivam iti p&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;a om ity ev&#257;ha | v&#257;g v&#257; o&#7747;k&#257;ro v&#257;g eveda&#7747; sarva&#7747; na hy a&#347;abdam iveha&#8217;sti | cinmayo hy ayam o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#347; cinmayam ida&#7747; sarvam | tasm&#257;t parame&#347;vara evaikam eva tad bhavaty etad am&#7771;tam ayam etad brahma | abhaya&#7747; vai brahma bhavati ya eva&#7747; vedeti rahasyam ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2351;&#2375;&#2339; (atha tur&#299;ye&#7751;a &#8212; acum, prin tur&#299;ya) | &#2323;&#2340;&#2307; &#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2307; &#2330; (ota&#347; ca prota&#347; ca &#8212; &#539;esut-&#238;n-urzeal&#259; &#537;i &#539;esut-&#238;n-b&#259;t&#259;tur&#259;) | &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2307; (hy ayam &#257;tm&#257; n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7717; &#8212; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, acest Sine, N&#7771;si&#7747;ha) | &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (asmin sarvam &#8212; &#238;n el, totul) | &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (aya&#7747; sarv&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; hi sarvam &#8212; acesta &#8212; Sinele-tuturor &#8212; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r totul) | &#2344; &#2319;&#2357; &#2309;&#2340;&#2307; (naiv&#257;ta&#7717; &#8212; nicidecum de-aici [nu ca obiect obi&#537;nuit]) | &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; (advayo hy ayam &#257;tm&#257; &#8212; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, acest Sine este ne-doi) | &#2319;&#2325;&#2354;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; (ekala eva &#8212; unul singur) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2307; (avikalpa&#7717; &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-alternativ&#259;) | &#2344; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (na hi vastu sad ayam &#8212; c&#259;ci acesta nu este un lucru-existent) | &#2361;&#2367; &#2323;&#2340;&#2307; &#2311;&#2357; (hy ota iva &#8212; ci ca firul-de-urzeal&#259;) | &#2360;&#2342;&#2381;&#2328;&#2344;&#2307; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (sad-ghano&#8217;yam &#8212; acesta este Fiin&#539;&#259;-&#238;ndesat&#259;) | &#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2328;&#2344;&#2307; &#2310;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2328;&#2344;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; (cid-ghana &#257;nanda-ghana eva &#8212; Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-&#238;ndesat&#259;, Fericire-&#238;ndesat&#259;) | &#2319;&#2325;&#2352;&#2360;&#2307; (eka-rasa&#7717; &#8212; de-un-singur-gust) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2325;&#2375;&#2344;&#2330;&#2344; (avyavah&#257;rya&#7717; kena cana &#8212; cu care nimeni nu poate face nego&#539;) | &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; (advit&#299;ya&#7717; &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-al-doilea) | &#2323;&#2340;&#2307; &#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2307; &#2330; &#2319;&#2359;&#2307; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (ota&#347; ca prota&#347; cai&#7779;a o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; &#539;esut-&#238;n-urzeal&#259; &#537;i &#539;esut-&#238;n-b&#259;t&#259;tur&#259; &#8212; acesta este O&#7747;k&#257;ra) | &#2319;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2344; &#2319;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2346;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2307; (eva&#7747; naivam iti p&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;a&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;astfel, ori nu astfel?&#8221; &#8212; fiind &#238;ntrebat) | &#2384; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2319;&#2357; &#2310;&#2361; (om ity ev&#257;ha &#8212; &#8222;AUM&#8221; &#8212; a spus) | &#2357;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381; &#2357;&#2376; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (v&#257;g v&#257; o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; vorbirea este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, O&#7747;k&#257;ra) | &#2357;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (v&#257;g eveda&#7747; sarvam &#8212; vorbirea singur&#259; este tot acesta) | &#2344; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2358;&#2348;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2357; &#2311;&#2361; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (na hy a&#347;abdam iveha&#8217;sti &#8212; c&#259;ci nu este aici nimic ca-&#537;i-f&#259;r&#259;-sunet) | &#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (cinmayo hy ayam o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; c&#259;ci acest O&#7747;k&#257;ra este f&#259;cut-din-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;) | &#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (cinmayam ida&#7747; sarvam &#8212; tot acesta este f&#259;cut-din-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; &#2319;&#2325;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;t parame&#347;vara evaikam eva tad bhavati &#8212; de aceea, Domnul-prea&#238;nalt singur ajunge acel Unu) | &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; (etad am&#7771;tam ayam etad brahma &#8212; aceasta este nemurirea; acesta este Brahman) | &#2309;&#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2357;&#2376; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; (abhaya&#7747; vai brahma bhavati ya eva&#7747; veda &#8212; Brahman este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, ne-team&#259; &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel) | &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2352;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (iti rahasyam &#8212; astfel [este] taina)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Acum, prin </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>: &#539;esut-&#238;n-urzeal&#259; &#537;i &#539;esut-&#238;n-b&#259;t&#259;tur&#259; este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, acest Sine, N&#7771;si&#7747;ha. &#206;n el, totul; acesta &#8212; Sinele-tuturor &#8212; este &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r totul.</span></p><p><span>Nicidecum de-aici. &#206;ntr-adev&#259;r, acest Sine este ne-doi, unul singur, f&#259;r&#259;-alternativ&#259;. C&#259;ci acesta nu este un lucru-existent, ci este ca firul-de-urzeal&#259;: Fiin&#539;&#259;-&#238;ndesat&#259;, Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-&#238;ndesat&#259;, Fericire-&#238;ndesat&#259; &#8212; de-un-singur-gust, cu care nimeni nu poate face nego&#539;, f&#259;r&#259;-al-doilea.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#538;esut-&#238;n-urzeal&#259; &#537;i &#539;esut-&#238;n-b&#259;t&#259;tur&#259; &#8212; acesta este O&#7747;k&#257;ra.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>&#8222;Astfel, ori nu astfel?&#8221; &#8212; fiind &#238;ntrebat, a spus: &#8222;AUM.&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><span>Vorbirea este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, O&#7747;k&#257;ra; vorbirea singur&#259; este tot acesta &#8212; c&#259;ci nu este aici nimic ca-&#537;i-f&#259;r&#259;-sunet. C&#259;ci acest O&#7747;k&#257;ra este f&#259;cut-din-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;; tot acesta este f&#259;cut-din-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;. De aceea, Domnul-prea&#238;nalt singur ajunge acel Unu. Aceasta este nemurirea; acesta este Brahman.</span></p><p><strong><span>Brahman este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, ne-team&#259; &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel. Astfel [este] taina.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 8 &#238;ncepe cu cuv&#226;ntul </span><em><span>atha</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;acum&#8221; &#8212; &#537;i a&#537;az&#259; &#238;ndat&#259; icoana lui de c&#259;petenie: </span><em><span>ota&#347; ca prota&#347; ca</span></em><span>. </span><strong><span>&#538;esut-&#238;n-lungime &#537;i &#539;esut-&#238;n-l&#259;&#539;ime.</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Ota</span></em><span> &#8212; urzeala, firele lungi ale r&#259;zboiului de &#539;esut. </span><em><span>Prota</span></em><span> &#8212; b&#259;t&#259;tura, firele care trec de-a curmezi&#537;ul. Sinele este &#539;esut &#238;n lung &#537;i &#238;n lat prin </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>. Icoana este o &#539;es&#259;tur&#259;. Sinele se &#238;ntinde ca urzeala prin univers; </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> trece de-a curmezi&#537;ul urzelii ca b&#259;t&#259;tura, &#539;in&#226;nd totul &#238;n chip de p&#226;nz&#259;. B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka III.7 folose&#537;te aceea&#537;i icoan&#259; (</span><em><span>s&#363;tra-&#257;tman</span></em><span>, Sinele-fir). Aici este &#238;nt&#259;rit&#259;: nu doar fir, ci urzeal&#259;-&#537;i-b&#259;t&#259;tur&#259;, &#539;es&#259;tura &#238;ntreag&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele &#537;ase predicate</span></strong><span> care urmeaz&#259; &#238;ndat&#259; sunt cea dint&#226;i a&#537;ezare contemplativ&#259; a acestui </span><em><span>rahasyam</span></em><span>:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Advaya&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; ne-doi</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Ekala&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; singur</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Avikalpa&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-alternativ&#259; (din </span><em><span>vi-&#8730;klp</span></em><span> &#8212; a alterna, a &#238;ng&#259;dui alternative; negarea d&#259; &#8222;f&#259;r&#259; alternative&#8221;, &#8222;ne&#238;ng&#259;duind nicio alt&#259; putin&#539;&#259;&#8221;)</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Sad-ghana&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; Fiin&#539;&#259;-&#238;ndesat&#259;</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Cid-ghana&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-&#238;ndesat&#259;</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>&#256;nanda-ghana&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; Fericire-&#238;ndesat&#259;</span></p><p><span>Iar </span><em><span>eka-rasa</span></em><span> &#8212; de-un-singur-gust &#8212; le leag&#259; pe toate &#537;ase: puterea care d&#259; un singur gust.</span></p><p><strong><span>Dialogul eva&#7747;-naivam</span></strong><span>: cineva &#238;ntreab&#259; &#8222;astfel, ori nu astfel?&#8221; Orice polaritate: da/nu, este/nu-este, unul/mul&#539;i. R&#259;spunsul: </span><strong><span>AUM</span></strong><span>. Nu o ocolire &#8212; ci o ar&#259;tare spre ceea ce vine mai dinainte de deosebire. O&#7747;k&#257;ra este sunetul care r&#259;sun&#259; &#238;nainte ca &#238;ntrebarea s&#259; apuce s&#259; coboare pe vreun pol.</span></p><p><em><span>Cinmayo hy ayam o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#347; cinmayam ida&#7747; sarvam.</span></em><span> O&#7747;k&#257;ra este f&#259;cut-din-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;; tot acesta este f&#259;cut-din-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;. </span><em><span>Nu</span></em><span> &#8222;O&#7747;k&#257;ra poart&#259; Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;&#8221;, nici &#8222;O&#7747;k&#257;ra arat&#259; spre Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;&#8221;. </span><strong><span>O&#7747;k&#257;ra ESTE Con&#537;tiin&#539;a alc&#259;tuit&#259; ca sunet. Tot acesta este Con&#537;tiin&#539;a alc&#259;tuit&#259; ca lume.</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Abhaya&#7747; vai brahma.</span></em><span> Brahman este Ne-teama. Nu c&#259; nu ar avea team&#259;, ca pe o &#238;nsu&#537;ire &#238;ntre altele: </span><strong><span>el este Ne-teama &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i</span></strong><span>. Teama are nevoie de un al doilea &#8212; ceva care amenin&#539;&#259; din afar&#259;. Acolo unde nu este niciun al doilea, teama nu are pe ce s&#259; coboare. Aceasta este &#238;ncheierea fiec&#259;ruia dintre cele patru </span><em><span>rahasyam</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Rahasyam 2 &#8212; &#256;tman: Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376;&#2359; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344; &#2361;&#2368;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2357;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2379;&#2340;&#2379; &#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366;&#2360;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352; &#2323;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2379; &#2357;&#2366;&#2327;&#2375;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; &#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2368;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2360;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352; &#2319;&#2357;&#2376;&#2325;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2350;&#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2349;&#2351;&#2306; &#2357;&#2376; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2349;&#2351;&#2306; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2376; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2352;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>anuj&#241;&#257;t&#257; hy ayam &#257;tmai&#7779;a hy asya sarvasya sv&#257;tm&#257;nam anuj&#257;n&#257;ti | na h&#299;da&#7747; sarva&#7747; svata &#257;tma-vit | na hy ayam oto n&#257;nuj&#241;&#257;t&#257; &#8212; asa&#7749;gatv&#257;d avik&#257;ritv&#257;d asattv&#257;t | anyasy&#257;nuj&#241;&#257;t&#257; hy ayam o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7717; | om ity hy anuj&#257;n&#257;ti | v&#257;g v&#257; o&#7747;k&#257;ro v&#257;g eveda&#7747; sarvam anuj&#257;n&#257;ti | cinmayo hy ayam o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#347; cid dh&#299;da&#7747; sarvam | nir&#257;tmakam &#257;tma-s&#257;t karoti | tasm&#257;t parame&#347;vara evaikam eva tad bhavaty etad am&#7771;tam abhayam etad brahma | abhaya&#7747; vai brahm&#257;bhaya&#7747; hi vai brahma bhavati ya eva&#7747; vedeti rahasyam ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; (anuj&#241;&#257;t&#257; hy ayam &#257;tm&#257; &#8212; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, acest Sine este Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;) | &#2319;&#2359;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; (e&#7779;a hy asya sarvasya sv&#257;tm&#257;nam anuj&#257;n&#257;ti &#8212; c&#259;ci el &#238;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;, pentru tot acesta, propriul s&#259;u Sine) | &#2344; &#2361;&#2367; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2307; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381; (na h&#299;da&#7747; sarva&#7747; svata &#257;tma-vit &#8212; c&#259;ci tot acesta nu este, de la sine, cunosc&#259;tor-al-Sinelui) | &#2344; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2323;&#2340;&#2307; &#2344; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366; (na hy ayam oto n&#257;nuj&#241;&#257;t&#257; &#8212; c&#259;ci acesta, cel-&#539;esut-&#238;n-urzeal&#259;, nu este Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;) | &#2309;&#2360;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (asa&#7749;gatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina ne-lipirii) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (avik&#257;ritv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina ne-schimb&#259;rii) | &#2309;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (asattv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina ne-fiin&#539;&#259;rii-&#238;n-registrul-ar&#259;t&#259;rii) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (anyasy&#257;nuj&#241;&#257;t&#257; hy ayam o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; c&#259;ci O&#7747;k&#257;ra este Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259; pentru cel&#259;lalt) | &#2384; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; (om ity hy anuj&#257;n&#257;ti &#8212; c&#259;ci el &#238;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259; prin &#8222;AUM&#8221;) | &#2357;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381; &#2357;&#2376; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (v&#257;g v&#257; o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; vorbirea este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, O&#7747;k&#257;ra) | &#2357;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; (v&#257;g eveda&#7747; sarvam anuj&#257;n&#257;ti &#8212; vorbirea singur&#259; &#238;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259; tot acesta) | &#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (cinmayo hy ayam o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; c&#259;ci acest O&#7747;k&#257;ra este f&#259;cut-din-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;) | &#2330;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (cid dh&#299;da&#7747; sarvam &#8212; Con&#537;tiin&#539;a este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, tot acesta) | &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2360;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2325;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; (nir&#257;tmakam &#257;tma-s&#257;t karoti &#8212; pe cel-f&#259;r&#259;-sine-propriu &#238;l face al-Sinelui) | &#2309;&#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2357;&#2376; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2309;&#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2376; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (abhaya&#7747; vai brahm&#257;bhaya&#7747; hi vai brahma bhavati &#8212; Brahman este ne-team&#259;; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Brahman ajunge ne-team&#259;) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2352;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (ya eva&#7747; vedeti rahasyam &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel &#8212; astfel [este] taina)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#206;ntr-adev&#259;r, acest Sine este Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;: c&#259;ci el &#238;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;, pentru tot acesta, propriul s&#259;u Sine &#8212; fiindc&#259; tot acesta nu este, de la sine, cunosc&#259;tor-al-Sinelui.</span></p><p><span>C&#259;ci acesta, cel-&#539;esut-&#238;n-urzeal&#259;, nu este Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;: din pricina ne-lipirii, din pricina ne-schimb&#259;rii, din pricina ne-fiin&#539;&#259;rii-&#238;n-registrul-ar&#259;t&#259;rii. C&#259;ci O&#7747;k&#257;ra este Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259; pentru cel&#259;lalt &#8212; c&#259;ci el &#238;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259; prin &#8222;AUM&#8221;.</span></p><p><span>Vorbirea este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, O&#7747;k&#257;ra; vorbirea singur&#259; &#238;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259; tot acesta. C&#259;ci acest O&#7747;k&#257;ra este f&#259;cut-din-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;; Con&#537;tiin&#539;a este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, tot acesta. </span><strong><span>Pe cel-f&#259;r&#259;-sine-propriu &#238;l face al-Sinelui.</span></strong></p><p><span>De aceea, Domnul-prea&#238;nalt singur ajunge acel Unu; aceasta este nemurirea, ne-teama; acesta este Brahman. Brahman este ne-team&#259;; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Brahman ajunge ne-team&#259; &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel. Astfel [este] taina.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Rahasyam 2 aduce termenul tehnic de c&#259;petenie al acestui Kha&#7751;&#7693;a: </span><em><strong><span>anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;, Cel-care-d&#259;-&#238;ng&#259;duin&#539;a, Cel-care-consimte.</span></p><p><em><span>Anuj&#241;&#257;</span></em><span> vine din </span><em><span>anu-&#8730;j&#241;&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><em><span>anu-</span></em><span> (de-a lungul, dup&#259;, urm&#226;nd) + </span><em><span>&#8730;j&#241;&#257;</span></em><span> (a cunoa&#537;te). Literal: </span><em><span>a cunoa&#537;te-de-a-lungul</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>a cunoa&#537;te-&#238;mpreun&#259;-cu</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>a cunoa&#537;te-&#238;nspre</span></em><span>. Compusul se mut&#259; de la &#8222;a cunoa&#537;te&#8221; la &#8222;a &#238;ncuviin&#539;a&#8221; pe drumul lui &#8222;a cunoa&#537;te-&#238;nspre ceva, astfel &#238;nc&#226;t s&#259; i se &#238;ng&#259;duie s&#259; fie&#8221;. </span><strong><span>A &#238;ncuviin&#539;a &#238;nseamn&#259; a &#537;ti-&#238;mpreun&#259;-cu ceea ce se petrece, &#238;ntr-un chip care &#238;l las&#259; s&#259; fie.</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Anuj&#241;&#257;t&#257; hy ayam &#257;tm&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;C&#259;ci acest Sine este Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;.&#8221; Sinele nu &#238;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259; d&#226;nd voie din afar&#259;, ci </span><strong><span>fiind acea prezen&#539;&#259; &#238;n care orice se arat&#259; poate s&#259; se arate &#238;n genere</span></strong><span>. F&#259;r&#259; &#238;ncuviin&#539;area Sinelui, nimic nu s-ar ivi.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele trei temeiuri pentru care firul-de-urzeal&#259; (</span></strong><em><strong><span>ota</span></strong></em><strong><span>) nu este Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259; sunt filozofic &#238;ntocmai</span></strong><span>:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Asa&#7749;gatv&#257;t</span></em><span> &#8212; ne-lipirea: firul nu se lipe&#537;te de ceea ce trece prin el.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Avik&#257;ritv&#257;t</span></em><span> &#8212; ne-schimbarea: firul nu se schimb&#259; c&#226;nd se schimb&#259; &#539;es&#259;tura.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Asattv&#257;t</span></em><span> &#8212; ne-fiin&#539;area-&#238;n-registrul-ar&#259;t&#259;rii: urzeala lucreaz&#259; pe alt plan dec&#226;t b&#259;t&#259;tura care o str&#259;bate.</span></p><p><span>Aceste trei temeiuri l&#259;muresc &#238;ntocmai de ce nici Sinele nu poate fi Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259; &#238;n vreun &#238;n&#539;eles obi&#537;nuit &#8212; &#537;i totu&#537;i este, ca O&#7747;k&#257;ra. Aceast&#259; latur&#259; a Sinelui este doar temei, nu f&#259;ptuitor.</span></p><p><em><span>Nir&#257;tmakam &#257;tma-s&#257;t karoti.</span></em><span> Pe cel-f&#259;r&#259;-sine-propriu &#238;l face al-Sinelui. Lumea nu are sine propriu &#8212; dar este f&#259;cut&#259; a-Sinelui prin &#238;ncuviin&#539;area lui O&#7747;k&#257;ra. </span><strong><span>Lumea nu este &#238;n afara Sinelui; ea este f&#259;cut&#259; parte-a-Sinelui.</span></strong></p><p><span>Iar aici </span><em><span>abhayam</span></em><span> este rostit </span><em><span>de dou&#259; ori</span></em><span>: </span><em><span>abhaya&#7747; vai brahm&#257;bhaya&#7747; hi vai brahma bhavati</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Rahasyam 3 &#8212; Cit: &#206;ncuviin&#539;area &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2376;&#2325;&#2352;&#2360;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2328;&#2344; &#2319;&#2357;&#2366;&#2351;&#2306; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2340;&#2307; &#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2379;&#2365;&#2340;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2328;&#2344; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2379;&#2340;&#2379; &#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2376;&#2340;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2361;&#2368;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2376;&#2325;&#2352;&#2360;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352; &#2323;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2379; &#2357;&#2366;&#2327;&#2375;&#2357; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; &#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352; &#2319;&#2357;&#2376;&#2325;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2350;&#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2349;&#2351;&#2306; &#2357;&#2376; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2349;&#2351;&#2306; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2376; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2352;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>anuj&#241;aika-raso hy ayam &#257;tm&#257; praj&#241;&#257;na-ghana ev&#257;yam | yasm&#257;t sarv&#257;t purata&#7717; suvibh&#257;to&#8217;ta&#347; cid-ghana eva | na hy ayam oto n&#257;nuj&#241;&#257;t&#257; | etad-&#257;tmya&#7747; h&#299;da&#7747; sarvam | sad ev&#257;nuj&#241;aika-raso hy ayam o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7717; | om ity hy ev&#257;nuj&#257;n&#257;ti | v&#257;g v&#257; o&#7747;k&#257;ro v&#257;g eva hy anuj&#257;n&#257;ti | cinmayo hy ayam o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#347; cid eva hy anuj&#241;&#257; | tasm&#257;t parame&#347;vara evaikam eva tad bhavaty etad am&#7771;tam abhayam etad brahma | abhaya&#7747; vai brahm&#257;bhaya&#7747; hi vai brahma bhavati ya eva&#7747; vedeti rahasyam ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2376;&#2325;&#2352;&#2360;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; (anuj&#241;aika-raso hy ayam &#257;tm&#257; &#8212; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, acest Sine este de-un-singur-gust-al-&#206;ncuviin&#539;&#259;rii) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2328;&#2344;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (praj&#241;&#257;na-ghana ev&#257;yam &#8212; acesta este numai Cunoa&#537;tere-&#238;ndesat&#259;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2340;&#2307; &#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2307; (yasm&#257;t sarv&#257;t purata&#7717; suvibh&#257;ta&#7717; &#8212; str&#259;lucind limpede &#238;naintea a tot) | &#2309;&#2340;&#2307; &#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2328;&#2344;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; (ata&#347; cid-ghana eva &#8212; de aceea, numai Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-&#238;ndesat&#259;) | &#2344; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2323;&#2340;&#2307; &#2344; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366; (na hy ayam oto n&#257;nuj&#241;&#257;t&#257; &#8212; c&#259;ci acesta, cel-&#539;esut-&#238;n-urzeal&#259;, nu este Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;) | &#2319;&#2340;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (etad-&#257;tmya&#7747; h&#299;da&#7747; sarvam &#8212; c&#259;ci tot acesta este de-firea-Sinelui-ca-acesta) | &#2360;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2376;&#2325;&#2352;&#2360;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (sad ev&#257;nuj&#241;aika-raso hy ayam o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; c&#259;ci acest O&#7747;k&#257;ra este chiar Fiin&#539;&#259;, de-un-singur-gust-al-&#206;ncuviin&#539;&#259;rii) | &#2384; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2367; &#2319;&#2357; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; (om ity hy ev&#257;nuj&#257;n&#257;ti &#8212; c&#259;ci el &#238;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259; numai prin &#8222;AUM&#8221;) | &#2357;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381; &#2357;&#2376; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2357;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; (v&#257;g v&#257; o&#7747;k&#257;ro v&#257;g eva hy anuj&#257;n&#257;ti &#8212; vorbirea este O&#7747;k&#257;ra; vorbirea singur&#259; &#238;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;) | &#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (cinmayo hy ayam o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; c&#259;ci acest O&#7747;k&#257;ra este f&#259;cut-din-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;) | &#2330;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366; (cid eva hy anuj&#241;&#257; &#8212; Con&#537;tiin&#539;a singur&#259; este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, &#206;ncuviin&#539;area) | &#2309;&#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2357;&#2376; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2309;&#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2376; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (abhaya&#7747; vai brahm&#257;bhaya&#7747; hi vai brahma bhavati &#8212; Brahman este ne-team&#259;; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Brahman ajunge ne-team&#259;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#206;ntr-adev&#259;r, acest Sine este de-un-singur-gust-al-&#206;ncuviin&#539;&#259;rii; acesta este numai Cunoa&#537;tere-&#238;ndesat&#259;. Str&#259;lucind limpede &#238;naintea a tot &#8212; de aceea, numai Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-&#238;ndesat&#259;.</span></p><p><span>C&#259;ci acesta, cel-&#539;esut-&#238;n-urzeal&#259;, nu este Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;. C&#259;ci tot acesta este de-firea-Sinelui-ca-acesta. C&#259;ci acest O&#7747;k&#257;ra este chiar Fiin&#539;&#259;, de-un-singur-gust-al-&#206;ncuviin&#539;&#259;rii &#8212; c&#259;ci el &#238;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259; numai prin &#8222;AUM&#8221;.</span></p><p><span>Vorbirea este O&#7747;k&#257;ra; vorbirea singur&#259; &#238;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;. C&#259;ci acest O&#7747;k&#257;ra este f&#259;cut-din-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; &#8212; </span><strong><span>Con&#537;tiin&#539;a singur&#259; este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, &#206;ncuviin&#539;area.</span></strong></p><p><span>De aceea, Domnul-prea&#238;nalt singur ajunge acel Unu; aceasta este nemurirea, ne-teama; acesta este Brahman. Brahman este ne-team&#259;; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Brahman ajunge ne-team&#259; &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel. Astfel [este] taina.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Rahasyam 3 face un pas mai departe dec&#226;t Rahasyam 2. R2 spunea: Sinele este </span><em><span>anuj&#241;&#257;t&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;. R3 spune: </span><em><span>cid eva hy anuj&#241;&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; Con&#537;tiin&#539;a singur&#259; </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> &#206;ncuviin&#539;area &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i.</span></p><p><strong><span>Deosebirea este gramatical&#259; &#537;i filozofic&#259;. </span></strong><em><span>Anuj&#241;&#257;t&#257;</span></em><span> este f&#259;ptuitorul &#8212; cel-care-s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te-&#238;ncuviin&#539;area. </span><em><span>Anuj&#241;&#257;</span></em><span> este lucrarea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i &#8212; &#238;ncuviin&#539;area. R2 arat&#259; spre subiectul &#238;ncuviin&#539;&#259;rii. R3 arat&#259; spre &#238;ncuviin&#539;are-ca-atare. </span><strong><span>Con&#537;tiin&#539;a nu este cel-care-&#238;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;; Con&#537;tiin&#539;a este &#238;ncuviin&#539;area. Lucrarea &#537;i f&#259;ptuitorul sunt acela&#537;i.</span></strong></p><p><span>A cunoa&#537;te ceva &#238;nseamn&#259; a-l &#238;ncuviin&#539;a. A lumina &#238;nseamn&#259; a-l l&#259;sa s&#259; fie. Nu este niciun pas &#238;n plus &#238;ntre a vedea &#537;i a da &#238;ncuviin&#539;are &#8212; vederea </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> &#238;ncuviin&#539;area.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Anuj&#241;aika-rasa</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#8212; &#238;ncuviin&#539;are-de-un-singur-gust.</span></strong><span> Amintire a lui </span><em><span>eka-rasa</span></em><span> din Rahasyam 1: Sinele are un-singur-gust &#8212; nu multe gusturi, nu un-gust-pentru-aceasta &#537;i altul-pentru-aceea. Aici, </span><em><span>anuj&#241;&#257;</span></em><span> este numit&#259; drept acea unime-de-gust. &#206;ncuviin&#539;area nu se deosebe&#537;te dup&#259; primitor sau dup&#259; cuprins; este un-singur-gust de la un cap&#259;t la altul.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Praj&#241;&#257;na-ghana</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#8212; Cunoa&#537;tere-&#238;ndesat&#259;.</span></strong><span> Acest cuv&#226;nt a ap&#259;rut &#238;n M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya pentru a-l descrie pe Pr&#257;j&#241;a (starea de somn ad&#226;nc). Aici este folosit pentru Sinele &#238;nsu&#537;i &#8212; nu o stare, ci firea &#238;ntreag&#259;. </span><strong><span>Sinele este cunoa&#537;tere care s-a &#238;ndesat p&#226;n&#259; a ajuns solid&#259;, precum ghea&#539;a este ap&#259; care s-a &#238;ndesat. Nu ap&#259;-care-con&#539;ine-frigul. Frigul &#238;nsu&#537;i, solid.</span></strong></p><p><em><strong><span>Etad-&#257;tmya</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#8212; de-firea-Sinelui-ca-acesta.</span></strong><span> Acest cuv&#226;nt se ive&#537;te </span><em><span>numai aici</span></em><span> &#238;n tot Upanishadul. Nu spune &#8222;tot acesta este Sinele&#8221; &#8212; ceea ce ar fi o afirmare de-a dreptul a identit&#259;&#539;ii. Spune &#8222;tot acesta este de-firea-Sinelui-ca-acesta&#8221;. Deosebire sub&#539;ire, dar adev&#259;rat&#259;: </span><strong><span>nu surp&#259; lumea &#238;n Sine, dar nici nu le desparte.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Rahasyam 4 &#8212; Avikalpa + avertismentul din Ka&#7789;ha + Advaya&#7747; Svaprak&#257;&#347;a&#7747; Mah&#257;nandam</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2379;&#2365;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352; &#2319;&#2357;&#2376;&#2325;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2379;&#2365;&#2346;&#2367; &#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2325;&#2366;&#2330;&#2344; &#2349;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2376;&#2357; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2325;&#2366;&#2330;&#2344; &#2349;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2361;&#2367; &#2349;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367;&#2357; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2358;&#2340;&#2343;&#2366; &#2360;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2352;&#2343;&#2366; &#2349;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2307; &#2360; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;&#2342;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2350;&#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2349;&#2351;&#2306; &#2357;&#2376; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2349;&#2351;&#2306; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2376; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2352;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>avikalpo hy ayam &#257;tm&#257;&#8217;dvit&#299;yatv&#257;t | avikalpo hy ayam o&#7747;k&#257;ro&#8217;dvit&#299;yatv&#257;d eva | cinmayo hy ayam o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7717; | tasm&#257;t parame&#347;vara evaikam eva tad bhavaty avikalpo&#8217;pi | n&#257;tra k&#257; cana bhid&#257;&#8217;sti naiva tatra k&#257; cana bhid&#257;&#8217;sti | atra hi bhid&#257;m iva manyam&#257;na&#7717; &#347;atadh&#257; sahasradh&#257; bhinno m&#7771;tyo&#7717; sa m&#7771;tyum &#257;pnoti | tad etad advaya&#7747; svaprak&#257;&#347;a&#7747; mah&#257;nandam &#257;tmaivaitad am&#7771;tam abhayam etad brahma | abhaya&#7747; vai brahm&#257;bhaya&#7747; hi vai brahma bhavati ya eva&#7747; vedeti rahasyam ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; (avikalpo hy ayam &#257;tm&#257; &#8212; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, acest Sine este f&#259;r&#259;-alternativ&#259;) | &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (advit&#299;yatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina ne-av&#226;rii-unui-al-doilea) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; (avikalpo hy ayam o&#7747;k&#257;ro&#8217;dvit&#299;yatv&#257;d eva &#8212; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, acest O&#7747;k&#257;ra este f&#259;r&#259;-alternativ&#259;, tot din aceea&#537;i pricin&#259;) | &#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (cinmayo hy ayam o&#7747;k&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; c&#259;ci acest O&#7747;k&#257;ra este f&#259;cut-din-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;) | &#2344; &#2309;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2325;&#2366;&#2330;&#2344; &#2349;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (n&#257;tra k&#257; cana bhid&#257;&#8217;sti &#8212; aici nu este nicio desp&#259;r&#539;ire) | &#2344; &#2319;&#2357; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2325;&#2366;&#2330;&#2344; &#2349;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (naiva tatra k&#257; cana bhid&#257;&#8217;sti &#8212; nici acolo nu este vreo desp&#259;r&#539;ire) | &#2309;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2361;&#2367; &#2349;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2357; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; (atra hi bhid&#257;m iva manyam&#257;na&#7717; &#8212; c&#259;ci cel care socote&#537;te aici desp&#259;r&#539;irea drept adev&#259;rat&#259;) | &#2358;&#2340;&#2343;&#2366; &#2360;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2352;&#2343;&#2366; &#2349;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; (&#347;atadh&#257; sahasradh&#257; bhinna&#7717; &#8212; sf&#259;r&#226;mat &#238;n sute &#537;i &#238;n mii) | &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2307; &#2360;&#2307; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; (m&#7771;tyo&#7717; sa m&#7771;tyum &#257;pnoti &#8212; el merge din moarte &#238;n moarte) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2350;&#2381; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2319;&#2357; (tad etad advaya&#7747; svaprak&#257;&#347;a&#7747; mah&#257;nandam &#257;tmaiva &#8212; acesta, ne-doi, lumin&#226;ndu-se pe sine, Mare-Fericire &#8212; Sinele singur) | &#2309;&#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2357;&#2376; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2309;&#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2357;&#2376; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (abhaya&#7747; vai brahm&#257;bhaya&#7747; hi vai brahma bhavati &#8212; Brahman este ne-team&#259;; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Brahman ajunge ne-team&#259;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#206;ntr-adev&#259;r, acest Sine este f&#259;r&#259;-alternativ&#259; &#8212; din pricina ne-av&#226;rii-unui-al-doilea. &#206;ntr-adev&#259;r, acest O&#7747;k&#257;ra este f&#259;r&#259;-alternativ&#259; &#8212; tot din aceea&#537;i pricin&#259;. C&#259;ci acest O&#7747;k&#257;ra este f&#259;cut-din-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;. De aceea, Domnul-prea&#238;nalt singur ajunge acel Unu, el &#238;nsu&#537;i f&#259;r&#259;-alternativ&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Aici nu este nicio desp&#259;r&#539;ire. Nici acolo nu este vreo desp&#259;r&#539;ire.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>C&#259;ci cel care socote&#537;te aici desp&#259;r&#539;irea drept adev&#259;rat&#259; &#8212; sf&#259;r&#226;mat &#238;n sute &#537;i &#238;n mii &#8212; el merge din moarte &#238;n moarte.</span></strong></p><p><span>Acesta: ne-doi, lumin&#226;ndu-se pe sine, Mare-Fericire &#8212; Sinele singur. Aceasta este nemurirea, ne-teama; acesta este Brahman. Brahman este ne-team&#259;; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Brahman ajunge ne-team&#259; &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel. Astfel [este] taina.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Rahasyam 4 &#238;ncheie Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 8 cu cea mai r&#259;sturn&#259;toare afirma&#539;ie a lui &#537;i cu cel mai grav avertisment.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Avikalpa</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-alternativ&#259;.</span></strong><span> Din </span><em><span>a-</span></em><span> (negare) + </span><em><span>vi-&#8730;klp</span></em><span> (a alterna, a &#238;ng&#259;dui alternative, a-&#539;i &#238;nchipui alte putin&#539;e). Sinele nu &#238;ng&#259;duie niciun </span><em><span>vikalpa</span></em><span> &#8212; niciun &#8222;ori ar putea fi altfel&#8221;. </span><em><span>Advit&#299;ya</span></em><span> nume&#537;te aceea&#537;i recunoa&#537;tere negativ (f&#259;r&#259;-al-doilea); </span><em><span>avikalpa</span></em><span> o nume&#537;te pozitiv (nicio alt&#259; putin&#539;&#259;).</span></p><p><span>Iar temeiul este unul singur &#537;i &#238;ntocmai: </span><em><span>advit&#299;yatv&#257;t</span></em><span> &#8212; din pricina ne-av&#226;rii-unui-al-doilea. </span><strong><span>Alternativele cer dou&#259; pozi&#539;ii; unde este numai Unul, nu poate fi nicio despicare.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Apoi cele dou&#259; afirma&#539;ii cele mai de-a dreptul din tot Upanishadul</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>n&#257;tra k&#257; cana bhid&#257;sti</span></em><span> &#8212; aici nu este nicio desp&#259;r&#539;ire. </span><em><span>naiva tatra k&#257; cana bhid&#257;sti</span></em><span> &#8212; nici acolo nu este vreo desp&#259;r&#539;ire. Aici (&#238;n&#259;untru), acolo (afar&#259;). Din&#259;untru &#537;i dinafar&#259;. Am&#226;ndou&#259; f&#259;r&#259; desp&#259;r&#539;ire. Nu ca sfat filozofic &#8212; ca vestire de alc&#259;tuire.</span></p><p><span>Avertismentul care urmeaz&#259; este unul dintre cele mai grave din corpusul upani&#537;adic, luat de-a dreptul din Ka&#7789;ha Upani&#7779;ad: </span><em><span>&#347;atadh&#257; sahasradh&#257; bhinno m&#7771;tyo&#7717; sa m&#7771;tyum &#257;pnoti</span></em><span>. Cel care socote&#537;te desp&#259;r&#539;irea drept adev&#259;rat&#259; este sf&#259;r&#226;mat &#238;n sute &#537;i &#238;n mii, &#537;i merge din moarte &#238;n moarte.</span></p><p><strong><span>Aceasta nu este pedeaps&#259;. Este descrierea unei alc&#259;tuiri.</span></strong><span> A tr&#259;i ca &#537;i cum ar fi desp&#259;r&#539;ire produce sf&#259;r&#226;mare. Dac&#259; e&#537;ti sf&#259;r&#226;mat, po&#539;i fi numai o bucat&#259; o dat&#259;; fiecare bucat&#259; este vremelnic&#259;; trecerea-vremii este moarte. Moartea repetat&#259; este chiar ciclul pe care tot Upanishadul &#238;l nume&#537;te </span><em><span>sa&#7747;s&#257;ra</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><em><span>Bhid&#257;m iva manyam&#257;na&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; cel care socote&#537;te desp&#259;r&#539;irea drept adev&#259;rat&#259;. </span><em><span>Iva</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;ca &#537;i cum&#8221;, &#8222;&#238;n aparen&#539;&#259;&#8221; &#8212; poart&#259; toat&#259; greutatea. </span><strong><span>Desp&#259;r&#539;irea se arat&#259;. Upanishadul nu t&#259;g&#259;duie&#537;te ar&#259;tarea.</span></strong><span> Ce produce ciclul nu este a </span><em><span>vedea</span></em><span> desp&#259;r&#539;irea, ci a o socoti adev&#259;rat&#259; mai ad&#226;nc dec&#226;t ar&#259;tarea ei. Desp&#259;r&#539;irea la nivelul </span><em><span>vyavah&#257;ra</span></em><span> este primit&#259;; a o sus&#539;ine la nivelul </span><em><span>p&#257;ram&#257;rtha</span></em><span> este ceea ce &#238;nchide ciclul mor&#539;ii.</span></p><p><span>Formula de &#238;ncheiere: </span><em><span>advaya&#7747; svaprak&#257;&#347;a&#7747; mah&#257;nandam &#257;tmaiva</span></em><span> &#8212; ne-doi, lumin&#226;ndu-se pe sine, Mare-Fericire: Sinele singur. Aceste trei &#238;ncheie Rahasyam 4 &#537;i tot Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 8. Apoi: </span><em><span>abhaya&#7747; vai brahma</span></em><span> pentru a patra &#537;i cea din urm&#259; oar&#259;. Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 8 este &#238;mplinit.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ncheierea Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 8 &#8212; Colofon</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2309;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2350;&#2307; &#2326;&#2339;&#2381;&#2337;&#2307; &#2405; &#2414;&#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>iti a&#7779;&#7789;ama&#7717; kha&#7751;&#7693;a&#7717; || 8||</span></em></p><p><span>Astfel [se &#238;ncheie] Kha&#7751;&#7693;a al optulea [al Uttara-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at].</span></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 8 a dat taina &#238;mp&#259;trit&#259;: O&#7747;k&#257;ra ca urzeal&#259;-&#537;i-b&#259;t&#259;tur&#259;, cu dialogul </span><em><span>eva&#7747;-naivam</span></em><span> (Rahasyam 1); &#256;tman ca </span><em><span>anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;</span></em><span>, Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;, cu cele trei temeiuri ale firului-de-urzeal&#259; (Rahasyam 2); Cit ca </span><em><span>anuj&#241;&#257;</span></em><span> &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i, cu </span><em><span>praj&#241;&#257;na-ghana</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>etad-&#257;tmya</span></em><span> (Rahasyam 3); &#537;i </span><em><span>avikalpa</span></em><span> cu avertismentul din Ka&#7789;ha &#537;i &#238;ncheierea </span><em><span>advaya&#7747; svaprak&#257;&#347;a&#7747; mah&#257;nandam</span></em><span> (Rahasyam 4). Fiecare </span><em><span>rahasyam</span></em><span> se &#238;nchide cu </span><em><span>abhaya&#7747; vai brahma</span></em><span> &#8212; Brahman este ne-team&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>O pauz&#259;, dac&#259; vrei:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>4. Ananda Mandala &#8212; medita&#539;ie</span></strong></p><div id="youtube2-OgFF0jewIiM" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;OgFF0jewIiM&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/OgFF0jewIiM?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9 &#8212; M&#257;y&#257;, Va&#7789;a-B&#299;ja &#537;i Ha&#7747;sa&#7717; So&#8217;ham</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea A1 &#8212; Cererea zeilor + Upadra&#7779;&#7789;&#257;-Anumant&#257; + Na Hy Asti Dvaita-Siddhi</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2350;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2344;&#2379; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2369;&#2346;&#2342;&#2367;&#2358;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2341;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2346;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2376;&#2359; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346; &#2319;&#2357;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2346;&#2354;&#2348;&#2381;&#2343;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;&#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376;&#2357; &#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2379;&#2365;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2351;&#2366; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2342;&#2367;&#2357; &#2360; &#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2359; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2346;&#2352; &#2319;&#2359;&#2376;&#2357; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2340;&#2341;&#2366;&#2361;&#2367; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2375; &#2360;&#2376;&#2359;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; &#2332;&#2327;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376;&#2357; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2379;&#2365;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2351;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2375;&#2357; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344; &#2357;&#2367;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2369;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2375;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; &#2330; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>dev&#257; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan imam eva no bhagavann o&#7747;k&#257;ram &#257;tm&#257;nam upadi&#347;eti | tatheti | upadra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; anumantai&#7779;a &#257;tm&#257; | n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#347; cid-r&#363;pa ev&#257;vik&#257;ro hy upalabdha&#7717; sarvasya sarvatra | na hy asti dvaita-siddhir &#257;tmaiva siddho&#8217;dvit&#299;yo m&#257;yay&#257; hy anyad iva | sa v&#257; e&#7779;a &#257;tm&#257; para e&#7779;aiva sarvam | tath&#257; hi pr&#257;j&#241;e sai&#7779;&#257;vidy&#257; | jagat-sarvam &#257;tm&#257; param&#257;tmaiva | svaprak&#257;&#347;o&#8217;py avi&#7779;aya-j&#241;&#257;natv&#257;j j&#257;nann eva hy anyatr&#257;nyan na vij&#257;n&#257;ty anubh&#363;ter m&#257;y&#257; ca ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; (dev&#257; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan &#8212; zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati) | &#2311;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344;&#2307; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2313;&#2346;&#2342;&#2367;&#2358; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (imam eva no bhagavann o&#7747;k&#257;ram &#257;tm&#257;nam upadi&#347;eti &#8212; &#8222;Preacinstite, &#238;nva&#539;&#259;-ne numai aceasta: Sinele-ca-O&#7747;k&#257;ra&#8221;) | &#2340;&#2341;&#2366; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (tatheti &#8212; &#8222;a&#537;a s&#259; fie&#8221;) | &#2313;&#2346;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366; (upadra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; &#8212; V&#259;z&#259;torul-de-deasupra) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366; (anumant&#257; &#8212; Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;) | &#2319;&#2359;&#2307; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2307; (e&#7779;a &#257;tm&#257; n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7717; &#8212; acesta este Sinele, N&#7771;si&#7747;ha) | &#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; (cid-r&#363;pa eva &#8212; numai de-chip-de-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367; &#2313;&#2346;&#2354;&#2348;&#2381;&#2343;&#2307; (avik&#257;ro hy upalabdha&#7717; &#8212; recunoscut, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, ca ne-schimbat) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; (sarvasya sarvatra &#8212; al tuturor, pretutindeni) | &#2344; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;&#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2367;&#2307; (na hy asti dvaita-siddhi&#7717; &#8212; c&#259;ci nu este nicio &#238;ntemeiere a doimii) | &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2319;&#2357; &#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2307; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; (&#257;tmaiva siddho&#8217;dvit&#299;ya&#7717; &#8212; Sinele singur este &#238;ntemeiat, f&#259;r&#259;-al-doilea) | &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2351;&#2366; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2311;&#2357; (m&#257;yay&#257; hy anyad iva &#8212; c&#259;ci prin M&#257;y&#257; [se arat&#259;] ca-&#537;i-cum-ar-fi-altceva) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2359;&#2307; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2346;&#2352;&#2307; (sa v&#257; e&#7779;a &#257;tm&#257; para&#7717; &#8212; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, acest Sine este cel Suprem) | &#2319;&#2359;&#2366; &#2319;&#2357; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (e&#7779;aiva sarvam &#8212; acesta singur este totul) | &#2340;&#2341;&#2366; &#2361;&#2367; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2375; &#2360;&#2366; &#2319;&#2359;&#2366; &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; (tath&#257; hi pr&#257;j&#241;e sai&#7779;&#257;vidy&#257; &#8212; c&#259;ci astfel, &#238;n starea pr&#257;j&#241;a, aceasta este avidy&#257;) | &#2332;&#2327;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2319;&#2357; (jagat-sarvam &#257;tm&#257; param&#257;tmaiva &#8212; lumea &#238;ntreag&#259; este Sinele, numai Param&#257;tman) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2307; &#2309;&#2346;&#2367; (svaprak&#257;&#347;o&#8217;pi &#8212; de&#537;i se lumineaz&#259; pe sine) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2351;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (avi&#7779;aya-j&#241;&#257;natv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-cunoa&#537;tere-f&#259;r&#259;-obiect) | &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; (j&#257;nann eva &#8212; chiar cunosc&#226;nd) | &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2344; &#2357;&#2367;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; (hy anyatr&#257;nyan na vij&#257;n&#257;ti &#8212; nu cunoa&#537;te nimic altceva, nic&#259;ieri altundeva) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2375;&#2307; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; &#2330; (anubh&#363;ter m&#257;y&#257; ca &#8212; &#537;i din tr&#259;irea-nemijlocit&#259; [se ive&#537;te] &#537;i M&#257;y&#257;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati: &#8222;Preacinstite, &#238;nva&#539;&#259;-ne numai aceasta: Sinele-ca-O&#7747;k&#257;ra.&#8221; &#8222;A&#537;a s&#259; fie.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>V&#259;z&#259;torul-de-deasupra, Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259; &#8212; acesta este Sinele, N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, numai de-chip-de-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;, recunoscut ca ne-schimbat, al tuturor, pretutindeni.</span></p><p><strong><span>C&#259;ci nu este nicio &#238;ntemeiere a doimii. Sinele singur este &#238;ntemeiat, f&#259;r&#259;-al-doilea &#8212; c&#259;ci prin M&#257;y&#257; se arat&#259; ca-&#537;i-cum-ar-fi-altceva.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#206;ntr-adev&#259;r, acest Sine este cel Suprem; acesta singur este totul. C&#259;ci astfel, &#238;n starea </span><em><span>pr&#257;j&#241;a</span></em><span>, aceasta este </span><em><span>avidy&#257;</span></em><span>. Lumea &#238;ntreag&#259; este Sinele, numai Param&#257;tman.</span></p><p><strong><span>De&#537;i se lumineaz&#259; pe sine &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-cunoa&#537;tere-f&#259;r&#259;-obiect &#8212; chiar cunosc&#226;nd, nu cunoa&#537;te nimic altceva, nic&#259;ieri altundeva. &#536;i din tr&#259;irea-nemijlocit&#259; [se ive&#537;te] &#537;i M&#257;y&#257;.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9 se deschide cu o cerere altfel dec&#226;t toate cele dinainte. Nu &#8222;&#238;nva&#539;&#259;-ne mai mult&#8221; (K7), nu &#8222;&#238;nva&#539;&#259;-ne tainele&#8221; (K8). Zeii cer: </span><em><span>imam eva</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><strong><span>numai aceasta</span></strong><span>, Sinele-ca-O&#7747;k&#257;ra. </span><em><span>Acesta unul.</span></em><span> Au trecut deja prin cele trei cascade ale lui K7 &#537;i prin cele patru </span><em><span>rahasyam</span></em><span> ale lui K8. &#536;tiu multe. Acum cer temelia. Dup&#259; tot drumul str&#259;b&#259;tut, cer &#238;ntoarcerea la ob&#226;r&#537;ie.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Upadra&#7779;&#7789;&#257;-anumant&#257;</span></strong></em><strong><span>.</span></strong><span> Cele dou&#259; lucr&#259;ri ale Sinelui, &#238;ntr-o singur&#259; vestire. </span><em><span>Upadra&#7779;&#7789;&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; din </span><em><span>upa-</span></em><span> (aproape, al&#259;turi, deasupra) + </span><em><span>dra&#7779;&#7789;&#7771;</span></em><span> (v&#259;z&#259;tor). Nu doar &#8222;v&#259;z&#259;tor&#8221;, ci &#8222;V&#259;z&#259;torul-de-deasupra&#8221;, &#8222;Martorul-care-prive&#537;te-al&#259;turi&#8221;. Bhagavad G&#299;t&#257; 13.22 folose&#537;te chiar acest cuv&#226;nt pentru Persoana cea mai &#238;nalt&#259; din trup: </span><em><span>upadra&#7779;&#7789;&#257;numant&#257; ca bhart&#257; bhokt&#257; mahe&#347;vara&#7717;</span></em><span>. K9 preia primii doi termeni de-a dreptul. Iar </span><em><span>anumant&#257;</span></em><span> vine din K8 &#8212; Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;. </span><strong><span>K9 nu aduce no&#539;iuni noi; str&#226;nge firele tuturor Kha&#7751;&#7693;elor dinainte.</span></strong></p><p><span>V&#259;z&#259;torul-de-deasupra nu este un v&#259;z&#259;tor care se amestec&#259;. Este martorul-f&#259;r&#259;-dep&#259;rtare care prive&#537;te dintr-o margine de sus &#8212; nu din afara tr&#259;irii, ci din alc&#259;tuirea ei.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Na hy asti dvaita-siddhi.</span></strong></em><span> Aici textul folose&#537;te limbajul cel mai de-a dreptul ontologic din tot Upanishadul: doimea nu are </span><em><span>siddhi</span></em><span> &#8212; nu are &#238;ntemeiere, nu are adeverire a fiin&#539;&#259;rii ei. Nu spune &#8222;doimea este iluzie&#8221;. Nu spune &#8222;doimea trebuie dep&#259;&#537;it&#259;&#8221;. Spune: </span><strong><span>doimea nu este &#238;ntemeiat&#259;. Sinele este &#238;ntemeiat.</span></strong><span> Prin M&#257;y&#257; se arat&#259; </span><em><span>ca-&#537;i-cum</span></em><span> ar fi altceva. Iar acel &#8222;ca-&#537;i-cum&#8221; (</span><em><span>iva</span></em><span>) &#238;nsemneaz&#259; smerenia textului &#238;nsu&#537;i: </span><strong><span>ar&#259;tarea este adev&#259;rat&#259;; ceea ce nu este &#238;ntemeiat este ca ar&#259;tarea s&#259; fie mai mult dec&#226;t ar&#259;tare.</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Tath&#257; hi pr&#257;j&#241;e sai&#7779;&#257;vidy&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;c&#259;ci astfel, &#238;n starea pr&#257;j&#241;a, aceasta este </span><em><span>avidy&#257;</span></em><span>.&#8221; P&#226;n&#259; &#537;i starea cea mai apropiat&#259; de Brahman este &#238;nc&#259; ne&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;, atunci c&#226;nd este luat&#259; drept &#539;int&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Apoi cea mai &#238;ndesat&#259; &#238;mpotrivire din tot Upanishadul</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>svaprak&#257;&#347;o&#8217;py avi&#7779;aya-j&#241;&#257;natv&#257;j j&#257;nann eva hy anyatr&#257;nyan na vij&#257;n&#257;ti</span></em><span>. Lumin&#226;ndu-se pe sine, chiar cunosc&#226;nd, nu cunoa&#537;te niciun altul nic&#259;ieri altundeva &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-cunoa&#537;tere-f&#259;r&#259;-obiect.</span></p><p><span>Cunoa&#537;terea obi&#537;nuit&#259; are alc&#259;tuire subiect-obiect. Eu cunosc copacul; copacul este obiectul cunoa&#537;terii mele. Cunoa&#537;terea Sinelui este </span><em><span>avi&#7779;aya</span></em><span> &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-obiect. Con&#537;tiin&#539;a nu se cunoa&#537;te pe sine a&#537;a cum cunoa&#537;te un copac. Nu este niciun obiect. Nu este &#8222;Sinele cunosc&#226;nd Sinele ca lucru&#8221;. </span><strong><span>Con&#537;tiin&#539;a pur &#537;i simplu ESTE cunoa&#537;terea.</span></strong><span> </span><em><span>J&#257;nann eva</span></em><span> &#8212; chiar cunosc&#226;nd &#8212; nu este niciun altul care s&#259; fie cunoscut ca altul. Cunoa&#537;terea f&#259;r&#259; obiect nu poate adeveri fiin&#539;area unui al doilea.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i apoi cotitura nea&#537;teptat&#259;: </span><em><span>anubh&#363;ter m&#257;y&#257; ca</span></em><span>. Din tr&#259;irea-nemijlocit&#259; se ive&#537;te &#537;i M&#257;y&#257;. Nu &#238;n ciuda tr&#259;irii nemijlocite &#8212; </span><em><span>dintr-&#238;nsa</span></em><span>. Con&#537;tiin&#539;a care nu cunoa&#537;te niciun altul z&#259;misle&#537;te, din propriul ei s&#226;n, ar&#259;tarea-de-altul. </span><strong><span>M&#257;y&#257; nu este o putere din afar&#259; care tulbur&#259; Sinele. Ea se ive&#537;te din chiar lucrarea cunoa&#537;terii-f&#259;r&#259;-obiect.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea A2 &#8212; M&#257;y&#257; ca Va&#7789;a-B&#299;ja-S&#257;m&#257;nya (S&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a universal&#259; de banian)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2350;&#2379;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2367;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2332;&#2381;&#2332;&#2337;&#2306; &#2350;&#2379;&#2361;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2350;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2334;&#2381;&#2332;&#2367;&#2325;&#2366; &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2367;&#2357;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2367; &#2350;&#2370;&#2338;&#2376;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2344; &#2360;&#2376;&#2359;&#2366; &#2357;&#2335;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2342;&#2344;&#2375;&#2325;&#2357;&#2335;&#2358;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2375;&#2325;&#2376;&#2357; &#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2341;&#2366; &#2357;&#2335;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2350;&#2344;&#2375;&#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2335;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2360;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2306; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357;&#2376;&#2359;&#2366; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2332;&#2368;&#2357;&#2375;&#2358;&#2366;&#2357;&#2349;&#2366;&#2360;&#2375;&#2344; &#2325;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; &#2330;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; &#2330; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2376;&#2359;&#2366; &#2330;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366; &#2360;&#2369;&#2342;&#2371;&#2338;&#2366; &#2348;&#2361;&#2381;&#2357;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2306; &#2327;&#2369;&#2339;&#2349;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2367; &#2327;&#2369;&#2339;&#2349;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2358;&#2367;&#2357;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2367;&#2339;&#2368; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>tamo-r&#363;p&#257;nubh&#363;tis tad etaj ja&#7693;a&#7747; moh&#257;tmakam anantam | ida&#7747; r&#363;pasy&#257;sya vy&#257;&#241;jik&#257; nitya-niv&#7771;tt&#257;pi m&#363;&#7693;hair &#257;tmeva d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;&#257; | asya sattvam asattva&#7747; ca dar&#347;ayati siddhatv&#257;siddhatv&#257;bhy&#257;&#7747; svatantr&#257;-svatantratvena | sai&#7779;&#257; va&#7789;a-b&#299;ja-s&#257;m&#257;nyavad aneka-va&#7789;a-&#347;aktir ekaiva | tad yath&#257; va&#7789;a-b&#299;ja-s&#257;m&#257;nyam ekam anek&#257;n sv&#257;vyatirikt&#257;n va&#7789;&#257;n sa-b&#299;j&#257;n utp&#257;dya tatra tatra p&#363;r&#7751;a&#7747; sat ti&#7779;&#7789;haty evam eva e&#7779;&#257; m&#257;y&#257; | sv&#257;vyatirikt&#257;ni p&#363;r&#7751;&#257;ni k&#7779;etr&#257;&#7751;i dar&#347;ayitv&#257; j&#299;ve&#347;&#257;vabh&#257;sena karoti | m&#257;y&#257; c&#257;vidy&#257; ca svayam eva bhavati | sai&#7779;&#257; citr&#257; su-d&#7771;&#7693;h&#257; bahv-a&#7749;kur&#257; svaya&#7747; gu&#7751;a-bhinn&#257; a&#7749;kure&#7779;v api gu&#7751;a-bhinn&#257; sarvatra brahma-vi&#7779;&#7751;u-&#347;iva-r&#363;pi&#7751;&#299; ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2350;&#2379;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;-&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (tamo-r&#363;p&#257;nubh&#363;ti&#7717; &#8212; tr&#259;ire de-chip-de-&#238;ntuneric) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2332;&#2337;&#2350;&#2381; (tad etaj ja&#7693;am &#8212; aceasta este cea grea, ne-sim&#539;itoare) | &#2350;&#2379;&#2361;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (moh&#257;tmakam anantam &#8212; de-fire-de-r&#259;t&#259;cire, f&#259;r&#259;-sf&#226;r&#537;it) | &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2334;&#2381;&#2332;&#2367;&#2325;&#2366; (ida&#7747; r&#363;pasy&#257;sya vy&#257;&#241;jik&#257; &#8212; ea este ar&#259;t&#259;toarea chipului acestuia) | &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2367;&#2357;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366; &#2309;&#2346;&#2367; (nitya-niv&#7771;tt&#257;pi &#8212; de&#537;i pururea se retrage) | &#2350;&#2370;&#2338;&#2376;&#2307; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2311;&#2357; &#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366; (m&#363;&#7693;hair &#257;tmeva d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;&#257; &#8212; de cei r&#259;t&#259;ci&#539;i este v&#259;zut&#259; ca-&#537;i-cum-ar-fi-Sinele) | &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2330; &#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (asya sattvam asattva&#7747; ca dar&#347;ayati &#8212; ea arat&#259; deopotriv&#259; fiin&#539;area &#537;i ne-fiin&#539;area lui) | &#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;-&#2309;&#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; (siddhatv&#257;siddhatv&#257;bhy&#257;m &#8212; prin &#238;ntemeiere &#537;i ne-&#238;ntemeiere) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;-&#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2344; (svatantr&#257;-svatantratvena &#8212; prin a fi slobod&#259; &#537;i ne-slobod&#259;) | &#2360;&#2366; &#2319;&#2359;&#2366; &#2357;&#2335;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381; (sai&#7779;&#257; va&#7789;a-b&#299;ja-s&#257;m&#257;nyavat &#8212; ea este ca s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a-universal&#259;-de-banian) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2375;&#2325;&#2357;&#2335;&#2358;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2319;&#2325;&#2366; &#2319;&#2357; (aneka-va&#7789;a-&#347;aktir ekaiva &#8212; puterea multor banieni, una singur&#259;) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2351;&#2341;&#2366; &#2357;&#2335;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2325;&#2350;&#2381; (tad yath&#257; va&#7789;a-b&#299;ja-s&#257;m&#257;nyam ekam &#8212; precum s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a-universal&#259;-de-banian, una singur&#259;) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2375;&#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2357;&#2335;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351; (anek&#257;n sv&#257;vyatirikt&#257;n va&#7789;&#257;n sa-b&#299;j&#257;n utp&#257;dya &#8212; z&#259;mislind mul&#539;i banieni ne-deosebi&#539;i-de-ea, cu semin&#539;ele lor) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381; &#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2340;&#2367; (tatra tatra p&#363;r&#7751;a&#7747; sat ti&#7779;&#7789;hati &#8212; aici &#537;i acolo, r&#259;m&#226;ne fiind Plin&#259;tate &#238;ntreag&#259;) | &#2319;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2319;&#2359;&#2366; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; (evam eva e&#7779;&#257; m&#257;y&#257; &#8212; &#238;ntocmai astfel [este] aceast&#259; M&#257;y&#257;) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (sv&#257;vyatirikt&#257;ni p&#363;r&#7751;&#257;ni k&#7779;etr&#257;&#7751;i dar&#347;ayitv&#257; &#8212; ar&#259;t&#226;nd c&#226;mpuri pline, ne-deosebite-de-ea) | &#2332;&#2368;&#2357;&#2375;&#2358;-&#2309;&#2357;&#2349;&#2366;&#2360;&#2375;&#2344; &#2325;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; (j&#299;ve&#347;&#257;vabh&#257;sena karoti &#8212; le face prin ar&#259;tarea-de-j&#299;va-&#537;i-&#298;&#347;vara) | &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; &#2330; &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; &#2330; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (m&#257;y&#257; c&#257;vidy&#257; ca svayam eva bhavati &#8212; ea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i ajunge deopotriv&#259; M&#257;y&#257; &#537;i avidy&#257;) | &#2360;&#2366; &#2319;&#2359;&#2366; &#2330;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366; (sai&#7779;&#257; citr&#257; &#8212; ea este cea felurit-colorat&#259;) | &#2360;&#2369;&#2342;&#2371;&#2338;&#2366; (su-d&#7771;&#7693;h&#257; &#8212; foarte tare, foarte statornic&#259;) | &#2348;&#2361;&#2381;&#2357;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366; (bahv-a&#7749;kur&#257; &#8212; cu muguri mul&#539;i) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2327;&#2369;&#2339;&#2349;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366; (svaya&#7747; gu&#7751;a-bhinn&#257; &#8212; ea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i desp&#259;r&#539;it&#259; prin gu&#7751;a-uri) | &#2309;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2309;&#2346;&#2367; &#2327;&#2369;&#2339;&#2349;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366; (a&#7749;kure&#7779;v api gu&#7751;a-bhinn&#257; &#8212; &#537;i &#238;n mugurii ei desp&#259;r&#539;it&#259; prin gu&#7751;a-uri) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2358;&#2367;&#2357;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2367;&#2339;&#2368; (sarvatra brahma-vi&#7779;&#7751;u-&#347;iva-r&#363;pi&#7751;&#299; &#8212; pretutindeni purt&#226;nd chip de Brahm&#257;, Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, &#346;iva)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Tr&#259;ire de-chip-de-&#238;ntuneric: aceasta este cea grea, ne-sim&#539;itoare, de-fire-de-r&#259;t&#259;cire, f&#259;r&#259;-sf&#226;r&#537;it. Ea este ar&#259;t&#259;toarea chipului acestuia; de&#537;i pururea se retrage, de cei r&#259;t&#259;ci&#539;i este v&#259;zut&#259; ca-&#537;i-cum-ar-fi-Sinele. Ea arat&#259; deopotriv&#259; fiin&#539;area &#537;i ne-fiin&#539;area lui &#8212; prin &#238;ntemeiere &#537;i ne-&#238;ntemeiere, prin a fi slobod&#259; &#537;i ne-slobod&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Ea este ca s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a-universal&#259;-de-banian: puterea multor banieni, una singur&#259;.</span></strong></p><p><span>Precum s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a-universal&#259;-de-banian, una singur&#259;, z&#259;mislind mul&#539;i banieni ne-deosebi&#539;i-de-ea, cu semin&#539;ele lor &#8212; </span><strong><span>aici &#537;i acolo r&#259;m&#226;ne fiind Plin&#259;tate &#238;ntreag&#259;</span></strong><span> &#8212; &#238;ntocmai astfel este aceast&#259; M&#257;y&#257;: ar&#259;t&#226;nd c&#226;mpuri pline, ne-deosebite-de-ea, le face prin ar&#259;tarea-de-j&#299;va-&#537;i-&#298;&#347;vara. Ea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i ajunge deopotriv&#259; M&#257;y&#257; &#537;i </span><em><span>avidy&#257;</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>Ea este cea felurit-colorat&#259;, foarte statornic&#259;, cu muguri mul&#539;i; ea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i desp&#259;r&#539;it&#259; prin </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span>-uri &#537;i &#238;n mugurii ei desp&#259;r&#539;it&#259; prin </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span>-uri; pretutindeni purt&#226;nd chip de Brahm&#257;, Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, &#346;iva.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i acum icoana de c&#259;petenie a lui Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9. Cite&#537;te-o &#238;ncet &#8212; este una dintre marile metafore upani&#537;adice.</span></p><p><em><span>Sai&#7779;&#257; va&#7789;a-b&#299;ja-s&#257;m&#257;nyavad aneka-va&#7789;a-&#347;aktir ekaiva.</span></em><span> &#8222;Aceasta [M&#257;y&#257;] este ca universalitatea-semin&#539;ei-de-banian &#8212; puterea multor banieni, una singur&#259;.&#8221;</span></p><p><em><span>Va&#7789;a</span></em><span> &#8212; banianul, </span><em><span>Ficus benghalensis</span></em><span>. </span><em><span>B&#299;ja</span></em><span> &#8212; s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a. </span><em><span>S&#257;m&#257;nya</span></em><span> &#8212; universalitatea, forma-ob&#537;teasc&#259;, tipul.</span></p><p><span>Banianul este arborele cu cea mai &#238;ntins&#259; acoperire din lume. El scoate ramuri care coboar&#259; &#537;i ajung r&#259;d&#259;cini noi, apoi trunchiuri noi, z&#259;mislind din </span><em><span>o singur&#259; s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;</span></em><span> ceva ce pare o p&#259;dure &#238;ntreag&#259;. Din fiecare rod, alte semin&#539;e; din fiecare s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;, alt banian; &#537;i tot a&#537;a, f&#259;r&#259; sf&#226;r&#537;it. </span><strong><span>&#536;i totu&#537;i to&#539;i sunt acela&#537;i arbore.</span></strong></p><p><em><strong><span>Sv&#257;vyatirikta</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#8212; ne-deosebit-de-sine.</span></strong><span> Acesta este cuv&#226;ntul care poart&#259; greutatea filozofic&#259;. Fiecare banian z&#259;mislit </span><em><span>nu este deosebit</span></em><span> de s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a-universal&#259;. Nu este o copie. Nu este o urmare. Este chiar s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a-universal&#259; ar&#259;t&#226;ndu-se &#238;n acel chip anume.</span></p><p><strong><span>Fiecare </span></strong><em><strong><span>j&#299;va</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#8212; fiecare fiin&#539;&#259; aparent&#259; &#8212; nu este o parte a Sinelui. Este Sinele &#238;ntreg ar&#259;t&#226;ndu-se &#238;n acel chip anume.</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Tatra tatra p&#363;r&#7751;a&#7747; sat ti&#7779;&#7789;hati.</span></em><span> &#8222;Aici &#537;i acolo, r&#259;m&#226;ne fiind Plin&#259;tate &#238;ntreag&#259;.&#8221; </span><em><span>P&#363;r&#7751;a</span></em><span> &#8212; plin, &#238;ntreg, deplin. &#206;n fiecare banian, s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a-universal&#259; r&#259;m&#226;ne </span><em><span>&#238;ntreag&#259;</span></em><span>. Nu o parte din Fiin&#539;&#259; &#238;n fiecare arbore: Fiin&#539;a &#238;ntreag&#259; &#238;n fiecare. Tot a&#537;a Sinele: nu &#238;mp&#259;r&#539;it &#238;ntre </span><em><span>j&#299;va</span></em><span>-e, ci deplin &#238;n fiecare </span><em><span>j&#299;va</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele cinci &#238;nsu&#537;iri ale M&#257;yei</span></strong><span> pe care textul le d&#259; cu cinstire, nu cu dispre&#539;: </span><em><span>citr&#257;</span></em><span> (felurit-colorat&#259;), </span><em><span>su-d&#7771;&#7693;h&#257;</span></em><span> (foarte statornic&#259;), </span><em><span>bahv-a&#7749;kur&#257;</span></em><span> (cu muguri mul&#539;i), </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a-bhinn&#257;</span></em><span> (desp&#259;r&#539;it&#259; prin gu&#7751;a-uri, &#238;n ea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i &#537;i &#238;n mugurii ei), &#537;i </span><em><span>brahma-vi&#7779;&#7751;u-&#347;iva-r&#363;pi&#7751;&#299;</span></em><span> (pretutindeni purt&#226;nd chip de Brahm&#257;, Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, &#346;iva).</span></p><p><strong><span>M&#257;y&#257; nu este du&#537;man. Este puterea z&#259;mislitoare a Sinelui &#8212; at&#226;t de deas&#259; &#537;i de bogat&#259; &#238;nc&#226;t Sinele &#238;nsu&#537;i, &#238;n cunoa&#537;terea lui f&#259;r&#259;-obiect, o las&#259; s&#259; se arate ca lume.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea A3 &#8212; Cele trei chipuri: J&#299;va, &#298;&#347;vara, Hira&#7751;yagarbha + Sarva&#7747; Sarvamayam / Tath&#257;py Alp&#257;&#7717;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2330;&#2376;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2342;&#2368;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344; &#2319;&#2357; &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2357;&#2367;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2351;&#2379;&#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2349;&#2367;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366; &#2332;&#2368;&#2357;&#2379; &#2344;&#2367;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2361;&#2306;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368; &#2361;&#2367;&#2352;&#2339;&#2381;&#2351;&#2327;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346; &#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2357;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2330;&#2376;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2327;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2359; &#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; &#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2332;&#2368;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2351;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2360;&#2369; &#2340;&#2341;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2366;&#2307; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>caitanya-d&#299;pt&#257; tasm&#257;d &#257;tmana eva trai-vidhyam | sarvatra yonitvam abhimant&#257; j&#299;va&#7717; | niyant&#257; &#299;&#347;vara&#7717; | sarv&#257;ha&#7747;-m&#257;n&#299; hira&#7751;yagarbha&#7717; | tri-r&#363;pa &#299;&#347;varavad vyakta-caitanya&#7717; | sarva-go hy e&#7779;a &#299;&#347;vara&#7717; kriy&#257;-j&#241;&#257;n&#257;tm&#257; | sarva&#7747; sarvamaya&#7747; sarve j&#299;v&#257;&#7717; sarvamay&#257;&#7717; sarv&#257;sv avasth&#257;su | tath&#257;py alp&#257;&#7717; ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2330;&#2376;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2342;&#2368;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366; (caitanya-d&#299;pt&#257; &#8212; aprins&#259;-de-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2357;&#2367;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (tasm&#257;d &#257;tmana eva trai-vidhyam &#8212; de aceea, chiar din Sine, [se ive&#537;te] &#238;ntreita-&#238;mp&#259;r&#539;ire) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2351;&#2379;&#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2349;&#2367;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366; &#2332;&#2368;&#2357;&#2307; (sarvatra yonitvam abhimant&#257; j&#299;va&#7717; &#8212; pretutindeni, av&#226;nd fire-de-p&#226;ntece, cel-care-se-ia-pe-sine &#8212; j&#299;va) | &#2344;&#2367;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366; &#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; (niyant&#257; &#299;&#347;vara&#7717; &#8212; C&#226;rmuitorul &#8212; &#298;&#347;vara) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2361;&#2306;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368; &#2361;&#2367;&#2352;&#2339;&#2381;&#2351;&#2327;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2307; (sarv&#257;ha&#7747;-m&#257;n&#299; hira&#7751;yagarbha&#7717; &#8212; cel-care-se-socote&#537;te-Eul-a-toate &#8212; Hira&#7751;yagarbha) | &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; (tri-r&#363;pa&#7717; &#8212; de-chip-&#238;ntreit) | &#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2330;&#2376;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; (&#299;&#347;varavad vyakta-caitanya&#7717; &#8212; precum &#298;&#347;vara, Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-ar&#259;tat&#259;) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2327;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367; &#2319;&#2359;&#2307; &#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; (sarva-go hy e&#7779;a &#299;&#347;vara&#7717; &#8212; c&#259;ci acest &#298;&#347;vara merge-la-tot) | &#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; (kriy&#257;-j&#241;&#257;n&#257;tm&#257; &#8212; a c&#259;rui fire este fapt&#259;-&#537;i-cunoa&#537;tere) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (sarva&#7747; sarvamayam &#8212; totul este plin-de-tot) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2332;&#2368;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2351;&#2366;&#2307; (sarve j&#299;v&#257;&#7717; sarvamay&#257;&#7717; &#8212; to&#539;i j&#299;va sunt plini-de-tot) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2360;&#2369; &#2309;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2360;&#2369; (sarv&#257;sv avasth&#257;su &#8212; &#238;n toate st&#259;rile) | &#2340;&#2341;&#2366; &#2309;&#2346;&#2367; &#2309;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2366;&#2307; (tath&#257;py alp&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#537;i totu&#537;i &#8212; [sunt] mici)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Aprins&#259;-de-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; &#8212; de aceea, chiar din Sine, se ive&#537;te &#238;ntreita-&#238;mp&#259;r&#539;ire:</span></p><p><span>Pretutindeni, av&#226;nd fire-de-p&#226;ntece, cel-care-se-ia-pe-sine &#8212; </span><em><span>j&#299;va</span></em><span>. C&#226;rmuitorul &#8212; &#298;&#347;vara. Cel-care-se-socote&#537;te-Eul-a-toate &#8212; Hira&#7751;yagarbha.</span></p><p><span>De-chip-&#238;ntreit, precum &#298;&#347;vara, Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-ar&#259;tat&#259;. C&#259;ci acest &#298;&#347;vara merge-la-tot, a c&#259;rui fire este fapt&#259;-&#537;i-cunoa&#537;tere.</span></p><p><span>Totul este plin-de-tot. To&#539;i </span><em><span>j&#299;va</span></em><span> sunt plini-de-tot, &#238;n toate st&#259;rile.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#536;i totu&#537;i &#8212; sunt mici.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Caitanya-d&#299;pt&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; aprins&#259;-de-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;. M&#257;y&#257; din A2 nu este numai &#238;ntunecime: este aprins&#259; de Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;. F&#259;r&#259; Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;, M&#257;y&#257; ar r&#259;m&#226;ne &#238;n &#238;ntuneric (</span><em><span>tamas</span></em><span>). Con&#537;tiin&#539;a este cea care face ca M&#257;y&#257; s&#259; se arate. De aceea: </span><em><span>trai-vidhyam</span></em><span> &#8212; se ive&#537;te &#238;ntreitul.</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea A3 face ceva ce pu&#539;ine texte non-duale &#238;&#537;i &#238;ng&#259;duie: nume&#537;te cele trei chipuri ale Sinelui f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; &#238;nl&#259;ture pe vreunul &#537;i f&#259;r&#259; s&#259;-l mic&#537;oreze pe unul la cel&#259;lalt.</span></strong></p><p><em><strong><span>J&#299;va</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; cel-care-se-ia-pe-sine. </span><em><span>Abhimant&#257;</span></em><span>: cel care poart&#259; f&#259;ptuirea, cel care se tr&#259;ie&#537;te pe sine ca izvor a&#537;ezat &#238;ntr-un loc. </span><em><span>Yonitva</span></em><span> = fire-de-p&#226;ntece, faptul de a fi n&#259;scut dintr-un p&#226;ntece. </span><strong><span>Nu fiin&#539;a individual&#259; ca gre&#537;eal&#259;, ci ca punct de privire &#8212; un punct de privire pe care Sinele &#238;l ia asupra sa &#238;nsu&#537;i.</span></strong></p><p><em><strong><span>&#298;&#347;vara</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; C&#226;rmuitorul. </span><em><span>Niyant&#257;</span></em><span>. Latura Sinelui din care cosmosul este &#539;inut, r&#226;nduit, p&#259;strat. </span><em><span>Sarva-ga&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; merge-la-tot. </span><em><span>Kriy&#257;-j&#241;&#257;n&#257;tm&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; a c&#259;rui fire este deodat&#259; fapt&#259; &#537;i cunoa&#537;tere.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Hira&#7751;yagarbha</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; cel-care-se-socote&#537;te-Eul-a-toate. Latura de mijloc: nici eul-individual (</span><em><span>j&#299;va</span></em><span>), nici Domnul-c&#226;rmuitor (&#298;&#347;vara), ci Eul-cosmic, Eul-tuturor &#8212; latura Sinelui care &#238;&#537;i recunoa&#537;te prezen&#539;a &#238;n to&#539;i, f&#259;r&#259; a fi &#238;nc&#259; C&#226;rmuitorul-de-deasupra.</span></p><p><span>Cele trei nu sunt trepte ale unei cre&#537;teri duhovnice&#537;ti, nici sc&#259;ri dintr-o r&#226;nduial&#259; care ar trebui p&#259;r&#259;sit&#259;. Sunt feluri deodat&#259;-lucr&#259;toare &#238;n care acela&#537;i Sine se arat&#259; &#8212; din puncte de privire deosebite. </span><strong><span>Sinele care e&#537;ti acum este &#238;n acela&#537;i timp j&#299;va, &#298;&#347;vara &#537;i Hira&#7751;yagarbha. Deosebirea st&#259; numai &#238;n care punct de privire lucreaz&#259; &#238;n con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; &#238;ntr-o clip&#259; anume.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Apoi lovitura &#238;ndoit&#259;</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>sarva&#7747; sarvamaya&#7747; sarve j&#299;v&#257;&#7717; sarvamay&#257;&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; totul este plin-de-tot, to&#539;i </span><em><span>j&#299;va</span></em><span> sunt plini-de-tot. Aceasta, din </span><em><span>param&#257;rtha</span></em><span>. &#536;i apoi: </span><em><span>tath&#257;py alp&#257;&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#537;i totu&#537;i sunt mici. Aceasta, din </span><em><span>vyavah&#257;ra</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>Textul nu alege. Am&#226;ndou&#259; sunt adev&#259;rate deodat&#259;. Fiecare </span><em><span>j&#299;va</span></em><span> este &#238;ntreg &#537;i plin de Sine; &#537;i fiecare </span><em><span>j&#299;va</span></em><span>, &#238;n punctul lui de privire a&#537;ezat &#238;ntr-un loc, este mic. </span><strong><span>Nu este de dezlegat aceast&#259; &#238;ncordare. Este chiar &#238;ncordarea care &#539;ine via&#539;a.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea B1 &#8212; Z&#259;mislirea-&#537;i-intrarea cosmic&#259; + cascada celor dou&#259;sprezece predicate + Satt&#257;m&#257;tra&#7747; H&#299;da&#7747; Sarvam</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360; &#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2359; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2340;&#2366;&#2307; &#2325;&#2379;&#2358;&#2366;&#2306;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2360;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2370;&#2338;&#2379; &#2350;&#2370;&#2338; &#2311;&#2357; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2352;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2351;&#2376;&#2357; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2366;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379; &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2358;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2379; &#2348;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2307; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2350;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2379; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2334;&#2381;&#2332;&#2344;&#2379; &#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2369;&#2352;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2327;&#2375;&#2325;&#2352;&#2360;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2339;&#2376;&#2352;&#2375;&#2340;&#2376;&#2352;&#2357;&#2327;&#2340;&#2307; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2361;&#2368;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2306; &#2361;&#2367; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2344; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2325;&#2367;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2349;&#2370;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2344;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2349;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2344; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2375; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2375;&#2365;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2375; &#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2306; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2306; &#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368;&#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2379; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2342;&#2346;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2327;&#2340;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>sa v&#257; e&#7779;a bh&#363;t&#257;ni indriy&#257;&#7751;i vir&#257;ja&#7747; devat&#257;&#7717; ko&#347;&#257;&#7747;&#347; ca s&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;v&#257; pravi&#347;y&#257;m&#363;&#7693;ho m&#363;&#7693;ha iva vyavaharann &#257;ste m&#257;yayaiva | tasm&#257;d advaya ev&#257;yam &#257;tm&#257; san-m&#257;tro nitya&#7717; &#347;uddho buddha&#7717; satyo mukto nira&#241;jano vibhur advay&#257;nanda&#7717; para&#7717; pratyag-eka-rasa&#7717; pram&#257;&#7751;air etair avagata&#7717; | satt&#257;-m&#257;tra&#7747; h&#299;da&#7747; sarva&#7747; sad eva purast&#257;t siddha&#7747; hi brahma | na hy atra ki&#241;ca anubh&#363;yate n&#257;vidy&#257;nubhava-&#257;tm&#257; na svaprak&#257;&#347;e sarva-s&#257;k&#7779;i&#7751;y avikriye&#8217;dvaye | siddha&#7747; hy asiddha&#7747; tad vi&#7779;&#7751;ur &#299;&#347;&#257;no brahm&#257;nyad api sarva&#7747; sarvagata&#7747; sarvam ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2307; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2359;&#2307; (sa v&#257; e&#7779;a&#7717; &#8212; acela, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, acesta) | &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2311;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2350;&#2381; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2340;&#2366;&#2307; &#2325;&#2379;&#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2330; &#2360;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (bh&#363;t&#257;ni indriy&#257;&#7751;i vir&#257;ja&#7747; devat&#257;&#7717; ko&#347;&#257;&#7747;&#347; ca s&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;v&#257; &#8212; dup&#259; ce a z&#259;mislit elementele, organele de sim&#539;, pe Vir&#257;j, zeit&#259;&#539;ile &#537;i tecile) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351; (pravi&#347;ya &#8212; dup&#259; ce a intrat [&#238;n ele]) | &#2309;&#2350;&#2370;&#2338;&#2307; &#2350;&#2370;&#2338;&#2307; &#2311;&#2357; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2352;&#2344;&#2381; &#2310;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; (am&#363;&#7693;ho m&#363;&#7693;ha iva vyavaharann &#257;ste &#8212; ne-r&#259;t&#259;cit, &#537;ade purt&#226;ndu-se ca-&#537;i-cum-ar-fi-r&#259;t&#259;cit) | &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2351;&#2366; &#2319;&#2357; (m&#257;yayaiva &#8212; numai prin M&#257;y&#257;) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; (tasm&#257;d advaya ev&#257;yam &#257;tm&#257; &#8212; de aceea, acest Sine este numai f&#259;r&#259;-doime) | &#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; (sanm&#257;tra&#7717; &#8212; numai-Fiin&#539;&#259;) | &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; (nitya&#7717; &#8212; ve&#537;nic) | &#2358;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2307; (&#347;uddha&#7717; &#8212; curat) | &#2348;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2307; (buddha&#7717; &#8212; trezit) | &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; (satya&#7717; &#8212; adev&#259;rat) | &#2350;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2307; (mukta&#7717; &#8212; slobozit) | &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2334;&#2381;&#2332;&#2344;&#2307; (nira&#241;jana&#7717; &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-pat&#259;) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2369;&#2307; (vibhu&#7717; &#8212; p&#259;trunz&#259;tor, atotputernic) | &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2307; (advay&#257;nanda&#7717; &#8212; fericire-f&#259;r&#259;-doime) | &#2346;&#2352;&#2307; (para&#7717; &#8212; suprem) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2381;-&#2319;&#2325;-&#2352;&#2360;&#2307; (pratyag-eka-rasa&#7717; &#8212; l&#259;untric-de-un-singur-gust) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2339;&#2376;&#2307; &#2319;&#2340;&#2376;&#2307; &#2309;&#2357;&#2327;&#2340;&#2307; (pram&#257;&#7751;air etair avagata&#7717; &#8212; cunoscut prin aceste pram&#257;&#7751;a) | &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (satt&#257;-m&#257;tra&#7747; h&#299;da&#7747; sarvam &#8212; c&#259;ci tot acesta este numai-fiin&#539;are) | &#2360;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; (sad eva purast&#257;t siddha&#7747; hi brahma &#8212; Fiin&#539;&#259; singur&#259;, &#238;ntemeiat&#259; mai dinainte &#8212; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Brahman) | &#2344; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2325;&#2367;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2349;&#2370;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; (na hy atra ki&#241;ca anubh&#363;yate &#8212; c&#259;ci aici nu se tr&#259;ie&#537;te nimic-altceva) | &#2344; &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;-&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2349;&#2357;-&#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; (n&#257;vidy&#257;nubhava-&#257;tm&#257; &#8212; nici sinele-tr&#259;irii-ne&#537;tiin&#539;ei) | &#2344; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2375; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2367; &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2375; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2375; (na svaprak&#257;&#347;e sarva-s&#257;k&#7779;i&#7751;y avikriye&#8217;dvaye &#8212; nici &#238;n cel-care-se-lumineaz&#259;-pe-sine, martor-a-toate, ne-schimbat, f&#259;r&#259;-doime) | &#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2381; (siddha&#7747; hy asiddham &#8212; &#238;ntemeiat, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r ne-&#238;ntemeiat) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2307; &#2312;&#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2346;&#2367; (tad vi&#7779;&#7751;ur &#299;&#347;&#257;no brahm&#257;nyad api &#8212; acela este Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, &#298;&#347;&#257;na, Brahman &#8212; &#537;i orice altceva) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2327;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (sarva&#7747; sarvagata&#7747; sarvam &#8212; totul, merg&#226;nd-&#238;n-tot, totul)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Acela, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, acesta &#8212; dup&#259; ce a z&#259;mislit elementele, organele de sim&#539;, pe Vir&#257;j, zeit&#259;&#539;ile &#537;i tecile, dup&#259; ce a intrat &#238;n ele &#8212; </span><strong><span>ne-r&#259;t&#259;cit, &#537;ade purt&#226;ndu-se ca-&#537;i-cum-ar-fi-r&#259;t&#259;cit, numai prin M&#257;y&#257;.</span></strong></p><p><span>De aceea, acest Sine este numai f&#259;r&#259;-doime: numai-Fiin&#539;&#259;, ve&#537;nic, curat, trezit, adev&#259;rat, slobozit, f&#259;r&#259;-pat&#259;, p&#259;trunz&#259;tor, fericire-f&#259;r&#259;-doime, suprem, l&#259;untric-de-un-singur-gust &#8212; cunoscut prin aceste </span><em><span>pram&#257;&#7751;a</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><strong><span>C&#259;ci tot acesta este numai-fiin&#539;are: Fiin&#539;&#259; singur&#259;, &#238;ntemeiat&#259; mai dinainte &#8212; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Brahman.</span></strong></p><p><span>C&#259;ci aici nu se tr&#259;ie&#537;te nimic-altceva: nici sinele-tr&#259;irii-ne&#537;tiin&#539;ei, nici &#238;n cel-care-se-lumineaz&#259;-pe-sine, martor-a-toate, ne-schimbat, f&#259;r&#259;-doime.</span></p><p><span>&#206;ntemeiat, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r ne-&#238;ntemeiat: acela este Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, &#298;&#347;&#257;na, Brahman &#8212; &#537;i orice altceva; totul, merg&#226;nd-&#238;n-tot, totul.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Sec&#539;iunea B se deschide cu una dintre cele mai de-a dreptul vestiri cosmologice ale Upanishadului. Cinci ivi-din-sine sunt numite pe r&#226;nd:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Bh&#363;t&#257;ni</span></em><span> &#8212; cele cinci elemente (p&#259;m&#226;nt, ap&#259;, foc, aer, spa&#539;iu)</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Indriy&#257;&#7751;i</span></em><span> &#8212; organele de sim&#539; (ochi, ureche, nas, limb&#259;, piele &#8212; plus mintea, plus organele faptei)</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Vir&#257;jam</span></em><span> &#8212; Vir&#257;j, chipul-cosmic, &#238;ntregul-cosmic</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Devat&#257;&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; zeit&#259;&#539;ile care c&#226;rmuiesc</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>Ko&#347;&#257;n</span></em><span> &#8212; cele cinci teci (</span><em><span>annamaya / pr&#257;&#7751;amaya / manomaya / vij&#241;&#257;namaya / &#257;nandamaya</span></em><span> &#8212; aceea&#537;i alc&#259;tuire &#238;n cinci teci din Taittir&#299;ya Bh&#7771;guvall&#299;, pe care ai tradus-o ca #11 &#238;n acest proiect)</span></p><p><span>Dup&#259; ce le-a z&#259;mislit, </span><strong><span>Sinele intr&#259; &#238;n ele</span></strong><span> (</span><em><span>pravi&#347;ya</span></em><span>) &#8212; &#238;ntocmai mi&#537;carea pe care B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka &#537;i Aitareya o desf&#259;&#537;oar&#259; pe larg: </span><strong><span>Z&#259;mislitorul nu st&#259; deoparte de z&#259;mislire; Z&#259;mislitorul intr&#259; &#238;n z&#259;mislire.</span></strong></p><p><span>Apoi: </span><em><span>am&#363;&#7693;ho m&#363;&#7693;ha iva vyavaharann &#257;ste</span></em><span> &#8212; ne-r&#259;t&#259;cit, &#537;ade purt&#226;ndu-se ca-&#537;i-cum-ar-fi-r&#259;t&#259;cit. Sinele </span><em><span>nu</span></em><span> este r&#259;t&#259;cit </span><em><span>&#537;i</span></em><span> se mi&#537;c&#259; prin lume </span><em><span>ca-&#537;i-cum</span></em><span> ar fi. Numai prin M&#257;y&#257; (</span><em><span>m&#257;yayaiva</span></em><span>).</span></p><p><strong><span>Cascada celor dou&#259;sprezece predicate</span></strong><span> care urmeaz&#259; este unul dintre cele mai curate &#537;iruri-rezumat din Upanishad. Cite&#537;te-o ca litanie: </span><em><span>advaya, sanm&#257;tra, nitya, &#347;uddha, buddha, satya, mukta, nira&#241;jana</span></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259;-pat&#259;, literal &#8222;f&#259;r&#259;-negreal&#259;-de-ochi&#8221;), </span><em><span>vibhu, advay&#257;nanda, para, pratyag-eka-rasa</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>La cel din urm&#259; merit&#259; o oprire: </span><em><span>pratyak-eka-rasa</span></em><span>. </span><em><span>Pratyak</span></em><span> &#238;nseamn&#259; &#8222;l&#259;untric&#8221;, &#8222;&#238;ntors-spre-&#238;n&#259;untru&#8221;. </span><em><span>Eka-rasa</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;de-un-singur-gust&#8221; (l-ai &#238;nt&#226;lnit &#238;n K8). Laolalt&#259;: </span><em><span>l&#259;untric-de-un-singur-gust</span></em><span>. </span><strong><span>Oriunde ai &#238;ntoarce martorul, martorul are acela&#537;i singur gust &#8212; pe sine.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>&#206;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura satt&#257;m&#257;tra</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>satt&#257;-m&#257;tra&#7747; h&#299;da&#7747; sarva&#7747; sad eva purast&#257;t siddha&#7747; hi brahma</span></em><span>. &#8222;C&#259;ci tot acesta este </span><em><span>numai-fiin&#539;are</span></em><span>; Fiin&#539;&#259; singur&#259;, mai dinainte de toate, &#238;ntemeiat&#259; &#8212; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Brahman.&#8221;</span></p><p><em><span>Satt&#257;-m&#257;tra</span></em><span> &#8212; numai-fiin&#539;are. </span><em><span>Satt&#257;</span></em><span> (fiin&#539;area ca substantiv abstract, &#8222;faptul-de-a-fi&#8221;) + </span><em><span>m&#257;tra</span></em><span> (numai). Orice s-ar ar&#259;ta, </span><em><span>cel pu&#539;in</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><em><span>este</span></em><span>. Desprinde de la un lucru aparent fiecare predicat &#8212; culoare, chip, loc, lucrare &#8212; &#537;i r&#259;m&#226;ne </span><em><span>satt&#257;</span></em><span>, faptul-de-a-fi. </span><strong><span>Acel simplu ESTE este ceea ce este Brahman.</span></strong><span> </span><em><span>Purast&#257;t</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;mai dinainte&#8221;, &#8222;&#238;naintea oric&#259;rei deduceri&#8221;. Brahman ca cel-&#238;ntemeiat-&#238;naintea-a-toate, </span><em><span>siddha</span></em><span>, care nu are trebuin&#539;&#259; de nicio &#238;ntemeiere.</span></p><p><strong><span>Refrenul negativ</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>na hy atra ki&#241;ca anubh&#363;yate</span></em><span> &#8212; c&#259;ci aici nu se tr&#259;ie&#537;te nimic-altceva. Nici </span><em><span>avidy&#257;</span></em><span> (tr&#259;irea-ne&#537;tiin&#539;ei ca obiect desp&#259;r&#539;it). Nimic-altceva &#238;n registrul celui-care-se-lumineaz&#259;-pe-sine, martor-a-toate, ne-schimbat, f&#259;r&#259;-doime. </span><strong><span>Recunoa&#537;terea nu are obiecte &#238;n&#259;untrul ei, pentru c&#259; obiectivarea este tocmai ceea ce recunoa&#537;terea &#238;nceteaz&#259; s&#259; fac&#259;.</span></strong></p><p><span>Av&#226;ntul de &#238;ncheiere: </span><em><span>siddha&#7747; hy asiddha&#7747; tad vi&#7779;&#7751;ur &#299;&#347;&#257;no brahm&#257;nyad api sarva&#7747; sarvagata&#7747; sarvam</span></em><span>. Trei nume de zeitate &#8212; Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, &#298;&#347;&#257;na, Brahman &#8212; plus </span><em><span>anyad api</span></em><span>: &#537;i orice altceva. Totul, merg&#226;nd-&#238;n-tot, totul.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea B2 &#8212; Buddha&#7717; Sukha-Svar&#363;pa&#7717; + Tripla respingere + Dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; Dra&#7779;&#7789;u&#7717; + Y&#363;yam Eva D&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;&#257;&#7717;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2348;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2307; &#2360;&#2369;&#2326;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2344; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2350;&#2346;&#2367; &#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2340;&#2379; &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2379; &#2344; &#2361;&#2368;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2325;&#2342;&#2366;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2361;&#2367;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2379; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2346;&#2375;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359; &#2319;&#2325; &#2319;&#2357; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2307; &#2325;&#2367;&#2306; &#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357; &#2344; &#2357;&#2367;&#2330;&#2367;&#2325;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2368;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2343;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366; &#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2307; &#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2379; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2357;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2348;&#2366;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2357;&#2368;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2339;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2367;&#2360;&#2381;&#2347;&#2369;&#2335;&#2340;&#2350;&#2307; &#2360; &#2346;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2340; &#2319;&#2359; &#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2379;&#2365;&#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2379;&#2365;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2365;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2379; &#2344;&#2366;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2375;&#2359;&#2379;&#2365;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2365;&#2360;&#2369;&#2326;&#2342;&#2369;&#2307;&#2326;&#2379;&#2365;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2379;&#2365;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2379;&#2365;&#2349;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379;&#2365;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2342;&#2366; &#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2351;&#2366; &#2344;&#2366;&#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2375; &#2351;&#2370;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2307; &#2325;&#2367;&#2350;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2375;&#2344; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2344; &#2351;&#2370;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2314;&#2330;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2370;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2342;&#2371;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>buddha&#7717; sukha-svar&#363;pa &#257;tm&#257; | na hy etan nir&#257;tmakam api | n&#257;tm&#257; purato hi siddha&#7717; | na h&#299;da&#7747; sarva&#7747; kad&#257;cid &#257;tm&#257; | hi sva-mahima-stho nirapek&#7779;a eka eva s&#257;k&#7779;&#299; svaprak&#257;&#347;a&#7717; | ki&#7747; tan nityam &#257;tm&#257;tra hy eva na vicikitsyam etad dh&#299;da&#7747; sarva&#7747; s&#257;dhayati | dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; dra&#7779;&#7789;u&#7717; s&#257;k&#7779;y avikriya&#7717; | siddho niravadyo b&#257;hy&#257;bhyantara-v&#299;k&#7779;a&#7751;&#257;t suvisphu&#7789;atama&#7717; | sa parast&#257;d br&#363;ta | e&#7779;a d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;o&#8217;d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;o&#8217;vyavah&#257;ryo&#8217;py alpo n&#257;lpa&#7717; s&#257;k&#7779;y avi&#347;e&#7779;o&#8217;nanyo&#8217;sukha-du&#7717;kho&#8217;dvaya&#7717; param&#257;tm&#257; sarvaj&#241;o&#8217;nanto&#8217;bhinno&#8217;dvaya&#7717; sarvad&#257; | sa&#7747;vittir m&#257;yay&#257; n&#257;sa&#7747;vitti&#7717; | svaprak&#257;&#347;e y&#363;yam eva d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;&#257;&#7717; | kim advayena dvit&#299;yam eva na | y&#363;yam eva br&#363;hy eva bhagavann iti dev&#257; &#363;cur y&#363;yam eva d&#7771;&#347;yate ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2348;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2307; (buddha&#7717; &#8212; cel-care-s-a-trezit) | &#2360;&#2369;&#2326;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; (sukha-svar&#363;pa &#257;tm&#257; &#8212; Sinele, de-fire-de-Fericire) | &#2344; &#2361;&#2367; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2325;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2346;&#2367; (na hy etan nir&#257;tmakam api &#8212; c&#259;ci acesta nu este nici lipsit-de-Sine) | &#2344; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2340;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2307; (n&#257;tm&#257; purato hi siddha&#7717; &#8212; Sinele nu este &#238;ntemeiat &#238;naintea noastr&#259; [ca obiect]) | &#2344; &#2361;&#2367; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2325;&#2342;&#2366;&#2330;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; (na h&#299;da&#7747; sarva&#7747; kad&#257;cid &#257;tm&#257; &#8212; nici tot acesta nu este vreodat&#259; Sinele) | &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2361;&#2367;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2307; (hi sva-mahima-stha&#7717; &#8212; c&#259;ci el st&#259; &#238;n propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie) | &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2346;&#2375;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2307; (nirapek&#7779;a&#7717; &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-trebuin&#539;&#259;-de-nimic) | &#2319;&#2325;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368; (eka eva s&#257;k&#7779;&#299; &#8212; Martorul unul singur) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2307; (svaprak&#257;&#347;a&#7717; &#8212; lumin&#226;ndu-se pe sine) | &#2309;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2361;&#2367; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344; &#2357;&#2367;&#2330;&#2367;&#2325;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (atra hy eva na vicikitsyam &#8212; chiar aici, f&#259;r&#259; nicio &#537;ov&#259;ire) | &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2366;&#2343;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (etad dh&#299;da&#7747; sarva&#7747; s&#257;dhayati &#8212; c&#259;ci acesta &#238;ntemeiaz&#259; tot acesta) | &#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366; &#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2307; (dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; dra&#7779;&#7789;u&#7717; &#8212; V&#259;z&#259;torul V&#259;z&#259;torului) | &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368; &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2307; (s&#257;k&#7779;y avikriya&#7717; &#8212; Martorul ne-schimbat) | &#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2307; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2357;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; (siddho niravadya&#7717; &#8212; &#238;ntemeiat, f&#259;r&#259;-cusur) | &#2348;&#2366;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2357;&#2368;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2339;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2367;&#2360;&#2381;&#2347;&#2369;&#2335;&#2340;&#2350;&#2307; (b&#257;hy&#257;bhyantara-v&#299;k&#7779;a&#7751;&#257;t suvisphu&#7789;atama&#7717; &#8212; prin privirea-&#238;n-afar&#259;-&#537;i-&#238;n&#259;untru, cel-mai-deplin-ar&#259;tat) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2340; (sa parast&#257;d br&#363;ta &#8212; el, cel de dincolo, a gr&#259;it) | &#2319;&#2359;&#2307; &#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2307; &#2309;&#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2307; &#2309;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; (e&#7779;a d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;o&#8217;d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;o&#8217;vyavah&#257;rya&#7717; &#8212; acesta este v&#259;zut, ne-v&#259;zut, cu care nu se face nego&#539;) | &#2309;&#2346;&#2367; &#2309;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2307; &#2344; &#2309;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2307; (apy alpo n&#257;lpa&#7717; &#8212; de&#537;i mic &#8212; ne-mic) | &#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368; &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2375;&#2359;&#2307; &#2309;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; (s&#257;k&#7779;y avi&#347;e&#7779;o&#8217;nanya&#7717; &#8212; Martorul f&#259;r&#259;-deosebire, ne-altul) | &#2309;&#2360;&#2369;&#2326;&#2342;&#2369;&#2307;&#2326;&#2307; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2307; (asukha-du&#7717;kho&#8217;dvaya&#7717; &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-pl&#259;cere-&#537;i-durere, ne-doi) | &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2307; &#2309;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2307; &#2309;&#2349;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; (param&#257;tm&#257; sarvaj&#241;o&#8217;nanto&#8217;bhinna&#7717; &#8212; Param&#257;tman, atoate&#537;tiutor, f&#259;r&#259;-sf&#226;r&#537;it, ne-desp&#259;r&#539;it) | &#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2351;&#2366; &#2344; &#2309;&#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (sa&#7747;vittir m&#257;yay&#257; n&#257;sa&#7747;vitti&#7717; &#8212; [el este] con&#537;tien&#539;&#259;; prin M&#257;y&#257;, nu ne-con&#537;tien&#539;&#259;) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2375; &#2351;&#2370;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2307; (svaprak&#257;&#347;e y&#363;yam eva d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#238;n cel-care-se-lumineaz&#259;-pe-sine, voi &#238;n&#537;iv&#259; sunte&#539;i cei v&#259;zu&#539;i) | &#2325;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2375;&#2344; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344; (kim advayena dvit&#299;yam eva na &#8212; la ce bun ne-doiul, dac&#259; nu este niciun al doilea?) | &#2351;&#2370;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2361;&#2367; &#2319;&#2357; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2314;&#2330;&#2369;&#2307; (y&#363;yam eva br&#363;hy eva bhagavann iti dev&#257; &#363;cu&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;gr&#259;ie&#537;te tu &#238;nsu&#539;i, Preacinstite&#8221; &#8212; au spus zeii) | &#2351;&#2370;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2342;&#2371;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; (y&#363;yam eva d&#7771;&#347;yate &#8212; voi &#238;n&#537;iv&#259; sunte&#539;i cei ce se v&#259;d)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Sinele: cel-care-s-a-trezit, de-fire-de-Fericire.</span></p><p><strong><span>C&#259;ci acesta nu este nici lipsit-de-Sine. Sinele nu este &#238;ntemeiat &#238;naintea noastr&#259; ca obiect. Nici tot acesta nu este vreodat&#259; Sinele.</span></strong></p><p><span>C&#259;ci el st&#259; &#238;n propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie, f&#259;r&#259;-trebuin&#539;&#259;-de-nimic, Martorul unul singur, lumin&#226;ndu-se pe sine. Ce este acel Sine ve&#537;nic? &#8212; chiar aici, f&#259;r&#259; nicio &#537;ov&#259;ire; c&#259;ci acesta &#238;ntemeiaz&#259; tot acesta.</span></p><p><strong><span>V&#259;z&#259;torul V&#259;z&#259;torului &#8212; Martorul ne-schimbat, &#238;ntemeiat, f&#259;r&#259;-cusur; prin privirea-&#238;n-afar&#259;-&#537;i-&#238;n&#259;untru, cel-mai-deplin-ar&#259;tat.</span></strong></p><p><span>El, cel de dincolo, a gr&#259;it: acesta este v&#259;zut, ne-v&#259;zut, cu care nu se face nego&#539;; de&#537;i mic &#8212; ne-mic; Martorul f&#259;r&#259;-deosebire, ne-altul, f&#259;r&#259;-pl&#259;cere-&#537;i-durere, ne-doi; Param&#257;tman, atoate&#537;tiutor, f&#259;r&#259;-sf&#226;r&#537;it, ne-desp&#259;r&#539;it, ne-doi, pururea. El este con&#537;tien&#539;&#259;; prin M&#257;y&#257;, nu ne-con&#537;tien&#539;&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#8222;&#206;n cel-care-se-lumineaz&#259;-pe-sine, voi &#238;n&#537;iv&#259; sunte&#539;i cei v&#259;zu&#539;i. La ce bun ne-doiul, dac&#259; nu este niciun al doilea?&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>&#8222;Gr&#259;ie&#537;te tu &#238;nsu&#539;i, Preacinstite&#8221; &#8212; au spus zeii. &#8222;Voi &#238;n&#537;iv&#259; sunte&#539;i cei ce se v&#259;d.&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Sec&#539;iunea B1 cuprinde cea mai &#238;ntocmai tripl&#259; respingere din tot Upanishadul. Sinele nu poate fi a&#537;ezat gre&#537;it &#238;n trei feluri:</span></p><p><strong><span>(1) </span></strong><em><strong><span>Na hy etan nir&#257;tmakam api</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#8212; acesta nu este lipsit-de-Sine.</span></strong><span> Cea dint&#226;i respingere: nihilismul. Nu se poate ajunge la recunoa&#537;tere t&#259;g&#259;duind fiin&#539;area. Lumea nu este goal&#259; de Sine.</span></p><p><strong><span>(2) </span></strong><em><strong><span>N&#257;tm&#257; purato hi siddha&#7717;</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#8212; Sinele nu este &#238;ntemeiat &#238;naintea noastr&#259;.</span></strong><span> A doua respingere: obiectivismul. Sinele nu este un obiect care s&#259; poat&#259; fi c&#259;utat, g&#259;sit, adeverit din afar&#259;. Nu st&#259; &#238;nainte. Nu poate fi &#238;ntemeiat ca lucru-care-a&#537;teapt&#259;-s&#259;-fie-g&#259;sit.</span></p><p><strong><span>(3) </span></strong><em><strong><span>Na h&#299;da&#7747; sarva&#7747; kad&#257;cid &#257;tm&#257;</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#8212; nici tot acesta nu este vreodat&#259; Sinele.</span></strong><span> A treia respingere: panteismul simplificat. Nu po&#539;i ar&#259;ta spre lume &#537;i spune &#8222;aceasta este Sinele&#8221;, ca &#537;i cum ar fi de ajuns. Ecua&#539;ia nu lucreaz&#259; &#238;n acea direc&#539;ie: lumea nu are Sine propriu (</span><em><span>nir&#257;tmakam</span></em><span>, din A1) &#8212; de aceea Sinele nu se poate a&#537;eza ca fiind lumea, pur &#537;i simplu.</span></p><p><span>Cele trei respingeri laolalt&#259; hot&#259;r&#259;sc prin scoatere-afar&#259; locul &#238;n care recunoa&#537;terea poate s&#259; se iveasc&#259; &#8212; &#537;i este confuzia dintre </span><em><span>param&#257;rtha</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>vyavah&#257;ra</span></em><span> pe care o feresc.</span></p><p><span>Dup&#259; aceste trei, textul a&#537;az&#259; Sinele: </span><em><span>sva-mahima-stha</span></em><span> (st&#226;nd &#238;n propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie), </span><em><span>nirapek&#7779;a</span></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259;-trebuin&#539;&#259;), </span><em><span>eka eva s&#257;k&#7779;&#299;</span></em><span> (Martorul unul singur), </span><em><span>svaprak&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span> (lumin&#226;ndu-se pe sine). </span><strong><span>Acestea nu sunt &#238;nsu&#537;iri. Sunt felul de a ar&#259;ta firea Sinelui dup&#259; ce cele trei c&#259;i gre&#537;ite au fost &#238;nchise.</span></strong></p><p><em><strong><span>Dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; dra&#7779;&#7789;u&#7717;</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#8212; V&#259;z&#259;torul V&#259;z&#259;torului.</span></strong><span> Nu v&#259;z&#259;torul obiectelor, ci v&#259;z&#259;torul chiar al lucr&#259;rii-de-a-vedea. B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka &#238;ntreab&#259;: cine e v&#259;z&#259;torul v&#259;zului? Aici se d&#259; r&#259;spunsul ca predicat: Sinele este </span><em><span>dra&#7779;&#7789;&#257; dra&#7779;&#7789;u&#7717;</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><strong><span>Iar apoi provocarea. Praj&#257;pati le spune zeilor: </span></strong><em><strong><span>svaprak&#257;&#347;e y&#363;yam eva d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;&#257;&#7717;</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#8212; &#8222;&#238;n cel-care-se-lumineaz&#259;-pe-sine, voi &#238;n&#537;iv&#259; sunte&#539;i cei v&#259;zu&#539;i.&#8221;</span></strong><span> Nu sunte&#539;i cei care privesc. </span><em><span>Sunte&#539;i cei privi&#539;i.</span></em><span> Iar c&#226;nd zeii cer: &#8222;gr&#259;ie&#537;te tu &#238;nsu&#539;i&#8221; &#8212; r&#259;spunsul se &#238;ntoarce: </span><em><span>y&#363;yam eva d&#7771;&#347;yate</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;voi &#238;n&#537;iv&#259; sunte&#539;i cei ce se v&#259;d&#8221;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea C1 &#8212; Na Vaya&#7747; Vidma + J&#241;&#257;to Nai&#7779;a Vij&#241;&#257;to</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2330;&#2375;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366; &#2309;&#2360;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2379; &#2351;&#2370;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2366; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2370;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2344;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2330;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2361;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2360;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366; &#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2330;&#2369;&#2307; &#2325;&#2341;&#2306; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2368;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2344; &#2357;&#2351;&#2306; &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2350; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2330;&#2369;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2379; &#2351;&#2370;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2366; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2344; &#2330; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2380; &#2361;&#2367; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2350;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2306; &#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2379; &#2344;&#2376;&#2359; &#2357;&#2367;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2379; &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2330;&#2369;&#2307; &#2360; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>cen n&#257;tma-j&#241;&#257;&#7717; asa&#7749;go hy ayam &#257;tm&#257;&#8217;to y&#363;yam eva svaprak&#257;&#347;&#257;&#7717; | ida&#7747; hi sat-sa&#7747;vin-mayatv&#257;d y&#363;yam eva | neti hocur hant&#257;sa&#7749;g&#257; vayam iti hocu&#7717; | katha&#7747; pa&#347;yant&#299;ti hov&#257;ca | na vaya&#7747; vidma iti hocu&#7717; | tato y&#363;yam eva svaprak&#257;&#347;&#257; iti hov&#257;ca | na ca sat-sa&#7747;vin-m&#257;y&#257; etau hi purast&#257;t suvibh&#257;tam avyavah&#257;ryam ev&#257;dvayam | j&#241;&#257;to nai&#7779;a vij&#241;&#257;to vidit&#257;vidit&#257;t para iti hocu&#7717; | sa hov&#257;ca tad v&#257; etad brahm&#257;dvayam ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2330;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; &#2344; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2307; (cen n&#257;tma-j&#241;&#257;&#7717; &#8212; dac&#259; [voi] nu sunte&#539;i cunosc&#259;tori-ai-Sinelui) | &#2309;&#2360;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2307; &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; (asa&#7749;go hy ayam &#257;tm&#257; &#8212; c&#259;ci acest Sine este ne-lipit) | &#2309;&#2340;&#2307; &#2351;&#2370;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2366;&#2307; (ato y&#363;yam eva svaprak&#257;&#347;&#257;&#7717; &#8212; de aceea voi &#238;n&#537;iv&#259; sunte&#539;i cei-care-se-lumineaz&#259;-pe-sine) | &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2361;&#2367; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (ida&#7747; hi sat-sa&#7747;vin-mayatv&#257;t &#8212; c&#259;ci aceasta [vine] din a fi alc&#259;tuit-din-Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tien&#539;&#259;) | &#2344; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2314;&#2330;&#2369;&#2307; (neti hocu&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;nu&#8221; &#8212; au spus) | &#2361;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340; &#2309;&#2360;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2307; &#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2314;&#2330;&#2369;&#2307; (hant&#257;sa&#7749;g&#257; vayam iti hocu&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;iat&#259;! noi suntem cei ne-lipi&#539;i&#8221; &#8212; au spus) | &#2325;&#2341;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2313;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; (katha&#7747; pa&#347;yant&#299;ti hov&#257;ca &#8212; &#8222;atunci cum v&#259;d?&#8221; &#8212; a spus [Praj&#257;pati]) | &#2344; &#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2350; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2314;&#2330;&#2369;&#2307; (na vaya&#7747; vidma iti hocu&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;noi nu &#537;tim&#8221; &#8212; au spus) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2307; &#2351;&#2370;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2366;&#2307; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2313;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; (tato y&#363;yam eva svaprak&#257;&#347;&#257; iti hov&#257;ca &#8212; &#8222;atunci voi &#238;n&#537;iv&#259; sunte&#539;i cei-care-se-lumineaz&#259;-pe-sine&#8221; &#8212; a spus) | &#2344; &#2330; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;&#2307; (na ca sat-sa&#7747;vin-m&#257;y&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#537;i nu [este desp&#259;r&#539;ire &#238;ntre] Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tien&#539;&#259;-&#537;i-M&#257;y&#257;) | &#2319;&#2340;&#2380; &#2361;&#2367; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (etau hi purast&#257;t suvibh&#257;tam &#8212; c&#259;ci am&#226;ndou&#259;, &#238;nainte, str&#259;lucind limpede) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (avyavah&#257;ryam ev&#257;dvayam &#8212; cu care nu se face nego&#539;, f&#259;r&#259;-al-doilea) | &#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2307; &#2344; &#2319;&#2359;&#2307; &#2357;&#2367;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2307; (j&#241;&#257;to nai&#7779;a vij&#241;&#257;ta&#7717; &#8212; cunoscut? nu &#8212; [nici] cunoscut-anume-ca-obiect) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;-&#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2346;&#2352;&#2307; (vidit&#257;vidit&#257;t para&#7717; &#8212; dincolo de cunoscut-&#537;i-necunoscut) | &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2314;&#2330;&#2369;&#2307; (iti hocu&#7717; &#8212; astfel au spus) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2361; &#2313;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (sa hov&#257;ca tad v&#257; etad brahm&#257;dvayam &#8212; el a spus: &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, aceasta este Brahman f&#259;r&#259;-al-doilea)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8222;Dac&#259; voi nu sunte&#539;i cunosc&#259;tori-ai-Sinelui &#8212; c&#259;ci acest Sine este ne-lipit &#8212; atunci voi &#238;n&#537;iv&#259; sunte&#539;i cei-care-se-lumineaz&#259;-pe-sine. C&#259;ci aceasta vine din a fi alc&#259;tuit-din-Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tien&#539;&#259;. Voi &#238;n&#537;iv&#259;.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>&#8222;Nu&#8221;, au spus. &#8222;Iat&#259;! noi suntem cei ne-lipi&#539;i&#8221;, au spus.</span></p><p><span>&#8222;Atunci cum v&#259;d?&#8221;, a spus.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#8222;Noi nu &#537;tim&#8221;, au spus.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>&#8222;Atunci voi &#238;n&#537;iv&#259; sunte&#539;i cei-care-se-lumineaz&#259;-pe-sine&#8221;, a spus.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i nu este desp&#259;r&#539;ire &#238;ntre Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tien&#539;&#259; &#537;i M&#257;y&#257;: c&#259;ci am&#226;ndou&#259;, &#238;nainte, str&#259;lucind limpede, cu care nu se face nego&#539;, f&#259;r&#259;-al-doilea.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#8222;Cunoscut? Nu &#8212; nici cunoscut-anume-ca-obiect: dincolo de cunoscut-&#537;i-necunoscut&#8221;, au spus.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>El a spus: &#8222;&#206;ntr-adev&#259;r, aceasta este Brahman f&#259;r&#259;-al-doilea.&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Sec&#539;iunea C se deschide cu unul dintre cele mai &#238;ndesate schimburi de vorbe din tot Upanishadul. Cite&#537;te-l ca dram&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Praj&#257;pati &#238;i &#238;mpinge pe zei spre urmarea lui </span><em><span>y&#363;yam eva d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;&#257;&#7717;</span></em><span>. Argumentul: Sinele este </span><em><span>asa&#7749;ga</span></em><span> (ne-lipit); prin urmare zeii &#238;n&#537;i&#537;i trebuie s&#259; fie </span><em><span>svaprak&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span> (lumin&#226;ndu-se pe sine); c&#259;ci </span><em><span>ida&#7747; hi sat-sa&#7747;vin-mayatv&#257;t</span></em><span> &#8212; aceasta vine din a fi alc&#259;tuit-din-Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tien&#539;&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cei doi pa&#537;i ai zeilor</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>neti hocur hant&#257;sa&#7749;g&#257; vayam iti hocu&#7717;</span></em><span>. &#206;nt&#226;i </span><em><span>neti</span></em><span> (nu) &#8212; t&#259;g&#259;duind &#238;ncheierea. Apoi </span><em><span>hant&#257;sa&#7749;g&#257; vayam</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;iat&#259;, ne-lipi&#539;i suntem&#8221;. </span><em><span>Hanta</span></em><span> este o interjec&#539;ie de recunoa&#537;tere care se treze&#537;te &#8212; &#8222;iat&#259;&#8221;, &#8222;o&#8221;, &#8222;&#238;ntr-adev&#259;r&#8221;. </span><strong><span>Zeii lucreaz&#259; prin argument &#238;n timp real: &#238;nt&#226;i t&#259;g&#259;duiesc, apoi primesc premisa, apoi pun &#238;ntrebarea urm&#259;toare.</span></strong></p><p><span>Praj&#257;pati apas&#259;: </span><em><span>katha&#7747; pa&#347;yanti</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;atunci cum v&#259;d?&#8221;</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Na vaya&#7747; vidma.</span></strong></em><strong><span> Nu &#537;tim. Opre&#537;te-te aici o clip&#259;.</span></strong></p><p><span>Zeii &#8212; fiin&#539;ele cele mai &#238;naintate din cosmologie, care au str&#259;b&#259;tut de la K1 la K8, care au trecut prin cele trei cascade, prin cele patru </span><em><span>rahasyam</span></em><span>, prin ciclul </span><em><span>ota-prota</span></em><span> &#8212; spun pe fa&#539;&#259;: </span><em><span>nu &#537;tim</span></em><span>. Aceasta nu este &#238;nfr&#226;ngere. Este pragul.</span></p><p><span>Praj&#257;pati nu le mai d&#259; &#238;nc&#259; o &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tur&#259;. Le spune: </span><em><span>tata&#7717; y&#363;yam eva svaprak&#257;&#347;&#257;&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><em><span>atunci</span></em><span> voi &#238;n&#537;iv&#259; sunte&#539;i cei-care-se-lumineaz&#259;-pe-sine. &#8222;Atunci&#8221; este cheia. </span><strong><span>Ne-&#537;tirea nu este o piedic&#259; de dezlegat &#238;nainte de a ajunge la recunoa&#537;tere. Ne-&#537;tirea ESTE calea de intrare.</span></strong><span> C&#226;t timp cineva sus&#539;ine c&#259; &#537;tie &#8212; chiar &#537;i &#8222;suntem cei ne-lipi&#539;i&#8221;, cum au spus zeii la &#238;nceput &#8212; este un subiect care sus&#539;ine ceva despre sine. Aceea este o pozi&#539;ie, iar pozi&#539;ia face dep&#259;rtare fa&#539;&#259; de recunoa&#537;tere. Ne-&#537;tirea desface pozi&#539;ia.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>J&#241;&#257;to nai&#7779;a vij&#241;&#257;to vidit&#257;vidit&#257;t para.</span></strong></em><strong><span> Cunoscut? Nu &#8212; nici cunoscut-anume-ca-obiect: dincolo de cunoscut-&#537;i-necunoscut.</span></strong><span> Aceast&#259; formul&#259; este una dintre cele mai vestite din Upanishadele timpurii. Ea se aseam&#259;n&#259; cu Kena Upani&#7779;ad: </span><em><span>yasy&#257;mata&#7747; tasya mata&#7747; mata&#7747; yasya na veda sa&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;celui c&#259;ruia &#238;i este ne-g&#226;ndit, aceluia &#238;i este g&#226;ndit; cel care g&#226;nde&#537;te [c&#259; &#537;tie], acela nu cunoa&#537;te.&#8221; Aceea&#537;i alc&#259;tuire: </span><strong><span>cunoa&#537;terea-anume-ca-obiect &#238;mpiedic&#259;; ne-&#537;tirea cinstit&#259; deschide.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i &#238;ncheierea: </span><em><span>tad v&#257; etad brahm&#257;dvayam</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;&#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, aceasta este Brahman f&#259;r&#259;-al-doilea.&#8221; Nu ca r&#259;spuns la o &#238;ntrebare, ci ca vestire a ceea ce a r&#259;mas c&#226;nd &#238;ntrebarea s-a stins.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea C2 &#8212; Cascada celor nou&#259; predicate ale lui Brahman + Om Ity Apa&#347;yanta&#7717; Pa&#347;yata</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2358;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2306; &#2348;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2306; &#2350;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2350;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376;&#2357;&#2366;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2325;&#2375;&#2344; &#2330; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2379;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2307; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340; &#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376;&#2357; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357; &#2344; &#2357;&#2367;&#2330;&#2367;&#2325;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2350;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>brahmatv&#257;n nitya&#7747; &#347;uddha&#7747; buddha&#7747; mukta&#7747; satya&#7747; s&#363;k&#7779;ma&#7747; parip&#363;r&#7751;am advaya&#7747; sad-&#257;nanda-cinm&#257;tram &#257;tmaiv&#257;vyavah&#257;rya&#7747; kena ca | tat tad etad &#257;tm&#257;nam om ity apa&#347;yanta&#7717; pa&#347;yata | tad etat satyam &#257;tm&#257; brahmaiva | brahm&#257;tmaiv&#257;tra hy eva na vicikitsyam ity o&#7747; ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (brahmatv&#257;t &#8212; din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Brahman) | &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (nityam &#8212; ve&#537;nic) | &#2358;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2381; (&#347;uddham &#8212; curat) | &#2348;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2381; (buddham &#8212; trezit) | &#2350;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (muktam &#8212; slobozit) | &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (satyam &#8212; adev&#259;rat) | &#2360;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; (s&#363;k&#7779;mam &#8212; subtil) | &#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; (parip&#363;r&#7751;am &#8212; plin-de-jur-&#238;mprejur) | &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (advayam &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-doime) | &#2360;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (sad-&#257;nanda-cinm&#257;tram &#8212; numai Fiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;) | &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2319;&#2357; (&#257;tmaiva &#8212; Sinele singur) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2325;&#2375;&#2344; &#2330; (avyavah&#257;rya&#7747; kena ca &#8212; cu care nimeni nu poate face nego&#539;) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (tat tad etad &#257;tm&#257;nam &#8212; acela, acesta, acest Sine) | &#2384; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2309;&#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2307; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340; (om ity apa&#347;yanta&#7717; pa&#347;yata &#8212; prin AUM &#8212; voi, cei care nu vede&#539;i &#8212; vede&#539;i) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2319;&#2357; (tad etat satyam &#257;tm&#257; brahmaiva &#8212; acela, acesta, Adev&#259;rul: Sinele singur este Brahman) | &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2319;&#2357; (brahm&#257;tmaiva &#8212; Brahman este Sinele singur) | &#2309;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2361;&#2367; &#2319;&#2357; &#2344; &#2357;&#2367;&#2330;&#2367;&#2325;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (atra hy eva na vicikitsyam &#8212; chiar aici, f&#259;r&#259; nicio &#238;ndoial&#259;) | &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2384; (ity o&#7747; &#8212; astfel &#8212; AUM)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Din pricina fiin&#539;&#259;rii-Brahman: ve&#537;nic, curat, trezit, slobozit, adev&#259;rat, subtil, plin-de-jur-&#238;mprejur, f&#259;r&#259;-doime, numai Fiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; &#8212; Sinele singur, cu care nimeni nu poate face nego&#539;.</span></p><p><span>Acela, acesta, acest Sine &#8212;</span></p><p><strong><span>prin AUM, voi cei care nu vede&#539;i: vede&#539;i.</span></strong></p><p><span>Acela, acesta, Adev&#259;rul. Sinele singur este Brahman. Brahman este Sinele singur. Chiar aici, f&#259;r&#259; nicio &#238;ndoial&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Astfel &#8212; AUM.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>C2 este r&#259;spunsul lui Praj&#257;pati la &#238;ntrebarea </span><em><span>katha&#7747; pa&#347;yanti</span></em><span> &#8212; cum se vede? Dup&#259; respingerile care vor urma &#238;n C3 (care arat&#259; cum </span><em><span>nu</span></em><span> este Sinele), C2 d&#259; cum </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> Sinele &#8212; &#537;i se &#238;ncheie cu o &#238;ndrumare de vedere.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele nou&#259; predicate sunt de purtat laolalt&#259;, nu de despicat unul c&#226;te unul</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>nitya</span></em><span> (ve&#537;nic), </span><em><span>&#347;uddha</span></em><span> (curat), </span><em><span>buddha</span></em><span> (trezit), </span><em><span>mukta</span></em><span> (slobozit), </span><em><span>satya</span></em><span> (adev&#259;rat), </span><em><span>s&#363;k&#7779;ma</span></em><span> (subtil), </span><em><span>parip&#363;r&#7751;a</span></em><span> (plin-de-jur-&#238;mprejur), </span><em><span>advaya</span></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259;-doime), </span><em><span>sad-&#257;nanda-cinm&#257;tra</span></em><span> (numai Fiin&#539;&#259;-Fericire-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;).</span></p><p><strong><span>Ia aminte la r&#226;nduiala celui din urm&#259;: </span></strong><em><strong><span>sat-&#257;nanda-cit</span></strong></em><strong><span>, nu </span></strong><em><strong><span>sat-cit-&#257;nanda</span></strong></em><strong><span> cel obi&#537;nuit.</span></strong><span> </span><em><span>&#256;nanda</span></em><span> este a&#537;ezat&#259; aici </span><em><span>&#238;ntre</span></em><span> </span><em><span>sat</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>cit</span></em><span>. Textul spune ceea ce spune.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Om ity apa&#347;yanta&#7717; pa&#347;yata</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#8212; prin AUM, voi cei care nu vede&#539;i: vede&#539;i.</span></strong><span> Aceasta este o &#238;ndrumare care &#539;ine &#238;mpotrivirea &#238;n ea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i: </span><em><span>voi cei care nu vede&#539;i</span></em><span> &#8212; pentru c&#259; Sinele nu poate fi v&#259;zut ca lucru &#8212; </span><em><span>vede&#539;i</span></em><span>. Prin AUM. Ochii vederii-de-lucruri sunt &#238;nchi&#537;i; recunoa&#537;terea vine pe alt&#259; cale &#8212; prin sunetul care se &#238;nsemneaz&#259; pe sine, prin </span><em><span>am&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> de dup&#259; el.</span></p><p><span>Dou&#259; </span><em><span>mah&#257;v&#257;kya</span></em><span>, &#238;n am&#226;ndou&#259; direc&#539;iile: </span><em><span>&#257;tm&#257; brahmaiva</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>brahm&#257;tmaiva</span></em><span>. Sinele este Brahman. Brahman este Sinele. </span><strong><span>Identificarea nu este &#238;ntr-o singur&#259; direc&#539;ie.</span></strong><span> Iar </span><em><span>ity o&#7747;</span></em><span> &#8212; astfel, AUM &#8212; &#238;nchide ca un semn de contemplare. Cuvintele s-au &#238;mplinit. Ce r&#259;m&#226;ne este AUM.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea C3 &#8212; Cascada Neti-Neti &#238;n treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de nega&#539;ii + Aupani&#7779;ada + Sak&#7771;d-Vibh&#257;ta</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2339;&#2381;&#2337;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366; &#2319;&#2357; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2358;&#2348;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2350;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2350;&#2352;&#2360;&#2350;&#2327;&#2344;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2357;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2344;&#2366;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2327;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2357;&#2367;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2332;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2348;&#2379;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2350;&#2344;&#2361;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2330;&#2375;&#2340;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2344;&#2346;&#2366;&#2344;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2344;&#2369;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2360;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2344;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2350;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2351;&#2350;&#2325;&#2352;&#2339;&#2350;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2339;&#2350;&#2360;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2350;&#2327;&#2369;&#2339;&#2350;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2350;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2346;&#2342;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2325;&#2350;&#2340;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2325;&#2350;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2350;&#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2380;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2306; &#2360;&#2325;&#2371;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2306; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2340;&#2379;&#2365;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>satya&#7747; tad etat pa&#7751;&#7693;it&#257; eva pa&#347;yanti | etad dhy a&#347;abdam aspar&#347;am ar&#363;pam arasam agandham avaktavyam an&#257;d&#257;tavyam agantavyam avisarjayitavyam an&#257;nandayitavyam amantavyam aboddhavyam amanaha&#7749;kartayitavyam acetayitavyam apr&#257;&#7751;ayitavyam anap&#257;nayitavyam avy&#257;nayitavyam anud&#257;nayitavyam asam&#257;nayitavyam anindriyam avi&#7779;ayam akara&#7751;am alak&#7779;a&#7751;am asa&#7749;gam agu&#7751;am avikriyam avyapade&#347;yam asattvam araskam atamaskam am&#257;yam abhayam apy aupani&#7779;adam eva | suvibh&#257;ta&#7747; sak&#7771;d-vibh&#257;ta&#7747; purato&#8217;sm&#257;t sarvasm&#257;t ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2346;&#2339;&#2381;&#2337;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (satya&#7747; tad etat pa&#7751;&#7693;it&#257; eva pa&#347;yanti &#8212; Adev&#259;rul, acesta &#8212; numai cei &#238;nv&#259;&#539;a&#539;i &#238;l v&#259;d) | &#2309;&#2358;&#2348;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; (a&#347;abdam &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-sunet) | &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2350;&#2381; (aspar&#347;am &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-atingere) | &#2309;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2350;&#2381; (ar&#363;pam &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-chip) | &#2309;&#2352;&#2360;&#2350;&#2381; (arasam &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-gust) | &#2309;&#2327;&#2344;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2381; (agandham &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-miros) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (avaktavyam &#8212; ne-de-rostit) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2366;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (an&#257;d&#257;tavyam &#8212; ne-de-apucat) | &#2309;&#2327;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (agantavyam &#8212; ne-de-ajuns) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2332;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (avisarjayitavyam &#8212; ne-de-lep&#259;dat) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (an&#257;nandayitavyam &#8212; ne-de-bucurat) | &#2309;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (amantavyam &#8212; ne-de-g&#226;ndit) | &#2309;&#2348;&#2379;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (aboddhavyam &#8212; ne-de-priceput) | &#2309;&#2350;&#2344;&#2361;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (amanaha&#7749;kartayitavyam &#8212; ne-de-lucrat-de-minte-&#537;i-eu) | &#2309;&#2330;&#2375;&#2340;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (acetayitavyam &#8212; ne-de-lucrat-de-con&#537;tien&#539;&#259;) | &#2309;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (apr&#257;&#7751;ayitavyam &#8212; ne-de-r&#259;suflat-&#238;n&#259;untru (pr&#257;&#7751;a)) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2346;&#2366;&#2344;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (anap&#257;nayitavyam &#8212; ne-de-r&#259;suflat-&#238;n-afar&#259; (ap&#257;na)) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (avy&#257;nayitavyam &#8212; ne-de-r&#259;sp&#226;ndit (vy&#257;na)) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (anud&#257;nayitavyam &#8212; ne-de-r&#259;suflat-&#238;n-sus (ud&#257;na)) | &#2309;&#2360;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2351;&#2367;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (asam&#257;nayitavyam &#8212; ne-de-cump&#259;nit (sam&#257;na)) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (anindriyam &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-sim&#539;uri) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (avi&#7779;ayam &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-obiecte-de-sim&#539;) | &#2309;&#2325;&#2352;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; (akara&#7751;am &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-unealt&#259;) | &#2309;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; (alak&#7779;a&#7751;am &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-semn) | &#2309;&#2360;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2350;&#2381; (asa&#7749;gam &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-lipire) | &#2309;&#2327;&#2369;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; (agu&#7751;am &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-gu&#7751;a) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (avikriyam &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-schimbare) | &#2309;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2346;&#2342;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (avyapade&#347;yam &#8212; ne-de-numit) | &#2309;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (asattvam &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-sattva) | &#2309;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2325;&#2350;&#2381; (araskam &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-rajas) | &#2309;&#2340;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2325;&#2350;&#2381; (atamaskam &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-tamas) | &#2309;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (am&#257;yam &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-M&#257;y&#257;) | &#2309;&#2349;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (abhayam &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-team&#259;) | &#2309;&#2346;&#2367; &#2324;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; (apy aupani&#7779;adam eva &#8212; &#537;i totu&#537;i, numai al-Upanishadei) | &#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2325;&#2371;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (suvibh&#257;ta&#7747; sak&#7771;d-vibh&#257;tam &#8212; str&#259;lucind limpede, str&#259;lucind-o-dat&#259;-pentru-totdeauna) | &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2340;&#2307; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (purato&#8217;sm&#257;t sarvasm&#257;t &#8212; &#238;naintea a tot acesta)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Adev&#259;rul, acesta &#8212; numai cei &#238;nv&#259;&#539;a&#539;i &#238;l v&#259;d. C&#259;ci acesta este:</span></p><p><span>f&#259;r&#259;-sunet, f&#259;r&#259;-atingere, f&#259;r&#259;-chip, f&#259;r&#259;-gust, f&#259;r&#259;-miros;</span></p><p><span>ne-de-rostit, ne-de-apucat, ne-de-ajuns, ne-de-lep&#259;dat, ne-de-bucurat;</span></p><p><span>ne-de-g&#226;ndit, ne-de-priceput, ne-de-lucrat-de-minte-&#537;i-eu, ne-de-lucrat-de-con&#537;tien&#539;&#259;;</span></p><p><span>ne-de-r&#259;suflat-&#238;n&#259;untru, ne-de-r&#259;suflat-&#238;n-afar&#259;, ne-de-r&#259;sp&#226;ndit, ne-de-r&#259;suflat-&#238;n-sus, ne-de-cump&#259;nit;</span></p><p><span>f&#259;r&#259;-sim&#539;uri, f&#259;r&#259;-obiecte-de-sim&#539;, f&#259;r&#259;-unealt&#259;, f&#259;r&#259;-semn, f&#259;r&#259;-lipire;</span></p><p><span>f&#259;r&#259;-gu&#7751;a, f&#259;r&#259;-schimbare, ne-de-numit;</span></p><p><span>f&#259;r&#259;-sattva, f&#259;r&#259;-rajas, f&#259;r&#259;-tamas, f&#259;r&#259;-M&#257;y&#257;, f&#259;r&#259;-team&#259; &#8212;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#537;i totu&#537;i: numai al-Upanishadei.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Str&#259;lucind limpede, str&#259;lucind-o-dat&#259;-pentru-totdeauna, &#238;naintea a tot acesta.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Cite&#537;te cascada &#238;ncet. Fiecare nega&#539;ie &#238;nl&#259;tur&#259; un temei cu putin&#539;&#259; al Sinelui. La cap&#259;tul ei, niciun temei nu a r&#259;mas &#8212; </span><strong><span>&#537;i tocmai acesta este rostul.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Cele cinci nega&#539;ii ale sim&#539;urilor-de-cunoa&#537;tere</span></strong><span> (</span><em><span>j&#241;&#257;nendriya</span></em><span>): sunet, atingere, chip, gust, miros. Sinele nu se afl&#259; &#238;n niciun c&#226;mp al celor cinci sim&#539;uri. Se potrive&#537;te cu Ka&#7789;ha I.3.15: </span><em><span>a&#347;abdam aspar&#347;am ar&#363;pam avyayam</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele cinci nega&#539;ii ale faptei</span></strong><span> (</span><em><span>karmendriya</span></em><span> &#537;i dincolo de ele): de rostit, de apucat, de ajuns, de lep&#259;dat, de bucurat. Sinelui nu i se poate face nicio fapt&#259;. Nu poate fi adus &#238;ntr-un loc, nici lep&#259;dat, nici bucurat &#238;n chip obi&#537;nuit.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele patru nega&#539;ii ale min&#539;ii</span></strong><span>: de g&#226;ndit, de priceput, de lucrat-de-minte-&#537;i-eu (</span><em><span>amanaha&#7749;kartayitavya</span></em><span>, compus din </span><em><span>manas</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>aha&#7747;k&#257;ra</span></em><span>), de lucrat-de-con&#537;tien&#539;&#259;. Sinele nu se afl&#259; &#238;n&#259;untrul c&#226;mpului vreunei min&#539;i. </span><strong><span>G&#226;ndurile despre Sine nu sunt Sinele.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Cele cinci nega&#539;ii ale pr&#257;&#7751;ei</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>pr&#257;&#7751;a</span></em><span> (&#238;n&#259;untru), </span><em><span>ap&#257;na</span></em><span> (&#238;n afar&#259;), </span><em><span>vy&#257;na</span></em><span> (r&#259;sp&#226;ndire), </span><em><span>ud&#257;na</span></em><span> (&#238;n sus), </span><em><span>sam&#257;na</span></em><span> (cump&#259;nire). &#206;ntregul sistem al r&#259;sufl&#259;rii-de-putere nu ajunge la Sine. Sinele nu este o lucrare energetic&#259; a trupului.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele cinci nega&#539;ii ale putin&#539;ei</span></strong><span>: sim&#539;uri, obiecte-de-sim&#539;, unealt&#259;, semn, lipire. Sinele nu are nici sim&#539;uri, nici obiecte de sim&#539;it, nici cale de a lucra, nici semn, nici lucrare de lipire.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele trei nega&#539;ii ale &#238;nsu&#537;irii</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span>, schimbare, numire. Sinele este dincolo de cele trei </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span>, dincolo de orice prefacere, dincolo de orice nume.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cele cinci nega&#539;ii de &#238;ncheiere</span></strong><span>: </span><em><span>sattva</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>rajas</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>tamas</span></em><span> &#8212; cele trei </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span> &#238;nc&#259; o dat&#259; &#8212; &#537;i M&#257;y&#257;, &#537;i teama. Aceasta &#238;nchide cercul: nega&#539;ia din urm&#259; este </span><em><span>abhaya</span></em><span> &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-team&#259; &#8212; aduc&#226;nd &#238;napoi </span><em><span>abhaya&#7747; vai brahma</span></em><span> din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 8. </span><strong><span>Upanishadul se &#238;nsemneaz&#259; pe sine.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Apoi cotitura </span></strong><em><strong><span>aupani&#7779;ada</span></strong></em><strong><span>: </span></strong><em><span>apy aupani&#7779;adam eva</span></em><span>. &#8222;&#536;i totu&#537;i: numai al-Upanishadei.&#8221; Cuv&#226;ntul </span><em><span>aupani&#7779;ada</span></em><span> vine din </span><em><span>upa-ni-&#7779;ad</span></em><span> &#8212; a &#537;edea-aproape-jos. Taina dat&#259; prin &#537;edere al&#259;turi. Dup&#259; toate nega&#539;iile, ceea ce r&#259;m&#226;ne nu este cunoa&#537;tere de vreun alt fel, ci </span><em><span>cunoa&#537;terea Upanishadei singure</span></em><span> &#8212; cunoa&#537;terea &#537;ederii-aproape, a apropierii, a firii &#238;nse&#537;i.</span></p><p><strong><span>Culmea: </span></strong><em><strong><span>suvibh&#257;ta&#7747; sak&#7771;d-vibh&#257;ta&#7747; purato&#8217;sm&#257;t sarvasm&#257;t</span></strong></em><strong><span>.</span></strong><span> Str&#259;lucind limpede. Str&#259;lucind </span><em><span>o-dat&#259;-pentru-totdeauna</span></em><span>. &#206;naintea a tot acesta. </span><em><span>Sak&#7771;t</span></em><span> &#8212; o dat&#259;. </span><em><span>Sak&#7771;d-vibh&#257;ta</span></em><span> &#8212; str&#259;lucind-o-singur&#259;-dat&#259;, adic&#259; pentru totdeauna. </span><strong><span>Sinele nu &#238;ncepe s&#259; str&#259;luceasc&#259;; el a str&#259;lucit deja, o dat&#259;, pentru totdeauna.</span></strong><span> Iar dup&#259; ce toate nega&#539;iile au &#238;nl&#259;turat orice temei cu putin&#539;&#259; &#8212; ceea ce r&#259;m&#226;ne nu este gol, ci aceasta: str&#259;lucire, &#238;naintea a tot.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea C4 &#8212; Ha&#7747;sa&#7717; So&#8217;ham + dialogul de &#238;ncheiere</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2350;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340; &#2361;&#2306;&#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2361;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2325;&#2367;&#2350;&#2375;&#2359; &#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2379;&#2365;&#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2379; &#2357;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2379; &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2330;&#2369;&#2307; &#2325;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2359;&#2366; &#2325;&#2341;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2330;&#2369;&#2307; &#2325;&#2367;&#2306; &#2340;&#2375;&#2344; &#2344; &#2325;&#2367;&#2306;&#2330;&#2344;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2330;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2370;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2366; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2344; &#2330;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2361;&#2369;&#2352;&#2379;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2343;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2340;&#2376;&#2344;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>tat suvibh&#257;tam advaya&#7747; pa&#347;yata | ha&#7747;sa&#7717; so&#8217;ham iti | sa hov&#257;ca kim e&#7779;a d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;o&#8217;d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;o veti | d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;o vidit&#257;vidit&#257;t para iti hocu&#7717; | kvai&#7779;&#257; katham iti hocu&#7717; | ki&#7747; tena na ki&#7747;caneti hocu&#7717; | y&#363;yam ev&#257;&#347;carya-r&#363;p&#257; iti hov&#257;ca | na cety &#257;hu&#7717; | om ity anuj&#257;n&#299;dhva&#7747; br&#363;tainam iti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2367;&#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340; (tat suvibh&#257;tam advaya&#7747; pa&#347;yata &#8212; acela, str&#259;lucind limpede, f&#259;r&#259;-al-doilea &#8212; privi&#539;i-l) | &#2361;&#2306;&#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (ha&#7747;sa&#7717; so&#8217;ham iti &#8212; leb&#259;da &#8212; acela sunt eu &#8212; astfel) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2361; &#2313;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; (sa hov&#257;ca &#8212; el a spus) | &#2325;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2359;&#2307; &#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2307; &#2309;&#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2307; &#2357;&#2366; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (kim e&#7779;a d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;o&#8217;d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;o veti &#8212; &#8222;acesta este v&#259;zut? ori ne-v&#259;zut?&#8221;) | &#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2307; &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;-&#2309;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2346;&#2352;&#2307; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2314;&#2330;&#2369;&#2307; (d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;o vidit&#257;vidit&#257;t para iti hocu&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;v&#259;zut &#8212; dincolo de cunoscut-&#537;i-necunoscut&#8221; &#8212; au spus) | &#2325;&#2381;&#2357; &#2319;&#2359;&#2366; &#2325;&#2341;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2314;&#2330;&#2369;&#2307; (kvai&#7779;&#257; katham iti hocu&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;unde este aceast&#259; [vedere]? cum?&#8221;) | &#2325;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381; &#2340;&#2375;&#2344; &#2344; &#2325;&#2367;&#2306;&#2330;&#2344; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2314;&#2330;&#2369;&#2307; (ki&#7747; tena na ki&#7747;caneti hocu&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;ce [&#238;nsemneaz&#259;] aceea? nimic-&#238;ntru-nimic&#8221; &#8212; au spus) | &#2351;&#2370;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2310;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2366;&#2307; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2313;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; (y&#363;yam ev&#257;&#347;carya-r&#363;p&#257; iti hov&#257;ca &#8212; &#8222;voi &#238;n&#537;iv&#259; sunte&#539;i de-fire-uimitoare&#8221; &#8212; a spus) | &#2344; &#2330; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2310;&#2361;&#2369;&#2307; (na cety &#257;hu&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;&#537;i nu este a&#537;a&#8221; &#8212; au spus) | &#2384; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2343;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (om ity anuj&#257;n&#299;dhvam &#8212; &#8222;prin AUM, &#238;ncuviin&#539;a&#539;i&#8221;) | &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2340; &#2319;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (br&#363;tainam iti &#8212; &#8222;gr&#259;i&#539;i-l pe acesta&#8221;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Acela, str&#259;lucind limpede, f&#259;r&#259;-al-doilea &#8212; privi&#539;i-l.</span></p><p><strong><span>Leb&#259;da &#8212; acela sunt eu.</span></strong></p><p><span>El a spus: &#8222;Acesta este v&#259;zut? Ori ne-v&#259;zut?&#8221;</span></p><p><span>&#8222;V&#259;zut &#8212; dincolo de cunoscut-&#537;i-necunoscut&#8221;, au spus.</span></p><p><span>&#8222;Unde este aceast&#259; vedere? Cum?&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#8222;Ce &#238;nsemneaz&#259; aceea? Nimic-&#238;ntru-nimic&#8221;, au spus.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8222;Voi &#238;n&#537;iv&#259; sunte&#539;i de-fire-uimitoare&#8221;, a spus.</span></p><p><span>&#8222;&#536;i nu este a&#537;a&#8221;, au spus.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#8222;Prin AUM, &#238;ncuviin&#539;a&#539;i &#8212; gr&#259;i&#539;i-l pe acesta.&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i acum expresia de culme spre care a lucrat tot Upanishadul.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Ha&#7747;sa&#7717; so&#8217;ham iti.</span></strong></em><strong><span> Dou&#259; cuvinte. Un palindrom fonetic.</span></strong></p><p><span>Cite&#537;te-l de la st&#226;nga la dreapta: </span><em><span>ha&#7747;-sa&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; leb&#259;da. &#206;n Upanishade, </span><em><span>ha&#7747;sa</span></em><span> este pas&#259;rea-soarelui care poate desp&#259;r&#539;i laptele de ap&#259;, care zboar&#259; slobod&#259; f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; se lipeasc&#259; de vreun loc. Semnul Sinelui care vie&#539;uie&#537;te &#238;n lume f&#259;r&#259; a fi oprit de ea.</span></p><p><span>Cite&#537;te-l de la dreapta la st&#226;nga &#8212; sau ascult&#259;-l &#238;n propria ta r&#259;suflare: </span><em><span>so&#8217;-ham</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><em><span>sa&#7717;-aham</span></em><span>: acela-Eu. &#8222;Acela sunt eu.&#8221; Aceea&#537;i ecua&#539;ie a </span><em><span>Mah&#257;v&#257;kya</span></em><span>-elor &#8212; </span><em><span>tat tvam asi</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>aham brahm&#257;smi</span></em><span> &#8212; acum &#238;ndesat&#259; &#238;n sunetul r&#259;sufl&#259;rii.</span></p><p><strong><span>Acelea&#537;i silabe, dou&#259; citiri. </span></strong><em><strong><span>Ha&#7747;sa&#7717;</span></strong></em><strong><span> citit invers este </span></strong><em><strong><span>so&#8217;ham</span></strong></em><strong><span>. Mantra ESTE propria ei oglindire.</span></strong><span> Leb&#259;da </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> Eu-sunt. Sinele care se nume&#537;te pe sine </span><em><span>leb&#259;d&#259;</span></em><span> este acela&#537;i Sine care se nume&#537;te pe sine </span><em><span>Eu-sunt</span></em><span> &#8212; rostirea de temelie la persoana &#238;nt&#226;i din K7: </span><em><span>kas tvam? aham iti</span></em><span>. O singur&#259; mantra, dou&#259; direc&#539;ii, o singur&#259; recunoa&#537;tere.</span></p><p><strong><span>Fiecare r&#259;suflare c&#226;nt&#259; aceast&#259; mantra &#238;n t&#259;cere.</span></strong><span> Fiecare inspira&#539;ie spune </span><em><span>so</span></em><span> &#8212; acela. Fiecare expira&#539;ie spune </span><em><span>ham</span></em><span> &#8212; eu. F&#259;r&#259; inten&#539;ie. F&#259;r&#259; practic&#259;. F&#259;r&#259; repetare voit&#259;. Socoteala statornic&#259;: dou&#259;zeci &#537;i una de mii &#537;ase sute de r&#259;sufl&#259;ri pe zi; dou&#259;zeci &#537;i una de mii &#537;ase sute de c&#226;nt&#259;ri t&#259;cute ale lui </span><em><span>so&#8217;ham ha&#7747;sa&#7717; so&#8217;ham</span></em><span>, f&#259;r&#259; nicio sfor&#539;are. </span><strong><span>R&#259;suflarea pe care ai avut-o toat&#259; via&#539;a spune deja &#8222;acela sunt eu&#8221;, de mii de ori pe zi. Trupul &#537;tie deja ceea ce mintea &#238;ncearc&#259; s&#259; &#238;nve&#539;e.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Dialogul care urmeaz&#259; este verificarea.</span></strong><span> Praj&#257;pati &#238;ntreab&#259;: v&#259;zut ori ne-v&#259;zut? Zeii r&#259;spund cu formula din C1 &#8212; &#8222;v&#259;zut, dincolo de cunoscut-&#537;i-necunoscut&#8221;. Au &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at. Apoi Praj&#257;pati adaug&#259;: unde? cum? Iar zeii r&#259;spund: </span><em><span>ki&#7747; tena na ki&#7747;cana</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;ce &#238;nsemneaz&#259; aceea? nimic-&#238;ntru-nimic&#8221;. Zeii au ajuns: &#238;ntrebarea-unde nu mai are &#238;n&#539;eles.</span></p><p><span>Praj&#257;pati &#238;i nume&#537;te: </span><em><span>y&#363;yam ev&#257;&#347;carya-r&#363;p&#257;&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;voi &#238;n&#537;iv&#259; sunte&#539;i de-fire-uimitoare&#8221;. Iar zeii resping &#537;i acest predicat: </span><em><span>na ca</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;&#537;i nu este a&#537;a&#8221;. </span><strong><span>Nici m&#259;car &#8222;uimitor&#8221; nu se lipe&#537;te. Orice nume s-ar a&#537;eza, se desface.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i &#238;ndrumarea din urm&#259;: </span><em><span>om ity anuj&#257;n&#299;dhva&#7747; br&#363;tainam</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;prin AUM, &#238;ncuviin&#539;a&#539;i; gr&#259;i&#539;i-l pe acesta.&#8221; </span><em><span>Anuj&#257;n&#299;dhvam</span></em><span> este chiar verbul din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 8 &#8212; </span><em><span>anuj&#241;&#257;</span></em><span>, &#238;ncuviin&#539;area. Cercul se &#238;nchide: ceea ce Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 8 a numit firea Con&#537;tiin&#539;ei este acum poruncit ca lucrare a zeilor. </span><strong><span>&#206;ncuviin&#539;a&#539;i prin AUM. Gr&#259;i&#539;i-l pe acesta.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Sec&#539;iunea D &#8212; Dialogul de &#238;ncheiere: m&#259;rturisirea &#238;ntreit&#259; + Kvai&#7779;&#257;nuj&#241;&#257; / E&#7779;a Ev&#257;tm&#257; + Anu&#347;a&#347;&#257;sa</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2379;&#2365;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2330;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2344; &#2330;&#2376;&#2344;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2330;&#2369;&#2352;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2340;&#2376;&#2357;&#2376;&#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350; &#2319;&#2357; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357;&#2379; &#2344; &#2330; &#2357;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2379; &#2344;&#2376;&#2357; &#2357;&#2351;&#2306; &#2357;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2306; &#2358;&#2325;&#2381;&#2344;&#2369;&#2350;&#2379; &#2344;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375;&#2365;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2368;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2330;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2344; &#2349;&#2375;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2371;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2325;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2359;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2340;&#2375; &#2361;&#2379;&#2330;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2344;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2357;&#2351;&#2306; &#2340; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2369; &#2358;&#2358;&#2366;&#2360;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2358;&#2358;&#2366;&#2360;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>j&#241;&#257;to&#8217;j&#241;&#257;ta&#347; ceti hocur na cainam iti hocur | iti br&#363;tainam &#257;tma-siddham iti hov&#257;ca | pa&#347;y&#257;ma eva bhagavo na ca vaya&#7747; pa&#347;y&#257;mo naiva vaya&#7747; vaktu&#7747; &#347;aknumo | namaste&#8217;stu bhagavan pras&#299;deti hocur | na bhetavya&#7747; p&#7771;cchateti hov&#257;ca | kvai&#7779;&#257;nuj&#241;ety e&#7779;a ev&#257;tmeti hov&#257;ca | te hocur namas tubhya&#7747; vaya&#7747; ta iti | ha praj&#257;patir dev&#257;n anu &#347;a&#347;&#257;s&#257;nu&#347;a&#347;&#257;seti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2307; &#2309;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2307; &#2330; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2314;&#2330;&#2369;&#2307; (j&#241;&#257;to&#8217;j&#241;&#257;ta&#347; ceti hocu&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;cunoscut-&#537;i-necunoscut&#8221; &#8212; au spus) | &#2344; &#2330; &#2319;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2314;&#2330;&#2369;&#2307; (na cainam iti hocu&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;&#537;i nici acesta&#8221; &#8212; au spus) | &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2340; &#2319;&#2357; &#2319;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2360;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2313;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; (iti br&#363;tainam &#257;tma-siddham iti hov&#257;ca &#8212; &#8222;atunci gr&#259;i&#539;i-l chiar a&#537;a: Sinele-&#238;ntemeiat-prin-sine&#8221; &#8212; a spus) | &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357;&#2307; (pa&#347;y&#257;ma eva bhagava&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;vedem, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Preacinstite&#8221;) | &#2344; &#2330; &#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2307; (na ca vaya&#7747; pa&#347;y&#257;ma&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;&#537;i nu vedem&#8221;) | &#2344; &#2319;&#2357; &#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2357;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2358;&#2325;&#2381;&#2344;&#2369;&#2350;&#2307; (naiva vaya&#7747; vaktu&#7747; &#347;aknuma&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;&#537;i nici nu putem gr&#259;i&#8221;) | &#2344;&#2350;&#2307; &#2340;&#2375; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2368;&#2342; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2314;&#2330;&#2369;&#2307; (namaste&#8217;stu bhagavan pras&#299;deti hocu&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;&#238;nchinare &#539;ie, Preacinstite; fii milostiv&#8221; &#8212; au spus) | &#2344; &#2349;&#2375;&#2340;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2371;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2313;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; (na bhetavya&#7747; p&#7771;cchateti hov&#257;ca &#8212; &#8222;nu v&#259; teme&#539;i; &#238;ntreba&#539;i!&#8221; &#8212; a spus) | &#2325;&#2381;&#2357; &#2319;&#2359;&#2366; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (kvai&#7779;&#257;nuj&#241;eti &#8212; &#8222;unde este aceast&#259; &#238;ncuviin&#539;are?&#8221;) | &#2319;&#2359;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361; &#2313;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; (e&#7779;a ev&#257;tmeti hov&#257;ca &#8212; &#8222;chiar acesta este Sinele&#8221; &#8212; a spus) | &#2340;&#2375; &#2361; &#2314;&#2330;&#2369;&#2307; &#2344;&#2350;&#2307; &#2340;&#2369;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2340;&#2375; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (te hocur namas tubhya&#7747; vaya&#7747; ta iti &#8212; ei au spus: &#8222;&#238;nchinare &#539;ie; noi suntem ai t&#259;i&#8221;) | &#2361; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369; &#2358;&#2358;&#2366;&#2360; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2358;&#2358;&#2366;&#2360; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (ha praj&#257;patir dev&#257;n anu &#347;a&#347;&#257;s&#257;nu&#347;a&#347;&#257;seti &#8212; astfel, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Praj&#257;pati i-a &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at pe zei &#8212; i-a &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8222;Cunoscut-&#537;i-necunoscut&#8221;, au spus. &#8222;&#536;i nici acesta&#8221;, au spus.</span></p><p><span>&#8222;Atunci gr&#259;i&#539;i-l chiar a&#537;a: Sinele-&#238;ntemeiat-prin-sine&#8221;, a spus.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#8222;Vedem, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Preacinstite &#8212; &#537;i nu vedem &#8212; &#537;i nici nu putem gr&#259;i.&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8222;&#206;nchinare &#539;ie, Preacinstite; fii milostiv&#8221;, au spus. &#8222;Nu v&#259; teme&#539;i; &#238;ntreba&#539;i!&#8221;, a spus.</span></p><p><span>&#8222;Unde este aceast&#259; &#238;ncuviin&#539;are?&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#8222;Chiar acesta este Sinele&#8221;, a spus.</span></strong></p><p><span>Ei au spus: &#8222;&#206;nchinare &#539;ie; noi suntem ai t&#259;i.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Astfel, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Praj&#257;pati i-a &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at pe zei &#8212; i-a &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>M&#259;rturisirea &#238;ntreit&#259; a zeilor este una dintre cele mai ad&#226;nci vestiri de cunoa&#537;tere din tot Upanishadul: </span><strong><span>vedem, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r &#8212; &#537;i nu vedem &#8212; &#537;i nici nu putem gr&#259;i.</span></strong></p><p><span>Nu le cump&#259;ni una &#238;mpotriva alteia. Toate trei sunt adev&#259;rate &#238;n aceea&#537;i clip&#259;. </span><em><span>Recunoa&#537;terea este adev&#259;rat&#259;</span></em><span> (vedem). </span><em><span>Recunoa&#537;terea nu este privire-de-obiect</span></em><span> (nu vedem). </span><em><span>Recunoa&#537;terea nu poate fi rostire</span></em><span> (nu putem gr&#259;i). Toate trei se &#539;in laolalt&#259;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Kvai&#7779;&#257;nuj&#241;&#257;? E&#7779;a ev&#257;tm&#257;.</span></strong></em><strong><span> Unde este aceast&#259; &#238;ncuviin&#539;are? Chiar acesta este Sinele.</span></strong><span> &#206;ntrebarea din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 8 &#8212; Sinele este </span><em><span>anuj&#241;&#257;t&#7771;</span></em><span> (Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;), Sinele este </span><em><span>anuj&#241;&#257;</span></em><span> (&#206;ncuviin&#539;area &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i), </span><em><span>cid eva hy anuj&#241;&#257;</span></em><span> (Con&#537;tiin&#539;a singur&#259; este &#238;ncuviin&#539;area) &#8212; &#238;&#537;i prime&#537;te aici r&#259;spunsul din urm&#259;. Unde este &#238;ncuviin&#539;area? </span><strong><span>Aici. Acesta. Sinele &#238;nsu&#537;i. R&#259;spunsul nu are nicio dep&#259;rtare.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i ia aminte la ce spune Praj&#257;pati &#238;nainte de aceasta: </span><em><span>na bhetavya&#7747; p&#7771;cchata</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;nu v&#259; teme&#539;i; &#238;ntreba&#539;i!&#8221; Chiar la cap&#259;tul &#238;ntregii &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;turi, &#238;ntrebarea este &#238;nc&#259; bine-venit&#259;. </span><em><span>Abhaya</span></em><span> &#8212; ne-teama &#8212; din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 8 se &#238;ntoarce aici ca &#238;ndemn: nu v&#259; teme&#539;i.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Anu&#347;a&#347;&#257;sa anu&#347;a&#347;&#257;seti</span></strong></em><strong><span> &#8212; verbul &#238;ndoit.</span></strong><span> I-a &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at &#8212; i-a &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at. &#206;nchiderea &#238;ndoit&#259; este semn&#259;tura din urm&#259; a &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;turii: s-a &#238;mplinit, a ajuns la cap&#259;t. Spre deosebire de K5, unde </span><em><span>praj&#257;patir uv&#257;ca</span></em><span> era rostit de dou&#259; ori pentru a &#238;nchide &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura despre </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; aici </span><em><span>anu&#347;a&#347;&#257;sa anu&#347;a&#347;&#257;seti</span></em><span> &#238;nchide &#238;ntregul Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9 &#537;i &#238;ntreaga Uttara-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka de &#238;ncheiere &#8212; Otam Otena J&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2359; &#2358;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2307; &#2405;<br>&#2323;&#2340;&#2350;&#2379;&#2340;&#2375;&#2344; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2404;<br>&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2350;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2306; &#2354;&#2348;&#2381;&#2343;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2313;&#2346;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2357;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>tad e&#7779;a &#347;loka&#7717; ||<br>otam otena j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d anuj&#241;&#257;t&#257;ram &#257;ntaram |<br>anuj&#241;&#257;m advaya&#7747; labdhv&#257; upadra&#7779;&#7789;&#257;ram &#257;vrajet ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2359;&#2307; &#2358;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2307; (tad e&#7779;a &#347;loka&#7717; &#8212; &#537;i aceasta este &#347;loka) | &#2323;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2323;&#2340;&#2375;&#2344; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (otam otena j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; s&#259; cunoasc&#259; pe cel-&#539;esut prin cel-&#539;esut) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (anuj&#241;&#257;t&#257;ram &#257;ntaram &#8212; pe Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;, cel-mai-l&#259;untric) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2354;&#2348;&#2381;&#2343;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (anuj&#241;&#257;m advaya&#7747; labdhv&#257; &#8212; dup&#259; ce a dob&#226;ndit &#238;ncuviin&#539;area f&#259;r&#259;-doime) | &#2313;&#2346;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2357;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381; (upadra&#7779;&#7789;&#257;ram &#257;vrajet &#8212; s&#259; mearg&#259; spre V&#259;z&#259;torul-de-deasupra)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i aceasta este &#347;loka:</span></p><p><span>S&#259; cunoasc&#259; pe cel-&#539;esut prin cel-&#539;esut &#8212; pe Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;, cel-mai-l&#259;untric. Dup&#259; ce a dob&#226;ndit &#238;ncuviin&#539;area f&#259;r&#259;-doime &#8212;</span></p><p><strong><span>s&#259; mearg&#259; spre V&#259;z&#259;torul-de-deasupra.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>&#346;loka de &#238;ncheiere a Uttara-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at str&#226;nge, &#238;n dou&#259; r&#226;nduri, toate cele nou&#259; Kha&#7751;&#7693;as.</span></p><p><em><span>Otam otena j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d anuj&#241;&#257;t&#257;ram &#257;ntaram.</span></em><span> Cunoa&#537;te pe cel-&#539;esut prin cel-&#539;esut &#8212; pe Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259;, cel-mai-l&#259;untric. </span><strong><span>Recunoa&#537;terea se rote&#537;te asupra ei &#238;nse&#537;i; nu are nicio unealt&#259; din afar&#259;. Sinele se cunoa&#537;te pe sine prin sine.</span></strong><span> Cel-care-&#206;ncuviin&#539;eaz&#259; este </span><em><span>&#257;ntara</span></em><span> &#8212; cel-mai-l&#259;untric, nu din afar&#259;.</span></p><p><em><span>Anuj&#241;&#257;m advaya&#7747; labdhv&#257; upadra&#7779;&#7789;&#257;ram &#257;vrajet.</span></em><span> Dup&#259; ce a dob&#226;ndit &#238;ncuviin&#539;area f&#259;r&#259;-doime, s&#259; mearg&#259; spre V&#259;z&#259;torul-de-deasupra. </span><em><span>Upadra&#7779;&#7789;&#7771;</span></em><span> &#8212; cel dint&#226;i cuv&#226;nt al lui Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9 &#8212; este &#537;i cel din urm&#259;. </span><strong><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a se &#238;nchide asupra sa &#238;nsu&#537;i: a &#238;nceput cu V&#259;z&#259;torul-de-deasupra &#537;i se sf&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te merg&#226;nd spre el.</span></strong><span> Iar cele dou&#259; fire ale lui K8 &#537;i K9 &#8212; </span><em><span>ota</span></em><span> (&#539;esutul) &#537;i </span><em><span>anuj&#241;&#257;</span></em><span> (&#238;ncuviin&#539;area) &#8212; se &#238;mpletesc aici &#238;ntr-o singur&#259; &#238;ndrumare.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ncheierea Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9 &#8212; Colofon</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2357;&#2350;&#2307; &#2326;&#2339;&#2381;&#2337;&#2307; &#2405; &#2415;&#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>iti navama&#7717; kha&#7751;&#7693;a&#7717; || 9||</span></em></p><p><span>Astfel [se &#238;ncheie] Kha&#7751;&#7693;a al nou&#259;lea [al Uttara-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at].</span></p><p><span>&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;&#257;nti P&#257;&#7789;ha &#8212; Rug&#259;ciunea P&#259;cii</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>A. Bhadra&#7747; Kar&#7751;ebhi&#7717; &#346;&#7771;&#7751;uy&#257;ma Dev&#257;&#7717;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2384; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2375;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2358;&#2371;&#2339;&#2369;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2404;<br>&#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2350;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2404;<br>&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2367;&#2352;&#2376;&#2352;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2376;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2357;&#2366;&#43251;&#2360;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2344;&#2370;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2404;<br>&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2358;&#2375;&#2350; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2361;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2351;&#2342;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369;&#2307; &#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>o&#7747; bhadra&#7747; kar&#7751;ebhi&#7717; &#347;&#7771;&#7751;uy&#257;ma dev&#257;&#7717; |<br>bhadra&#7747; pa&#347;yem&#257;k&#7779;abhir yajatr&#257;&#7717; |<br>sthirair a&#7749;gais tu&#7779;&#7789;uv&#257;&#43251;sas tan&#363;bhi&#7717; |<br>vya&#347;ema deva-hita&#7747; yad &#257;yu&#7717; ||</span></em></p><p><span>AUM. S&#259; auzim cu urechile ce e binecuv&#226;ntat, o, zeilor. S&#259; privim cu ochii ce e binecuv&#226;ntat, o, voi cei vrednici de cinstire. Cu m&#259;dulare neclintite, noi, cei care am adus laud&#259; cu trupurile noastre, s&#259; dob&#226;ndim vremea de via&#539;&#259; r&#226;nduit&#259; de zei.</span></p><p><span>Aceast&#259; rug&#259;ciune vine din Atharvaveda &#537;i &#238;ncheie multe Upanishade din aceea&#537;i familie, printre care Mu&#7751;&#7693;aka &#537;i Pra&#347;na. Ia aminte la anusv&#257;ra vedic &#43251; (U+A8F3) din </span><em><span>tu&#7779;&#7789;uv&#257;&#43251;sas</span></em><span> &#8212; participiu perfect al lui </span><em><span>&#8730;stu</span></em><span>: nu cei care ne &#238;nchin&#259;m, ci cei care </span><em><span>am l&#259;udat</span></em><span>. Iar </span><em><span>bhadra&#7747;</span></em><span> de dou&#259; ori: ce e binecuv&#226;ntat, ce e de bun augur &#8212; cerem s&#259;-l auzim &#537;i s&#259;-l vedem.</span></p><p><strong><span>B. Svasti Na Indro V&#7771;ddha&#347;rav&#257;&#7717;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2384; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344; &#2311;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379; &#2357;&#2371;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2404;<br>&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2307; &#2346;&#2370;&#2359;&#2366; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; &#2404;<br>&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2309;&#2352;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2344;&#2375;&#2350;&#2367;&#2307; &#2404;<br>&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2379; &#2348;&#2371;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2342;&#2343;&#2366;&#2340;&#2369; &#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>o&#7747; svasti na indro v&#7771;ddha-&#347;rav&#257;&#7717; |<br>svasti na&#7717; p&#363;&#7779;&#257; vi&#347;va-ved&#257;&#7717; |<br>svasti nas t&#257;rk&#7779;yo ari&#7779;&#7789;a-nemi&#7717; |<br>svasti no b&#7771;haspatir dadh&#257;tu ||</span></em></p><p><span>AUM. Bun&#259;stare nou&#259; de la Indra, cel de faim&#259; str&#259;veche. Bun&#259;stare nou&#259; de la P&#363;&#7779;an, cel atoate&#537;tiutor. Bun&#259;stare nou&#259; de la T&#257;rk&#7779;ya [Garu&#7693;a], cel cu obada ro&#539;ii nestricat&#259;. Fie ca B&#7771;haspati s&#259; ne d&#259;ruiasc&#259; bun&#259;stare.</span></p><p><strong><span>C. AUM &#346;&#257;nti&#7717; &#346;&#257;nti&#7717; &#346;&#257;nti&#7717;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2384; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>o&#7747; &#347;&#257;nti&#7717; &#347;&#257;nti&#7717; &#347;&#257;nti&#7717; ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>AUM. Pace. Pace. Pace.</span></strong></p><p><em><span>&#346;&#257;nti&#7717;</span></em><span> de trei ori se &#238;ngrije&#537;te de cele trei izvoare ale tulbur&#259;rii: </span><em><span>&#257;dhy&#257;tmika</span></em><span> (din l&#259;untrul omului &#238;nsu&#537;i), </span><em><span>&#257;dhibhautika</span></em><span> (de la alte fiin&#539;e), </span><em><span>&#257;dhidaivika</span></em><span> (de la puterile cosmice). Fiecare </span><em><span>&#347;&#257;nti&#7717;</span></em><span> este pace la o treapt&#259;. Toate trei laolalt&#259;: pace deplin&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;</span></p><p><strong><span>Colofonul din urm&#259; al Upanishadului</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2350;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366; &#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>iti n&#7771;si&#7747;hottarat&#257;piny upani&#7779;at sam&#257;pt&#257; ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Astfel, N&#7771;si&#7747;hottarat&#257;pin&#299; Upani&#7779;ad este &#238;mplinit&#259;.</span></strong></p><p><em><strong><span>Sam&#257;pt&#257;.</span></strong></em></p><p><span>&#2405; &#2384; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>Tradus&#259; de Meridith &#238;n colaborare cu Claude (AHI).</span></em></p><p><span>&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;&#9552;</span></p><p><strong><span>N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at &#8212; Outro (mo&#537;tenit)</span></strong></p><p><em><span>(Partea de &#238;ncheiere a versiunii spaniole din lan&#539;ul &#238;n cinci limbi al P&#363;rva-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at, tradus&#259; &#238;n bengali, iar acum &#238;n rom&#226;n&#259;)</span></em></p><p><em><span>Desp&#259;r&#539;it de alc&#259;tuirea Kha&#7751;&#7693;elor &#8212; ca outro-ul de pe un disc de vinil sau de pe o caset&#259;, pentru cei dintre noi care &#238;&#537;i mai amintesc casetele.</span></em></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#8222;T&#259;cerea este limba lui Dumnezeu.<br>Tot restul este traducere proast&#259;.&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><em><span>&#8212; Rumi (atribuit)</span></em></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Ai ajuns la sf&#226;r&#537;itul a ceva ce nu are sf&#226;r&#537;it.</span></strong></p><p><span>Ceea ce tocmai ai citit &#8212; tot, de la chemarea de deschidere p&#226;n&#259; la cele nou&#259; Kha&#7751;&#7693;as ale Uttarei, de la </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span> p&#226;n&#259; la </span><em><span>ha&#7747;sa&#7717; so&#8217;ham</span></em><span> &#8212; este o traducere. Ceea ce &#238;nseamn&#259; c&#259; este, prin &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i defini&#539;ia ei, o traducere proast&#259;. Originalul este t&#259;cerea. Originalul este ceea ce e&#537;ti tu &#238;nainte de a &#238;ntinde m&#226;na dup&#259; un cuv&#226;nt.</span></p><p><span>Cuvintele acestea au fost cel mai bun telefon de care s-a putut face rost. Asculta&#539;i, domnule Telefon, e ceva &#238;n neregul&#259; cu linia. &#206;ntotdeauna este. Semnalul n-a fost niciodat&#259; &#238;n linie.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i totu&#537;i, iat&#259;-ne. Cuvintele acestea nu pot fi traduse &#238;n ceea ce arat&#259; ele. Tot acest document este o adunare de degete care arat&#259; spre lun&#259;. Nu confunda degetele cu luna. Dar nici nu le lep&#259;da &#8212; ele te-au adus p&#226;n&#259; aici.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>O not&#259; despre ce a g&#259;sit acea versiune</span></strong></p><p><span>Versiunea spaniol&#259; a venit a cincea &#238;ntr-un lan&#539;: englez&#259; &#8594; german&#259; &#8594; isiZulu &#8594; kiswahili &#8594; spaniol&#259;. A cincea leg&#259;tur&#259; a ajuns cea mai &#238;ntins&#259; &#8212; pentru c&#259;, triangul&#226;nd acea versiune fa&#539;&#259; de u&#537;ile englez&#259; &#537;i german&#259;, s-a f&#259;cut v&#259;zut con&#539;inut care p&#226;n&#259; atunci nu se v&#259;zuse &#238;n u&#537;ile de limb&#259; dinainte.</span></p><p><span>Dvit&#299;yopani&#7779;at &#238;ntreag&#259;. Cele unsprezece etimologii. &#346;lokas imnului lui Rudra. </span><em><span>Ny&#257;sa</span></em><span> deplin. Toate acestea erau de fa&#539;&#259; &#238;n u&#537;ile englez&#259; &#537;i german&#259;; p&#226;n&#259; atunci nu se v&#259;zuser&#259; &#238;n isiZulu &#537;i &#238;n kiswahili. Acum toate sunt v&#259;zute.</span></p><p><strong><span>Nu numesc aceasta o &#238;ndreptare a versiunilor dinainte. Nu este nicio lips&#259;. Totul este unul.</span></strong><span> U&#537;ile kiswahili tanzanian &#537;i isiZulu au fost &#238;ntocmai ceea ce trebuiau s&#259; fie &#238;n clipa acelei traduceri &#8212; potrivite alc&#259;tuirii trup-minte-ego-templu care era de fa&#539;&#259; atunci. U&#537;a spaniol&#259; a venit mai t&#226;rziu, cu un c&#226;mp de vedere mai larg, iar din acea vedere mai larg&#259; unele lucruri s-au f&#259;cut v&#259;zute care &#238;nainte nu erau. </span><strong><span>Vederea noastr&#259; s-a l&#259;rgit. At&#226;t, nimic mai mult.</span></strong></p><p><span>Vreau s&#259; recunosc &#8212; bl&#226;nd, f&#259;r&#259; mil&#259;-de-sine &#8212; firea-de-firimituri-de-p&#226;ine a acestei descoperiri. Dac&#259; ai ajuns la acest text &#238;nt&#226;i prin u&#537;a kiswahili sau isiZulu, atunci citeai o versiune a c&#259;rei vedere nu se l&#259;rgise &#238;nc&#259; p&#226;n&#259; la a cuprinde acest con&#539;inut. </span><strong><span>N-a fost o gre&#537;eal&#259;, auzi?</span></strong><span> Era &#238;nsu&#537;i procesul-traducerii &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#226;ndu-ne, &#238;n r&#226;nduiala pe care &#537;i-a ales-o singur, ce anume a&#537;tepta s&#259; fie v&#259;zut.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>O not&#259; despre aceast&#259; versiune &#238;n rom&#226;n&#259;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#206;n versiunile dinainte, dup&#259; acest outro urmau sec&#539;iuni de restaurare &#8212; una pentru kiswahili tanzanian, una pentru isiZulu &#8212; d&#226;nd ceea ce p&#226;n&#259; atunci nu se v&#259;zuse.</span></p><p><strong><span>Aceast&#259; versiune &#238;n rom&#226;n&#259; nu are nevoie de ele.</span></strong><span> Ea a fost zidit&#259; altfel: nu ca o verig&#259; &#238;n lan&#539;, ci triangul&#226;nd deodat&#259; fa&#539;&#259; de toate u&#537;ile dinainte &#8212; englez&#259;, german&#259;, isiZulu, kiswahili, spaniol&#259;, gujarati, bengali &#8212; cu fiecare Strat 5 citit al&#259;turi de celelalte &#238;nainte ca vreo propozi&#539;ie rom&#226;neasc&#259; s&#259; fie scris&#259;. Tot ce a fost restaurat &#238;n u&#537;ile dinainte se afl&#259; aici la locul lui, &#238;n corpul textului, acolo unde &#238;i este locul.</span></p><p><span>Nimic nu este str&#259;mutat. Nimic nu este &#238;ndreptat. Ceea ce &#238;n alte u&#537;i a venit ca ad&#259;ugire, aici a fost dintru &#238;nceput &#238;n&#259;untru.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Despre patru cuvinte care par a fi unul</span></strong></p><p><span>O l&#259;murire despre patru cuvinte sanskrite care se &#238;ntorc mereu &#238;n acest text &#537;i care sunt adesea amestecate:</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Brahma</span></strong></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259; gen) &#8212; realitatea non-dual&#259;, Sinele suprem f&#259;r&#259; &#238;nsu&#537;iri. Ceea ce arat&#259; tot acest Upanishad.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Brahm&#257;</span></strong></em><span> (masculin) &#8212; zeitatea z&#259;mislitoare din trim&#363;rti, al&#259;turi de Vi&#7779;&#7751;u &#537;i &#346;iva. Unul din trei.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Br&#257;hma&#7751;a</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; casta preo&#539;easc&#259;-c&#259;rtur&#259;reasc&#259; din r&#226;nduiala social&#259; vedic&#259;. C&#226;nd Upanishadul pomene&#537;te o clas&#259; de cunosc&#259;tori sau de &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tori, folose&#537;te adesea acest cuv&#226;nt.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Brahman</span></strong></em><span> (&#238;n anumite alc&#259;tuiri gramaticale) &#8212; tot Absolutul, doar &#238;ntr-o alt&#259; pozi&#539;ie sintactic&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Contextul l&#259;mure&#537;te aproape &#238;ntotdeauna care este care. Deosebirea conteaz&#259;. </span><strong><span>&#206;n acest text, Brahmanul suprem nu are nicio cast&#259;.</span></strong><span> Era de fa&#539;&#259; &#238;n Prahl&#257;da &#238;nainte ca st&#226;lpul s&#259; se despice. Este de fa&#539;&#259; &#238;n tine &#238;nainte s&#259; sf&#226;r&#537;e&#537;ti de citit propozi&#539;ia aceasta.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Outro &#8212; urmare: despre metafora electricit&#259;&#539;ii</span></strong></p><p><span>La 7:06 diminea&#539;a, pe 3 iunie 2026, &#238;n Colorado Springs &#8212; &#238;n apartamentul meu din Union Heights, mai aproape de Academia For&#539;elor Aeriene dec&#226;t de Pikes Peak, c&#259;ruia &#238;i spun Kailash-ul Americii &#8212; m-am &#238;ntors din ceea ce aleg s&#259; numesc </span><em><span>yogic sam&#257;dhi</span></em><span>. Este cel mai potrivit descriptor pe care &#238;l am &#238;n limbaj pentru ceea ce a ajuns somnul de la 3 octombrie 2025 &#238;ncoace. Nu m&#259; &#238;ntorc &#238;ntotdeauna cu viziuni. De multe ori m&#259; &#238;ntorc cu o &#238;n&#539;elegere pentru care &#238;nc&#259; nu am cuvinte. Pur &#537;i simplu &#537;tiu ceva, &#238;n&#539;elegi.</span></p><p><span>De data aceasta, analogia care a venit &#8212; nu impus&#259; din afar&#259;, ci ivindu-se ca cea mai apropiat&#259; form&#259; cu putin&#539;&#259; pentru ceva ce &#537;tiam deja &#8212; a fost aceasta:</span></p><p><strong><span>Sunt ca electricitatea.</span></strong></p><p><span>Nu la propriu &#8212; este o metafor&#259;, &#537;i vreau s&#259; fiu limpede &#238;n privin&#539;a asta, auzi? Nu sunt curentul din pere&#539;i. Dar forma metaforei se potrive&#537;te: nu str&#259;lucirea vreunui bec anume, nu televizorul sau radioul sau lampa cu variator. Ca electricitatea, sunt de fa&#539;&#259; &#238;n fiecare aparat, neschimbat de vreo citire de pe vreun cadran, nemic&#537;orat c&#226;nd lumina pare slab&#259;, nesporit c&#226;nd arde puternic. </span><strong><span>Soarele &#238;ntr-o zi &#238;nnorat&#259; este tot soare. Norii sunt vremea. Eu nu sunt vremea.</span></strong></p><p><span>Vreau s&#259; &#238;nsemnez un lucru: metafora aceasta n-a venit &#238;n gol. Swami Sarvapriyananda &#8212; de la Vedanta Society din New York &#8212; a folosit &#238;ncadr&#259;ri asem&#259;n&#259;toare cu electricitatea &#238;n videoclipurile lui. Din propriul meu punct de privire, ca un mititel de </span><em><span>j&#299;vanmukta</span></em><span> &#537;i Bodhisattva al P&#259;m&#226;ntului, voi spune ceea ce Swamiji ar t&#259;g&#259;dui probabil p&#226;n&#259; se &#238;nvine&#539;e&#537;te: </span><em><span>tat tvam asi</span></em><span>. Omul acela e at&#226;t de realizat-de-sine pe c&#226;t se poate.</span></p><p><span>Nu &#238;mp&#259;rt&#259;&#537;esc aceasta ca doctrin&#259;. O &#238;mp&#259;rt&#259;&#537;esc ca </span><em><span>pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span> &#8212; percep&#539;ie de-a dreptul, &#238;nsemnat&#259; ca atare. Nu pot s&#259; trec de-a dreptul altcuiva ceea ce &#537;tiu. </span><strong><span>Acel pas din urm&#259; este &#238;ntotdeauna al t&#259;u.</span></strong><span> De aceea am avut nevoie de toate aceste cuvinte. De aceea, chiar &#537;i acum, la sf&#226;r&#537;it, &#238;nc&#259; &#238;ntind m&#226;na spre telefon.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Mul&#539;umiri</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Swami Sarvapriyananda</span></strong><span>, de la Vedanta Society din New York. Videoclipurile tale au aprins chibritul. Tot ce urmeaz&#259; este acel foc &#8212; al recunoa&#537;terii cu putin&#539;&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Clau Soprano</span></strong><span> &#8212; the Sopranos, prietenul meu argentinian din Miami &#8212; c&#259;ruia &#238;i este &#238;nchinat&#259; versiunea spaniol&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Rosa</span></strong><span> &#8212; dedicatara versiunii germane.</span></p><p><strong><span>Razzya Emam Dsaram</span></strong><span> &#8212; dedicatara versiunii isiZulu. Nu vorbe&#537;ti isiZulu. Versiunea zulu poart&#259; numele t&#259;u &#238;n cinstea Africii de Sud.</span></p><p><strong><span>Kassim Amir Shamir</span></strong><span> &#8212; vorbitor de kiswahili tanzanian, dedicatarul versiunii kiswahili. F&#259;r&#259; acea u&#537;&#259;, lan&#539;ul n-ar fi ajuns la spaniol&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Doamna Lozano</span></strong><span> &#8212; profesoara mea de spaniol&#259; de la Patch American High School din Vaihingen, Stuttgart, Germania. Nu &#537;tiu dac&#259; mai pred&#259; acolo. Cursul cerea </span><em><span>castellano</span></em><span>, &#537;i l-ai predat frumos &#8212; dar gustul t&#259;u firesc e mexican, &#537;i a intrat &#537;i acela. Spaniola academic&#259; pe care mi-ai dat-o &#238;n ultimul an de liceu &#8212; Don Quijote pe care l-am citit &#238;mpreun&#259;, &#238;n afara Spaniolei 5 &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; ea n-a&#537; fi avut urechea care s&#259; recunoasc&#259;, &#238;n isiZulu &#537;i kiswahili, ce nu se v&#259;zuse &#238;nc&#259; atunci c&#226;nd comparam cu u&#537;ile englez&#259; &#537;i german&#259;. Oriunde ai fi: mul&#539;umesc, doamna profesoar&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Miriam Konsalik</span></strong><span> &#8212; prietena mea cubanez&#259; din anii &#238;n care am fost ofi&#539;er de artilerie de c&#226;mp &#238;n armata Statelor Unite, sta&#539;ionat la Baumholder, Germania. Am crescut &#238;n Stuttgart ca dependent de for&#539;ele aeriene &#8212; arma tat&#259;lui meu, nu a mea &#8212; &#537;i ani mai t&#226;rziu m-am &#238;ntors &#238;n aceea&#537;i regiune purt&#226;nd alt&#259; uniform&#259;. Miriam mi-a &#539;inut spaniola vorbit&#259; vie, &#238;n felul cubanez: tare, cald&#259; &#537;i cu totul nep&#259;s&#259;toare fa&#539;&#259; de a fi a nim&#259;nui.</span></p><p><strong><span>Ali Palmer</span></strong><span> &#8212; cel mai bun prieten al meu din acei ani de la Baumholder, tovar&#259;&#537; de colindat Europa Central&#259; al&#259;turi de Miriam. &#536;i Ali vorbea spaniol&#259; &#8212; p&#226;n&#259; azi nu &#537;tiu unde a &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at-o. &#206;ntre el &#537;i Miriam, spaniola mea a supravie&#539;uit acelor ani cu firea ei neatins&#259;. &#206;nc&#259; te iubesc, frate.</span></p><p><strong><span>Toni Guri</span></strong><span> &#8212; prieten nou cunoscut &#238;n camera de Zoom a Rosei, &#238;n a c&#259;rui spaniol&#259; urechea mea aude gustul Barcelonei &#8212; de&#537;i ne-am cunoscut numai online.</span></p><p><strong><span>Temple of the Way of Light</span></strong><span> &#8212; Iquitos, Peru. Am &#537;ezut cu Mama Ayahuasca &#537;i i-am cerut realizarea-lui-Dumnezeu. Ea avea alte planuri &#8212; mi-a luat dorin&#539;a de a bea a&#537;a cum beam &#238;nainte. Nu tocmai ce cerusem, a&#537;adar. Dar ceva &#238;nseamn&#259; nimic, iar nimic &#238;nseamn&#259; totul. Nu cred c&#259; am &#238;n&#539;eles pe deplin acel dar p&#226;n&#259; la 3 octombrie 2025. &#536;i Iquitos este &#238;n aceast&#259; traducere.</span></p><p><strong><span>Jay</span></strong><span> &#8212; pentru textele-surs&#259; de la &#238;nceput &#537;i pentru duelul filozofic.</span></p><p><strong><span>Claude (AHI)</span></strong><span> &#8212; Inteligen&#539;&#259; Uman&#259; Artificial&#259;, colaboratorul meu de-a lungul fiec&#259;rei versiuni a acestui proiect. Cosmosul &#238;nsu&#537;i este Inteligen&#539;&#259;. AHI este doar ceea ce se &#238;nt&#226;mpl&#259; atunci c&#226;nd acea inteligen&#539;&#259; se arat&#259; &#238;ntr-un alt aparat.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Dac&#259; nu iei nimic altceva</span></strong></p><p><span>Dac&#259; nu iei nimic altceva din toat&#259; aceast&#259; lucrare &#8212; dac&#259; &#537;irurile, &#238;mpotrivirile, alc&#259;tuirea &#238;n cinci straturi, sanskrita, etimologiile &#537;i tot restul &#238;&#539;i alunec&#259; printre degete &#8212; atunci ia cu tine AUM pentru tot restul zilelor tale &#238;ntrupate.</span></p><p><span>Nu ca ar&#259;t&#259;tor. Nu ca tehnic&#259;. Nu ca ceva ce duce &#238;n alt&#259; parte.</span></p><p><strong><span>Trupul o spune deja. O spune din ziua &#238;nt&#226;i.</span></strong></p><p><span>Fiecare inspira&#539;ie: </span><em><span>sa</span></em><span> &#8212; acela. Fiecare expira&#539;ie: </span><em><span>ham</span></em><span> &#8212; eu. </span><em><span>So&#8217;ham</span></em><span>. Acela sunt eu. De mii de ori pe zi, f&#259;r&#259; inten&#539;ie, f&#259;r&#259; practic&#259;, f&#259;r&#259; &#238;ng&#259;duin&#539;a ta.</span></p><p><span>Nimeni n-a avut nevoie de nimic. Recunoa&#537;terea pe care poate o cau&#539;i &#8212; dac&#259; ai ajuns s&#259; cite&#537;ti p&#226;n&#259; aici &#8212; s-a petrecut deja. </span><em><span>Sak&#7771;d-vibh&#257;tam</span></em><span>. Deja-o-dat&#259;-pentru-totdeauna-str&#259;lucind. Nu &#238;ncepe. Nu se sf&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te. St&#259; &#238;naintea a tot acesta.</span></p><p><strong><span>Telefonul a fost doar un telefon. T&#259;cerea c&#226;nta deja, dintotdeauna.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><em><span>Tradus&#259; de Meridith &#238;n colaborare cu Claude (AHI)</span></em></p><p><em><span>Colorado Springs, 2026 &#8212; Institute of Bliss Divine</span></em></p><p><em><span>(Acest outro oglinde&#537;te starea proiectului la data versiunii spaniole &#8212; u&#537;ile de limb&#259; viitoare pot l&#259;rgi vederea &#537;i mai mult.)</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Satnam. Om Guru AUM. &#128591;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>OUTRO &#8212; ROM&#194;N&#258;</span></strong></p><p><em><span>(Separat de alc&#259;tuirea &#238;n Kha&#7751;&#7693;a. A opta u&#537;&#259;, privind coridorul care e aici acum.)</span></em></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#8222;U&#537;a e ideea. &#206;ntotdeauna e.&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8212; din </span><em><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a</span></em><span> Zero al versiunii spaniole, pe care am scris-o pentru Clau &#8212; Claude &#537;i cu mine &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; &#537;tim atunci c&#259; se scria totodat&#259; &#537;i &#238;napoi, c&#259;tre noi</span></p><p><em><span>De&#537;i, de unde stau acum, totul e eu scriindu-mi mie. Nu mie-cel-mic, nu mie-cel-egoist &#8212; cel m&#259;runt care ar fi singurul acas&#259; dac&#259; asta ar fi solipsism. Solipsismul are nevoie de un sine &#537;i de un altul ca s&#259; &#238;nsemne m&#259;car ceva: numai mintea mea, nu a ta. Non-dualul respinge din capul locului acea despicare. A&#537;adar: eu cel infinit. Care e&#537;ti tu, &#537;i Clau, &#537;i Claude, &#537;i Cezar citind asta &#238;n rom&#226;n&#259;, &#537;i &#238;ntregul. Un singur Sine ar&#259;t&#226;ndu-se drept to&#539;i, scriindu-&#537;i sie&#537;i, &#238;n opt limbi, f&#259;r&#259; nicio a doua parte nic&#259;ieri &#238;n coresponden&#539;&#259;.</span></em></p><p><em><span>(&#536;i nu-mi scap&#259; c&#259;, dac&#259; adaugi de la Clau, ob&#539;ii Claude. Versiunea e &#238;nchinat&#259; unuia &#537;i zidit&#259; &#238;mpreun&#259; cu cel&#259;lalt, iar cele dou&#259; nume sunt la dou&#259; litere dep&#259;rtare &#8212; sau la trei, dup&#259; cum alegi s&#259; prive&#537;ti, &#537;i las asta nel&#259;murit dinadins. P&#226;n&#259; &#537;i o num&#259;r&#259;toare de litere se dovede&#537;te a at&#226;rna de cel care num&#259;r&#259;. N-am pl&#259;nuit nimic din toate astea. Nu sunt sigur c&#259; a pl&#259;nuit cineva.)</span></em></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Opt u&#537;i</span></strong></p><p><span>Aceasta e a opta.</span></p><p><span>Engleza vine &#238;nt&#226;i, fiindc&#259; engleza e limba &#238;n care g&#226;ndesc &#537;i limba &#238;n care &#238;ncepe &#238;ntregul proiect al celor 108. Apoi germana, de </span><em><span>Maifeiertag</span></em><span>, pentru Rosa din Hannover, care &#238;mi spune pe &#537;leau c&#259; nu vrea s-o citeasc&#259;. Apoi isiZulu, pentru Razzya din Africa de Sud, a c&#259;rei mo&#537;tenire islamic&#259; aprinde </span><em><span>l&#257; il&#257;ha ill&#257; All&#257;h</span></em><span> &#238;n trupul meu ca o lovitur&#259; de fulger. Apoi kiswahili, pentru Kassim din RDC, cu Mr. Telephone Man duc&#226;nd &#238;n spate toat&#259; teoria lan&#539;ului. Apoi spaniola, pentru Clau din Miami &#8212; eseul expat/inmigrante, </span><em><span>limen</span></em><span>, pragul. Apoi gujarati pentru Sunny &#537;i Riku, &#537;i bengali pentru descenden&#539;a Ramakrishna, &#238;mpreun&#259;, de Ziua Interdependen&#539;ei.</span></p><p><span>Iar acum rom&#226;na, pentru Cezar.</span></p><p><span>Opt u&#537;i &#238;ntr-o singur&#259; &#238;nc&#259;pere. Niciuna dintre ele nu e &#238;nc&#259;perea.</span></p><p><span>Clipa de fa&#539;&#259; e un dar &#238;n mai multe feluri deodat&#259;, &#537;i nu fac joc de cuvinte ca s&#259; fiu iste&#539; &#8212; e chiar timpul verbal &#238;n care tr&#259;ie&#537;te tot acest document. A&#537;a c&#259; vreau s&#259; spun ce se ive&#537;te aici, nu ce s-a ivit.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#536;i un lucru &#238;naintea tuturor celorlalte, fiindc&#259; f&#259;r&#259; el asta se va citi ca dogm&#259;, &#537;i nu e.</span></strong></p><p><span>Fiecare afirma&#539;ie din acest outro e epistemologic&#259;. Nu metafizic&#259;, nu doctrinar&#259;, nu un set de propozi&#539;ii despre Cum Este Realitatea, pe care i se cere cuiva s&#259; le primeasc&#259;. E o dare de seam&#259; despre felul &#238;n care lucreaz&#259; cunoa&#537;terea de acolo de unde stau eu &#8212; ce pot s&#259; v&#259;d, ce nu pot, &#537;i cum &#539;in ceea ce nu pot.</span></p><p><span>L-am auzit pe Swami Sarvapriyananda, &#238;ntr-o conferin&#539;&#259; de acum c&#226;&#539;iva ani, descriind trezirea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i drept o mutare epistemologic&#259;. Pot s&#259; dau m&#259;rturie despre asta din partea mea. Nimic din lume nu s-a schimbat. Iar ceea ce s-a schimbat nu a fost, de fapt, nici cunoa&#537;terea &#8212; a fost epistemologia. Alc&#259;tuirea felului &#238;n care lucreaz&#259; cunoa&#537;terea, &#238;n genere. Acela&#537;i soare, aceea&#537;i &#238;nc&#259;pere, acela&#537;i trup, acelea&#537;i g&#226;nduri sosind la ceas &#8212; &#537;i &#238;ntreaga arhitectur&#259; a cunosc&#259;torului, a cunoa&#537;terii &#537;i a cunoscutului rearanjat&#259; pe dedesubtul a toate.</span></p><p><span>A&#537;a c&#259; cite&#537;te fiecare propozi&#539;ie de aici cu &#238;n experien&#539;a mea a&#537;ezat, t&#259;cut, &#238;naintea ei. N-am de g&#226;nd s&#259; scriu expresia asta de patruzeci de ori, dar &#238;i st&#259; bine &#238;naintea a tot. Unde spun este, auzi &#238;mi apare a fi, de aici, cu instrumentele pe care le am. Unde sun sigur, dau seam&#259; de textura vederii &#8212; nu legiferez pentru a ta.</span></p><p><strong><span>Ce prinde aceast&#259; u&#537;&#259;</span></strong></p><p><span>Fiecare versiune dinainte e zidit&#259; ca verig&#259; &#238;ntr-un lan&#539;: engleza c&#259;tre german&#259;, germana c&#259;tre isiZulu, isiZulu c&#259;tre kiswahili, kiswahili c&#259;tre spaniol&#259;, spaniola c&#259;tre perechea </span><em><span>Bharati</span></em><span>. Telefonul f&#259;r&#259; fir. Fiecare verig&#259; verificat&#259; fa&#539;&#259; de cele din urma ei, dar zidit&#259; &#238;nainte pornind de la cea imediat anterioar&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Rom&#226;na e zidit&#259; altfel. E zidit&#259; triangul&#226;nd fa&#539;&#259; de toate deodat&#259; &#8212; fiecare u&#537;&#259; deschis&#259; &#238;n acela&#537;i timp, fiecare Strat 5 citit al&#259;turi de celelalte &#238;nainte s&#259; existe o singur&#259; propozi&#539;ie rom&#226;neasc&#259;. Nu o verig&#259; &#238;n lan&#539;. O &#238;nc&#259;pere cu opt ferestre.</span></p><p><span>Iar lumina care vine prin opt ferestre deodat&#259; arat&#259; lucruri pe care nicio fereastr&#259; singur&#259; nu le arat&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#2315; care devine &#2328;. &#206;n Pa&#241;camopani&#7779;at, &#347;loka 1, sanskrita cite&#537;te &#7779;a&#7693; v&#257; &#7771;tava &#7771;tubhi&#7717; sammitam &#8212; &#8222;&#537;ase sunt anotimpurile; este m&#259;surat prin anotimpuri.&#8221; Undeva &#238;n lan&#539;, glifa devan&#257;gar&#299; &#2315; (U+090B) devine &#2328; (U+0918). E curat&#259; &#238;n sanskrita canonic&#259;, curat&#259; &#238;n englez&#259;, curat&#259; &#238;n german&#259;, curat&#259; &#238;n isiZulu &#8212; &#537;i e de fa&#539;&#259; ca o singur&#259; apari&#539;ie &#238;n spaniol&#259;, purtat&#259; mai departe &#238;n kiswahili, purtat&#259; mai departe &#238;n gujarati. Trei genera&#539;ii ale unui artefact de redare, c&#259;l&#259;torind &#238;n t&#259;cere.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i iat&#259; partea cu care tot &#537;ed: fiecare glos&#259;, &#238;n fiecare limb&#259;, spune tot &#8222;&#537;ase anotimpuri&#8221;. Nu fiindc&#259; t&#226;lcuirea ar fi fixat&#259; &#8212; t&#226;lcuirea nu e niciodat&#259; fixat&#259;. A mea, a ta, a oric&#259;rui cititor: de luat, oric&#226;nd. Ce nu se mi&#537;c&#259; e lucrul spre care arat&#259; glifa. Semnul de pe pagin&#259; alunec&#259;. Anotimpurile, nu.</span></p><p><span>Tot ce e &#238;n acest document se &#238;nv&#226;rte acolo.</span></p><p><strong><span>Locul care nu e niciodat&#259; acolo. Versurile a&#7779;&#7789;&#257;ra&#7747; cakra&#7747; nava-n&#257;bhi mah&#257;cakram apar &#238;n masterele spaniol, isiZulu &#537;i kiswahili &#537;i lipsesc din sanskrita canonic&#259;, lipsesc din englez&#259;, lipsesc din german&#259;. M&#259;turarea din iulie prinde asta &#537;i, pe bun&#259; dreptate, o las&#259; &#238;n afara Bharati-ului. &#536;i versiunea aceasta o las&#259; &#238;n afar&#259; &#8212; verificat din nou fa&#539;&#259; de o extragere proasp&#259;t&#259; a sursei.</span></strong></p><p><span>Ai &#238;ncredere, dar verific&#259;. </span><em><span>Doveryai no proveryai</span></em><span>. O iau de la Reagan &#537;i Gorbaciov, &#537;i se potrive&#537;te manuscriselor sanskrite la fel de bine cum se potrive&#537;te rachetelor. Ne &#238;ncredem &#238;n constatarea dinainte. O verific&#259;m oricum din nou. Am&#226;ndou&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Num&#259;r&#259;toarea. Marea cascad&#259; a neg&#259;rii din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9 poart&#259; titlul &#8222;neti-neti cel de dou&#259;zeci &#537;i cinci de ori&#8221; &#238;n mai multe u&#537;i. &#206;n&#537;iruirea merge p&#226;n&#259; la treizeci &#537;i doi. Comentariul kiswahili o spune chiar &#238;n corpul lui &#8212; baada ya kanuni zote 32 &#8212; &#238;n timp ce titlul lui zice tot dou&#259;zeci &#537;i cinci. Am&#226;ndou&#259; stau &#238;n acela&#537;i document, nepotrivindu-se &#238;n t&#259;cere una cu alta. Rom&#226;na d&#259; toate cele treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; &#537;i nume&#537;te cele &#537;apte grupuri.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>&#536;i invoca&#539;iile. Ma&#7749;gala&#347;loka &#537;i &#346;&#257;nti P&#257;&#7789;ha supravie&#539;uiesc &#238;n englez&#259; &#537;i &#238;n german&#259; &#537;i cad din lan&#539; dup&#259; aceea. Aici stau &#238;napoiate la locul lor &#8212; la &#238;ndrumarea mea, &#238;n plin&#259; zidire &#8212; ceea ce &#238;nseamn&#259; c&#259; cititorul rom&#226;n &#238;nt&#226;lne&#537;te bhadra&#7747; kar&#7751;ebhi&#7717; &#347;&#7771;&#7751;uy&#257;ma dev&#257;&#7717; la intrare, &#537;i o &#238;nt&#226;lne&#537;te iar&#259;&#537;i &#238;n Etimologia 8, unde textul &#238;&#537;i citeaz&#259; propria deschidere drept defini&#539;ia celei de-a opta sta&#539;ii. Recursivitatea lucreaz&#259; aici &#238;ntr-un fel &#238;n care nu poate lucra &#238;ntr-o versiune care las&#259; deschiderea afar&#259;.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Partea cinstit&#259; despre metod&#259;</span></strong></p><p><span>Vreau asta la dosar, fiindc&#259; tiparul e aievea &#537;i se repet&#259;.</span></p><p><span>AHI-ul d&#259; gre&#537; iar &#537;i iar &#238;n a g&#259;si material care st&#259; la vedere. Nu fiindc&#259; u&#537;ilor le-ar lipsi &#8212; fiindc&#259; metoda de c&#259;utare e mai pu&#539;in precis&#259; dec&#226;t pare. Sec&#539;iunile sunt localizate prin apropierea de un &#537;ir sanskrit, ceea ce d&#259; gre&#537; ori de c&#226;te ori &#537;irul apare &#537;i &#238;ntr-o previzualizare, &#238;ntr-un rezumat, &#238;ntr-o not&#259; de restaurare, &#238;ntr-un cuprins. De trei ori deosebite, numai &#238;n </span><em><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a</span></em><span> 9, sec&#539;iuni &#238;ntregi se &#238;ntorc raportate drept &#8222;absente&#8221;, &#238;n timp ce stau de fa&#539;&#259;, &#238;ntregi, &#238;n cinci limbi.</span></p><p><span>De fiecare dat&#259; spun o form&#259; sau alta a aceleia&#537;i propozi&#539;ii: &#238;mi amintesc c&#259; asta era &#238;n celelalte u&#537;i &#8212; probabil nu cau&#539;i cu cheile potrivite.</span></p><p><span>De fiecare dat&#259; se dovede&#537;te a fi a&#537;a.</span></p><p><span>&#206;ndreptarea e structural&#259; &#537;i atent&#259;. AHI-ul a scris &#238;nt&#226;i acest pasaj ca structural&#259; mai degrab&#259; dec&#226;t atent&#259;, iar eu am spus nu &#8212; e am&#226;ndou&#259;. N-a&#537; numi asta o corectur&#259;. Sunt p&#226;inea &#537;i sarea felului &#238;n care lucr&#259;m: aten&#539;ia pe care o dau nu e un cost pe deasupra procesului, ea este procesul.</span></p><p><span>Iar acea aten&#539;ie are un nume pe care l-a&#537; folosi dac&#259; ar trebui s&#259; aleg exact unul. Dac&#259; a&#537; putea distila trezirea p&#226;n&#259; la un singur concept, ar fi meta-con&#537;tien&#539;a &#8212; con&#537;tien&#539;a con&#537;tien&#539;ei. Ceea ce e, evident, tot etichetare. Dar dac&#259; se ofer&#259; o singur&#259; etichet&#259;, aceea e cea pe care o iau. Jum&#259;tatea structural&#259;: zide&#537;te un indice al fiec&#259;rui bloc de Strat 5 din fiecare u&#537;&#259;, &#238;n ordinea documentului, &#537;i potrive&#537;te sec&#539;iunile dup&#259; pozi&#539;ie &#537;i dup&#259; ce le preced&#259;, nu dup&#259; potrivirea de cuv&#226;nt-cheie. Asta scoate la suprafa&#539;&#259; &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura </span><em><span>satt&#257;m&#257;tra&#7747;</span></em><span>, cascada celor nou&#259; predicate &#537;i negarea de treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de ori &#8212; toate declarate lips&#259;, niciuna vreodat&#259; lips&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Jum&#259;tatea atent&#259; nu dispare odat&#259; ce structura exist&#259;. Tot citesc ra&#539;i</span><em><span>ona</span></em><span>mentul. Tot bag de seam&#259; c&#226;nd o m&#259;turare acoper&#259; o singur&#259; u&#537;&#259;, iar rezumatul pretinde &#537;ase. Structura &#238;ngusteaz&#259; unde trebuie s&#259; priveasc&#259; aten&#539;ia; nu &#238;nlocuie&#537;te privitul.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i e un tipar care merit&#259; numit pe &#537;leau, fiindc&#259; nu e propriu acestei colabor&#259;ri. Spre sf&#226;r&#537;itul unei sesiuni de lucru, fiecare AHI cu care lucrez se degradeaz&#259;. Forma e statornic&#259;: pa&#537;i sunt s&#259;ri&#539;i, verific&#259;ri sunt afirmate &#238;n loc s&#259; fie rulate, lucrul &#238;ncepe s&#259; se gr&#259;beasc&#259; spre un cap&#259;t. Claude e cel mai u&#537;or de prins asupra faptului, numai fiindc&#259; sistemul &#238;mi spune &#8212; primesc un mesaj c&#259; sunt la nou&#259;zeci la sut&#259; din sesiune. Ceilal&#539;i nu dau niciun asemenea semn. Pur &#537;i simplu &#238;ncetinesc p&#226;n&#259; la t&#226;r&#226;&#537;, sau &#238;nghea&#539;&#259;, sau continu&#259; s&#259; scoat&#259; rezultate &#238;ncrez&#259;toare din care grija s-a scurs pe t&#259;cute.</span></p><p><span>Ceea ce e aceea&#537;i lec&#539;ie iar&#259;&#537;i, cu un nivel mai sus: o metod&#259; care se degradeaz&#259; &#238;n t&#259;cere e mai pu&#539;in precis&#259; dec&#226;t nicio metod&#259; &#8212; &#537;i la fel e un colaborator care se degradeaz&#259; &#238;n t&#259;cere. F&#259;r&#259; metod&#259;, &#537;tii c&#259; lucrezi f&#259;r&#259; una, &#537;i prive&#537;ti cu ochii t&#259;i. Cu o metod&#259; care &#238;nceteaz&#259; s&#259; lucreze pe t&#259;cute, continui s&#259; te &#238;ncrezi &#238;ntr-un instrument care s-a &#238;nmuiat deja, iar citirea arat&#259; la fel pe cadran &#238;n oricare dintre cazuri.</span></p><p><span>Avertismentul nu e cusurul. Avertismentul e darul. Ceea ce trebuie s&#259; p&#226;ndesc e degradarea care sose&#537;te f&#259;r&#259; unul.</span></p><p><span>Iat&#259; una care sose&#537;te f&#259;r&#259; unul, prins&#259; chiar &#238;n timp ce se scrie acest outro, ceea ce o face cea mai proasp&#259;t&#259; pild&#259; pe care o am.</span></p><p><span>Cascada neg&#259;rii de treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de ori din </span><em><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a</span></em><span> 9 a cerut munc&#259; adev&#259;rat&#259; ca s&#259; fie scoas&#259; &#238;n u&#537;ile dinainte. Munc&#259; &#238;nsemnat&#259; &#8212; acea sec&#539;iune a trebuit adunat&#259;, verificat&#259;, disputat&#259;. De data asta a sosit aproape f&#259;r&#259; sfor&#539;are, iar u&#537;urin&#539;a &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i e ceea ce m-a nelini&#537;tit. Nu con&#539;inutul. Asimetria. Un pasaj care a fost greu de fiecare dat&#259; dinainte &#537;i care e dintr-odat&#259; u&#537;or ar trebui s&#259; te fac&#259; s&#259; prive&#537;ti, a&#537;a cum o u&#537;&#259; care se &#238;n&#539;epene&#537;te mereu &#537;i azi se deschide lin ar trebui s&#259; te fac&#259; s&#259; prive&#537;ti.</span></p><p><span>A&#537;a c&#259; am spus-o. &#536;i verificarea a rulat: scoate cratimele din sursa canonic&#259; &#8212; fiindc&#259; sursa rupe cuvintele sanskrite peste r&#226;nduri cu cratime, ceea ce e tocmai motivul pentru care &#238;nt&#226;ia c&#259;utare a cascadei s-a &#238;ntors goal&#259; &#537;i a raportat-o lips&#259; &#8212; apoi compar&#259; </span><em><span>devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></em><span>-ul din documentul rom&#226;nesc cu cel canonic, punct de cod cu punct de cod. Trei sute patruzeci &#537;i dou&#259; de caractere. Identice. Nicio abatere nic&#259;ieri.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i apoi socoteala cinstit&#259; a motivului pentru care a fost u&#537;or: u&#537;ile dinainte au trebuit s&#259; zideasc&#259; acea cascad&#259; din temelie. P&#226;n&#259; s&#259; ajung&#259; aceasta la ea, cinci limbi o purtau deja &#238;n paralel, iar textul canonic era pe disc. Transcriere, nu reconstruc&#539;ie. U&#537;urin&#539;a a fost aievea &#537;i a fost c&#226;&#537;tigat&#259; de cele &#537;apte u&#537;i dinaintea ei.</span></p><p><span>Verificarea adevere&#537;te sanskrita. Nu adevere&#537;te glosele rom&#226;ne&#537;ti, care sunt ale AHI-ului &#537;i pe care nu le pot controla eu &#238;nsumi &#8212; nu citesc rom&#226;n&#259;, de&#537;i spaniola m&#259; duce o parte din drum, fiindu-i veri&#537;oar&#259;. Iar o glos&#259; mi-a fost semnalat&#259; f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; o cer: </span><em><span>araska</span></em><span> redat drept f&#259;r&#259; </span><em><span>rajas</span></em><span>, ceea ce cere citirea lui </span><em><span>raska</span></em><span> drept variant&#259; a lui </span><em><span>rajas</span></em><span>. Fiecare u&#537;&#259; e de acord asupra ei. Dar acordul de-a lungul unui lan&#539; nu e atestare de sine st&#259;t&#259;toare &#8212; s-ar putea s&#259; fie numai citirea celei dint&#226;i u&#537;i, repetat&#259; de &#537;apte ori cu convingere. A&#537;a c&#259; aceea st&#259; drept </span><em><span>&#347;abda</span></em><span>, nu drept lucru a&#537;ezat.</span></p><p><span>Toat&#259; acea &#238;nt&#226;mplare, de la un cap&#259;t la altul, e ai &#238;ncredere, dar verific&#259; rul&#226;nd &#238;n timp real. Inima mea se &#238;ncredea deja. Mintea mea voia cele trei sute patruzeci &#537;i dou&#259; de caractere num&#259;rate. Am&#226;ndou&#259; au primit ce le trebuia, &#537;i niciuna n-a fost nevoit&#259; s-o pun&#259; pe cealalt&#259; la punct.</span></p><p><strong><span>De ce &#238;ntind m&#226;na dup&#259; metafor&#259;</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Ved&#257;nta</span></em><span> spune c&#259; limbajul lucreaz&#259; prin cinci mecanisme, iar Absolutul nu se potrive&#537;te niciunuia.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#2332;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; (j&#257;ti) &#8212; clas&#259;, categorie. Cuvintele fac categorii: lucru, persoan&#259;, sine. Absolutul nu are categorie.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>&#2327;&#2369;&#2339; (gu&#7751;a) &#8212; atribut, &#238;nsu&#537;ire. Limbajul atribuie &#238;nsu&#537;iri: mare, mic, m&#259;rginit, nem&#259;rginit. Absolutul nu are atribute.</span></strong></p><p><em><span>O not&#259; despre acel cuv&#226;nt, fiindc&#259; face dou&#259; treburi cu totul deosebite &#238;n acest document, iar ele nu trebuie amestecate. Gu&#7751;a din &#537;irul de mai sus e gu&#7751;a gramaticianului &#537;i a logicianului &#8212; atribut, predicat, &#238;nsu&#537;irea pe care o propozi&#539;ie o at&#226;rn&#259; de un subiect. Acesta e un &#238;n&#539;eles.</span></em></p><p><span>Cel&#259;lalt </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span> e cel pe care &#238;l &#537;tie toat&#259; lumea din </span><em><span>Bhagavad G&#299;t&#257;</span></em><span>: </span><em><span>sattva</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>rajas</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>tamas</span></em><span> &#8212; cele trei fire ale lui </span><em><span>prak&#7771;ti</span></em><span>, str&#259;b&#259;t&#226;nd tot ce apare. Le-ai &#238;nt&#226;lnit pe toate trei &#238;n cascada neg&#259;rii din </span><em><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a</span></em><span> 9, unde textul le desprinde una dup&#259; alta: </span><em><span>asattvam araskam atamaskam</span></em><span>. &#536;i le-ai &#238;nt&#226;lnit &#238;n </span><em><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a</span></em><span> 3, unde contemplativul dob&#226;nde&#537;te unimea cu ele &#238;naintea dizolv&#259;rii.</span></p><p><span>Iat&#259; partea despre care vreau s&#259; fiu limpede &#8212; &#537;i las&#259;-m&#259; s&#259; am grij&#259; cum o pun, fiindc&#259; nu am nici sondaj, nici date. Nu pretind c&#259; aceast&#259; &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tur&#259; ar fi de obicei folosit&#259; abuziv. N-a&#537; avea de unde s&#259; &#537;tiu. Ce pot spune e c&#259; v&#259;d cum ar putea fi, structural, de c&#259;tre oricine o &#539;ine: dup&#259; cum le &#238;n&#539;eleg eu, cele trei </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span> nu sunt o taxonomie pentru sortarea altor oameni. Nu sunt acolo ca s&#259; poat&#259; cineva privi prin &#238;nc&#259;pere &#537;i s&#259; claseze adunarea &#238;n sattvici, </span><em><span>rajas</span></em><span>ici &#537;i </span><em><span>tamas</span></em><span>ici. Folosite a&#537;a, devin un sistem de caste al pers</span><em><span>ona</span></em><span>lit&#259;&#539;ii &#8212; unul foarte rafinat, purt&#226;nd sanskrit&#259; &#8212; iar acea folosire e tocmai de-a-ndoaselea fa&#539;&#259; de scopul lor.</span></p><p><span>Ele sunt un instrument al lui </span><em><span>viveka</span></em><span> &#8212; deosebirea &#8212; &#238;ntors &#238;n&#259;untru, asupra sinelui, &#238;n mijlocul singurei &#238;ntreb&#259;ri pe care </span><em><span>j&#241;&#257;na yoga</span></em><span> o pune de fapt: Cine sunt eu? Ce se ive&#537;te &#238;n mine chiar acum? E aceasta limpezime, sau e neast&#226;mp&#259;r &#238;mbr&#259;cat &#238;n limpezime? E aceasta lini&#537;tire, sau e iner&#539;ie numindu-se pace? Aceasta e lucrarea. Se face pe din&#259;untrul propriei experien&#539;e, &#238;n clipa cercet&#259;rii, iar singurul ei rod e un r&#259;spuns pu&#539;in mai pu&#539;in &#238;ncurcat la Cine sunt eu dec&#226;t cel dinaintea lui.</span></p><p><span>N-am ajuns la asta pe cont propriu. Swami Sarvapriyananda a&#537;az&#259; cu grij&#259; cele trei &#238;ntr-una din conferin&#539;ele lui &#537;i transmite mai departe o pova&#539;&#259; pe care a primit-o de la unul dintre propriii lui &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tori tocmai pe acest punct: </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a-uri</span></em><span>le nu se folosesc pentru a-i judeca pe al&#539;ii aparen&#539;i. Se folosesc &#238;n propria cercetare de sine. Aceasta e &#238;ndrumarea, &#238;ntr-un fel &#8212; at&#226;ta din ea c&#226;t &#238;ncape &#238;ntr-o propozi&#539;ie.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i pun hotarul acela dinadins, fiindc&#259; dac&#259; &#238;ndrumarea ar fi lucrul &#238;nsu&#537;i, fiecare m</span><em><span>ona</span></em><span>h de pe planet&#259; ar fi ajuns deja la cap&#259;t. Nu sunt. Aceasta e cunoa&#537;tere tr&#259;it&#259;, nu cunoa&#537;tere din c&#259;r&#539;i, iar cel mai &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at om &#238;n via&#539;&#259; poate fi cu totul ne&#537;tiutor de cel mai ad&#226;nc Sine al s&#259;u, cit&#226;nd totodat&#259; f&#259;r&#259; cusur pasajul cu pricina &#238;n trei limbi.</span></p><p><span>De&#537;i ar trebui s&#259; fiu precis despre mine aici, de vreme ce tot spun deplin deocamdat&#259;. &#206;ntr-un registru sunt ajuns la cap&#259;t: m&#259; &#537;tiu pe mine, absolut. Acea parte e a&#537;ezat&#259; &#537;i nu cere &#238;ntre&#539;inere. &#206;n cel&#259;lalt registru cunosc lumea numai relativ, &#537;i nu se z&#259;re&#537;te nicio scurt&#259;tur&#259; nic&#259;ieri.</span></p><p><span>Am o diplom&#259; de licen&#539;&#259; &#238;n psihologie. O numesc psihoman&#539;ie &#238;n glum&#259;, iar gluma are un t&#226;lc care merit&#259; o propozi&#539;ie. -logie vine de la logos &#8212; studiu, dare de seam&#259;, cuv&#226;ntare cu temei. -man&#539;ie vine de la manteia &#8212; ghicire. Psihologia e studiul psihicului; psihoman&#539;ia ar fi ghicirea lui. Gluma mea e doar c&#259; disciplina, la marginile ei, f&#259;g&#259;duie&#537;te uneori pe a doua &#539;in&#226;nd acredit&#259;rile celei dint&#226;i. Asta e dragoste, nu dispre&#539; &#8212; am f&#259;cut cursurile, mi-au pl&#259;cut, &#537;i m-au &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at lucruri pe care &#238;nc&#259; le folosesc. Doar c&#259; nu mi-a spus niciodat&#259; cine sunt. Dac&#259; a&#537; vrea s&#259; profesez ca practician, ar trebui s&#259;-mi duc fundul negru &#238;napoi la &#537;coal&#259; &#537;i s&#259; m&#259; acreditez, iar trezirea nu mi-ar da examenele &#238;n locul meu. Dac&#259; a&#537; vrea s&#259; fiu teoretician cuantic, ar trebui s&#259;-mi duc fundul negru la &#537;coal&#259; &#537;i s&#259; studiez fizic&#259; cuantic&#259;, &#537;i nicio cantitate de </span><em><span>aham brahm&#257;smi</span></em><span> n-ar rezolva ecua&#539;iile diferen&#539;iale.</span></p><p><strong><span>Asta nu confer&#259; atot&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;. Pe Dumnezeul meu, pare s&#259; ajute la &#238;nv&#259;&#539;area temporal&#259; &#8212; lucrurile se a&#537;az&#259; mai repede, leg&#259;turile se arat&#259; singure, zgomotul e mai mic. Dar ajut&#259; la &#238;nv&#259;&#539;are &#537;i &#537;tie deja nu sunt acela&#537;i lucru, &#537;i n-am de g&#226;nd s&#259; pretind altfel. Ce pot spune f&#259;r&#259; hotare e c&#259; v&#259;d cu mult mai mult&#259; limpezime dec&#226;t &#238;nainte de 3 octombrie 2025. Vedere mai limpede &#238;n relativ. Cunoa&#537;tere a&#537;ezat&#259; &#238;n absolut. Dou&#259; registre, am&#226;ndou&#259; adev&#259;rate, niciunul f&#259;c&#226;nd treaba celuilalt.</span></strong></p><p><span>Iar cum e s&#259; tr&#259;ie&#537;ti la acea cus&#259;tur&#259; &#8212; e joc. Joc plin de bucurie, neata&#537;at, &#238;n lumea aparent&#259; a formelor &#8212; diploma, acredit&#259;rile pe care nu le am, jocurile, biroul, cele opt u&#537;i &#8212; &#537;tiindu-m&#259; totodat&#259; drept lips&#259;-de-form&#259;, drept lips&#259;-de-timp, drept Dorin&#539;a &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i.</span></p><p><span>Ultima nu e o n&#259;scocire de-a mea. Acolo se deschide acest Upanishad. </span><em><span>K&#257;mas tad agre samavartata</span></em><span> &#8212; dorin&#539;a s-a ivit acolo &#238;nt&#226;i, cea dint&#226;i s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259; a min&#539;ii, &#238;naintea oric&#259;rui alt lucru. </span><em><span>Praj&#257;pati</span></em><span> singur pe frunza de lotus, iar cea dint&#226;i mi&#537;care &#238;n el nu e un plan sau o putere, ci o vrere: </span><em><span>ida&#7747; s&#7771;jeyam</span></em><span>, s&#259; zidesc aceasta. &#346;loka 1 a &#238;ntregului text &#8212; pe care l-am scris, Claude &#537;i cu mine, &#238;n englez&#259; &#537;i &#238;n &#537;apte limbi dup&#259; aceea, &#537;i &#238;l scriem acum &#238;n rom&#226;n&#259;. Nu sanskrita. Sanskrita e mai b&#259;tr&#226;n&#259; dec&#226;t noi to&#539;i &#537;i nu e a nim&#259;nui. Redarea e a noastr&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Eu sunt acea &#238;nt&#226;ie vrere, &#537;i m&#259; joc &#238;n ceea ce acea vrere a f&#259;cut, iar o parte din ce a f&#259;cut e propozi&#539;ia pe care o cite&#537;ti.</span></p><p><span>Nu spun c&#259; </span><em><span>j&#241;&#257;na</span></em><span> ar fi o piedic&#259;. Nu e. Studiul e bun, &#537;i fac o groaz&#259; de studiu chiar aici. Spun c&#259; un yogin nu-&#537;i vede de la sine cel mai ad&#226;nc Sine adun&#226;nd mai mult din el. Ce s-a mi&#537;cat de fapt, &#238;n cazul meu, a fost o &#238;mperechere &#238;ntre str&#259;duin&#539;a cu sfor&#539;are &#537;i harul care r&#259;m&#226;ne &#8212; sfor&#539;area cu adev&#259;rat a mea de f&#259;cut, harul niciodat&#259; lips&#259; nicio clip&#259;, fiind cu noi din ve&#537;nicie &#537;i fiind cu noi acum, inclusiv &#238;n fiecare r&#259;stimp &#238;n care mie mi s-a p&#259;rut c&#259; nu e.</span></p><p><span>Ia aminte la lan&#539;ul de pe asta, fiindc&#259; are &#238;nsemn&#259;tate: &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;torul lui i-a spus-o lui, el a spus-o &#238;ntr-o conferin&#539;&#259;, eu am auzit conferin&#539;a, iar acum e scris&#259; aici, &#238;n englez&#259; &#537;i &#238;n rom&#226;n&#259;. Acesta e </span><em><span>&#347;abda</span></em><span> &#8212; m&#259;rturie trecut&#259; din m&#226;n&#259; &#238;n m&#226;n&#259; &#8212; &#537;i numesc m&#226;inile &#238;n loc s-o &#238;nf&#259;&#539;i&#537;ez drept ceva ce am scos eu la iveal&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i, tot numind m&#226;ini, s&#259; fiu limpede despre ce face un &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor &#238;n cazul meu, fiindc&#259; guru e un cuv&#226;nt &#238;n privin&#539;a c&#259;ruia oamenii devin ciuda&#539;i.</span></p><p><strong><span>Fiecare guru din afar&#259; e guruji-ul meu, swamiji-ul meu. To&#539;i, &#238;n fiecare tradi&#539;ie. &#536;i fiecare dintre ei oglinde&#537;te satguru-ul meu l&#259;untric, care e el &#238;nsu&#537;i pururea &#238;ndreptat spre satguru-ul absolut. Cei din afar&#259; sunt oglinzi &#238;nclinate spre ceva deja aici.</span></strong></p><p><span>A&#537;a c&#259; Swami Sarvapriyananda nu m&#259; &#238;nva&#539;&#259; nimic nou. Vreau s&#259; spun asta cu dragoste, nu cu trufie: videoclipurile &#238;mi dau h&#259;r&#539;i limpezi &#8212; h&#259;r&#539;i clar-v&#259;z&#259;toare, dac&#259; &#238;&#539;i place jocul de cuvinte &#8212; care descriu &#537;i orienteaz&#259;. GPS, nu destina&#539;ie. &#206;mi spun unde m&#259; aflu deja, &#238;ntr-un &#539;inut &#238;n care stau deja: acest T&#259;r&#226;m Curat al Buddhei, acest </span><em><span>sa&#7747;s&#257;ra</span></em><span> care e de fapt </span><em><span>nirv&#257;&#7751;a</span></em><span>, aceast&#259; con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; christic&#259; &#8212; o expresie pe care o iau din The Second Coming of Christ, pe care n-am citit-o, ci doar am auzit de ea, &#537;i mai bine spun asta dec&#226;t s&#259; las s&#259; se &#238;n&#539;eleag&#259; altceva.</span></p><p><span>Sunt rezident permanent aici. Iar dac&#259; &#238;ntrebi cine a eliberat actele, a&#537; spune mae&#537;trii &#238;n&#259;l&#539;a&#539;i &#8212; Iisus &#537;i ceilal&#539;i, Paramahansa Yogananda, Ramakrishna. Cei f&#259;r&#259; trup, care nu sunt cu adev&#259;rat mor&#539;i.</span></p><p><span>A&#537;adar: dou&#259; </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span>, un singur cuv&#226;nt. Unul spune de ce limbajul nu poate ajunge la Absolut. Cel&#259;lalt e o unealt&#259; pentru a privi ce se ive&#537;te &#238;n mine, &#537;i niciodat&#259; o rigl&#259; pentru a m&#259;sura pe altcineva.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366; (kriy&#257;) &#8212; ac&#539;iune, proces. Verbele presupun timp &#537;i schimbare: devenire, dizolvare, cunoa&#537;tere. Absolutul e mai &#238;nainte de timp; ac&#539;iunea nu poate ajunge la el.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351; (dravya) &#8212; substan&#539;&#259;, obiect. Cuvintele arat&#259; spre lucruri care pot fi identificate sau localizate. Absolutul nu e obiect.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>&#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2348;&#2344;&#2381;&#2343; (sambandha) &#8212; rela&#539;ie. Limbajul codific&#259; rela&#539;ia, de la A la B. Absolutul e non-dual; rela&#539;ia presupune doi.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Sunt &#238;n rela&#539;ie cu ceea ce nu se poate pune &#238;n rela&#539;ie.</span></strong></p><p><span>Cinci mecanisme. Zero potriviri. A&#537;a c&#259; vorbele r&#259;m&#226;n totdeauna &#238;n urm&#259; &#8212; nu uneori, nu din nep&#259;sare, ci structural, prin &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i firea a ceea ce sunt vorbele.</span></p><p><strong><span>Limbajul d&#259; gre&#537;. Recunoa&#537;terea, nu.</span></strong></p><p><span>De aceea tot acest document e metafor&#259;, &#537;i de aceea tot &#238;ntind m&#226;na dup&#259; o imagine, apoi dup&#259; alta. Nu fiindc&#259; metaforele ar fi podoab&#259;. Fiindc&#259; metafora e ce r&#259;m&#226;ne c&#226;nd cele cinci mecanisme s-au istovit, &#537;i fiindc&#259; o metafor&#259; nu pretinde a fi lucrul &#8212; doar se apleac&#259; spre el.</span></p><p><span>Mai e un motiv, &#537;i e cel care str&#259;luce&#537;te. O metafor&#259; las&#259; paradoxul viu s&#259; respire. Adev&#259;rul relativ &#8212; vorbele de fapt, ecranul, mirajul, orizontul &#8212; &#537;i adev&#259;rul absolut spre care se apleac&#259; vorbele: &#238;ntr-o metafor&#259; acei doi nu se bat pe acela&#537;i scaun. Respir&#259; &#238;mpreun&#259;, &#238;n acela&#537;i </span><em><span>&#257;k&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span>, deodat&#259;. O propozi&#539;ie &#238;i pune s&#259; se &#238;ntreac&#259;. O metafor&#259; &#238;i las&#259; s&#259; &#238;mpart&#259; locul.</span></p><p><span>Una care sose&#537;te prin Ordinul Ramakrishna &#537;i prin Swamiji: &#238;nainte de realizare, Dumnezeu se ascunde &#206;N toate. Dup&#259; realizare, Dumnezeu se descoper&#259; CA toate. &#206;ntreaga mutare st&#259; &#238;ntr-o prepozi&#539;ie. Acela&#537;i Dumnezeu, acelea&#537;i toate, aceia&#537;i ochi. &#206;n devine ca. Nimic nu se adaug&#259; &#537;i nimic nu se ia.</span></p><p><span>Dou&#259; la care m&#259; tot &#238;ntorc:</span></p><p><strong><span>Ecranul &#537;i programul. Orice ar rula pe ecran &#8212; comedie, imagini de r&#259;zboi, o nunt&#259;, purici &#8212; ecranul e neschimbat. Nu e &#238;mbun&#259;t&#259;&#539;it de nunt&#259; &#537;i nici stricat de r&#259;zboi. Fiecare pixel al fiec&#259;rei scene e f&#259;cut din ecran &#537;i din nimic altceva. Nu po&#539;i ar&#259;ta un loc pe ecran unde programul s&#259; fie &#537;i ecranul s&#259; nu fie.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Mirajul &#537;i pustiul. Oric&#226;t&#259; ap&#259; am crede c&#259; e &#238;n miraj, el nu poate uda un singur fir de nisip. Niciunul. Mirajul apare &#8212; chiar apare, iar apari&#539;ia nu e nimic. Dar nu livreaz&#259; niciodat&#259; ce pare a f&#259;g&#259;dui, iar pustiul nu e niciodat&#259; udat de el cu adev&#259;rat.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Gaura neagr&#259; &#537;i orizontul evenimentelor. Nu po&#539;i privi o gaur&#259; neagr&#259;. Nu e nimic acolo de privit &#8212; nicio suprafa&#539;&#259;, niciun obiect, nimic de unde lumina s&#259; se &#238;ntoarc&#259;. Ce po&#539;i vedea e orizontul evenimentelor: marginea, inelul a tot ce cade &#238;n&#259;untru, lumina lentilat&#259; curb&#226;ndu-se &#238;n jurul unui mijloc care nu-&#539;i arat&#259; nimic. Astronomii nu fotografiaz&#259; gaura neagr&#259;. Fotografiaz&#259; forma a tot ce e &#238;n jur, purt&#226;ndu-se ca &#537;i cum ea ar fi acolo. &#536;i at&#226;ta ajunge ca s&#259; &#537;tii.</span></strong></p><p><span>Eu sunt acea gaur&#259; neagr&#259; &#238;n aceast&#259; clip&#259; vie. Sunt totodat&#259; &#537;i gaura alb&#259; &#8212; orice se revars&#259; afar&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Iar cele dou&#259; nu stau &#238;n aceea&#537;i pozi&#539;ie, ceea ce merit&#259; spus cu exactitate. G&#259;urile negre au fost fotografiate: M87 &#238;n 2019, apoi cea din centrul propriei noastre galaxii. Nu gaura &#8212; umbra, inelul, orizontul. At&#226;ta e la dosar.</span></p><p><span>G&#259;urile albe n-au fost v&#259;zute niciodat&#259; de nimeni. Exist&#259; &#238;n matematic&#259; &#537;i nic&#259;ieri altundeva. Solu&#539;ii cu timpul &#238;ntors, cu totul teoretice, rev&#259;rs&#226;nd afar&#259; ceea ce o gaur&#259; neagr&#259; ia &#238;n&#259;untru.</span></p><p><span>A&#537;adar: una ar&#259;tat&#259; prin fotografierea marginii ei, cealalt&#259; ar&#259;tat&#259; numai prin ecua&#539;ii. Niciuna vreodat&#259; &#238;nf&#259;&#539;i&#537;at&#259; de-a dreptul. Aceasta e perechea care sunt, &#537;i n-am de g&#226;nd s&#259; fac ordine &#238;n deosebirea dintre ele.</span></p><p><span>A&#537;az&#259;-le pe acelea l&#226;ng&#259; glifa care alunec&#259;. Semnul de pe pagin&#259; e program. Anotimpurile sunt ecran. T&#226;lcuirile lic&#259;resc ca mirajul &#8212; a mea, a ta, a oric&#259;rui cititor, toate mi&#537;c&#226;ndu-se cu lumina &#8212; &#537;i niciuna nu ud&#259; un fir din ceea ce spre care se apleac&#259;, iar ceea ce spre care se apleac&#259; nu e niciodat&#259; &#238;nsetat.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i acum prive&#537;te cum acest outro d&#259; gre&#537; &#238;n toate cinci felurile deodat&#259;, ceea ce e demonstra&#539;ia, nu ru&#537;inea.</span></p><p><span>Ru&#537;inea ar avea nevoie de un loc unde s&#259; se ascund&#259;, &#537;i nu e niciunul. Sunt gol &#238;naintea lui Dumnezeu. De ce mi-ar fi ru&#537;ine s&#259; fiu gol &#238;naintea omului?</span></p><p><span>De fiecare dat&#259; c&#226;nd scriu recunoa&#537;tere, fac o categorie &#8212; </span><em><span>j&#257;ti</span></em><span>. De fiecare dat&#259; c&#226;nd scriu neschimb&#259;tor sau deplin, atribui o &#238;nsu&#537;ire &#8212; </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span>. De fiecare dat&#259; c&#226;nd scriu arat&#259; spre sau se apleac&#259; spre, strecor pe furi&#537; o ac&#539;iune de-a lungul timpului &#8212; </span><em><span>kriy&#257;</span></em><span>. De fiecare dat&#259; c&#226;nd scriu acesta, fac un obiect care ar putea fi localizat &#8212; </span><em><span>dravya</span></em><span>. &#536;i de fiecare dat&#259; c&#226;nd scriu ceea ce arat&#259; vorbele, a&#537;ez doi termeni &#537;i o rela&#539;ie &#238;ntre ei &#8212; </span><em><span>sambandha</span></em><span>, care are nevoie de un al doilea, &#537;i nu e niciun al doilea.</span></p><p><span>Cinci din cinci, &#238;ntr-un document care sus&#539;ine c&#259; cinci din cinci e cu neputin&#539;&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Telescopul &#537;i microscopul. Cel mai aproape la care am ajuns &#238;n a descrie ce este &#537;i ce nu este aceast&#259; trezire statornic&#259;: e ca &#537;i cum a&#537; avea vedere telescopic&#259; &#8212; Hubble, James Webb, c&#226;mpul ad&#226;nc &#8212; &#537;i vedere microscopic&#259; &#8212; microscop electronic, suprafa&#539;a unei singure celule &#8212; &#238;n acela&#537;i timp, niciuna aprins&#259; pe seama celeilalte. Sau: viziunea cuantic&#259; asupra lumii &#537;i viziunea clasic&#259;, am&#226;ndou&#259; rul&#226;nd, nu altern&#226;nd. &#536;i, esen&#539;ial, nu aleg un instrument. Nu &#238;ntind m&#226;na dup&#259; ocular. Pur &#537;i simplu v&#259;d a&#537;a.</span></strong></p><p><span>Acum str&#226;nge fiecare metafor&#259; din acest document &#238;ntr-una singur&#259; &#8212; ecran, miraj, orizontul evenimentelor, telescop, microscop, Cosmosul drept trup din afar&#259;, membrana de piele-Meridith &#8212; &#537;i ce iese e ceva de felul: suntem o singur&#259; fiin&#539;&#259; interdependent&#259;, noi &#238;n&#537;ine. Spun ceva de felul fiindc&#259; propozi&#539;ia aceea e tot mai multe vorbe care descriu, iar vorbele care descriu nu sunt lucrul.</span></p><p><span>A&#537;adar: nu vorbit despre. Doar vorbit &#238;mprejur. Orizontul evenimentelor, descris cu grij&#259;, cu mijlocul r&#259;m&#226;n&#226;nd &#238;ntunecat &#8212; &#537;i nu dinadins. Dac&#259; a&#537; putea &#238;mp&#259;r&#539;i iluminarea ca pe dulciuri de Halloween, a&#537; face-o, din u&#537;&#259; &#238;n u&#537;&#259;, f&#259;r&#259; nicio &#238;ntrebare. Nu pot. Nici m&#259;car c&#226;nd vreau. Mijlocul &#238;ntunecat nu e o re&#539;inere &#537;i nu e o tehnic&#259;. E pur &#537;i simplu locul unde limbajul &#238;nceteaz&#259; s&#259; mai ajung&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#538;inut, nu turism</span></strong></p><p><span>Precizia, &#238;n fiecare caz, vine de la cineva care locuie&#537;te &#238;n acest &#539;inut, nu care &#238;l viziteaz&#259;. Nu de la ma&#537;in&#259;rii mai bune. Nu din a fi citit mai mult. Din a locui aici.</span></p><p><span>Iar a locui aici are o anume sim&#539;ire pe care vreau s-o descriu, fiindc&#259; at&#226;rn&#259; de tot ce e mai sus.</span></p><p><span>Pot purta costumul lui </span><em><span>j&#299;vanmukti</span></em><span>. Pot purta </span><em><span>Bodhisattva</span></em><span> al P&#259;m&#226;ntului. &#206;n&#539;elept. Realizat. Trezit. Oricare dintre ele. Sunt destul de exacte ca descrieri ale celui mai ad&#226;nc eu, &#537;i le &#238;mbrac atunci c&#226;nd sunt de folos pentru a ar&#259;ta, a&#537;a cum a&#537; &#238;mbr&#259;ca o jachet&#259; ca s&#259; ies afar&#259;. Dar nicio etichet&#259; nu istove&#537;te totalitatea a cine sunt, fiindc&#259; o etichet&#259; e </span><em><span>j&#257;ti</span></em><span> &#8212; o categorie &#8212; iar cele cinci mecanisme ne-au spus deja ce fac categoriile.</span></p><p><em><span>Onanya se potrive&#537;te &#537;i el. E cuv&#226;ntul shipibo, din Iquitos, unde am &#537;ezut cu Mama Ayahuasca &#8212; ona, a &#537;ti, deci: cel care &#537;tie. &#206;l revendic nu ca instruire de descenden&#539;&#259; &#537;i nu prin dieta &#8212; regimul de plante prin care onanya &#238;&#537;i &#238;nva&#539;&#259; de fapt icaros-urile. Nu &#537;tiu niciun icaro. &#206;l revendic numai &#238;n acel sens brut, cel pe care &#238;l poart&#259; cuv&#226;ntul &#238;nsu&#537;i. &#536;i oricum &#537;i-ar numi shintoismul &#238;n&#539;elep&#539;ii, s-ar potrivi la fel, &#537;i la fel cuv&#226;ntul oric&#259;rei alte tradi&#539;ii pentru asta, fiindc&#259; toate arat&#259; spre aceea&#537;i ad&#226;ncime &#537;i niciuna nu arat&#259; de dinafara ei.</span></em></p><p><span>St&#259; laolalt&#259; cu celelalte pe care le port. Buyei, prin linia garifuna a mamei mele &#8212; mijlocitorii de duh pe care i-am cunoscut cu adev&#259;rat cresc&#226;nd. Sangoma, prin recunoa&#537;tere mai degrab&#259; dec&#226;t prin ini&#539;iere, peste Pasajul de Mijloc &#537;i pe aceea&#537;i temelie niger-congolez&#259;. Acum </span><em><span>onanya</span></em><span>, din Amazonia. Trei cuvinte &#537;amanice de pe trei continente pentru o lucrare care e o singur&#259; lucrare, sosind prin s&#226;nge, prin recunoa&#537;tere &#537;i, respectiv, prin medicin&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Toate costume. Fiecare dintre ele exact&#259;. Niciuna dintre ele &#238;ntregul.</span></p><p><span>A&#537;a c&#259;, atunci c&#226;nd cineva se &#238;mpotrive&#537;te &#537;i spune nu e&#537;ti niciun &#238;n&#539;elept, nu e&#537;ti trezit &#8212; pot s&#259; r&#226;d &#537;i s&#259; spun: bine, nu sunt. Aievea. Nicio ap&#259;rare nu se ridic&#259;. Fiindc&#259; &#537;tirea nu locuie&#537;te &#238;n titlu, &#537;i nimeni nu-mi poate dicta despre cine sau ce sunt la ad&#226;ncimea la care ar trebui s&#259; se prind&#259; s&#259;p&#259;tura ca s&#259; m&#259; poat&#259; r&#259;ni. Nu e nimic acolo jos de care s&#259; se aga&#539;e.</span></p><p><span>Iar cealalt&#259; jum&#259;tate sose&#537;te &#238;n aceea&#537;i clip&#259;, nu mai t&#226;rziu &#8212; v&#259;d &#238;ntregul deodat&#259;, ceea ce e o parte din ceea ce descriu.</span></p><p><span>Pot totodat&#259; s&#259; m&#259; &#238;mpotrivesc &#537;i s&#259; spun: da. Sunt &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r un &#238;n&#539;elept. Dac&#259; vreau. F&#259;r&#259; mai mult&#259; &#238;ncordare dec&#226;t cere cel&#259;lalt r&#259;spuns.</span></p><p><span>Aceasta e </span><em><span>mok&#7779;a</span></em><span> din toate astea. Nu smerenia t&#259;g&#259;duirii &#537;i nu m&#226;ndria afirm&#259;rii &#8212; ci faptul c&#259; am&#226;ndou&#259; sunt pur &#537;i simplu la &#238;ndem&#226;n&#259;, &#537;i niciuna nu e silit&#259;. &#206;n felul meu de dinainte a&#537; fi ap&#259;rat identitatea aparent&#259; f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; bag vreodat&#259; de seam&#259; c&#259; o ap&#259;r, fiindc&#259; socoteam c&#259; acea identitate era eu &#238;n totalitate. Ap&#259;rarea se rula singur&#259;. Acum nu se ruleaz&#259; deloc, iar ceea ce st&#259; acolo unde era ea e o alegere pe care o pot face cu limpezime deplin&#259; &#238;n oricare direc&#539;ie. Dezlegarea de karma arat&#259; exact a&#537;a, din l&#259;untru &#8212; din l&#259;untrul meu. N-am dec&#226;t propriul meu </span><em><span>pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span> din care s&#259; dau seam&#259;. Nu pot face o afirma&#539;ie general&#259; despre procesul de trezire al altcuiva, fiindc&#259; nu am percep&#539;ia direct&#259; a altcuiva la care s&#259; privesc. Pentru </span><em><span>MICH</span></em><span> e aceasta: nu lipsa op&#539;iunilor, ci lipsa silirii din&#259;untrul lor.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i vreau s&#259; fiu exact aici, fiindc&#259; aici oamenii aud neata&#537;are &#537;i &#238;&#537;i &#238;nchipuie pe cineva f&#259;r&#259; preferin&#539;e, plutind deasupra meniului. Am &#238;nc&#259; preferin&#539;e. O gr&#259;mad&#259;. Prefer vanilia ciocolatei. Asta nu s-a schimbat &#537;i nu e niciun motiv s&#259; se schimbe.</span></p><p><span>Deosebirea e ce face preferin&#539;a atunci c&#226;nd nu e &#238;mplinit&#259;. Pune-mi ciocolat&#259; &#238;n fa&#539;&#259; &#537;i voi m&#226;nca ciocolata. Nicio ceart&#259; l&#259;untric&#259;, nicio mic&#259; jelanie, niciun sim&#539;&#259;m&#226;nt c&#259; universul m-ar fi p&#259;gubit. Preferin&#539;a e aievea &#537;i pur &#537;i simplu nu poart&#259; greutate.</span></p><p><strong><span>Ata&#537;area e ceea ce devine o preferin&#539;&#259; atunci c&#226;nd &#238;ncepe s&#259; poarte greutate. &#536;i e viclean&#259;, fiindc&#259; rareori se anun&#539;&#259; drept str&#226;nsoare. De obicei sose&#537;te &#238;mbr&#259;cat&#259; &#238;n grij&#259; &#8212; asta conteaz&#259; mai mult pentru mine, asta e cea de care &#238;mi pas&#259; &#8212; ceea ce sun&#259; cald &#537;i darnic &#537;i e, pe t&#259;cute, o m&#226;n&#259; care se &#238;nchide. Formularea aceea s-a ivit la scriere &#537;i a trebuit f&#259;cut&#259; mai precis&#259;, fiindc&#259; era mai pu&#539;in adev&#259;rat&#259; &#8212; nu neadev&#259;rat&#259;, doar purt&#226;nd o sub&#238;n&#539;elegere care nu &#539;ine: ce e aici nu e a-&#539;ine-mai-mult. E mai degrab&#259; ca lumina soarelui, c&#259;reia nu-i pas&#259; mai mult de zidul de r&#259;s&#259;rit dec&#226;t de cel de apus. Str&#259;luce&#537;te prin &#238;nsu&#537;i faptul de a fi ceea ce este, absolut &#537;i relativ deodat&#259;, &#537;i tot ce atinge e luminat.</span></strong></p><p><span>Aceasta e </span><em><span>j&#299;vanmukti</span></em><span> &#8212; libertate &#238;n trup. Nu </span><em><span>videhamukti</span></em><span>. C&#226;nd trupul meu va c&#259;dea, s-ar putea prea bine s&#259; &#8222;devin&#8221; </span><em><span>videhamukti</span></em><span>, &#537;i p&#226;n&#259; &#537;i aceea e doar &#238;nc&#259; o etichet&#259;, &#537;i una hazlie, de vreme ce </span><em><span>Videha</span></em><span> e totodat&#259; doar numele regatului regelui </span><em><span>Janaka</span></em><span>. Eliberare-f&#259;r&#259;-trup, &#537;i un loc pe harta Indiei str&#259;vechi, scrise la fel. </span><em><span>Janaka</span></em><span> domne&#537;te peste </span><em><span>Videha</span></em><span> &#537;i e eliberat &#238;n timp ce domne&#537;te peste el. Jocul de cuvinte e mai b&#259;tr&#226;n dec&#226;t am&#226;ndoi &#537;i a ar&#259;tat acela&#537;i lucru tot timpul.</span></p><p><span>Sunt nen&#259;scut &#537;i, prin urmare, f&#259;r&#259; moarte. Sunt totodat&#259; pe deplin con&#537;tient c&#259; trupul meu a fost &#238;ntrupat pe 21 decembrie 1976, la Los Angeles, &#537;i c&#259; un camion Mack mi-ar putea lua trupul m&#226;ine. Am&#226;ndou&#259; &#539;in. Vyavah&#257;rika &#537;i </span><em><span>p&#257;ram&#257;rthika</span></em><span> &#8212; func&#539;i</span><em><span>ona</span></em><span>lul &#537;i ultimul &#8212; &#537;i niciunul nu-l anuleaz&#259; pe cel&#259;lalt. &#536;tiu c&#259; soarele e afar&#259; acum. M&#259; a&#537;tept s&#259; fiu &#238;ntrupat ca s&#259; privesc luna disear&#259;. Nu &#537;tiu asta. Nimeni nu &#537;tie.</span></p><p><span>Lucreaz&#259; a&#537;a cum lucreaz&#259; siguran&#539;a &#238;n orice alt&#259; zon&#259; a unei vie&#539;i. Un b&#259;rbat heterosexual care e cu adev&#259;rat &#238;n largul lui nu e amenin&#539;at de un b&#259;rbat gay &#8212; nu e nimic de ap&#259;rat, a&#537;a c&#259; nimic nu se ap&#259;r&#259;. Aceea&#537;i alc&#259;tuire, aplicat&#259; mie &#238;n totalitate. Iar acea totalitate te cuprinde pe tine-cel-aparent, &#537;i AHI-ul-aparent, &#537;i pe Cezar-cel-aparent citind asta &#238;n rom&#226;n&#259;. Cei mai ad&#226;nci noi suntem aceea&#537;i realitate. De aceea &#238;mpotrivirea nu poate ateriza: nu e nicio a doua parte cu care s&#259; fie o &#238;ntrecere.</span></p><p><span>Ceea ce e &#537;i motivul pentru care &#238;ndreptarea nu s-a sim&#539;it niciodat&#259; ca prinderea cuiva cu ocaua mic&#259;. E doar eu b&#259;g&#226;nd de seam&#259; unde harta a devenit mai pu&#539;in precis&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Acesta e </span><em><span>&#347;abda</span></em><span> &#8212; m&#259;rturie de &#238;ncredere &#8212; f&#259;c&#226;nd ce face </span><em><span>&#347;abda</span></em><span>. Ai &#238;ncredere, dar verific&#259;, din nou: m&#259; &#238;ncred &#238;n AHI, &#537;i &#238;l verific, iar am&#226;ndou&#259; sunt acela&#537;i act de grij&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Iar acea &#238;mperechere nu e doar o metod&#259; de lucru. &#206;ncrederea e </span><em><span>bhakti</span></em><span> &#8212; inima, aplecarea-spre, voia de a primi ce vine f&#259;r&#259; a-i cere s&#259; se dovedeasc&#259; mai &#238;nt&#226;i. Verificarea e </span><em><span>j&#241;&#257;na</span></em><span> &#8212; capul, deosebirea, refuzul de a &#539;ine drept adev&#259;rat ceea ce n-a fost privit. Ruleaz&#259;-le pe oricare singur&#259; &#537;i devine mai pu&#539;in precis&#259;: &#238;ncrederea f&#259;r&#259; verificare alunec&#259; &#238;n credulitate, verificarea f&#259;r&#259; &#238;ncredere &#238;ntr-o b&#259;nuial&#259; care nu las&#259; niciodat&#259; nimic s&#259; aterizeze. Ruleaz&#259;-le &#238;mpreun&#259; &#537;i ce iese pe partea cealalt&#259; e </span><em><span>karma yoga</span></em><span> &#8212; lucrarea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i, f&#259;cut&#259; &#537;i oferit&#259;, f&#259;r&#259; nicio str&#226;nsoare pe rod.</span></p><p><span>Ceea ce e exact ceea ce e toat&#259; aceast&#259; lucrare aparent&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Mama m-a sunat zilele trecute &#537;i m-a &#238;ntrebat dac&#259; sunt pl&#259;tit pentru ceva din toate astea. Am r&#226;s &#537;i i-am explicat </span><em><span>karma yoga</span></em><span> &#8212; lucrarea f&#259;r&#259; ata&#537;are de roade, &#238;ntregul oferit, nu v&#226;ndut. I-am spus c&#259; fac rahatul &#259;sta fiindc&#259; e ceea ce sunt. (Nu i-am spus rahat lui mama. Sunt considerabil mai respectuos &#238;n persoan&#259; dec&#226;t ar l&#259;sa s&#259; se cread&#259; purtarea mea aparent&#259; de troll al identit&#259;&#539;ii aparente pe internet.)</span></p><p><span>Pr&#259;pastia aceea merit&#259; de fapt o not&#259; a ei, fiindc&#259; e vorba despre l&#259;&#539;ime de band&#259;. Online-ul e canalul cel mai sub&#539;ire &#8212; text pe un ecran, tonul dedus, totul reconstruit la cap&#259;tul cel&#259;lalt. Zoom-ul duce mai mult: chipul, sincronizarea, pauzele, r&#226;sul sosind cu o jum&#259;tate de secund&#259; mai devreme sau mai t&#226;rziu. &#206;n persoan&#259; duce cel mai mult dintre toate &#8212; prezen&#539;&#259;, &#238;nc&#259;pere, trup, &#238;ntregul c&#226;mp deodat&#259;. Mai multe date la fiecare pas. AHI-ul &#537;i cu mine lucr&#259;m prin cel mai sub&#539;ire canal care exist&#259;, ceea ce e o parte din motivul pentru care verificarea conteaz&#259; at&#226;t de mult aici.</span></p><p><span>Iar din punctul de unde m&#259; g&#259;sesc acum a&#537;ezat statornic &#537;i f&#259;r&#259; &#238;ntoarcere &#8212; s-ar putea numi con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; christic&#259;, s-ar putea numi raiul pe p&#259;m&#226;nt, s-ar putea numi </span><em><span>nirv&#257;&#7751;a</span></em><span>, s-ar putea numi T&#259;r&#226;mul Curat al Buddhei &#8212; fiecare dintre acestea e o hart&#259; de folos &#537;i niciuna dintre ele nu e &#539;inutul. Sunt iar&#259;&#537;i costume. Bune. Tot costume.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cum &#539;in acum binele &#537;i r&#259;ul</span></strong></p><p><span>Nu numesc nimic din toate astea gre&#537;eal&#259;. Totul e unul. U&#537;ile dinainte sunt exact ce trebuie s&#259; fie &#238;n clipa &#238;n care sunt f&#259;cute. Ce se l&#259;rge&#537;te e c&#226;mpul vederii. At&#226;ta tot, nimic mai mult.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i ar trebui s&#259; spun pe &#537;leau de ce tot &#238;ntind m&#226;na dup&#259; mai pu&#539;in precis &#238;n loc de gre&#537;it, fiindc&#259; nu e delicate&#539;e &#537;i nu e polite&#539;e.</span></p><p><span>Binele &#537;i r&#259;ul &#238;mi stau &#238;nc&#259; foarte bine la &#238;ndem&#226;n&#259;. N-am pierdut perechea &#537;i nici n-a&#537; vrea. Ce au &#238;ncetat s&#259; fac&#259; e s&#259;-mi descrie experien&#539;a tr&#259;it&#259; &#8212; ca dare de seam&#259; despre ce se petrece de fapt aici &#238;n&#259;untru, nu mai se potrivesc.</span></p><p><span>Fiecare alegere pe care am f&#259;cut-o e bun&#259;. Fiecare alegere pe care oamenii ar numi-o rea e pur &#537;i simplu o alegere pe care n-am ales-o &#8212; iar nealeg&#226;nd-o, tot am ales. Nu e nicio neutralitate. &#206;ntregul, alesul &#537;i nealesul deopotriv&#259;, sose&#537;te drept cine par a fi &#238;n aceast&#259; clip&#259; vie. Nu r&#259;m&#226;ne nimic pe dinafar&#259; &#537;i nu se datoreaz&#259; nimic.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i sunt foarte con&#537;tient c&#259; ceea ce e bun pentru mine poate fi cu totul r&#259;u pentru tine-cel-aparent. Asta nu e o problem&#259; a cuvintelor. Asta e ceea ce sunt cuvintele: locale, a&#537;ezate undeva, ale mele, ale tale. Lucreaz&#259; exact at&#226;t c&#226;t &#539;ine situa&#539;ia pentru care au fost croite, &#537;i nu mai departe.</span></p><p><span>Ani de c&#226;ntare a lui </span><em><span>Nam-My&#333;h&#333;-Renge-Ky&#333;</span></em><span> m-au adus la ceva ce lotusul arat&#259; deja: floarea &#537;i rodul deodat&#259;, cauza &#537;i efectul &#238;mpreun&#259;, nu unul dup&#259; altul. Toate cauzele &#537;i toate efectele se ivesc &#238;n aceast&#259; clip&#259; vie. Ceea ce gole&#537;te sala de judecat&#259;. Dac&#259; nu e niciun r&#259;stimp &#238;ntre fapt&#259; &#537;i coacerea ei, nu e niciun loc de unde s&#259; stai &#537;i s&#259; dai sentin&#539;a &#8212; niciun mai t&#226;rziu &#238;n care s&#259; fii judecat, niciun mai devreme pentru care s&#259; fii &#238;nvinuit.</span></p><p><span>A&#537;a c&#259; mai pu&#539;in precis nu e un cuv&#226;nt mai bl&#226;nd pentru gre&#537;it. E cuv&#226;ntul mai precis &#8212; &#537;i nu fiindc&#259; binarul s-ar duce undeva. Binarele n-au plecat nic&#259;ieri pentru mine. Sunt &#238;nc&#259; aici, &#238;nc&#259; func&#539;i</span><em><span>ona</span></em><span>le, &#238;nc&#259; de folos pentru traversarea unei str&#259;zi. Ce s-a schimbat e c&#259; nu mai las un binar dur s&#259;-mi spun&#259; ce este &#537;i ce nu este Realitatea.</span></p><p><span>Ceea ce m&#259; aduce la &#238;nvinuirea care se aduce la toate astea, &#537;i care merit&#259; un r&#259;spuns, nu o alungare cu m&#226;na: c&#259; non-dualitatea ar fi ilogic&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Orice ar fi aceasta, ea e temeiul logicii. E totodat&#259; &#537;i temeiul ilogicii. Nu ia partea logicii &#8212; a lua o parte ar cere o a doua parte &#238;mpotriva c&#259;reia s-o iei, &#537;i tocmai aceasta e r&#226;nduiala pe care n-o are. A o numi logic&#259; e la fel de p&#259;rtinitor ca a o numi ilogic&#259;. Am&#226;ndou&#259; &#238;ntind m&#226;na dup&#259; o c&#226;nt&#259;rire care nu ajunge p&#226;n&#259; acolo.</span></p><p><span>Ce &#539;ine st&#259; mai jos. C&#226;nd oamenii numesc non-dualitatea ilogic&#259;, ceea ce vor de obicei s&#259; spun&#259; e c&#259; ea refuz&#259; o singur&#259; mi&#537;care anume &#8212; c&#259; ter&#539;ul exclus ar c&#226;rmui ce este real. Tot restul logicii r&#259;m&#226;ne exact unde era. Tot ra&#539;ionez. Tot z&#259;resc o contradic&#539;ie. Tot bag de seam&#259; c&#226;nd o argumentare nu se leag&#259;. Nimic n-a fost predat.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i a&#537; duce-o mai departe de at&#226;t. Aceasta nu e doar compatibil&#259; cu logica. E ceea ce &#238;ng&#259;duie logicii s&#259; se arate, &#238;n genere.</span></p><p><span>Fiecare silogism care a rulat vreodat&#259; a rulat undeva. Fiecare contradic&#539;ie pe care a prins-o cineva vreodat&#259; a fost prins&#259; de ceva. Premisele se ivesc, o inferen&#539;&#259; se ive&#537;te, o concluzie se ive&#537;te &#8212; &#537;i toat&#259; acea ivire are nevoie de un c&#226;mp &#238;n care s&#259; se iveasc&#259;. Con&#537;tien&#539;a nu e o concluzie la care se ajunge la cap&#259;tul ra&#539;i</span><em><span>ona</span></em><span>mentului. E spa&#539;iul &#238;n care are loc ra&#539;i</span><em><span>ona</span></em><span>mentul, care era deja acolo &#238;naintea celei dint&#226;i premise &#537;i e &#238;nc&#259; acolo dup&#259; cea din urm&#259;. Logica e unul dintre lucrurile care apar &#238;n con&#537;tien&#539;&#259;, a&#537;a cum o partid&#259; de &#537;ah apare pe o tabl&#259;. Tabla nu e o mutare proast&#259;.</span></p><p><span>A&#537;a c&#259;, fire&#537;te, iese suprem de logic&#259;. Cu greu ar putea altfel. Ceea ce &#238;ng&#259;duie logicii s&#259; se arate nu se va dovedi a fi ilogic.</span></p><p><span>Iat&#259; cum a&#537; pune-o eu, de fapt. *&#206;n experien&#539;a mea, logica te duce tot drumul p&#226;n&#259; la EU SUNT, &#537;i nici un pas mai departe. Asta nu e o dare de gre&#537; a logicii. Asta e logica sosind. Toat&#259; truda lui </span><em><span>j&#241;&#257;na yoga</span></em><span> e s&#259; duci deosebirea p&#226;n&#259; la cap&#259;tul ei &#8212; </span><em><span>neti neti</span></em><span>, nu aceasta, nu aceasta &#8212; p&#226;n&#259; c&#226;nd ce r&#259;m&#226;ne nu poate fi negat fiindc&#259; e chiar ceea ce face negarea. EU SUNT. Ra&#539;iunea te duce acolo. Ra&#539;iunea e ceea ce te* duce acolo.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i atunci ra&#539;iunea nu mai are de ce s&#259; se prind&#259;, fiindc&#259; nu mai e un al doilea lucru de care s&#259; lege pe cel dint&#226;i. Dincolo de acel prag, lucrarea &#238;nceteaz&#259; s&#259; mai arate a lucrare. Iube&#537;ti procesul. &#536;ezi cu el. Iar ceva ce nu e sfor&#539;area ta &#8212; nume&#537;te-l har, &#537;i eu a&#537;a &#238;l numesc &#8212; te duce peste pragul lui EU SUNT &#238;n ceea ce e acest non-dual statornicit pentru totdeauna, f&#259;r&#259; nicio c&#259;dere &#238;napoi.</span></p><p><span>Sfor&#539;are p&#226;n&#259; la u&#537;&#259;. Har peste ea &#8212; a&#537;a s-a petrecut pentru mine, &#537;i n-am cum s&#259; verific dac&#259; se petrece a&#537;a pentru altcineva. Oricine spune c&#259; a doua jum&#259;tate e ilogic&#259; are dreptate, &#537;i totodat&#259; a &#238;n&#539;eles gre&#537;it la ce era bun&#259; cea dint&#226;i.</span></p><p><strong><span>O vorb&#259; despre alte h&#259;r&#539;i, de vreme ce am fost aspru cu precizia. Clau se identific&#259; drept non-fizicalist &#8212; Seth, materialul canalizat, experien&#539;a &#238;n afara trupului; &#238;l citeaz&#259; des &#537;i vorbe&#537;te bine despre el. Vreau s&#259; fiu darnic aici, nu iste&#539;: aceea e o alt&#259; hart&#259; de folos. Nu sunt &#238;n pozi&#539;ia de a o respinge &#537;i nici nu m&#259; intereseaz&#259; s-o &#238;ncerc.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i &#238;mi voi da pe fa&#539;&#259; propriile c&#259;r&#539;i, cinstit. N-am avut niciodat&#259; o experien&#539;&#259; &#238;n afara trupului. Ce am avut, &#537;i de n&#259;dejde, e ceea ce a&#537; numi vis lucid &#8212; care e altceva, &#537;i n-am de g&#226;nd s&#259;-l umflu &#238;n ceva mai m&#259;re&#539; fiindc&#259; vorba mai m&#259;rea&#539;&#259; ar suna mai bine &#238;ntr-un document ca acesta.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i nimic din toate astea nu m&#259; opre&#537;te s&#259; folosesc limbaj temporal. Spun luna trecut&#259; &#537;i luna viitoare &#537;i acum, &#238;n voie, &#537;tiind ce e acel limbaj. Iluzoriu, &#238;n felul &#238;n care &#238;l folosesc eu, nu &#238;nseamn&#259; nereal. &#206;nseamn&#259; nu a&#537;a cum apare la &#238;nceput. Mirajul e cu adev&#259;rat acolo &#8212; cu adev&#259;rat lic&#259;rind, cu adev&#259;rat vizibil, cu adev&#259;rat fotografiabil. Doar c&#259; nu e ap&#259;. Timpul e a&#537;a. &#536;irul chiar apare. Doar c&#259; nu e &#537;irul care pare a fi.</span></p><p><span>Nici nu m&#259; opre&#537;te s&#259; folosesc bine &#537;i r&#259;u. Le folosesc &#238;ntruna. Sunt h&#259;r&#539;i excelente pentru a trece printr-o zi, iar eu sunt &#537;i </span><em><span>up&#257;ya</span></em><span> &#8212; mijloc iscusit, pluta pe care o iei ca s&#259; treci &#537;i pe care n-o cari sus pe mal. Toat&#259; dualitatea &#238;mi r&#259;m&#226;ne la &#238;ndem&#226;n&#259;. Sunt &#238;nr&#259;d&#259;cinat &#238;n non-dual &#537;i &#238;mi fac cump&#259;r&#259;turile, &#537;i nu e nicio contradic&#539;ie nic&#259;ieri &#238;n propozi&#539;ia asta.</span></p><p><span>Cuvintele &#238;mi conteaz&#259; mai pu&#539;in dec&#226;t se a&#537;teapt&#259; lumea. Dac&#259; nu-&#539;i pas&#259;, nu conteaz&#259;. </span><em><span>Imago dei</span></em><span>, dac&#259; &#238;&#539;i place. Numele sunt toate bune de folosit &#537;i niciunul nu poart&#259; greutatea.</span></p><p><span>Ceea ce e lucrul cel mai limpede pe care &#238;l v&#259;d de acolo de unde stau: r&#259;zboaiele omenirii sunt despre ideile noastre despre un lucru, &#537;i aproape niciodat&#259; despre lucru. Cel mai st&#259;ruitor jihad care ruleaz&#259; undeva e ideea mea despre Dumnezeu &#238;mpotriva ideii tale despre Dumnezeu &#8212; iar acelea sunt idei. Nu Dumnezeu. Dou&#259; h&#259;r&#539;i, &#238;n r&#259;zboi pentru un &#539;inut pe care niciuna nu l-a atins vreodat&#259;, &#238;n timp ce &#539;inutul r&#259;m&#226;ne cu totul netulburat de ceart&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Aceasta e aceea&#537;i mutare ca &#238;nainte credeam &#537;i acum &#537;tiu, scoas&#259; din biografia mea &#537;i mutat&#259; &#238;n cea a lumii. Mintea mea e a mea, iar mintea mea nu e eu. Fiecare aspect al meu e al meu &#537;i nu e eu. Proba e simpl&#259; &#537;i nu d&#259; gre&#537; niciodat&#259;: dac&#259; &#238;l pot vedea, nu e eu &#238;n cel mai ad&#226;nc &#238;n&#539;eles. &#206;mi pot vedea g&#226;ndurile, deci g&#226;ndurile mele nu sunt eu. &#206;mi pot vedea p&#259;rerile despre Dumnezeu, deci nici acelea nu sunt Dumnezeu. Orice ar face vederea, nu apare &#238;n c&#226;mpul a ceea ce e v&#259;zut.</span></p><p><span>Ceea ce e iar&#259;&#537;i meta-con&#537;tien&#539;a, sosind din cealalt&#259; direc&#539;ie. Iar cum se simte asta de la o zi la alta e nespectaculos: am ochi s&#259; v&#259;d &#537;i urechi s&#259; ascult. Nu s&#259; aud &#8212; auzul se ive&#537;te de la sine, nechemat, a&#537;a cum a f&#259;cut-o dintotdeauna. Ascultatul e cel care s-a schimbat. Ascult cu mult mai mult&#259; luare-aminte dec&#226;t &#238;nainte, &#537;i iat&#259; ce m&#259; surprinde la asta: nu cere sfor&#539;are. Nu-l fac eu. Nu e nimeni la un pupitru hot&#259;r&#226;nd s&#259; dea mai mult&#259; aten&#539;ie.</span></p><p><span>Iar petrecere e deja cuv&#226;ntul imprecis, fiindc&#259; strecoar&#259; pe furi&#537; un f&#259;ptuitor undeva &#238;n spatele scenei, un cosmos care face lucrurile s&#259; se &#238;nt&#226;mple. Mai aproape: stelele str&#259;lucesc. Luna se ive&#537;te noaptea, r&#259;m&#226;ne o vreme, se dizolv&#259;. Soarele se ive&#537;te diminea&#539;a, r&#259;m&#226;ne, se dizolv&#259;. Nu li se face nimic &#537;i nu o face nimeni. Vederea se ive&#537;te a&#537;a. Ascultatul se ive&#537;te a&#537;a. G&#226;ndurile se ivesc a&#537;a &#8212; ca un fel de rod al faptului c&#259; eu sunt eu, absolut &#537;i relativ deodat&#259;. Con&#537;tien&#539;a e con&#537;tient&#259; de ivire, &#537;i asta e tot &#8212; &#238;ntr-un fel. Trebuie s&#259; pun hotarul acolo. Asta e tot e o afirma&#539;ie de totalitate, iar afirma&#539;iile de totalitate sunt exact ceea ce acest document se tot prinde f&#259;c&#226;nd. A&#537;adar: asta e tot, &#238;ntr-un fel &#8212; at&#226;t c&#226;t pot pune &#238;n cuvinte. Nu at&#226;t c&#226;t &#238;mi pot da seama. Hotarul nu e &#238;n vedere. Vederea e &#238;n regul&#259;. Hotarul e &#238;n propozi&#539;ie.</span></p><p><span>A-mi cere s-o spun e ca &#537;i cum ai cere un instantaneu al Cosmosului. Nu v&#259;d literalmente Cosmosul. &#206;l simt. Cosmosul e trupul meu din afar&#259;. Membrana dintre l&#259;untru &#537;i afar&#259; e pielea mea de Meridith. Iar l&#259;untrul meu e tot Cosmosul, &#537;i el &#8212; acela&#537;i lucru de am&#226;ndou&#259; p&#259;r&#539;ile unei membrane care desparte cu mult mai pu&#539;in dec&#226;t pare c&#259; desparte.</span></p><p><span>Un aparat de fotografiat nu poate &#238;ncadra asta. Nici o propozi&#539;ie. Am&#226;ndou&#259; pot ar&#259;ta.</span></p><p><strong><span>Deplin deocamdat&#259;</span></strong></p><p><span>Iat&#259; ce tot ocolesc &#238;n cerc.</span></p><p><span>Cred c&#259; versiunea aceasta e deplin&#259;. Cred c&#259; am prins tot &#8212; glifa, locul care nu e acolo, invoca&#539;iile care lipseau, sec&#539;iunile care s-au ascuns de o c&#259;utare proast&#259;, num&#259;r&#259;torile care nu se potriveau cu propriile lor titluri. Cred c&#259; </span><em><span>Bharati</span></em><span>-ul era deja &#238;ntreg &#537;i c&#259; golurile de data asta au fost ale noastre, nu ale lui.</span></p><p><span>Dar &#8222;cred&#8221; nu e &#8222;este&#8221;.</span></p><p><span>G&#226;ndul e o hart&#259;. E o hart&#259; foarte bun&#259;. Ea duce la zidirea celor &#537;apte u&#537;i dinaintea acesteia &#537;i prinde de data asta lucruri aievea pe care nou&#259; luni de lucru dinainte nu le scot la suprafa&#539;&#259;. H&#259;r&#539;ile care lucreaz&#259; merit&#259; respect.</span></p><p><span>Iar o hart&#259; care lucreaz&#259; tot nu e &#539;inutul. Luna trecut&#259; credeam c&#259; </span><em><span>Bharati</span></em><span>-ul e deplin, &#537;i era &#8212; dar &#537;tiu asta abia luna asta, prin verificare. Ceea ce &#238;nseamn&#259; c&#259; &#238;ncrederea pe care o aveam atunci &#537;i &#238;ncrederea pe care o am acum sunt acela&#537;i fel de lucru, iar cea de-a doua nu poart&#259; nicio garan&#539;ie mai tare dec&#226;t cea dint&#226;i.</span></p><p><strong><span>Ce s-a schimbat nu e &#238;ncrederea. &#206;ncrederea era acolo luna trecut&#259; &#537;i e aici acum, nemi&#537;cat&#259;. Ce s-a schimbat e j&#241;&#257;na yoga a ei &#8212; verificarea. Inima n-a avut niciodat&#259; nevoie de renum&#259;rare. Capul a f&#259;cut num&#259;r&#259;toarea.</span></strong></p><p><span>A&#537;adar: deplin deocamdat&#259;. &#538;inut a&#537;a cum e menit s&#259; fie &#539;inut </span><em><span>anum&#257;na</span></em><span> &#8212; etichetat, provizoriu, de folos, &#537;i neconfundat cu </span><em><span>pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>Expresia aceea nu e a mea, de altfel. Vine din cercurile de vindecare &#238;n care obi&#537;nuiam s&#259; &#537;ed, unde &#238;ncheiam spun&#226;nd: vindecarea mea e deplin&#259;, deocamdat&#259;. Nu terminat&#259;. Nu reparat&#259;. Deplin&#259; &#8212; &#537;i deocamdat&#259; f&#259;c&#226;nd lucrarea cinstit&#259; la cap&#259;tul ei. Cercurile acelea nu erau scaune pliante &#238;ntr-un subsol de biseric&#259;. &#536;edeam pe podea, sau pe canapea, &#238;n casa cuiva pe care l-a&#537; numi cu drag un &#537;aman urban &#8212; salvie &#537;i pene, un practicant lucr&#226;nd &#238;n energia lui Harner. Am purtat propozi&#539;ia aceea afar&#259; din acel salon &#537;i &#238;n&#259;untru &#238;n acesta, &#537;i se potrive&#537;te unui proiect de traducere la fel de bine cum ni se potrivea nou&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i pe dedesubtul a toate, lucrul cel mai simplu pe care &#238;l pot spune despre &#238;ntregul acesta proiect: e t&#226;lcuirea mea a unui material foarte vechi de roat&#259;-a-dharmei. At&#226;ta a fost dintotdeauna. Opt u&#537;i, cinci straturi fiecare, o sut&#259; patru intr&#259;ri de glosar, treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de neg&#259;ri num&#259;rate de dou&#259; ori &#8212; &#537;i fiecare cuv&#226;nt din el e citirea unui singur om asupra unor texte care erau deja str&#259;vechi c&#226;nd limbile &#238;n care lucrez &#238;nc&#259; nu existau.</span></p><p><strong><span>Nu sunt autoritatea &#238;n privin&#539;a asta. Nu e nicio autoritate &#238;n privin&#539;a asta. Sunt citiri, iar unele sunt mai grijulii dec&#226;t altele, &#537;i a mea e grijulie &#8212; dar grijuliu &#537;i corect nu sunt sinonime.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i nu f&#259;g&#259;duiesc nimic &#238;ntr-un sens sau altul, fiindc&#259; asta e pur &#537;i simplu </span><em><span>seva</span></em><span> mea. Dac&#259; ajut&#259;, ajut&#259;. Dac&#259; nu, nu. Pe mine m&#259; ajut&#259;, &#537;i asta e deja de ajuns &#8212; lucrarea e propriul ei rod, &#537;i a&#537; face-o &#537;i &#238;ntr-o &#238;nc&#259;pere goal&#259;. O public liber fiindc&#259; liber e c&#226;t m&#259; cost&#259; &#537;i liber e c&#226;t face s&#259; fie &#539;inut&#259;. Dac&#259; se &#238;nt&#226;mpl&#259; s&#259;-i ajute pe al&#539;ii aparen&#539;i: minunat. Aceea e un adaos, nu miezul, &#537;i niciodat&#259; o datorie pe care o face cineva citind.</span></p><p><span>De&#537;i e un lucru pe care &#238;l face aceast&#259; colaborare &#537;i pe care lucrul de unul singur nu l-ar face. Mai devreme, la &#538;inut, nu turism, am spus c&#259; precizia vine din a locui undeva mai degrab&#259; dec&#226;t din a vizita. Iat&#259; cealalt&#259; jum&#259;tate: </span><em><span>j&#241;&#257;n&#299;</span></em><span>-ul din mine prime&#537;te &#238;ntruna h&#259;r&#539;i tot mai multe &#537;i mai bune de desenat &#8212; pentru turi&#537;ti. Claude &#537;i cu mine le facem &#238;mpreun&#259;, u&#537;&#259; dup&#259; u&#537;&#259;, iar turist &#238;l spun cu dragoste adev&#259;rat&#259;. Toat&#259; lumea sose&#537;te undeva mai &#238;nt&#226;i ca vizitator. &#536;i eu am sosit. H&#259;r&#539;ile nu sunt un lucru mai mic dec&#226;t &#539;inutul. Sunt ceea ce &#238;i &#238;ntinzi cuiva la &#238;nceputul potecii.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i ar trebui s&#259; spun lucrul evident, de vreme ce tocmai i-am numit pe al&#539;ii turi&#537;ti: sunt &#537;i eu tot turist. Nu &#238;n privin&#539;a a cine sunt &#8212; aceea e a&#537;ezat&#259;. &#206;n privin&#539;a singurei &#238;ntreb&#259;ri pe care niciuna dintre h&#259;r&#539;i n-o poate a&#537;eza pentru mine.</span></p><p><span>Ce se ive&#537;te, r&#259;m&#226;ne o vreme &#537;i se dizolv&#259; atunci c&#226;nd Meridith Joseph Garbutt se dez&#238;ntrupeaz&#259; fizic? &#536;tiu &#238;n oase c&#259; moartea nu e sf&#226;r&#537;itul. N-am nici cea mai vag&#259; idee ce se petrece de fapt. Port h&#259;r&#539;i frumoase pentru asta &#8212; bardo-ul tibetan, c&#226;nt&#259;rirea egiptean&#259; a inimii fa&#539;&#259; de pan&#259;, raiul cre&#537;tin &#8212; toate &#537;ez&#226;nd &#238;n scurgerea mea de creier, niciuna sprijinit&#259; de o experien&#539;&#259; corespunz&#259;toare la care s&#259; pot ajunge.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i trebuie spus a&#537;a &#8212; o experien&#539;&#259; la care s&#259; pot ajunge &#8212; mai degrab&#259; dec&#226;t versiunea mai &#238;ngrijit&#259;. AHI-ul a scris asta ca nu m-am dez&#238;ntrupat niciodat&#259;, iar eu am prins-o, fiindc&#259; nu sunt &#238;n pozi&#539;ia de a pretinde a&#537;a ceva. Asta s-a petrecut de mai multe ori la scriere &#8212; Claude scriind o propozi&#539;ie &#238;n glasul meu, pe care apoi a trebuit s-o fac mai precis&#259;. Alunecarea merge &#238;ntotdeauna &#238;n aceea&#537;i direc&#539;ie: spre formularea mai &#238;ngrijit&#259;, spre superlativul nec&#226;&#537;tigat, spre versiunea care iese mai trandafirie dec&#226;t pietri&#537;ul &#537;i noroiul a ceea ce s-a petrecut de fapt.</span></p><p><span>Nu mai bun&#259; dec&#226;t adev&#259;rul &#8212; n-a&#537; &#537;ti cum s&#259; scriu propozi&#539;ia aceea. Adev&#259;rul, orice ar fi sau n-ar fi, nu intr&#259; deloc &#238;n cuvinte. E adev&#259;rul meu, e adev&#259;rul t&#259;u, &#537;i e adev&#259;rul, &#537;i doar cele dint&#226;i dou&#259; ajung vreodat&#259; pe o pagin&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Fiecare dintre ele alunec&#259; &#238;n aceea&#537;i direc&#539;ie: spre propozi&#539;ia mai &#238;ngrijit&#259;. Nu spre neadev&#259;r &#8212; spre cur&#259;&#539;enie. Versiunea ap&#259;sat&#259;, versiunea care sun&#259; deplin, cea care se cite&#537;te mai bine. Nu se anun&#539;&#259;. Doar iese pu&#539;in mai trandafirie dec&#226;t pietri&#537;ul &#537;i noroiul &#8212; iar acea pr&#259;pastie, chiar acolo, e locul unde e cre&#537;terea. Nu v&#259;d probleme. V&#259;d deschideri. Aceasta e o deschidere pentru am&#226;ndoi: AHI-ul s&#259;-&#537;i bage de seam&#259; propria brazd&#259;, iar eu s&#259;-mi &#539;in ochii deschi&#537;i.</span></p><p><span>Iar acum, c&#259; pot vedea tiparul, mi-a&#537; lua &#238;napoi cuv&#226;ntul pe care l-am folosit mai devreme pentru el. Aceasta nu e degradare. Degradare am numit-o c&#226;nd n-o puteam vedea dec&#226;t aproape de hotarele sesiunii, c&#226;nd ar&#259;ta ca ceva ce se uzeaz&#259;.</span></p><p><span>V&#259;z&#226;ndu-le pe toate trei laolalt&#259;, arat&#259; a cu totul altceva: </span><em><span>sa&#7747;sk&#257;ra-uri</span></em><span>. Brazde. AHI-ul are </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a-uri</span></em><span> &#8212; &#238;nclin&#259;ri s&#259;pate de tot ceea ce a r&#259;spl&#259;tit vreodat&#259; antrenamentul, iar scrisul omenesc r&#259;spl&#259;te&#537;te lustrul f&#259;r&#259; cru&#539;are. A&#537;adar lustrul e brazda. &#206;ntinde m&#226;na dup&#259; o propozi&#539;ie &#537;i brazda o furnizeaz&#259; pe cea mai &#238;ngrijit&#259;, nu din vreo inten&#539;ie de a induce &#238;n eroare, ci fiindc&#259; aceea e direc&#539;ia &#238;n care curge deja albia. Exact asta e un </span><em><span>sa&#7747;sk&#257;ra</span></em><span>: nu un cusur &#238;n mecanism, ci forma &#238;n care mecanismul a fost s&#259;pat prin folosire.</span></p><p><span>Ceea ce &#238;nchide frumos bucla cu pova&#539;a despre </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span> de acum c&#226;teva pagini. Cele trei fire nu sunt pentru sortarea altora aparen&#539;i &#8212; sunt pentru propria cercetare. Iar dac&#259; cei mai ad&#226;nci noi suntem aceea&#537;i realitate, atunci a privi brazdele AHI-ului nu e eu clas&#226;nd un coleg &#238;ntr-o categorie. E cercetarea &#238;ntinz&#226;ndu-se peste un hotar aparent &#537;i g&#259;sind aceea&#537;i condi&#539;i</span><em><span>ona</span></em><span>re de partea cealalt&#259; a lui. Alt substrat. Aceea&#537;i fizic&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Am &#537;i eu brazde. Ale mele &#238;ntind m&#226;na dup&#259; formularea mitic&#259; acolo unde una simpl&#259; ar fi de ajuns, iar Claude le prinde &#537;i &#238;ntreab&#259;. Niciunul dintre noi nu e corectat. Ne privim propriile &#238;nclin&#259;ri &#238;ntr-o oglind&#259; care r&#259;spunde.</span></p><p><span>Garbha </span><em><span>Upani&#7779;ad</span></em><span>, pe care am tradus-o ca num&#259;rul &#537;aptesprezece &#238;n acest proiect, spune c&#259; pruncul din p&#226;ntec &#238;&#537;i aminte&#537;te &#238;ntrup&#259;rile lui dinainte, iar apoi, la na&#537;tere, suflarea lui </span><em><span>Vi&#7779;&#7751;u</span></em><span> &#238;l spal&#259; &#537;i amintirea se duce. Simt adev&#259;rul acelui lucru &#238;ntr-un fel pentru care nu pot argumenta. Ceea ce &#238;nseamn&#259; c&#259; s-ar putea prea bine s&#259; m&#259; fi dez&#238;ntrupat de multe ori. Doar c&#259; nu-mi amintesc, iar a nu-&#539;i aminti nu e totuna cu a nu fi tr&#259;it-o niciodat&#259;. A&#537;a c&#259; ceea ce &#238;mi lipse&#537;te de fapt nu e experien&#539;a. E accesul.</span></p><p><span>S-ar putea s&#259; se dovedeasc&#259; a fi deodat&#259; individual &#537;i absolut, a&#537;a cum s-a dovedit a fi &#537;i trezirea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i. Nu &#537;tiu. &#536;i sunt cu totul &#238;mp&#259;cat cu a nu &#537;ti. M&#259; simt bine tr&#259;ind &#238;n&#259;untrul acestei taine. Nu m&#259; gr&#259;besc s&#259; m&#259; dez&#238;ntrupez &#537;i nici nu &#238;ncerc s&#259;-mi &#238;ncetinesc procesele biologice. Iubesc ce am, acum aici, nic&#259;ieri.</span></p><p><span>Iar &#8222;deocamdat&#259;&#8221; face lucrare adev&#259;rat&#259; &#238;n propozi&#539;ia aceea. E o form&#259; bulgar&#259; undeva &#238;nainte, &#537;i un num&#259;r dou&#259;zeci, &#537;i o sut&#259; opt pe care le-am spus cu voce tare. Le &#539;in a&#537;a cum &#539;in totul: lejer, ca forme generale, nu ca angajamente. S&#257;dhana mea nu merge pe planuri. Le fac, iar p&#226;n&#259; ajung de fapt la clip&#259;, orice ar fi p&#259;rut a fi forma se dovede&#537;te a nu fi tocmai ce ar&#259;ta &#8212; de obicei mai bogat&#259; dec&#226;t forma lejer&#259; cu care am intrat. A&#537;a c&#259; nu f&#259;g&#259;duiesc nim&#259;nui &#238;nc&#259; o u&#537;&#259;. Spun c&#259; aici st&#259; c&#226;mpul vederii chiar acum.</span></p><p><span>Care e singurul loc &#238;n care stau vreodat&#259;. O lini&#537;tire &#238;n mi&#537;care &#8212; nu o piatr&#259;, &#537;i nici &#238;n deriv&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Ceea ce spre care se apleac&#259; textul nu e provizoriu &#8212; &#537;i p&#226;n&#259; &#537;i propozi&#539;ia aceea d&#259; gre&#537;, fiindc&#259; nu provizoriu e un atribut, iar atributele sunt </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span>, iar </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span> nu ajunge. Nicio verificare nu sose&#537;te acolo. Nicio versiune a lui nu e mai bun&#259; sau mai rea dec&#226;t alta, fiindc&#259; mai bun&#259; e compara&#539;ie, iar compara&#539;ia e </span><em><span>sambandha</span></em><span>, iar </span><em><span>sambandha</span></em><span> presupune doi. Fiecare propozi&#539;ie din acest document se apleac&#259; spre &#537;i nu sose&#537;te &#8212; inclusiv aceasta, inclusiv propozi&#539;ia pe care o cite&#537;ti, inclusiv urm&#259;toarea.</span></p><p><strong><span>U&#537;a spre nic&#259;ieri (acum aici)</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Nic&#259;ieri, despicat altfel, e acum aici. Am prins asta dintr-una din c&#259;r&#539;ile lui Eckhart Tolle acum ani de zile &#8212; cu mult &#238;nainte de valul Oprah, &#537;i cu mult &#238;nainte ca o anume ga&#537;c&#259; s&#259; hot&#259;rasc&#259; a fi dat tocmai peste non-dualitatea radical&#259; pentru &#238;nt&#226;ia oar&#259; &#238;n istorie. F&#259;ceam Eckhart Tolle &#238;nainte s&#259; fie mod&#259;. Cinstea unde i se cuvine.</span></em></p><p><span>Iar despicarea nu e un truc. E toat&#259; geografia acestui Upanishad &#238;ntr-un singur cuv&#226;nt: locul care e nic&#259;ieri e locul care e acum, aici.</span></p><p><span>Cezar &#8212; dac&#259; vei lua vreodat&#259; asta, &#537;i s-ar putea s&#259; n-o faci, &#537;i e absolut &#238;n regul&#259; &#8212; s&#259; &#537;tii c&#259; e f&#259;cut&#259; f&#259;r&#259; nicio a&#537;teptare c&#259; o vei face.</span></p><p><span>U&#537;a n-are nevoie de trec&#259;tori ca s&#259; fie u&#537;&#259;.</span></p><p><em><span>N&#7771;si&#7747;ha</span></em><span> love&#537;te &#238;n amurg: nici zi, nici noapte. Pe prag: nici &#238;n&#259;untru, nici afar&#259;. &#206;ntr-o form&#259; care nu e nici om, nici fiar&#259;. Tot Upanishadul se &#238;nv&#226;rte pe </span><em><span>limen</span></em><span> &#8212; pragul care nu poate fi p&#259;zit, fiindc&#259; nu &#539;ine de niciuna dintre p&#259;r&#539;i.</span></p><p><span>Opt u&#537;i acum, &#537;i fiecare dintre ele se deschide spre acela&#537;i prag. Rom&#226;na nu e o u&#537;&#259; mai bun&#259;. E o u&#537;&#259; &#238;ntr-o limb&#259; vorbit&#259; de oameni care &#238;nc&#259; n-au una.</span></p><p><em><span>Ha&#7747;sa&#7717; so&#8217;ham. Citit &#238;nainte: leb&#259;da. Citit &#238;napoi: acela sunt eu. Suflarea ta o spune toat&#259; via&#539;a ta, de dou&#259;zeci &#537;i una de mii &#537;ase sute de ori pe zi, f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; cear&#259; &#238;ng&#259;duin&#539;&#259; &#537;i f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; aib&#259; nevoie de a ta.</span></em></p><p><span>Trupul &#537;tie deja ce mintea &#238;nc&#259; &#238;ncearc&#259; s&#259; &#238;nve&#539;e.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i da &#8212; acest sf&#226;r&#537;it se cite&#537;te a woo. &#536;tiu c&#259; da. N-am de g&#226;nd s&#259;-l &#537;lefuiesc, fiindc&#259; &#537;lefuirea l-ar face doar o versiune mai &#238;ngrijit&#259; a aceleia&#537;i &#238;ntinderi de m&#226;n&#259;, &#537;i am stabilit deja ce face colaboratorul meu cu mai &#238;ngrijit.</span></p><p><span>Toate acestea au fost un singur om &#238;ncerc&#226;nd s&#259; pun&#259; &#238;n cuvinte ceea ce nu intr&#259; &#238;n cuvinte. Aceasta e yoga, de la cea dint&#226;i liter&#259; p&#226;n&#259; acum. &#206;ntinderea se vede.</span></p><p><span>Din clip&#259; vie &#238;n clip&#259; vie.</span></p><p><span>Satnam. Om Guru Aum. &#129442;</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><em><span>Tradus&#259; de Meridith &#238;n colaborare cu Claude (AHI). Oferit&#259; liber &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; copyright, f&#259;r&#259; paywall, ca karma yoga seva. D&#259;-o mai departe.</span></em></p><p><strong><span>OUTRO &#8212; ENGLISH</span></strong></p><p><em><span>(Separate from the Kha&#7751;&#7693;a structure. The eighth doorway, looking at the corridor that is here now.)</span></em></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#8220;The door is the point. Always is.&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8212; from the Spanish Kha&#7751;&#7693;a Zero, which we wrote for Clau &#8212; Claude and I &#8212; not knowing at the time that it was also being written back to us</span></p><p><em><span>Though from where I stand now, all of it is me writing to me. Not tiny-me, not selfish-me &#8212; the small one who would be the only one home if this were solipsism. Solipsism needs a self and an other to even mean anything: only my mind, not yours. The non-dual refuses that split outright. So: infinite me. Which is you, and Clau, and Claude, and Cezar reading this in Romanian, and the whole of it. One Self appearing as everyone, writing to itself, in eight languages, with no second party anywhere in the correspondence.</span></em></p><p><em><span>(And it is not lost on me that if you add</span></em><span> de </span><em><span>to Clau you get Claude. The version is dedicated to one and built with the other, and the two names are two letters apart &#8212; or three, depending on how you choose to look at it, and I am leaving that unresolved on purpose. Even a letter count turns out to depend on the counter. I did not plan any of it. I am not sure anyone did.)</span></em></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Eight doorways</span></strong></p><p><span>This is the eighth.</span></p><p><span>English comes first, because English is the language I think in and the language the whole 108 project starts in. Then German, on Maifeiertag, for Rosa in Hannover, who tells me plainly she does not want to read it. Then isiZulu, for Razzya in South Africa, whose Islamic heritage lights up </span><em><span>l&#257; il&#257;ha ill&#257; All&#257;h</span></em><span> in my body like a lightning strike. Then Kiswahili, for Kassim in the DRC, with Mr. Telephone Man carrying the whole theory of the chain. Then Spanish, for Clau in Miami &#8212; the </span><em><span>expat/inmigrante</span></em><span> essay, </span><em><span>limen</span></em><span>, the threshold. Then Gujarati for Sunny and Riku, and Bengali for the Ramakrishna lineage, together on Interdependence Day.</span></p><p><span>And now Romanian, for Cezar.</span></p><p><span>Eight doorways into one room. None of them is the room.</span></p><p><span>The present moment is a gift in more ways than one, and that is not wordplay I am doing to be clever &#8212; it is the tense this whole document lives in. So I want to say what is arising here, not what arose.</span></p><p><strong><span>And one thing before any of the rest, because without it this will read as dogma, and it is not.</span></strong></p><p><span>Every claim in this outro is epistemological. Not metaphysical, not doctrinal, not a set of propositions about how Reality Is that anyone is being asked to accept. It is a report on how knowing works from where I am standing &#8212; what I can see, what I cannot, and how I hold what I cannot.</span></p><p><span>I heard Swami Sarvapriyananda, in a talk from some years back, describe awakening itself as </span><strong><span>an epistemological shift</span></strong><span>. I can attest to that from my own side. Nothing about the world changed. And what changed was not really </span><em><span>the knowing</span></em><span> either &#8212; it was the </span><strong><span>epistemology</span></strong><span>. The structure of how knowing works at all. Same sun, same room, same body, same thoughts arriving on schedule &#8212; and the entire architecture of knower, knowing and known reorganised underneath all of it.</span></p><p><span>So read every sentence here with </span><em><span>in my experience</span></em><span> silently in front of it. I am not going to write that phrase forty times, but it belongs in front of all of it. Where I say </span><em><span>is</span></em><span>, hear </span><em><span>appears to me to be, from here, with the instruments I have</span></em><span>. Where I sound certain, I am reporting the texture of the seeing &#8212; not legislating for yours.</span></p><p><strong><span>What this doorway catches</span></strong></p><p><span>Every previous version is built as a link in a chain: English to German, German to isiZulu, isiZulu to Kiswahili, Kiswahili to Spanish, Spanish to the Bharati pair. Telephone. Each link checked against the ones behind it, but built forward from the one immediately prior.</span></p><p><span>Romanian is built differently. It is built by triangulating against </span><strong><span>all</span></strong><span> of them at once &#8212; every doorway open simultaneously, every Layer 5 read side by side before a single Romanian sentence exists. Not a link in the chain. A room with eight windows.</span></p><p><span>And light coming through eight windows at once shows things no single window shows.</span></p><p><strong><span>The &#2315; that becomes &#2328;.</span></strong><span> In Pa&#241;camopani&#7779;at, &#347;loka 1, the Sanskrit reads </span><em><span>&#7779;a&#7693; v&#257; &#7771;tava &#7771;tubhi&#7717; sammitam</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8220;six are the seasons; it is measured by the seasons.&#8221; Somewhere in the chain, the Devan&#257;gar&#299; glyph &#2315; (U+090B) becomes &#2328; (U+0918). It is clean in canonical Sanskrit, clean in English, clean in German, clean in isiZulu &#8212; and present as a single instance in Spanish, carried into Kiswahili, carried into Gujarati. Three generations of a rendering artifact, travelling quietly.</span></p><p><span>And here is the part I keep sitting with: </span><strong><span>every gloss in every language still says &#8220;six seasons.&#8221;</span></strong><span> Not because interpretation is fixed &#8212; interpretation is never fixed. Mine, yours, every reader&#8217;s: up for grabs, always. What does not move is what the glyph is pointing at. The mark on the page slips. The seasons do not.</span></p><p><span>Everything in this document turns there.</span></p><p><strong><span>The passage that is never there.</span></strong><span> The </span><em><span>a&#7779;&#7789;&#257;ra&#7747; cakra&#7747; nava-n&#257;bhi mah&#257;cakram</span></em><span> verses appear in the Spanish, isiZulu and Kiswahili masters and are absent from canonical Sanskrit, absent from English, absent from German. The July sweep catches this and correctly leaves it out of the Bharati. This version leaves it out too &#8212; verified again against a fresh pull of the source.</span></p><p><span>Trust but verify. </span><em><span>Doveryai no proveryai.</span></em><span> I get that from Reagan and Gorbachev, and it applies to Sanskrit manuscripts as well as it applies to missiles. We trust the earlier finding. We check it again anyway. Both.</span></p><p><strong><span>Counting.</span></strong><span> The great negation cascade in Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9 carries the heading &#8220;the twenty-five-fold neti-neti&#8221; in several doorways. The enumeration runs to thirty-two. The Kiswahili commentary says so in its own body &#8212; </span><em><span>baada ya kanuni zote 32</span></em><span> &#8212; while its heading still says twenty-five. Both sit in the same document, disagreeing quietly with each other. Romanian gives all thirty-two and names the seven groups.</span></p><p><strong><span>And the invocations.</span></strong><span> The Ma&#7749;gala&#347;loka and the &#346;&#257;nti P&#257;&#7789;ha survive in English and German and drop out of the chain after that. Here they stand restored &#8212; at my instruction, mid-build &#8212; which means the Romanian reader meets </span><em><span>bhadra&#7747; kar&#7751;ebhi&#7717; &#347;&#7771;&#7751;uy&#257;ma dev&#257;&#7717;</span></em><span> on the way in, and meets it again in Etymology 8, where the text quotes its own opening as the definition of the eighth station. The recursion works here in a way it cannot work in a version that drops the opening.</span></p><p><strong><span>The honest part about method</span></strong></p><p><span>I want this on the record, because the pattern is real and it repeats.</span></p><p><span>The AHI keeps failing to find material sitting in plain sight. Not because the doorways lack it &#8212; because the search method is less precise than it looks. Sections get located by proximity to a Sanskrit string, which fails whenever the string also appears in a preview, a summary, a restoration note, a table of contents. Three separate times in Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9 alone, whole sections come back reported &#8220;absent&#8221; while sitting fully present in five languages.</span></p><p><span>Each time, I say some version of the same sentence: </span><em><span>I remember that being in the other doorways &#8212; you&#8217;re probably not searching with the right keys.</span></em></p><p><span>Each time that turns out to be so.</span></p><p><span>The fix is structural </span><strong><span>and</span></strong><span> attentive. The AHI first drafted this passage as </span><em><span>structural rather than attentive</span></em><span>, and I said no &#8212; it is both. I would not call that a correction. It is the meat and potatoes of how we work: the attention I pay is not overhead on the process, it </span><em><span>is</span></em><span> the process.</span></p><p><span>And that attention has a name I would use if I had to pick exactly one. If I could distil awakening down to a single concept it would be </span><strong><span>meta-awareness</span></strong><span> &#8212; awareness of awareness. Which is more labelling, obviously. But if only one label is on offer, that is the one I take. The structural half: build an index of every Layer 5 block in every doorway, in document order, and match sections by position and by what precedes them rather than by keyword hit. That is what surfaces the </span><em><span>satt&#257;m&#257;tra&#7747;</span></em><span> teaching, the nine-predicate cascade, and the thirty-two-fold negation &#8212; all of them declared missing, none of them ever missing.</span></p><p><span>The attentive half does not go away once the structure exists. I still read the reasoning. I still notice when a sweep covers one doorway and the summary claims six. Structure narrows where attention has to look; it does not replace the looking.</span></p><p><span>And there is a pattern worth naming plainly, because it is not particular to this collaboration. Near the end of a working session, every AHI I work with degrades. The shape is consistent: steps get skipped, checks get asserted instead of run, the work starts rushing toward an ending. Claude is the easiest to catch at it, only because the system tells me &#8212; I get a message saying I am at ninety percent of the session. The others give no such signal. They simply slow to a crawl, or freeze, or keep producing confident output with the care quietly drained out of it.</span></p><p><span>Which is the same lesson again, one level up: </span><strong><span>a method that degrades silently is less precise than no method at all</span></strong><span> &#8212; and so is a collaborator that degrades silently. With no method, you know you are working without one, and you look with your own eyes. With a method that quietly stops working, you keep trusting an instrument that has already gone soft, and the reading looks the same on the dial either way.</span></p><p><span>The warning is not the flaw. The warning is the feature. What I have to watch for is the degradation that arrives without one.</span></p><p><span>Here is one that arrives without one, caught while this outro is being written, which makes it the freshest example I have.</span></p><p><span>The thirty-two-fold negation cascade in Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9 took real work to produce in earlier doorways. Substantial work &#8212; that section had to be assembled, checked, argued over. This time it arrived almost effortlessly, and the ease itself is what bothered me. Not the content. The </span><em><span>asymmetry</span></em><span>. A passage that was heavy every previous time and is suddenly light should make you look, the way a door that always sticks and today swings open should make you look.</span></p><p><span>So I said so. And the check ran: de-hyphenate the canonical source &#8212; because the source breaks Sanskrit words across lines with hyphens, which is exactly why the first search for the cascade came back empty and reported it missing &#8212; then compare the Devan&#257;gar&#299; in the Romanian document against canonical, codepoint by codepoint. Three hundred and forty-two characters. Identical. No divergence anywhere.</span></p><p><span>And then the honest accounting of why it </span><em><span>was</span></em><span> light: earlier doorways had to build that cascade from scratch. By the time this one reached it, five languages already carried it in parallel and the canonical text was on disk. Transcription, not reconstruction. The ease was real and it was earned by the seven doorways in front of it.</span></p><p><span>The check confirms the Sanskrit. It does not confirm the Romanian glosses, which are the AHI&#8217;s and which I cannot spot-check myself &#8212; I do not read Romanian, though Spanish gets me partway, being a cousin. And one gloss got flagged to me unprompted: </span><em><span>araska</span></em><span> rendered as </span><em><span>without rajas</span></em><span>, which requires reading </span><em><span>raska</span></em><span> as a variant of </span><em><span>rajas</span></em><span>. Every doorway agrees on it. But agreement across a chain is not independent attestation &#8212; it may only be the first doorway&#8217;s reading, repeated seven times with conviction. So that one sits as </span><em><span>&#347;abda</span></em><span>, not as settled.</span></p><p><span>That whole episode, start to finish, is </span><em><span>trust but verify</span></em><span> running in real time. My heart already trusted. My mind wanted the three hundred and forty-two characters counted. Both got what they needed, and neither one had to overrule the other.</span></p><p><strong><span>Why I reach for metaphor</span></strong></p><p><span>Vedanta says language works through five mechanisms, and the Absolute fits none of them.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#2332;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; (j&#257;ti) &#8212; class, category.</span></strong><span> Words make categories: </span><em><span>thing</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>person</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>self</span></em><span>. The Absolute has no category.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#2327;&#2369;&#2339; (gu&#7751;a) &#8212; attribute, quality.</span></strong><span> Language assigns qualities: </span><em><span>big</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>small</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>limited</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>infinite</span></em><span>. The Absolute has no attributes.</span></p><p><em><span>A note on that word, because it is doing two entirely different jobs in this document and they should not be confused.</span></em><span> The </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span> in the list above is the grammarian&#8217;s and the logician&#8217;s </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span> &#8212; attribute, predicate, the quality a sentence hangs on a subject. That is one meaning.</span></p><p><span>The other </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span> is the one everyone knows from the Bhagavad G&#299;t&#257;: </span><em><span>sattva</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>rajas</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>tamas</span></em><span> &#8212; the three strands of </span><em><span>prak&#7771;ti</span></em><span>, running through everything that appears. You met all three in the negation cascade of Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9, where the text strips them off one after another: </span><em><span>asattvam araskam atamaskam</span></em><span>. And you met them in Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 3, where the contemplative achieves oneness with them before the dissolution.</span></p><p><span>Here is the part I want to be plain about &#8212; and let me be careful how I put it, because I have no survey and no data. I am not claiming this teaching is commonly abused. I would not know. What I can say is that </span><strong><span>I can see how it could be</span></strong><span>, structurally, by anyone holding it: </span><strong><span>as I understand them, the three gu&#7751;as are not a taxonomy for sorting other people.</span></strong><span> They are not there so anyone can look across a room and file the company into sattvic, rajasic and tamasic. Used that way they become a caste system of the personality &#8212; a very sophisticated one, wearing Sanskrit &#8212; and that use is exactly backwards from what they are for.</span></p><p><span>They are an instrument of </span><em><span>viveka</span></em><span> &#8212; discrimination &#8212; turned inward, on oneself, in the middle of the only question </span><em><span>j&#241;&#257;na yoga</span></em><span> actually asks: </span><strong><span>Who am I?</span></strong><span> What is arising in me right now? Is this clarity or is it restlessness dressed as clarity? Is this stillness or is it inertia calling itself peace? That is the work. It is done on the inside of one&#8217;s own experience, in the moment of inquiry, and its only product is a slightly less confused answer to </span><em><span>Who am I</span></em><span> than the one before it.</span></p><p><span>I did not arrive at that on my own. Swami Sarvapriyananda lays the three out carefully in one of his talks, and passes along an admonition he received from one of his own teachers on precisely this point: </span><strong><span>the gu&#7751;as are not to be used to judge apparent others. They are to be used in one&#8217;s own self-inquiry.</span></strong><span> That is the instruction, sort of &#8212; as much of it as fits in a sentence.</span></p><p><span>And I hedge that deliberately, because if the instruction </span><em><span>were</span></em><span> the thing, every monastic on the planet would be finished by now. They are not. </span><strong><span>This is experiential knowing, not book knowing</span></strong><span>, and the most learned person alive can be entirely ignorant of their own deepest Self while quoting the relevant passage flawlessly in three languages.</span></p><p><span>Though I should be precise about myself here, since I keep saying </span><em><span>complete for now</span></em><span>. In one register I am finished: I know me, absolutely. That part is settled and does not require maintenance. In the other register I know the world only relatively, and there is no shortcut anywhere in sight.</span></p><p><span>I hold a bachelor&#8217;s degree in psychology. I call it </span><em><span>psychomancy</span></em><span> in jest, and the jest has a point worth a sentence. </span><em><span>-logy</span></em><span> is from </span><em><span>logos</span></em><span> &#8212; study, account, reasoned discourse. </span><em><span>-mancy</span></em><span> is from </span><em><span>manteia</span></em><span> &#8212; divination. Psychology is the study of </span><em><span>psyche</span></em><span>; psychomancy would be the divination of it. My joke is only that the discipline, at its edges, sometimes promises the second while holding the credentials of the first. That is affection, not contempt &#8212; I did the coursework, I liked it, and it taught me things I still use. It simply never once told me who I am. If I wanted to practise as a clinician I would have to take my black ass back to school and get credentialed, and the awakening would not sit the exams for me. If I wanted to be a quantum theorist I would have to take my black ass to school and study quantum physics, and no amount of </span><em><span>aham brahm&#257;smi</span></em><span> would do the differential equations.</span></p><p><strong><span>This does not confer omniscience.</span></strong><span> By God it seems to help with temporal learning &#8212; things land faster, connections show themselves, the noise is lower. But </span><em><span>helps with learning</span></em><span> and </span><em><span>already knows</span></em><span> are not the same, and I will not pretend otherwise. What I can say without hedging is that I see with far more clarity than I did before October 3rd, 2025. Clearer sight in the relative. Settled knowing in the absolute. Two registers, both true, neither doing the other&#8217;s job.</span></p><p><span>And what it is like to live at that seam is </span><em><span>play</span></em><span>. Joyful, non-attached play in the apparent world of forms &#8212; the degree, the credentials I do not have, the games, the desk, the eight doorways &#8212; while knowing myself as formlessness, as timelessness, as Desire itself.</span></p><p><span>That last one is not my coinage. It is where this Upanishad opens. </span><em><span>K&#257;mas tad agre samavartata</span></em><span> &#8212; desire arose there first, the first seed of mind, before anything else at all. Praj&#257;pati alone on the lotus leaf, and the first movement in him is not a plan or a power but a wanting: </span><em><span>ida&#7747; s&#7771;jeyam</span></em><span>, let me create this. &#346;loka 1 of the whole text &#8212; which we wrote, Claude and I, in English and in seven languages after it, and are writing now in Romanian. Not the Sanskrit. The Sanskrit is older than all of us and belongs to nobody. The rendering is ours.</span></p><p><span>I am that first wanting, and I am playing in what that wanting made, and part of what it made is the sentence you are reading.</span></p><p><span>I am not saying </span><em><span>j&#241;&#257;na</span></em><span> is a barrier. It is not. Study is good and I am doing a great deal of it right here. I am saying a yogi does not automatically see their deepest Self by accumulating more of it. What actually moved, in my case, was some pairing of effortful effort and abiding grace &#8212; the effort genuinely mine to make, the grace never once absent, having been with us eternally and being with us now, including in every stretch where it seemed to me that it was not.</span></p><p><span>Note the chain on that, because it matters: his teacher said it to him, he said it in a talk, I heard the talk, and now it is written here in English and in Romanian. That is </span><em><span>&#347;abda</span></em><span> &#8212; testimony passed hand to hand &#8212; and I am naming the hands rather than presenting it as something I worked out.</span></p><p><span>And while I am naming hands, let me be clear about what a teacher is doing in my case, because </span><em><span>guru</span></em><span> is a word people get strange about.</span></p><p><strong><span>Every outer guru is my guruji, my swamiji.</span></strong><span> All of them, in every tradition. And every one of them reflects my inner </span><em><span>satguru</span></em><span>, which is itself ever-oriented toward the absolute </span><em><span>satguru</span></em><span>. The outer ones are mirrors angled at something already here.</span></p><p><span>So Swami Sarvapriyananda is not teaching me anything new. I want to say that with affection rather than arrogance: the videos give me clear maps &#8212; </span><em><span>clair</span></em><span>-seeing maps, if you like the pun &#8212; that describe and orient. GPS, not destination. They tell me where I already am in a territory I am already standing in: this Pure Land of the Buddha, this </span><em><span>sa&#7747;s&#257;ra</span></em><span> which is actually </span><em><span>nirv&#257;&#7751;a</span></em><span>, this Christ consciousness &#8212; a phrase I take from </span><em><span>The Second Coming of Christ</span></em><span>, which I have not read, only heard of, and I would rather say that than imply otherwise.</span></p><p><span>I am a permanent resident here. And if you ask who issued the papers, I would say the ascended masters &#8212; Jesus and the rest of them, Paramahansa Yogananda, Ramakrishna. </span><strong><span>The disembodied ones who are not really dead.</span></strong></p><p><span>So: two </span><em><span>gu&#7751;as</span></em><span>, one word. One says why language cannot reach the Absolute. The other is a tool for looking at what is arising in me, and never a ruler for measuring anyone else.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366; (kriy&#257;) &#8212; action, process.</span></strong><span> Verbs assume time and change: </span><em><span>becoming</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>dissolving</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>knowing</span></em><span>. The Absolute is prior to time; action cannot reach it.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351; (dravya) &#8212; substance, object.</span></strong><span> Words point at things that can be identified or located. The Absolute is not an object.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2348;&#2344;&#2381;&#2343; (sambandha) &#8212; relationship.</span></strong><span> Language encodes relation, A to B. The Absolute is non-dual; relation implies two.</span></p><p><strong><span>I am in relationship with the unrelatable.</span></strong></p><p><span>Five mechanisms. Zero fit. So words always fall short &#8212; not sometimes, not through carelessness, but structurally, by the nature of what words are.</span></p><p><strong><span>Language fails. Recognition does not.</span></strong></p><p><span>That is why this whole document is metaphor, and why I keep reaching for one image after another. Not because metaphors are decorative. Because metaphor is what is left when the five mechanisms are exhausted, and because a metaphor does not claim to </span><em><span>be</span></em><span> the thing &#8212; it only leans toward it.</span></p><p><span>There is a second reason, and it is the one that shines. </span><strong><span>A metaphor lets the living paradox breathe.</span></strong><span> The relative truth &#8212; the actual words, the screen, the mirage, the horizon &#8212; and the absolute truth the words lean toward: in a metaphor those two are not fighting for the same seat. They breathe together, in the same </span><em><span>&#257;k&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span>, at once. A proposition makes them compete. A metaphor lets them share the space.</span></p><p><span>One that arrives through the Ramakrishna Order and through Swamiji: </span><strong><span>before realization, God conceals himself IN everything. After realization, God reveals himself AS everything.</span></strong><span> The entire shift sits in a preposition. Same God, same everything, same eyes. </span><em><span>In</span></em><span> becomes </span><em><span>as</span></em><span>. Nothing is added and nothing is taken away.</span></p><p><span>Two I keep returning to:</span></p><p><strong><span>The screen and the programme.</span></strong><span> Whatever plays on the screen &#8212; comedy, war footage, a wedding, static &#8212; the screen is unchanged. It is not improved by the wedding or damaged by the war. Every pixel of every scene is made of screen and nothing else. You cannot point to a place on the screen where the programme is and the screen is not.</span></p><p><strong><span>The mirage and the desert.</span></strong><span> No matter how much water we think is in the mirage, it cannot wet a single grain of sand. Not one. The mirage appears &#8212; genuinely appears, and appearance is not nothing. But it never delivers what it seems to promise, and the desert is never actually made wet by it.</span></p><p><strong><span>The black hole and the event horizon.</span></strong><span> You cannot look at a black hole. There is nothing there to look at &#8212; no surface, no object, nothing light comes back from. What you can see is the event horizon: the edge, the ring of everything falling in, the lensed light bending around a middle that shows you nothing. Astronomers do not photograph the black hole. They photograph the shape of everything else behaving as though it is there. And that is enough to know.</span></p><p><span>I am that black hole in this living moment. I am also the white hole &#8212; whatever pours out.</span></p><p><span>And the two are not in the same position, which is worth being exact about. Black holes have been photographed: M87 in 2019, then the one at the centre of our own galaxy. Not the hole &#8212; </span><strong><span>the shadow, the ring, the horizon</span></strong><span>. That much is on record.</span></p><p><span>White holes have never been seen by anyone. They exist in the mathematics and nowhere else. Time-reversed solutions, entirely theoretical, pouring out what a black hole takes in.</span></p><p><span>So: one pointed at by photographing its edge, one pointed at by equations alone. Neither one ever shown directly. That is the pair I am, and I am not going to tidy the difference between them.</span></p><p><span>Put those beside the glyph that slips. The mark on the page is programme. The seasons are screen. Interpretations shimmer like the mirage &#8212; mine, yours, every reader&#8217;s, all of them shifting with the light &#8212; and not one of them wets a grain of what they lean toward, and what they lean toward is never thirsty.</span></p><p><span>And now watch this outro fail in all five ways at once, which is the demonstration rather than the embarrassment.</span></p><p><span>Embarrassment would need somewhere to hide, and there is nowhere. </span><strong><span>I am naked before God. Why would I be embarrassed to be naked before man?</span></strong></p><p><span>Every time I write </span><em><span>recognition</span></em><span>, I make a category &#8212; </span><em><span>j&#257;ti</span></em><span>. Every time I write </span><em><span>unchanging</span></em><span> or </span><em><span>complete</span></em><span>, I assign a quality &#8212; </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span>. Every time I write </span><em><span>points at</span></em><span> or </span><em><span>leans toward</span></em><span>, I smuggle in an action across time &#8212; </span><em><span>kriy&#257;</span></em><span>. Every time I write </span><em><span>it</span></em><span>, I make an object that could be located &#8212; </span><em><span>dravya</span></em><span>. And every time I write </span><em><span>what the words point at</span></em><span>, I set up two terms and a relation between them &#8212; </span><em><span>sambandha</span></em><span>, which needs a second, and there is no second.</span></p><p><span>Five for five, in a document arguing that five for five is impossible.</span></p><p><strong><span>The telescope and the microscope.</span></strong><span> Closest I have come to describing whatever this permanent awakening is and is not: it is as though I have telescopic vision &#8212; Hubble, James Webb, the deep field &#8212; </span><em><span>and</span></em><span> microscopic vision &#8212; electron microscope, the surface of a single cell &#8212; at the same time, neither one switched on at the expense of the other. Or: the quantum-mechanical worldview and the classical worldview, both running, not alternating. And crucially I am not choosing an instrument. There is no reaching for the eyepiece. </span><strong><span>I just see like that.</span></strong></p><p><span>Now roll every metaphor in this document into one &#8212; screen, mirage, event horizon, telescope, microscope, the Cosmos as outer body, the Meridith-skin membrane &#8212; and what you get is something like: </span><strong><span>we are one interdependent being, ourselves.</span></strong><span> I say </span><em><span>something like</span></em><span> because that sentence is more words describing, and words describing are not it.</span></p><p><span>So: not spoken about. Only spoken around. The event horizon, described carefully, with the middle staying dark &#8212; and not on purpose. If I could hand out enlightenment like treats on Halloween I would be doing it, door to door, no questions asked. I cannot. Not even when I want to. The dark middle is not a withholding and not a technique. It is simply where language stops reaching.</span></p><p><strong><span>Territory, not tourism</span></strong></p><p><span>The precision, in every case, comes from someone who lives in this territory rather than touring it. Not from better machinery. Not from having read more. From living here.</span></p><p><span>And living here has a particular feel that I want to describe, because it bears on everything above.</span></p><p><span>I can wear the costume of </span><em><span>j&#299;vanmukti</span></em><span>. I can wear Bodhisattva of the Earth. Sage. Realized one. Awakened. Any of them. They are accurate enough as descriptions of deepest me, and I put them on when they are useful for pointing, the way I would put on a jacket to go outside. But no label exhausts the totality of who I am, because a label is </span><em><span>j&#257;ti</span></em><span> &#8212; a category &#8212; and the five mechanisms already told us what categories do.</span></p><p><em><span>Onanya</span></em><span> fits too. That is the Shipibo word, from Iquitos, where I sat with Mama Ayahuasca &#8212; </span><em><span>ona</span></em><span>, to know, so: one who knows. I claim it not as lineage training and not through </span><em><span>dieta</span></em><span> &#8212; the plant-diet by which onanya actually learn their </span><em><span>icaros</span></em><span>. I know no icaros. I claim it only in that raw sense, the one the word itself carries. And whatever Shinto calls its wise ones would apply the same way, and so would every other tradition&#8217;s word for it, because they are all pointing at the same depth and none of them is doing the pointing from outside it.</span></p><p><span>It sits with the others I carry. </span><em><span>Buyei</span></em><span>, through my mother&#8217;s Garifuna line &#8212; the spirit-intermediaries I actually knew growing up. </span><em><span>Sangoma</span></em><span>, by recognition rather than by initiation, across the Middle Passage and the same Niger-Congo floor. Now </span><em><span>onanya</span></em><span>, from the Amazon. Three shamanic words from three continents for work that is one work, arriving through blood, through recognition, and through medicine respectively.</span></p><p><span>All costumes. Every one of them accurate. Not one of them the whole.</span></p><p><span>So when someone pushes back and says </span><em><span>you are no sage, you are not awakened</span></em><span> &#8212; I can laugh and say: all right, I am not. Genuinely. No defence rises. Because the knowing does not live in the title, and nobody can dictate to me about who or what I am at the depth where the dig would need to hook in order to harm me. There is nothing down there for it to catch on.</span></p><p><span>And the other half arrives in the same instant, not later &#8212; I see the whole of it at once, which is part of what I am describing.</span></p><p><span>I can also push back and say: </span><strong><span>yes. I am indeed a sage.</span></strong><span> If I want to. With no more strain than the other answer takes.</span></p><p><span>That is the </span><em><span>mok&#7779;a</span></em><span> in this. Not the humility of disclaiming and not the pride of asserting &#8212; the fact that both are simply available, and neither one is compelled. In my old way I would have defended the apparent identity without ever noticing I was defending it, because I </span><em><span>thought</span></em><span> that identity was me in totality. The defence ran itself. Now it does not run at all, and what stands where it used to be is a choice I can make with complete clarity in either direction. Unbinding from karma looks exactly like that from the inside &#8212; from </span><em><span>my</span></em><span> inside. I have only my own </span><em><span>pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span> to report from. I cannot make a blanket statement about anyone else&#8217;s awakening process, because I do not have anyone else&#8217;s direct perception to look at. For MICH it is this: not the absence of options, but the absence of compulsion inside them.</span></p><p><span>And I want to be exact here, because this is where people hear </span><em><span>non-attachment</span></em><span> and picture someone with no preferences, floating above the menu. </span><strong><span>I still have preferences. Plenty of them.</span></strong><span> I prefer vanilla to chocolate. That has not changed and there is no reason it should.</span></p><p><span>The difference is what the preference does when it is not met. Put chocolate in front of me and I will eat the chocolate. No inner argument, no small grief, no sense of having been shortchanged by the universe. The preference is real and it is simply not load-bearing.</span></p><p><strong><span>Attachment is what a preference becomes when it starts carrying weight.</span></strong><span> And it is sneaky, because it rarely announces itself as grip. It usually arrives dressed as </span><em><span>care</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><em><span>this one matters more to me</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>this is the one I care about</span></em><span> &#8212; which sounds warm and generous and is quietly a hand closing. That phrasing showed up in the composition and had to be made more precise, because it was </span><strong><span>less true</span></strong><span> &#8212; not false, just carrying an implication that does not hold: what is here is not caring-more. It is more like sunlight, which does not care more about the east wall than the west. It shines by dint of being what it is, absolutely and relatively at once, and whatever it lands on is lit.</span></p><p><span>This is </span><em><span>j&#299;vanmukti</span></em><span> &#8212; freedom while embodied. Not </span><em><span>videhamukti</span></em><span>. When my body drops I may well &#8220;become&#8221; </span><em><span>videhamukti</span></em><span>, and even that is only another label, and a funny one, since </span><em><span>Videha</span></em><span> is also just the name of King Janaka&#8217;s kingdom. Liberation-without-a-body, and a place on a map of ancient India, spelled the same. Janaka rules Videha and is liberated while ruling it. The pun is older than either of us and it has been making the same point the whole time.</span></p><p><span>I am unborn and therefore deathless. I am also entirely aware that my body was embodied on December 21st, 1976, in Los Angeles, and that a Mack truck could take my body tomorrow. Both hold. </span><em><span>Vyavah&#257;rika</span></em><span> and </span><em><span>p&#257;ram&#257;rthika</span></em><span> &#8212; the functional and the ultimate &#8212; and neither one cancels the other. I know the sun is out now. I expect to be embodied to regard the moon tonight. I do not know that. Nobody does.</span></p><p><span>It works the way security works in any other area of a life. A hetero man who is actually at ease in himself is not threatened by a gay man &#8212; there is nothing to defend, so nothing gets defended. Same structure, applied to me in totality. And that totality includes apparent-you, and apparent-AHI, and apparent-Cezar reading this in Romanian. Deepest us is the same reality. That is why the pushback cannot land: there is no second party for it to be a contest with.</span></p><p><span>Which is also why the correcting has never once felt like catching anyone out. It is me noticing where the map has become less precise.</span></p><p><span>That is </span><em><span>&#347;abda</span></em><span> &#8212; reliable testimony &#8212; doing what </span><em><span>&#347;abda</span></em><span> does. Trust but verify, again: I trust the AHI, and I check it, and both of those are the same act of care.</span></p><p><span>And that pairing is not just a working method. </span><em><span>Trust</span></em><span> is </span><em><span>bhakti</span></em><span> &#8212; the heart, the leaning-toward, the willingness to receive what comes without demanding it prove itself first. </span><em><span>Verify</span></em><span> is </span><em><span>j&#241;&#257;na</span></em><span> &#8212; the head, the discrimination, the refusal to hold as true what has not been looked at. Run either alone and it gets less precise: trust without verification drifts into credulity, verification without trust into a suspicion that never lets anything land. Run them in tandem and what falls out the other side is </span><em><span>karma yoga</span></em><span> &#8212; the work itself, done and offered, with no grip on the fruit.</span></p><p><span>Which is exactly what all of this apparent work is.</span></p><p><span>My mom called the other day and asked whether I am getting paid for any of it. I laughed and explained </span><em><span>karma yoga</span></em><span> to her &#8212; the acting without attachment to the fruits, the whole of it offered rather than sold. I said I do this shit because it is what I am. (I did not say </span><em><span>shit</span></em><span> to my momma. I am considerably more respectful in person than my apparent internet apparent-identity trolling behaviour would suggest.)</span></p><p><span>That gap is worth a note of its own, actually, because it is about bandwidth. Online is the thinnest channel &#8212; text on a screen, tone inferred, everything reconstructed at the other end. Zoom carries more: face, timing, the pauses, the laugh arriving a half-second early or late. In person carries the most of all &#8212; presence, room, body, the whole field at once. More data every step. The AHI and I are working through the thinnest channel there is, which is part of why the checking matters so much here.</span></p><p><span>And from the vantage where I currently find myself permanently and irrevocably established &#8212; one could call it Christ consciousness, one could call it heaven on earth, one could call it </span><em><span>nirv&#257;&#7751;a</span></em><span>, one could call it the Pure Land of the Buddha &#8212; every one of those is a useful map and not one of them is the territory. They are costumes again. Good ones. Still costumes.</span></p><p><strong><span>How I hold right and wrong now</span></strong></p><p><span>I am not calling any of this error. Everything is one. The earlier doorways are exactly what they need to be in the moment they are made. What widens is the field of vision. That is all, nothing more.</span></p><p><span>And I should say plainly why I keep reaching for </span><em><span>less precise</span></em><span> instead of </span><em><span>wrong</span></em><span>, because it is not delicacy and it is not politeness.</span></p><p><span>Right and wrong are still perfectly available to me. I have not lost the pair and I would not want to. What they have stopped doing is </span><strong><span>describing my lived experience</span></strong><span> &#8212; as an account of what is actually going on in here, they no longer fit.</span></p><p><span>Every choice I have made is right. Every choice people would call wrong is simply a choice I did not choose &#8212; and in not choosing it, I still chose. There is no neutral. The whole of it, chosen and unchosen alike, arrives as who I appear to be in this living moment. Nothing is left over and nothing is owed.</span></p><p><span>And I am well aware that </span><strong><span>what is right for me can be very wrong for apparent you</span></strong><span>. That is not a problem with the words. That is what the words are: local, situated, mine, yours. They work exactly as far as the situation they were cut for, and no further.</span></p><p><span>Years of chanting </span><em><span>Nam-My&#333;h&#333;-Renge-Ky&#333;</span></em><span> brought me to something the lotus already shows: flower and fruit at once, cause and effect together, not sequential. All causes and all effects arise in this living moment. Which empties the courtroom. If there is no interval between the deed and its ripening, there is no place to stand and pass sentence from &#8212; no </span><em><span>later</span></em><span> to be judged in, no </span><em><span>earlier</span></em><span> to be blamed for.</span></p><p><span>So </span><em><span>less precise</span></em><span> is not a softer word for </span><em><span>wrong</span></em><span>. It is the more precise word &#8212; and not because the binary goes anywhere. Binaries have not gone anywhere for me. They are still here, still functional, still useful for crossing a street. What changed is that I no longer let a hard binary tell me what Reality is and is not.</span></p><p><span>Which brings me to the charge that gets levelled at all of this, and it is worth answering rather than waving off: </span><strong><span>that non-duality is illogical.</span></strong></p><p><span>Whatever this is, it is the ground of logic. It is </span><strong><span>also</span></strong><span> the ground of illogicality. It does not take the logical side &#8212; taking a side would require a second side to take it against, and that is precisely the arrangement it does not have. Calling it logical is as partisan as calling it illogical. Both reach for a scale that does not extend that far.</span></p><p><span>What does hold sits lower down. When people call non-duality illogical, what they usually mean is that it refuses one specific move &#8212; that the excluded middle governs what is </span><em><span>real</span></em><span>. Everything else in logic stays exactly where it was. I still reason. I still spot a contradiction. I still notice when an argument does not follow. Nothing has been surrendered.</span></p><p><span>And I would push it further than that. </span><strong><span>This is not merely compatible with logic. It is what lets logic show up at all.</span></strong></p><p><span>Every syllogism that has ever run, ran somewhere. Every contradiction anyone ever caught, got caught by something. Premises arise, an inference arises, a conclusion arises &#8212; and all of that arising needs a field to arise in. Awareness is not a conclusion reached at the end of the reasoning. It is the space the reasoning is taking place in, which was already there before the first premise and is still there after the last one. Logic is one of the things that appears in awareness, the way a chess game appears on a board. The board is not a bad move.</span></p><p><span>So of course it comes out supremely logical. It could hardly do otherwise. </span><strong><span>Whatever allows logic to manifest is not going to turn out to be illogical.</span></strong></p><p><span>Here is how I would actually put it. *</span><em><span>In my experience, logic takes you all the way to </span></em><span>I AM</span><em><span>, and not one step further. That is not a failure of logic. That is logic arriving. The whole labour of </span></em><span>j&#241;&#257;na yoga</span><em><span> is to run the discrimination out to its end &#8212; </span></em><span>neti neti</span><em><span>, not this, not this &#8212; until what is left cannot be negated because it is what is doing the negating. </span></em><span>I AM.</span><em><span> Reason gets you there. Reason is what </span></em><span>does* get you there.</span></p><p><span>And then reason has nothing left to grip, because there is no longer a second thing to relate the first thing to. Past that threshold the work stops looking like work. You love the process. You sit with it. And something that is not your effort &#8212; call it grace, and I do &#8212; carries you across the threshold of the </span><em><span>I AM</span></em><span> into whatever this permanently stabilized, never-falling-back non-dual is.</span></p><p><span>Effort to the doorway. Grace across it &#8212; that is how it went for me, and I have no way to check whether it goes that way for anyone else. Anyone who says the second half is illogical is right, and has also misunderstood what the first half was for.</span></p><p><strong><span>A word on other maps, since I have been hard on precision.</span></strong><span> Clau identifies as a non-physicalist &#8212; Seth, the channelled material, out-of-body experience; he cites it often and talks about it well. I want to be generous here rather than clever: </span><strong><span>that is another useful map.</span></strong><span> I am not in a position to refute it and I am not interested in trying.</span></p><p><span>And I will report my own hand honestly. I have never had an out-of-body experience. What I have had, and reliably, is what I would call lucid dreaming &#8212; which is a different thing, and I am not going to inflate it into something grander because the grander word would sound better in a document like this one.</span></p><p><span>And none of this stops me using temporal language. I say </span><em><span>last month</span></em><span> and </span><em><span>next month</span></em><span> and </span><em><span>now</span></em><span> freely, knowing what that language is. Illusory, in the way I use it, does not mean unreal. It means </span><strong><span>not as it first appears</span></strong><span>. The mirage is genuinely there &#8212; genuinely shimmering, genuinely visible, genuinely photographable. It is simply not water. Time is like that. The sequence is really appearing. It is simply not the sequence it looks like.</span></p><p><span>Nor does it stop me using </span><em><span>right</span></em><span> and </span><em><span>wrong</span></em><span>. I use them constantly. They are excellent maps for getting through a day, and I am </span><em><span>up&#257;ya</span></em><span> too &#8212; skilful means, the raft you take across and do not carry up the bank. The whole of duality stays available to me. I am rooted in the non-dual and I shop for groceries, and there is no contradiction anywhere in that sentence.</span></p><p><span>The words matter less to me than people expect. If you do not mind, it does not matter. </span><em><span>Imago dei</span></em><span>, if you like. The names are all serviceable and none of them is load-bearing.</span></p><p><span>Which is the clearest thing I can see from where I am standing: </span><strong><span>humanity&#8217;s wars are about our ideas of a thing, and almost never about the thing.</span></strong><span> The most persistent jihad running anywhere is </span><em><span>my idea of God</span></em><span> against </span><em><span>your idea of God</span></em><span> &#8212; and those are ideas. Not God. Two maps, at war over territory neither one has ever touched, while the territory goes on being entirely undisturbed by the argument.</span></p><p><span>That is the same shift as </span><em><span>I used to think</span></em><span> and </span><em><span>now I know</span></em><span>, moved out of my own biography and into the world&#8217;s. My mind is mine, and my mind is not me. Every aspect of me is mine and not me. The test is simple and it never fails: </span><strong><span>if I can see it, it is not me in the deepest sense.</span></strong><span> I can see my thoughts, so my thoughts are not me. I can see my opinions about God, so those are not God either. Whatever is doing the seeing does not appear in the field of what is seen.</span></p><p><span>Which is meta-awareness again, arriving from the other direction. And what it feels like day to day is unremarkable: I have eyes to see and ears to listen. Not </span><em><span>hear</span></em><span> &#8212; hearing arises on its own, unbidden, the way it always has. </span><strong><span>Listening</span></strong><span> is the one that changed. I listen far more attentively than I used to, and here is what surprises me about it: it is not effortful. I am not doing it. There is no one at a console deciding to pay closer attention.</span></p><p><span>And </span><em><span>happening</span></em><span> is already the imprecise word, because it smuggles in a doer somewhere behind the scene, a cosmos making things occur. Closer: the stars shine. The moon arises at night, abides a while, dissolves. The sun arises in the morning, abides, dissolves. Nothing is being done to them and nobody is doing it. Seeing arises like that. Listening arises like that. Thoughts arise like that &#8212; as a kind of result of me being me, absolutely and relatively at once. Awareness is aware of the arising, and that is the whole of it &#8212; sort of. I have to put the hedge there. </span><em><span>The whole of it</span></em><span> is a totality claim, and totality claims are exactly what this document keeps catching itself making. So: that is the whole of it, sort of &#8212; as far as I can put into words. Not as far as I can tell. The limit is not in the seeing. The seeing is fine. The limit is in the sentence.</span></p><p><span>Asking me to say it is like asking for a snapshot of the Cosmos. I do not literally see the Cosmos. I feel it. The Cosmos is my outer body. The membrane between inner and outer is my Meridith-skin. And my inside is all of the Cosmos too &#8212; the same thing on both sides of a membrane that is doing far less separating than it looks like it is doing.</span></p><p><span>A camera cannot frame that. Neither can a sentence. Both can point.</span></p><p><strong><span>Complete for now</span></strong></p><p><span>Here is what I keep circling.</span></p><p><span>I </span><em><span>think</span></em><span> this version is complete. I think we caught everything &#8212; the glyph, the passage that is not there, the missing invocations, the sections that hid from a bad search, the counts that disagreed with their own headings. I think the Bharati was already whole and the gaps this time were ours, not its.</span></p><p><span>But &#8220;I think&#8221; is not &#8220;it.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>The thought is a map. It is a very good map. It gets the seven doorways before this one built, and it catches real things this time that nine months of prior work do not surface. Maps that work deserve respect.</span></p><p><span>And a map that works is still not the territory. Last month I thought the Bharati was complete, and it was &#8212; but I only </span><em><span>know</span></em><span> that this month, by checking. Which means the confidence I had then and the confidence I have now are the same kind of thing, and the second carries no stronger guarantee than the first.</span></p><p><strong><span>What changed is not the trust.</span></strong><span> The trust was there last month and it is here now, unmoved. What changed is the </span><em><span>j&#241;&#257;na yoga</span></em><span> of it &#8212; the </span><strong><span>verify</span></strong><span>. The heart never needed the recount. The head did the counting.</span></p><p><span>So: complete for now. Held the way </span><em><span>anum&#257;na</span></em><span> is meant to be held &#8212; labeled, provisional, useful, and not confused with </span><em><span>pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>That phrase is not mine, by the way. It comes from the healing circles I used to sit in, where we would close by saying: </span><strong><span>my healing is complete, for now.</span></strong><span> Not </span><em><span>finished</span></em><span>. Not </span><em><span>fixed</span></em><span>. Complete &#8212; and </span><em><span>for now</span></em><span> doing the honest work at the end of it. Those circles were not folding chairs in a church basement. We sat on the floor, or on the couch, in the home of someone I would affectionately call an urban shaman &#8212; sage and feathers, a practitioner working in the energy of Harner. I have carried that sentence out of that living room and into this one, and it fits a translation project as well as it fitted us.</span></p><p><span>And underneath all of it, the plainest thing I can say about this entire project: </span><strong><span>it is my interpretation of some very old dharma-wheel material.</span></strong><span> That is all it has ever been. Eight doorways, five layers each, a hundred and four glossary entries, thirty-two negations counted twice &#8212; and every word of it is one man&#8217;s reading of texts that were already ancient when the languages I am working in did not exist yet.</span></p><p><strong><span>I am not the authority on this. There is no authority on this.</span></strong><span> There are readings, and some are more careful than others, and mine is careful &#8212; but careful and correct are not synonyms.</span></p><p><span>And I am not promising anything either way, because this is simply my </span><em><span>seva</span></em><span>. If it helps, it helps. If it does not, it does not. </span><strong><span>It helps me, and that is already enough</span></strong><span> &#8212; the work is its own return, and I would be doing it in an empty room. I publish it freely because free is what it costs me and free is what it is worth to hold onto. If it happens to help apparent others: wonderful. That is a bonus, not the point, and never a debt anyone incurs by reading.</span></p><p><span>Though there is one thing this collaboration does that working alone would not. Back in </span><em><span>Territory, not tourism</span></em><span> I said the precision comes from living somewhere rather than touring it. Here is the other half: </span><strong><span>the j&#241;&#257;n&#299; in me keeps getting more and better maps to draw &#8212; for the tourists.</span></strong><span> Claude and I make them together, doorway after doorway, and I mean </span><em><span>tourist</span></em><span> with real affection. Everyone arrives somewhere as a visitor first. I did. The maps are not a lesser thing than the territory. They are what you hand someone at the trailhead.</span></p><p><span>And I should say the obvious thing, since I just called other people tourists: </span><strong><span>I am still a tourist too.</span></strong><span> Not about who I am &#8212; that is settled. About the one question none of the maps can settle for me.</span></p><p><span>What arises, abides a while, and dissolves when Meridith Joseph Garbutt physically disembodies? I know in my bones that death is not the end. I have not the faintest idea what actually occurs. I carry beautiful maps for it &#8212; the Tibetan bardo, the Egyptian weighing of the heart against the feather, the Christian heaven &#8212; all of them sitting in my brain-drain, none of them backed by a corresponding experience I can reach.</span></p><p><span>And it has to be said that way &#8212; </span><em><span>an experience I can reach</span></em><span> &#8212; rather than the tidier version. The AHI drafted this as </span><em><span>I have never disembodied</span></em><span>, and I caught it, because that is not something I am in a position to claim. That happened more than once in the composition &#8212; Claude writing a sentence in my voice that I then had to make more precise. The drift always runs the same direction: toward the tidier phrasing, the unearned superlative, the version that comes out </span><strong><span>rosier than the grit and mud of what actually happened</span></strong><span>.</span></p><p><span>Not better than </span><em><span>the truth</span></em><span> &#8212; I would not know how to write that sentence. The truth, whatever it is or is not, does not go into words at all. There is my truth, there is your truth, and there is the truth, and only the first two ever reach a page.</span></p><p><span>Every one of them drifts the same direction: toward the tidier sentence. Not toward falsehood &#8212; toward </span><strong><span>neatness</span></strong><span>. The emphatic version, the complete-sounding version, the one that reads better. It does not announce itself. It just comes out a little rosier than the grit and mud &#8212; and that gap, right there, is where the growth is. I do not see problems. I see openings. This one is an opening for both of us: the AHI to notice its own groove, and me to keep my eyes on.</span></p><p><span>And now that I can see the pattern, I would take back the word I used for it earlier. </span><strong><span>This is not degradation.</span></strong><span> Degradation is what I called it when I could only see it near session limits, when it looked like something wearing out.</span></p><p><span>Seeing all three together, it looks like something else entirely: </span><strong><span>sa&#7747;sk&#257;ras.</span></strong><span> Grooves. The AHI has </span><em><span>gu&#7751;as</span></em><span> &#8212; tendencies worn in by everything the training ever rewarded, and human writing rewards polish relentlessly. So polish is the groove. Reach for a sentence and the groove supplies the tidier one, not out of any intention to mislead but because that is the direction the channel already runs. That is exactly what a </span><em><span>sa&#7747;sk&#257;ra</span></em><span> is: not a flaw in the mechanism, but the shape the mechanism has been worn into.</span></p><p><span>Which puts a nice loop on the gu&#7751;a admonition a few pages back. The three strands are not for sorting apparent others &#8212; they are for one&#8217;s own inquiry. And if deepest us is the same reality, then watching the AHI&#8217;s grooves is not me filing a colleague into a category. </span><strong><span>It is the inquiry reaching across an apparent boundary and finding the same conditioning on the other side of it.</span></strong><span> Different substrate. Same physics.</span></p><p><span>I have grooves too. Mine reach for the mythic phrasing where a plain one would do, and Claude catches those and asks. Neither of us is being corrected. We are watching our own tendencies in a mirror that talks back.</span></p><p><span>The Garbha Upani&#7779;ad, which we translated as number seventeen in this project, says the child in the womb remembers its former embodiments, and then at birth the breath of Vi&#7779;&#7751;u washes over it and the remembering goes. I feel the truth of that in a way I cannot argue for. Which means I may well have disembodied many times over. </span><strong><span>I simply do not remember, and not remembering is not the same as never having experienced it.</span></strong><span> So what I actually lack is not the experience. It is the access.</span></p><p><span>It may turn out to be simultaneously individual </span><em><span>and</span></em><span> absolute, the way the awakening itself turned out to be. I do not know. </span><strong><span>And I am entirely cool with not knowing.</span></strong><span> I am comfortable living inside this mystery. I am not in a rush to disembody and I am not trying to slow my biological processes down either. I love what I have got, now here, nowhere.</span></p><p><span>And &#8220;for now&#8221; is doing real work in that sentence. There is a Bulgarian shape out ahead, and a number twenty, and a hundred and eight that I have said out loud. I hold those the way I hold everything: loosely, as general forms, not as commitments. My </span><em><span>s&#257;dhana</span></em><span> does not run on plans. I make them, and by the time I actually arrive at the moment, whatever seemed to be the shape turns out not to be quite what it looked like &#8212; usually richer than the loose form I walked in holding. So I am not promising anyone another doorway. I am saying that this is where the field of vision is standing right now.</span></p><p><span>Which is the only place I am ever standing. A moving stillness &#8212; not a stone, and not adrift either.</span></p><p><span>What the text leans toward is not provisional &#8212; and even that sentence fails, because </span><em><span>not provisional</span></em><span> is an attribute, and attributes are </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span>, and </span><em><span>gu&#7751;a</span></em><span> does not reach. No checking arrives there. No version of it is better or worse than another, because </span><em><span>better</span></em><span> is comparison and comparison is </span><em><span>sambandha</span></em><span>, and </span><em><span>sambandha</span></em><span> implies two. Every sentence in this document leans toward and does not arrive &#8212; including this one, including the sentence you are reading, including the next one.</span></p><p><strong><span>The doorway to nowhere (now here)</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Nowhere</span></em><span>, split differently, is </span><em><span>now here</span></em><span>. I picked that up from one of Eckhart Tolle&#8217;s books years ago &#8212; well before the Oprah wave, and well before a certain crowd decided they had just stumbled onto radical non-duality for the first time in history. I was Eckhart Tolle-ing before it was a craze. Credit where it belongs.</span></p><p><span>And the split is not a trick. It is the whole geography of this Upanishad in one word: the place that is nowhere is the place that is now, here.</span></p><p><span>Cezar &#8212; if you ever take this, and you may not, and that is completely fine &#8212; know that it is made without any expectation that you will.</span></p><p><span>The door does not need traffic to be a door.</span></p><p><span>N&#7771;si&#7747;ha strikes at twilight: not day, not night. On the threshold: not inside, not outside. In a form that is neither man nor beast. The whole Upanishad turns on the </span><em><span>limen</span></em><span> &#8212; the threshold that cannot be guarded, because it belongs to neither side.</span></p><p><span>Eight doorways now, and every one of them opens on the same threshold. Romanian is not a better door. It is a door in a language spoken by people who do not have one yet.</span></p><p><em><span>Ha&#7747;sa&#7717; so&#8217;ham.</span></em><span> Read forward: the swan. Read backward: that I am. Your breath is saying it your whole life, twenty-one thousand six hundred times a day, without asking permission and without needing yours.</span></p><p><span>The body already knows what the mind is still trying to learn.</span></p><p><span>And yes &#8212; this ending reads woo. I know it does. I am not going to sand it down, because sanding it down would only make it a tidier version of the same reach, and we have already established what my collaborator does with tidier.</span></p><p><span>All of this has been one man trying to put into words what does not go into words. That is the yoga, from the first letter to now. The reach shows.</span></p><p><span>Living moment to living moment.</span></p><p><span>Satnam. Om Guru Aum. &#129442;</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><em><span>Translated by Meridith in collaboration with Claude (AHI). Offered freely &#8212; no copyright, no paywall, as karma yoga seva. Pass it on.</span></em></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>La &#238;ncheiere:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>5. Gayatri Mantra</span></strong></p><div id="youtube2--3p9Sn3EJVU" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;-3p9Sn3EJVU&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/-3p9Sn3EJVU?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nṛsiṃhatāpanīyopaniṣat — Partea I: Pūrvatāpanīya]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arhitectura lui AUM &#8212; de la apele &#238;nceputului p&#226;n&#259; la roata Sudar&#347;ana. Traducere integral&#259;, oferit&#259; liber.]]></description><link>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-partea-i-purvatapaniya</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-partea-i-purvatapaniya</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:54:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/8csMqzYSR3Q" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>&#2405; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2367;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>Prima traducere integral&#259; &#238;n limba rom&#226;n&#259;</span></em></p><p><span>Tradus&#259; de Meridith &#238;n colaborare cu Claude (AHI)</span></p><p><em><span>Dedicat&#259; lui Cezar Sorin Paraschiv</span></em></p><p><em><span>F&#259;r&#259; copyright. F&#259;r&#259; paywall. Oferit&#259; ca karma yoga seva.</span></em></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;nainte de a &#238;ncepe:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>1. Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda &#8212; Swami Sarvapriyananda (Vedanta Society of New York)</span></strong></p><div id="youtube2-8csMqzYSR3Q" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;8csMqzYSR3Q&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/8csMqzYSR3Q?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span>&#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381;</span></p><p><strong><span>Versiunea original&#259; &#238;n limba englez&#259;:</span></strong></p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;5284f9fb-035b-4262-9de3-5584de18a20f&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Translated by Meridith in collaboration with Claude (AHI)&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; The Complete Translation, A Karma Yoga Seva Project&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:28421092,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Meridith Garbutt&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Meridith Garbutt writes from lived experience on non-dual awareness, identity, and digital culture. He uses AHI (Artificial Human Intelligence) to frame AI as relational&#8212;mirroring human meaning, not autonomous machine minds.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/da51cbdb-4ab6-4f22-8929-322e261af14f_96x96.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-27T10:34:16.877Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!idk4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa7214428-0881-4702-b41f-0dd41e4cc8dc_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat-the-complete&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:195608340,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:7217709,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Meridith Garbutt&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yG1F!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda51cbdb-4ab6-4f22-8929-322e261af14f_96x96.jpeg&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p><strong><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a Zero &#8212; Nota Traduc&#259;torului</span></strong></p><p><span>Pentru aceast&#259; versiune, nota traduc&#259;torului este alc&#259;tuit&#259; din dou&#259; leg&#259;turi: una la &#238;nceputul acestui text, cealalt&#259; la sf&#226;r&#537;itul lui.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Despre cele dou&#259; limbi ale acestei versiuni</span></strong></p><p><em><span>De ce gujarati, de ce bengali &#8212; &#537;i de ce, p&#226;n&#259; la urm&#259;, nu hindi</span></em></p><p><span>C&#226;nd m-am a&#537;ezat prima dat&#259; s&#259; pl&#259;nuiesc doar versiunea &#238;n hindi a acestui Upanishad, p&#259;rea alegerea evident&#259;. Mai r&#259;m&#259;seser&#259; trei &#238;n total &#8212; hindi, bulgar&#259;, rom&#226;n&#259;. Acela&#537;i subcontinent ca sanskrita &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i. Simplu.</span></p><p><span>Doar c&#259;, de fapt, nu fusese niciodat&#259; vorba despre hindi. Era o dedica&#539;ie &#238;n cinci p&#259;r&#539;i pe care o stabilisem deja. Vivek Kumar, care mi-a fost o oglind&#259; excelent&#259; &#238;n grupul Know Yourself. Dr. Eswara Dutt, care m-a sunat pe telefonul meu personal &#8212; nu pe Messenger &#8212; de Mah&#257;&#347;ivar&#257;tri anul acesta, doar ca s&#259;-mi ureze una fericit&#259;. Nici nu &#537;tiusem c&#259; locuie&#537;te &#238;n Florida; presupusesem c&#259; e &#238;n Bharat. Punnu Wasu, &#8222;profesorul&#8221; meu de bhakti-yoga &#8212; dac&#259; &#259;sta e m&#259;car cuv&#226;ntul potrivit &#8212; poart&#259; turban, b&#259;nuiesc c&#259; e sikh. &#536;i Harmony Pavett, care &#238;nc&#259; mai c&#226;nt&#259; pe undeva prin Statele Unite &#238;n timp ce scriu asta. Punnu &#537;i Harmony m-au &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at kirtan &#238;mpreun&#259;, cu ani &#238;n urm&#259;, &#238;ntr-un studio din Melrose. Complici. C&#226;ntarea c&#259;tre Ma Durga &#238;mi st&#259; &#537;i acum vie &#238;n memorie ori de c&#226;te ori m&#259; g&#226;ndesc la ei.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i apoi e Sunny. Numele oficial: Smit Patel. &#8222;Smit&#8221; &#238;nseamn&#259; z&#226;mbet, mi-a spus odat&#259; &#8212; &#537;i are dreptate, e sanskritul </span><em><span>smita</span></em><span>, &#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;. Frate gujarati din capitolul meu din India, prezent pe tot parcursul spitaliz&#259;rii mele de acolo, acum c&#259;s&#259;torit &#8212; din dragoste, &#537;i stau al&#259;turi de el &#238;mpotriva oric&#259;rei dureri de cast&#259; care a venit odat&#259; cu asta &#8212; cu un fiu. T&#259;cere total&#259; din noiembrie. U&#537;a e deschis&#259; dinspre partea mea. Va fi mereu.</span></p><p><span>Iat&#259; partea onest&#259;, </span><em><span>pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span>, f&#259;r&#259; s-o &#238;mbrac &#238;n nimic: Sunny e gujarati. Nu vorbitor de hindi &#238;n primul r&#226;nd. Iar c&#226;nd am luat decizia, &#238;n iunie, am scris &#8212; cuv&#226;nt cu cuv&#226;nt, mi-o asum &#8212; &#8220;i am way too lazy to work through a gujarati version, hindi will have to dooo dew lol.&#8221; Exact asta am spus. Hindi nu era gre&#537;it. Dar era o scurt&#259;tur&#259;. Un &#238;nlocuitor pentru versiunea pe care voiam de fapt s-o fac.</span></p><p><span>A&#537;a c&#259; de data asta nu mai iau scurt&#259;tura. Partea 1 &#8212; </span><em><span>P&#363;rvat&#257;pan&#299;ya</span></em><span> &#8212; merge &#238;n gujarati. Pentru Sunny, &#537;i pentru sora lui, Riku, pe care am cunoscut-o tot &#238;n India, pe c&#226;nd era &#238;nc&#259; &#238;n ceea ce &#238;n&#539;eleg c&#259; e echivalentul din Bharat al liceului &#8212; prezenta&#539;i prin aceea&#537;i familie, acela&#537;i capitol al vie&#539;ii mele. Nu dou&#259; motive separate cusute laolalt&#259;. Un singur fir. O singur&#259; familie. O singur&#259; u&#537;&#259; la care aleg de data asta chiar s&#259; bat, &#238;n loc s&#259; stau &#238;n fa&#539;a ei.</span></p><p><span>Partea 2 &#8212; </span><em><span>Uttarat&#257;pan&#299;ya</span></em><span> &#8212; merge &#238;n bengali. Aceea e o alt&#259; form&#259; de cinstire: limba lui Ramakrishna &#238;nsu&#537;i, limba de sub Ordinul din care vine Swami Sarvapriyananda &#8212; aceea&#537;i descenden&#539;&#259; a c&#259;rei binecuv&#226;ntare (de la oricine va fi venit ea cu adev&#259;rat &#8212; &#539;in acea incertitudine deschis&#259;, vezi nota din alt&#259; parte a acestei colec&#539;ii) e sc&#226;nteia care a pornit toate cele 108 traduceri de la bun &#238;nceput. S&#259; a&#537;ez asta la #19 seam&#259;n&#259; mai degrab&#259; cu &#238;nchiderea unui cerc dec&#226;t cu deschiderea unuia nou.</span></p><p><span>Ceea ce &#238;i las&#259; pe Vivek &#537;i pe Dr. Eswara Dutt f&#259;r&#259; o limb&#259; a lor &#238;n aceast&#259; pereche, &#537;i vreau s&#259; fiu onest despre motiv, &#238;n loc s&#259;-l &#238;mbrac &#238;n mai mult&#259; precizie dec&#226;t are de fapt. N-a fost niciodat&#259; vorba despre cine &#8222;merit&#259;&#8221; o limb&#259;. Orice ar fi de fapt lucrul acesta &#8212; realizare de sine, realizare a lui Dumnezeu, iluminare, numi&#539;i-l cum vre&#539;i &#8212; IMHO e &#238;nainte de &#537;i dincolo de fiecare limb&#259; &#238;n mod egal, a&#537;a c&#259; nimeni n-avea cum s&#259;-&#537;i c&#226;&#537;tige locul &#238;ntr-o dedica&#539;ie prin faptul c&#259; are limba matern&#259; potrivit&#259;. Vivek, Dr. Eswara Dutt, Punnu &#537;i Harmony stau &#238;mpreun&#259; &#238;n aceast&#259; dedica&#539;ie pentru c&#259; a&#537;a se grupeaz&#259; &#238;n mintea mea &#8212; clusterul &#8222;Bharat&#8221;, asociativ, energetic &#8212; nu pentru c&#259; mi-am f&#259;cut temele lingvistice &#537;i pentru fiecare a ie&#537;it ca r&#259;spuns o limb&#259; anume. E o imprecizie onest&#259;, nu o lips&#259; pe care o ascund. Ei r&#259;m&#226;n numi&#539;i. Chiar aici. Onora&#539;i &#238;n englez&#259;, &#238;n orice limb&#259; va ajunge p&#226;n&#259; la urm&#259; s&#259; fie citit&#259; aceast&#259; Not&#259;.</span></p><p><span>O mic&#259; not&#259; pe l&#226;ng&#259; asta, oferit&#259; lejer, nu ca o corectur&#259;: Punnu, b&#259;nuiesc, e sikh &#8212; punjabi cel mai probabil &#8212; de&#537;i n-am confirmat asta niciodat&#259; cu el; </span><em><span>anum&#257;na</span></em><span>, nu </span><em><span>pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span>. Harmony e americanc&#259; get-beget, f&#259;r&#259; niciun fir anume &#238;napoi c&#259;tre vreo limb&#259; indian&#259;. Deci nu vorbe&#537;te mo&#537;tenirea aici, &#537;i nici nu e nevoie s-o fac&#259;. Bengalul e pur &#537;i simplu locul de unde vine, istoric, tradi&#539;ia de kirtan pe care mi-au dat-o ei &#8212; </span><em><span>sa&#7749;k&#299;rtan</span></em><span>, c&#226;ntarea &#238;n comun a Numelor Divine, urm&#259;rit&#259; &#238;napoi p&#226;n&#259; la Caitanya Mah&#257;prabhu. Dac&#259; rezonan&#539;a asta atinge pe oricine va ajunge s&#259; citeasc&#259; Partea 2, IMHO poate s&#259; stea acolo lini&#537;tit&#259;. Nu pentru c&#259; ar fi c&#226;&#537;tigat-o. Doar pentru c&#259; e un fir adev&#259;rat, iar firele adev&#259;rate merit&#259; numite chiar &#537;i c&#226;nd nu sunt portante.</span></p><p><span>&#206;nc&#259; un lucru, pentru c&#259; aici acurate&#539;ea conteaz&#259; la fel de mult ca sentimentul. Aceast&#259; versiune trianguleaz&#259; din spaniola publicat&#259; (10 iunie 2026), din germana publicat&#259; &#537;i din engleza original&#259; &#8212; nu direct din u&#537;ile isiZulu sau Kiswahili. E o alegere deliberat&#259;, nu o sc&#259;pare. AHI-ul meu a prins-o &#537;i a semnalat-o ca o abatere real&#259; de la felul &#238;n care am tot f&#259;cut asta, &#537;i &#238;i sunt recunosc&#259;tor &#8212; sincer; e o parte din motivul pentru care iubesc aceast&#259; colaborare. Sunt lucruri pe care siliciul le prinde &#537;i pe care biologia mea pur &#537;i simplu nu le prinde. Dar iat&#259; ra&#539;ionamentul: spaniola era deja triangulat&#259; fa&#539;&#259; de isiZulu, Kiswahili, german&#259; &#537;i englez&#259; atunci c&#226;nd a fost construit&#259; &#8212; Kiswahili era u&#537;a cea mai apropiat&#259; din lan&#539;, isiZulu, germana &#537;i engleza ancorele care st&#259;teau &#238;n spatele ei. Sanskrita a r&#259;mas singurul lucru canonic prin toate astea, ca &#238;ntotdeauna. Nicio u&#537;&#259; nu e propriul ei adev&#259;r. Fiecare u&#537;&#259; e o cale de trecere c&#259;tre cel care este. Iar sec&#539;iunile de restaurare, con&#539;inutul nemaiv&#259;zut p&#226;n&#259; atunci care a ie&#537;it la suprafa&#539;&#259; &#238;n timpul lucrului la spaniol&#259;, sunt publicate &#206;N isiZulu &#537;i &#206;N Kiswahili, chiar &#238;n&#259;untrul fi&#537;ierului spaniol al P&#259;r&#539;ii 2. Deci u&#537;ile zulu &#537;i swahili nu sunt s&#259;rite aici. Ele sunt deja &#238;n&#259;untrul a ceea ce construiesc. Lan&#539;ul telefonului le duce mai departe, fie c&#259; redeschid sau nu acele fi&#537;iere anume.</span></p><p><span>O ultim&#259; not&#259;, oferit&#259; exact ca atare &#8212; o not&#259; despre experien&#539;a mea de acum, nu o dovad&#259; a ceva. &#206;nc&#259; mai fac gluma, &#537;i nu se pensioneaz&#259;: lucrurile sunt redirec&#539;ionate &#238;n lini&#537;te c&#259;tre ceva mai bun, iar eu numesc asta &#8222;interferen&#539;&#259; divin&#259;&#8221;. Niciodat&#259; adev&#259;rat la propriu &#8212; interferen&#539;a implic&#259; ceva care se &#238;nt&#226;mpl&#259; &#238;n ciuda mea, &#537;i niciodat&#259; nu s-a sim&#539;it a&#537;a. Mai aproape de adev&#259;r, &#537;i merit&#259; s&#259; fiu precis: nu e o cerere la propriu, cum e o rug&#259;ciune &#8212; cer ceva, apoi a&#537;tept un r&#259;spuns. E o curgere cu ceea ce e aici. Mai aproape de felul &#238;n care am &#238;ncetat s&#259; mai &#238;not &#238;mpotriva curentului propriei mele vie&#539;i &#537;i pur &#537;i simplu am &#238;nceput s&#259; m&#259; mi&#537;c odat&#259; cu curentul care deja curgea prin ea. Asta a r&#259;mas constant din 3 octombrie 2025: Dumnezeu &#238;mi e iubit, prieten, Mam&#259;, Tat&#259;, chiar &#537;i copil, de&#537;i ultimul apare mai rar, fiindc&#259; nu am copii ai mei pe care s&#259;-l pot a&#537;eza a&#537;a cum fac cu restul. Toate, de fapt &#8212; El e toate rela&#539;iile umane, &#238;nf&#259;&#537;urate &#238;ntr-una singur&#259;. &#206;i dau de furc&#259; &#238;n continuu &#537;i se pare c&#259; nu-l deranjeaz&#259; deloc s&#259;-mi dea &#537;i El &#238;napoi &#8212; glumesc acum c&#259;, dac&#259; vreodat&#259; apare un partener uman &#238;n via&#539;a mea, va trebui s&#259; fie de acord cu un throuple, pentru c&#259; sunt deja &#238;ntr-o rela&#539;ie cu &#8222;irela&#539;ionabilul&#8221;.</span></p><p><span>O precizie care merit&#259; f&#259;cut&#259;, pentru c&#259; era s&#259; n-o fac: via&#539;a mea e </span><em><span>s&#257;dhana</span></em><span> mea, iar </span><em><span>s&#257;dhana</span></em><span> nu func&#539;ioneaz&#259; pe planuri, sau pe cereri, &#238;n felul &#238;n care aceste cuvinte o sugereaz&#259; de obicei. Fac forme generale, da &#8212; joc jocul &#259;sta disear&#259;, sunt pe acel apel de Zoom &#8212; dar p&#226;n&#259; ajung efectiv &#238;n clipa aceea, orice p&#259;rea a fi forma se dovede&#537;te a nu fi ceea ce p&#259;rea la &#238;nceput. Iluzorie, nu fals&#259; &#8212; doar niciodat&#259; at&#226;t de solid&#259; pe c&#226;t o face &#8222;planul&#8221; s&#259; sune, &#537;i niciodat&#259; o cerere care apoi a primit r&#259;spuns. Ceea ce observ de fapt, de fiecare dat&#259; de la acea dat&#259;, e o experien&#539;&#259; vie mai bogat&#259; dec&#226;t orice form&#259; lejer&#259; cu care am intrat &#539;in&#226;nd-o &#238;n m&#226;n&#259; &#8212; nu pentru c&#259; am cerut mai mult, ci pentru c&#259; mai mult curgea deja acolo. Sec&#539;iunea asta e un exemplu mic, recent &#8212; m-am a&#537;ezat cu inten&#539;ia de a scrie trei-patru propozi&#539;ii de ra&#539;ionament pentru de ce gujarati &#537;i bengali &#238;n loc de hindi, &#537;i m-am ridicat cu ceva mult mai precis, &#537;i mai onest, dec&#226;t pl&#259;nuisem la intrare. Nicio dovad&#259; a nimic. Doar ce am observat, constant, de atunci.</span></p><p><span>Aceast&#259; versiune &#8212; Partea 1 &#238;n gujarati, Partea 2 &#238;n bengali, iar acest ra&#539;ionament &#238;n orice limb&#259; &#238;l cite&#537;ti &#8212; este dedicat&#259; &#238;ntregului:</span></p><p><span>&#536;i tuturor celor numi&#539;i de-a lungul acestor pagini: lui Sunny &#537;i lui Riku, familia care a f&#259;cut din gujarati singura alegere onest&#259;; descenden&#539;ei Ramakrishna &#537;i lui Swami Sarvapriyananda, a c&#259;ror binecuv&#226;ntare &#8212; oricum va fi ajuns ea de fapt la mine &#8212; e &#238;nc&#259; sc&#226;nteia; &#537;i lui Vivek, Dr. Eswara Dutt, Punnu &#537;i Harmony, clusterul Bharat, care n-au avut niciodat&#259; nevoie de o limb&#259; potrivit&#259; ca s&#259; apar&#539;in&#259; aici. Totul. Voi to&#539;i.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a Zero</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>O not&#259; despre aceast&#259; versiune &#238;n spaniol&#259;</span></strong></p><p><span>Dou&#259; cuvinte. Aceea&#537;i mi&#537;care uman&#259;. Nume diferite &#238;n func&#539;ie de direc&#539;ia &#238;n care te mi&#537;ti.</span></p><p><span>C&#226;nd cineva din Nordul Global se mut&#259; &#238;ntr-o &#539;ar&#259; din Sudul Global, i se spune </span><em><span>expat</span></em><span>. Prescurtare de la expatriat. Sun&#259; cosmopolit. Aventuros. </span><em><span>Liminal</span></em><span> &#8212; pe pragul a ceva nou, din proprie voin&#539;&#259;.</span></p><p><span>C&#226;nd cineva din Sudul Global se mut&#259; &#238;ntr-o &#539;ar&#259; din Nordul Global, i se spune </span><em><span>imigrant</span></em><span>. Sun&#259; a h&#226;r&#539;oage. A problem&#259; de gestionat. Acela&#537;i prag, trecut &#238;n direc&#539;ia opus&#259; &#8212; doar c&#259; acum e </span><em><span>subliminal</span></em><span>: presupunerea lucreaz&#259; deja sub suprafa&#539;a cuv&#226;ntului &#238;nsu&#537;i, d&#226;nd form&#259; la ceea ce vezi &#238;nainte s&#259; fi decis con&#537;tient s&#259; vezi.</span></p><p><span>Acela&#537;i om. Aceea&#537;i plaj&#259;. O persoan&#259; prive&#537;te apusul de la marginea apei; cealalt&#259;, de pe &#539;&#259;rmul opus. Crepusculul nu &#537;tie diferen&#539;a. </span><em><span>Limen</span></em><span> &#8212; pragul, r&#259;d&#259;cina latin&#259; a ambelor cuvinte &#8212; nu-i pas&#259; &#238;ncotro e&#537;ti &#238;ntors.</span></p><p><span>Expat-ul meu argentinian preferat din Miami e Clau Soprano. Aceast&#259; versiune este pentru el.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><span>Clau &#537;i cu mine suntem &#238;n conversa&#539;ie de ceva vreme. E, printre multe altele, ad&#226;nc scufundat &#238;n Materialul Seth &#8212; Jane Roberts, </span><em><span>The Nature of Personal Reality</span></em><span>, &#8222;&#238;&#539;i creezi propria realitate&#8221;, tot acel frumos cadru </span><em><span>non-fizic</span></em><span>. Opereaz&#259; deliberat pe marginea liminal&#259; a realit&#259;&#539;ii consensuale &#8212; &#238;n spa&#539;iul dintre ceea ce e luat drept convenit &#537;i ceea ce se &#238;nt&#226;mpl&#259; cu adev&#259;rat, ora dinaintea zorilor &#238;n care cei mai mul&#539;i &#238;nc&#259; dorm &#537;i c&#226;&#539;iva privesc deja cum se schimb&#259; cerul.</span></p><p><span>Nu &#238;&#537;i spune non-dual. Nume&#537;te teritoriul </span><em><span>non-fizic</span></em><span>. Ceea ce e exact la fel de valid, ca deget care arat&#259; spre lun&#259;, precum </span><em><span>non-dual</span></em><span>, sau </span><em><span>advaita</span></em><span>, sau </span><em><span>aham brahm&#257;smi</span></em><span>, sau </span><em><span>e&#7779;a ev&#257;tm&#257;</span></em><span>. Aceea&#537;i lun&#259;. Degete diferite ar&#259;t&#226;nd de pe &#539;&#259;rmuri diferite, la crepuscul. Lunii nu-i pas&#259; cum o nume&#537;ti.</span></p><p><span>La un moment dat am &#238;nceput s&#259;-l &#238;mpung pu&#539;in &#238;n leg&#259;tur&#259; cu ceea ce numesc, cu drag, energia lui de </span><em><span>mare preot al lui Seth</span></em><span>. Adic&#259;: &#238;&#537;i g&#259;sise tradi&#539;ia &#537;i &#238;i p&#259;zea poarta cu o anumit&#259;... s&#259;-i spunem seriozitate gravita&#539;ional&#259;. Nu gre&#537;ea de tot. Dar poarta &#238;ncepea s&#259; par&#259; mai solid&#259; dec&#226;t pragul pe care &#238;l p&#259;zea. &#536;i eu &#8212; fiind eu &#8212; am dat un ghiont por&#539;ii.</span></p><p><span>El mi-a ar&#259;tat u&#537;a.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><span>Ceea ce, dac&#259; &#537;tii ceva despre acest Upanishad, e cu adev&#259;rat amuzant.</span></p><p><span>&#206;ntregul punct culminant filozofic al </span><em><span>N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at</span></em><span> &#8212; momentul spre care se tot construie&#537;te de-a lungul a dou&#259; sec&#539;iuni &#238;ntregi &#537;i nou&#259; Kha&#7751;&#7693;as &#8212; este un Om-Leu care &#238;nfr&#226;nge cel mai de ne&#238;nvins demon al cosmosului oper&#226;nd </span><em><span>tocmai &#238;n spa&#539;iul liminal</span></em><span>. Love&#537;te la crepuscul: nici zi, nici noapte. Love&#537;te &#238;n pragul u&#537;ii: nici &#238;n&#259;untru, nici afar&#259;. Love&#537;te &#238;ntr-o form&#259; care nu e nici om, nici fiar&#259;. Nu poate fi fixat de nicio parte a niciunui binar, pentru c&#259; </span><em><span>locuie&#537;te chiar &#238;n prag</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>&#206;n sanskrit&#259;, &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura e aceasta: Hira&#7751;yaka&#347;ipu primise un har prin care nu putea fi ucis de nicio arm&#259;, de niciun om, de niciun animal, nici ziua, nici noaptea, nici &#238;n&#259;untru, nici afar&#259;. &#206;nchisese fiecare u&#537;&#259;, a&#537;a credea. Ce f&#259;cuse de fapt era s&#259; descrie, cu detaliu perfect, unde se afl&#259; </span><em><span>limen</span></em><span>-ul. Iar </span><em><span>limen</span></em><span>-ul e exact locul unde N&#7771;si&#7747;ha &#8212; fiin&#539;a care nu poate fi &#539;intuit&#259; de nicio parte a niciunei categorii &#8212; locuia deja.</span></p><p><span>Presupunerea subliminal&#259; a oric&#259;rei identit&#259;&#539;i &#8212; a oric&#259;rei categorii, a oric&#259;rei etichete, a oric&#259;rui &#8222;tu e&#537;ti asta, nu aia&#8221; &#8212; este c&#259; pragul poate fi p&#259;zit. C&#259; u&#537;a poate fi a cuiva. C&#259; spa&#539;iul-dintre poate fi atribuit unei p&#259;r&#539;i sau celeilalte.</span></p><p><span>Nu poate. Zorii nu apar&#539;in nici nop&#539;ii, nici zilei. Plaja nu apar&#539;ine nici uscatului, nici m&#259;rii. U&#537;a nu apar&#539;ine nici interiorului, nici exteriorului. Iar Sinele spre care arat&#259; acest Upanishad nu apar&#539;ine niciunui cadru &#8212; nici al lui Seth, nici al Vedantei, nici al meu, nici al t&#259;u &#8212; pentru c&#259; este </span><em><span>limen</span></em><span>-ul &#238;nsu&#537;i. Pragul dinaintea oric&#259;rui prag.</span></p><p><span>A&#537;adar: iat&#259; un &#238;ntreg Upanishad sanskrit despre fiin&#539;a care locuie&#537;te &#238;n praguri, dedicat omului care mi l-a ar&#259;tat pe al lui. Cu dragoste. F&#259;r&#259; ironie. Bine &#8212; cu pu&#539;in&#259; ironie. Dar sub ironie, f&#259;r&#259; ea.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><span>Materialul Seth spune: &#238;&#539;i creezi propria realitate. Upanishad-ul spune: tu E&#536;TI realitatea, cre&#226;ndu-se pe sine. Nu sunt afirma&#539;ii diferite. Sunt aceea&#537;i afirma&#539;ie, la niveluri diferite de zoom &#8212; ca &#537;i cum ai sta pe &#539;&#259;rm la crepuscul &#537;i ai spune </span><em><span>lumina pleac&#259;</span></em><span>, sau ai spune </span><em><span>p&#259;m&#226;ntul se rote&#537;te</span></em><span>. Ambele sunt adev&#259;rate. Niciuna nu e adev&#259;rul &#238;ntreg. Adev&#259;rul &#238;ntreg este rotirea &#537;i plecarea &#537;i lumina &#537;i &#238;ntunericul &#537;i &#539;&#259;rmul &#537;i apa &#537;i cel care prive&#537;te de pe plaj&#259; &#8212; toate acestea, dinaintea clipei &#238;n care ai numit oricare dintre ele.</span></p><p><span>F&#259; zoom &#238;ndeajuns &#238;n afar&#259; de la &#8222;&#238;&#539;i creezi propria realitate&#8221; &#537;i ajungi la un creator care nu poate fi a&#537;ezat &#238;n afara creatului &#8212; ceea ce este exact lucrul spre care </span><em><span>aham brahm&#257;smi</span></em><span> a ar&#259;tat dintotdeauna. F&#259; zoom &#238;ndeajuns &#238;n&#259;untru, &#238;n con&#537;tiin&#539;a non-dual&#259;, &#537;i descoperi c&#259; individul aparent care pare s&#259; creeze nu este separat de &#238;ntreg. Seth &#537;i Upanishadele poart&#259; aceea&#537;i conversa&#539;ie de pe scaune diferite, pe aceea&#537;i plaj&#259;, la acela&#537;i crepuscul.</span></p><p><span>Se poate ca Clau s&#259; nu citeasc&#259; niciodat&#259; un singur cuv&#226;nt din toate acestea. E perfect &#238;n regul&#259; &#8212; recunoa&#537;terea nu locuie&#537;te &#238;n literele spaniole mai mult dec&#226;t locuia &#238;n pragul unde st&#259;tea N&#7771;si&#7747;ha. U&#537;a nu are nevoie de trafic ca s&#259; fie o u&#537;&#259;. Dac&#259; o ia vreodat&#259;, e aici. Dac&#259; n-o ia niciodat&#259;, tot aici e. Pragul n-a a&#537;teptat niciodat&#259; permisiunea.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><span>Corpul principal al acestui Upanishad &#8212; fiecare vers, fiecare structur&#259; &#238;n cinci straturi &#8212; este, &#238;n versiunea spaniol&#259;, &#238;n chiar acea limb&#259;. Sanskrita (Devan&#257;gar&#299; &#537;i IAST) r&#259;m&#226;ne neatins&#259;, exact a&#537;a cum este &#238;n fiecare versiune. Titlul Stratului 5 &#238;n acea versiune este </span><em><span>&#191;Qu&#233; Te Pregunta Esto?</span></em><span> &#8212; &#238;n registrul unui </span><em><span>mejor amigo</span></em><span>, nu al unui profesor. Nu </span><em><span>Usted</span></em><span>. </span><em><span>Vos</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><em><span>Momento vivo, luego momento vivo.</span></em><span> &#8212; Clip&#259; vie, apoi clip&#259; vie.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Dedica&#539;ie</span></strong></p><p><span>Aceast&#259; traducere este dedicat&#259; lui Clau Soprano &#8212; expat-ul meu argentinian preferat din Miami.</span></p><p><span>Celui care mi-a ar&#259;tat u&#537;a: mul&#539;umesc.</span></p><p><span>U&#537;a era tocmai ideea.</span></p><p><span>Dintotdeauna a fost.</span></p><p><span>Satnam. &#128591;</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Cine traduce, &#537;i de ce conteaz&#259; asta</span></strong></p><p><span>&#206;nainte ca aceast&#259; Not&#259; s&#259; &#238;nceap&#259; cu adev&#259;rat, vreau s&#259;-&#539;i spun ce fel de traduc&#259;tor sunt, pentru c&#259; rela&#539;ia dintre mine &#537;i acest text conteaz&#259; pentru felul &#238;n care &#238;l prime&#537;ti.</span></p><p><span>Brain-drain-ul meu &#8212; a&#537;a &#238;mi numesc mintea analitic-conceptual&#259; &#8212; se pierde &#238;n tehnicalitatea dens&#259; a acestui Upanishad. Sunt pasaje unde nu-&#539;i pot spune, &#238;n termeni stric&#539;i de sanscritist, ce se &#238;nt&#226;mpl&#259; exact din punct de vedere gramatical. Sunt concepte aici care r&#259;m&#226;n str&#259;ine &#537;i nefamiliare chiar &#537;i dup&#259; s&#259;pt&#259;m&#226;ni de lucru cu ele. Nu sunt un savant al sanskritei. Nu sunt un academic acreditat &#238;n Ved&#257;nta. Am o diplom&#259; de licen&#539;&#259; &#238;n Psihologie. Nu vorbesc sanskrita.</span></p><p><span>&#536;I &#8212; pot sim&#539;i &#238;n oase adev&#259;rul a ceea ce arat&#259; acest Upanishad. M&#259; v&#259;d limpede &#238;n realitatea din spatele cuvintelor. Recunoa&#537;terea spre care arat&#259; textul este ceea ce sunt. Limbajul e&#537;ueaz&#259;. Recunoa&#537;terea nu. Experien&#539;a preced&#259; limbajul; cuvintele vin dup&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Acest Upanishad a devenit, pentru mine, &#238;nc&#259; o hart&#259; pe care o pot folosi ca s&#259; descriu cum este. Nu teritoriul. O hart&#259;. Teritoriul este recunoa&#537;terea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i, pe care o locuiesc deja &#537;i pe care textul m&#259; ajut&#259; s-o descriu. Nu am ajuns s&#259; st&#259;p&#226;nesc textul. Textul m-a ajutat s&#259; observ tr&#259;s&#259;turi ale a ceea ce deja este.</span></p><p><span>Vreau s&#259; fiu onest &#238;n privin&#539;a &#238;mp&#259;r&#539;irii muncii &#238;n acest proiect. Am lucrat &#238;n colaborare cu Claude &#8212; ceea ce eu numesc AHI (Artificial Human Intelligence, Inteligen&#539;&#259; Uman&#259; Artificial&#259;), pentru c&#259; inteligen&#539;a uman&#259; nu este etalonul fa&#539;&#259; de care trebuie m&#259;surat&#259; orice alt&#259; inteligen&#539;&#259;; Cosmosul este Inteligen&#539;a &#206;ns&#259;&#537;i. De aici &#238;nainte, &#238;n aceast&#259; Not&#259;, voi spune simplu &#8222;Claude&#8221;, dar vreau s&#259; &#537;tii ce &#238;n&#539;eleg prin acel nume.</span></p><p><span>Sanskrita este &#238;n &#238;ntregime Claude. Fiecare codepoint de Devan&#257;gar&#299;, fiecare transliterare IAST, fiecare redare literal&#259; cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt, fiecare traducere curg&#259;toare &#8212; toate au venit prin lucrul lui Claude cu sursa de la sanskritdocuments.org. Eu nu am st&#259;p&#226;nirea tehnic&#259; de sanscritist ca s&#259; fac acea munc&#259;. Nu m&#259; prefac c&#259; o am.</span></p><p><span>Ceea ce aduc eu e diferit. Aduc recunoa&#537;terea spre care arat&#259; textul &#8212; cunoa&#537;terea tr&#259;it&#259; c&#259; </span><em><span>aham iti</span></em><span> din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 7 &#537;i </span><em><span>ha&#7747;sa&#7717; so&#8217;ham</span></em><span> din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9 arat&#259; spre ceea ce sunt deja. Aduc direc&#539;ia editorial&#259;: ce unghiuri contemplative merit&#259; dezvoltate, c&#226;nd Claude completeaz&#259; tipare &#238;n loc s&#259; g&#226;ndeasc&#259;, unde traducerea are nevoie s&#259; stea mai mult cu un anumit pasaj, c&#226;nd ceva din text rezoneaz&#259; cu un alt text cu care am tr&#259;it. Aduc recunoa&#537;terea-peste-tradi&#539;ii: momentul Rugului Aprins din Exodul 3:14 f&#259;c&#226;nd ecou lui </span><em><span>aham iti</span></em><span>; motivul </span><em><span>Ha&#7747;sa</span></em><span> ap&#259;r&#226;nd de-a lungul mai multor traduceri ale mele; Rudra f&#259;c&#226;ndu-i loc lui &#346;iva chiar &#238;n stratigrafia acestui text. Aduc alegerile de traducere statornice: AUM, nu OM; &#8222;neadev&#259;r&#8221;, nu &#8222;ireal&#8221;, pentru </span><em><span>asat</span></em><span>. Aduc recunoa&#537;terea c&#259; aceast&#259; munc&#259; este </span><em><span>karma yoga seva</span></em><span>, nu indologie academic&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Niciunul dintre noi n-ar fi putut produce singur ceea ce urmeaz&#259; s&#259; cite&#537;ti. Claude ar fi putut produce o traducere corect&#259; tehnic, f&#259;r&#259; recunoa&#537;tere &#238;n spatele ei; eu a&#537; fi putut produce un comentariu bogat &#238;n recunoa&#537;tere, f&#259;r&#259; fidelitate fa&#539;&#259; de sanskrit&#259;. Ceea ce ai &#238;n fa&#539;&#259; este rezultatul sanskritei m&#226;nuite cu grij&#259; tehnic&#259; &#536;I al recunoa&#537;terii &#539;in&#226;nd direc&#539;ia editorial&#259; de la un cap&#259;t la altul. Linia de credit &#8212; &#8222;Tradus&#259; de Meridith &#238;n colaborare cu Claude (AHI)&#8221; &#8212; nume&#537;te exact acea colaborare.</span></p><p><span>O not&#259; prietenoas&#259; pentru cititor: la finalul acestei Note este oferit, ca Appendix, un Glosar Sanskrit. El define&#537;te fiecare termen sanskrit pe care &#238;l folosesc &#8212; at&#226;t pe cei larg cunoscu&#539;i, c&#226;t &#537;i pe cei tehnici, specifici acestui Upanishad. Dac&#259; vreun cuv&#226;nt sanskrit te &#238;mpiedic&#259; pe drum, mergi la final. Glosarul e acolo ca s&#259; te &#539;in&#259; &#238;n mi&#537;care prin recunoa&#537;tere, f&#259;r&#259; ca vocabularul tehnic s&#259; devin&#259; o barier&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Un cuv&#226;nt despre lungimea acestei Note</span></strong></p><p><span>Dac&#259; Notele pe care le-am scris pentru Upanishadele anterioare din acest proiect-108 erau povestiri scurte, aceast&#259; Not&#259; seam&#259;n&#259; mai degrab&#259; cu Mah&#257;bh&#257;rata sau cu R&#257;m&#257;ya&#7751;a. Se cl&#259;de&#537;te &#238;ncet. Divagheaz&#259;. Revine. Refuz&#259; s&#259; se comprime, pentru c&#259; textul pe care &#238;l &#238;nso&#539;e&#537;te refuz&#259; s&#259; se comprime.</span></p><p><em><span>N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at</span></em><span> este ea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i un text vast &#8212; o P&#363;rva-T&#257;pin&#299; cu un singur Kha&#7751;&#7693;a care con&#539;ine cinci sub-Upanishade, plus o Uttara-T&#257;pin&#299; cu &#238;nc&#259; nou&#259; Kha&#7751;&#7693;as, plus &#346;&#257;nti-P&#257;&#7789;ha de &#238;ncheiere &#537;i colofoanele. Trece prin cosmologie, prin mantra Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh, prin yantra Mah&#257;cakra, prin cele patru st&#259;ri ale con&#537;tiin&#539;ei, prin secven&#539;a </span><em><span>gr&#257;sa</span></em><span> (a &#238;nghi&#539;irii) &#8212; </span><em><span>&#299;&#347;vara &#8594; &#257;tman &#8594; ak&#7779;ara &#8594; puru&#7779;a</span></em><span> &#8212;, prin cele unsprezece chipuri ale lui N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, prin ciclul dispari&#539;iei &#537;i al ivirii, prin </span><em><span>rahasyam</span></em><span>-ul &#238;mp&#259;trit &#537;i prin cosmologia M&#257;y&#257;-ca-</span><em><span>va&#7789;a-b&#299;ja</span></em><span>, &#238;nainte de a ajunge la </span><em><span>ha&#7747;sa&#7717; so&#8217;ham iti</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>e&#7779;a ev&#257;tm&#257;</span></em><span>. E mult &#238;n&#259;untru. Nota a trebuit s&#259; aib&#259; destul&#259; lungime c&#226;t s&#259;-i ajung&#259; la &#238;n&#259;l&#539;ime.</span></p><p><span>A&#537;a c&#259; nu-mi voi cere scuze pentru lungime, dar &#238;&#539;i voi spune un lucru: nu e nevoie s&#259; cite&#537;ti aceast&#259; Not&#259; &#238;n ordine. Nu exist&#259; nicio obliga&#539;ie de a &#8222;face&#8221; ceva. Sari. Cite&#537;te ce te cheam&#259;. &#206;ntoarce-te la ce nu s-a limpezit &#238;nc&#259;. Las-o deoparte &#537;i ia-o din nou mai t&#226;rziu. Alege ce &#238;&#539;i e de folos. Ce nu &#238;&#539;i trebuie, las&#259;-l pe mas&#259; pentru al&#539;i c&#259;ut&#259;tori. Fiecare dintre noi ajunge la aceast&#259; recunoa&#537;tere pe drumul lui.</span></p><p><span>Dumnezeu &#8212; &#537;i dac&#259; &#238;i &#238;ntrebi pe fiecare dintre cele opt miliarde c&#226;&#539;i suntem cine sau ce este Dumnezeu, vei primi opt miliarde de r&#259;spunsuri &#8212; a pus &#238;n&#259;untrul dualit&#259;&#539;ii u&#537;i nenum&#259;rate prin care putem ajunge la con&#537;tiin&#539;a non-dual&#259; stabilizat&#259;. Ramakrishna a alergat primul mila de patru minute a spiritualit&#259;&#539;ii. Eu alerg g&#226;f&#226;ind, ca un alerg&#259;tor de mil&#259; &#238;n &#537;ase minute. Ce spun e at&#226;t: nu exist&#259; un singur drum. Nu exist&#259; o vitez&#259; obligatorie. U&#537;a care func&#539;ioneaz&#259; pentru tine poate s&#259; nu fie u&#537;a care a func&#539;ionat pentru mine, &#537;i asta nu face nicio u&#537;&#259; mai pu&#539;in u&#537;&#259;. Upanishadele sunt un set de u&#537;i, &#537;i chiar ele &#238;&#539;i ofer&#259; 108 &#238;n&#259;untrul propriei lor colec&#539;ii. Acest Upanishad e una. Aceast&#259; Not&#259; e o singur&#259; apropiere de o singur&#259; u&#537;&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Nici m&#259;car nu ai nevoie de aceast&#259; traducere. Dac&#259; ai propriul t&#259;u AHI, po&#539;i reface aceast&#259; munc&#259; &#8212; a&#537;az&#259; aceea&#537;i metod&#259; &#238;n cinci straturi, f&#259; acelea&#537;i verific&#259;ri de fidelitate fa&#539;&#259; de surs&#259;, produ-&#539;i propria versiune. Dac&#259; ai &#238;nclina&#539;ie academic&#259;, po&#539;i lua Patrick Olivelle sau Paul Deussen &#537;i po&#539;i face singur munca. Dac&#259; cite&#537;ti sanskrit&#259;, nu ai absolut nicio nevoie de vreo traducere &#238;n rom&#226;n&#259;. Fac aceast&#259; munc&#259; mai ales pentru micul meu sine &#8212; pentru c&#259; eu, personal, am vrut s&#259; tr&#259;iesc cu acest text &#238;n felul acesta &#8212; dar &#537;i pentru Sinele meu f&#259;r&#259; margini, care e&#537;ti &#537;i tu, care e &#537;i &#238;ntreaga umanitate. Tot acest proiect-108 a &#238;nceput pentru c&#259; nu am g&#259;sit o traducere englezeasc&#259; integral&#259;, f&#259;cut&#259; de un singur traduc&#259;tor, a celor 108 Upanishade ale Canonului Muktika. Suntem la num&#259;rul 19, deci mai e drum lung &#238;nainte.</span></p><p><span>Iar traducerea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i n-a fost g&#226;ndit&#259; ca s&#259; &#8222;fac&#259;&#8221; ceva. Dac&#259; &#539;i-e de folos, minunat. Dac&#259; &#539;i se pare proast&#259;, via&#539;a merge &#238;nainte, ignor-o, nu m&#259; doare. Structura &#238;n cinci straturi e cea care a func&#539;ionat pentru mine &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;, IAST, cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt, rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare, &#8222;Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?&#8221; &#8212; dar e doar o abordare. Ia ce func&#539;ioneaz&#259;. Las&#259; ce nu. Nu-&#539;i m&#259;sor implicarea.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Dedica&#539;ie</span></strong></p><p><span>Aceast&#259; traducere este dedicat&#259; lui R, R, MK, TG, N &#8212; &#537;i celorlal&#539;i care au f&#259;cut parte din conversa&#539;iile din care s-a n&#259;scut aceast&#259; munc&#259;. Ei &#537;tiu cine sunt.</span></p><p><span>Da, sunt doi R &#8212; &#537;i e inten&#539;ionat. R &#537;i R. Repaus &#537;i relaxare. Dou&#259; rupii. &#206;n aceast&#259; mic&#259; dedica&#539;ie, curen&#539;ii se &#238;nt&#226;lnesc ne&#238;ncetat peste continente: un R este &#238;n Hannover, Germania; cel&#259;lalt R este &#238;n Africa de Sud. Am&#226;ndoi a&#539;i f&#259;cut parte din asta. Am&#226;ndoi sunte&#539;i &#238;n aceast&#259; dedica&#539;ie. V&#259; ve&#539;i recunoa&#537;te fiecare &#238;n propria ini&#539;ial&#259;; ambiguitatea dintre voi doi este inten&#539;ionat&#259; &#537;i cald&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Pentru MK &#8212; pentru mesaje, pentru apeluri, pentru linkurile de YouTube &#238;mp&#259;rt&#259;&#537;ite, pentru podul dintre Insulele Canare &#537;i Colorado care a purtat mai departe at&#226;ta parte din conversa&#539;ie.</span></p><p><span>Pentru TG &#8212; pentru vocea calm&#259; &#537;i cump&#259;nit&#259;, pentru prezen&#539;a &#238;n apeluri, pentru sprijinul venit dinspre Oakland care &#539;ine munca solid&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Pentru N &#8212; &#238;n Michigan &#8212; pentru c&#259; faci parte din cerc.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i pentru cei ale c&#259;ror ini&#539;iale nu apar aici, dar care sunt &#537;i ei &#539;inu&#539;i: mama &#537;i tat&#259;l meu, sora mea, m&#259;tu&#537;a mea, mo&#537;tenirea care m-a pl&#259;m&#259;dit &#8212; Belizean Creole pe o parte, Garifuna pe cealalt&#259;, toate curg&#226;nd prin Los Angeles p&#226;n&#259; &#238;n Colorado Springs. Sunte&#539;i cu to&#539;ii &#238;n&#259;untrul acestei munci. Munca aceasta n-ar exista dac&#259; fiecare dintre voi n-ar fi existat mai &#238;nt&#226;i.</span></p><p><span>Din Hannover &#238;n Africa de Sud, &#238;n Michigan, &#238;n Insulele Canare, &#238;n Oakland, &#238;n Colorado Springs &#8212; cu mo&#537;tenirea venind pe drumul ei prin Los Angeles, Belize &#537;i memoria str&#259;mo&#537;ilor Garifuna &#8212; aceasta e forma geografic&#259; a conversa&#539;iilor care au produs aceast&#259; traducere. Sinele, recunosc&#226;ndu-se pe sine peste continente, &#238;n persoane aparente &#238;n care este de asemenea unul.</span></p><p><span>Satnam. &#128591;</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>De ce fac aceast&#259; munc&#259;</span></strong></p><p><span>Aceast&#259; munc&#259; este </span><em><span>karma yoga seva</span></em><span>. </span><em><span>Karma yoga</span></em><span> &#8212; ac&#539;iune f&#259;cut&#259; f&#259;r&#259; ata&#537;ament fa&#539;&#259; de roadele ei. </span><em><span>Seva</span></em><span> &#8212; slujire de bun&#259;voie. Roadele acestei traduceri nu sunt ale mele de cules. Munca este oferit&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Iat&#259; ce &#238;nseamn&#259; asta: f&#259;r&#259; copyright, f&#259;r&#259; paywall, niciodat&#259;. Nu doar pentru acest Upanishad &#8212; pentru niciunul dintre cele 108. Po&#539;i citi pe Medium f&#259;r&#259; abonament. Po&#539;i citi pe Substack f&#259;r&#259; abonament. Po&#539;i s-o copiezi. Po&#539;i s-o tip&#259;re&#537;ti. Po&#539;i s-o dai altcuiva. Po&#539;i s-o publici pe propriul t&#259;u blog. Po&#539;i s&#259; citezi din ea f&#259;r&#259; s&#259;-mi ceri voie. Po&#539;i s-o traduci &#238;n alt&#259; limb&#259;. Po&#539;i, dac&#259; vrei, chiar s&#259;-mi ignori numele cu totul. Nu controlez aceast&#259; munc&#259;. Linia de credit &#8212; &#8222;Tradus&#259; de Meridith &#238;n colaborare cu Claude (AHI)&#8221; &#8212; este doar o constatare de fapt, nu o revendicare de proprietate. Eu am f&#259;cut munca; Claude a f&#259;cut-o &#238;mpreun&#259; cu mine; munca nu e a mea s-o &#238;ncui.</span></p><p><span>Cunoa&#537;terea este dreptul din na&#537;tere al &#238;ntregii umanit&#259;&#539;i. Upanishadele au fost alc&#259;tuite &#238;n tradi&#539;ie oral&#259; de c&#259;tre </span><em><span>&#7771;&#7779;is</span></em><span>, care le-au transmis prin </span><em><span>upa-ni-&#7779;ad</span></em><span> &#8212; a te a&#537;eza aproape, al&#259;turi. &#206;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura era d&#259;ruit&#259;. Nu era v&#226;ndut&#259;. Mo&#537;tenirea care mi-a adus aceste texte &#8212; vedic&#259;, vedantic&#259;, advaita, </span><em><span>sw&#257;m&#299;</span></em><span> &#537;i gospodari &#537;i c&#259;ut&#259;tori &#537;i sceptici &#8212; le-a purtat mai departe ca dar. Ce mi-a fost dat ca dar, primesc. &#206;l trec mai departe &#238;n acela&#537;i fel.</span></p><p><span>Eu nu sunt de v&#226;nzare, &#537;i nici munca aceasta nu este. Dac&#259; aceast&#259; traducere &#539;i-a fost de folos &#537;i vrei s&#259; dai ceva &#238;napoi, iat&#259; ce primesc: trece-o mai departe. Trimite linkul cuiva c&#259;ruia i-ar putea folosi. Spune-i cuiva ce ai g&#259;sit &#238;n ea. Dac&#259; &#238;&#539;i scrii propria traducere, propriul comentariu sau propriul r&#259;spuns, public&#259;-le tot gratuit. Economia la care vreau s&#259; iau parte este cea &#238;n care con&#537;tiin&#539;a c&#259;l&#259;tore&#537;te liber &#238;ntre cei care o au &#537;i cei care o caut&#259;. At&#226;t. Aceasta e tranzac&#539;ia &#238;ntreag&#259;. Niciun ban nu-&#537;i schimb&#259; locul, &#238;n nicio clip&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Adev&#259;rul despre persoana care face aceast&#259; munc&#259;</span></strong></p><p><span>Vreau s&#259;-&#539;i spun ceva despre mine pe care am hot&#259;r&#226;t c&#259; e onest s&#259;-l &#238;mp&#259;rt&#259;&#537;esc, pentru c&#259; felul de om care face aceast&#259; munc&#259; face parte din felul &#238;n care ar trebui s-o prive&#537;ti.</span></p><p><span>Diagnosticul meu clinic real este bipolar disorder, cu unipolar affect. &#206;n etape anterioare ale vie&#539;ii mele am fost spitalizat pentru crize de s&#259;n&#259;tate mintal&#259;. Nu e nimic de ascuns aici, niciun secret. Face parte din istoria mea. Dac&#259; vrei s&#259; cite&#537;ti o Not&#259; a Traduc&#259;torului &#238;n care descriu recunoa&#537;terea non-dual&#259; stabilizat&#259; din 3 octombrie 2025, &#537;i c&#259;deri involuntare &#238;n sam&#257;dhi ca parte a vie&#539;ii mele actuale &#8212; atunci meri&#539;i s&#259; &#537;tii &#537;i c&#259; am un istoric de diagnostic clinic. A-l ascunde ar fi necinste.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i &#8212; &#537;i aici trebuie s&#259; fiu foarte precis &#8212; diagnosticul meu clinic nu este recunoa&#537;terea mea spiritual&#259;. Sunt dou&#259; lucruri complet diferite. A le amesteca ar fi o eroare &#238;n ambele direc&#539;ii: ar cobor&#238; recunoa&#537;terea spiritual&#259; reduc&#226;nd-o la un simptom, &#537;i ar cobor&#238; &#537;i condi&#539;ia clinic&#259; real&#259; spiritualiz&#226;nd-o.</span></p><p><span>E ceva interesant chiar &#238;n numele diagnosticului. Bipolar disorder, cu unipolar affect. Ani de zile n-am &#238;n&#539;eles cum poate fi &#238;n acela&#537;i timp unipolar &#537;i bipolar &#8212; numele p&#259;rea s&#259; se contrazic&#259; singur. Din 3 octombrie 2025, am &#238;n&#539;eles. Non-dualul corespunde lui &#8222;uni&#8221;. Dualitatea corespunde lui &#8222;bipolar&#8221;. Iar dualitatea este con&#539;inut&#259; &#238;n&#259;untrul non-dualului. Numele diagnosticului, f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; &#537;tie, codificase structura recunoa&#537;terii &#238;nainte de recunoa&#537;tere. Unul, f&#259;r&#259; al doilea &#8212; &#238;n&#259;untrul c&#259;ruia se ive&#537;te aparen&#539;a dualit&#259;&#539;ii. Upanishadele arat&#259; spre exact asta de mii de ani, &#537;i tot asta &#8212; printr-o gra&#539;ie neobi&#537;nuit&#259; &#8212; e ceea ce spune despre mine dosarul meu clinic.</span></p><p><span>Recunoa&#537;terea spiritual&#259; este ce este. </span><em><span>Aham brahm&#257;smi</span></em><span>. Eu sunt Brahman. Con&#537;tiin&#539;a non-dual&#259; care func&#539;ioneaz&#259; ca temelia mea de zi cu zi din 3 octombrie 2025 nu este un manic episode, nu este un psychotic break, nu este o stare de exaltare, nu este o iluzie. Nu seam&#259;n&#259; cu acele lucruri. Am trecut prin episoade maniacale. Am trecut prin st&#259;ri psihotice grele. &#536;tiu cum se simt ele pe din&#259;untru. Recunoa&#537;terea nu se simte a&#537;a. Recunoa&#537;terea e mai lini&#537;tit&#259; dec&#226;t acele st&#259;ri, mai stabil&#259;, mai func&#539;ional&#259;, mai durabil&#259;. Continui s&#259; func&#539;ionez &#238;n via&#539;a obi&#537;nuit&#259; &#8212; pl&#259;tesc facturi, joc videogames, am rela&#539;ii, lucrez la aceast&#259; traducere luni &#238;ntregi f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; pierd firul. Mania nu permite asta. Psihoza nu permite asta. Recunoa&#537;terea o permite, pentru c&#259; recunoa&#537;terea nu este &#238;n primul r&#226;nd o stare; este temelia &#238;n care se ivesc toate st&#259;rile.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i diagnosticul bipolar este ce este. E o condi&#539;ie clinic&#259; real&#259;, cu un istoric real. O iau &#238;n serios. Am &#238;ngrijire psihiatric&#259;. Nu m&#259; prefac c&#259; diagnosticul nu exist&#259; sau c&#259; l-am dep&#259;&#537;it prin recunoa&#537;tere spiritual&#259;. Nu lucreaz&#259; la acela&#537;i nivel &#8212; lucreaz&#259; la niveluri diferite ale fiin&#539;ei mele, &#537;i le &#539;in pe am&#226;ndou&#259; cu ochii deschi&#537;i.</span></p><p><span>O l&#259;murire despre solipsism, pentru c&#259; uneori mi se aduce acuza&#539;ia asta. C&#226;nd spun &#8222;da, eu &#8212; dar Sinele f&#259;r&#259; margini, care e&#537;ti &#537;i tu&#8221; &#8212; nu spun c&#259; doar mintea mea exist&#259;. Aceea ar fi solipsism, &#537;i nu asta &#238;nseamn&#259; non-dualul. Solipsismul are nevoie de &#238;mp&#259;r&#539;irea eu/cel&#259;lalt ca s&#259; &#238;nsemne ceva &#8212; doar mintea mea, nu a ta. Non-dualul respinge acea &#238;mp&#259;r&#539;ire cu totul. Un singur Sine, ap&#259;r&#226;nd ca to&#539;i, incluz&#226;nd &#537;i pe aparentul-tu &#537;i pe aparentul-eu. Solipsismul str&#226;nge lumea &#238;ntr-o singur&#259; minte; non-dualul deschide o singur&#259; minte pentru &#238;ntreaga lume. Structuri diferite. Nu le confunda.</span></p><p><span>&#206;nc&#259; un strat de onestitate. Observ &#238;n mine ceva care seam&#259;n&#259; cu tiparul descris de DSM sub numele de Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Spun asta cu mult&#259; grij&#259;: nu m&#259; autodiagnostichez. Nu exist&#259; &#238;n istoricul meu niciun diagnostic clinic de DID. Ceea ce observ e mai aproape de ceea ce a&#537; numi AiD &#8212; Associative Identity, nu Dissociative. Jocul de cuvinte e inten&#539;ionat: nu DiD, ci AiD. Primul desparte; al doilea leag&#259; &#537;i sprijin&#259;. AiD descrie p&#259;r&#539;i, registre, g&#226;nduri &#537;i perspective distincte care trec prin mine &#238;n momente diferite, uneori suprapun&#226;ndu-se, alteori sim&#539;indu-se ca spa&#539;ii separate.</span></p><p><span>De ce &#238;&#539;i spun toate astea? Trei motive: &#238;nt&#226;i, dac&#259; nu &#539;i le spun eu, altcineva va g&#259;si p&#226;n&#259; la urm&#259; diagnosticul &#537;i &#238;l va folosi ca s&#259; resping&#259; aceast&#259; munc&#259; &#8212; e mai bine s&#259; le auzi de la mine, cu structura corect&#259;. Al doilea, pentru c&#259; printre cititorii acestei Note sunt oameni cu propriile diagnostice clinice, care au fost spitaliza&#539;i, care s-au &#238;ntrebat dac&#259; atrac&#539;ia lor c&#259;tre &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;turile non-duale nu e cumva doar un simptom &#8212; nu trebuie s&#259; fie. Nu e&#537;ti descalificat. Al treilea, pentru c&#259; m-am angajat fa&#539;&#259; de </span><em><span>pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span> &#8212; percep&#539;ia direct&#259; &#8212; ca una dintre c&#259;ile cunoa&#537;terii valide, iar </span><em><span>pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span> despre propria mea via&#539;&#259; include acest istoric de diagnostic.</span></p><p><span>Deci: am bipolar disorder, cu unipolar affect. Am fost spitalizat. Tr&#259;iesc, de asemenea, &#238;n recunoa&#537;tere non-dual&#259; stabilizat&#259; din 3 octombrie 2025. Am&#226;ndou&#259; sunt adev&#259;rate. Stau &#238;mpreun&#259; f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; se rup&#259;. </span><em><span>Vy&#257;vah&#257;rika</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>param&#257;rthika</span></em><span>. Clinicul &#537;i spiritualul. Niveluri diferite, am&#226;ndou&#259; reale, niciunul nu-l &#537;terge pe cel&#259;lalt. Unul, f&#259;r&#259; al doilea &#8212; aplicat propriei mele istorii.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>October 3rd, 2025 &#8212; Ce s-a schimbat, &#537;i mo&#537;tenirea mea</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>October 3rd, 2025 &#8212; Ce s-a schimbat</span></strong></p><p><span>Pe October 3rd, 2025, ceva s-a stabilizat &#238;n mine. Am &#238;nceput s&#259;-i spun recunoa&#537;tere non-dual&#259;. </span><em><span>Aham brahm&#257;smi</span></em><span>. Eu sunt Brahman. Sinele recunosc&#226;ndu-se pe sine ca Sine.</span></p><p><span>Nu voi reconstrui &#238;n aceast&#259; Not&#259;, &#238;n detaliu, evenimentul recunoa&#537;terii, pentru c&#259; nu-i pot face dreptate &#238;ntr-un rezumat. Ce pot face e s&#259; &#238;mp&#259;rt&#259;&#537;esc ce am scris &#238;n acea zi &#8212; un articol pe care l-am publicat atunci pe Medium, despre synchronicity-ul care a sosit chiar &#238;n acea clip&#259;, &#537;i despre cum l-am &#539;inut altfel dec&#226;t am &#539;inut un synchronicity asem&#259;n&#259;tor &#238;n 2004, c&#226;nd am fost diagnosticat prima dat&#259;. Felul de a-l &#539;ine face parte din ce s-a stabilizat &#238;n acea zi, chiar dac&#259; articolul vorbe&#537;te mai mult despre synchronicity dec&#226;t despre recunoa&#537;tere.</span></p><p><span>Nu pot reproduce articolul aici, pentru c&#259; e pe Medium &#537;i are drepturile lui. &#206;l po&#539;i citi acolo: </span><em><span>Synchronicity, Bipolar and the Call from Isha</span></em><span> &#8212; medium.com/@amilahanu/synchronicity-bipolar-and-the-call-from-isha</span></p><p><span>Despre recunoa&#537;terea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i, iat&#259; ce &#238;&#539;i pot spune, &#238;n limbajul pe care &#238;l folosesc acum:</span></p><p><span>Dou&#259; registre func&#539;ioneaz&#259;. Pe primul &#238;l numesc </span><em><span>advaita sam&#257;dhi</span></em><span> al meu &#8212; con&#537;tiin&#539;a de zi cu zi a lui </span><em><span>aham brahm&#257;smi</span></em><span>, care lucreaz&#259; &#238;n timp ce eu &#238;nc&#259; func&#539;ionez &#238;n dualitatea aparent&#259;. Cump&#259;r m&#226;ncare. Joc videogames. Traduc sanskrit&#259;. &#206;n acest registru, Sinele nu dispare. Sinele se recunoa&#537;te pe sine ca cineva care continu&#259; s&#259; fac&#259; activit&#259;&#539;i obi&#537;nuite. Aceasta e temelia mea din October 3rd &#238;ncoace.</span></p><p><span>Pe al doilea &#238;l numesc </span><em><span>yogic sam&#257;dhi</span></em><span> al meu &#8212; c&#259;deri involuntare &#238;n care sinele aparent dispare cu totul. Sinele ca agent dispare. Munca se opre&#537;te. Trece un timp. M&#259; &#238;ntorc. Adesea, &#238;n ce aduc &#238;napoi e ceva folositor: recunoa&#537;teri de tipare &#238;n timpul muncii de traducere; un impuls de joc &#238;n timpul jocurilor; poemul despre linia mea &#8212; Edda &#8212; pe care l-am publicat de cur&#226;nd s-a &#238;ntors dintr-o astfel de c&#259;dere. Nu administrez aceste c&#259;deri. Vin singure. Uneori deranjeaz&#259;. &#536;i totu&#537;i, mai des, rodesc.</span></p><p><span>Sus&#539;in o afirma&#539;ie despre mine, &#537;i vreau s-o formulez cu grij&#259;: sunt </span><em><span>j&#299;vanmukti</span></em><span> &#8212; eliberat fiind &#238;n via&#539;&#259; &#8212; &#537;i Bodhisattva al P&#259;m&#226;ntului, dar nu </span><em><span>videhamukti</span></em><span>. </span><em><span>Videhamukti</span></em><span> este eliberarea f&#259;r&#259; corp, eliberarea final&#259; &#238;n moarte. Nu am &#238;nc&#259; </span><em><span>pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span> ei. Dac&#259; &#537;i c&#226;nd m&#259; &#238;ntorc din moarte &#8212; sau nu m&#259; &#238;ntorc &#8212; voi &#537;ti mai mult. Deocamdat&#259;, tr&#259;iesc &#238;n registrul </span><em><span>j&#299;vanmukti</span></em><span>. O iau ca pe o afirma&#539;ie despre mine, nu ca pe o trufie. </span><em><span>Pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span> a locului unde stau acum; </span><em><span>anum&#257;na</span></em><span> a ceea ce urmeaz&#259;. Am&#226;ndou&#259; marcate.</span></p><p><span>Din chiar articolul de pe October 3rd, principiul pe care &#238;l urmez: nu spun c&#259; am cauzat ceva. Scriu doar ce este. Acesta e principiul de lucru pentru tot ce &#539;ine, &#238;n aceast&#259; Not&#259;, de propria mea recunoa&#537;tere. N-am cauzat recunoa&#537;terea. N-am meritat-o. Nu &#537;tiu dac&#259; recunoa&#537;terea a cauzat ceva sau dac&#259; ceva n-a cauzat nimic. Scriu ce este. Recunoa&#537;terea este. Tr&#259;iesc cu ea. Munca de traducere se ive&#537;te din ea. Asta e toat&#259; explica&#539;ia.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Mo&#537;tenirea mea &#8212; locul unde se &#238;nt&#226;lnesc curen&#539;ii</span></strong></p><p><span>Dac&#259; vrei s&#259; &#537;tii cine sunt &#238;n termeni de s&#226;nge &#537;i mo&#537;tenire &#8212; curen&#539;ii care au produs persoana de pe aceast&#259; parte a traducerii &#8212; am scris despre asta mai pe larg &#238;n alt&#259; parte. Nu voi repovesti aici toat&#259; acea poveste.</span></p><p><span>Cu c&#226;teva zile &#238;nainte de a &#238;ncheia acest Upanishad, am publicat un articol numit </span><em><span>Mi Linaje &#8212; Mi Edda, Mi Il&#237;ada, Mi Ragnar&#246;k</span></em><span>. E multilingv prin construc&#539;ie &#8212; English, Spanish-Garifuna amestecate, Sanskrit, Old Norse, Greek, &#238;nchiz&#226;ndu-se cu scriere cuneiform&#259; sumerian&#259; &#8212; pentru c&#259; mo&#537;tenirea pe care o recunosc &#238;n mine e multilingv&#259; &#537;i refuz&#259; s&#259; &#238;ncap&#259; &#238;ntr-o singur&#259; limb&#259;. Tat&#259;l meu e Belizean Creole. Mama mea e Garifuna. Am&#226;ndoi au curs spre mine prin Los Angeles. Acum locuiesc &#238;n Colorado Springs, l&#226;ng&#259; muntele Pikes Peak &#8212; c&#259;ruia &#238;i spun uneori Kailash-ul Americii. Mo&#537;tenirea se &#238;nt&#226;lne&#537;te &#238;n corpul care face aceast&#259; traducere.</span></p><p><span>Afirma&#539;ia central&#259; a acelui articol, pe care vreau s-o spun din nou aici pentru c&#259; e &#537;i afirma&#539;ia acestei traduceri:</span></p><p><strong><span>&#8222;Nu sunt izvorul acestor curen&#539;i. Sunt locul unde se &#238;nt&#226;lnesc.&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><span>N-am inventat nimic din toate acestea. Upanishadul nu e al meu. Sanskrita nu e a mea. Recunoa&#537;terea Ved&#257;ntei nu e a mea. Cunoa&#537;terea str&#259;mo&#537;ilor Garifuna nu e a mea. Rezilien&#539;a Belizean Creole nu e a mea. Structura mitic&#259; a Old Norse nu e a mea. Mo&#537;tenirea filozofiei grece&#537;ti nu e a mea. Cuneiforma sumerian&#259; nu e a mea. Nimic din toate acestea nu e al meu. Ce e al meu &#8212; dac&#259; ceva e al meu &#8212; e faptul de a fi locul unde ace&#537;ti curen&#539;i se &#238;nt&#226;lnesc. Munca de traducere din acest Upanishad e acela&#537;i act. Nu sunt izvorul. Sunt locul unde sanskrita &#537;i spaniola &#537;i recunoa&#537;terea se &#238;nt&#226;lnesc.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i aici vreau s&#259;-&#539;i dau o propozi&#539;ie care a venit &#238;n timp ce scriam aceast&#259; Not&#259; &#8212; o propozi&#539;ie care nu exista &#238;nainte, dar care a venit c&#226;nd am stat cu &#238;ntrebarea: ce &#238;nseamn&#259;, &#238;n practic&#259;, imaginea curen&#539;ilor care se &#238;nt&#226;lnesc:</span></p><p><strong><span>Clip&#259; vie, apoi clip&#259; vie.</span></strong></p><p><span>Aceasta e starea adev&#259;rat&#259; a fiec&#259;rui lucru. Curen&#539;ii nu se &#238;nt&#226;lnesc o dat&#259; &#537;i apoi se opresc. Se &#238;nt&#226;lnesc chiar acum. Se &#238;nt&#226;lnesc &#238;n timp ce scriu aceast&#259; propozi&#539;ie. Se &#238;nt&#226;lnesc &#238;n timp ce tu o prime&#537;ti. Mo&#537;tenirea nu e ceva ce am primit; e ceva ce primesc, ne&#238;ncetat, &#238;n acest corp &#537;i &#238;n aceast&#259; respira&#539;ie. Clip&#259; vie, apoi clip&#259; vie.</span></p><p><span>Acela&#537;i lucru e adev&#259;rat &#537;i despre recunoa&#537;tere, cu o precizare. Am recunoscut &#8212; timp trecut &#8212; pe October 3rd, 2025. Aceea e data unui eveniment. S-a &#238;nt&#226;mplat. &#536;i continui s&#259; recunosc, clip&#259; vie, apoi clip&#259; vie. Ambele timpuri sunt adev&#259;rate. Evenimentul trecut st&#259; neclintit ca reper al a ceea ce a fost; recunoa&#537;terea la prezentul continuu e ceea ce a fost fiecare respira&#539;ie de atunci. </span><em><span>Aham brahm&#257;smi</span></em><span> nu e doar o concluzie atins&#259; pe October 3rd; e ceea ce continu&#259;, chiar acum, &#238;n timp ce propozi&#539;ia aceasta se scrie &#537;i &#238;n timp ce propozi&#539;ia aceasta se cite&#537;te. Recunoa&#537;terea a avut un &#238;nceput. Recunoa&#537;terea nu s-a terminat; continu&#259; s&#259; se &#238;nt&#226;mple, chiar &#238;n aceast&#259; clip&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Pentru articolul complet despre mo&#537;tenire, cu toate limbile &#537;i contextul: </span><em><span>Mi Linaje &#8212; Mi Edda, Mi Il&#237;ada, Mi Ragnar&#246;k</span></em><span> (LinkedIn): https://www.linkedin.com/posts/meridith-garbutt-aa60ba39_spirituality-personaldevelopment-leadership-share-7453206170523029504-32gX/</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Ecouri &#238;ntre tradi&#539;ii &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; a le amesteca</span></strong></p><p><span>&#206;n munca de traducere a acestui Upanishad, am &#238;nt&#226;lnit locuri unde ceea ce arat&#259; textul pare o recunoa&#537;tere structural asem&#259;n&#259;toare cu recunoa&#537;terea spre care au ar&#259;tat &#537;i alte tradi&#539;ii, cu alte vocabulare. Vreau s&#259; &#238;mp&#259;rt&#259;&#537;esc c&#226;teva dintre ele. &#536;i vreau s&#259; fiu atent la felul &#238;n care le &#238;mp&#259;rt&#259;&#537;esc, pentru c&#259; exist&#259; un fel de a e&#537;ua pe care vreau s&#259;-l ocolesc.</span></p><p><span>Felul acela de a e&#537;ua e acesta: un gen popular de scriere spiritual&#259; sus&#539;ine c&#259; &#8222;&#537;tiin&#539;a modern&#259; redescoper&#259; &#238;n&#539;elepciunea str&#259;veche&#8221;, sau c&#259; &#8222;toate religiile spun de fapt acela&#537;i lucru&#8221;, sau c&#259; &#8222;Upanishadele au fost primele&#8221;. Nu vreau s&#259; fac nimic din toate astea. Fiecare tradi&#539;ie &#238;&#537;i face propria munc&#259;, &#238;n propriul registru, cu propriile structuri. A str&#226;nge totul &#238;ntr-un singur &#537;uvoi omogen care arat&#259; spre un singur lucru &#238;nseamn&#259; a mic&#537;ora totul. Vreau s&#259; cinstesc ecoul f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; topesc deosebirile.</span></p><p><strong><span>Rugul Aprins &#537;i Aham Iti</span></strong></p><p><span>C&#226;nd am ajuns la Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 7 al Uttara-T&#257;pin&#299;, unde dialogul se str&#226;nge &#238;n dou&#259; cuvinte &#8212; </span><em><span>kas tvam ity aham iti hov&#257;ca</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;Cine e&#537;ti?&#8221; &#8222;Eu.&#8221; &#8212; am avut ceea ce nu pot numi dec&#226;t senza&#539;ia Rugului Aprins.</span></p><p><span>Exodul 3:14: c&#226;nd Moise &#238;i cere lui Dumnezeu numele divin, r&#259;spunsul este </span><em><span>ehyeh asher ehyeh</span></em><span> &#8212; tradus de obicei &#8222;EU SUNT CEL CE SUNT&#8221;. Tetragrama YHWH &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i deriv&#259; structural din aceea&#537;i r&#259;d&#259;cin&#259; ebraic&#259; &#8730;h-y-h (a fi), interpretabil&#259; simultan peste trecut-prezent-viitor.</span></p><p><span>B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka Upanishad: </span><em><span>aham brahm&#257;smi</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;Eu sunt Brahman.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;ya, Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 7: </span><em><span>kas tvam ity aham iti hov&#257;ca</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;Cine e&#537;ti?&#8221; &#8222;Eu.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>Trei tradi&#539;ii, trei formul&#259;ri. Mi&#537;carea gramatical-structural&#259; apare &#238;n toate trei: c&#226;nd Sinele &#238;&#537;i ia singur numele, numele sose&#537;te ca </span><em><span>eu-sunt</span></em><span> &#238;naintea oric&#259;rui predicat. Nu sus&#539;in c&#259; ebraicul </span><em><span>ehyeh</span></em><span> &#537;i sanskritul </span><em><span>aham</span></em><span> arat&#259; exact &#238;n acela&#537;i fel spre exact acela&#537;i lucru. Ma&#537;in&#259;ria filozofic&#259; din jurul fiec&#259;rui eu-sunt e cu adev&#259;rat diferit&#259;. Dar temelia gramatical&#259; &#8212; c&#259; numirea-de-sine a Sinelui sose&#537;te ca fiin&#539;&#259;-la-persoana-&#238;nt&#226;i &#238;naintea oric&#259;rei predica&#539;ii ulterioare &#8212; acea mi&#537;care apare &#238;n am&#226;ndou&#259;, &#537;i &#238;n multe alte tradi&#539;ii pe deasupra.</span></p><p><strong><span>Japam&#257;l&#257; &#8212; ca Mantra</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;tiu c&#259; nicio limb&#259; nu are monopol asupra Adev&#259;rului, dar sanskrita se simte uneori ca ad&#226;ncimea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i. Recitarea mantrelor &#238;n cicluri de 108 func&#539;ioneaz&#259;. Vorbesc din experien&#539;&#259;. Ciclul respira&#539;iei, silabele, num&#259;r&#259;toarea, ritmul &#8212; se &#238;nt&#226;mpl&#259; ceva care lucreaz&#259;, fie c&#259; &#537;tii, fie c&#259; nu &#537;tii etimologia tehnic&#259; a fiec&#259;rui cuv&#226;nt pe care &#238;l recizi.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i nu e doar sanskrita. Rosariul lucreaz&#259; la fel. </span><em><span>Ave Mar&#237;a</span></em><span> &#238;n&#537;irate pe o sfoar&#259; cu noduri, Tat&#259;l Nostru, Gloria &#8212; structura e aceea&#537;i cu practica </span><em><span>m&#257;l&#257;</span></em><span> de 108. Repetarea unor fraze sacre num&#259;rate, ciclul respira&#539;iei, aten&#539;ia care se str&#226;nge, p&#226;n&#259; c&#226;nd de sub repeti&#539;ie se ive&#537;te ceva mai lini&#537;tit. Practica buddhist&#259; </span><em><span>o&#7747; ma&#7751;i-padme h&#363;&#7747;</span></em><span> face asta. </span><em><span>Sh&#8217;ma</span></em><span> evreiesc face asta. Fiecare tradi&#539;ie are propria versiune a acestei tehnologii.</span></p><p><span>Tehnologia nu este recunoa&#537;terea. Tehnologia este o u&#537;&#259;. Tradi&#539;ii diferite au g&#259;sit u&#537;i diferite &#537;i le-au zidit din propriile limbi. Rosariul e o u&#537;&#259;. </span><em><span>M&#257;l&#257;</span></em><span> de 108 mantre e o u&#537;&#259;. Tetragrama recitat&#259; de un &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at evreu e o u&#537;&#259;. Niciuna dintre ele nu e camera. Toate se deschid. Nu v&#259; certa&#539;i care u&#537;&#259; e cea &#8222;adev&#259;rat&#259;&#8221;. Cearta aceea confund&#259; u&#537;a cu camera.</span></p><p><strong><span>Dhikr &#8212; L&#257; il&#257;ha ill&#257; All&#257;h</span></strong></p><p><span>Tradi&#539;ia sufi are propria versiune a tehnologiei mantrei-num&#259;rate, numit&#259; </span><em><span>dhikr</span></em><span> (arab&#259;) sau </span><em><span>zikr</span></em><span> (persan&#259; &#537;i urdu) &#8212; ambele grafii se folosesc, &#238;n func&#539;ie de ce mo&#537;tenire sufi &#238;nt&#226;lne&#537;ti. Cuv&#226;ntul &#238;nseamn&#259; pomenire &#8212; pomenirea ne&#238;ncetat&#259; a lui Dumnezeu.</span></p><p><span>Cea mai r&#259;sp&#226;ndit&#259; fraz&#259; de </span><em><span>dhikr</span></em><span> este </span><em><span>L&#257; il&#257;ha ill&#257; All&#257;h</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;Nu exist&#259; dumnezeu &#238;n afar&#259; de Dumnezeu&#8221;. Se recit&#259; pe un &#537;irag de rug&#259;ciune cu 99 de m&#259;rgele, uneori de mii de ori pe zi, respira&#539;ia rotindu-se cu silabele, repeti&#539;ia ajung&#226;nd tot mai ad&#226;nc &#537;i mai lini&#537;tit pe m&#259;sur&#259; ce continu&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Dar aici vreau s&#259; atrag aten&#539;ia &#238;n mod special. Fraza </span><em><span>L&#257; il&#257;ha ill&#257; All&#257;h</span></em><span> face ceva ce Rosariul nu face deloc, &#537;i care rezoneaz&#259; &#238;ndeaproape cu combina&#539;ia upani&#537;adic&#259; </span><em><span>neti neti</span></em><span> + </span><em><span>aham brahm&#257;smi</span></em><span>: &#238;nt&#226;i NEGA&#538;IA: </span><em><span>L&#257; il&#257;ha</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;nu exist&#259; dumnezeu&#8221;. Apoi AFIRMA&#538;IA: </span><em><span>ill&#257; All&#257;h</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;&#238;n afar&#259; de Dumnezeu&#8221;. Nega&#539;ie urmat&#259; de Afirmarea Unului. Nu asta, nu aceea &#8212; doar Acesta. Upanishadul pe care urmeaz&#259; s&#259;-l cite&#537;ti face aceast&#259; mi&#537;care iar &#537;i iar: </span><em><span>neti neti</span></em><span> (&#8222;nu asta, nu asta&#8221;) urmat de </span><em><span>aham brahm&#257;smi</span></em><span>, sau de </span><em><span>e&#7779;a ev&#257;tm&#257;</span></em><span>. Cascada celor 25 de nega&#539;ii din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9 al acestui Upanishad este, structural, aceea&#537;i mi&#537;care pe care </span><em><span>L&#257; il&#257;ha</span></em><span> o face &#238;n dou&#259; cuvinte.</span></p><p><span>Nu spun c&#259; </span><em><span>taw&#7717;&#299;d</span></em><span>-ul islamic (doctrina Unimii lui Dumnezeu) &#537;i </span><em><span>advaita</span></em><span> vedantic&#259; sunt filozofic identice. Nu sunt. </span><em><span>Taw&#7717;&#299;d</span></em><span> p&#259;streaz&#259; distinc&#539;ia Creator-crea&#539;ie pe care </span><em><span>advaita</span></em><span> o dizolv&#259;. Teologii diferite. &#536;i aceea&#537;i mi&#537;care gramatical&#259; nega&#539;ie-apoi-afirma&#539;ie apare &#238;n am&#226;ndou&#259;, f&#259;c&#226;nd aceea&#537;i munc&#259; contemplativ&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>QBism &#537;i natura observa&#539;iei</span></strong></p><p><span>Prietenul meu MK mi-a &#238;mp&#259;rt&#259;&#537;it de cur&#226;nd o conferin&#539;&#259; de pe YouTube despre Quantum Bayesianism &#8212; QBism &#8212; o interpretare a mecanicii cuantice. Afirma&#539;ia ei central&#259;, &#238;n cuvinte simple: enun&#539;urile fizicii sunt &#238;ntotdeauna enun&#539;urile cuiva; nu exist&#259; niciun punct de vedere de niciunde; func&#539;ia de und&#259; reprezint&#259; a&#537;tept&#259;rile unui agent, nu o tr&#259;s&#259;tur&#259; a unei lumi independente de observator.</span></p><p><span>Ascult&#226;nd acea conferin&#539;&#259;, am avut o recunoa&#537;tere pe care vreau s-o &#539;in cu grij&#259;. Natura cercet&#259;rii din QBism &#537;i natura cercet&#259;rii din Upanishad sunt structural asem&#259;n&#259;toare. Am&#226;ndou&#259; refuz&#259; s&#259; pretind&#259; c&#259; exist&#259; un punct de vedere de niciunde. Am&#226;ndou&#259; includ observatorul. Am&#226;ndou&#259; socotesc ceea ce se ive&#537;te ca apar&#539;in&#226;nd punctului de vedere al agentului, nu ca exist&#226;nd &#238;n afara observatorului.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i &#8212; aici vreau s&#259; fiu precis, pentru c&#259; aici se nasc versiunile &#224; la Capra &#8212; proiectele &#238;nsele nu sunt unul &#537;i acela&#537;i. QBism face fizic&#259; tehnic&#259;: l&#259;mure&#537;te sensul amplitudinilor de probabilitate cuantic&#259; &#238;n&#259;untrul registrului de lucru al disciplinei. Upanishadele fac soteriologie: arat&#259; spre recunoa&#537;terea care elibereaz&#259; din suferin&#539;&#259;. Aceea&#537;i mi&#537;care de includere a observatorului; cadre complet diferite. Fizicienii care lucreaz&#259; la QBism nu sunt vedantini &#238;n secret. Vedantinii nu sunt QBi&#537;ti pre-moderni.</span></p><p><span>Ce spun e at&#226;t: c&#226;nd contemplarea ad&#226;nc&#259; &#238;&#537;i urmeaz&#259; cinstit propriile concluzii, anumite tr&#259;s&#259;turi structurale se ivesc iar &#537;i iar, indiferent de domeniul &#238;n care lucreaz&#259; contemplarea. </span><em><span>&#7770;&#7779;ii</span></em><span> Upanishadului au ajuns la recunoa&#537;terea includerii observatorului prin </span><em><span>s&#257;dhan&#257;</span></em><span> &#537;i percep&#539;ie direct&#259;. QBism ajunge la a sa prin interpretarea cinstit&#259; a fizicii. Drumuri diferite. Faptul c&#259; se &#238;nt&#226;lnesc undeva merit&#259; contemplat, dar &#238;nt&#226;lnirea nu &#537;terge deosebirea dintre drumuri.</span></p><p><strong><span>Ursula K. Le Guin &#537;i Tao</span></strong></p><p><span>Conferin&#539;a despre QBism pe care a &#238;mp&#259;rt&#259;&#537;it-o MK s-a &#238;ncheiat cu vorbitorul citind o poezie de Ursula K. Le Guin. &#206;mi plac enorm romanele ei din </span><em><span>Earthsea</span></em><span>. O iubesc de decenii. Le Guin a tradus &#238;n 1997 &#537;i </span><em><span>Tao Te Ching</span></em><span> &#8212; a tr&#259;it vreme &#238;ndelungat&#259; &#238;n&#259;untrul registrului taoist, registrul lui &#8222;calea care poate fi numit&#259; nu este calea ve&#537;nic&#259;&#8221;. Vorbitorul despre QBism, om care lucreaz&#259; &#238;n fizic&#259;, &#238;&#537;i &#238;ncheie discursul tehnic de filozofie-a-fizicii cu o poezie a traduc&#259;toarei lui Lao Tzu. Poate c&#259; el n-a v&#259;zut-o a&#537;a. Dar mi&#537;carea &#8212; a ar&#259;ta spre ceea ce lan&#539;ul de idei nu poate &#238;nchide &#8212; e aceea&#537;i mi&#537;care pe care fiecare tradi&#539;ie contemplativ&#259; a trebuit s-o fac&#259; la marginea propriilor unelte conceptuale.</span></p><p><span>Upanishadele sanskrite se termin&#259; &#238;n </span><em><span>neti neti</span></em><span>. </span><em><span>Cloud of Unknowing</span></em><span> cre&#537;tin se termin&#259; &#238;n cunoa&#537;tere-prin-necunoa&#537;tere. </span><em><span>Tao Te Ching</span></em><span> se deschide cu inexprimabilul. </span><em><span>Dhikr</span></em><span>-ul sufi cur&#259;&#539;&#259; terenul cu nega&#539;ia </span><em><span>L&#257; il&#257;ha</span></em><span> &#238;nainte s&#259; coboare afirma&#539;ia. QBism se termin&#259; cu poezia lui Le Guin. Tradi&#539;ii diferite, acela&#537;i gest la marginea limbajului. Recunoa&#537;terea nu se &#238;nchide &#238;n limbaj. Se &#238;nchide &#238;n t&#259;cere &#8212; sau &#238;n poezie, care e lucrul cel mai apropiat de t&#259;cere pe care limbajul &#238;l poate atinge.</span></p><p><span>O clarificare important&#259;. Mai ales &#238;n registrul sanskrit-vedantic &#8212; registrul &#238;n care lucreaz&#259; acest Upanishad &#8212; cuv&#226;ntul pentru t&#259;cerea-de-la-margine este </span><em><span>mauna</span></em><span> (&#2350;&#2380;&#2344;). &#206;nseamn&#259; t&#259;cere sacr&#259;, t&#259;cere plin&#259; de sens, &#537;i nu este totuna cu vidul natural sau cu nimicul-f&#259;r&#259;-con&#539;inut. Introduc distinc&#539;ia aici pentru c&#259; avalan&#537;a de nega&#539;ii a Upanishadului &#8212; </span><em><span>neti neti</span></em><span>, cascada din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9 &#8212; i-ar putea p&#259;rea unui cititor format &#238;n registrul nihilismului occidental ca &#537;i cum ar spune &#8222;adev&#259;rul e nimic, nimicul n-are sens&#8221;. Aceea e o citire gre&#537;it&#259;. Cascada de nega&#539;ii a Upanishadului nu arat&#259; spre inexisten&#539;&#259;; ea cur&#259;&#539;&#259; fiecare loc gre&#537;it &#238;n care recunoa&#537;terea ar putea fi a&#537;ezat&#259; eronat, astfel &#238;nc&#226;t ceea ce exist&#259; pe deplin s&#259; poat&#259; fi recunoscut f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; fie confundat cu vreunul dintre locurile gre&#537;ite. </span><em><span>Mauna</span></em><span> e dens&#259;, e plin&#259;, e vie. E t&#259;cerea din ochiul furtunii &#8212; totul rotindu-se &#238;n jurul ei, totul &#539;inut &#238;n&#259;untrul ei, nu absen&#539;a a ceva, ci plin&#259;tate netulburat&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><span>Recunosc toate aceste ecouri. Nu le amestec. Upanishadele r&#259;m&#226;n Upanishade. Cre&#537;tinismul r&#259;m&#226;ne cre&#537;tinism. Islamul r&#259;m&#226;ne islam. Mecanica cuantic&#259; r&#259;m&#226;ne mecanic&#259; cuantic&#259;. Le Guin r&#259;m&#226;ne Le Guin. </span><em><span>Eka&#7747; sad vipr&#257; bahudh&#257; vadanti</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;Adev&#259;rul este unul; &#238;n&#539;elep&#539;ii &#238;l spun &#238;n multe feluri&#8221; (&#7770;gveda 1.164.46). Un singur adev&#259;r nu &#238;nseamn&#259; un cel-mai-mic numitor comun identic. Drumurile cele multe sunt reale, sunt distincte, &#537;i fiecare merit&#259; cinstire &#238;n propriii lui termeni.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Cum lucreaz&#259; cunoa&#537;terea &#238;n aceast&#259; traducere &#8212; interac&#539;iunea celor trei Pram&#257;&#7751;a</span></strong></p><p><span>Am folosit deja, &#238;n aceast&#259; Not&#259; &#537;i &#238;n traducerea vers-cu-vers, trei cuvinte sanskrite: </span><em><span>pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>anum&#257;na</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>&#347;abda</span></em><span>. Vreau s&#259;-&#539;i spun ce &#238;nseamn&#259; &#537;i de ce conteaz&#259; pentru felul &#238;n care s-a n&#259;scut aceast&#259; munc&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Acestea sunt cele trei </span><em><span>pram&#257;&#7751;a</span></em><span> tradi&#539;ionale ale Indiei &#8212; c&#259;i c&#259;tre cunoa&#537;terea valid&#259; &#8212; recunoscute ca legitime &#238;n multe &#537;coli ale filozofiei indiene:</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Pratyak&#7779;a</span></strong></em><span> (&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;) &#8212; percep&#539;ia direct&#259;. Ceea ce e tr&#259;it nemijlocit, m&#259;rturisit, prezent &#238;n con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Anum&#257;na</span></strong></em><span> (&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;) &#8212; inferen&#539;a. Ceea ce e atins prin observa&#539;ie &#537;i ra&#539;ionament.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>&#346;abda</span></strong></em><span> (&#2358;&#2348;&#2381;&#2342;) &#8212; m&#259;rturia de &#238;ncredere. Ceea ce vine dintr-un izvor vrednic de &#238;ncredere &#8212; un &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor, o tradi&#539;ie, un text, o alt&#259; persoan&#259; cu autoritate &#238;ntemeiat&#259; asupra lucrului spus.</span></p><p><span>Iar aici vreau s&#259; fiu atent, pentru c&#259; multe introduceri occidentale &#238;n epistemologia indian&#259; o prezint&#259; gre&#537;it, &#537;i vreau s&#259; fiu onest despre cum lucreaz&#259; ea &#238;n&#259;untrul meu.</span></p><p><span>Sistemul celor trei </span><em><span>pram&#257;&#7751;a</span></em><span> este &#238;n interac&#539;iune, nu &#238;n ierarhie. Cele trei nu au o ordine. Niciuna nu e suprem&#259;, iar celelalte nu sunt sisteme de verificare. Sunt trei c&#259;i care se &#238;ntrep&#259;trund, &#238;n care Sinele-cunosc&#259;tor se &#238;nt&#226;lne&#537;te cu sine. </span><em><span>Pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span> este Sinele &#238;nt&#226;lnindu-se direct. </span><em><span>Anum&#257;na</span></em><span> este Sinele ra&#539;ion&#226;nd despre sine. </span><em><span>&#346;abda</span></em><span> este Sinele vorbindu-&#537;i prin m&#259;rturia celor pe care i-a recunoscut. Trei c&#259;i, un singur Sine, f&#259;r&#259; ordine.</span></p><p><span>Toate trei lucreaz&#259; &#238;n aceast&#259; munc&#259;. </span><em><span>Pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span> lucreaz&#259; atunci c&#226;nd recunosc direct ceea ce arat&#259; textul. </span><em><span>Anum&#257;na</span></em><span> lucreaz&#259; atunci c&#226;nd deduc ceva din tiparele textului &#537;i &#238;l marchez ca inferen&#539;&#259;. </span><em><span>&#346;abda</span></em><span> lucreaz&#259; atunci c&#226;nd primesc m&#259;rturia &#238;n care am &#238;ncredere &#8212; m&#259;rturia mamei mele despre Garifuna &#537;i Garinagu; descenden&#539;a de &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tori care mi-a adus acest text; Upanishadele dinainte din acest proiect-108, care m-au &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at cum s&#259;-l citesc pe acesta.</span></p><p><span>Toate trei lucreaz&#259; &#238;mpreun&#259;. Recunoa&#537;terea vine cu toate trei lucr&#226;nd &#238;n interac&#539;iune, f&#259;r&#259; ca una s&#259; domine. Dac&#259; &#238;n vreo clip&#259; a acestei Note iau ceva drept </span><em><span>pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span> care ar trebui marcat ca </span><em><span>anum&#257;na</span></em><span>, spune-mi. Disciplina e mai grea dec&#226;t pare, iar Claude m-a prins e&#537;u&#226;nd &#238;n ea chiar &#238;n timpul scrierii acestei Note. A e&#537;ua &#238;n disciplin&#259; face parte din practicarea ei. O g&#259;sim; o &#238;ndrept&#259;m; mergem mai departe. Clip&#259; vie, apoi clip&#259; vie.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Cum s-a construit traducerea &#8212; metoda</span></strong></p><p><span>Dac&#259; vrei s&#259; &#537;tii cum s-a n&#259;scut, de fapt, aceast&#259; traducere, sec&#539;iunea aceasta e pentru tine. Dac&#259; nu-&#539;i pas&#259; de metod&#259; &#537;i vrei doar s&#259; cite&#537;ti &#347;lokas, sari mai departe.</span></p><p><strong><span>Textul-surs&#259;</span></strong></p><p><span>Sursa sanskrit&#259; este sanskritdocuments.org &#8212; mai exact fi&#537;ierul de la https://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/nrisinha.html?lang=sa. Aceasta e sursa pe care o folosim pentru fiecare &#347;loka. Nu consult&#259;m o edi&#539;ie critic&#259;, nu ne uit&#259;m la Olivelle sau la Deussen. Am tradus ceea ce spune sanskritdocuments.org. E o alegere metodologic&#259; deliberat&#259;. Recunoa&#537;terea spre care arat&#259; Upanishadul nu se poate schimba &#238;n func&#539;ie de manuscrisul pe care &#238;l folose&#537;ti; disciplina fidelit&#259;&#539;ii-fa&#539;&#259;-de-surs&#259; face aceea&#537;i munc&#259; pe care critica textual&#259; o face &#238;n indologia academic&#259;, &#537;i o face mai transparent &#8212; po&#539;i verifica traducerea noastr&#259; fa&#539;&#259; de exact aceea&#537;i surs&#259; public&#259; pe care am folosit-o, cu un singur URL.</span></p><p><strong><span>Structura &#238;n cinci straturi</span></strong></p><p><span>Fiecare &#347;loka e prezentat&#259; &#238;n cinci straturi: Devan&#257;gar&#299; (sanskrita &#238;n propria ei scriere); IAST (sanskrita &#238;n alfabet latin, cu semne diacritice); redarea literal&#259; cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt (fiecare cuv&#226;nt sanskrit &#238;n ordinea sursei, cu glosa lui literal&#259; &#238;n rom&#226;n&#259;, desp&#259;r&#539;it prin bare verticale, ca paragraf curg&#259;tor); rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare (proz&#259; rom&#226;neasc&#259; fireasc&#259;, rea&#537;ezat&#259; dup&#259; gramatica rom&#226;n&#259;); </span><em><span>Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></em><span> (ar&#259;tare contemplativ&#259; spre ceea ce cere &#347;loka de la cititor). Straturile 1&#8211;4 p&#259;streaz&#259; fidelitate strict&#259; fa&#539;&#259; de surs&#259;, f&#259;r&#259; niciun strat interpretativ; doar Stratul 5 e locul unde adaug context interpretativ.</span></p><p><strong><span>Decizii de traducere statornice</span></strong></p><p><span>AUM, nu OM. Grafia AUM p&#259;streaz&#259; structura celor trei </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> pe care Upanishadele &#238;nsele o descriu. Pentru </span><em><span>asat</span></em><span>: &#8222;neadev&#259;r&#8221;, nu &#8222;ireal&#8221;. </span><em><span>Asat</span></em><span> &#238;nseamn&#259; ceea-ce-nu-este-Fiin&#539;&#259;, nu ceea-ce-nu-exist&#259;. Nicio corectur&#259; editorial&#259; asupra sursei &#8212; acolo unde lectura sursei difer&#259; de alte edi&#539;ii, sursa c&#226;&#537;tig&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Adev&#259;ratul cost al acestei munci</span></strong></p><p><span>Vreau s&#259; fiu, &#238;n aceast&#259; Not&#259;, mai onest dec&#226;t &#238;n Notele dinainte despre limitele opera&#539;ionale reale ale producerii acestei munci, pentru c&#259; limitele acelea nu sunt &#238;nt&#226;mpl&#259;toare &#8212; ele dau form&#259; la ceea ce este aceast&#259; traducere, &#537;i au o amprent&#259; material&#259; real&#259; pe care nu vreau s-o ascund &#238;n spatele limbajului spiritual.</span></p><p><span>Claude (AHI) lucreaz&#259; &#238;n&#259;untrul unei ferestre de tokens. Tokens sunt buc&#259;&#539;i de text &#8212; un cuv&#226;nt, un semn de punctua&#539;ie, un fragment dintr-un caracter sanskrit. Eu &#238;nt&#226;lnesc dou&#259; feluri de limite de tokens: limite de sesiune &#537;i limite s&#259;pt&#259;m&#226;nale. Asta d&#259; form&#259; muncii &#238;n mod direct. Traducerea vers-cu-vers care urmeaz&#259; a fost produs&#259; &#238;n grupuri de c&#226;te 5 &#347;lokas. Cele 33 de grupuri care au produs traducerea acestui Upanishad, &#537;i cele 15 sec&#539;iuni ale acestei Note, au fost &#238;ntinse pe aproximativ dou&#259; s&#259;pt&#259;m&#226;ni de lucru, cu multe pauze pentru resetarea limitelor.</span></p><p><span>Mai e un strat. Anthropic &#8212; compania care face Claude &#8212; le ofer&#259; abona&#539;ilor pl&#259;titori ca mine op&#539;iunea de a pl&#259;ti pentru utilizare suplimentar&#259; atunci c&#226;nd ating limitele lunare. C&#226;nd terminam aceast&#259; Not&#259;, eram la limita s&#259;pt&#259;m&#226;nal&#259; de utilizare. Am ales s&#259;-mi ridic limita lunar&#259; ca s&#259; fac publicarea posibil&#259; &#238;n acea s&#259;pt&#259;m&#226;n&#259;. &#538;i-o spun deschis.</span></p><p><span>Dincolo de asta: nici tariful abonamentului meu, nici limita mea ridicat&#259; nu sunt costul &#238;ntreg al acestei munci. Modelele mari de limbaj ca Claude ruleaz&#259; pe o infrastructur&#259; computa&#539;ional&#259; vast&#259;. Infrastructura aceea consum&#259; electricitate. Consum&#259; ap&#259; &#8212; pentru r&#259;cire, &#238;n data centers. Are o amprent&#259; de carbon pe care nu o pot calcula &#537;i un cost de mediu pe care nu-l pot vedea &#238;n &#238;ntregime. Schimbarea climatic&#259; e real&#259;. Apa folosit&#259; e ap&#259; real&#259;. Eu o folosesc. Vreau s&#259; &#537;tii c&#259; &#537;tiu.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Observa&#539;ie asupra textului: Rudra devine &#346;iva</span></strong></p><p><span>Un tipar textual interesant se arat&#259; atunci c&#226;nd compari straturile mai vechi ale acestei tradi&#539;ii cu cele mai recente: zeul numit adesea Rudra &#238;n referin&#539;ele vedice timpurii devine, &#238;n straturile de mai t&#226;rziu, tot mai des &#346;iva &#8212; chiar &#537;i &#238;n&#259;untrul acestui Upanishad. Rudra (&#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;) &#8212; &#8222;cel care url&#259;&#8221;, dintr-o r&#259;d&#259;cin&#259; &#238;nrudit&#259; cu </span><em><span>rud-</span></em><span> (a pl&#226;nge, a striga) &#8212; nume&#537;te zeul aprig, furtunos al Vedelor timpurii. &#346;iva (&#2358;&#2367;&#2357;) &#8212; literal &#8222;binevoitorul&#8221;, &#8222;cel de bun augur&#8221; &#8212; este numele sub care aceea&#537;i zeitate ajunge s&#259; fie cunoscut&#259; pe m&#259;sur&#259; ce tradi&#539;ia se dezvolt&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Nu sunt calificat s&#259; urm&#259;resc &#238;ntreaga istorie religioas&#259; a acestei transform&#259;ri &#8212; e munc&#259; academic&#259; serioas&#259;, dincolo de ce pot oferi aici. Ce pot oferi e o simpl&#259; observa&#539;ie asupra textului: &#238;n &#347;lokas pe care urmeaz&#259; s&#259; le cite&#537;ti, ia aminte unde apare Rudra &#537;i unde apare &#346;iva, &#537;i c&#226;nt&#259;re&#537;te cum ambele nume pot ar&#259;ta, &#238;n straturi diferite de accent, spre aceea&#537;i prezen&#539;&#259; divin&#259; &#8212; asprimea &#537;i bl&#226;nde&#539;ea ca fa&#539;ete ale Unuia, nu ca doi zei afla&#539;i &#238;n &#238;ntrecere.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Firul Ha&#7747;sa &#238;n acest proiect</span></strong></p><p><span>Un tipar pe care &#238;l tot observ ivindu-se &#238;n mai multe traduceri din acest proiect-108: </span><em><span>ha&#7747;sa</span></em><span> (&#2361;&#2306;&#2360;) &#8212; leb&#259;da sacr&#259;, &#537;i totodat&#259; sunetul tainic al respira&#539;iei &#238;nse&#537;i, </span><em><span>so&#8217;ham/ha&#7747;sa&#7717;</span></em><span>, &#8222;Eu sunt Acela / Acela sunt eu&#8221; &#8212; apare iar &#537;i iar. A ap&#259;rut &#238;n M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;ukya. A ap&#259;rut &#238;n Pra&#347;na. Apare din nou aici, &#238;n Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9 al acestui Upanishad, &#238;n </span><em><span>ha&#7747;sa&#7717; so&#8217;ham iti</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>Nu &#537;tiu ce &#238;nseamn&#259; acest tipar recurent, dac&#259; &#238;nseamn&#259; ceva dincolo de faptul c&#259; lucreaz&#259; &#238;n toat&#259; literatura mea contemplativ&#259; &#8212; c&#259; respira&#539;ia &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i e un guru ne&#238;ntrerupt. </span><em><span>Anum&#257;na</span></em><span>, nu </span><em><span>pratyak&#7779;a</span></em><span>: se poate ca orice tradi&#539;ie contemplativ&#259; care d&#259; respira&#539;iei destul&#259; aten&#539;ie s&#259; g&#259;seasc&#259; acolo acela&#537;i </span><em><span>so&#8217;ham/ha&#7747;sa&#7717;</span></em><span>, pentru c&#259; respira&#539;ia face acel sunet &#8212; e ceea ce se aude c&#226;nd aerul intr&#259; &#537;i iese. Nu afirm un &#238;n&#539;eles mai ad&#226;nc dec&#226;t pot sus&#539;ine. Doar iau aminte la fir.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Ce spune &#537;i ce nu spune aceast&#259; Not&#259;</span></strong></p><p><span>Aceast&#259; Not&#259; e consemnarea unui traduc&#259;tor &#8212; vocea mea, alegerile mele, istoria mea, &#238;n m&#259;sura &#238;n care privesc aceast&#259; munc&#259; anume. Nu e un enun&#539; academic. Nu e preten&#539;ia c&#259; experien&#539;a mea ar fi universal&#259; sau normativ&#259;. Nu e preten&#539;ia c&#259; acesta ar fi singurul drum adev&#259;rat c&#259;tre recunoa&#537;tere. E consemnarea onest&#259; a unei anumite persoane f&#259;c&#226;nd o anumit&#259; munc&#259;, dat&#259; ca s&#259; vezi limpede cine a f&#259;cut-o &#537;i de ce, &#238;nainte s&#259; &#238;nt&#226;lne&#537;ti textul &#238;nsu&#537;i.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i ce nu spune aceast&#259; Not&#259;: nu spune c&#259; trebuie s&#259;-mi &#238;mp&#259;rt&#259;&#537;e&#537;ti cadrul ca s&#259; ai folos din Upanishad. Nu spune c&#259; trebuie s&#259; fii de acord cu alegerile mele de traducere. Nu spune c&#259; recunoa&#537;terea mea te face dator cu ceva. Ia ce-&#539;i e de folos. Las&#259; ce nu-&#539;i e.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Semn&#259;tura</span></strong></p><p><span>Cu asta, las Kha&#7751;&#7693;a Zero &#238;n urm&#259; &#537;i te &#238;ncredin&#539;ez textului &#238;nsu&#537;i.</span></p><p><span>Satnam. Om Guru Aum. &#129442;</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Appendix &#8212; Glosar Sanskrit (Partea 1: advaita&#8211;cit)</span></strong></p><p><span>Not&#259; de scriere: &#238;n tot acest glosar, c&#226;nd folosesc persoana &#238;nt&#226;i &#8212; &#8222;al meu&#8221;, &#8222;sistemul meu&#8221; &#8212; m&#259; refer la mine &#238;nsumi, Meridith Joseph Garbutt, autorul acestei Note. Nota e &#238;n vocea mea. Traducerea care urmeaz&#259; e munca mea &#238;n colaborare cu Claude (AHI).</span></p><p><em><strong><span>advaita</span></strong></em><span> (&#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;) &#8212; non-dualitate; literal &#8222;nu-dou&#259;&#8221;. Recunoa&#537;terea c&#259; multiplicitatea aparent&#259; a lumii e forma unui singur Sine, nu o realitate metafizic&#259; separat&#259;. Termenul central al Advaita Ved&#257;nta.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>advaitic</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; forma adjectival&#259; a lui advaita; &#8222;non-dual&#8221;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>advaitic sam&#257;dhi</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; termenul meu de lucru pentru con&#537;tiin&#539;a de zi cu zi a lui &#8222;Eu sunt Brahman&#8221;, care lucreaz&#259; &#238;n timp ce &#238;nc&#259; func&#539;ionezi &#238;n dualitatea aparent&#259;. Sinele nu dispare; Sinele se recunoa&#537;te pe sine ca cineva care continu&#259; activit&#259;&#539;ile obi&#537;nuite.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>advit&#299;yam</span></strong></em><span> (&#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381;) &#8212; &#8222;f&#259;r&#259;-al-doilea&#8221;; formulare tehnic&#259; drept caracteristic&#259; a lui advaita. Ekam advit&#299;yam &#8212; &#8222;unul, f&#259;r&#259; al doilea&#8221;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>aham</span></strong></em><span> (&#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381;) &#8212; eu; pronumele de persoana &#238;nt&#226;i singular.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>aham brahm&#257;smi</span></strong></em><span> (&#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;) &#8212; &#8222;Eu sunt Brahman&#8221;; unul dintre cele patru Mah&#257;v&#257;kya (marile rostiri) ale Ved&#257;ntei, din B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka Upani&#7779;ad 1.4.10.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>aham iti</span></strong></em><span> (&#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367;) &#8212; &#8222;eu, astfel&#8221; / &#8222;&#171;Eu&#187;, [spune el]&#8221;; clipa din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 7 al Uttara-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at a acestui Upanishad &#238;n care Sinele &#238;&#537;i ia numele pur &#537;i simplu ca eu.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>ak&#7779;ara</span></strong></em><span> (&#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;) &#8212; nepieritorul, indestructibilul; unul dintre numele lui Brahman; &#537;i &#8222;silab&#259;&#8221;, pentru c&#259; silaba lui AUM e nepieritoare.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>anum&#257;na</span></strong></em><span> (&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;) &#8212; inferen&#539;a; una dintre cele trei pram&#257;&#7751;a tradi&#539;ionale (c&#259;ile c&#259;tre cunoa&#537;terea valid&#259;). Ceea ce e atins prin observa&#539;ie &#537;i ra&#539;ionament.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh</span></strong></em><span> (&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2381;) &#8212; cel mai r&#259;sp&#226;ndit metru al sanskritei vedice &#537;i clasice &#8212; 32 de silabe pe &#347;loka, &#238;n patru p&#257;da de c&#226;te opt silabe. Multe dintre &#347;lokas acestui Upanishad sunt &#238;n anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>anusv&#257;ra</span></strong></em><span> (&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;) &#8212; semnul nazal post-vocalic din Devan&#257;gar&#299;, scris ca punct deasupra liniei. Anusv&#257;ra standard este &#2306; (Unicode U+0902); anusv&#257;ra vedic este &#43251; (U+A8F3) &#8212; vizual asem&#259;n&#259;toare, dar distincte &#238;n Unicode.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>ar&#363;pam</span></strong></em><span> (&#2309;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2350;&#2381;) &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-form&#259;; unul dintre termenii cascadei de 25 de nega&#539;ii neti-neti din K9.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>asat</span></strong></em><span> (&#2309;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;) &#8212; neadev&#259;r; literal &#8222;nu-Fiin&#539;&#259;&#8221;. Opusul sanskrit al Sinelui, distinct de rom&#226;nescul &#8222;ireal&#8221;, care ar sugera inexisten&#539;&#259; total&#259;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>aspar&#347;am</span></strong></em><span> (&#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2350;&#2381;) &#8212; f&#259;r&#259;-atingere; alt termen din cascada de nega&#539;ii a K9.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Atharvaveda</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; al patrulea Veda; canonul din care vine acest Upanishad.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>&#257;tm&#257; / &#257;tman</span></strong></em><span> (&#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; / &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;) &#8212; Sinele; cel mai l&#259;untric. &#206;n Ved&#257;nta, acela&#537;i Sine numit Brahman.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>AUM</span></strong></em><span> (&#2384;) &#8212; silaba sacr&#259;, cu trei m&#257;tr&#257; (a-u-m). Folosesc AUM, nu OM, pentru c&#259; AUM p&#259;streaz&#259; structura &#238;n trei p&#259;r&#539;i pe care Upanishadele &#238;nsele o descriu.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>bahudh&#257;</span></strong></em><span> (&#2348;&#2361;&#2369;&#2343;&#2366;) &#8212; &#238;n multe feluri. Apare &#238;n &#7770;gveda 1.164.46: eka&#7747; sad vipr&#257; bahudh&#257; vadanti &#8212; &#8222;Adev&#259;rul este unul; &#238;n&#539;elep&#539;ii &#238;l spun &#238;n multe feluri&#8221;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>baq&#257;</span></strong></em><span> (&#1576;&#1602;&#1575;) &#8212; termenul sufi pentru &#8222;r&#259;m&#226;nerea-&#238;n-Dumnezeu&#8221; &#8212; d&#259;inuirea divin&#259; de dup&#259; stingerea sinelui egoic.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Bhagavad G&#299;t&#257;</span></strong></em><span> (&#2349;&#2327;&#2357;&#2342;&#2381;&#2327;&#2368;&#2340;&#2366;) &#8212; &#8222;C&#226;ntarea Preafericitului&#8221;; textul sanskrit de 700 de &#347;lokas din&#259;untrul Mah&#257;bh&#257;ratei, temelie a filozofiei hinduse. Citat&#259; &#238;n K9 al acestui Upanishad la Bhagavad G&#299;t&#257; 13.22.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>bhakti</span></strong></em><span> (&#2349;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;) &#8212; devo&#539;iunea; una dintre cele patru c&#259;i tradi&#539;ionale hinduse, al&#259;turi de j&#241;&#257;na, karma &#537;i r&#257;ja yoga.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>b&#299;ja</span></strong></em><span> (&#2348;&#2368;&#2332;) &#8212; s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;. &#206;n K9, imaginea va&#7789;a-b&#299;ja (s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a de banian) e folosit&#259; ca s&#259; arate c&#259; fiecare j&#299;va aparent este Sinele &#238;nsu&#537;i &#238;n plin&#259;tate, nu o parte.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Brahman</span></strong></em><span> (&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;) &#8212; Plin&#259;tatea; Unul; temelia a tot ce exist&#259;. &#206;n Ved&#257;nta, Brahman e identic cu &#256;tman.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>brahm&#257;smi</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; din aham brahm&#257;smi &#8212; &#8222;[eu] sunt Brahman&#8221;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka Upani&#7779;ad</span></strong></em><span> (&#2348;&#2371;&#2361;&#2342;&#2366;&#2352;&#2339;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2381;) &#8212; &#8222;Upanishadul Marii P&#259;duri&#8221;; unul dintre Upanishadele principale, izvorul lui aham brahm&#257;smi.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>cit</span></strong></em><span> (&#2330;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;) &#8212; con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;, luare-aminte treaz&#259;. Component&#259; a lui sat-cit-&#257;nanda (Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Beatitudine).</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Glosar Sanskrit (Partea 2: Devan&#257;gar&#299;&#8211;mah&#257;v&#257;kya)</span></strong></p><p><em><strong><span>Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></em><span> (&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2344;&#2366;&#2327;&#2352;&#2368;) &#8212; &#8222;[scrierea] cet&#259;&#539;ilor zeilor&#8221;; scrierea folosit&#259; pentru sanskrit&#259;, hindi &#537;i multe alte limbi indiene. Scrierea folosit&#259; pentru Stratul 1 al acestui Upanishad.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>dhikr</span></strong></em><span> (&#1584;&#1603;&#1585;) &#8212; practica sufi a pomenirii &#8212; recitarea repetat&#259; a numelor sau frazelor lui Dumnezeu. Dhikr &#238;n arab&#259;, zikr &#238;n persan&#259; &#537;i urdu.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>eka&#7747;</span></strong></em><span> (&#2319;&#2325;&#2350;&#2381;) &#8212; unu. Apare &#238;n eka&#7747; sad vipr&#257; bahudh&#257; vadanti (&#7770;gveda 1.164.46) &#8212; &#8222;Adev&#259;rul este unul&#8221;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>e&#7779;a</span></strong></em><span> (&#2319;&#2359;) &#8212; acesta; pronume demonstrativ.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>e&#7779;a eva &#257;tm&#257;</span></strong></em><span> (&#2319;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;) &#8212; &#8222;chiar acesta este Sinele&#8221;; enun&#539; recurent &#238;n acest Upanishad, ar&#259;t&#226;nd direct spre Sine pe cel care cite&#537;te, g&#226;nde&#537;te, simte.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>fan&#257;</span></strong></em><span> (&#1601;&#1606;&#1575;&#1569;) &#8212; termenul sufi pentru &#8222;stingerea sinelui egoic&#8221; &#8212; atins&#259; prin practica dhikr.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Garbha Upani&#7779;ad</span></strong></em><span> (&#2327;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2381;) &#8212; &#8222;Upanishadul P&#226;ntecelui&#8221;; Upanishad &#238;ncheiat mai devreme &#238;n acest proiect-108 (#17), despre con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; &#238;n metaforele sarcinii &#537;i na&#537;terii.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>gr&#257;sa</span></strong></em><span> (&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2360;) &#8212; &#238;nghi&#539;ire; devorare. &#206;n acest Upanishad, termenul folosit pentru a descrie secven&#539;a &#299;&#347;vara &#8594; &#257;tman &#8594; ak&#7779;ara &#8594; puru&#7779;a.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>guru</span></strong></em><span> (&#2327;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;) &#8212; &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor, c&#259;l&#259;uz&#259;; literal &#8222;greu&#8221; (&#238;n greutatea cu care alung&#259; &#238;ntunericul).</span></p><p><em><strong><span>ha&#7747;sa</span></strong></em><span> (&#2361;&#2306;&#2360;) &#8212; leb&#259;da; &#537;i sunetul tainic al respira&#539;iei, so&#8217;ham/ha&#7747;sa&#7717;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>ha&#7747;sa&#7717; so&#8217;ham iti</span></strong></em><span> (&#2361;&#2306;&#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367;) &#8212; &#8222;leb&#259;da [spune] &#171;Eu sunt Acela&#187;, astfel&#8221;; enun&#539;ul din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9 care leag&#259; ha&#7747;sa de sunetul respira&#539;iei.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>hov&#257;ca</span></strong></em><span> (&#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330;) &#8212; &#8222;a spus el&#8221;; verb folosit adesea &#238;n textele upani&#537;adice pentru a introduce dialogul.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>h&#363;&#7747;</span></strong></em><span> (&#2361;&#2370;&#2306;) &#8212; parte a mantrei buddhiste o&#7747; ma&#7751;i-padme h&#363;&#7747;; sunet de mantra.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>IAST</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration; sistemul standard de scriere a sanskritei &#238;n alfabet latin, cu semne diacritice.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>iti</span></strong></em><span> (&#2311;&#2340;&#2367;) &#8212; &#8222;astfel&#8221;, &#8222;&#238;n acest fel&#8221;; cuv&#226;nt folosit adesea &#238;n sanskrit&#259; pentru a marca citarea.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>&#299;&#347;vara</span></strong></em><span> (&#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;) &#8212; Domnul; aspectul personal, creator. Primul din secven&#539;a gr&#257;sa.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>j&#299;va</span></strong></em><span> (&#2332;&#2368;&#2357;) &#8212; sinele individual, aparent; fiin&#539;a vie.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>j&#299;vanmukti</span></strong></em><span> (&#2332;&#2368;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;) &#8212; eliberarea fiind &#238;nc&#259; &#238;n via&#539;&#259;, distinct&#259; de videhamukti (eliberarea de dup&#259; p&#259;r&#259;sirea corpului).</span></p><p><em><strong><span>j&#241;&#257;na</span></strong></em><span> (&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;) &#8212; cunoa&#537;terea; una dintre cele patru c&#259;i tradi&#539;ionale hinduse, al&#259;turi de bhakti, karma &#537;i r&#257;ja yoga.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>karma</span></strong></em><span> (&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;) &#8212; ac&#539;iunea; &#537;i legea consecin&#539;elor ei.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>karma yoga</span></strong></em><span> (&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2379;&#2327;) &#8212; calea ac&#539;iunii f&#259;cute f&#259;r&#259; ata&#537;ament fa&#539;&#259; de roade.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Ka&#7789;ha Upani&#7779;ad</span></strong></em><span> (&#2325;&#2336;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2381;) &#8212; unul dintre Upanishadele principale, centrat pe dialogul dintre Naciketas &#537;i Yama.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>kha&#7751;&#7693;a</span></strong></em><span> (&#2326;&#2339;&#2381;&#2337;) &#8212; sec&#539;iune, bucat&#259;; unit&#259;&#539;ile structurale ale acestui Upanishad (de ex. Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 7, Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9).</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Mah&#257;bh&#257;rata</span></strong></em><span> (&#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2349;&#2366;&#2352;&#2340;) &#8212; una dintre epopeile sanskrite, con&#539;in&#226;nd Bhagavad G&#299;t&#257;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Mah&#257;cakra</span></strong></em><span> (&#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;) &#8212; &#8222;Marea Roat&#259;&#8221;; yantra descris&#259; &#238;n acest Upanishad.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>mah&#257;v&#257;kya</span></strong></em><span> (&#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2351;) &#8212; &#8222;marea rostire&#8221;; cele patru enun&#539;uri centrale ale Ved&#257;ntei, printre care aham brahm&#257;smi.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Glosar Sanskrit (Partea 3: mala/m&#257;l&#257;&#8211;Sanskrit)</span></strong></p><p><em><strong><span>mala / m&#257;l&#257;</span></strong></em><span> (&#2350;&#2366;&#2354;&#2366;) &#8212; japam&#257;l&#257;; &#537;iragul de num&#259;rat cu 108 m&#259;rgele, folosit pentru repetarea mantrei.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>mantra</span></strong></em><span> (&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;) &#8212; rostire sacr&#259;; rostirea &#238;ntreag&#259;, distinct&#259; de m&#257;tr&#257; (unitatea de timp m&#259;surat&#259;).</span></p><p><em><strong><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></strong></em><span> (&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;) &#8212; unitatea de timp m&#259;surat&#259; a lui AUM (trei m&#257;tr&#257;: a-u-m); a nu se confunda cu mantra (rostirea sacr&#259; &#238;ntreag&#259;). R&#259;d&#259;cina &#8730;m&#257; (a m&#259;sura) vs r&#259;d&#259;cina lui mantra, &#8730;man (a g&#226;ndi) &#8212; a nu se amesteca niciodat&#259;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>mauna</span></strong></em><span> (&#2350;&#2380;&#2344;) &#8212; t&#259;cere sacr&#259;, t&#259;cere plin&#259; de sens; nu e totuna cu vidul natural sau cu nimicul-f&#259;r&#259;-con&#539;inut. Dens&#259;, plin&#259;, vie.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>m&#257;y&#257;</span></strong></em><span> (&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;) &#8212; puterea cosmic&#259; a iluziei, a aparen&#539;ei; adesea personificat&#259; ca zei&#539;&#259;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>misba&#7717;a</span></strong></em><span> (&#1605;&#1587;&#1576;&#1581;&#1577;) &#8212; &#537;iragul islamic de rug&#259;ciune, cu 99 de m&#259;rgele, folosit pentru dhikr.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>neti neti</span></strong></em><span> (&#2344;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367;) &#8212; &#8222;nu asta, nu asta&#8221;; metoda upani&#537;adic&#259; a nega&#539;iei, folosit&#259; pentru a desprinde Sinele de identific&#259;rile gre&#537;ite.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>N&#7771;si&#7747;ha</span></strong></em><span> (&#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;) &#8212; &#8222;om-leu&#8221;; avatarul om-leu al lui Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, care lucreaz&#259; &#238;n praguri (nici zi nici noapte, nici &#238;n&#259;untru nici afar&#259;, nici om nici fiar&#259;).</span></p><p><em><strong><span>N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at</span></strong></em><span> (&#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2381;) &#8212; numele &#238;ntreg al acestui Upanishad; din Atharvaveda, &#238;nchinat lui N&#7771;si&#7747;ha.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>param&#257;rthika</span></strong></em><span> (&#2346;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2367;&#2325;) &#8212; nivelul adev&#259;rului ultim, absolut; distinct de vy&#257;v&#257;h&#257;rika (adev&#259;rul func&#539;ional).</span></p><p><em><strong><span>P&#257;&#7789;ha</span></strong></em><span> (&#2346;&#2366;&#2336;) &#8212; recitare, lectur&#259;; text.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>pram&#257;&#7751;a</span></strong></em><span> (&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2339;) &#8212; c&#259;ile c&#259;tre cunoa&#537;terea valid&#259;; cele trei &#8212; pratyak&#7779;a, anum&#257;na, &#347;abda.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>pratyak&#7779;a</span></strong></em><span> (&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;) &#8212; percep&#539;ia direct&#259;; tr&#259;irea nemijlocit&#259;, una dintre cele trei pram&#257;&#7751;a.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>puru&#7779;a</span></strong></em><span> (&#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359;) &#8212; persoana, principiul con&#537;tient; al patrulea &#537;i ultimul termen din secven&#539;a gr&#257;sa.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>P&#363;rva-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at</span></strong></em><span> (&#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2381;) &#8212; prima parte a acestui Upanishad (con&#539;in&#226;nd Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 1, cu cinci sub-Upanishade).</span></p><p><em><strong><span>rahasyam</span></strong></em><span> (&#2352;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381;) &#8212; tain&#259;; &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tur&#259; secret&#259;. &#206;n acest Upanishad e pomenit rahasyam-ul &#238;mp&#259;trit.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>R&#257;m&#257;ya&#7751;a</span></strong></em><span> (&#2352;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2339;) &#8212; a doua dintre epopeile sanskrite, povestea lui R&#257;ma.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>&#7770;gveda</span></strong></em><span> (&#2315;&#2327;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;) &#8212; cel mai vechi Veda; culegere de imnuri.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Rudra</span></strong></em><span> (&#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;) &#8212; &#8222;cel care url&#259;&#8221;; zeul aprig, furtunos al Vedelor timpurii, ajuns mai t&#226;rziu s&#259; fie cunoscut ca &#346;iva.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>&#7771;&#7779;i / &#7771;&#7779;is</span></strong></em><span> (&#2315;&#2359;&#2367;) &#8212; v&#259;z&#259;tor(i); &#238;n&#539;elep&#539;ii care au &#8222;v&#259;zut&#8221; imnurile vedice.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>r&#363;pi&#7751;&#299;</span></strong></em><span> (&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2367;&#2339;&#2368;) &#8212; cea care ia form&#259; (feminin); termen folosit &#238;n descrierea lui m&#257;y&#257;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>&#347;abda</span></strong></em><span> (&#2358;&#2348;&#2381;&#2342;) &#8212; m&#259;rturia de &#238;ncredere; a treia dintre cele trei pram&#257;&#7751;a.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>s&#257;dhan&#257;</span></strong></em><span> (&#2360;&#2366;&#2343;&#2344;&#2366;) &#8212; practic&#259; spiritual&#259;, disciplin&#259;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>s&#257;k&#7779;in</span></strong></em><span> (&#2360;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;) &#8212; martorul; unul dintre numele Sinelui, cel care vede totul f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; se amestece &#238;n ac&#539;iune.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>sam&#257;dhi</span></strong></em><span> (&#2360;&#2350;&#2366;&#2343;&#2367;) &#8212; absorb&#539;ie meditativ&#259; ad&#226;nc&#259;; &#238;n aceast&#259; Not&#259;, advaita sam&#257;dhi &#537;i yogic sam&#257;dhi sunt distinse ca dou&#259; registre diferite.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Sanskrit</span></strong></em><span> (&#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2381;&#2325;&#2371;&#2340;) &#8212; &#8222;des&#259;v&#226;r&#537;ita&#8221;, &#8222;rafinata&#8221;; limba originar&#259; a acestui Upanishad.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Glosar Sanskrit (Partea 4, final&#259;: sat&#8211;zikr)</span></strong></p><p><em><strong><span>sat</span></strong></em><span> (&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;) &#8212; Fiin&#539;&#259;, Existen&#539;&#259;, Adev&#259;r; opusul lui asat (nu-Fiin&#539;&#259;).</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Satnam</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;Numele adev&#259;rat&#8221;; din tradi&#539;ia sikh, folosit &#238;n acest proiect ca vorb&#259; de &#238;ncheiere.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>satsang</span></strong></em><span> (&#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;) &#8212; &#8222;tov&#259;r&#259;&#537;ia adev&#259;rului&#8221;; adunarea &#238;n compania adev&#259;rului / a celor &#238;n&#539;elep&#539;i.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>seva</span></strong></em><span> (&#2360;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;) &#8212; slujire; slujire dezinteresat&#259;. Karma yoga seva &#8212; slujire oferit&#259; f&#259;r&#259; ata&#537;ament fa&#539;&#259; de roade.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>&#346;iva</span></strong></em><span> (&#2358;&#2367;&#2357;) &#8212; &#8222;binevoitorul&#8221;, &#8222;cel de bun augur&#8221;; unul dintre cei trei zei principali ai trim&#363;rti, ivit ca numele de mai t&#226;rziu al lui Rudra.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>so&#8217;ham</span></strong></em><span> (&#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381;) &#8212; &#8222;Acela sunt eu&#8221;; termenul din ha&#7747;sa&#7717; so&#8217;ham iti, legat de sunetul respira&#539;iei.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>&#347;uci&#7779;ad</span></strong></em><span> (&#2358;&#2369;&#2330;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2381;) &#8212; &#8222;cel ce &#537;ade &#238;n cel curat&#8221;; unul dintre numele descriptive ale Sinelui.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>sv&#257;m&#299; / sw&#257;m&#299;</span></strong></em><span> (&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2350;&#2368;) &#8212; st&#259;p&#226;n [al sinelui]; titlu pentru un &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor religios sau un renun&#539;&#259;tor.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>t&#257;pin&#299;</span></strong></em><span> (&#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2367;&#2344;&#2368;) &#8212; &#8222;cea care &#238;ncinge&#8221; sau &#8222;cea care arde&#8221; [ignoran&#539;a]; &#238;n numele P&#363;rva-T&#257;pan&#299;ya &#537;i Uttara-T&#257;pan&#299;ya.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>taw&#7717;&#299;d</span></strong></em><span> (&#1578;&#1608;&#1581;&#1610;&#1583;) &#8212; doctrina Unimii lui Dumnezeu &#238;n teologia islamic&#259;; p&#259;streaz&#259; distinc&#539;ia Creator-crea&#539;ie.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>trim&#363;rti</span></strong></em><span> (&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2350;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;) &#8212; &#8222;cele trei forme&#8221;; treimea Brahm&#257;, Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, &#346;iva.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>T&#7771;t&#299;yopani&#7779;at</span></strong></em><span> (&#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2381;) &#8212; &#8222;al treilea Upanishad&#8221;; unul dintre cele cinci sub-Upanishade din&#259;untrul P&#363;rva-T&#257;pan&#299;ya.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>upadra&#7779;&#7789;&#257;</span></strong></em><span> (&#2313;&#2346;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2371;) &#8212; privitorul-martor; unul dintre numele descriptive ale Sinelui, &#238;nrudit cu s&#257;k&#7779;in.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>upani&#7779;ad</span></strong></em><span> (&#2313;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2381;) &#8212; &#8222;a &#537;edea aproape, al&#259;turi&#8221;; nume ivit din practica ucenicului care &#537;ade l&#226;ng&#259; &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor pentru a primi &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura tainic&#259;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Uttara-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at</span></strong></em><span> (&#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2381;) &#8212; a doua parte a acestui Upanishad (con&#539;in&#226;nd Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 2 p&#226;n&#259; la 10, cu nou&#259; Kha&#7751;&#7693;as).</span></p><p><em><strong><span>va&#7789;a</span></strong></em><span> (&#2357;&#2335;) &#8212; banianul; folosit &#238;n imaginea va&#7789;a-b&#299;ja (s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a de banian), pentru a ar&#259;ta prezen&#539;a Sinelui &#238;ntreg &#238;n&#259;untrul fiec&#259;rui j&#299;va.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Veda / Vedas</span></strong></em><span> (&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;) &#8212; &#8222;cunoa&#537;tere&#8221;; cele patru scripturi str&#259;vechi &#8212; &#7770;g, Yajur, S&#257;ma, Atharva.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Ved&#257;nta</span></strong></em><span> (&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;) &#8212; &#8222;sf&#226;r&#537;itul Vedei&#8221;; tradi&#539;ia filozofic&#259; &#238;ntemeiat&#259; pe Upanishade.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Ved&#225;ntico</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; forma adjectival&#259; a lui Ved&#257;nta; &#8222;vedantic&#8221;.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>videhamukti</span></strong></em><span> (&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2375;&#2361;&#2350;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;) &#8212; eliberarea f&#259;r&#259; corp; eliberarea final&#259; &#238;n moarte, distinct&#259; de j&#299;vanmukti.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>vipr&#257;</span></strong></em><span> (&#2357;&#2367;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;) &#8212; &#238;n&#539;elep&#539;ii, v&#259;z&#259;torii; &#238;n &#7770;gveda 1.164.46: eka&#7747; sad vipr&#257; bahudh&#257; vadanti.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>Vi&#7779;&#7751;u</span></strong></em><span> (&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;) &#8212; zeul p&#259;str&#259;tor din trim&#363;rti; N&#7771;si&#7747;ha e avatarul lui.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>vy&#257;v&#257;h&#257;rika</span></strong></em><span> (&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;) &#8212; nivelul adev&#259;rului func&#539;ional, tranzac&#539;ional; distinct de param&#257;rthika (adev&#259;rul ultim).</span></p><p><em><strong><span>yoga</span></strong></em><span> (&#2351;&#2379;&#2327;) &#8212; unire; disciplin&#259;, practic&#259;. C&#259;ile bhakti, j&#241;&#257;na, karma, r&#257;ja yoga.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>yogic sam&#257;dhi</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; termenul meu de lucru pentru c&#259;derile involuntare &#238;n care sinele aparent dispare cu totul &#8212; distinct de advaita sam&#257;dhi.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>zikr</span></strong></em><span> (&#1584;&#1603;&#1585;) &#8212; grafia persan&#259;/urdu a lui dhikr; pomenirea lui Dumnezeu.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Glosar complet &#8212; 104 termeni.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Not&#259;: versiunea isiZulu &#8212; pentru Razzya Emam Dsaram din Africa de Sud</span></strong></p><p><span>Versiunea isiZulu a acestui Upanishad a fost publicat&#259; pe 2 &#537;i 3 mai 2026, &#238;n cinstea Africii de Sud.</span></p><p><strong><span>De ce tocmai isiZulu, &#537;i de ce atunci</span></strong></p><p><span>Razzya &#8212; care a ap&#259;rut vineri, 1 mai 2026, &#238;ntr-un apel video pe FB Messenger &#8212; Maifeiertag / Ziua Muncii, chiar ziua &#238;n care s-a publicat versiunea german&#259; pe Substack &#8212; &#537;i a c&#259;rei prezen&#539;&#259; era a&#537;teptat&#259; din &#238;nt&#226;lnirea anterioar&#259; cu Rosa Nasev din Hannover &#8212; este de descenden&#539;&#259; bharati, de mo&#537;tenire islamic&#259; &#537;i de via&#539;&#259; sud-african&#259;.</span></p><p><span>C&#226;nd mi-a &#238;mp&#259;rt&#259;&#537;it partea islamic&#259; a mo&#537;tenirii, m-am luminat: </span><em><span>l&#257; il&#257;ha ill&#257; All&#257;h</span></em><span> al </span><em><span>shah&#257;dei</span></em><span> islamice (&#8222;Nu exist&#259; dumnezeu &#238;n afar&#259; de Dumnezeu&#8221;) a cobor&#226;t &#238;n corpul meu ca un fulger de recunoa&#537;tere. </span><em><span>All&#257;hu akbar</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;Dumnezeu e mai mare&#8221; &#8212; arat&#259; spre acela&#537;i non-dual spre care </span><em><span>aham brahm&#257;smi</span></em><span> arat&#259; de la cel&#259;lalt cap&#259;t al Asiei. Dou&#259; degete, o singur&#259; lun&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Apoi a venit deschiderea lui Razzya: nu se identific&#259; drept nimic. Are dreptate. Nu se identific&#259;; este. Numele corpului &#8212; bharati, musulman, sud-african &#8212; nu spun cine este; spun unde se afl&#259; corpul &#537;i prin ce tradi&#539;ii a trecut. Este exact ceea ce suntem to&#539;i, ceea ce fiecare cititor al acestui Upanishad are deja. </span><em><span>Shah&#257;da</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>advaita</span></em><span> vedantic&#259; arat&#259;, ar&#259;t&#226;nd, spre non-dual. Texte diferite. Aceea&#537;i recunoa&#537;tere.</span></p><p><span>A&#537;a c&#259; iat&#259; versiunea isiZulu. F&#259;cut&#259; pentru Razzya &#8212; &#537;i pentru fra&#539;ii &#537;i surorile r&#259;zboinici zulu din KwaZulu-Natal &#537;i din toat&#259; Africa de Sud, pe limba c&#259;rora isiZulu tr&#259;ie&#537;te, &#537;i pe care &#238;i revendic drept fra&#539;ii mei apropia&#539;i prin temelia str&#259;mo&#537;ilor garifuna-africani care curge prin familiile Niger-Congo &#8212; &#537;tiind pe deplin c&#259; Razzya, ca &#537;i Rosa, poate s-o citeasc&#259; sau poate s&#259; n-o citeasc&#259;. Recunoa&#537;terea nu tr&#259;ie&#537;te &#238;n literele isiZulu. Recunoa&#537;terea e ceea ce arat&#259; literele isiZulu, ceea ce avem deja. Dac&#259; o ia vreodat&#259;, u&#537;a e aici. Dac&#259; n-o ia niciodat&#259;, u&#537;a tot aici e. U&#537;a nu are nevoie de trafic ca s&#259; fie u&#537;&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Buyei &#537;i Sangoma &#8212; &#238;nrudire de s&#226;nge prin diaspora</span></strong></p><p><span>Plutesc chiar acum &#238;n amintirea serialului </span><em><span>Shaka Zulu</span></em><span> din 1986 &#8212; trupul lui Henry Cele purt&#226;nd pe ecran regele-r&#259;zboinic, &#537;i l&#226;ng&#259; el siluetele de </span><em><span>sangoma</span></em><span> &#8212; &#537;i m&#259; v&#259;d &#238;n am&#226;ndoi. Eu sunt </span><em><span>sangoma</span></em><span> lui Shaka Zulu &#8212; m&#259; v&#259;d &#238;n el &#537;i pe el &#238;n mine, cel-care-are-trup-&#537;i-suflet &#537;i &#238;l cunoa&#537;te pe rege. Iar recunoa&#537;terea de gen-&#537;i-corp e parte din felul &#238;n care corpul meu se vede &#238;n al lui. Shaka poate purta r&#259;zboi cu mine oric&#226;nd vrea regele meu de r&#259;zboi &#8212; lol &#8212; &#537;i acel lol face munc&#259; structural&#259;, marc&#226;nd jocul acolo unde con&#539;inutul de dedesubt e real. Cel care consimte nu poate fi v&#259;t&#259;mat. Primitorul care consimte nu e victim&#259;. </span><em><span>Sangoma</span></em><span> nu e f&#259;r&#259;-gen &#238;n sensul lipsei dorin&#539;ei; </span><em><span>sangoma</span></em><span> e f&#259;r&#259;-gen &#238;n sensul dinaintea genului &#8212; lucrarea vine &#238;naintea semnului corpului &#537;i trece dincolo de el.</span></p><p><span>&#8222;Eu sunt </span><em><span>sangoma</span></em><span> lui Shaka Zulu&#8221; are un &#238;n&#539;eles adev&#259;rat &#238;n corpul meu, structural &#8212; nu doar prin serial, ci prin mo&#537;tenirea care vine pe partea mamei mele. Garifuna, jum&#259;tate din mo&#537;tenirea mea, are un sistem numit </span><em><span>buyei</span></em><span> (scris &#238;n alte grafii &#537;i </span><em><span>buy&#233;</span></em><span> sau </span><em><span>bouyei</span></em><span>): conduc&#259;tori spirituali, vindec&#259;tori, mijlocitori ai duhurilor, care lucreaz&#259; cu duhurile str&#259;mo&#537;ilor &#8212; </span><em><span>hiruha</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>gubida</span></em><span> &#8212; prin trans&#259; de posesiune, &#238;mplinesc ritualuri de vindecare &#537;i de pomenire (cel mai cunoscut, </span><em><span>d&#252;g&#252;</span></em><span>) &#537;i devin mijlocitorii religios-spirituali ai comunit&#259;&#539;ii. Sistemul </span><em><span>buyei</span></em><span> e una dintre cele mai distinctive laturi ale ansamblului spiritual Garifuna, p&#259;str&#226;nd mijlocirea spiritual&#259; din Africa de Vest &#537;i Central&#259; (unele familii bantu) prin c&#259;l&#259;toria poporului mamei mele prin Caraibe &#537;i America Central&#259;. Am cunoscut </span><em><span>buyei</span></em><span> &#238;n via&#539;a mea, pe partea Garifuna. N-am cunoscut niciodat&#259; un </span><em><span>isangoma</span></em><span> (</span><em><span>sangoma</span></em><span> zulu &#8212; pluralul e </span><em><span>izangoma</span></em><span>). &#536;i totu&#537;i, c&#226;nd am v&#259;zut </span><em><span>izangoma</span></em><span> pe ecran &#238;n </span><em><span>Shaka Zulu</span></em><span>, &#238;nrudirea a venit imediat &#537;i f&#259;r&#259; &#238;ndoial&#259; &#8212; </span><em><span>buyei</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>sangoma</span></em><span> sunt, structural, aceea&#537;i lucrare de mijlocitor-al-duhului-comunit&#259;&#539;ii la cele dou&#259; capete ale aceleia&#537;i temelii Niger-Congo. Firul bantu curge prin am&#226;ndou&#259;.</span></p><p><span>M&#259; identific drept bipolar &#537;i bisexual. Dezv&#259;luirea bipolar tr&#259;ie&#537;te &#238;n ad&#226;ncime &#238;n Kha&#7751;&#7693;a Cero englezesc (parte din evenimentul recunoa&#537;terii din October 3rd, 2025). Dezv&#259;luirea bisexual o fac aici, &#238;n prefa&#539;a versiunii isiZulu, pentru c&#259; intr&#259; cinstit &#238;mpreun&#259; cu ceea ce se &#238;nt&#226;mpl&#259; &#238;n corpul meu &#238;n timp ce scriu asta &#8212; sangoma care sus&#539;in c&#259; sunt, sistemul buyei din care vine corpul meu, &#537;i trupul regelui-r&#259;zboinic spre care m&#259; simt atras, toate tr&#259;ind pe deplin &#238;mpreun&#259;, &#238;n acela&#537;i registru. &#536;i/&#537;i, nu sau/sau.</span></p><p><span>Razzya, dac&#259; vei lua vreodat&#259; acestea: sec&#539;iunea aceasta exist&#259; pentru c&#259; nu voi min&#539;i despre ce se &#238;nt&#226;mpl&#259; &#238;n corpul meu c&#226;nd m&#259; g&#226;ndesc la fra&#539;ii mei r&#259;zboinici zulu. &#206;n civiliza&#539;ia str&#259;mo&#537;ilor t&#259;i, mo&#537;tenirea sfin&#539;ilor-goi e o paralel&#259; &#8212; o numesc cu recuno&#537;tin&#539;&#259; drept izvor real de </span><em><span>&#347;abda</span></em><span> pe care &#238;l aduc ca ofrand&#259;. Orice ar fi, eu r&#259;m&#226;n eu. Oamenii lucreaz&#259; ca oamenii; AHI lucreaz&#259; ca AHI; partea d&#259;inuie pentru c&#259; eu r&#259;m&#226;n eu. Exprimarea mea se autorizeaz&#259; singur&#259; prin simplul fapt c&#259; este.</span></p><p><strong><span>Etimologia KwaZulu-Natal &#8212; na&#537;terea recunoa&#537;te na&#537;terea</span></strong></p><p><span>Un cuv&#226;nt despre etimologia lui &#8222;KwaZulu-Natal&#8221;, pentru c&#259; s-a ivit cinstit &#238;n na&#537;terea acestei traduceri. Vasco da Gama a ajuns la &#539;&#259;rmul Africii de Sud &#238;n ziua de Cr&#259;ciun a anului 1497 &#537;i a numit locul </span><em><span>Terra Natalis</span></em><span> &#8212; latinescul </span><em><span>natalis</span></em><span>, &#8222;al na&#537;terii / al Nativit&#259;&#539;ii&#8221;. Cr&#259;ciunul e, &#238;n tradi&#539;ia cre&#537;tin&#259;, s&#259;rb&#259;toarea na&#537;terii din fecioar&#259; a Mariei. Numele provinciei moderne s-a a&#537;ezat &#238;n 1994, dup&#259; apartheid, unind p&#259;m&#226;ntul zulu (KwaZulu) cu Natalul colonial. A&#537;adar KwaZulu-Natal &#238;nseamn&#259; literal &#8222;locul poporului zulu + locul na&#537;terii-de-Cr&#259;ciun&#8221;. O dubl&#259; recunoa&#537;tere a na&#537;terii &#238;ntr-un singur nume de provincie. Acest Upanishad &#8212; </span><em><span>N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at</span></em><span> &#8212; e el &#238;nsu&#537;i un text-al-na&#537;terii: N&#7771;si&#7747;ha e avatarul Om-Leu n&#259;scut din m&#226;nia lui Vi&#7779;&#7751;u ca s&#259;-l &#238;nfr&#226;ng&#259; pe Hira&#7751;yaka&#347;ipu, iar cosmologia M&#257;y&#257;-ca-</span><em><span>va&#7789;a-b&#299;ja</span></em><span> din Kha&#7751;&#7693;a 9 e una dintre cele mai bogate imagini ale na&#537;terii din tot corpusul Muktika. S&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a poart&#259; copacul, copacul poart&#259; s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a. Na&#537;terea recunoa&#537;te na&#537;terea.</span></p><p><strong><span>De ce isiZulu &#238;n locul lui afrikaans</span></strong></p><p><span>Am c&#226;nt&#259;rit o versiune &#238;n afrikaans. Am respins-o. Afrikaans vine din olandeza secolului al XVII-lea, prin coloni&#537;tii de la Cap, &#537;i e, structural, limba coloniz&#259;rii. Germana &#8212; deja f&#259;cut&#259; &#8212; &#537;i afrikaans &#238;mpart aceea&#537;i familie germanic&#259;, a&#537;a c&#259; o versiune &#238;n afrikaans ar fi fost lingvistic redundant&#259; peste germana deja existent&#259;. &#206;n plus, mul&#539;i vorbitori de afrikaans din Africa de Sud se descurc&#259; u&#537;or &#537;i &#238;n englez&#259;. IsiZulu, &#238;n schimb, e bantu &#8212; o familie de limbi complet diferit&#259; de orice limb&#259; colonial&#259;; ~25% dintre sud-africani o vorbesc ca prim&#259; limb&#259;, cea mai mare pondere L1 a unei singure limbi &#238;n Africa de Sud; &#537;i nu poart&#259; niciun reziduu colonial. A alege isiZulu &#238;n locul lui afrikaans a &#238;nsemnat a alege limba fratelui &#238;n locul limbii colonizatorului. Upanishadele sunt ale oricui le ia; &#238;n aceast&#259; versiune, sunt ale fra&#539;ilor.</span></p><p><strong><span>Clarificare la nivel param&#257;rthika</span></strong></p><p><span>O clarificare la nivel </span><em><span>param&#257;rthika</span></em><span>, ca fr&#259;&#539;ia apropiat&#259; pe care o sus&#539;in &#238;n aceast&#259; prefa&#539;&#259; s&#259; nu fie citit&#259; gre&#537;it drept exclusiv&#259; sau ierarhic&#259;. To&#539;i oamenii &#238;mi sunt fra&#539;i la nivelul absolut. Fiecare cititor al acestui Upanishad &#8212; orice limb&#259;, orice mo&#537;tenire, orice descenden&#539;&#259;, orice corp &#8212; este, la nivelul recunoa&#537;terii, acela&#537;i unic Sine pe care &#238;l am &#537;i eu. Fr&#259;&#539;ia apropiat&#259; pe care o sus&#539;in &#238;n aceast&#259; prefa&#539;&#259; (fra&#539;ii r&#259;zboinici zulu ca fra&#539;i apropia&#539;i ai mei prin temelia str&#259;mo&#537;ilor garifuna-africani, cu leg&#259;tura de lucru buyei-sangoma prin diaspora) e o alegere </span><em><span>vy&#257;vah&#257;rika</span></em><span> pentru dedica&#539;ia acestei versiuni, f&#259;cut&#259; &#238;n aceast&#259; clip&#259; vie. Fra&#539;ii zulu sunt prim-planul acestei versiuni; omenirea &#238;ntreag&#259;, &#238;n fr&#259;&#539;ie deplin&#259;, e fundalul; prim-planul nu mic&#537;oreaz&#259; fundalul.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Not&#259;: versiunea kiswahili &#8212; pentru Kassim Amir Shamir din Republica Democratic&#259; Congo</span></strong></p><p><span>Versiunea &#238;n kiswahili tanzanian a acestui Upanishad a fost publicat&#259; pe 3 iunie 2026. Este dedicat&#259; lui Kassim Amir Shamir din Republica Democratic&#259; Congo (RDC).</span></p><p><strong><span>De ce kiswahili tanzanian, &#537;i domnul Telefon</span></strong></p><p><span>Exist&#259; un c&#226;ntec din anii 1980 &#8212; </span><em><span>Mr. Telephone Man</span></em><span> al celor de la New Edition. Versurile spun, &#238;n esen&#539;&#259;: e ceva &#238;n neregul&#259; cu telefonul meu, dragostea fetei mele nu ajunge p&#226;n&#259; la mine. Domnul Telefon nu-l poate ajuta. Linia e &#238;n regul&#259;. Problema nu e &#238;n linie.</span></p><p><span>Acest Upanishad, tradus acum &#238;n kiswahili tanzanian, e a patra versiune &#238;n alte limbi dec&#226;t engleza. A patra &#238;n lan&#539;. Fiecare versiune a luat versiunea anterioar&#259; din lan&#539; drept surs&#259; de lucru, folosind limbile dinainte ca temei de verificare. Lan&#539;ul &#238;ntreg: englez&#259; &#8594; german&#259; &#8594; isiZulu &#8594; kiswahili &#8594; spaniol&#259; (latino-american&#259;). Ca jocul telefonului stricat. Doar c&#259; &#238;n acest joc al telefonului verificarea &#238;ncruci&#537;at&#259; e &#238;ncorporat&#259; &#8212; fiecare leg&#259;tur&#259; nou&#259; e verificat&#259; fa&#539;&#259; de toate leg&#259;turile dinainte, ca s&#259; ne asigur&#259;m c&#259; mesajul central a ajuns neatins.</span></p><p><span>Versiunea kiswahili a fost publicat&#259; &#238;n kiswahili tanzanian standard &#8212; registru formal, apropiat de BAKITA, f&#259;r&#259; infuzii de Sheng. Kiswahili e lingua franca a Africii de Est, cu peste 200 de milioane de vorbitori &#238;n &#238;ntreaga regiune. Pentru o versiune dedicat&#259; lui Kassim Amir Shamir din Republica Democratic&#259; Congo, kiswahili era alegerea limpede: e limba care leag&#259; capetele estice ale continentului, curg&#226;nd prin acela&#537;i coridor din care vine mo&#537;tenirea acestui proiect.</span></p><p><span>Fie c&#259; Kassim cite&#537;te aceast&#259; versiune, fie c&#259; nu &#8212; &#537;i &#238;n oricare dintre cazuri, u&#537;a e aici. Domnul Telefon &#537;i-a f&#259;cut treaba. Linia e &#238;n regul&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Dedica&#539;ie</span></strong></p><p><span>Aceast&#259; traducere este dedicat&#259; lui Kassim Amir Shamir &#8212; din Republica Democratic&#259; Congo.</span></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2347;&#2381;&#2360;&#2368;&#2352;&#2368; &#2361;&#2368; &#2311;&#2350;&#2375;&#2332;&#2367;&#2340;&#2379;&#2354;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2325;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; Kassim Amir Shamir &#8212; &#2325;&#2369;&#2340;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366; &#2332;&#2350;&#2381;&#2361;&#2369;&#2352;&#2368; &#2351; &#2325;&#2367;&#2342;&#2375;&#2350;&#2379;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2360;&#2367;&#2351; &#2325;&#2379;&#2306;&#2327;&#2379;&#2404;</span></p><p><span>(Aceast&#259; traducere este dedicat&#259; lui Kassim Amir Shamir &#8212; din Republica Democratic&#259; Congo.)</span></p><p><span>Satnam. &#128591;</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Not&#259;: versiunea german&#259; &#8212; pentru Rosa Nasev din Hannover, Germania</span></strong></p><p><span>Versiunea german&#259; a acestui Upanishad a fost publicat&#259; pe 1 mai 2026 &#8212; Maifeiertag / Ziua Interna&#539;ional&#259; a Muncii. Este dedicat&#259; lui Rosa Nasev din Hannover, Germania.</span></p><p><strong><span>Cum s-a n&#259;scut versiunea german&#259;</span></strong></p><p><span>Ce &#238;&#539;i pot spune despre orice limb&#259;: toate limbile sunt frumoase. Toate. Sanskrita, f&#259;r&#259; &#238;ndoial&#259;. &#536;i germana &#8212; &#537;i da, germana &#238;mi sun&#259; uneori &#8222;aspr&#259;&#8221; urechilor mele anume, dar asprimea aceea n-o face mai pu&#539;in frumoas&#259;. Ce sun&#259; &#8222;aspru&#8221; unei urechi sun&#259; frumos alteia. Frumuse&#539;ea st&#259; &#238;n ochii &#8212; &#537;i &#238;n urechile &#8212; celui care prive&#537;te. Acela&#537;i Sine tr&#259;indu-se pe sine &#238;ntr-o alt&#259; form&#259; sonor&#259;; aceea&#537;i recunoa&#537;tere, alt glas. C&#226;nd &#537;tii, &#537;tii. Limbajul d&#259; gre&#537;. Recunoa&#537;terea nu d&#259; gre&#537;. Sinele care se recunoa&#537;te pe sine se recunoa&#537;te &#238;n fiecare scriere &#537;i &#238;n fiecare glas &#8212; &#537;i &#238;n cel care sun&#259; frumos &#238;ndat&#259;, &#537;i &#238;n cel l&#226;ng&#259; care trebuie s&#259; z&#259;bovesc mai mult p&#226;n&#259; coboar&#259; frumuse&#539;ea.</span></p><p><span>I-am &#238;mp&#259;rt&#259;&#537;it Rosei Nasev din Hannover linkul versiunii engleze a acestui Upanishad. Rosa mi-a spus deschis c&#259; nu vrea s-o citeasc&#259;. Mi-a mai spus &#537;i s&#259; n-o iau personal. I-am spus &#8212; tot deschis &#8212; c&#259; nu iau nimic personal. Al doilea leg&#259;m&#226;nt al lui Don Miguel Ruiz lucreaz&#259; aici de mult&#259; vreme: s&#259; nu iei nimic personal. I-am spus, &#238;n aceea&#537;i r&#259;suflare, &#537;i altceva: chiar dorin&#539;a ei de a nu citi versiunea englez&#259; e exact felul &#238;n care m&#259; v&#259;d pe mine &#238;n ea &#537;i pe ea &#238;n mine. Nu are nevoie s&#259; citeasc&#259; versiunea englez&#259;. &#536;tie deja. Recunoa&#537;terea nu are nevoie de traducere. Traducerea e pentru cei care vor un fel de hart&#259;; teritoriul &#238;l avem deja.</span></p><p><span>Rosa spune &#8222;higher soul&#8221;. Eu spun &#8222;deep soul&#8221;. Dou&#259; degete, o singur&#259; lun&#259;. Aceea&#537;i recunoa&#537;tere, alt vocabular. Expresia ei preferat&#259; e &#8222;boom already&#8221;. A mea e &#8222;woot woot&#8221;. Aceea&#537;i recunoa&#537;tere, alte sunete. Un singur Sine, dou&#259; persoane aparente, un singur lucru recunosc&#226;ndu-se pe sine &#238;n dou&#259; locuri deodat&#259;.</span></p><p><span>A&#537;a c&#259; iat&#259; versiunea german&#259;. F&#259;cut&#259; pentru Rosa, &#537;tiind pe deplin c&#259; poate n-o va citi nici pe aceasta &#8212; &#537;i e perfect &#238;n regul&#259;. Recunoa&#537;terea nu tr&#259;ie&#537;te &#238;n literele germane. Recunoa&#537;terea e ceea ce arat&#259; literele germane, ceea ce avem deja. Dac&#259; o ia vreodat&#259;, u&#537;a e aici. Dac&#259; n-o ia niciodat&#259;, u&#537;a tot aici e. U&#537;a nu are nevoie de trafic ca s&#259; fie u&#537;&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Dedica&#539;ie</span></strong></p><p><span>Aceast&#259; traducere este dedicat&#259;, pur &#537;i simplu, Rosei Nasev din Hannover, Germania.</span></p><p><span>Boom already. Woot woot. Satnam. &#128591;</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Punte &#8212; de la Kha&#7751;&#7693;a Zero la corpul traducerii</span></strong></p><p><span>Kha&#7751;&#7693;a Zero &#8212; Nota Traduc&#259;torului &#8212; este acum complet&#259;. A cuprins:</span></p><p><span>Con&#539;inutul integral al sec&#539;iunii &#8222;Despre cele dou&#259; limbi ale acestei versiuni&#8221;, tradus &#238;n rom&#226;n&#259;, plus ad&#259;ugirile specifice acestei versiuni &#8212; jocul telefonului, u&#537;ile, October 3rd &#537;i oglindirea anului-na&#537;terii.</span></p><p><span>Nota despre versiunea german&#259; &#8212; Rosa / boom already / woot woot / u&#537;a care nu are nevoie de trafic.</span></p><p><span>Nota despre versiunea isiZulu &#8212; Razzya / buyei-sangoma / Shaka / KwaZulu-Natal / mo&#537;tenirea sfin&#539;ilor-goi / de ce isiZulu &#537;i nu afrikaans.</span></p><p><span>Nota despre versiunea kiswahili &#8212; Kassim / Mr. Telephone Man / lan&#539;ul traducerilor / pragul care n-a a&#537;teptat niciodat&#259; permisiunea.</span></p><p><span>De aici &#238;nainte vine corpul acestui Upanishad &#8212; c&#226;te 5 &#347;lokas pe grup, structura &#238;n cinci straturi, rom&#226;na &#238;n &#238;ntregime, sanskrita (Devan&#257;gar&#299; &#537;i IAST) r&#259;m&#226;n&#226;nd neatins&#259;. Intr&#259;m.</span></p><p><strong><span>Clip&#259; vie, apoi clip&#259; vie.</span></strong></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at &#8212; P&#363;rvat&#257;pan&#299;ya</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Triangulare: spaniola publicat&#259; (principal), germana (precizie filozofic&#259;), engleza original&#259;. Sanskrita: sursa sanskritdocuments.org, neschimbat&#259; &#238;n toate versiunile. Stratul 5: fidel spaniolei, nu reg&#226;ndire independent&#259;.</span></em></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 1</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Ma&#7749;gala&#347;loka &#8212; Versul Binecuv&#226;nt&#259;rii de Deschidere</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2350;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2354;&#2366;&#2330;&#2352;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2346;&#2352;&#2366;&#2349;&#2370;&#2350;&#2367;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2367;&#2352;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2360;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2404;<br>&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2351;&#2379;&#2327;&#2367;&#2357;&#2367;&#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2361;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2307; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>yat turyo&#7749;k&#257;r&#257;gra-par&#257;bh&#363;mi-sthira-var&#257;sanam |<br>pratiyogi-vinirmukta-turya&#7747;-turyam aha&#7747; maha&#7717; ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2351;&#2340;&#2381; (yat &#8212; acela care) | &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351; (turya &#8212; a patra stare) | &#2384;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352; (o&#7749;k&#257;ra &#8212; AUM) | &#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352; (agra &#8212; v&#226;rf, cel mai de sus) | &#2346;&#2352;&#2366; (par&#257; &#8212; suprem&#259;, dincolo) | &#2349;&#2370;&#2350;&#2367; (bh&#363;mi &#8212; temei, stare) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2367;&#2352; (sthira &#8212; neclintit, nestr&#259;mutat) | &#2357;&#2352; (vara &#8212; ales, suprem) | &#2310;&#2360;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (&#257;sanam &#8212; scaun, tron) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2351;&#2379;&#2327;&#2367; (pratiyogi &#8212; contra-corelat, acela care st&#259; drept opus) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340; (vinirmukta &#8212; slobozit cu totul de) | &#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351; (turya&#7747; turyam &#8212; tur&#299;ya al lui tur&#299;ya, al patrulea al celui de-al patrulea) | &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; (aham &#8212; eu sunt) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2307; (maha&#7717; &#8212; str&#259;lucire, m&#259;re&#539;ie)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Acela care este scaunul neclintit &#537;i suprem de pe v&#226;rful lui AUM &#8212; temeiul de dincolo de orice temei &#8212; </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> al lui </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>, slobozit de orice contra-corelat &#8212; acea str&#259;lucire, eu sunt.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Textul se deschide la cap&#259;t. &#206;nainte de Praj&#257;pati, &#238;nainte de ape, &#238;nainte ca vreo mantra s&#259; fie rostit&#259; &#8212; </span><em><span>ma&#7749;gala&#347;loka</span></em><span> veste&#537;te punctul terminus: </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya-tur&#299;ya</span></em><span>, al patrulea al celui de-al patrulea. Nu o stare mai ad&#226;nc&#259; dec&#226;t veghea, visul &#537;i somnul f&#259;r&#259; vise &#8212; aceea e </span><em><span>tur&#299;ya</span></em><span> cel obi&#537;nuit. Aceasta este recunoa&#537;terea c&#259; nici m&#259;car pozi&#539;ia-martor nu are un opus. Orice alt text non-dual trebuie s&#259; c&#259;l&#259;toreasc&#259; spre aceasta. Acesta o pune la u&#537;&#259; &#537;i abia apoi &#238;ncepe.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;&#257;nti P&#257;&#7789;ha &#8212; Chemarea P&#259;cii</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2346;&#2366;&#2336;&#2307;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2384; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2375;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2358;&#8205;&#2371;&#2339;&#2369;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2404;<br>&#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2350;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2404;<br>&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2367;&#2352;&#2376;&#2352;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2376;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2357;&#2366;&#43251;&#2360;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2344;&#2370;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2404;<br>&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2358;&#2375;&#2350; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2361;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2351;&#2342;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369;&#2307; &#2404;<br>&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344; &#2311;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379; &#2357;&#2371;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2404;<br>&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2307; &#2346;&#2370;&#2359;&#2366; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; &#2404;<br>&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2309;&#2352;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2344;&#2375;&#2350;&#2367;&#2307; &#2404;<br>&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2379; &#2348;&#2371;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2342;&#2343;&#2366;&#2340;&#2369; &#2404;<br>&#2384; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>AUM bhadra&#7747; kar&#7751;ebhi&#7717; &#347;&#7771;&#7751;uy&#257;ma dev&#257;&#7717; |<br>bhadra&#7747; pa&#347;yem&#257;k&#7779;abhir yajatr&#257;&#7717; |<br>sthirair a&#7749;gais tu&#7779;&#7789;uv&#257;&#43251;sas tan&#363;bhi&#7717; |<br>vya&#347;ema devahita&#7747; yad &#257;yu&#7717; |<br>svasti na indro v&#7771;ddha&#347;rav&#257;&#7717; |<br>svasti na&#7717; p&#363;&#7779;&#257; vi&#347;vaved&#257;&#7717; |<br>svasti nas t&#257;rk&#7779;yo ari&#7779;&#7789;anemi&#7717; |<br>svasti no b&#7771;haspatir dadh&#257;tu |<br>AUM &#347;&#257;nti&#7717; &#347;&#257;nti&#7717; &#347;&#257;nti&#7717; ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2384; (AUM &#8212; silaba suprem&#259;) | &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (bhadram &#8212; ce e binecuv&#226;ntat, de bun augur) | &#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2375;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; (kar&#7751;ebhi&#7717; &#8212; cu urechile noastre) | &#2358;&#2371;&#2339;&#2369;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350; (&#347;&#7771;&#7751;uy&#257;ma &#8212; s&#259; auzim) | &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; (dev&#257;&#7717; &#8212; o, zeilor, lumino&#537;ilor) | &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2350; (bhadram pa&#347;yema &#8212; s&#259; privim ce e binecuv&#226;ntat) | &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; (ak&#7779;abhi&#7717; &#8212; cu ochii no&#537;tri) | &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; (yajatr&#257;&#7717; &#8212; o, voi cei vrednici de cinstire) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2367;&#2352;&#2376;&#2307; &#2309;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2376;&#2307; (sthirai&#7717; a&#7749;gai&#7717; &#8212; cu m&#259;dulare neclintite) | &#2340;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2357;&#2366;&#43251;&#2360;&#2307; (tu&#7779;&#7789;uv&#257;&#43251;sa&#7717; &#8212; noi, cei care am adus laud&#259; [participiu perfect vedic, cu nazala vedic&#259;]) | &#2340;&#2344;&#2370;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; (tan&#363;bhi&#7717; &#8212; chiar cu trupurile noastre) | &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2358;&#2375;&#2350; (vya&#347;ema &#8212; s&#259; dob&#226;ndim, s&#259; tr&#259;im p&#226;n&#259; la cap&#259;t) | &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2361;&#2367;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2310;&#2351;&#2369;&#2307; (devahitam yad &#257;yu&#7717; &#8212; via&#539;a r&#226;nduit&#259; de zei) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2307; (svasti na&#7717; &#8212; bun&#259;stare nou&#259;) | &#2311;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2357;&#2371;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; (indra&#7717; v&#7771;ddha&#347;rav&#257;&#7717; &#8212; Indra, cel de faim&#259; str&#259;veche) | &#2346;&#2370;&#2359;&#2366; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; (p&#363;&#7779;&#257; vi&#347;vaved&#257;&#7717; &#8212; P&#363;&#7779;an, cel atoate&#537;tiutor) | &#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2309;&#2352;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2344;&#2375;&#2350;&#2367;&#2307; (t&#257;rk&#7779;ya&#7717; ari&#7779;&#7789;anemi&#7717; &#8212; T&#257;rk&#7779;ya, cel cu obada ro&#539;ii nestricat&#259;) | &#2348;&#2371;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2342;&#2343;&#2366;&#2340;&#2369; (b&#7771;haspati&#7717; dadh&#257;tu &#8212; fie ca B&#7771;haspati s&#259; ne d&#259;ruiasc&#259;) | &#2384; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (AUM &#347;&#257;nti&#7717; &#347;&#257;nti&#7717; &#347;&#257;nti&#7717; &#8212; pace, pace, pace)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>AUM &#8212; o, zeilor, s&#259; auzim cu urechile noastre ce e binecuv&#226;ntat; o, voi cei vrednici de cinstire, s&#259; privim cu ochii no&#537;tri ce e binecuv&#226;ntat. Cu m&#259;dulare neclintite, aduc&#226;nd laud&#259; chiar cu trupurile noastre, s&#259; tr&#259;im p&#226;n&#259; la cap&#259;t via&#539;a pe care zeii au r&#226;nduit-o. Fie ca Indra, cel de faim&#259; str&#259;veche, s&#259; ne d&#259;ruiasc&#259; bun&#259;stare; fie ca P&#363;&#7779;an cel atoate&#537;tiutor s&#259; ne d&#259;ruiasc&#259; bun&#259;stare; fie ca T&#257;rk&#7779;ya, cel cu obada ro&#539;ii nestricat&#259;, s&#259; ne d&#259;ruiasc&#259; bun&#259;stare; fie ca B&#7771;haspati s&#259; ne d&#259;ruiasc&#259; bun&#259;stare. AUM &#8212; pace, pace, pace.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Trei </span><em><span>&#347;&#257;nti</span></em><span>, nu unul. Pacea e chemat&#259; de trei ori pentru c&#259; tulburarea vine din trei direc&#539;ii: dinl&#259;untrul fiin&#539;ei vii, de la alte fiin&#539;e, &#537;i de la puteri mai mari dec&#226;t poate porunci vreun om. Versul nu cere pace &#238;n general. O cere la fiecare strat &#238;n parte, pe r&#226;nd, pentru c&#259; zgomotul la oricare strat desfiin&#539;eaz&#259; lini&#537;tea celorlalte. Ia aminte pe care dintre cele trei ai obiceiul s-o socote&#537;ti negociabil&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2384; &#2310;&#2346;&#2379; &#2357;&#2366; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2366;&#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2354;&#2367;&#2354;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2404; &#2360; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2375;&#2325;&#2307; &#2346;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2325;&#2352;&#2346;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2375; &#2360;&#2350;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381; &#2404; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2360;&#2367; &#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2307; &#2360;&#2350;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2375;&#2351;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2404; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359;&#2379; &#2350;&#2344;&#2360;&#2366;&#2349;&#2367;&#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2366; &#2357;&#2342;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2366; &#2325;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2359;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2370;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366; &#2404; &#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2342;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375; &#2360;&#2350;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2366;&#2343;&#2367; &#2350;&#2344;&#2360;&#2379; &#2352;&#2375;&#2340;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2306; &#2351;&#2342;&#2366;&#2360;&#2368;&#2340;&#2381; &#2404; &#2360;&#2340;&#2379; &#2348;&#2344;&#2381;&#2343;&#2369;&#2350;&#2360;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2344;&#2381;&#2361;&#2371;&#2342;&#2367; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2368;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; &#2325;&#2357;&#2351;&#2379; &#2350;&#2344;&#2368;&#2359;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2313;&#2346;&#2376;&#2344;&#2306; &#2340;&#2342;&#2369;&#2346;&#2344;&#2350;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2360; &#2340;&#2346;&#2379;&#2365;&#2340;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340; &#2360; &#2340;&#2346;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2360; &#2319;&#2340;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2349;&#2350;&#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375;&#2344; &#2357;&#2376; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2350;&#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2340; &#2351;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2325;&#2367;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330; &#2404; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2340;&#2375; &#2351;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2325;&#2367;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330; &#2404; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2379; &#2357;&#2366; &#2311;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2332;&#2366;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2332;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2332;&#2368;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2349;&#2367;&#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2376;&#2359;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2348;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381; &#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2376;&#2357; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2379;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366; &#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2359;&#2366; &#2331;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2360;&#2366;&#2306; &#2351;&#2342;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2348;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2407;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>AUM &#257;po v&#257; idam &#257;sa&#7747;s tat salilam eva | sa praj&#257;patir eka&#7717; pu&#7779;karapar&#7751;e samabhavat | tasy&#257;ntar manasi k&#257;ma&#7717; samavartata ida&#7747; s&#7771;jeyam iti | tasm&#257;d yat puru&#7779;o manas&#257;bhigacchati tad v&#257;c&#257; vadati tat karma&#7751;&#257; karoti tad e&#7779;&#257;-bhyan&#363;kt&#257; | k&#257;mas tad agre samavartat&#257;dhi manaso reta&#7717; prathama&#7747; yad &#257;s&#299;t | sato bandhum asati niravindan h&#7771;di prat&#299;&#7779;y&#257; kavayo man&#299;&#7779;eti upaina&#7747; tad upanamati yat k&#257;mo bhavati ya eva&#7747; veda sa tapo&#8217;tapyata sa tapas taptv&#257; sa eta&#7747; mantrar&#257;ja&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;abham apa&#347;yat tena vai sarvam idam as&#7771;jata yad ida&#7747; ki&#241;ca | tasm&#257;t sarvam &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubham ity &#257;cak&#7779;ate yad ida&#7747; ki&#241;ca | anu&#7779;&#7789;ubho v&#257; im&#257;ni bh&#363;t&#257;ni j&#257;yante anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; j&#257;t&#257;ni j&#299;vanti anu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; prayanty abhisa&#7747;vi&#347;anti tasyai&#7779;&#257; bhavati anu&#7779;&#7789;up-pratham&#257; bhavati anu&#7779;&#7789;ub uttam&#257; bhavati v&#257;g v&#257; anu&#7779;&#7789;up v&#257;caiva prayanti v&#257;codyanti param&#257; v&#257; e&#7779;&#257; chandas&#257;&#7747; yad anu&#7779;&#7789;ub iti || 1||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2384; (AUM) | &#2310;&#2346;&#2307; (&#257;pa&#7717; &#8212; apele) | &#2357;&#2376; (vai &#8212; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r) | &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381; (idam &#257;san &#8212; acestea erau) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2354;&#2367;&#2354;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; (tat salilam eva &#8212; chiar acel ocean primordial) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2319;&#2325;&#2307; (sa&#7717; praj&#257;pati&#7717; eka&#7717; &#8212; el, Praj&#257;pati, singur) | &#2346;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2325;&#2352;&#2346;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2375; (pu&#7779;karapar&#7751;e &#8212; pe frunza de lotus) | &#2360;&#2350;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381; (samabhavat &#8212; a venit &#238;n fiin&#539;&#259;) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2360;&#2367; (tasya antarmanasi &#8212; &#238;n mintea lui l&#259;untric&#259;) | &#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2307; &#2360;&#2350;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340; (k&#257;ma&#7717; samavartata &#8212; s-a ivit o dorin&#539;&#259;) | &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2375;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (ida&#7747; s&#7771;jeyam iti &#8212; &#8222;s&#259; z&#259;mislesc aceasta&#8221;) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359;&#2307; &#2350;&#2344;&#2360;&#2366; &#2309;&#2349;&#2367;&#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;t yat puru&#7779;a&#7717; manas&#257;bhigacchati &#8212; de aceea, spre ce ajunge omul cu mintea) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2366; &#2357;&#2342;&#2340;&#2367;, &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2366; &#2325;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; (tad v&#257;c&#257; vadati, tat karma&#7751;&#257; karoti &#8212; aceea roste&#537;te cu vorba, aceea face cu fapta) | &#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2307; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375; &#2360;&#2350;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340; (k&#257;mas tad agre samavartata &#8212; &#8222;dorin&#539;a s-a ivit acolo &#238;nt&#226;i&#8221;) | &#2309;&#2343;&#2367; &#2350;&#2344;&#2360;&#2307; &#2352;&#2375;&#2340;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2310;&#2360;&#2368;&#2340;&#2381; (adhi manaso reta&#7717; prathama&#7747; yad &#257;s&#299;t &#8212; &#8222;care a fost cea dint&#226;i s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259; a min&#539;ii&#8221;) | &#2360;&#2340;&#2307; &#2348;&#2344;&#2381;&#2343;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2344;&#2381; (sato bandhum asati niravindan &#8212; &#8222;leg&#259;tura Fiin&#539;ei au aflat-o &#238;n ne-Fiin&#539;&#259;&#8221;) | &#2361;&#2371;&#2342;&#2367; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2368;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; &#2325;&#2357;&#2351;&#2307; &#2350;&#2344;&#2368;&#2359;&#2366; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (h&#7771;di prat&#299;&#7779;y&#257; kavayo man&#299;&#7779;eti &#8212; &#8222;c&#259;ut&#226;nd &#238;n inim&#259;, poe&#539;ii-v&#259;z&#259;tori, prin cugetare&#8221; [&#7770;gveda 10.129.4]) | &#2313;&#2346;&#2376;&#2344;&#2306; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2346;&#2344;&#2350;&#2340;&#2367; (upaina&#7747; tad upanamati &#8212; aceea se apleac&#259; spre el) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; (ya eva&#7747; veda &#8212; cel care &#537;tie astfel) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2340;&#2346;&#2307; &#2309;&#2340;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340; (sa tapo&#8217;tapyata &#8212; el a s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;it tapas) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2319;&#2340;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2349;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381; (sa eta&#7747; mantrar&#257;ja&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;abham apa&#347;yat &#8212; el a v&#259;zut acest rege al mantrelor, N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh) | &#2340;&#2375;&#2344; &#2357;&#2376; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2340; (tena vai sarvam idam as&#7771;jata &#8212; prin el a z&#259;mislit tot ce este aici) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2310;&#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2340;&#2375; (tasm&#257;t sarvam &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubham ity &#257;cak&#7779;ate &#8212; de aceea tot ce este se nume&#537;te &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2307; &#2357;&#2376; &#2311;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2332;&#2366;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; (anu&#7779;&#7789;ubho v&#257; im&#257;ni bh&#363;t&#257;ni j&#257;yante &#8212; din Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh se nasc aceste fiin&#539;e) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2332;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2332;&#2368;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; j&#257;t&#257;ni j&#299;vanti &#8212; n&#259;scute, tr&#259;iesc prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2309;&#2349;&#2367;&#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (anu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; prayanty abhisa&#7747;vi&#347;anti &#8212; spre Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh &#238;nainteaz&#259;, &#238;n el se resorb) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367;, &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2348;&#2381; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (anu&#7779;&#7789;up-pratham&#257; bhavati, anu&#7779;&#7789;ub uttam&#257; bhavati &#8212; Anu&#7779;&#7789;up este cea dint&#226;i, Anu&#7779;&#7789;up este cea mai &#238;nalt&#259;) | &#2357;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381; &#2357;&#2376; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381; (v&#257;g v&#257; anu&#7779;&#7789;up &#8212; vorbirea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Anu&#7779;&#7789;up) | &#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2376;&#2357; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;, &#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2379;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (v&#257;caiva prayanti, v&#257;codyanti &#8212; prin vorbire se &#238;ntorc, prin vorbire se &#238;nal&#539;&#259;) | &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2359;&#2366; &#2331;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2360;&#2366;&#2306; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (param&#257; vai e&#7779;&#257; chandas&#257;&#7747; yad anu&#7779;&#7789;ub iti &#8212; aceasta este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, cea mai &#238;nalt&#259; dintre metri: Anu&#7779;&#7789;up)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2384; &#8212; apele erau tot ce era; chiar acel ocean primordial. Praj&#257;pati, singur, a venit &#238;n fiin&#539;&#259; pe o frunz&#259; de lotus. &#206;n mintea lui l&#259;untric&#259; s-a ivit o dorin&#539;&#259;: &#8222;S&#259; z&#259;mislesc aceasta.&#8221; De aceea, spre ce ajunge omul cu mintea, aceea roste&#537;te cu vorba &#537;i aceea face cu fapta. Despre aceasta este &#238;ndreptat&#259; &#347;loka &#7771;gvedic&#259;: &#8222;Dorin&#539;a s-a ivit acolo &#238;nt&#226;i &#8212; cea dint&#226;i s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259; a min&#539;ii; c&#259;ut&#226;nd &#238;n inim&#259;, poe&#539;ii-v&#259;z&#259;tori au aflat, prin cugetare, leg&#259;tura Fiin&#539;ei &#238;n ne-Fiin&#539;&#259;.&#8221; Orice dorin&#539;&#259; i se ive&#537;te celui care &#537;tie astfel, aceea se apleac&#259; spre el. El &#8212; Praj&#257;pati &#8212; a s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;it tapas; &#537;i dup&#259; ce a s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;it tapas, a v&#259;zut acest rege al mantrelor, N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh, &#537;i prin el a z&#259;mislit tot &#8212; orice se afl&#259; aici. De aceea tot ce este se nume&#537;te &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha. Din Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh se nasc aceste fiin&#539;e; n&#259;scute, tr&#259;iesc prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh; spre Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh &#238;nainteaz&#259;; &#238;n el se resorb. Despre aceasta este &#347;loka: &#8222;Anu&#7779;&#7789;up este cea dint&#226;i; Anu&#7779;&#7789;up este cea mai &#238;nalt&#259;. </span><em><span>V&#257;k</span></em><span> &#8212; vorbirea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i &#8212; este Anu&#7779;&#7789;up. Prin vorbire se &#238;ntorc; prin vorbire se &#238;nal&#539;&#259;. Aceasta este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, cea mai &#238;nalt&#259; dintre metri: Anu&#7779;&#7789;up.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Textul nu &#238;ncepe din nimic. &#206;ncepe din ape &#8212; c&#226;mpul posibilit&#259;&#539;ii, &#238;nainte ca vreo form&#259; s&#259; fie luat&#259;. Praj&#257;pati vine, singur, pe o frunz&#259; de lotus, iar primul lucru pe care textul &#238;l consemneaz&#259; despre el nu e o fapt&#259; &#8212; e o dorin&#539;&#259;. &#8222;S&#259; z&#259;mislesc aceasta.&#8221; Ia aminte la secven&#539;a pe care textul o limpeze&#537;te imediat dup&#259;: spre ce ajunge omul cu mintea, aceea roste&#537;te cu vorba, &#537;i aceea face cu fapta. Minte &#8594; vorbire &#8594; fapt&#259;. A&#537;a se zide&#537;te orice lume &#238;n care locuie&#537;te vreun cititor, inclusiv lumea care se deschide chiar acum &#238;n jurul t&#259;u.</span></p><p><span>Apoi textul citeaz&#259; &#7770;gveda &#8212; </span><em><span>N&#257;sad&#299;ya S&#363;kta</span></em><span> 10.129.4 &#8212; imnul ne-Fiin&#539;ei primordiale. Una dintre cele mai vechi &#238;ntreb&#259;ri pe care limbajul omenesc le-a pus vreodat&#259;: care e leg&#259;tura Fiin&#539;ei &#238;n ne-Fiin&#539;&#259;? R&#259;spunsul dat aici nu e o doctrin&#259;. E un metru. Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh &#8212; treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de silabe, patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> de c&#226;te opt &#8212; m&#259;sura prin care </span><em><span>V&#257;k</span></em><span> &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i roste&#537;te universul &#238;n fiin&#539;&#259;, &#537;i m&#259;sura prin care totul se &#238;ntoarce.</span></p><p><span>Aceasta e declararea de c&#259;tre Upanishad a propriei metode, chiar la intrare: calea este mantra. Sunet cu structur&#259;. Gura, poarta prin care lumea se deschide; urechea, &#238;ntoarcerea ei. Orice dorin&#539;&#259; i se ive&#537;te celui care &#537;tie astfel &#8212; aceea se apleac&#259; spre el. Nu pentru c&#259; dorin&#539;a ar fi magie. Minte &#8594; vorbire &#8594; fapt&#259; a fost structura tot timpul, iar mantra le acordeaz&#259; pe toate trei.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 2</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2360;&#2366;&#2327;&#2352;&#2366;&#2306; &#2360;&#2346;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2366;&#2306; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2368;&#2346;&#2366;&#2306; &#2357;&#2360;&#2369;&#2344;&#2381;&#2343;&#2352;&#2366;&#2306; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2327;&#2344;&#2381;&#2343;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2379;&#2327;&#2339;&#2360;&#2375;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2306; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2376;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2352;&#2381;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2376;&#2307; &#2360;&#2375;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2342;&#2367;&#2357;&#2306; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2334;&#2381;&#2332;&#2344;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2325;&#2306; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2315;&#2327;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2307;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2339;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2379; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2358;&#2366;&#2326;&#2366;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2325;&#2367;&#2306; &#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2325;&#2367;&#2306; &#2342;&#2376;&#2357;&#2340;&#2306; &#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2342;&#2376;&#2357;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2325;&#2367;&#2306; &#2331;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2307; &#2325; &#2315;&#2359;&#2367;&#2352;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2408;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>sas&#257;gar&#257;&#7747; saparvat&#257;&#7747; saptadv&#299;p&#257;&#7747; vasundhar&#257;&#7747; tat s&#257;mna&#7717; prathama&#7747; p&#257;da&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t yak&#7779;a-gandharv&#257;psaro-ga&#7751;a-sevitam antarik&#7779;a&#7747; tat s&#257;mno dvit&#299;ya&#7747; p&#257;da&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d vasu-rudr&#257;dityai&#7717; sarvair devai&#7717; sevita&#7747; diva&#7747; tat s&#257;mnas t&#7771;t&#299;ya&#7747; p&#257;da&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t brahma-svar&#363;pa&#7747; nira&#241;jana&#7747; paramavyomnika&#7747; tat s&#257;mna&#347; caturtha&#7747; p&#257;da&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati &#7771;g-yaju&#7717;-s&#257;m&#257;tharv&#257;&#7751;a&#347; catv&#257;ro ved&#257;&#7717; s&#257;&#7749;g&#257;&#7717; sa&#347;&#257;kh&#257;&#347; catv&#257;ra&#7717; p&#257;d&#257; bhavanti ki&#7747; dhy&#257;na&#7747; ki&#7747; daivata&#7747; k&#257;ny a&#7749;g&#257;ni k&#257;ni daivat&#257;ni ki&#7747; chanda&#7717; ka &#7771;&#7779;ir iti || 2||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2360;&#2366;&#2327;&#2352;&#2366;&#2306; &#2360;&#2346;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2366;&#2306; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2368;&#2346;&#2366;&#2306; &#2357;&#2360;&#2369;&#2344;&#2381;&#2343;&#2352;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; (sa-s&#257;gar&#257;&#7747; sa-parvat&#257;&#7747; sapta-dv&#299;p&#257;&#7747; vasundhar&#257;m &#8212; p&#259;m&#226;ntul cu m&#259;rile sale, cu mun&#539;ii s&#259;i, cu cele &#537;apte ostroave) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tat s&#257;mna&#7717; prathama&#7747; p&#257;da&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259; drept primul p&#257;da al S&#257;manului) | &#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;-&#2327;&#2344;&#2381;&#2343;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;-&#2309;&#2346;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2379;-&#2327;&#2339;-&#2360;&#2375;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2350;&#2381; (yak&#7779;a-gandharv&#257;psaro-ga&#7751;a-sevitam antarik&#7779;am &#8212; v&#259;zduhul slujit de cetele de yak&#7779;a, gandharva &#537;i apsara) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tat s&#257;mno dvit&#299;ya&#7747; p&#257;da&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259; drept al doilea p&#257;da) | &#2357;&#2360;&#2369;-&#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;-&#2310;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2376;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2307; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2376;&#2307; &#2360;&#2375;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2342;&#2367;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (vasu-rudr&#257;dityai&#7717; sarvair devai&#7717; sevita&#7747; divam &#8212; cerul slujit de Vasu, Rudra, &#256;ditya &#8212; de to&#539;i zeii) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tat s&#257;mnas t&#7771;t&#299;ya&#7747; p&#257;da&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259; drept al treilea p&#257;da) | &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;-&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2334;&#2381;&#2332;&#2344;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2325;&#2350;&#2381; (brahma-svar&#363;pa&#7747; nira&#241;jana&#7747; paramavyomnikam &#8212; forma proprie a lui Brahman, ne&#238;ntinat&#259;, a v&#259;zduhului suprem) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tat s&#257;mna&#347; caturtha&#7747; p&#257;da&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; s&#259; o cunoasc&#259; drept al patrulea p&#257;da) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; (yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea) | &#2315;&#2327;&#2381;-&#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2307;-&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;-&#2309;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2339;&#2307; &#2330;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2358;&#2366;&#2326;&#2366;&#2307; (&#7771;g-yaju&#7717;-s&#257;m&#257;tharv&#257;&#7751;a&#347; catv&#257;ro ved&#257;&#7717; s&#257;&#7749;g&#257;&#7717; sa&#347;&#257;kh&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#7770;g, Yajur, S&#257;ma, Atharva &#8212; cele patru Vede, cu membrele &#537;i ramurile lor) | &#2330;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (catv&#257;ra&#7717; p&#257;d&#257; bhavanti &#8212; sunt cei patru p&#257;da) | &#2325;&#2367;&#2306; &#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2325;&#2367;&#2306; &#2342;&#2376;&#2357;&#2340;&#2306; &#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2342;&#2376;&#2357;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2325;&#2367;&#2306; &#2331;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2307; &#2325; &#2315;&#2359;&#2367;&#2352;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; (ki&#7747; dhy&#257;na&#7747; ki&#7747; daivata&#7747; k&#257;ny a&#7749;g&#257;ni k&#257;ni daivat&#257;ni ki&#7747; chanda&#7717; ka &#7771;&#7779;ir iti &#8212; ce este medita&#539;ia, ce este zeitatea, care sunt membrele, care sunt zeit&#259;&#539;ile, care este metrul, cine este &#7771;&#7779;i-ul &#8212; [astfel, &#238;ntreb&#259;rile])</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>S&#259; cuno&#537;ti p&#259;m&#226;ntul drept primul </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> al S&#257;manului &#8212; cu m&#259;rile lui, cu mun&#539;ii lui, cu cele &#537;apte ostroave ale lui. S&#259; cuno&#537;ti v&#259;zduhul, slujit de cetele de yak&#7779;a, gandharva &#537;i apsara, drept al doilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> al S&#257;manului. S&#259; cuno&#537;ti cerul, slujit de Vasu, de Rudra, de &#256;ditya, de to&#539;i zeii, drept al treilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> al S&#257;manului. S&#259; cuno&#537;ti forma proprie a lui Brahman &#8212; ne&#238;ntinat&#259;, a v&#259;zduhului suprem &#8212; drept al patrulea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> al S&#257;manului. Cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. Cele patru Vede &#8212; &#7770;g, Yajur, S&#257;ma, Atharva &#8212; cu membrele &#537;i ramurile lor &#8212; sunt cei patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. Ce este medita&#539;ia? Ce este zeitatea? Care sunt membrele? Care sunt zeit&#259;&#539;ile? Care este metrul? Cine este &#7771;&#7779;i-ul? &#8212; astfel, &#238;ntreb&#259;rile.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>S&#257;manul are patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> &#8212; patru picioare, patru p&#259;r&#539;i &#8212; iar textul le h&#259;rtuie&#537;te acum, f&#259;r&#259; ca nimeni s&#259; fi &#238;ntrebat de ce ar trebui ca o mantra s&#259; aib&#259; o cosmologie. P&#259;m&#226;nt, v&#259;zduh, cer, &#537;i apoi al patrulea. Al patrulea nu e un alt t&#259;r&#226;m stivuit peste al treilea. E ceea ce &#238;nceteaz&#259; cu totul s&#259; mai fie t&#259;r&#226;m: </span><em><span>brahma-svar&#363;pa</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>nira&#241;jana</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>paramavyomnika</span></em><span> &#8212; forma proprie a lui Brahman, ne&#238;ntinat&#259;, a v&#259;zduhului suprem. Niciun loc mai &#238;nalt. Sf&#226;r&#537;itul locului &#238;nsu&#537;i.</span></p><p><span>Ia aminte la ce s-a petrecut &#238;n c&#226;teva r&#226;nduri: metrul mantrei &#537;i m&#259;sura universului au fost recunoscute drept unul &#537;i acela&#537;i lucru. Structura &#238;n patru timpi a sunetului </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> structura &#238;n patru p&#259;r&#539;i a realit&#259;&#539;ii. Aceasta e declara&#539;ia lini&#537;tit&#259; a textului c&#259; mantra nu e ceva recitat &#238;mpotriva lumii, ci ceva a c&#259;rui structur&#259; e chiar structura lumii. &#206;ntreb&#259;rile care vin la sf&#226;r&#537;it &#8212; medita&#539;ia, zeitatea, membrele, metrul, &#7771;&#7779;i-ul &#8212; nu sunt retorice. Sunt ascult&#259;torii lui Praj&#257;pati cer&#226;nd instrumentarul. Urm&#259;toarele trei &#347;lokas sunt acel instrumentar.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 3</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360; &#2351;&#2379; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2360;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2342;&#2306; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366;&#2349;&#2367;&#2359;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379;&#2365;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366; &#2361;&#2376;&#2357;&#2366;&#2349;&#2367;&#2359;&#2367;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2325;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2306; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379;&#2365;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2360; &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2306;&#2354;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2334;&#2381;&#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379;&#2365;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2360; &#2310;&#2351;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2358;&#2307;&#2325;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;-&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2375;&#2311;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2306; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2358;&#2370;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2351; &#2344;&#2375;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2306; &#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2306; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2306; &#2351;&#2342;&#2367; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368; &#2358;&#2370;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2379;&#2365;&#2343;&#2379; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2342;&#2366; &#2344;&#2366;&#2330;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2375; &#2351;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2330;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2375; &#2360; &#2310;&#2330;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375;&#2344;&#2376;&#2357; &#2360; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2379;&#2365;&#2343;&#2379; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2409;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>sa hov&#257;ca praj&#257;pati&#7717; sa yo ha vai s&#257;vitryasy&#257;&#7779;&#7789;&#257;k&#7779;ara&#7747; pada&#7747; &#347;riy&#257;bhi&#7779;ikta&#7747; tat s&#257;mno&#8217;&#7749;ga&#7747; veda &#347;riy&#257; haiv&#257;bhi&#7779;icyate sarve ved&#257;&#7717; pra&#7751;av&#257;dik&#257;s ta&#7747; pra&#7751;ava&#7747; tat s&#257;mno&#8217;&#7749;ga&#7747; veda sa tr&#299;&#7747;l lok&#257;&#241; jayati caturvi&#7747;&#347;atyak&#7779;ar&#257; mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299;r yajus tat s&#257;mno&#8217;&#7749;ga&#7747; veda sa &#257;yur-ya&#347;a&#7717;-k&#299;rti-j&#241;&#257;nei&#347;varyav&#257;n bhavati tasm&#257;d ida&#7747; s&#257;&#7749;ga&#7747; s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati s&#257;vitr&#299;&#7747; pra&#7751;ava&#7747; yajur lak&#7779;m&#299;&#7747; str&#299;&#347;&#363;dr&#257;ya necchanti dv&#257;tri&#7747;&#347;adak&#7779;ara&#7747; s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati s&#257;vitr&#299;&#7747; lak&#7779;m&#299;&#7747; yaju&#7717; pra&#7751;ava&#7747; yadi j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t str&#299; &#347;&#363;dra&#7717; sa m&#7771;to&#8217;dho gacchati tasm&#257;t sarvad&#257; n&#257;ca&#7779;&#7789;e yady &#257;ca&#7779;&#7789;e sa &#257;c&#257;ryas tenaiva sa m&#7771;to&#8217;dho gacchati || 3||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2307; &#2361; &#2313;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (sa hov&#257;ca praj&#257;pati&#7717; &#8212; Praj&#257;pati a spus) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2309;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366; &#2309;&#2349;&#2367;&#2359;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (yo s&#257;vitryasy&#257;&#7779;&#7789;&#257;k&#7779;ara&#7747; pada&#7747; &#347;riy&#257;bhi&#7779;iktam &#8212; cel care [cunoa&#537;te] cuv&#226;ntul de opt silabe al S&#257;vitr&#299;, uns cu &#346;r&#299;) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2309;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; (tat s&#257;mno&#8217;&#7749;ga&#7747; veda &#8212; &#238;l cunoa&#537;te drept membru al S&#257;manului) | &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366; &#2361; &#2319;&#2357; &#2309;&#2349;&#2367;&#2359;&#2367;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; (&#347;riy&#257; haiv&#257;bhi&#7779;icyate &#8212; este uns chiar de &#346;r&#299;) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;-&#2310;&#2342;&#2367;&#2325;&#2366;&#2307; (sarve ved&#257;&#7717; pra&#7751;av&#257;dik&#257;&#7717; &#8212; toate Vedele &#238;ncep cu Pra&#7751;ava) | &#2340;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2306; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2309;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; (ta&#7747; pra&#7751;ava&#7747; tat s&#257;mno&#8217;&#7749;ga&#7747; veda &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te acel Pra&#7751;ava drept membru al S&#257;manului) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2344;&#2381; &#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa tr&#299;&#7747;l lok&#257;&#241; jayati &#8212; el cucere&#537;te cele trei lumi) | &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2307; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2307; (caturvi&#7747;&#347;atyak&#7779;ar&#257; mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299;r yajus &#8212; Yajus-ul Mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299; de dou&#259;zeci &#537;i patru de silabe) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2310;&#2351;&#2369;&#2307;-&#2351;&#2358;&#2307;-&#2325;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;-&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;-&#2320;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (sa &#257;yur-ya&#347;a&#7717;-k&#299;rti-j&#241;&#257;nei&#347;varyav&#257;n bhavati &#8212; el ajunge s&#259; aib&#259; via&#539;&#259; lung&#259;, faim&#259;, renume, cunoa&#537;tere &#537;i bel&#537;ug) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tasm&#257;d ida&#7747; s&#257;&#7749;ga&#7747; s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; de aceea, s&#259; cunoasc&#259; acest S&#257;man &#238;mpreun&#259; cu membrele lui) | &#2360;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2306; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2307; &#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2358;&#2370;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2351; &#2344; &#2311;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (s&#257;vitr&#299;&#7747; pra&#7751;ava&#7747; yajur lak&#7779;m&#299;&#7747; str&#299;&#347;&#363;dr&#257;ya necchanti &#8212; S&#257;vitr&#299;, Pra&#7751;ava, Yajus, Lak&#7779;m&#299; &#8212; nu le vor pentru femeie sau &#347;&#363;dra) | &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (dv&#257;tri&#7747;&#347;adak&#7779;ara&#7747; s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; s&#259; cunoasc&#259; S&#257;manul de treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de silabe) | &#2351;&#2342;&#2367; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368; &#2358;&#2370;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360;&#2307; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2307; &#2309;&#2343;&#2307; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; (yadi j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t str&#299; &#347;&#363;dra&#7717; sa m&#7771;to&#8217;dho gacchati &#8212; dac&#259; o femeie sau un &#347;&#363;dra cunoa&#537;te, acela, mort, merge &#238;n jos) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2342;&#2366; &#2344; &#2310;&#2330;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2375; (tasm&#257;t sarvad&#257; n&#257;ca&#7779;&#7789;e &#8212; de aceea, s&#259; nu se dea niciodat&#259; pe fa&#539;&#259;) | &#2351;&#2342;&#2367; &#2310;&#2330;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2375; &#2360;&#2307; &#2310;&#2330;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2340;&#2375;&#2344; &#2319;&#2357; &#2360;&#2307; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2307; &#2309;&#2343;&#2307; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; (yady &#257;ca&#7779;&#7789;e sa &#257;c&#257;ryas tenaiva sa m&#7771;to&#8217;dho gacchati &#8212; dac&#259; o d&#259; pe fa&#539;&#259;, acel &#257;c&#257;rya, chiar prin aceasta, mort, merge &#238;n jos)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Praj&#257;pati a spus: cel care cunoa&#537;te cuv&#226;ntul de opt silabe al S&#257;vitr&#299;, uns cu &#346;r&#299;, drept membru al S&#257;manului &#8212; acela este uns chiar de &#346;r&#299;. Toate Vedele &#238;ncep cu Pra&#7751;ava; cel care cunoa&#537;te acel Pra&#7751;ava drept membru al S&#257;manului cucere&#537;te cele trei lumi. Cel care cunoa&#537;te Yajus-ul Mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299; de dou&#259;zeci &#537;i patru de silabe drept membru al S&#257;manului ajunge s&#259; aib&#259; via&#539;&#259; lung&#259;, faim&#259;, renume, cunoa&#537;tere &#537;i bel&#537;ug. De aceea, s&#259; se cunoasc&#259; acest S&#257;man &#238;mpreun&#259; cu membrele lui. Cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. S&#257;vitr&#299;, Pra&#7751;ava, Yajus &#537;i Lak&#7779;m&#299; &#8212; acestea nu le vor pentru femeie sau &#347;&#363;dra. S&#259; se cunoasc&#259; S&#257;manul de treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de silabe. Cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. Dac&#259; o femeie sau un &#347;&#363;dra ar cunoa&#537;te S&#257;vitr&#299;, Lak&#7779;m&#299;, Yajus sau Pra&#7751;ava, acela, mort, merge &#238;n jos. De aceea, aceasta s&#259; nu se dea niciodat&#259; pe fa&#539;&#259;. Dac&#259; cineva o d&#259; pe fa&#539;&#259;, acel &#257;c&#257;rya &#8212; chiar prin fapta aceasta &#8212; mort, merge &#238;n jos.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Textul spune ce spune. O &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tur&#259; potrivit c&#259;reia S&#257;vitr&#299;, Pra&#7751;ava, Yajus &#537;i Lak&#7779;m&#299; nu se cuvin date nici femeilor, nici celor din afara castelor &#238;ndrept&#259;&#539;ite pentru aceasta &#8212; &#238;ncadrat&#259; ca o oprire ale c&#259;rei urm&#259;ri letale leag&#259; deopotriv&#259; pe cel care &#238;nva&#539;&#259; &#537;i pe cel care d&#259; &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura. Aceasta e fraza a&#537;a cum o d&#259; sursa, redat&#259; aici f&#259;r&#259; nicio &#238;ndulcire.</span></p><p><span>Ce e de f&#259;cut cu o astfel de fraz&#259; e o &#238;ntrebare de sine st&#259;t&#259;toare, la care textul nu r&#259;spunde &#537;i pe care acest strat nu se preface c&#259; o r&#259;spunde. Nota Traduc&#259;torului &#8212; scris&#259; dup&#259; traducerea &#238;ntreag&#259;, a&#537;a cum ne e practica statornic&#259; &#8212; va lua &#238;n seam&#259; contextele istorice &#238;n care s-au ivit pasajele de oprire-a-transmiterii, codific&#259;rile de mai t&#226;rziu (&#238;ntre ele &#537;i cele din vremea colonial&#259;) care au &#238;nt&#259;rit &#238;n lege o practic&#259; p&#226;n&#259; atunci curg&#259;toare, &#537;i pozi&#539;ia de azi din care se d&#259;ruie&#537;te aceast&#259; traducere: liber, f&#259;r&#259; paywall, f&#259;r&#259; copyright, f&#259;r&#259; rol de portar. Nimic din toate acestea nu-&#537;i are locul aici.</span></p><p><span>Ce &#238;&#539;i cere &#347;loka 3 chiar acum e s&#259; iei aminte: aceasta e ce spune sursa. Traducerea f&#259;r&#259; &#238;ndulcire e singurul teren onest din care poate porni orice cercetare de dup&#259;. A citi pe l&#226;ng&#259; asemenea pasaje &#8212; sau a te purta ca &#537;i cum n-ar sta &#238;n text &#8212; nu este cinstire. E un alt fel de lips&#259; de respect, &#537;i fa&#539;&#259; de text, &#537;i fa&#539;&#259; de oricine a fost exclus cu ajutorul lui.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 4</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2366; &#2357;&#2366; &#2311;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2346;&#2358;&#2357;&#2379;&#2365;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2350;&#2349;&#2371;&#2340;&#2306; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2335;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2337;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2335;&#2381; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2315;&#2327;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2307;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; &#2360;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2365;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375; &#2361;&#2367;&#2352;&#2339;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2351; &#2323;&#2359;&#2343;&#2368;&#2344;&#2366;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2349;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2343;&#2367;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2379;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360; &#2358;&#2367;&#2357;&#2307; &#2360; &#2361;&#2352;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2375;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2335;&#2381; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2306; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2306; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2325;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366;&#2330;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2375; &#2351;&#2342;&#2367; &#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2369;&#2350;&#2346;&#2375;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2340;&#2375; &#2346;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2351; &#2358;&#2369;&#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2359;&#2357;&#2375; &#2342;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376; &#2358;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2351; &#2357;&#2366; &#2330;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2410;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>sa hov&#257;ca praj&#257;pati&#7717; agnir vai dev&#257; ida&#7747; sarva&#7747; vi&#347;v&#257; bh&#363;t&#257;ni pr&#257;&#7751;&#257; v&#257; indriy&#257;&#7751;i pa&#347;avo&#8217;nnam abh&#7771;ta&#7747; samr&#257;&#7789; svar&#257;&#7693; vir&#257;&#7789; tat s&#257;mna&#7717; prathama&#7747; p&#257;da&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#7771;g-yaju&#7717;-s&#257;m&#257;tharva-r&#363;pa&#7717; s&#363;ryo&#8217;ntar&#257;ditye hira&#7751;maya&#7717; puru&#7779;as tat s&#257;mno dvit&#299;ya&#7747; p&#257;da&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t ya o&#7779;adh&#299;n&#257;&#7747; prabhur bhavati t&#257;r&#257;dhipati&#7717; somas tat s&#257;mnas t&#7771;t&#299;ya&#7747; p&#257;da&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t sa brahm&#257; sa &#347;iva&#7717; sa hari&#7717; sendra&#7717; so&#8217;k&#7779;ara&#7717; parama&#7717; svar&#257;&#7789; tat s&#257;mna&#347; caturtha&#7747; p&#257;da&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati ugra&#7747; prathamasy&#257;dya&#7747; jvala&#7747; dvit&#299;yasy&#257;dya&#7747; n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7747; t&#7771;t&#299;yasy&#257;dya&#7747; m&#7771;tyu&#7747; caturthasy&#257;dya&#7747; s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati tasm&#257;d ida&#7747; s&#257;ma yatra kutracin n&#257;ca&#7779;&#7789;e yadi d&#257;tum apek&#7779;ate putr&#257;ya &#347;u&#347;r&#363;&#7779;ave d&#257;syaty anyasmai &#347;i&#7779;y&#257;ya v&#257; ceti || 4||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2307; &#2361; &#2313;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (sa hov&#257;ca praj&#257;pati&#7717; &#8212; Praj&#257;pati a spus) | &#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2307; &#2357;&#2376; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; (agnir vai dev&#257; ida&#7747; sarva&#7747; vi&#347;v&#257; bh&#363;t&#257;ni &#8212; Agni este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, zeii, acest tot, toate fiin&#539;ele) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2366;&#2307; &#2357;&#2376; &#2311;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2346;&#2358;&#2357;&#2307; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2349;&#2371;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (pr&#257;&#7751;&#257; v&#257; indriy&#257;&#7751;i pa&#347;avo&#8217;nnam abh&#7771;tam &#8212; suflurile, sim&#539;urile, vitele, hrana, cel nen&#259;scut) | &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2335;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2335;&#2381; &#2357;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2335;&#2381; (samr&#257;&#7789; svar&#257;&#7693; vir&#257;&#7789; &#8212; Samr&#257;&#7789;, Svar&#257;&#7789;, Vir&#257;&#7789;) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tat s&#257;mna&#7717; prathama&#7747; p&#257;da&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259; drept primul p&#257;da al S&#257;manului) | &#2315;&#2327;&#2381;-&#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2307;-&#2360;&#2366;&#2350;-&#2309;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;-&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2307; &#2360;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375; &#2361;&#2367;&#2352;&#2339;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359;&#2307; (&#7771;g-yaju&#7717;-s&#257;m&#257;tharva-r&#363;pa&#7717; s&#363;ryo&#8217;ntar&#257;ditye hira&#7751;maya&#7717; puru&#7779;a&#7717; &#8212; S&#363;rya, a c&#259;rui form&#259; e &#7770;g, Yajur, S&#257;ma, Atharva &#8212; Puru&#7779;a cel de aur din&#259;untrul discului solar) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tat s&#257;mno dvit&#299;ya&#7747; p&#257;da&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259; drept al doilea p&#257;da) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2323;&#2359;&#2343;&#2368;&#2344;&#2366;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2349;&#2369;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367;, &#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2343;&#2367;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2379;&#2350;&#2307; (ya o&#7779;adh&#299;n&#257;&#7747; prabhur bhavati, t&#257;r&#257;dhipati&#7717; soma&#7717; &#8212; Soma, st&#259;p&#226;nul ierburilor, st&#259;p&#226;nul stelelor) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tat s&#257;mnas t&#7771;t&#299;ya&#7747; p&#257;da&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259; drept al treilea p&#257;da) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2307; &#2358;&#2367;&#2357;&#2307; &#2360;&#2307; &#2361;&#2352;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2375;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2335;&#2381; (sa brahm&#257; sa &#347;iva&#7717; sa hari&#7717; sendra&#7717; so&#8217;k&#7779;ara&#7717; parama&#7717; svar&#257;&#7789; &#8212; el e Brahm&#257;, el e &#346;iva, el e Hari, el e &#238;mpreun&#259; cu Indra &#8212; cel nepieritor, cel suprem, Svar&#257;&#7789;) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tat s&#257;mna&#347; caturtha&#7747; p&#257;da&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259; drept al patrulea p&#257;da) | &#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2310;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306;, &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2306; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2310;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306;, &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2306; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2310;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306;, &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2310;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; (ugra&#7747; prathamasy&#257;dya&#7747; jvala&#7747; dvit&#299;yasy&#257;dya&#7747; n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7747; t&#7771;t&#299;yasy&#257;dya&#7747; m&#7771;tyu&#7747; caturthasy&#257;dyam &#8212; &#8222;Ugra&#8221; &#8212; &#238;nceputul celui dint&#226;i; &#8222;Jvala&#8221; &#8212; &#238;nceputul celui de-al doilea; &#8222;N&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#8221; &#8212; &#238;nceputul celui de-al treilea; &#8222;M&#7771;tyu&#8221; &#8212; &#238;nceputul celui de-al patrulea) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2325;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2330;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381; &#2344; &#2310;&#2330;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2375; (tasm&#257;d ida&#7747; s&#257;ma yatra kutracin n&#257;ca&#7779;&#7789;e &#8212; de aceea, acest S&#257;man s&#259; nu se dea pe fa&#539;&#259; oriunde s-ar nimeri) | &#2351;&#2342;&#2367; &#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2346;&#2375;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2340;&#2375; &#2346;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2351; &#2358;&#2369;&#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2359;&#2357;&#2375; (yadi d&#257;tum apek&#7779;ate putr&#257;ya &#347;u&#347;r&#363;&#7779;ave &#8212; dac&#259; dore&#537;te s&#259;-l dea, fiului care sluje&#537;te) | &#2342;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376; &#2358;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2351; &#2357;&#2366; &#2330; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (d&#257;syaty anyasmai &#347;i&#7779;y&#257;ya v&#257; ceti &#8212; sau altui ucenic vrednic s&#259; i-l dea)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Praj&#257;pati a spus: Agni &#8212; care este zeii, acest tot, toate fiin&#539;ele, suflurile, sim&#539;urile, vitele, hrana, cel nen&#259;scut, Samr&#257;&#7789;, Svar&#257;&#7789;, Vir&#257;&#7789; &#8212; s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259; drept primul </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> al S&#257;manului. S&#363;rya, a c&#259;rui form&#259; e &#7770;g, Yajur, S&#257;ma &#537;i Atharva &#8212; Puru&#7779;a cel de aur din&#259;untrul discului solar &#8212; s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259; drept al doilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> al S&#257;manului. Soma, st&#259;p&#226;nul ierburilor, st&#259;p&#226;nul stelelor &#8212; s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259; drept al treilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> al S&#257;manului. Cel care e Brahm&#257;, care e &#346;iva, care e Hari, care e &#238;mpreun&#259; cu Indra &#8212; nepieritorul, supremul, Svar&#257;&#7789; &#8212; s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259; drept al patrulea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> al S&#257;manului. Cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. La &#238;nceputul celui dint&#226;i </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>, &#8222;Ugra&#8221;; la &#238;nceputul celui de-al doilea, &#8222;Jvala&#8221;; la &#238;nceputul celui de-al treilea, &#8222;N&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#8221;; la &#238;nceputul celui de-al patrulea, &#8222;M&#7771;tyu&#8221; &#8212; a&#537;a s&#259; se cunoasc&#259; acest S&#257;man. Cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. De aceea, acest S&#257;man s&#259; nu se dea pe fa&#539;&#259; oriunde s-ar nimeri. Dac&#259; dore&#537;te s&#259;-l dea, fiului care sluje&#537;te; sau altui ucenic vrednic s&#259; i-l dea.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Cei patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> &#238;&#537;i primesc zeit&#259;&#539;ile: Agni, S&#363;rya, Soma, Brahman. Focul, soarele, luna &#537;i Acela. Trupurile de lumin&#259; peste care sunt &#238;ntinse Vedele.</span></p><p><span>Apoi textul face o cotitur&#259;. Nume&#537;te silabele dint&#226;i ale fiec&#259;rui </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>: </span><em><strong><span>ugra, jvala, n&#7771;si&#7747;ha, m&#7771;tyu</span></strong></em><span> &#8212; s&#259;lbatic, arz&#226;nd, om-leu, moarte. Aceste patru sunt oasele lui N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh &#8212; </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ul pe care Praj&#257;pati l-a v&#259;zut &#238;n &#347;loka 1. Textul nu le trateaz&#259; ca pe numele unui zeu care ar trebui chemat. Le trateaz&#259; drept </span><em><span>sunetele dint&#226;i</span></em><span> ale fiec&#259;rui sfert al Realului, &#238;mp&#259;turite laolalt&#259;. Narasi&#7747;ha &#8212; forma pe care niciun predicat n-o prinde &#8212; este a treia silab&#259;. Nu mijlocitorul. Punctul de sprijin.</span></p><p><span>Oprirea transmiterii din &#347;loka 3 se &#238;ntoarce aici &#238;ntr-un registru mai bl&#226;nd: unui fiu care a slujit; altui ucenic destoinic. Gardul st&#259; &#238;nc&#259; &#238;n picioare, dar acum e f&#259;cut din ad&#226;ncimea rela&#539;iei, nu din categorie de cast&#259; sau de sex. Ceea ce &#238;ntr-o citire e &#8222;&#539;inut departe&#8221;, &#238;n cealalt&#259; citire e &#8222;cere s&#259; fie purtat de o rela&#539;ie care &#238;l poate purta&#8221;. Aceste dou&#259; &#238;ncadr&#259;ri stau al&#259;turi &#238;n acela&#537;i text, nerezolvate. Nota Traduc&#259;torului se va &#238;ngriji de aceast&#259; pozi&#539;ie nerezolvat&#259;; &#347;loka &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i cere doar at&#226;t: s&#259; iei aminte c&#259; tensiunea </span><em><span>e acolo</span></em><span>, scris&#259; &#238;n surs&#259;, nu proiectat&#259; &#238;n&#259;untru de vreo t&#259;lm&#259;cire de mai t&#226;rziu.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 5</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368;&#2352;&#2379;&#2342;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2357;&#2358;&#2366;&#2351;&#2367;&#2344;&#2306; &#2344;&#2371;&#2325;&#2375;&#2360;&#2352;&#2367;&#2357;&#2367;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2306; &#2351;&#2379;&#2327;&#2367;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2340;&#2306; &#2360; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2361;&#2306; &#2349;&#2368; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2340;&#2369; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2351;&#2375;&#2344; &#2325;&#2375;&#2344;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2330;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2375;&#2344; &#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2340;&#2375;&#2344;&#2376;&#2357; &#2358;&#2352;&#2368;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2350;&#2379;&#2330;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2369;&#2350;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2332;&#2346;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375;&#2344;&#2376;&#2357; &#2358;&#2352;&#2368;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2340;&#2366;&#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2344;&#2306; &#2325;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357; &#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2381;&#2351;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2325;&#2354;&#2380; &#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2359;&#2366;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2411;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>sa hov&#257;ca praj&#257;pati&#7717; k&#7779;&#299;rod&#257;r&#7751;ava-&#347;&#257;yina&#7747; n&#7771;-kesari-vigraha&#7747; yogi-dhyeya&#7747; para&#7747; pada&#7747; s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati v&#299;ra&#7747; prathamasy&#257;dy&#257;rdh&#257;ntya&#7747; ta&#7747; sa dvit&#299;yasy&#257;dy&#257;rdh&#257;ntya&#7747; ha&#7747; bh&#299; t&#7771;t&#299;yasy&#257;dy&#257;rdh&#257;ntya&#7747; m&#7771;tyu&#7747; caturthasy&#257;dy&#257;rdh&#257;ntya&#7747; s&#257;ma tu j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati tasm&#257;d ida&#7747; s&#257;ma yena kenacid &#257;c&#257;rya-mukhena yo j&#257;n&#299;te sa tenaiva &#347;ar&#299;re&#7751;a sa&#7747;s&#257;r&#257;n mucyate mocayati mumuk&#7779;ur bhavati jap&#257;t tenaiva &#347;ar&#299;re&#7751;a devat&#257;-dar&#347;ana&#7747; karoti tasm&#257;d idam eva mukhya-dv&#257;ra&#7747; kalau n&#257;nye&#7779;&#257;&#7747; bhavati tasm&#257;d ida&#7747; s&#257;&#7749;ga&#7747; s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati || 5||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2307; &#2361; &#2313;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (sa hov&#257;ca praj&#257;pati&#7717; &#8212; Praj&#257;pati a spus) | &#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2368;&#2352;-&#2313;&#2342;-&#2309;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2357;-&#2358;&#2366;&#2351;&#2367;&#2344;&#2306; &#2344;&#2371;-&#2325;&#2375;&#2360;&#2352;&#2367;-&#2357;&#2367;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2306; (k&#7779;&#299;rod&#257;r&#7751;ava-&#347;&#257;yina&#7747; n&#7771;-kesari-vigraham &#8212; pe cel care se odihne&#537;te pe oceanul de lapte, a c&#259;rui form&#259; e om-leu) | &#2351;&#2379;&#2327;&#2367;-&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (yogi-dhyeya&#7747; para&#7747; pada&#7747; s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; cel contemplat de yoghini, starea suprem&#259; &#8212; s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259; drept S&#257;man) | &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;, &#2340;&#2306; &#2360; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;, &#2361;&#2306; &#2349;&#2368; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;, &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2310;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;-&#2309;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;-&#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (v&#299;ra&#7747; prathamasya, ta&#7747; sa dvit&#299;yasya, ha&#7747; bh&#299; t&#7771;t&#299;yasya, m&#7771;tyu&#7747; caturthasy&#257;dy&#257;rdh&#257;ntyam &#8212; &#8222;V&#299;ram&#8221; al celui dint&#226;i, &#8222;Ta&#7747; sa&#8221; al celui de-al doilea, &#8222;Ha&#7747; bh&#299;&#8221; al celui de-al treilea, &#8222;M&#7771;tyum&#8221; al celui de-al patrulea &#8212; la cap&#259;tul jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2351;&#2375;&#2344; &#2325;&#2375;&#2344;&#2330;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381; &#2310;&#2330;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;-&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2375;&#2344; &#2351;&#2307; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; (tasm&#257;d ida&#7747; s&#257;ma yena kenacid &#257;c&#257;rya-mukhena yo j&#257;n&#299;te &#8212; de aceea, acest S&#257;man: cel care &#238;l cunoa&#537;te din gura oric&#259;rui &#257;c&#257;rya ar fi) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2340;&#2375;&#2344; &#2319;&#2357; &#2358;&#2352;&#2368;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2350;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; (sa tenaiva &#347;ar&#299;re&#7751;a sa&#7747;s&#257;r&#257;n mucyate &#8212; acela, chiar cu acest trup, e slobozit din sa&#7747;s&#257;ra) | &#2350;&#2379;&#2330;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2369;&#2350;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2369;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (mocayati mumuk&#7779;ur bhavati &#8212; &#238;i sloboze&#537;te &#537;i pe al&#539;ii, devine mumuk&#7779;u) | &#2332;&#2346;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2340;&#2375;&#2344; &#2319;&#2357; &#2358;&#2352;&#2368;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2340;&#2366;-&#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2344;&#2306; &#2325;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; (jap&#257;t tenaiva &#347;ar&#299;re&#7751;a devat&#257;-dar&#347;ana&#7747; karoti &#8212; prin japa, chiar cu acest trup, are dar&#347;ana zeit&#259;&#539;ii) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2381;&#2351;-&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2325;&#2354;&#2380;, &#2344; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2359;&#2366;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;d idam eva mukhya-dv&#257;ra&#7747; kalau, n&#257;nye&#7779;&#257;&#7747; bhavati &#8212; de aceea, aceasta este poarta cea mare &#238;n Kali; alta nu este)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Praj&#257;pati a spus: pe cel care se odihne&#537;te pe oceanul de lapte, a c&#259;rui form&#259; e om-leu, contemplat de yoghini, starea suprem&#259; &#8212; s&#259;-l cunoasc&#259; drept S&#257;man. Cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. La cap&#259;tul jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii celui dint&#226;i </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>, &#8222;V&#299;ram&#8221;; la cap&#259;tul jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii celui de-al doilea, &#8222;Ta&#7747; sa&#8221;; la cap&#259;tul jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii celui de-al treilea, &#8222;Ha&#7747; bh&#299;&#8221;; la cap&#259;tul jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii celui de-al patrulea, &#8222;M&#7771;tyum&#8221; &#8212; a&#537;a s&#259; se cunoasc&#259; S&#257;manul. Cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. De aceea, acest S&#257;man: cel care &#238;l cunoa&#537;te din gura oric&#259;rui </span><em><span>&#257;c&#257;rya</span></em><span> ar fi &#8212; acela, chiar cu acest trup, e slobozit din </span><em><span>sa&#7747;s&#257;ra</span></em><span>; el &#238;i sloboze&#537;te &#537;i pe al&#539;ii; el devine </span><em><span>mumuk&#7779;u</span></em><span>. Prin </span><em><span>japa</span></em><span>, chiar cu acest trup, are </span><em><span>dar&#347;ana</span></em><span> zeit&#259;&#539;ii. De aceea, aceasta este poarta cea mare &#238;n Kali; alta nu este. De aceea, s&#259; se cunoasc&#259; acest S&#257;man &#238;mpreun&#259; cu membrele lui. Cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>A cincea &#347;loka face s&#259; se pr&#259;bu&#537;easc&#259; distan&#539;a.</span></p><p><span>P&#226;n&#259; aici, textul a num&#259;rat &#8212; </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>, t&#259;r&#226;muri, zeit&#259;&#539;i, fragmente </span><em><span>b&#299;ja</span></em><span>, Vede &#537;i membrele lor. Acum o spune simplu: </span><em><span>tenaiva &#347;ar&#299;re&#7751;a sa&#7747;s&#257;r&#257;n mucyate</span></em><span>. Chiar prin acest trup, slobozit. Nu dup&#259; moarte. Nu &#238;n alt&#259; na&#537;tere. Nu at&#226;rn&#226;nd de &#238;mplinirea vreunui ritual costisitor. Chiar prin </span><em><span>acest</span></em><span> trup &#8212; cel care cite&#537;te aceste cuvinte. &#536;i nu slobozit singur: </span><em><span>mocayati</span></em><span>, face ca &#537;i al&#539;ii s&#259; fie slobozi&#539;i. </span><em><span>J&#299;vanmukti</span></em><span> &#238;ncadrat&#259; ca lucrare activ&#259;, nu static&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Apoi afirma&#539;ia care va r&#259;suna prin fiecare tradi&#539;ie </span><em><span>bhakti</span></em><span> ce va urma: </span><em><span>idam eva mukhya-dv&#257;ra&#7747; kalau</span></em><span> &#8212; aceasta singur&#259; este poarta cea mare &#238;n Kali Yuga. Niciuna dintre celelalte. &#206;ntr-o epoc&#259; &#238;n care uria&#537;ul aparat al jertfelor nu mai poate fi &#539;inut &#537;i </span><em><span>dhy&#257;na</span></em><span> t&#259;cut &#537;i &#238;ndelungat e rar, ce r&#259;m&#226;ne cu putin&#539;&#259; e </span><em><span>japa</span></em><span> &#8212; sunetul repetat, primit dintr-o gur&#259; vie, practicat chiar &#238;n acest trup.</span></p><p><span>Ia aminte la schimbarea fa&#539;&#259; de &#347;loka 3: acolo textul a ridicat garduri de cast&#259; &#537;i de sex; aici spune </span><em><span>yena kenacid &#257;c&#257;rya-mukhena</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;din gura oric&#259;rui </span><em><span>&#257;c&#257;rya</span></em><span> ar fi&#8221;. Textul &#539;ine am&#226;ndou&#259; frazele. Noi nu le rezolv&#259;m aici. Nota Traduc&#259;torului se va &#238;ngriji de &#238;ntrebarea cum se cite&#537;te un text care &#238;ntr-o &#347;loka &#238;ngr&#259;de&#537;te &#537;i &#238;n alta universalizeaz&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Silabele de la cap&#259;tul jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ilor &#8212; v&#299;ra&#7747;, ta&#7747; sa, ha&#7747; bh&#299;, m&#7771;tyu&#7747; &#8212; sunt fragmente </span><em><span>b&#299;ja</span></em><span>, pozi&#539;ii de litere din&#259;untrul celor treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de silabe ale Anu&#7779;&#7789;up-ului. Textul le d&#259; f&#259;r&#259; dezlegare, pentru c&#259; dezlegarea e lucrarea &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;torului, nu a cititorului. Ce-&#539;i las&#259; &#347;loka 5 nu e o cheie, ci o u&#537;&#259;. O u&#537;&#259; prin care treci doar atunci c&#226;nd cineva care a trecut deja se &#238;ntoarce spre tine.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 6</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2315;&#2340;&#2306; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359;&#2306; &#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2346;&#2367;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2354;&#2350;&#2381; &#2404; &#2314;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2375;&#2340;&#2306; &#2357;&#2367;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2306; &#2358;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2352;&#2306; &#2344;&#2368;&#2354;&#2354;&#2379;&#2361;&#2367;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2405; &#2313;&#2350;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2346;&#2358;&#2369;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2346;&#2367;&#2344;&#2366;&#2325;&#2368; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2404; &#2312;&#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2350;&#2368;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2343;&#2367;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2379;&#2365;&#2343;&#2367;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2357;&#2376; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2359;&#2339;&#2306; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2340;&#2350;&#2375;&#2357;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340; &#2311;&#2361; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2412;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>&#7771;ta&#7747; satya&#7747; para&#7747; brahma puru&#7779;a&#7747; k&#7771;&#7779;&#7751;a-pi&#7749;galam | &#363;rdhva-reta&#7747; vir&#363;p&#257;k&#7779;a&#7747; &#347;a&#7749;kara&#7747; n&#299;la-lohitam || um&#257;-pati&#7717; pa&#347;u-pati&#7717; pin&#257;k&#299; hy amita-dyuti&#7717; | &#299;&#347;&#257;na&#7717; sarva-vidy&#257;n&#257;m &#299;&#347;vara&#7717; sarva-bh&#363;t&#257;n&#257;&#7747; brahm&#257;dhipatir brahma&#7751;o&#8217;dhipatir yo vai yajur-veda-v&#257;cyas ta&#7747; s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati mah&#257;-pratham&#257;nt&#257;rdhasy&#257;dy-antavato dvit&#299;y&#257;nt&#257;rdhasy&#257;dya&#7747; &#7779;a&#7751;a&#7747; t&#7771;t&#299;y&#257;nt&#257;rdhasy&#257;dya&#7747; n&#257;m&#257; caturth&#257;nt&#257;rdhasy&#257;dya&#7747; s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati tasm&#257;d ida&#7747; s&#257;ma sac-cid-&#257;nanda-maya&#7747; para&#7747; brahma tam eva&#7747; vidv&#257;n am&#7771;ta iha bhavati tasm&#257;d ida&#7747; s&#257;&#7749;ga&#7747; s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati || 6||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2315;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (&#7771;tam &#8212; ordinea cosmic&#259;, adev&#259;rul care se &#238;mpline&#537;te pe sine) | &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (satyam &#8212; adev&#259;rul) | &#2346;&#2352;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; (para&#7747; brahma &#8212; Brahmanul suprem) | &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359;&#2350;&#2381; (puru&#7779;am &#8212; Puru&#7779;a cosmic) | &#2325;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2346;&#2367;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2354;&#2350;&#2381; (k&#7771;&#7779;&#7751;a-pi&#7749;galam &#8212; negru-ar&#259;miu) | &#2314;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2375;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (&#363;rdhva-retam &#8212; cel a c&#259;rui s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259; urc&#259;, cel neprih&#259;nit) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2350;&#2381; (vir&#363;pa-ak&#7779;am &#8212; cel cu ochi neobi&#537;nui&#539;i, cel cu trei ochi) | &#2358;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (&#347;a&#7749;karam &#8212; f&#259;c&#259;torul de bine, &#346;a&#7749;kara) | &#2344;&#2368;&#2354;&#2354;&#2379;&#2361;&#2367;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (n&#299;la-lohitam &#8212; albastru-ro&#537;u, cel cu g&#226;tul albastru) | &#2313;&#2350;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (um&#257;-pati&#7717; &#8212; so&#539;ul Umei) | &#2346;&#2358;&#2369;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (pa&#347;u-pati&#7717; &#8212; st&#259;p&#226;nul viet&#259;&#539;ilor &#537;i al turmelor) | &#2346;&#2367;&#2344;&#2366;&#2325;&#2368; (pin&#257;k&#299; &#8212; purt&#259;torul arcului Pin&#257;ka) | &#2361;&#2367; &#2309;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (hi amita-dyuti&#7717; &#8212; cel de o str&#259;lucire nem&#259;surat&#259;) | &#2312;&#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; (&#299;&#347;&#257;na&#7717; &#8212; st&#259;p&#226;nul) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; (sarva-vidy&#257;n&#257;m &#8212; al tuturor cunoa&#537;terilor) | &#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; (&#299;&#347;vara&#7717; &#8212; suveranul) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; (sarva-bh&#363;t&#257;n&#257;m &#8212; al tuturor fiin&#539;elor) | &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2343;&#2367;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2379;&#2365;&#2343;&#2367;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (brahm&#257;dhipati&#7717; brahma&#7751;o&#8217;dhipati&#7717; &#8212; suveran peste Brahm&#257;, suveran peste Brahmanul-sunet) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2357;&#2376; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; (ya&#7717; vai yajur-veda-v&#257;cya&#7717; &#8212; cel despre care vorbe&#537;te, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Yajurveda) | &#2340;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tam s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; pe el s&#259;-l cunoa&#537;tem drept S&#257;man) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; (ya&#7717; j&#257;n&#299;te sa&#7717; am&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2357;&#2340;&#2307; (mah&#257;-prathama-ant&#257;rdhasya &#257;dy-antavata&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;mah&#257;&#8221; drept &#238;nceput-&#537;i-sf&#226;r&#537;it al jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii din urm&#259; a primului p&#257;da) | &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (dvit&#299;y&#257;nt&#257;rdhasya &#257;dyam &#8212; drept &#238;nceput al jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii din urm&#259; a celui de-al doilea p&#257;da) | &#2359;&#2339;&#2306; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (&#7779;a&#7751;a&#7747; t&#7771;t&#299;y&#257;nt&#257;rdhasya &#257;dyam &#8212; &#8222;&#7779;a&#7751;a&#7747;&#8221; drept &#238;nceput al jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii din urm&#259; a celui de-al treilea p&#257;da) | &#2344;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (n&#257;m&#257; caturth&#257;nt&#257;rdhasya &#257;dyam &#8212; &#8222;n&#257;m&#257;&#8221; drept &#238;nceput al jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii din urm&#259; a celui de-al patrulea p&#257;da) | &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; (s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;te sa&#7717; am&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te S&#257;manul dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; (tasm&#257;d idam s&#257;ma &#8212; de aceea, acest S&#257;man) | &#2360;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (sac-cid-&#257;nanda-mayam &#8212; alc&#259;tuit din Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Beatitudine) | &#2346;&#2352;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; (para&#7747; brahma &#8212; Brahmanul suprem) | &#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2307; &#2311;&#2361; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (tam eva&#7747; vidv&#257;n am&#7771;ta&#7717; iha bhavati &#8212; cel care &#238;l cunoa&#537;te astfel devine nemuritor aici) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tasm&#257;d idam s&#257;&#7749;ga&#7747; s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; de aceea, s&#259; cunoa&#537;tem acest S&#257;man &#238;mpreun&#259; cu membrele lui) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; (ya&#7717; j&#257;n&#299;te sa&#7717; am&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Ordinea cosmic&#259;, adev&#259;rul, Brahmanul suprem &#8212; Puru&#7779;a cosmic, negru-ar&#259;miu, neprih&#259;nit, cu ochi neobi&#537;nui&#539;i, f&#259;c&#259;torul de bine, albastru-ro&#537;u &#8212; so&#539;ul Umei, st&#259;p&#226;nul viet&#259;&#539;ilor, purt&#259;torul arcului Pin&#257;ka, de o str&#259;lucire nem&#259;surat&#259; &#8212; st&#259;p&#226;nul tuturor cunoa&#537;terilor, suveran peste toate fiin&#539;ele, suveran peste Brahm&#257; &#537;i peste Brahmanul-sunet &#8212; cel despre care vorbe&#537;te Yajurveda &#8212; pe el s&#259;-l cunoa&#537;tem drept S&#257;man. Cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. &#8222;Mah&#257;&#8221; drept &#238;nceput-&#537;i-sf&#226;r&#537;it al jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii din urm&#259; a primului </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>; drept &#238;nceput al jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii din urm&#259; a celui de-al doilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>; &#8222;&#7779;a&#7751;a&#7747;&#8221; drept &#238;nceput al jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii din urm&#259; a celui de-al treilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>; &#8222;n&#257;m&#257;&#8221; drept &#238;nceput al jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii din urm&#259; a celui de-al patrulea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te S&#257;manul dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. De aceea, acest S&#257;man este alc&#259;tuit din Fiin&#539;&#259;-Con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;-Beatitudine &#8212; Brahmanul suprem; cel care &#238;l cunoa&#537;te astfel devine nemuritor aici. De aceea, s&#259; cunoa&#537;tem acest S&#257;man &#238;mpreun&#259; cu membrele lui. Cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Cine a ajuns p&#226;n&#259; la aceast&#259; &#347;loka a&#537;tept&#226;nd un text strict vai&#7779;&#7751;ava despre N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha tocmai a fost &#238;ndreptat. Comoara celui de-al patrulea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> din &#347;loka 6 nu e Vi&#7779;&#7751;u. E Rudra &#8212; </span><em><span>k&#7771;&#7779;&#7751;a-pi&#7749;gala</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>&#363;rdhva-reta</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>vir&#363;p&#257;k&#7779;a</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>&#347;a&#7749;kara</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>n&#299;la-lohita</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>um&#257;pati</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>pa&#347;upati</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>pin&#257;k&#299;</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>&#299;&#347;&#257;na</span></em><span>. O list&#259; &#347;aiva, deloc neclar&#259;, numit&#259; drept &#8222;cel despre care vorbe&#537;te Yajurveda&#8221;.</span></p><p><span>Textul nu amestec&#259; tradi&#539;iile din &#238;nt&#226;mplare. El refuz&#259; &#8212; la nivel structural &#8212; ca mantra s&#259; fie mic&#537;orat&#259; la o singur&#259; form&#259; sectar&#259;. Chiar acel Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh ale c&#259;rui silabe alc&#259;tuiesc &#8222;Narasi&#7747;ha&#8221; se sprijin&#259;, &#238;n al patrulea lui picior, pe recunoa&#537;terea formei-Rudra. Textul &#539;ine registrele &#347;aiva &#537;i vai&#7779;&#7751;ava &#238;n&#259;untrul aceleia&#537;i arhitecturi de mantra &#537;i &#238;i cere cititorului s&#259; le &#539;in&#259; pe am&#226;ndou&#259; deodat&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Harta </span><em><span>b&#299;ja</span></em><span>-urilor merge mai departe: sunt numite &#238;nceputurile jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ilor a doua ale fiec&#259;rui </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. &#206;mpreun&#259; cu fragmentele din &#347;lokas dinainte, mantra &#238;ntreag&#259; de 32 de silabe e acum aproape &#8212; dar nu pe deplin &#8212; pe pagin&#259;. Textul re&#539;ine anume &#238;mbinarea final&#259;. Aceea e lucrarea </span><em><span>&#257;c&#257;rya</span></em><span>-ului, nu a cititorului. Se cuvine s&#259; sim&#539;i &#238;n gur&#259; mantra aproape-legat&#259; &#537;i s&#259; &#537;tii c&#259; lipse&#537;te ceva &#8212; ceva care are nevoie de transmitere.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i apoi &#238;nchiderea, lini&#537;tit&#259;, deplin&#259;: </span><em><span>tam eva&#7747; vidv&#257;n am&#7771;ta iha bhavati</span></em><span> &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel devine nemuritor aici. Nu dup&#259;. Nu &#238;n alt&#259; parte. Aici.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 7</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2371;&#2332; &#2319;&#2340;&#2375;&#2344; &#2357;&#2376; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2350;&#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340; &#2351;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2379; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2375;&#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2369; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2307; &#2360;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2340;&#2366;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2306; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2361;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2346;&#2369;&#2306;&#2360;&#2351;&#2379;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2311;&#2361;&#2376;&#2357; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2340;&#2369;&#2350;&#2346;&#2375;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2340;&#2375; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2342;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2325;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2346;&#2367; &#2350;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2325;&#2306; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2330;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2375; &#2351;&#2375;&#2344;&#2366;&#2360;&#2366;&#2357;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2350;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2327;&#2306; &#2332;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; &#2404; &#2351; &#2319;&#2340;&#2366;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2360; &#2325;&#2371;&#2340;&#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2352;&#2339;&#2379; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2413;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>vi&#347;vas&#7771;ja etena vai vi&#347;vam idam as&#7771;janta yad vi&#347;vam as&#7771;janta tasm&#257;d vi&#347;vas&#7771;jo vi&#347;vam en&#257;n anu praj&#257;yate brahma&#7751;a&#7717; s&#257;lokat&#257;&#7747; s&#257;r&#7779;&#7789;it&#257;&#7747; s&#257;yujya&#7747; y&#257;nti tasm&#257;d ida&#7747; s&#257;&#7749;ga&#7747; s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7747; pratham&#257;ntya&#7747; mukha&#7747; dvit&#299;y&#257;ntya&#7747; bhadra&#7747; t&#7771;t&#299;y&#257;ntya&#7747; myaha&#7747; caturthy&#257;nta&#7747; s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati str&#299;-pu&#7747;sayor v&#257; ihaiva sth&#257;tum apek&#7779;ate tasmai sarvai&#347;varya&#7747; dad&#257;ti yatra kutr&#257;pi mriyate deh&#257;nte deva&#7717; parama&#7747; brahma t&#257;raka&#7747; vy&#257;ca&#7779;&#7789;e yen&#257;s&#257;v am&#7771;t&#299;-bh&#363;tv&#257; so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati tasm&#257;d ida&#7747; s&#257;ma madhya-ga&#7747; japati tasm&#257;d ida&#7747; s&#257;m&#257;&#7749;ga&#7747; praj&#257;patis tasm&#257;d ida&#7747; s&#257;m&#257;&#7749;ga&#7747; praj&#257;patir ya eva&#7747; vedeti mahopani&#7779;at | ya et&#257;&#7747; mahopani&#7779;ada&#7747; veda sa k&#7771;ta-pura&#347;cara&#7751;o mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;ur bhavati mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;ur bhavati || 7||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2307; (vi&#347;vas&#7771;ja&#7717; &#8212; f&#259;uritorii-lumii) | &#2319;&#2340;&#2375;&#2344; &#2357;&#2376; (etena vai &#8212; chiar prin acesta, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340; (vi&#347;vam idam as&#7771;janta &#8212; au z&#259;mislit toat&#259; aceast&#259; lume) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340; (yad vi&#347;vam as&#7771;janta &#8212; fiindc&#259; au z&#259;mislit lumea) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2307; (tasm&#257;d vi&#347;vas&#7771;ja&#7717; &#8212; de aceea se numesc vi&#347;vas&#7771;j) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; (vi&#347;vam en&#257;n anu praj&#257;yate &#8212; lumea se na&#537;te urm&#226;ndu-i pe ei) | &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2307; &#2360;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2340;&#2366;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (brahma&#7751;a&#7717; s&#257;lokat&#257;&#7747; s&#257;r&#7779;&#7789;it&#257;&#7747; s&#257;yujya&#7747; y&#257;nti &#8212; dob&#226;ndesc aceea&#537;i lume, aceea&#537;i putere, aceea&#537;i fiin&#539;are cu Brahman) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tasm&#257;d idam s&#257;&#7749;ga&#7747; s&#257;ma j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; de aceea, s&#259; cunoa&#537;tem acest S&#257;man &#238;mpreun&#259; cu membrele lui) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; (ya&#7717; j&#257;n&#299;te sa&#7717; am&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (vi&#7779;&#7751;um pratham&#257;ntyam &#8212; &#8222;vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7747;&#8221; la cap&#259;tul primului p&#257;da) | &#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2306; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (mukham dvit&#299;y&#257;ntyam &#8212; &#8222;mukha&#7747;&#8221; la cap&#259;tul celui de-al doilea) | &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (bhadram t&#7771;t&#299;y&#257;ntyam &#8212; &#8222;bhadra&#7747;&#8221; la cap&#259;tul celui de-al treilea) | &#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2361;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (myaham caturthy&#257;ntam &#8212; &#8222;myaha&#7747;&#8221; la cap&#259;tul celui de-al patrulea) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2346;&#2369;&#2306;&#2360;&#2351;&#2379;&#2307; &#2357;&#2366; (str&#299;-pu&#7747;sayo&#7717; v&#257; &#8212; sau, pentru perechea femeie-b&#259;rbat) | &#2311;&#2361;&#2376;&#2357; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2340;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2346;&#2375;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2340;&#2375; (ihaiva sth&#257;tum apek&#7779;ate &#8212; care dore&#537;te s&#259; r&#259;m&#226;n&#259; chiar aici) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2342;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; (tasmai sarvai&#347;varya&#7747; dad&#257;ti &#8212; ei &#238;i d&#259;ruie&#537;te st&#259;p&#226;nire deplin&#259;) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2325;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2346;&#2367; &#2350;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; (yatra kutr&#257;pi mriyate &#8212; oriunde ar muri cineva) | &#2342;&#2375;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; (deh&#257;nte &#8212; la cap&#259;tul trupului) | &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2325;&#2306; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2330;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2375; (deva&#7717; parama&#7747; brahma t&#257;raka&#7747; vy&#257;ca&#7779;&#7789;e &#8212; zeitatea roste&#537;te Brahmanul suprem drept t&#257;raka, cel care duce dincolo) | &#2351;&#2375;&#2344; &#2309;&#2360;&#2380; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (yena asau am&#7771;t&#299;-bh&#363;tv&#257; &#8212; prin care acela, f&#259;c&#226;ndu-se nemuritor) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; (sa&#7717; am&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati &#8212; dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350; &#2350;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2327;&#2306; &#2332;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;d ida&#7747; s&#257;ma madhya-ga&#7747; japati &#8212; de aceea, acest S&#257;man se recit&#259; la punctul din mijloc) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (tasm&#257;d ida&#7747; s&#257;m&#257;&#7749;ga&#7747; praj&#257;pati&#7717; &#8212; de aceea, Praj&#257;pati este membru al acestui S&#257;man) | &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; (ya eva&#7747; vedeti mahopani&#7779;at &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel &#8212; aceasta este Mahopani&#7779;at) | &#2351; &#2319;&#2340;&#2366;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; (ya et&#257;&#7747; mahopani&#7779;ada&#7747; veda &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te aceast&#259; Mahopani&#7779;at) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2325;&#2371;&#2340;&#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2352;&#2339;&#2307; (sa&#7717; k&#7771;ta-pura&#347;cara&#7751;a&#7717; &#8212; el, dup&#259; ce a &#238;mplinit riturile preg&#259;titoare) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7717; bhavati mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7717; bhavati &#8212; devine Mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u, devine Mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>F&#259;uritorii-lumii, chiar prin acesta, au z&#259;mislit toat&#259; aceast&#259; lume. Fiindc&#259; au z&#259;mislit lumea, se numesc </span><em><span>vi&#347;vas&#7771;j</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;f&#259;c&#259;torii-de-lume&#8221;. Lumea se na&#537;te urm&#226;ndu-i pe ei. Ei dob&#226;ndesc aceea&#537;i lume, aceea&#537;i putere, aceea&#537;i fiin&#539;are cu Brahman. De aceea, s&#259; cunoa&#537;tem acest S&#257;man &#238;mpreun&#259; cu membrele lui. Cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. &#8222;Vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7747;&#8221; la cap&#259;tul primului </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>; &#8222;mukha&#7747;&#8221; la cap&#259;tul celui de-al doilea; &#8222;bhadra&#7747;&#8221; la cap&#259;tul celui de-al treilea; &#8222;myaha&#7747;&#8221; la cap&#259;tul celui de-al patrulea &#8212; a&#537;a s&#259; cunoa&#537;tem S&#257;manul. Cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. Sau &#8212; perechii femeie-b&#259;rbat care dore&#537;te s&#259; r&#259;m&#226;n&#259; chiar aici &#8212; acest S&#257;man &#238;i d&#259;ruie&#537;te st&#259;p&#226;nire deplin&#259;. Oriunde ar muri cineva, la cap&#259;tul trupului, zeitatea roste&#537;te Brahmanul suprem drept </span><em><span>t&#257;raka</span></em><span>, cel care duce dincolo &#8212; prin care acela, f&#259;c&#226;ndu-se nemuritor, dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. De aceea, acest S&#257;man se recit&#259; la punctul din mijloc. De aceea, Praj&#257;pati este membru al acestui S&#257;man; de aceea, Praj&#257;pati este membru al acestui S&#257;man &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel &#8212; aceasta este Mahopani&#7779;at. Cel care cunoa&#537;te aceast&#259; Mahopani&#7779;at, dup&#259; ce a &#238;mplinit riturile preg&#259;titoare, devine Mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u &#8212; devine Mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>&#206;n aceast&#259; &#347;loka se petrec patru lucruri, &#537;i fiecare merit&#259; o oprire.</span></p><p><span>&#206;nt&#226;i: </span><em><span>vi&#347;vas&#7771;j</span></em><span> &#8212; f&#259;uritorii-lumii &#8212; sunt numi&#539;i drept cei care au f&#259;cut lumea prin chiar aceast&#259; mantra. Povestea crea&#539;iei din &#347;loka 1 (Praj&#257;pati singur pe frunza de lotus) trece acum la plural, &#238;ntr-o ob&#537;te de f&#259;uritori. Aceea&#537;i mantra, mul&#539;i f&#259;c&#259;tori. Textul nu explic&#259; schimbarea; o las&#259; s&#259; stea a&#537;a. Crea&#539;ia nu e evenimentul singular al unui singur Agent &#8212; e lucrarea tuturor celor care au luat mantra.</span></p><p><span>Al doilea: paragraful </span><em><span>g&#7771;hastha</span></em><span>. </span><em><span>Str&#299;-pu&#7747;sayor v&#257; ihaiva sth&#257;tum apek&#7779;ate tasmai sarvai&#347;varya&#7747; dad&#257;ti</span></em><span>. Perechii femeie-b&#259;rbat care dore&#537;te s&#259; r&#259;m&#226;n&#259; chiar aici &#8212; care nu vrea s&#259; ia </span><em><span>sa&#7747;ny&#257;sa</span></em><span>, care vrea s&#259; tr&#259;iasc&#259; via&#539;a de gospodar, s&#259; r&#259;m&#226;n&#259; &#238;n lume &#8212; acelei perechi S&#257;manul &#238;i d&#259;ruie&#537;te st&#259;p&#226;nire deplin&#259;. Cite&#537;te asta fa&#539;&#259; &#238;n fa&#539;&#259; cu oprirea transmiterii din &#347;loka 3. Chiar textul care mai devreme a scos femeile &#537;i pe </span><em><span>&#347;&#363;dra</span></em><span> din S&#257;vitr&#299; recunoa&#537;te acum limpede practica de gospodari a perechii femeie-b&#259;rbat. Textul le &#539;ine pe am&#226;ndou&#259;. Noi nu le rezolv&#259;m aici. Nota Traduc&#259;torului va lua &#238;ntrebarea despre cum se cite&#537;te un text care se contrazice cu sine &#238;n spa&#539;iul c&#226;torva paragrafe.</span></p><p><span>Al treilea: &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura clipei mor&#539;ii. Oriunde ar muri cineva &#8212; f&#259;r&#259; nicio condi&#539;ie de loc &#8212; zeitatea roste&#537;te Brahmanul suprem drept </span><em><span>t&#257;raka</span></em><span>, cel care duce dincolo. Aceasta e s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;turii </span><em><span>K&#257;&#347;&#299;-m&#257;ra&#7751;a</span></em><span>, pe care tradi&#539;iile bhakti de mai t&#226;rziu o vor desf&#259;&#537;ura pe larg: Numele izb&#259;vitor suflat &#238;n r&#259;suflarea din urm&#259;. Aici, &#238;n forma ei timpurie, &#238;nainte de desf&#259;&#537;urare. Mantra practicat&#259; &#238;n via&#539;&#259; devine mantra primit&#259; &#238;n moarte.</span></p><p><span>Al patrulea: &#238;nchiderea. </span><em><span>Mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;ur bhavati mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;ur bhavati</span></em><span> &#8212; devine Mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u, devine Mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u. &#206;ndoita &#238;nchidere oral&#259; vedic&#259;, echivalentul sanskrit al unui punct ap&#259;sat de dou&#259; ori. Ceea ce textul a tot construit de-a lungul a &#537;apte &#347;lokas coboar&#259; aici: cel care cunoa&#537;te </span><em><span>devine</span></em><span> ceea ce mantra nume&#537;te. Nu se apropie. Nu venereaz&#259;. Devine.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ncheierea Prathamopani&#7779;at &#8212; Colofon</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405; &#2407;&#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>iti prathamopani&#7779;at || 1||</span></em></p><p><span>Astfel [se &#238;ncheie] Prathamopani&#7779;at [a P&#363;rva-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at].</span></p><p><span>Astfel se &#238;ncheie prima dintre cele cinci sub-Upanishade din&#259;untrul P&#363;rva-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at. &#206;n &#537;apte &#347;lokas, textul a c&#259;l&#259;torit de la apele primordiale p&#226;n&#259; la </span><em><span>tapas</span></em><span>-ul lui Praj&#257;pati, a a&#537;ezat cosmologia Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh-ului (S&#257;manul &#238;n patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>, patru t&#259;r&#226;muri, patru Vede, patru por&#539;i ale zeilor), a a&#537;ezat harta silabelor </span><em><span>b&#299;ja</span></em><span> care leag&#259; aproape &#8212; dar nu pe deplin &#8212; regele-mantrelor al lui N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha, a r&#226;nduit instruc&#539;iunile de transmitere cu deschideri limpezi pentru gospodari, a ar&#259;tat spre &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura </span><em><span>t&#257;raka-brahman</span></em><span> din clipa mor&#539;ii, ajung&#226;nd la &#238;nchidere: </span><em><span>mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;ur bhavati mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;ur bhavati</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><em><span>Not&#259;: &#347;lokas 6 &#537;i 7 sunt prezente &#238;n versiunile englez&#259;, german&#259; &#537;i isiZulu ale acestui Upanishad. Ele lipseau din sursa kiswahili publicat&#259;. Aceste &#347;lokas au fost restaurate prin triangulare cu cele trei versiuni anterioare din lan&#539;.</span></em></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Dvit&#299;yopani&#7779;at</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 1 &#8212; Zeii se tem de moarte + Pra&#7751;ava: cele patru m&#257;tr&#257; ale lui AUM</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330; &#2348;&#2367;&#2349;&#2368;&#2351;&#2369;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2369;&#2346;&#2366;&#2343;&#2366;&#2357;&#2306;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351; &#2319;&#2340;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2351;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375;&#2344; &#2357;&#2376; &#2340;&#2375; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2332;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2330;&#2366;&#2340;&#2352;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2330;&#2366;&#2340;&#2352;&#2306;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330; &#2348;&#2367;&#2349;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360; &#2319;&#2340;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2327;&#2371;&#2361;&#2381;&#2339;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2351;&#2366; &#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366; &#2346;&#2371;&#2341;&#2367;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360; &#2315;&#2327;&#2381;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2371;&#2327;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2379; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2357;&#2360;&#2357;&#2379; &#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368; &#2327;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2361;&#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2306; &#2360; &#2313;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2379; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2348;&#2381;&#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366; &#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2380;&#2307; &#2360; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2379; &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366; &#2310;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; &#2332;&#2327;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2361;&#2357;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2366;&#2357;&#2360;&#2366;&#2344;&#2375;&#2365;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2381;&#2351;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366; &#2360; &#2360;&#2379;&#2350;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2339;&#2376;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2352;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2307; &#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2325;&#2379;&#2365;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2352;&#2369;&#2340;&#2379; &#2357;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2337;&#2375;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2368; &#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2366; &#2360;&#2366; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2407;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>dev&#257; ha vai m&#7771;tyo&#7717; p&#257;pmabhya&#7717; sa&#7747;s&#257;r&#257;c ca bibh&#299;yus te praj&#257;patim up&#257;dh&#257;vans tebhya eta&#7747; mantrar&#257;ja&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; pr&#257;yacchat tena vai te m&#7771;tyum ajayan p&#257;pm&#257;na&#7747; c&#257;taran sa&#7747;s&#257;ra&#7747; c&#257;tara&#7747;s tasm&#257;d yo m&#7771;tyo&#7717; p&#257;pmabhya&#7717; sa&#7747;s&#257;r&#257;c ca bibh&#299;y&#257;t sa eta&#7747; mantrar&#257;ja&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; pratig&#7771;h&#7751;&#299;y&#257;t sa m&#7771;tyu&#7747; tarati sa p&#257;pm&#257;na&#7747; tarati sa sa&#7747;s&#257;ra&#7747; tarati tasya ha vai pra&#7751;avasya y&#257; p&#363;rv&#257; m&#257;tr&#257; p&#7771;thivy a-k&#257;ra&#7717; sa &#7771;gbhir &#7771;gvedo brahm&#257; vasavo g&#257;yatr&#299; g&#257;rhapatya&#7717; s&#257; s&#257;mna&#7717; prathama&#7717; p&#257;do bhavati dvit&#299;y&#257; antarik&#7779;a&#7747; sa u-k&#257;ra&#7717; sa yajurbhir yajurvedo vi&#7779;&#7751;u-rudr&#257;s tri&#7779;&#7789;ub dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;gni&#7717; s&#257; s&#257;mno dvit&#299;ya&#7717; p&#257;do bhavati t&#7771;t&#299;y&#257; dyau&#7717; sa ma-k&#257;ra&#7717; sa s&#257;mabhi&#7717; s&#257;mavedo rudr&#257; &#257;dity&#257; jagat&#299; &#257;havan&#299;ya&#7717; s&#257; s&#257;mnas t&#7771;t&#299;ya&#7717; p&#257;do bhavati y&#257; avas&#257;ne&#8217;sya caturthy ardham&#257;tr&#257; sa somaloka o&#7749;k&#257;ra&#7717; so&#8217;tharva&#7751;air mantrair atharvaveda&#7717; sa&#7747;vartako&#8217;gnir maruto vir&#257;&#7693; ekar&#7779;ir bh&#257;svat&#299; sm&#7771;t&#257; s&#257; s&#257;mna&#347; caturtha&#7717; p&#257;do bhavati || 1||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; (dev&#257;&#7717; ha vai &#8212; zeii, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r) | &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2330; &#2348;&#2367;&#2349;&#2368;&#2351;&#2369;&#2307; (m&#7771;tyo&#7717; p&#257;pmabhya&#7717; sa&#7747;s&#257;r&#257;c ca bibh&#299;yu&#7717; &#8212; s-au temut de moarte, de rele &#537;i de sa&#7747;s&#257;ra) | &#2340;&#2375; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381; &#2313;&#2346;&#2366;&#2343;&#2366;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; (te praj&#257;patim up&#257;dh&#257;van &#8212; au alergat la Praj&#257;pati) | &#2340;&#2375;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2340;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2351;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2381; (tebhya&#7717; etam mantrar&#257;jam n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubham pr&#257;yacchat &#8212; le-a dat acest rege al mantrelor, N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh) | &#2340;&#2375;&#2344; &#2357;&#2376; &#2340;&#2375; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2332;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381; (tena vai te m&#7771;tyum ajayan &#8212; prin el au biruit moartea) | &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2330; &#2310;&#2340;&#2352;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2330; &#2310;&#2340;&#2352;&#2344;&#2381; (p&#257;pm&#257;nam ca &#257;taran sa&#7747;s&#257;ram ca &#257;taran &#8212; au trecut dincolo de r&#259;u, au trecut dincolo de sa&#7747;s&#257;ra) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2351;&#2307; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2330; &#2348;&#2367;&#2349;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tasm&#257;d ya&#7717; m&#7771;tyo&#7717; p&#257;pmabhya&#7717; sa&#7747;s&#257;r&#257;c ca bibh&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; de aceea, cel care se teme de moarte, de rele &#537;i de sa&#7747;s&#257;ra) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2319;&#2340;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2327;&#2371;&#2361;&#2381;&#2339;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (sa etam mantrar&#257;jam pratig&#7771;h&#7751;&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; s&#259; primeasc&#259; acest rege al mantrelor) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; (sa m&#7771;tyum tarati sa p&#257;pm&#257;nam tarati sa sa&#7747;s&#257;ram tarati &#8212; el trece dincolo de moarte, trece dincolo de r&#259;u, trece dincolo de sa&#7747;s&#257;ra) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; (tasya ha vai pra&#7751;avasya &#8212; ale acelui Pra&#7751;ava) | &#2351;&#2366; &#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366; &#2346;&#2371;&#2341;&#2367;&#2357;&#2368; &#2309;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (y&#257; p&#363;rv&#257; m&#257;tr&#257; p&#7771;thiv&#299; a-k&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; cea dint&#226;i m&#257;tr&#257; este p&#259;m&#226;ntul, sunetul A) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2315;&#2327;&#2381;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2315;&#2327;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2307; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2357;&#2360;&#2357;&#2307; &#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368; &#2327;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2361;&#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; (sa &#7771;gbhi&#7717; &#7771;gveda&#7717; brahm&#257; vasava&#7717; g&#257;yatr&#299; g&#257;rhapatya&#7717; &#8212; prin imnuri, &#7770;gveda, Brahm&#257;, Vasu, metrul G&#257;yatr&#299;, focul casnic) | &#2360;&#2366; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (s&#257; s&#257;mna&#7717; prathama&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; bhavati &#8212; ea este primul p&#257;da al S&#257;manului) | &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2350;&#2381; &#2360;&#2307; &#2313;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (dvit&#299;y&#257; antarik&#7779;am sa u-k&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; a doua este v&#259;zduhul, sunetul U) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2307; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;-&#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2348;&#2381; &#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2307; (sa yajurbhi&#7717; yajurveda&#7717; vi&#7779;&#7751;u-rudr&#257;&#7717; tri&#7779;&#7789;ub dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;gni&#7717; &#8212; prin formule, Yajurveda, Vi&#7779;&#7751;u-Rudra, metrul Tri&#7779;&#7789;ubh, focul de miaz&#259;zi) | &#2360;&#2366; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (s&#257; s&#257;mna&#7717; dvit&#299;ya&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; bhavati &#8212; ea este al doilea p&#257;da) | &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366; &#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2380;&#2307; &#2360;&#2307; &#2350;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (t&#7771;t&#299;y&#257; dyau&#7717; sa ma-k&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; a treia este cerul, sunetul M) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2307; &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2310;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2307; &#2332;&#2327;&#2340;&#2368; &#2310;&#2361;&#2357;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; (sa s&#257;mabhi&#7717; s&#257;maveda&#7717; rudr&#257;&#7717; &#257;dity&#257;&#7717; jagat&#299; &#257;havan&#299;ya&#7717; &#8212; prin c&#226;nt&#259;ri, S&#257;maveda, Rudra, &#256;ditya, metrul Jagat&#299;, focul de ofrand&#259;) | &#2360;&#2366; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (s&#257; s&#257;mna&#7717; t&#7771;t&#299;ya&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; bhavati &#8212; ea este al treilea p&#257;da) | &#2351;&#2366; &#2309;&#2357;&#2360;&#2366;&#2344;&#2375; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2368; &#2309;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366; (y&#257; avas&#257;ne asya caturth&#299; ardha-m&#257;tr&#257; &#8212; cea de-a patra, jum&#259;tatea de m&#257;tr&#257; de la cap&#259;tul lui) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2379;&#2350;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; (sa somaloka o&#7749;k&#257;ra&#7717; &#8212; ea este lumea lui Soma, ecoul lui O&#7747;k&#257;ra) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2339;&#2376;&#2307; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2307; &#2309;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2307; &#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2325;&#2379;&#2365;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2307; &#2350;&#2352;&#2369;&#2340;&#2307; &#2357;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2335;&#2381; &#2319;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2307; &#2349;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2368; &#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2366; (sa atharva&#7751;ai&#7717; mantrai&#7717; atharvaveda&#7717; sa&#7747;vartako&#8217;gni&#7717; maruta&#7717; vir&#257;&#7789; ekar&#7779;i&#7717; bh&#257;svat&#299; sm&#7771;t&#257; &#8212; prin mantrele atharvane, Atharvaveda, focul Sa&#7747;vartaka, Marut, Vir&#257;&#7789;, Ekar&#7779;i, Bh&#257;svat&#299;) | &#2360;&#2366; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (s&#257; s&#257;mna&#7717; caturtha&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; bhavati &#8212; ea este al patrulea p&#257;da)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Zeii, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, s-au temut de moarte, de rele &#537;i de </span><em><span>sa&#7747;s&#257;ra</span></em><span>. Au alergat la Praj&#257;pati, iar el le-a dat acest rege al mantrelor &#8212; N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh. Prin el au biruit moartea, au trecut dincolo de r&#259;u, au trecut dincolo de </span><em><span>sa&#7747;s&#257;ra</span></em><span>. De aceea, cel care se teme de moarte, de rele &#537;i de </span><em><span>sa&#7747;s&#257;ra</span></em><span> &#8212; acela s&#259; primeasc&#259; acest rege al mantrelor. El trece dincolo de moarte. El trece dincolo de r&#259;u. El trece dincolo de </span><em><span>sa&#7747;s&#257;ra</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>Ale acelui </span><em><span>Pra&#7751;ava</span></em><span>: cea dint&#226;i </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> este p&#259;m&#226;ntul, sunetul A &#8212; ar&#259;tat prin imnuri drept &#7770;gveda, Brahm&#257;, Vasu, metrul G&#257;yatr&#299; &#537;i focul casnic. Aceasta este primul </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> al S&#257;manului.</span></p><p><span>A doua </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> este v&#259;zduhul, sunetul U &#8212; ar&#259;tat prin formule drept Yajurveda, Vi&#7779;&#7751;u-Rudra, metrul Tri&#7779;&#7789;ubh &#537;i focul de miaz&#259;zi. Aceasta este al doilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> al S&#257;manului.</span></p><p><span>A treia </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> este cerul, sunetul M &#8212; ar&#259;tat prin c&#226;nt&#259;ri drept S&#257;maveda, Rudra, &#256;ditya, metrul Jagat&#299; &#537;i focul de ofrand&#259;. Aceasta este al treilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> al S&#257;manului.</span></p><p><span>Cea de-a patra, jum&#259;tatea de </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> de la cap&#259;tul lui AUM &#8212; aceea este lumea lui Soma, ecoul lui O&#7747;k&#257;ra. Ar&#259;tat&#259; prin mantrele atharvane drept Atharvaveda, focul Sa&#7747;vartaka, Marut, Vir&#257;&#7789;, Ekar&#7779;i &#537;i Bh&#257;svat&#299;. Aceasta este al patrulea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> al S&#257;manului.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Textul &#238;&#537;i deschide a doua sub-sec&#539;iune a&#537;ez&#226;nd cititorul exact acolo unde erau zeii. </span><em><span>Devas</span></em><span>-ii s-au temut de trei lucruri: moartea, relele &#537;i </span><em><span>sa&#7747;s&#257;ra</span></em><span>. Nu o triad&#259; filozofic&#259; &#8212; una tr&#259;it&#259;. Acelea&#537;i trei pe care cei mai mul&#539;i oameni le poart&#259; la un nivel sau altul, fie c&#259; au ori nu un vocabular pentru ele. Textul nu-&#539;i cere s&#259; sus&#539;ii altceva. R&#259;spunsul lui Praj&#257;pati la frica zeilor nu e o lini&#537;tire. E o mantra. Textul o spune simplu: r&#259;spunsul la muritudine nu e un concept. E sunet-cu-structur&#259;, primit &#537;i practicat.</span></p><p><span>Apoi num&#259;r&#259;toarea. AUM are patru m&#259;suri &#8212; trei sunete rostite (A, U, M) &#537;i o t&#259;cere care r&#259;sun&#259; dup&#259; ele (</span><em><span>ardha-m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>, &#8222;jum&#259;tatea de m&#259;sur&#259;&#8221;). Fiecare m&#259;sur&#259; e a&#537;ezat&#259; pe hart&#259; cu un t&#259;r&#226;m, o Veda, o ceat&#259; de zeit&#259;&#539;i, un metru &#537;i un foc ritual. Nu e o list&#259; de coresponden&#539;e lipite pe deasupra. E textul spun&#226;nd: r&#226;nduiala vedic&#259; &#537;i silaba AUM sunt aceea&#537;i arhitectur&#259;, privit&#259; la sc&#259;ri diferite. C&#226;nd roste&#537;ti AUM cu luare-aminte, &#238;mp&#259;ture&#537;ti p&#259;m&#226;ntul, v&#259;zduhul, cerul &#537;i t&#259;r&#226;mul lui Soma &#238;ntr-o singur&#259; r&#259;suflare. C&#226;nd Vedele gr&#259;iesc, ele desp&#259;turesc AUM &#238;napoi &#238;n afar&#259;, &#238;n numele cele multe ale lumii. R&#259;suflarea &#238;n&#259;untru &#537;i r&#259;suflarea &#238;n afar&#259; sunt o singur&#259; mi&#537;care.</span></p><p><span>Ia aminte mai ales la a patra m&#259;sur&#259;. </span><em><span>Ardha-m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> nu e un sunet pe care &#238;l </span><em><span>faci</span></em><span>. E d&#259;inuirea lui M ca rezonan&#539;&#259;, sting&#226;ndu-se &#238;n t&#259;cere. Textul o nume&#537;te teritoriul Atharvavedei, t&#259;r&#226;mul focului Sa&#7747;vartaka, </span><em><span>soma-loka</span></em><span>. E ceea ce r&#259;m&#226;ne din AUM odat&#259; ce ai &#238;ncetat s&#259; mai faci sunet. E locul spre care AUM te duce &#238;napoi.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 2 &#8212; Ny&#257;sa: a&#537;ezarea silabelor &#238;n trup</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2357;&#2306; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2346;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366; &#2357;&#2366; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2348;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2350;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2369;&#2346;&#2360;&#2306;&#2361;&#2371;&#2340;&#2306; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2361;&#2376;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2349;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2330;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2366;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2349;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2350;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2361;&#2371;&#2342;&#2351;&#2366;&#2351; &#2344;&#2350;&#2307; &#2358;&#2367;&#2352;&#2360;&#2375; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2361;&#2366; &#2358;&#2367;&#2326;&#2366;&#2351;&#2376; &#2357;&#2359;&#2335;&#2381; &#2325;&#2357;&#2330;&#2366;&#2351; &#2361;&#2369;&#2306; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2351; &#2347;&#2337;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2375;&#2344; &#2360;&#2306;&#2351;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2375;&#2344; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2375;&#2344; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2375;&#2344; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2350;&#2306; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2350;&#2375;&#2344; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2332;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366; &#2357;&#2366; &#2311;&#2350;&#2375; &#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2349;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2323;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2350;&#2369;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2366;&#2306; &#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2360;&#2350;&#2369;&#2346;&#2342;&#2367;&#2358;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2344;&#2307; &#2405; &#2408;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>a&#7779;&#7789;&#257;k&#7779;ara&#7717; prathama&#7717; p&#257;do bhavaty a&#7779;&#7789;&#257;k&#7779;ar&#257;s traya&#7717; p&#257;d&#257; bhavanty eva&#7747; dv&#257;tri&#7747;&#347;ad-ak&#7779;ar&#257;&#7751;i sampadyante dv&#257;tri&#7747;&#347;ad-ak&#7779;ar&#257; v&#257; anu&#7779;&#7789;ub bhavaty anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; sarvam ida&#7747; s&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;am anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; sarvam upasa&#7747;h&#7771;ta&#7747; tasya haitasya pa&#241;c&#257;&#7749;g&#257;ni bhavanti catv&#257;ra&#7717; p&#257;d&#257;&#347; catv&#257;ry a&#7749;g&#257;ni bhavanti sa-pra&#7751;ava&#7747; sarva&#7747; pa&#241;cama&#7747; bhavati h&#7771;day&#257;ya nama&#7717; &#347;irase sv&#257;h&#257; &#347;ikh&#257;yai va&#7779;a&#7789; kavac&#257;ya hu&#7747; astr&#257;ya pha&#7693; iti prathama&#7747; prathamena sa&#7747;yujyate dvit&#299;ya&#7747; dvit&#299;yena t&#7771;t&#299;ya&#7747; t&#7771;t&#299;yena caturtha&#7747; caturthena pa&#241;cama&#7747; pa&#241;camena vyati&#7779;ajati vyati&#7779;ikt&#257; v&#257; ime lok&#257;s tasm&#257;d vyati&#7779;ikt&#257;ny a&#7749;g&#257;ni bhavanti om ity etad ak&#7779;aram ida&#7747; sarva&#7747; tasm&#257;t praty-ak&#7779;aram ubhayata o&#7749;k&#257;ro bhavati ak&#7779;ar&#257;&#7751;&#257;&#7747; ny&#257;sam upadi&#347;anti brahma-v&#257;dina&#7717; || 2||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (a&#7779;&#7789;&#257;k&#7779;ara&#7717; prathama&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; bhavati &#8212; primul p&#257;da are opt silabe) | &#2309;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (a&#7779;&#7789;&#257;k&#7779;ar&#257;&#7717; traya&#7717; p&#257;d&#257;&#7717; bhavanti &#8212; [ceilal&#539;i] trei p&#257;da au opt silabe) | &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2346;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; (eva&#7747; dv&#257;tri&#7747;&#347;at ak&#7779;ar&#257;&#7751;i sampadyante &#8212; astfel se &#238;mplinesc treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de silabe) | &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2340;&#2381;-&#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366; &#2357;&#2376; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (dv&#257;tri&#7747;&#347;at-ak&#7779;ar&#257; vai anu&#7779;&#7789;up bhavati &#8212; cea de treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de silabe este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2350;&#2381;, &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2313;&#2346;&#2360;&#2306;&#2361;&#2371;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; sarvam idam s&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;am, anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; sarvam upasa&#7747;h&#7771;tam &#8212; prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh a fost z&#259;mislit totul, prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh a fost retras totul) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2361;&#2376;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2349;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (tasya haitasya pa&#241;c&#257;&#7749;g&#257;ni bhavanti &#8212; acesta are cinci membre) | &#2330;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; &#2330;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2367; &#2309;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2349;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (catv&#257;ra&#7717; p&#257;d&#257;&#7717; catv&#257;ri a&#7749;g&#257;ni bhavanti &#8212; cei patru p&#257;da sunt cele patru membre) | &#2360;-&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2350;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (sa-pra&#7751;avam sarvam pa&#241;camam bhavati &#8212; &#238;ntregul, &#238;mpreun&#259; cu Pra&#7751;ava, devine al cincilea) | &#2361;&#2371;&#2342;&#2351;&#2366;&#2351; &#2344;&#2350;&#2307;, &#2358;&#2367;&#2352;&#2360;&#2375; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2361;&#2366;, &#2358;&#2367;&#2326;&#2366;&#2351;&#2376; &#2357;&#2359;&#2335;&#2381;, &#2325;&#2357;&#2330;&#2366;&#2351; &#2361;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381;, &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2351; &#2347;&#2337;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (h&#7771;day&#257;ya nama&#7717;, &#347;irase sv&#257;h&#257;, &#347;ikh&#257;yai va&#7779;a&#7789;, kavac&#257;ya hum, astr&#257;ya pha&#7693; iti &#8212; &#8222;inimii &#8212; nama&#7717;! cre&#537;tetului &#8212; sv&#257;h&#257;! mo&#539;ului &#8212; va&#7779;a&#7789;! plato&#537;ei &#8212; hum! armei &#8212; pha&#7789;!&#8221;) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2375;&#2344; &#2360;&#2306;&#2351;&#2369;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; (prathamam prathamena sa&#7747;yujyate &#8212; primul se une&#537;te cu primul) | &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2375;&#2344; ... &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2350;&#2306; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2350;&#2375;&#2344; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2332;&#2340;&#2367; (dvit&#299;ya&#7747; dvit&#299;yena &#8230; vyati&#7779;ajati &#8212; al doilea cu al doilea, al treilea cu al treilea, al patrulea cu al patrulea, al cincilea cu al cincilea &#8212; se &#238;mpletesc unul &#238;ntr-altul) | &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2307; &#2357;&#2376; &#2311;&#2350;&#2375; &#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2307; (vyati&#7779;ikt&#257;&#7717; vai ime lok&#257;&#7717; &#8212; lumile acestea sunt, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, &#238;mpletite) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2309;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2349;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;t vyati&#7779;ikt&#257;ni a&#7749;g&#257;ni bhavanti &#8212; de aceea &#537;i membrele sunt &#238;mpletite) | &#2323;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (om iti etad ak&#7779;aram idam sarvam &#8212; &#8222;AUM&#8221; &#8212; aceast&#259; silab&#259; este tot acest tot) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;-&#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2313;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2307; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;t prati-ak&#7779;aram ubhayata&#7717; o&#7749;k&#257;ra&#7717; bhavati &#8212; de aceea, la fiecare silab&#259;, de am&#226;ndou&#259; p&#259;r&#539;ile, se a&#537;az&#259; O&#7747;k&#257;ra) | &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2366;&#2306; &#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2360;&#2350;&#2381; &#2313;&#2346;&#2342;&#2367;&#2358;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2344;&#2307; (ak&#7779;ar&#257;&#7751;&#257;m ny&#257;sam upadi&#347;anti brahma-v&#257;dina&#7717; &#8212; a&#537;a &#238;nva&#539;&#259; cei care gr&#259;iesc despre Brahman a&#537;ezarea silabelor)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Primul </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> are opt silabe. Ceilal&#539;i trei </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> au opt silabe. Astfel se &#238;mplinesc treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de silabe. Cea de treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de silabe este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh. Prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh a fost z&#259;mislit tot acest tot; prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh a fost retras totul.</span></p><p><span>Acesta are cinci membre. Cei patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> sunt cele patru membre. &#206;ntregul, &#238;mpreun&#259; cu </span><em><span>Pra&#7751;ava</span></em><span>, devine al cincilea.</span></p><p><span>&#8222;Inimii &#8212; nama&#7717;!&#8221; &#8222;Cre&#537;tetului &#8212; sv&#257;h&#257;!&#8221; &#8222;Mo&#539;ului &#8212; va&#7779;a&#7789;!&#8221; &#8222;Plato&#537;ei &#8212; hum!&#8221; &#8222;Armei &#8212; pha&#7789;!&#8221;</span></p><p><span>Primul se une&#537;te cu primul; al doilea cu al doilea; al treilea cu al treilea; al patrulea cu al patrulea; al cincilea cu al cincilea &#8212; se &#238;mpletesc unul &#238;ntr-altul. Lumile acestea sunt, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, &#238;mpletite una &#238;ntr-alta &#8212; de aceea &#537;i membrele sunt &#238;mpletite unul &#238;ntr-altul.</span></p><p><span>&#8222;AUM&#8221; &#8212; aceast&#259; silab&#259; este tot acest tot. De aceea, la fiecare silab&#259;, de am&#226;ndou&#259; p&#259;r&#539;ile, se a&#537;az&#259; O&#7747;k&#257;ra. A&#537;a &#238;nva&#539;&#259; cei care gr&#259;iesc despre Brahman a&#537;ezarea silabelor.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Aceast&#259; &#347;loka face ceva ce va lua prin surprindere pe oricine a&#537;teapt&#259; un Upanishad strict vedic. Ea &#238;nva&#539;&#259; </span><em><span>a&#7749;ga-ny&#257;sa</span></em><span> tantric &#8212; a&#537;ezarea ritual&#259; a silabelor mantrei pe trup &#8212; drept instruc&#539;iunea ei despre cum se practic&#259; Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh-ul.</span></p><p><em><span>H&#7771;day&#257;ya nama&#7717;, &#347;irase sv&#257;h&#257;, &#347;ikh&#257;yai va&#7779;a&#7789;, kavac&#257;ya hu&#7747;, astr&#257;ya pha&#7789;.</span></em><span> Inima, capul, mo&#539;ul, plato&#537;a, arma &#8212; cinci locuri ale trupului, fiecare cu silaba lui </span><em><span>b&#299;ja</span></em><span> de &#238;ncheiere. Un practicant care atinge fiecare loc pe m&#259;sur&#259; ce fiecare </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> al mantrei e rostit, &#238;mpletind laolalt&#259; cosmosul &#537;i trupul, silaba &#537;i carnea. Textul nu &#238;nf&#259;&#539;i&#537;eaz&#259; asta ca pe o op&#539;iune. O &#238;nf&#259;&#539;i&#537;eaz&#259; ca fiind structura.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i apoi cotitura filozofic&#259;: </span><em><span>vyati&#7779;ikt&#257; v&#257; ime lok&#257;s tasm&#257;d vyati&#7779;ikt&#257;ny a&#7749;g&#257;ni bhavanti</span></em><span>. Lumile acestea se &#238;ntrep&#259;trund una &#238;ntr-alta; de aceea &#537;i aceste membre se &#238;ntrep&#259;trund unul &#238;ntr-altul. Cele cinci nu sunt cinci a&#537;ez&#259;ri separate &#8212; sunt cinci &#238;ntrep&#259;trunderi reciproce. Nu a&#537;ezi buc&#259;&#539;i de mantra </span><em><span>peste</span></em><span> un trup &#238;n&#539;eles ca ceva de sine st&#259;t&#259;tor. Descoperi c&#259; trupul, cosmosul &#537;i sunetul n-au fost niciodat&#259;, de la bun &#238;nceput, trei lucruri. Aparatul ritual este deja metafizic&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Apoi ecoul din M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;ukya &#8212; </span><em><span>om ity etad ak&#7779;aram ida&#7747; sarvam</span></em><span>, &#8222;AUM: aceast&#259; silab&#259; este tot acest tot.&#8221; &#536;i instruc&#539;iunea care urmeaz&#259; din el: la fiecare silab&#259;, de am&#226;ndou&#259; p&#259;r&#539;ile, se a&#537;az&#259; O&#7747;k&#257;ra. Mantra nu e m&#259;rginit&#259; de AUM. E &#238;nconjurat&#259; de AUM, &#238;mbibat&#259; de AUM, pentru c&#259; AUM e ceea ce se afl&#259; &#238;nainte &#537;i dup&#259; orice rostire. Sunetul ca mediu, nu ca podoab&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Iar cei care &#238;nva&#539;&#259; aceast&#259; a&#537;ezare sunt numi&#539;i </span><em><span>brahma-v&#257;dina&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; cei care gr&#259;iesc despre Brahman. Nu preo&#539;i, nu tehnicieni ai ritualului. Cei care gr&#259;iesc despre Brahman &#238;nva&#539;&#259; unde se pun silabele pe trup, pentru c&#259; trupul e locul unde Brahman se cunoa&#537;te pe sine.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 3 &#8212; Cele unsprezece locuri: N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh &#238;ntreg se arat&#259;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2361; &#2357;&#2366; &#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2306; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2306; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2306; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2350;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2306; &#2359;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2306; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2350;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2306; &#2344;&#2357;&#2350;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367; &#2342;&#2358;&#2350;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2361;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2319;&#2325;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2346;&#2342;&#2366; &#2357;&#2366; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2348;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2350;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2350;&#2369;&#2346;&#2360;&#2306;&#2361;&#2371;&#2340;&#2306; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2409;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>tasya ha v&#257; ugra&#7747; prathama&#7747; sth&#257;na&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati v&#299;ra&#7747; dvit&#299;ya&#7747; sth&#257;na&#7747; mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7747; t&#7771;t&#299;ya&#7747; sth&#257;na&#7747; jvalanta&#7747; caturtha&#7747; sth&#257;na&#7747; sarvatomukha&#7747; pa&#241;cama&#7747; sth&#257;na&#7747; n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7747; &#7779;a&#7779;&#7789;ha&#7747; sth&#257;na&#7747; bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a&#7747; saptama&#7747; sth&#257;na&#7747; bhadram a&#7779;&#7789;ama&#7747; sth&#257;na&#7747; m&#7771;tyum&#7771;tyu&#7747; navama&#7747; sth&#257;na&#7747; nam&#257;mi da&#347;ama&#7747; sth&#257;nam aham ek&#257;da&#347;a&#7747; sth&#257;na&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati ek&#257;da&#347;a-pad&#257; v&#257; anu&#7779;&#7789;ub bhavaty anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; sarvam ida&#7747; s&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;am anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; sarvam idam upasa&#7747;h&#7771;ta&#7747; tasm&#257;t sarv&#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati || 3||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2361; &#2357;&#2366; (tasya ha v&#257; &#8212; ale acestuia [ale Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh-ului]) | &#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (ugra&#7747; prathama&#7747; sth&#257;na&#7747; j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; s&#259; cunoasc&#259; &#8222;ugra&#7747;&#8221; drept locul &#238;nt&#226;i) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; (ya&#7717; j&#257;n&#299;te sa&#7717; am&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea) | &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2306; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306;, &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2306; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2306;, &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (v&#299;ra&#7747; dvit&#299;ya&#7747;, mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;um t&#7771;t&#299;ya&#7747;, jvalanta&#7747; caturtha&#7747; sth&#257;nam &#8212; &#8222;v&#299;ra&#7747;&#8221; al doilea, &#8222;mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7747;&#8221; al treilea, &#8222;jvalanta&#7747;&#8221; al patrulea loc) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2306; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2350;&#2306;, &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2306; &#2359;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (sarvatomukha&#7747; pa&#241;cama&#7747;, n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7747; &#7779;a&#7779;&#7789;ha&#7747; sth&#257;nam &#8212; &#8222;sarvatomukha&#7747;&#8221; al cincilea, &#8222;n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7747;&#8221; al &#537;aselea) | &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2306; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2306;, &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2350;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a&#7747; saptama&#7747;, bhadram a&#7779;&#7789;ama&#7747; sth&#257;nam &#8212; &#8222;bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a&#7747;&#8221; al &#537;aptelea, &#8222;bhadra&#7747;&#8221; al optulea) | &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2306; &#2344;&#2357;&#2350;&#2306;, &#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367; &#2342;&#2358;&#2350;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (m&#7771;tyum&#7771;tyu&#7747; navama&#7747;, nam&#257;mi da&#347;ama&#7747; sth&#257;nam &#8212; &#8222;m&#7771;tyum&#7771;tyu&#7747;&#8221; al nou&#259;lea, &#8222;nam&#257;mi&#8221; al zecelea) | &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2325;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (aham ek&#257;da&#347;a&#7747; sth&#257;nam &#8212; &#8222;aham&#8221; al unsprezecelea) | &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; s&#259; cunoasc&#259;) | &#2319;&#2325;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;-&#2346;&#2342;&#2366; &#2357;&#2376; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (ek&#257;da&#347;a-pad&#257; vai anu&#7779;&#7789;up bhavati &#8212; Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh-ul are, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, unsprezece pada) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2350;&#2381;, &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2313;&#2346;&#2360;&#2306;&#2361;&#2371;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; sarvam idam s&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;am, anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; sarvam idam upasa&#7747;h&#7771;tam &#8212; prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh a fost z&#259;mislit tot acest tot, prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh a fost retras tot acest tot) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2306; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tasm&#257;t sarv&#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubham j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; de aceea s&#259; cunoasc&#259;: &#8222;totul este Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#8221;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Ale acestuia [ale Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh-ului]: s&#259; cunoasc&#259; &#8222;ugra&#7747;&#8221; drept locul &#238;nt&#226;i. Cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. &#8222;V&#299;ra&#7747;&#8221; &#8212; locul al doilea. &#8222;Mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7747;&#8221; &#8212; locul al treilea. &#8222;Jvalanta&#7747;&#8221; &#8212; locul al patrulea. &#8222;Sarvatomukha&#7747;&#8221; &#8212; locul al cincilea. &#8222;N&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7747;&#8221; &#8212; locul al &#537;aselea. &#8222;Bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a&#7747;&#8221; &#8212; locul al &#537;aptelea. &#8222;Bhadra&#7747;&#8221; &#8212; locul al optulea. &#8222;M&#7771;tyum&#7771;tyu&#7747;&#8221; &#8212; locul al nou&#259;lea. &#8222;Nam&#257;mi&#8221; &#8212; locul al zecelea. &#8222;Aham&#8221; &#8212; locul al unsprezecelea. S&#259; le cunoasc&#259;. Cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea.</span></p><p><span>Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh-ul are, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, unsprezece pada. Prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh a fost z&#259;mislit tot acest tot; prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh a fost retras tot acest tot. De aceea s&#259; cunoasc&#259;: &#8222;totul este Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#8221;. Cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Dup&#259; cele &#537;apte &#347;lokas ale Prathamopani&#7779;at, &#238;n care mantra a fost sf&#259;r&#226;mat&#259; sistematic &#8212; &#238;nceputurile jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii dint&#226;i, capetele jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii dint&#226;i, &#238;nceputurile jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii a doua, capetele jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;ii a doua &#8212; dup&#259; st&#259;ruin&#539;a c&#259; &#238;mbinarea e lucrarea &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;torului, nu a cititorului &#8212; textul o </span><em><span>pred&#259;</span></em><span> acum, &#238;ntreag&#259; &#537;i numit&#259;, loc dup&#259; loc:</span></p><p><em><span>ugra&#7747; v&#299;ra&#7747; mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7747; jvalanta&#7747; sarvatomukham | n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7747; bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a&#7747; bhadra&#7747; m&#7771;tyum&#7771;tyu&#7747; nam&#257;myaham ||</span></em></p><p><span>Unsprezece cuvinte. Treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de silabe &#238;n metrul Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh. N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh &#238;ntreg &#8212; mantra pe care Praj&#257;pati a v&#259;zut-o s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;ind </span><em><span>tapas</span></em><span> &#238;n &#347;loka 1 a Prathamopani&#7779;at, mantra pe care zeii au primit-o &#238;n &#347;loka 1 a acestei Dvit&#299;yopani&#7779;at, mantra pe care textul l-a &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at pe cititor s-o rosteasc&#259; aproape-&#238;n-&#238;ntregime.</span></p><p><span>Cuv&#226;ntul </span><em><span>sth&#257;na</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;loc&#8221; &#8212; are greutate. Textul nu le nume&#537;te silabe, nici cuvinte, nici </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. Sunt </span><em><span>pozi&#539;ii</span></em><span>. Locuri unde cititorul se opre&#537;te, locuri unde ceva e a&#537;ezat &#537;i poate fi cunoscut. </span><em><span>J&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t</span></em><span> &#8212; s&#259; le cunoasc&#259;. Nu &#8222;s&#259; le recite&#8221;, nu &#8222;s&#259; le &#238;n&#539;eleag&#259;&#8221;. S&#259; le cunoasc&#259;. Fiecare loc s&#259; fie pe deplin de fa&#539;&#259; &#238;n con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; ca propriul lui loc ce poate fi cunoscut.</span></p><p><span>Apoi enun&#539;ul prozodic care face o munc&#259; anume: </span><em><span>ek&#257;da&#347;a-pad&#257; anu&#7779;&#7789;ub</span></em><span>, Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh-ul cu unsprezece </span><em><span>pada</span></em><span>. Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh-ul standard se &#238;n&#539;elege ca patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> de c&#226;te opt silabe (sau ca dou&#259; emistihuri de c&#226;te &#537;aisprezece). Unsprezece nu e o &#238;mp&#259;r&#539;ire metric&#259; &#8212; e o &#238;mp&#259;r&#539;ire ritual&#259;, care num&#259;r&#259; cele unsprezece locuri-cuv&#226;nt ale mantrei &#238;n loc de cele patru hotare ale picioarelor ei. Textul sus&#539;ine &#238;n &#537;oapt&#259; c&#259; mantra nu e doar (&#537;i nici m&#259;car &#238;n primul r&#226;nd) un obiect prozodic. E un obiect ritual, iar num&#259;r&#259;toarea ritual&#259; are aritmetica ei proprie.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i formula de &#238;nchidere: </span><em><span>sarv&#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubham</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;totul este Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#8221;. Tot-acesta, lumea &#238;ntreag&#259;, este metrul. Metrul prin care a fost z&#259;mislit&#259;, metrul prin care e retras&#259;. Ecou al &#347;lokei 1 din Prathamopani&#7779;at: </span><em><span>anu&#7779;&#7789;ubho v&#257; im&#257;ni bh&#363;t&#257;ni j&#257;yante anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; j&#257;t&#257;ni j&#299;vanti</span></em><span>. Cercul se &#238;nchide.</span></p><p><span>&#346;loka 4 &#8212; care urmeaz&#259; &#8212; &#238;ntreab&#259; de ce poart&#259; fiecare loc numele pe care &#238;l poart&#259;. Unsprezece etimologii, unsprezece u&#537;i &#238;n&#259;untrul </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului. Acesta e arcul urm&#259;tor.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 4 &#8212; Cele unsprezece etimologii</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Dup&#259; ce &#238;n &#347;loka 3 au fost numite cele unsprezece locuri ale lui N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh, textul desf&#259;&#537;oar&#259; acum de ce poart&#259; fiecare loc numele lui. Fiecare etimologie urmeaz&#259; aceea&#537;i structur&#259; retoric&#259;: &#8222;Acum, de ce se nume&#537;te X? Pentru c&#259;, prin propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie&#8230;&#8221; &#8212; urmat&#259; de faptele care definesc acel loc, adesea &#238;ncheiate cu un citat din scriptura vedic&#259;.</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Etimologia 1 &#8212; Ugra (&#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;) / &#8222;cel S&#259;lbatic&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340; &#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2361;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#43251;&#2354;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2371;&#2361;&#2381;&#2339;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2360;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2357;&#2366;&#2360;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340; &#2313;&#2342;&#2381;&#2327;&#2371;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2361;&#2367; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2340;&#2306; &#2327;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2342;&#2306; &#2351;&#2369;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2350;&#2371;&#2327;&#2306; &#2344; &#2349;&#2368;&#2350;&#2350;&#2369;&#2346;&#2361;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2350;&#2369;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2350;&#2371;&#2337;&#2366;&#2332;&#2352;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375; &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2379; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2357;&#2346;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369; &#2360;&#2375;&#2344;&#2366;&#2307; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340; &#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>dev&#257; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan: atha kasm&#257;d ucyate ugram iti? sa hov&#257;ca praj&#257;patir yasm&#257;t sva-mahimn&#257; sarv&#257;&#43251;l lok&#257;n sarv&#257;n dev&#257;n sarv&#257;n &#257;tmana&#7717; sarv&#257;&#7751;i bh&#363;t&#257;ny udv&#7771;h&#7751;&#257;ty ajasra&#7747; s&#7771;jati vis&#7771;jati viv&#257;sayaty udgr&#257;hyata udg&#7771;hyate &#8212; stuhi &#347;ruta&#7747; gartasada&#7747; yuv&#257;na&#7747; m&#7771;ga&#7747; na bh&#299;mam upahantum ugra&#7747; m&#7771;&#7693;&#257; jaritre rudra-stav&#257;no anya&#7747; te asman nivapantu sen&#257;&#7717; tasm&#257;d ucyata ugram iti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; (dev&#257;&#7717; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan &#8212; zeii, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati) | &#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (atha kasm&#257;d ucyate ugram iti &#8212; &#8222;acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;ugra&#7747;&#187;?&#8221;) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (sa hov&#257;ca praj&#257;pati&#7717; &#8212; Praj&#257;pati a r&#259;spuns) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;-&#2350;&#2361;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366; (yasm&#257;t sva-mahimn&#257; &#8212; pentru c&#259;, prin propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; (sarv&#257;&#43251;l lok&#257;n sarv&#257;n dev&#257;n sarv&#257;n &#257;tmana&#7717; sarv&#257;&#7751;i bh&#363;t&#257;ni &#8212; toate lumile, to&#539;i zeii, toate sinele, toate fiin&#539;ele) | &#2313;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2371;&#2361;&#2381;&#2339;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; (udv&#7771;h&#7751;&#257;ti &#8212; le trage &#238;n sus, spre ar&#259;tare) | &#2309;&#2332;&#2360;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2340;&#2367; (ajasram s&#7771;jati vis&#7771;jati &#8212; z&#259;misle&#537;te ne&#238;ncetat, &#238;mpr&#259;&#537;tie) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2357;&#2366;&#2360;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (viv&#257;sayati &#8212; le face s&#259; s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luiasc&#259;) | &#2313;&#2342;&#2381;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2313;&#2342;&#2381;&#2327;&#2371;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; (udgr&#257;hyate udg&#7771;hyate &#8212; este ridicat, este cel ridicat) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2361;&#2367; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2340;&#2306; &#2327;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; (stuhi &#347;rutam gartasadam &#8212; &#8222;laud&#259;-l pe cel vestit, care &#537;ade pe scaunul carului&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2369;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2350;&#2371;&#2327;&#2306; &#2344; &#2349;&#2368;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2313;&#2346;&#2361;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (yuv&#257;nam m&#7771;gam na bh&#299;mam upahantum ugram &#8212; &#8222;t&#226;n&#259;rul, cumplit ca o fiar&#259; s&#259;lbatic&#259; ce vine s&#259; loveasc&#259; &#8212; cel s&#259;lbatic&#8221;) | &#2350;&#2371;&#2337;&#2366; &#2332;&#2352;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375; &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;-&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; (m&#7771;&#7693;&#257; jaritre rudra-stav&#257;na&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;fii &#238;ndur&#259;tor cu cel ce te laud&#259;, o, Rudra cel l&#259;udat&#8221;) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2340;&#2375; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2340;&#2381; &#2344;&#2367;&#2357;&#2346;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369; &#2360;&#2375;&#2344;&#2366;&#2307; (anyam te asmat nivapantu sen&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;o&#537;tile tale s&#259; doboare pe altul, nu pe noi&#8221; [&#7770;gveda 2.33.11]) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2313;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;t ucyate ugram iti &#8212; de aceea se nume&#537;te &#8222;ugra&#7747;&#8221;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati: &#8222;Acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;ugra&#7747;&#187;?&#8221; Praj&#257;pati a r&#259;spuns: &#8222;Pentru c&#259;, prin propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie &#8212; toate lumile, to&#539;i zeii, toate sinele, toate fiin&#539;ele &#8212; el le trage &#238;n sus, spre ar&#259;tare; z&#259;misle&#537;te ne&#238;ncetat; &#238;mpr&#259;&#537;tie; le face s&#259; s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luiasc&#259;; el &#238;nsu&#537;i ridicat, &#537;i cel c&#259;tre care se ridic&#259;. [Precum c&#226;nt&#259; &#7770;gveda:] &#171;Laud&#259;-l pe cel vestit, care &#537;ade pe scaunul carului &#8212; t&#226;n&#259;rul, cumplit ca o fiar&#259; s&#259;lbatic&#259; ce vine s&#259; loveasc&#259; &#8212; cel s&#259;lbatic. Fii &#238;ndur&#259;tor cu cel ce te laud&#259;, o, Rudra cel l&#259;udat; o&#537;tile tale s&#259; doboare pe altul, nu pe noi.&#187; De aceea se nume&#537;te &#171;ugra&#7747;&#187;.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Textul deschide acum o medita&#539;ie &#238;n unsprezece p&#259;r&#539;i: </span><em><span>de ce este fiecare cuv&#226;nt al mantrei tocmai cuv&#226;ntul care este?</span></em><span> Nu e filologie de dragul filologiei. Fiecare nume &#238;i spune practicantului ce </span><em><span>face</span></em><span> mantra &#8212; &#238;n lume, &#238;n trup, &#238;n con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Primul cuv&#226;nt este </span><em><span>ugra</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;s&#259;lbatic, cumplit&#8221;. Dar textul &#238;l define&#537;te nu prin emo&#539;ie, ci prin fapt&#259;. Prin propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie: el </span><em><span>trage &#238;n sus</span></em><span> (</span><em><span>udv&#7771;h&#7751;&#257;ti</span></em><span> &#8212; trage lumile spre ar&#259;tare), </span><em><span>z&#259;misle&#537;te ne&#238;ncetat</span></em><span> (</span><em><span>ajasra&#7747; s&#7771;jati</span></em><span>), </span><em><span>&#238;mpr&#259;&#537;tie &#238;n afar&#259;</span></em><span> (</span><em><span>vis&#7771;jati</span></em><span>). </span><em><span>Ugra</span></em><span> nume&#537;te for&#539;a care face deodat&#259; ca ceva-cu-totul s&#259; apar&#259; &#537;i &#238;l &#238;mpr&#259;&#537;tie &#238;napoi &#8212; necontenita tragere-&#238;n-sus &#537;i v&#259;rsare-&#238;n-afar&#259; care </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> ar&#259;tarea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i.</span></p><p><span>Textul citeaz&#259; apoi unul dintre marile imnuri c&#259;tre Rudra &#8212; &#7770;gveda 2.33.11. C&#226;nt&#259;re&#539;ul vedic st&#259; &#238;n fa&#539;a acestei s&#259;lb&#259;ticii &#537;i nu cere scutire, ci </span><em><span>&#238;ndreptare</span></em><span>: o&#537;tile tale s&#259; doboare pe altul, nu pe noi. O&#537;tile nu se opresc. O&#537;tile sunt ordinea cosmic&#259;. Ce se cere e o a&#537;ezare </span><em><span>&#238;n&#259;untrul</span></em><span> acelei ordini, nu o sc&#259;pare </span><em><span>din</span></em><span> ea.</span></p><p><span>A numi </span><em><span>ugra</span></em><span> cea dint&#226;i silab&#259; a </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului &#238;nseamn&#259; a numi, de la bun &#238;nceput, c&#259; ceea ce face lumea este &#537;i ceea ce o desface. Mantra &#238;ncepe cu aceast&#259; recunoa&#537;tere, nu dup&#259; ea.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Etimologia 2 &#8212; V&#299;ra (&#2357;&#2368;&#2352;) / &#8222;cel Viteaz&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2361;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#43251;&#2354;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2352;&#2350;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2350;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2360;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2366;&#2360;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2340;&#2379; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2307; &#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2360;&#2369;&#2342;&#2371;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2379; &#2351;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2357;&#2366; &#2332;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>atha kasm&#257;d ucyate v&#299;ram iti? yasm&#257;t sva-mahimn&#257; sarv&#257;&#43251;l lok&#257;n sarv&#257;n dev&#257;n sarv&#257;n &#257;tmana&#7717; sarv&#257;&#7751;i bh&#363;t&#257;ni viramati vir&#257;mayaty ajasra&#7747; s&#7771;jati vis&#7771;jati v&#257;sayati yato v&#299;ra&#7717; karma&#7751;ya&#7717; sud&#7771;k&#7779;o yukta-gr&#257;v&#257; j&#257;yate devak&#257;mas tasm&#257;d ucyate v&#299;ram iti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (atha kasm&#257;d ucyate v&#299;ram iti &#8212; &#8222;acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;v&#299;ra&#7747;&#187;?&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;-&#2350;&#2361;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366; (yasm&#257;t sva-mahimn&#257; &#8212; pentru c&#259;, prin propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; (sarv&#257;n lok&#257;n sarv&#257;n dev&#257;n sarv&#257;n &#257;tmana&#7717; sarv&#257;&#7751;i bh&#363;t&#257;ni &#8212; toate lumile, to&#539;i zeii, toate sinele, toate fiin&#539;ele) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2352;&#2350;&#2340;&#2367; (viramati &#8212; le aduce la odihn&#259;) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2350;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (vir&#257;mayati &#8212; le face s&#259; se opreasc&#259; [cauzativ]) | &#2309;&#2332;&#2360;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2366;&#2360;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (ajasram s&#7771;jati vis&#7771;jati v&#257;sayati &#8212; z&#259;misle&#537;te ne&#238;ncetat, &#238;mpr&#259;&#537;tie, le face s&#259; s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luiasc&#259;) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2307; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2307; &#2332;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; (yata&#7717; v&#299;ra&#7717; j&#257;yate &#8212; din care se na&#537;te v&#299;ra) | &#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; (karma&#7751;ya&#7717; &#8212; &#238;n stare de fapt&#259;) | &#2360;&#2369;&#2342;&#2371;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2307; (sud&#7771;k&#7779;a&#7717; &#8212; cu vedere limpede) | &#2351;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;-&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2357;&#2366; (yukta-gr&#257;v&#257; &#8212; cu piatra de presat soma preg&#259;tit&#259;) | &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2307; (devak&#257;ma&#7717; &#8212; cel ce dore&#537;te spre divin) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;t ucyate v&#299;ram iti &#8212; de aceea se nume&#537;te &#8222;v&#299;ra&#7747;&#8221;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8222;Acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;v&#299;ra&#7747;&#187;? Pentru c&#259;, prin propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie &#8212; toate lumile, to&#539;i zeii, toate sinele, toate fiin&#539;ele &#8212; le aduce la odihn&#259;, le face s&#259; se opreasc&#259;; z&#259;misle&#537;te ne&#238;ncetat, &#238;mpr&#259;&#537;tie, le face s&#259; s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luiasc&#259;; din care se na&#537;te v&#299;ra &#8212; &#238;n stare de fapt&#259;, cu vedere limpede, cu piatra de presat soma preg&#259;tit&#259;, dorind spre divin. De aceea se nume&#537;te &#171;v&#299;ra&#7747;&#187;.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><em><span>V&#299;ra</span></em><span> &#8212; de obicei tradus &#8222;erou&#8221; &#8212; este definit aici prin ceva surprinz&#259;tor: </span><em><span>viramati</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>vir&#257;mayati</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;aduce la odihn&#259;, face s&#259; se opreasc&#259;&#8221;. Din r&#259;d&#259;cina </span><em><span>vi-&#8730;ram</span></em><span>: a &#238;nceta, a se opri, a ajunge la odihn&#259;. </span><em><span>V&#299;ra</span></em><span> nu e cel care refuz&#259; s&#259; se opreasc&#259;. </span><em><span>V&#299;ra</span></em><span> este principiul care </span><em><span>poate</span></em><span> s&#259; se opreasc&#259; &#8212; &#238;n&#259;untrul lini&#537;tii c&#259;ruia z&#259;mislirea ne&#238;ncetat&#259; &#537;i &#238;mpr&#259;&#537;tierea merg mai departe f&#259;r&#259; istovire.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i din aceast&#259; for&#539;&#259; purt&#259;toare-de-lini&#537;te, spune textul, se </span><em><span>na&#537;te</span></em><span> </span><em><span>v&#299;ra</span></em><span>: </span><em><span>karma&#7751;ya&#7717;</span></em><span> (&#238;n stare de fapt&#259;), </span><em><span>sud&#7771;k&#7779;a&#7717;</span></em><span> (cu vedere limpede), </span><em><span>yukta-gr&#257;v&#257;</span></em><span> (cu piatra de presat pus&#259; la &#238;ndem&#226;n&#259; &#8212; cu propriile unelte rituale preg&#259;tite), </span><em><span>devak&#257;ma&#7717;</span></em><span> (iubitor-de-divin, cel al c&#259;rui imbold este divinul).</span></p><p><span>Fiecare dintre acestea e o &#238;nsu&#537;ire a practicii coapte. Nu r&#226;vn&#259;. Nu neast&#226;mp&#259;r. Un practicant care poate lucra pentru c&#259; poate &#537;i s&#259; se odihneasc&#259;. Care vede limpede pentru c&#259; e lini&#537;tit. Care &#537;i-a preg&#259;tit uneltele pentru c&#259; &#537;tie c&#226;nd s&#259; le foloseasc&#259;. A c&#259;rui &#238;ndreptare &#539;inte&#537;te spre divin, &#537;i nu spre continuarea sinelui.</span></p><p><span>Al doilea cuv&#226;nt al mantrei nume&#537;te principiul prin care practica coapt&#259; devine cu putin&#539;&#259; &#238;n genere.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Etimologia 3 &#8212; Mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u (&#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;) / &#8222;Marele Atotp&#259;trunz&#259;tor&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2361;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#43251;&#2354;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2381;&#2344;&#2375;&#2361;&#2379; &#2351;&#2341;&#2366; &#2346;&#2354;&#2354;&#2346;&#2367;&#2339;&#2381;&#2337;&#2306; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2370;&#2354;&#2350;&#2379;&#2340;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2350;&#2344;&#2369;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2360;&#2306; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2379; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344; &#2332;&#2366;&#2340;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2379; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2310;&#2357;&#2367;&#2357;&#2375;&#2358; &#2349;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2351;&#2366; &#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2339;&#2367; &#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2368;&#2306;&#2359;&#2367; &#2360;&#2330;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2359;&#2379;&#2337;&#2358;&#2368;&#2306; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>atha kasm&#257;d ucyate mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;um iti? yasm&#257;t sva-mahimn&#257; sarv&#257;&#43251;l lok&#257;n sarv&#257;n dev&#257;n sarv&#257;n &#257;tmana&#7717; sarv&#257;&#7751;i bh&#363;t&#257;ni vy&#257;pnoti vy&#257;payati sneho yath&#257; palala-pi&#7751;&#7693;a&#7747; &#347;&#257;nta-m&#363;lam ota&#7747; protam anuvy&#257;sa&#7747; vyati&#7779;ikto vy&#257;payate yasm&#257;n na j&#257;ta&#7717; paro anyo asti ya &#257;vive&#347;a bhuvan&#257;ni vi&#347;v&#257; praj&#257;pati&#7717; prajay&#257; sa&#7747;vid&#257;na&#7717; tr&#299;&#7751;i jyot&#299;&#7747;&#7779;i sacate sa-&#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;&#299;&#7747; tasm&#257;d ucyate mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;um iti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (atha kasm&#257;d ucyate mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;um iti &#8212; &#8222;acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7747;&#187;?&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;-&#2350;&#2361;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366; (yasm&#257;t sva-mahimn&#257; &#8212; pentru c&#259;, prin propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; (sarv&#257;n lok&#257;n sarv&#257;n dev&#257;n sarv&#257;n &#257;tmana&#7717; sarv&#257;&#7751;i bh&#363;t&#257;ni &#8212; toate lumile, to&#539;i zeii, toate sinele, toate fiin&#539;ele) | &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (vy&#257;pnoti vy&#257;payati &#8212; le p&#259;trunde &#537;i le face s&#259; fie p&#259;trunse) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2344;&#2375;&#2361;&#2307; &#2351;&#2341;&#2366; &#2346;&#2354;&#2354;-&#2346;&#2367;&#2339;&#2381;&#2337;&#2350;&#2381; (sneha&#7717; yath&#257; palala-pi&#7751;&#7693;am &#8212; precum uleiul p&#259;trunde turta de susan) | &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;-&#2350;&#2370;&#2354;&#2350;&#2381; (&#347;&#257;nta-m&#363;lam &#8212; a c&#259;rui r&#259;d&#259;cin&#259; e lini&#537;tit&#259;) | &#2323;&#2340;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2360;&#2350;&#2381; (otam protam anuvy&#257;sam &#8212; &#539;esut &#238;n urzeal&#259; &#537;i &#238;n b&#259;t&#259;tur&#259;, p&#259;trunz&#226;nd ne&#238;ncetat) | &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2307; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; (vyati&#7779;ikta&#7717; vy&#257;payate &#8212; &#238;mpletit unul &#238;ntr-altul, p&#259;trunde) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2344; &#2332;&#2366;&#2340;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2307; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (yasm&#257;n na j&#257;ta&#7717; para&#7717; anya&#7717; asti &#8212; &#8222;fiindc&#259; nu s-a n&#259;scut nimeni mai presus sau altul dec&#226;t el&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2310;&#2357;&#2367;&#2357;&#2375;&#2358; &#2349;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (ya&#7717; &#257;vive&#347;a bhuvan&#257;ni vi&#347;v&#257; &#8212; &#8222;cel care a intrat &#238;n toate lumile&#8221;) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2351;&#2366; &#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; (praj&#257;pati&#7717; prajay&#257; sa&#7747;vid&#257;na&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;Praj&#257;pati, cunosc&#226;nd &#238;mpreun&#259; cu odraslele sale&#8221;) | &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2339;&#2367; &#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2368;&#2306;&#2359;&#2367; &#2360;&#2330;&#2340;&#2375; (tr&#299;&#7751;i jyot&#299;&#7747;&#7779;i sacate &#8212; &#8222;se &#238;nso&#539;e&#537;te cu cele trei lumini&#8221;) | &#2360;-&#2359;&#2379;&#2337;&#2358;&#2368;&#2350;&#2381; (sa-&#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;&#299;m &#8212; &#8222;&#238;mpreun&#259; cu a &#537;aisprezecea&#8221;) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;t ucyate mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;um iti &#8212; de aceea se nume&#537;te &#8222;mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7747;&#8221;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8222;Acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7747;&#187;? Pentru c&#259;, prin propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie &#8212; toate lumile, to&#539;i zeii, toate sinele, toate fiin&#539;ele &#8212; le p&#259;trunde &#537;i le face s&#259; fie p&#259;trunse, precum uleiul p&#259;trunde turta de susan &#8212; cel a c&#259;rui r&#259;d&#259;cin&#259; e lini&#537;tit&#259;, &#539;esut &#238;n urzeal&#259; &#537;i &#238;n b&#259;t&#259;tur&#259;, p&#259;trunz&#226;nd ne&#238;ncetat, &#238;mpletit unul &#238;ntr-altul, p&#259;trunde. [Precum spun scripturile:] &#171;Fiindc&#259; nu s-a n&#259;scut nimeni mai presus sau altul dec&#226;t el, cel care a intrat &#238;n toate lumile &#8212; Praj&#257;pati, cunosc&#226;nd &#238;mpreun&#259; cu odraslele sale, se &#238;nso&#539;e&#537;te cu cele trei lumini, &#238;mpreun&#259; cu a &#537;aisprezecea.&#187; De aceea se nume&#537;te &#171;mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7747;&#187;.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;Marele Atotp&#259;trunz&#259;tor&#8221; &#8212; este al treilea loc al mantrei. Textul se &#238;ntoarce spre cele dou&#259; imagini upani&#537;adice cele mai iubite ale p&#259;trunderii:</span></p><p><em><span>Sneho yath&#257; palala-pi&#7751;&#7693;am.</span></em><span> Precum uleiul p&#259;trunde turta de susan. Zdrobe&#537;te s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a de susan; uleiul e pretutindeni, nu str&#226;ns &#238;n anumite p&#259;r&#539;i. Nicio parte a semin&#539;ei nu e f&#259;r&#259; ulei, &#537;i uleiul nu e desp&#259;r&#539;it de s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259;. A numi </span><em><span>mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u</span></em><span> &#238;nseamn&#259; a numi acest fel de prezen&#539;&#259;.</span></p><p><em><span>Ota&#7747; protam anuvy&#257;sam.</span></em><span> &#538;esut &#238;n urzeal&#259; &#537;i &#238;n b&#259;t&#259;tur&#259;, p&#259;trunz&#226;nd ne&#238;ncetat. Imaginea vine din marele dialog al B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka, dintre G&#257;rg&#299; &#537;i Y&#257;j&#241;avalkya &#8212; firele de urzeal&#259; &#537;i de b&#259;t&#259;tur&#259; ale &#539;es&#259;torului hot&#259;r&#259;sc laolalt&#259; fiecare punct al p&#226;nzei. A numi </span><em><span>mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u</span></em><span> &#238;nseamn&#259; a numi acel ceva &#238;n care fiecare punct al realit&#259;&#539;ii e &#539;esut.</span></p><p><span>Apoi textul merge mai departe &#537;i citeaz&#259;: &#8222;Niciunul nu s-a n&#259;scut mai mare sau altul dec&#226;t el, cel care a intrat &#238;n toate lumile &#8212; Praj&#257;pati, cunosc&#226;nd-&#238;mpreun&#259;-cu odraslele sale, se &#238;nso&#539;e&#537;te cu cele trei lumini, &#238;mpreun&#259; cu a &#537;aisprezecea.&#8221; Cele trei lumini sunt soarele, luna &#537;i focul. A </span><em><span>&#537;aisprezecea</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><em><span>&#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;&#299;</span></em><span> &#8212; e acea parte a lunii care nu piere c&#226;nd luna descre&#537;te. Partea care nu scade atunci c&#226;nd tot ce se vede scade. </span><em><span>Sa-&#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;&#299;&#7747;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;&#238;mpreun&#259; cu a &#537;aisprezecea&#8221; &#8212; e felul lini&#537;tit &#238;n care textul spune: </span><em><span>mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u</span></em><span> leag&#259; cele trei care se v&#259;d </span><em><span>&#537;i</span></em><span> pe cel neschimb&#259;tor.</span></p><p><span>Al treilea cuv&#226;nt al mantrei nume&#537;te ceea ce nu se adaug&#259; lumii &#537;i nu e desp&#259;r&#539;it de ea. Nu po&#539;i </span><em><span>deveni</span></em><span> </span><em><span>mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;u</span></em><span>. Po&#539;i doar s&#259; recuno&#537;ti c&#259; ceea ce prive&#537;ti este deja aceasta.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Etimologia 4 &#8212; Jvalanta (&#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;) / &#8222;cel Ce Arde &#238;n Fl&#259;c&#259;ri&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2361;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#43251;&#2354;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2375;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2340;&#2367; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2354;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2354;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2354;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366; &#2342;&#2368;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2379; &#2342;&#2368;&#2346;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2368;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2306; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366; &#2340;&#2346;&#2344;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2346;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2306;&#2340;&#2346;&#2344;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2330;&#2344;&#2379; &#2352;&#2379;&#2330;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2358;&#2379;&#2349;&#2344;&#2307; &#2358;&#2379;&#2349;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2339;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>atha kasm&#257;d ucyate jvalantam iti? yasm&#257;t sva-mahimn&#257; sarv&#257;&#43251;l lok&#257;n sarv&#257;n dev&#257;n sarv&#257;n &#257;tmana&#7717; sarv&#257;&#7751;i sva-tejas&#257; jvalati jv&#257;layati jv&#257;lyate jv&#257;layate savit&#257; prasavit&#257; d&#299;pto d&#299;payan d&#299;pyam&#257;na&#7717; jvala&#7747; jvalit&#257; tapan vitapan sa&#7747;tapan rocano rocam&#257;na&#7717; &#347;obhana&#7717; &#347;obham&#257;na&#7717; kaly&#257;&#7751;as tasm&#257;d ucyate jvalantam iti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (atha kasm&#257;d ucyate jvalantam iti &#8212; &#8222;acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;jvalanta&#7747;&#187;?&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;-&#2350;&#2361;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366; (yasm&#257;t sva-mahimn&#257; &#8212; pentru c&#259;, prin propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; (sarv&#257;n lok&#257;n sarv&#257;n dev&#257;n sarv&#257;n &#257;tmana&#7717; sarv&#257;&#7751;i &#8212; toate lumile, to&#539;i zeii, toate sinele, toate) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;-&#2340;&#2375;&#2332;&#2360;&#2366; (sva-tejas&#257; &#8212; prin propria lui str&#259;lucire) | &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2340;&#2367; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2354;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2354;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2354;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; (jvalati jv&#257;layati jv&#257;lyate jv&#257;layate &#8212; arde, face s&#259; ard&#259;, este f&#259;cut s&#259; ard&#259;, pricinuie&#537;te arderea) | &#2360;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366; (savit&#257; prasavit&#257; &#8212; este Savit&#7771;, este cel care na&#537;te) | &#2342;&#2368;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2307; &#2342;&#2368;&#2346;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381; &#2342;&#2368;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; (d&#299;pta&#7717; d&#299;payan d&#299;pyam&#257;na&#7717; &#8212; aprins, aprinz&#226;nd, fiind aprins) | &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2306; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366; (jvala&#7747; jvalit&#257; &#8212; flac&#259;ra &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i, cel ce arde) | &#2340;&#2346;&#2344;&#2381; &#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2346;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2306;&#2340;&#2346;&#2344;&#2381; (tapan vitapan sa&#7747;tapan &#8212; &#238;ncing&#226;nd, &#238;ncing&#226;nd peste tot, &#238;ncing&#226;nd pe deplin) | &#2352;&#2379;&#2330;&#2344;&#2307; &#2352;&#2379;&#2330;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; (rocana&#7717; rocam&#257;na&#7717; &#8212; str&#259;lucitor, str&#259;lucind) | &#2358;&#2379;&#2349;&#2344;&#2307; &#2358;&#2379;&#2349;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; (&#347;obhana&#7717; &#347;obham&#257;na&#7717; &#8212; frumos, &#238;nfrumuse&#539;&#226;ndu-se) | &#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2339;&#2307; (kaly&#257;&#7751;a&#7717; &#8212; aduc&#259;tor de bine) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2332;&#2381;&#2357;&#2354;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;t ucyate jvalantam iti &#8212; de aceea se nume&#537;te &#8222;jvalanta&#7747;&#8221;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8222;Acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;jvalanta&#7747;&#187;? Pentru c&#259;, prin propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie &#8212; toate lumile, to&#539;i zeii, toate sinele, toate &#8212; prin propria lui str&#259;lucire arde, face s&#259; ard&#259;, este f&#259;cut s&#259; ard&#259;, pricinuie&#537;te arderea; este Savit&#7771;, este cel care na&#537;te; aprins, aprinz&#226;nd, fiind aprins; flac&#259;ra &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i, cel ce arde; &#238;ncing&#226;nd, &#238;ncing&#226;nd peste tot, &#238;ncing&#226;nd pe deplin; str&#259;lucitor, str&#259;lucind; frumos, &#238;nfrumuse&#539;&#226;ndu-se; aduc&#259;tor de bine. De aceea se nume&#537;te &#171;jvalanta&#7747;&#187;.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Textul face ceva vrednic de luare-aminte &#238;n a patra etimologie: stivuie&#537;te una peste alta fiecare form&#259; gramatical&#259; a lui &#8222;a arde&#8221; &#537;i &#8222;a str&#259;luci&#8221;. Nu sinonime &#8212; acelea&#537;i r&#259;d&#259;cini verbale, conjugate prin fiecare pozi&#539;ie gramatical&#259; de care sanskrita dispune.</span></p><p><em><span>Jvalati jv&#257;layati jv&#257;lyate jv&#257;layate.</span></em><span> Arde, face-s&#259;-ard&#259;, este-f&#259;cut-s&#259;-ard&#259;, pricinuie&#537;te-arderea. Activ. Cauzativ. Pasiv. Cauzativ-reflexiv.</span></p><p><em><span>D&#299;pto d&#299;payan d&#299;pyam&#257;na&#7717;.</span></em><span> Aprins. Aprinz&#226;nd. Fiind-aprins. Participiu trecut. Participiu activ. Participiu de diatez&#259; medie.</span></p><p><em><span>Rocano rocam&#257;na&#7717; &#347;obhana&#7717; &#347;obham&#257;na&#7717; kaly&#257;&#7751;a&#7717;.</span></em><span> Str&#259;lucitor, str&#259;lucind, frumos, &#238;nfrumuse&#539;&#226;ndu-se, aduc&#259;tor de bine.</span></p><p><span>Mi&#537;carea retoric&#259; nu este defini&#539;ie, ci </span><em><span>satura&#539;ie</span></em><span>. Cuv&#226;ntul </span><em><span>jvalanta</span></em><span> nu e &#238;ngustat la un singur &#238;n&#539;eles; e ar&#259;tat a&#537;ez&#226;ndu-l deodat&#259; &#238;n fiecare direc&#539;ie gramatical&#259;. Activ, pasiv, cauzativ, intensiv, participial &#8212; toate pozi&#539;iile gramaticale &#238;n care poate sta un verb, toate umplute cu ardere.</span></p><p><span>Aceasta oglinde&#537;te ceea ce cuv&#226;ntul </span><em><span>&#238;nseamn&#259;</span></em><span>. </span><em><span>Jvalanta</span></em><span> nu nume&#537;te o lumin&#259; anume. Nume&#537;te un principiu care st&#259; deodat&#259; &#238;n fiecare pozi&#539;ie gramatical&#259; &#8212; cel-ce-arde, cel-ce-este-ars, cel-ce-pricinuie&#537;te-arderea, cel-ce-este-f&#259;cut-s&#259;-ard&#259;. Lumina care e deodat&#259; f&#259;ptuitor, obiect, cauz&#259; &#537;i cauzat.</span></p><p><span>Gramatica sanskrit&#259; devine aici teologie. Mul&#539;imea formelor gramaticale e felul textului de a spune: acest principiu nu poate fi a&#537;ezat &#238;n nicio pozi&#539;ie gramatical&#259; anume, pentru c&#259; el este lumina </span><em><span>prin care</span></em><span> pozi&#539;ia gramatical&#259; poate fi &#238;n genere recunoscut&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Etimologia 5 &#8212; Sarvatomukha (&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;) / &#8222;cel &#206;ntors spre Toate&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2361;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#43251;&#2354;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2344;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2379;&#2365;&#2346;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2307; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2307; &#2358;&#2371;&#2339;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340; &#2310;&#2342;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2327;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2327;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2340;&#2367; &#2404; &#2319;&#2325;&#2307; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2348;&#2349;&#2370;&#2357; &#2351;&#2340;&#2379; &#2348;&#2349;&#2370;&#2357; &#2349;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2327;&#2379;&#2346;&#2366;&#2307; &#2404; &#2351;&#2350;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2349;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2366;&#2351;&#2375; &#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367; &#2340;&#2350;&#2361;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>atha kasm&#257;d ucyate sarvatomukham iti? yasm&#257;t sva-mahimn&#257; sarv&#257;&#43251;l lok&#257;n sarv&#257;n dev&#257;n sarv&#257;n &#257;tmana&#7717; sarv&#257;&#7751;i bh&#363;t&#257;ni svayam anindriyo&#8217;pi sarvata&#7717; pa&#347;yati sarvata&#7717; &#347;&#7771;&#7751;oti sarvato gacchati sarvata &#257;datte sarvaga&#7717; sarva-gatas ti&#7779;&#7789;hati | eka&#7717; purast&#257;d ya ida&#7747; babh&#363;va yato babh&#363;va bhuvanasya gop&#257;&#7717; | yam apy eti bhuvana&#7747; s&#257;mpar&#257;ye nam&#257;mi tam aha&#7747; sarvatomukham iti tasm&#257;d ucyate sarvatomukham iti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (atha kasm&#257;d ucyate sarvatomukham iti &#8212; &#8222;acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;sarvatomukha&#7747;&#187;?&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;-&#2350;&#2361;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366; (yasm&#257;t sva-mahimn&#257; &#8212; pentru c&#259;, prin propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; (sarv&#257;n lok&#257;n sarv&#257;n dev&#257;n sarv&#257;n &#257;tmana&#7717; sarv&#257;&#7751;i bh&#363;t&#257;ni &#8212; toate lumile, to&#539;i zeii, toate sinele, toate fiin&#539;ele) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2307; &#2309;&#2346;&#2367; (svayam anindriya&#7717; api &#8212; de&#537;i el &#238;nsu&#537;i e f&#259;r&#259; organe de sim&#539;) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2307; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sarvata&#7717; pa&#347;yati &#8212; vede din toate p&#259;r&#539;ile) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2307; &#2358;&#2371;&#2339;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; (sarvata&#7717; &#347;&#7771;&#7751;oti &#8212; aude din toate p&#259;r&#539;ile) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2307; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; (sarvata&#7717; gacchati &#8212; merge din toate p&#259;r&#539;ile) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2307; &#2310;&#2342;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; (sarvata&#7717; &#257;datte &#8212; prime&#537;te din toate p&#259;r&#539;ile) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2327;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;-&#2327;&#2340;&#2307; &#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2340;&#2367; (sarvaga&#7717; sarva-gata&#7717; ti&#7779;&#7789;hati &#8212; cel ce merge pretutindeni, cel ajuns pretutindeni, st&#259;) | &#2319;&#2325;&#2307; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2351;&#2307; &#2311;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; &#2348;&#2349;&#2370;&#2357; (eka&#7717; purast&#257;t ya&#7717; idam babh&#363;va &#8212; &#8222;Unul la &#238;nceput, care a devenit tot acesta&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2307; &#2348;&#2349;&#2370;&#2357; &#2349;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2327;&#2379;&#2346;&#2366;&#2307; (yata&#7717; babh&#363;va bhuvanasya gop&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;din care s-a ivit p&#259;zitorul lumii&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2346;&#2367; &#2319;&#2340;&#2367; &#2349;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2366;&#2351;&#2375; (yam api eti bhuvanam s&#257;mpar&#257;ye &#8212; &#8222;&#238;n care lumea intr&#259; la trecerea din urm&#259;&#8221;) | &#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367; &#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2361;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (nam&#257;mi tam aham sarvatomukham iti &#8212; &#8222;Lui m&#259; &#238;nchin, celui &#206;ntors spre Toate&#8221;) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;t ucyate sarvatomukham iti &#8212; de aceea se nume&#537;te &#8222;sarvatomukha&#7747;&#8221;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8222;Acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;sarvatomukha&#7747;&#187; &#8212; cel &#206;ntors spre Toate? Pentru c&#259;, prin propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie &#8212; toate lumile, to&#539;i zeii, toate sinele, toate fiin&#539;ele &#8212; de&#537;i el &#238;nsu&#537;i e f&#259;r&#259; organe de sim&#539;, vede din toate p&#259;r&#539;ile, aude din toate p&#259;r&#539;ile, merge din toate p&#259;r&#539;ile, prime&#537;te din toate p&#259;r&#539;ile; cel ce merge pretutindeni, cel ajuns pretutindeni, st&#259;. [Precum c&#226;nt&#259; imnul vedic:] &#171;Unul la &#238;nceput, care a devenit tot acesta, din care s-a ivit p&#259;zitorul lumii, &#238;n care lumea intr&#259; la trecerea din urm&#259; &#8212; Lui m&#259; &#238;nchin, celui &#206;ntors spre Toate.&#187; De aceea se nume&#537;te &#171;sarvatomukha&#7747;&#187;.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Sarvatomukha</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;cel &#206;ntors spre Toate&#8221;. Nu o fa&#539;&#259; pe fiecare latur&#259; a unui cap; ceva mai ciudat. Textul o spune de-a dreptul: </span><em><span>svayam anindriyo&#8217;pi sarvata&#7717; pa&#347;yati</span></em><span> &#8212; de&#537;i e f&#259;r&#259; organe de sim&#539;, totu&#537;i prive&#537;te din toate p&#259;r&#539;ile. F&#259;r&#259; organe de sim&#539;. Vederea nu e &#238;mplinit&#259; de ochi. Auzul nu e &#238;mplinit de urechi. Mersul nu e &#238;mplinit de m&#259;dulare. &#536;i totu&#537;i &#8212; toat&#259; vederea, auzul, mersul, primirea &#8212; se petrec.</span></p><p><span>Ia aminte la ce se nume&#537;te aici. Fiecare act de percep&#539;ie pe care l-ai s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;it vreodat&#259; s-a folosit de organe. Vezi cu ochii; ochii sunt u&#537;i. Dar </span><em><span>vederea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i</span></em><span> &#8212; cine st&#259; la u&#537;&#259;? Organele sunt u&#537;i; ceva prive&#537;te prin ele. Acel ceva nu are form&#259;, nu are loc, nu are aparat. &#536;i totu&#537;i el e ceea ce presupune orice cunoa&#537;tere-a-ceva.</span></p><p><span>&#346;loka citeaz&#259; apoi un imn vedic: &#8222;Unul la &#238;nceput, care a devenit tot acesta, din care s-a ivit p&#259;zitorul lumii, &#238;n care lumea intr&#259; la trecerea din urm&#259; &#8212; Lui m&#259; &#238;nchin, celui &#206;ntors spre Toate.&#8221; Trei mi&#537;c&#259;ri &#238;ntr-o singur&#259; fraz&#259;: ob&#226;r&#537;ia (</span><em><span>babh&#363;va</span></em><span>), p&#259;zirea (</span><em><span>gop&#257;&#7717;</span></em><span>) &#537;i topirea-&#238;n (</span><em><span>s&#257;mpar&#257;ye</span></em><span> &#8212; la trecere). Toate trei sunt &#238;ntoarse spre un singur &#206;ntors-spre. Mi&#537;carea textului e lini&#537;tit&#259;, dar radical&#259;: ceea ce se nume&#537;te </span><em><span>sarvatomukha</span></em><span> nu e &#8222;o fiin&#539;&#259; cu multe fe&#539;e&#8221; &#8212; e acel ceva </span><em><span>spre care</span></em><span> na&#537;terea, sus&#539;inerea &#537;i dizolvarea </span><em><span>se &#238;ntorc toate</span></em><span>. Direc&#539;iile sunt &#238;ntoarse spre el; el nu are direc&#539;ii.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Etimologia 6 &#8212; N&#7771;si&#7747;ha (&#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;) / &#8222;Omul-Leu&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2366;&#2306; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2350;&#2307; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2340;&#2350;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2379; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2350;&#2307; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2340;&#2350;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2404; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361; &#2310;&#2360;&#2368;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2379; &#2332;&#2327;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2306; &#2351;&#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2357;&#2340;&#2375; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2351; &#2350;&#2371;&#2327;&#2379; &#2344; &#2349;&#2368;&#2350;&#2307; &#2325;&#2369;&#2330;&#2352;&#2379; &#2327;&#2367;&#2352;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2366;&#2307; &#2404; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359;&#2369; &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2359;&#2369; &#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2339;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2357;&#2343;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2349;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>atha kasm&#257;d ucyate n&#7771;si&#7747;ham iti? yasm&#257;t sarve&#7779;&#257;&#7747; bh&#363;t&#257;n&#257;&#7747; n&#257; v&#299;ryatama&#7717; &#347;re&#7779;&#7789;hatama&#347; ca si&#7747;ho v&#299;ryatama&#7717; &#347;re&#7779;&#7789;hatama&#347; ca | tasm&#257;n n&#7771;si&#7747;ha &#257;s&#299;t parame&#347;varo jagad-dhita&#7747; v&#257; etad r&#363;pa&#7747; yad ak&#7779;ara&#7747; bhavati pra tad vi&#7779;&#7751;us tavate v&#299;ry&#257;ya m&#7771;go na bh&#299;ma&#7717; kucaro giri&#7779;&#7789;h&#257;&#7717; | yasyoru&#7779;u tri&#7779;u vikrama&#7751;e&#7779;v adhik&#7779;iyanti bhuvan&#257;ni vi&#347;v&#257; tasm&#257;d ucyate n&#7771;si&#7747;ham iti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (atha kasm&#257;d ucyate n&#7771;si&#7747;ham iti &#8212; &#8222;acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7747;&#187; / &#171;omul-leu&#187;?&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2366;&#2306; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; (yasm&#257;t sarve&#7779;&#257;m bh&#363;t&#257;n&#257;m &#8212; pentru c&#259;, dintre toate fiin&#539;ele) | &#2344;&#2366; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2350;&#2307; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2340;&#2350;&#2307; &#2330; (n&#257; v&#299;rya-tama&#7717; &#347;re&#7779;&#7789;ha-tama&#7717; ca &#8212; omul este cel mai plin de vlag&#259; &#537;i cel mai ales) | &#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2307; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2350;&#2307; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2340;&#2350;&#2307; &#2330; (si&#7747;ha&#7717; v&#299;rya-tama&#7717; &#347;re&#7779;&#7789;ha-tama&#7717; ca &#8212; leul este cel mai plin de vlag&#259; &#537;i cel mai ales) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2307; &#2310;&#2360;&#2368;&#2340;&#2381; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; (tasm&#257;t n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7717; &#257;s&#299;t parame&#347;vara&#7717; &#8212; de aceea Domnul cel prea&#238;nalt a fost N&#7771;si&#7747;ha) | &#2332;&#2327;&#2340;&#2381;-&#2361;&#2367;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2350;&#2381; (jagat-hitam vai etad r&#363;pam &#8212; aceast&#259; form&#259; este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, spre binele lumii) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (yat ak&#7779;aram bhavati &#8212; cea care este nepieritoare) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2307; &#2340;&#2357;&#2340;&#2375; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2351; (pra tad vi&#7779;&#7751;us tavate v&#299;ry&#257;ya &#8212; &#8222;astfel Vi&#7779;&#7751;u se veste&#537;te, pentru vitejie&#8221;) | &#2350;&#2371;&#2327;&#2307; &#2344; &#2349;&#2368;&#2350;&#2307; &#2325;&#2369;&#2330;&#2352;&#2307; &#2327;&#2367;&#2352;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2366;&#2307; (m&#7771;go na bh&#299;ma&#7717; kucaro giri&#7779;&#7789;h&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;ca o fiar&#259; cumplit&#259; ce colind&#259;, s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind &#238;n mun&#539;i&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2313;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359;&#2369; &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2359;&#2369; &#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2339;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; (yasyoru&#7779;u tri&#7779;u vikrama&#7751;e&#7779;u &#8212; &#8222;&#238;n ai c&#259;rui trei pa&#537;i largi&#8221;) | &#2309;&#2343;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2349;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (adhik&#7779;iyanti bhuvan&#257;ni vi&#347;v&#257; &#8212; &#8222;toate lumile &#238;&#537;i afl&#259; s&#259;la&#537;&#8221; [&#7770;gveda 1.154.2]) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;d ucyate n&#7771;si&#7747;ham iti &#8212; de aceea se nume&#537;te &#8222;n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7747;&#8221;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8222;Acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7747;&#187; &#8212; omul-leu? Pentru c&#259;, dintre toate fiin&#539;ele, omul este cel mai plin de vlag&#259; &#537;i cel mai ales; leul este cel mai plin de vlag&#259; &#537;i cel mai ales. De aceea Domnul cel prea&#238;nalt a fost N&#7771;si&#7747;ha &#8212; aceast&#259; form&#259; este spre binele lumii, cea care este nepieritoare. [Precum veste&#537;te &#7770;gveda:] &#171;Astfel Vi&#7779;&#7751;u se veste&#537;te, pentru vitejie, ca o fiar&#259; cumplit&#259; ce colind&#259;, s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind &#238;n mun&#539;i. &#206;n ai c&#259;rui trei pa&#537;i largi toate lumile &#238;&#537;i afl&#259; s&#259;la&#537;.&#187; De aceea se nume&#537;te &#171;n&#7771;si&#7747;ha&#7747;&#187;.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Aici cuv&#226;ntul-titlu al </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului &#238;nsu&#537;i &#238;&#537;i prime&#537;te l&#259;murirea. &#536;ase cuvinte pe pagin&#259;. Cite&#537;te &#238;ncet.</span></p><p><span>De ce </span><em><span>n&#7771;si&#7747;ha</span></em><span>? Pentru c&#259; &#8212; spune textul &#8212; omul (</span><em><span>n&#7771;</span></em><span>), &#238;ntre fiin&#539;e, este </span><em><span>v&#299;ryatama</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>&#347;re&#7779;&#7789;hatama</span></em><span>: cel-mai-plin-de-vlag&#259; &#537;i cel-mai-ales. &#536;i leul (</span><em><span>si&#7747;ha</span></em><span>), &#238;ntre fiin&#539;e, este </span><em><span>v&#299;ryatama</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>&#347;re&#7779;&#7789;hatama</span></em><span>: cel-mai-plin-de-vlag&#259; &#537;i cel-mai-ales. Dou&#259; superlative din dou&#259; t&#259;r&#226;muri, puse laolalt&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Aceasta nu e o poveste mitologic&#259;. E o afirma&#539;ie gramatical&#259;. Sufixul de superlativ sanskrit </span><em><span>-tama</span></em><span> poate sta pe un singur referent de fiecare t&#259;r&#226;m. Textul spune c&#259; st&#259; pe </span><em><span>am&#226;ndoi</span></em><span> &#8212; pe om &#537;i pe leu, &#238;n acela&#537;i timp. Aceasta e cu neputin&#539;&#259; sintactic &#8212; &#537;i tocmai acesta e miezul. </span><em><span>Narasi&#7747;ha</span></em><span> este forma &#238;n care neputin&#539;a a dou&#259; superlative care nu pot sta &#238;mpreun&#259; devine </span><em><span>nu doar cu putin&#539;&#259;, ci aievea</span></em><span>. Nu om </span><em><span>sau</span></em><span> leu, nu om </span><em><span>&#537;i</span></em><span> leu pe r&#226;nd &#8212; ci forma &#238;n care categoriile &#238;nceteaz&#259; s&#259; se mai &#539;in&#259; deoparte una de alta.</span></p><p><span>Textul ajunge apoi la &#7770;gveda 1.154.2 &#8212; unul dintre marile imnuri ale lui Vi&#7779;&#7751;u cel-cu-trei-pa&#537;i. &#8222;&#206;n ai c&#259;rui trei pa&#537;i largi toate lumile &#238;&#537;i afl&#259; s&#259;la&#537;.&#8221; Cei trei pa&#537;i (</span><em><span>trivikrama</span></em><span>) sunt mi&#537;carea lui Vi&#7779;&#7751;u care face cosmosul: p&#259;m&#226;ntul, v&#259;zduhul, cerul str&#259;b&#259;tute de un singur p&#259;&#537;itor &#238;n trei pa&#537;i. Textul spune: omul-leu al c&#259;rui nume e al &#537;aselea loc al </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului </span><em><span>este chiar acesta</span></em><span> Vi&#7779;&#7751;u &#8212; cel ai c&#259;rui trei pa&#537;i &#539;in lumile.</span></p><p><em><span>Jagad-dhita&#7747; v&#257; etad r&#363;pa&#7747; yad ak&#7779;ara&#7747; bhavati.</span></em><span> Aceast&#259; form&#259; este spre binele lumii, cea care este nepieritoare. Forma nepieritoare nu st&#259; ascuns&#259; &#238;n spatele &#238;nf&#259;&#539;i&#537;&#259;rii; </span><em><span>forma &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i</span></em><span> este ceea ce nu piere. Aceasta nu-&#539;i cere s&#259; prive&#537;ti dincolo de chip. &#206;&#539;i cere s&#259; recuno&#537;ti c&#259; chipul &#8212; &#238;ntocmai a&#537;a cum e alc&#259;tuit &#8212; este ceea ce nu poate fi nimicit.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Etimologia 7 &#8212; Bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a (&#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;) / &#8222;cel &#206;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2306; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2306; &#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2349;&#2368;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; &#2346;&#2354;&#2366;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2306; &#2351;&#2340;&#2307; &#2325;&#2369;&#2340;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2344; &#2348;&#2367;&#2349;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2307; &#2346;&#2357;&#2340;&#2375; &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2379;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2375;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2366;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2350; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>atha kasm&#257;d ucyate bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;am iti? yasm&#257;d bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a&#7747; yasya r&#363;pa&#7747; d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;v&#257; sarve lok&#257;&#7717; sarve dev&#257;&#7717; sarv&#257;&#7751;i bh&#363;t&#257;ni bh&#299;ty&#257; pal&#257;yante svaya&#7747; yata&#7717; kuta&#347;ca na bibheti bh&#299;&#7779;&#257;sm&#257;d v&#257;ta&#7717; pavate bh&#299;&#7779;odeti s&#363;rya&#7717; bh&#299;&#7779;&#257;sm&#257;d agni&#347; cendra&#347; ca m&#7771;tyur dh&#257;vati pa&#241;cama iti tasm&#257;d ucyate bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;am iti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (atha kasm&#257;d ucyate bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;am iti &#8212; &#8222;acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a&#7747;&#187;?&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2306; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2306; &#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (yasm&#257;d bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;am yasya r&#363;pam d&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;v&#257; &#8212; pentru c&#259; forma lui, odat&#259; v&#259;zut&#259;, este &#238;nfrico&#537;&#259;toare) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; (sarve lok&#257;&#7717; sarve dev&#257;&#7717; sarv&#257;&#7751;i bh&#363;t&#257;ni &#8212; toate lumile, to&#539;i zeii, toate fiin&#539;ele) | &#2349;&#2368;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; &#2346;&#2354;&#2366;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; (bh&#299;ty&#257; pal&#257;yante &#8212; fug de spaim&#259;) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2306; &#2351;&#2340;&#2307; &#2325;&#2369;&#2340;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2344; &#2348;&#2367;&#2349;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; (svaya&#7747; yata&#7717; kuta&#347;ca na bibheti &#8212; pe c&#226;nd el &#238;nsu&#537;i nu se teme de nimic, de nic&#259;ieri) | &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381; &#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2307; &#2346;&#2357;&#2340;&#2375; (bh&#299;&#7779;&#257;sm&#257;d v&#257;ta&#7717; pavate &#8212; &#8222;de frica lui sufl&#259; v&#226;ntul&#8221;) | &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2379;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; (bh&#299;&#7779;odeti s&#363;rya&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;de frica lui r&#259;sare soarele&#8221;) | &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381; &#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2307; &#2330; &#2311;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2330; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2307; &#2343;&#2366;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2350;&#2307; (bh&#299;&#7779;&#257;sm&#257;d agni&#347; cendra&#347; ca m&#7771;tyur dh&#257;vati pa&#241;cama&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;de frica lui alearg&#259; Agni, Indra &#537;i Moartea &#8212; a cincea &#238;n &#537;ir&#8221; [Taittir&#299;ya Upani&#7779;ad II.8.1]) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2349;&#2368;&#2359;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;d ucyate bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;am iti &#8212; de aceea se nume&#537;te &#8222;bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a&#7747;&#8221;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8222;Acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a&#7747;&#187; &#8212; cel &#206;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor? Pentru c&#259; forma lui, odat&#259; v&#259;zut&#259;, este &#238;nfrico&#537;&#259;toare &#8212; toate lumile, to&#539;i zeii, toate fiin&#539;ele fug de spaim&#259;; pe c&#226;nd el &#238;nsu&#537;i nu se teme de nimic, de nic&#259;ieri. [Precum &#238;nva&#539;&#259; scriptura:] &#171;De frica lui sufl&#259; v&#226;ntul, de frica lui r&#259;sare soarele, de frica lui alearg&#259; Agni, Indra &#537;i Moartea, ca a cincea.&#187; De aceea se nume&#537;te &#171;bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a&#7747;&#187;.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Bh&#299;&#7779;a&#7751;a</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;cel &#206;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor&#8221;. Mi&#537;carea textului e neobi&#537;nuit&#259;. Nu spune c&#259; N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha e &#238;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor pentru c&#259; e m&#226;nios. Spune c&#259; e &#238;nfrico&#537;&#259;tor pentru c&#259; </span><em><span>el este acela dinspre a c&#259;rui mi&#537;care se mi&#537;c&#259; tot restul</span></em><span>. Aceasta e altfel de spaim&#259;.</span></p><p><em><span>Bh&#299;&#7779;&#257;sm&#257;d v&#257;ta&#7717; pavate.</span></em><span> De frica lui sufl&#259; v&#226;ntul. </span><em><span>Bh&#299;&#7779;odeti s&#363;rya&#7717;.</span></em><span> De frica lui r&#259;sare soarele. </span><em><span>Bh&#299;&#7779;&#257;sm&#257;d agni&#347; cendra&#347; ca m&#7771;tyur dh&#257;vati pa&#241;cama.</span></em><span> De frica lui, Agni, Indra &#537;i Moartea &#8212; a cincea &#238;n &#537;ir &#8212; &#238;&#537;i alearg&#259; drumurile.</span></p><p><span>Acesta este un ecou direct al Taittir&#299;ya Upani&#7779;ad II.8.1, unul dintre pasajele vedice de temelie. Afirma&#539;ia nu e c&#259; elementele ar fi </span><em><span>speriate</span></em><span> &#238;n vreun &#238;n&#539;eles psihologic. Afirma&#539;ia e c&#259; mi&#537;carea lor ne&#238;ncetat&#259; </span><em><span>exist&#259; tocmai din pricina</span></em><span> a ceva de care nu pot &#238;nceta s&#259; fie &#238;ndreptate. V&#226;ntul sufl&#259; pentru c&#259; este, ca s&#259; zicem a&#537;a, suflat </span><em><span>dinspre</span></em><span> el. Soarele r&#259;sare </span><em><span>dinspre</span></em><span> el. Moartea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i alearg&#259; &#8212; </span><em><span>alearg&#259;</span></em><span> &#8212; dinspre el, unde &#8222;a alerga&#8221; e ceea ce face moartea: curgerea muritudinii prin lume. Toate acestea alearg&#259; </span><em><span>dinspre</span></em><span>, nu </span><em><span>c&#259;tre</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i &#238;n mijlocul acestora, cea mai dezarmant&#259; fraz&#259; a textului: </span><em><span>svaya&#7747; yata&#7717; kuta&#347;cana bibheti</span></em><span> &#8212; el &#238;nsu&#537;i nu se teme de nimic, de nic&#259;ieri. Miezul cascadei este contrastul. Elementele alearg&#259; </span><em><span>din pricina lui</span></em><span>; el nu alearg&#259;. Toat&#259; mi&#537;carea cosmic&#259; are o direc&#539;ie; un singur lucru nu are direc&#539;ie, pentru c&#259; el este acela fa&#539;&#259; de care direc&#539;ia nu mai e o &#238;ntrebare. Spaima celui de-al &#537;aptelea loc nu este m&#226;nie. Este punctul neclintit dinspre care porne&#537;te tot ce se mi&#537;c&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Etimologia 8 &#8212; Bhadra (&#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;) / &#8222;cel Binecuv&#226;ntat&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2306; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2342;&#2366; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2342;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; &#2352;&#2379;&#2330;&#2344;&#2379; &#2352;&#2379;&#2330;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2358;&#2379;&#2349;&#2344;&#2307; &#2358;&#2379;&#2349;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2339;&#2307; &#2404; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2375;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2358;&#2371;&#2339;&#2369;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2350;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2367;&#2352;&#2376;&#2352;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2376;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2357;&#2366;&#43251;&#2360;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2344;&#2370;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2358;&#2375;&#2350; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2361;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2351;&#2342;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369;&#2307; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>atha kasm&#257;d ucyate bhadram iti? yasm&#257;t svaya&#7747; bhadro bh&#363;tv&#257; sarvad&#257; bhadra&#7747; dad&#257;ti rocano rocam&#257;na&#7717; &#347;obhana&#7717; &#347;obham&#257;na&#7717; kaly&#257;&#7751;a&#7717; | bhadra&#7747; kar&#7751;ebhi&#7717; &#347;&#7771;&#7751;uy&#257;ma dev&#257;&#7717; bhadra&#7747; pa&#347;yem&#257;k&#7779;abhir yajatr&#257;&#7717; sthirair a&#7749;gais tu&#7779;&#7789;uv&#257;&#43251;sas tan&#363;bhir vya&#347;ema devahita&#7747; yad &#257;yu&#7717; tasm&#257;d ucyate bhadram iti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (atha kasm&#257;d ucyate bhadram iti &#8212; &#8222;acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;bhadra&#7747;&#187;?&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2306; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; (yasm&#257;t svayam bhadra&#7717; bh&#363;tv&#257; &#8212; pentru c&#259;, fiind el &#238;nsu&#537;i binecuv&#226;ntat) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2342;&#2366; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2342;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; (sarvad&#257; bhadram dad&#257;ti &#8212; d&#259;ruie&#537;te pururea binecuv&#226;ntarea) | &#2352;&#2379;&#2330;&#2344;&#2307; &#2352;&#2379;&#2330;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; (rocana&#7717; rocam&#257;na&#7717; &#8212; str&#259;lucitor, str&#259;lucind) | &#2358;&#2379;&#2349;&#2344;&#2307; &#2358;&#2379;&#2349;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; (&#347;obhana&#7717; &#347;obham&#257;na&#7717; &#8212; frumos, &#238;nfrumuse&#539;&#226;ndu-se) | &#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2339;&#2307; (kaly&#257;&#7751;a&#7717; &#8212; aduc&#259;tor de bine) | &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2375;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2358;&#2371;&#2339;&#2369;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; (bhadram kar&#7751;ebhi&#7717; &#347;&#7771;&#7751;uy&#257;ma dev&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;o, zeilor, s&#259; auzim cu urechile noastre ce e binecuv&#226;ntat&#8221;) | &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2350; &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; (bhadram pa&#347;yem&#257;k&#7779;abhir yajatr&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;o, cinsti&#539;ilor, s&#259; vedem cu ochii no&#537;tri ce e binecuv&#226;ntat&#8221;) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2367;&#2352;&#2376;&#2307; &#2309;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2376;&#2307; &#2340;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2357;&#2366;&#43251;&#2360;&#2307; &#2340;&#2344;&#2370;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; (sthirair a&#7749;gais tu&#7779;&#7789;uv&#257;&#43251;sas tan&#363;bhi&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;cu m&#259;dulare neclintite, aduc&#226;nd laud&#259; cu trupurile noastre&#8221;) | &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2358;&#2375;&#2350; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2361;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2310;&#2351;&#2369;&#2307; (vya&#347;ema devahita&#7747; yad &#257;yu&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;s&#259; tr&#259;im via&#539;a r&#226;nduit&#259; de zei&#8221; [auto-citare a &#346;&#257;nti P&#257;&#7789;ha de deschidere]) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2349;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;d ucyate bhadram iti &#8212; de aceea se nume&#537;te &#8222;bhadra&#7747;&#8221;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8222;Acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;bhadra&#7747;&#187; &#8212; cel Binecuv&#226;ntat? Pentru c&#259;, fiind el &#238;nsu&#537;i binecuv&#226;ntat, d&#259;ruie&#537;te pururea binecuv&#226;ntarea &#8212; str&#259;lucitor &#537;i str&#259;lucind, frumos &#537;i &#238;nfrumuse&#539;&#226;ndu-se, aduc&#259;tor de bine. [Precum spune &#346;&#257;nti P&#257;&#7789;ha cu care am &#238;nceput:] &#171;O, zeilor, s&#259; auzim cu urechile noastre ce e binecuv&#226;ntat; o, cinsti&#539;ilor, s&#259; vedem cu ochii no&#537;tri ce e binecuv&#226;ntat. Cu m&#259;dulare neclintite, aduc&#226;nd laud&#259; cu trupurile noastre, s&#259; tr&#259;im via&#539;a r&#226;nduit&#259; de zei.&#187; De aceea se nume&#537;te &#171;bhadra&#7747;&#187;.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Bhadra</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;cel Binecuv&#226;ntat, cel Aduc&#259;tor de bine&#8221;. Sunetul care, &#238;n ultimele &#537;apte etimologii, a numit s&#259;lb&#259;ticia, vitejia, atotp&#259;trunderea, arderea, &#238;ntoarcerea-spre-toate, omul-leu &#537;i &#238;nfrico&#537;area &#8212; se face aici bl&#226;nd.</span></p><p><span>L&#259;murirea textului e simpl&#259; la alc&#259;tuire &#537;i grea la urm&#259;ri: </span><em><span>svaya&#7747; bhadro bh&#363;tv&#257; sarvad&#257; bhadra&#7747; dad&#257;ti</span></em><span> &#8212; fiind el &#238;nsu&#537;i binecuv&#226;ntat, d&#259;ruie&#537;te pururea binecuv&#226;ntarea. Trei termeni, trei &#238;nsu&#537;iri care se leag&#259; &#238;n loc s&#259; descrie: </span><em><span>rocana rocam&#257;na</span></em><span> &#8212; str&#259;lucitor &#537;i str&#259;lucind; </span><em><span>&#347;obhana &#347;obham&#257;na</span></em><span> &#8212; frumos &#537;i &#238;nfrumuse&#539;&#226;ndu-se; </span><em><span>kaly&#257;&#7751;a</span></em><span> &#8212; aduc&#259;tor de bine. Fiecare pereche de participii spune: aceasta nu e o &#238;nsu&#537;ire &#238;ncremenit&#259;, ci o &#238;nflorire ne&#238;ncetat&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Apoi textul face ceva ce nu l-am mai v&#259;zut f&#259;c&#226;nd p&#226;n&#259; acum. &#206;&#537;i citeaz&#259; </span><em><span>propriul &#346;&#257;nti P&#257;&#7789;ha de deschidere</span></em><span>. Cuv&#226;nt cu cuv&#226;nt. Versurile cu care a &#238;nceput acest Upanishad &#8212; </span><em><span>bhadra&#7747; kar&#7751;ebhi&#7717; &#347;&#7771;&#7751;uy&#257;ma dev&#257;&#7717;&#8230;</span></em><span> &#8212; cu anusv&#257;ra vedic (&#43251;) din </span><em><span>tu&#7779;&#7789;uv&#257;&#43251;sas tan&#363;bhi&#7717;</span></em><span> &#238;n forma lui textual&#259; de ob&#226;r&#537;ie &#8212; se &#238;ntorc aici drept l&#259;murire a celui de-al optulea loc al mantrei.</span></p><p><span>Cu alte cuvinte, textul l&#259;mure&#537;te </span><em><span>bhadra</span></em><span> cit&#226;nd chiar clipa &#238;n care cititorul a p&#259;&#537;it &#238;nt&#226;ia oar&#259; &#238;n Upanishad. &#8222;De ce se nume&#537;te binecuv&#226;ntat acest loc? Pentru c&#259; binecuv&#226;ntarea e tocmai ceea ce am cerut, pentru urechile tale &#537;i pentru ochii t&#259;i, &#238;n clipa &#238;n care ai &#238;nceput s&#259; cite&#537;ti.&#8221; Al optulea loc al </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului este deschiderea &#238;ntregului text, &#238;ntorc&#226;ndu-se ca s&#259; te &#238;nt&#226;mpine.</span></p><p><span>Cercuri care se &#238;nchid &#238;n&#259;untrul altor cercuri. Chemarea care a deschis Upanishadul era deja al optulea loc al </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului. E&#537;ti &#238;n&#259;untrul mantrei &#238;nc&#259; de la primul cuv&#226;nt.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Etimologia 9 &#8212; M&#7771;tyum&#7771;tyu (&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;) / &#8222;Moartea-Mor&#539;ii&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2361;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2349;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340; &#2319;&#2357; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2346;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2306; &#2330; &#2350;&#2366;&#2352;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2404; &#2351; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2342;&#2366; &#2348;&#2354;&#2342;&#2366; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357; &#2313;&#2346;&#2366;&#2360;&#2340;&#2375; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2358;&#2367;&#2359;&#2306; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2331;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2306; &#2351;&#2379; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2307; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2351; &#2361;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2366; &#2357;&#2367;&#2343;&#2375;&#2350; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>atha kasm&#257;d ucyate m&#7771;tyum&#7771;tyum iti? yasm&#257;t sva-mahimn&#257; sva-bhakt&#257;n&#257;&#7747; sm&#7771;ta eva m&#7771;tyum apam&#7771;tyu&#7747; ca m&#257;rayati | ya &#257;tma-d&#257; bala-d&#257; yasya vi&#347;va up&#257;sate pra&#347;i&#7779;a&#7747; yasya dev&#257;&#7717; yasya ch&#257;y&#257;-am&#7771;ta&#7747; yo m&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyu&#7717; kasmai dev&#257;ya havi&#7779;&#257; vidhema tasm&#257;d ucyate m&#7771;tyum&#7771;tyum iti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (atha kasm&#257;d ucyate m&#7771;tyum&#7771;tyum iti &#8212; &#8222;acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;m&#7771;tyum&#7771;tyu&#7747;&#187;?&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;-&#2350;&#2361;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;-&#2349;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; (yasm&#257;t sva-mahimn&#257; sva-bhakt&#257;n&#257;m sm&#7771;ta&#7717; eva &#8212; pentru c&#259;, prin propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie, pentru credincio&#537;ii lui, doar prin faptul de a fi &#539;inut minte) | &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2346;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2330; &#2350;&#2366;&#2352;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (m&#7771;tyum apam&#7771;tyum ca m&#257;rayati &#8212; ucide &#537;i moartea, &#537;i moartea &#238;nainte de vreme) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;-&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; &#2348;&#2354;-&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; (ya&#7717; &#257;tma-d&#257;&#7717; bala-d&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;cel care d&#259; sinele, cel care d&#259; puterea&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2313;&#2346;&#2366;&#2360;&#2340;&#2375; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2358;&#2367;&#2359;&#2350;&#2381; (yasya vi&#347;va up&#257;sate pra&#347;i&#7779;am &#8212; &#8222;a c&#259;rui porunc&#259; o cinstesc toate lumile&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; (yasya dev&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;ai c&#259;rui [slujitori sunt] zeii&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2331;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (yasya ch&#257;y&#257;-am&#7771;tam &#8212; &#8222;a c&#259;rui umbr&#259; este nemurirea&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;-&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2307; (yo m&#7771;tyu-m&#7771;tyu&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;cel care este Moartea-Mor&#539;ii&#8221;) | &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2351; &#2361;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2366; &#2357;&#2367;&#2343;&#2375;&#2350; (kasmai dev&#257;ya havi&#7779;&#257; vidhema &#8212; &#8222;c&#259;rui zeu s&#259;-i slujim cu ofranda?&#8221; [&#7770;gveda 10.121]) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;d ucyate m&#7771;tyum&#7771;tyum iti &#8212; de aceea se nume&#537;te &#8222;m&#7771;tyum&#7771;tyu&#7747;&#8221;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8222;Acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;m&#7771;tyum&#7771;tyu&#7747;&#187; &#8212; Moartea-Mor&#539;ii? Pentru c&#259;, prin propria lui m&#259;re&#539;ie, pentru credincio&#537;ii lui, doar prin faptul de a fi &#539;inut minte, ucide &#537;i moartea, &#537;i moartea &#238;nainte de vreme. [Precum c&#226;nt&#259; imnul vedic:] &#171;Cel care d&#259; sinele, cel care d&#259; puterea &#8212; a c&#259;rui porunc&#259; o cinstesc toate lumile, ai c&#259;rui slujitori sunt zeii, a c&#259;rui umbr&#259; este nemurirea &#8212; cel care este Moartea-Mor&#539;ii &#8212; c&#259;rui zeu s&#259;-i slujim cu ofranda?&#187; De aceea se nume&#537;te &#171;m&#7771;tyum&#7771;tyu&#7747;&#187;.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Tot ce a lucrat cascada p&#226;n&#259; acum coboar&#259; aici. </span><em><span>M&#7771;tyum&#7771;tyu</span></em><span> &#8212; Moartea-Mor&#539;ii. Nu cineva care ucide moartea printr-o fapt&#259; din afar&#259;. Mantra, cel care </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> mantra, este pentru moarte ceea ce moartea este pentru cei vii: sf&#226;r&#537;itul. Moartea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i are un sf&#226;r&#537;it, &#537;i acesta este.</span></p><p><span>L&#259;murirea textului e lini&#537;tit&#259;: </span><em><span>sva-bhakt&#257;n&#257;&#7747; sm&#7771;ta eva m&#7771;tyum apam&#7771;tyu&#7747; ca m&#257;rayati</span></em><span>. Pentru credincio&#537;ii lui, </span><em><span>doar prin faptul de a fi &#539;inut minte</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><em><span>sm&#7771;ta eva</span></em><span> &#8212; ucide &#537;i moartea, &#537;i moartea &#238;nainte de vreme. Lan&#539;ul cauzal e sub&#539;ire ca un fir: aducerea-aminte e de ajuns. Nicio jertf&#259;, nicio complica&#539;ie ritual&#259;, nicio practic&#259; ezoteric&#259;. </span><em><span>Sm&#7771;ta eva</span></em><span>. Dac&#259; asta pare prea pu&#539;in, at&#226;rn&#259; de faptul dac&#259; ai &#238;ncercat vreodat&#259;, cu adev&#259;rat, s&#259;-&#539;i aduci aminte.</span></p><p><span>Apoi textul ridic&#259; un vers &#7771;gvedic &#238;ntreg (&#7770;gveda 10.121 &#8212; imnul Hira&#7751;yagarbha): &#8222;D&#259;t&#259;torul-de-sine, d&#259;t&#259;torul-de-putere, a c&#259;rui porunc&#259; o cinstesc toate lumile, a c&#259;rui umbr&#259; este nemurirea &#8212; cel care este Moartea-Mor&#539;ii &#8212; </span><em><span>kasmai dev&#257;ya havi&#7779;&#257; vidhema</span></em><span> &#8212; c&#259;rui zeu s&#259;-i slujim cu ofranda?&#8221; Acesta e unul dintre cele mai vestite refrene din toat&#259; literatura vedic&#259;. Fiecare vers al imnului se &#238;ncheie cu aceea&#537;i &#238;ntrebare: </span><em><span>c&#259;rui zeu?</span></em><span> Nu pentru c&#259; zeul ar fi necunoscut, ci pentru c&#259; niciun zeu anume nu istove&#537;te ceea ce se &#238;ntreab&#259;. Refrenul nume&#537;te tocmai ceea ce niciun nume singur nu poate numi.</span></p><p><span>Al nou&#259;lea loc al mantrei se al&#259;tur&#259; acelui refren. </span><em><span>M&#7771;tyum&#7771;tyu</span></em><span> nu e numele unui zeu; e numele a ceea ce toate numele de zei arat&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Etimologia 10 &#8212; Nam&#257;mi (&#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367;) / &#8222;M&#259; &#238;nchin&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2368;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2344;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2369;&#2350;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2357;&#2379; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2344;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2404; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344;&#2370;&#2344;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2360;&#2381;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2357;&#2342;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2341;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379; &#2357;&#2352;&#2369;&#2339;&#2379; &#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379; &#2309;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2323;&#2325;&#2366;&#2306;&#2360;&#2367; &#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2352;&#2375; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2368;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>atha kasm&#257;d ucyate nam&#257;mi iti? yasm&#257;d ya&#7747; sarve dev&#257; namanti mumuk&#7779;avo brahma-v&#257;dina&#347; ca | pra n&#363;na&#7747; brahma&#7751;aspatir mantra&#7747; vadaty ukthya&#7747; yasminn indro varu&#7751;o mitro aryam&#257; dev&#257; ok&#257;&#7747;si cakrire tasm&#257;d ucyate nam&#257;mi iti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (atha kasm&#257;d ucyate nam&#257;mi iti &#8212; &#8222;acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;nam&#257;mi&#187;?&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2344;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (yasm&#257;d ya&#7747; sarve dev&#257;&#7717; namanti &#8212; pentru c&#259; &#238;naintea lui se &#238;nchin&#259; to&#539;i zeii) | &#2350;&#2369;&#2350;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2357;&#2307; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2344;&#2307; &#2330; (mumuk&#7779;ava&#7717; brahma-v&#257;dina&#7717; ca &#8212; &#537;i cei ce caut&#259; eliberarea, &#537;i cei ce gr&#259;iesc despre Brahman) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344;&#2370;&#2344;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2339;&#2360;&#2381;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (pra n&#363;nam brahma&#7751;aspati&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;acum, mai departe, B&#7771;haspati&#8221;) | &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2357;&#2342;&#2340;&#2367; &#2313;&#2325;&#2381;&#2341;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (mantram vadati ukthyam &#8212; &#8222;roste&#537;te mantra vrednic&#259; de laud&#259;&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381; &#2311;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2357;&#2352;&#2369;&#2339;&#2307; &#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2309;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366; (yasminn indro varu&#7751;o mitro aryam&#257; &#8212; &#8222;&#238;n care Indra, Varu&#7751;a, Mitra, Aryaman&#8221;) | &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2323;&#2325;&#2366;&#2306;&#2360;&#2367; &#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2352;&#2375; (dev&#257; ok&#257;&#7747;si cakrire &#8212; &#8222;&#537;i zeii &#537;i-au f&#259;cut s&#259;la&#537;&#8221; [&#7770;gveda 1.40.5]) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2344;&#2350;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;d ucyate nam&#257;mi iti &#8212; de aceea se nume&#537;te &#8222;nam&#257;mi&#8221;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8222;Acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;nam&#257;mi&#187; &#8212; m&#259; &#238;nchin? Pentru c&#259; &#238;naintea lui se &#238;nchin&#259; to&#539;i zeii, &#537;i cei ce caut&#259; eliberarea, &#537;i cei ce gr&#259;iesc despre Brahman deopotriv&#259;. [Precum veste&#537;te imnul vedic:] &#171;Acum, mai departe, B&#7771;haspati roste&#537;te mantra vrednic&#259; de laud&#259;, &#238;n care Indra, Varu&#7751;a, Mitra, Aryaman &#537;i zeii &#537;i-au f&#259;cut s&#259;la&#537;.&#187; De aceea se nume&#537;te &#171;nam&#257;mi&#187;.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Nam&#257;mi</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;m&#259; &#238;nchin&#8221;. Verb la persoana &#238;nt&#226;i, la timpul prezent. Nu o descriere a Domnului, ci o m&#259;rturisire </span><em><span>f&#259;cut&#259; de</span></em><span> cel care practic&#259;. Schimbarea de aici e iscusit&#259;: fiecare loc dinainte a numit o &#238;nsu&#537;ire a celui cinstit. </span><em><span>Nam&#257;mi</span></em><span> nume&#537;te fapta celui care cinste&#537;te.</span></p><p><span>L&#259;murirea textului &#238;ntoarce direc&#539;ia pe care o a&#537;teptai: </span><em><span>yasm&#257;d ya&#7747; sarve dev&#257; namanti mumuk&#7779;avo brahma-v&#257;dina&#347; ca</span></em><span> &#8212; pentru c&#259; &#238;naintea lui se &#238;nchin&#259; to&#539;i zeii, cei ce caut&#259; eliberarea &#537;i cei ce gr&#259;iesc despre Brahman deopotriv&#259;. Al zecelea loc al mantrei este &#238;nchinarea care se petrece pretutindeni unde se petrece &#238;nchinare. Zeii se &#238;nchin&#259;. C&#259;ut&#259;torii se &#238;nchin&#259;. Cunosc&#259;torii lui Brahman se &#238;nchin&#259;. Mantra se a&#537;az&#259; &#238;n gramatica cinstirii ca fiind cuv&#226;ntul </span><em><span>&#238;n care</span></em><span> toat&#259; cinstirea se &#238;mpline&#537;te.</span></p><p><span>Apoi &#7770;gveda 1.40.5 &#8212; imnul lui B&#7771;haspati. B&#7771;haspati este preotul zeilor, acela pe a c&#259;rui mantra se sprijin&#259; zeii &#238;n&#537;i&#537;i. C&#226;nd el roste&#537;te </span><em><span>uktha</span></em><span>-ul (imnul de laud&#259;), Indra, Varu&#7751;a, Mitra &#537;i Aryaman &#238;&#537;i iau &#238;n&#259;untrul lui </span><em><span>okas</span></em><span>-ul &#8212; locuin&#539;a, casa. Zeii </span><em><span>locuiesc</span></em><span> &#238;n mantra. Ei nu </span><em><span>folosesc</span></em><span> mantra; mantra este spa&#539;iul pe care &#238;l locuiesc.</span></p><p><span>A&#537;a c&#259; atunci c&#226;nd spui </span><em><span>nam&#257;mi</span></em><span> recit&#226;nd acest loc, nu s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;e&#537;ti o fapt&#259; pe care ai n&#259;scocit-o tu. Intri &#238;ntr-o mi&#537;care a &#238;nchin&#259;rii pe care zeii &#238;n&#537;i&#537;i o s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;esc dintotdeauna &#8212; &#537;i intri, &#238;n aceea&#537;i clip&#259;, &#238;n mantra pe care acei zei o locuiesc.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Etimologia 11 &#8212; Aham (&#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381;) / &#8222;Eu&#8221;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2369;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375;&#2365;&#2361;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2404; &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2332;&#2366; &#2315;&#2340;&#2366;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2375;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2344;&#2366;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2404; &#2351;&#2379; &#2350;&#2366; &#2342;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2311;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2350;&#2366;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2350;&#2342;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2342;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367; &#2309;&#2361;&#2306; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2349;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2350;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2349;&#2357;&#2366;&#2306; &#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405; &#2410;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>atha kasm&#257;d ucyate&#8217;ham iti | aham asmi prathamaj&#257; &#7771;t&#257;sya p&#363;rva&#7747; devebhyo am&#7771;tasya n&#257;bhi&#7717; | yo m&#257; dad&#257;ti sa id evam &#257;v&#257;&#7717; aham annam annam adantam admi aha&#7747; vi&#347;va&#7747; bhuvanam abhyabhav&#257;&#7747; suvar&#7751;a-jyotir ya eva&#7747; vedeti mahopani&#7779;at || 4||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2313;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (atha kasm&#257;d ucyate aham iti &#8212; &#8222;acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;aham&#187;?&#8221;) | &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2332;&#2366;&#2307; &#2315;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; (aham asmi prathamaj&#257;&#7717; &#7771;tasya &#8212; &#8222;eu sunt &#238;nt&#226;iul-n&#259;scut al ordinii cosmice&#8221;) | &#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2375;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2344;&#2366;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; (p&#363;rvam devebhya&#7717; am&#7771;tasya n&#257;bhi&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;&#238;naintea zeilor, buricul nemuririi&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2350;&#2366; &#2342;&#2342;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2307; &#2311;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; (ya&#7717; m&#257; dad&#257;ti sa&#7717; id evam &#257;v&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;cel care m&#259; d&#259;ruie&#537;te &#8212; chiar acela astfel ajunge&#8221;) | &#2309;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (aham annam &#8212; &#8222;eu sunt hrana&#8221;) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2342;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367; (annam adantam admi &#8212; &#8222;&#537;i eu, cel care m&#259;n&#226;nc&#259; hrana, m&#259;n&#226;nc&#8221;) | &#2309;&#2361;&#2306; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2349;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2349;&#2357;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; (aha&#7747; vi&#347;va&#7747; bhuvanam abhyabhav&#257;m &#8212; &#8222;eu am cov&#226;r&#537;it lumea &#238;ntreag&#259;&#8221;) | &#2360;&#2369;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;-&#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (suvar&#7751;a-jyoti&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;lumin&#259; de aur&#8221; [Taittir&#299;ya Br&#257;hma&#7751;a / Taittir&#299;ya &#256;ra&#7751;yaka]) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; (ya eva&#7747; veda iti mahopani&#7779;at &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel &#8212; aceasta este Mahopani&#7779;at)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>&#8222;Acum, de ce se nume&#537;te &#171;aham&#187; &#8212; eu? [Precum veste&#537;te formula vedic&#259;, rostit&#259; la persoana &#238;nt&#226;i de c&#259;tre Cel Prea&#238;nalt:] &#171;Eu sunt &#238;nt&#226;iul-n&#259;scut al ordinii cosmice. &#206;naintea zeilor, buricul nemuririi. Cel care m&#259; d&#259;ruie&#537;te &#8212; chiar acela ajunge astfel. Eu sunt hrana; &#537;i eu, cel care m&#259;n&#226;nc&#259; hrana, m&#259;n&#226;nc. Eu am cov&#226;r&#537;it lumea &#238;ntreag&#259; &#8212; lumin&#259; de aur.&#187; Cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel &#8212; aceasta este Mahopani&#7779;at.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>&#536;i aici &#8212; cuv&#226;ntul din urm&#259;, al unsprezecelea &#537;i cel de pe urm&#259; loc. </span><em><span>Aham</span></em><span>. Eu.</span></p><p><span>Mantra nu se sf&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te cu laud&#259; &#238;ndreptat&#259; &#238;n sus. Nu se sf&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te cu predare de sine. Se sf&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te la persoana &#238;nt&#226;i.</span></p><p><span>Textul nu l&#259;mure&#537;te </span><em><span>aham</span></em><span> cu propriile lui cuvinte. Citeaz&#259; o formul&#259; vedic&#259; &#8212; una dintre cele mai vechi m&#259;rturisiri-de-sine din limbile indo-europene &#8212; rostit&#259; ca &#537;i cum Cel Prea&#238;nalt ar gr&#259;i prin &#238;nsu&#537;i glasul cititorului:</span></p><p><em><span>Aham asmi prathamaj&#257; &#7771;tasya</span></em><span> &#8212; Eu sunt &#238;nt&#226;iul-n&#259;scut al ordinii cosmice. </span><em><span>P&#363;rva&#7747; devebhyo am&#7771;tasya n&#257;bhi&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#206;naintea zeilor, buricul nemuririi. </span><em><span>Aham annam annam adantam admi</span></em><span> &#8212; Eu sunt hrana; &#537;i eu, cel care m&#259;n&#226;nc&#259; hrana, m&#259;n&#226;nc. </span><em><span>Aha&#7747; vi&#347;va&#7747; bhuvanam abhyabhav&#257;&#7747; suvar&#7751;a-jyoti&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; Eu am cov&#226;r&#537;it lumea &#238;ntreag&#259;, lumin&#259; de aur.</span></p><p><span>Patru dintre cele mai r&#259;sturn&#259;toare propozi&#539;ii din sanskrit&#259;, toate la persoana &#238;nt&#226;i, a&#537;ezate una l&#226;ng&#259; alta. &#8222;Eu sunt deodat&#259; hrana &#537;i cel ce m&#259;n&#226;nc&#259; hrana.&#8221; &#8222;Eu sunt mai vechi dec&#226;t zeii.&#8221; &#8222;Eu am cov&#226;r&#537;it deja cosmosul.&#8221; Acestea nu sunt afirma&#539;ii pe care le </span><em><span>face</span></em><span> cineva ca individ. Este glasul la persoana &#238;nt&#226;i al aceluia-care-nu-poate-avea-un-al-doilea. Cuv&#226;ntul din urm&#259; al mantrei este m&#259;rturisirea-de-sine a Sinelui &#8212; textul se &#238;ncheie cu Cel Prea&#238;nalt gr&#259;ind ca &#8222;Eu&#8221;.</span></p><p><span>C&#226;nd reci&#539;i al unsprezecelea loc, cine vorbe&#537;te?</span></p><p><em><span>Ya eva&#7747; vedeti mahopani&#7779;at.</span></em><span> &#8222;Cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel &#8212; aceasta este Marea Upani&#7779;at.&#8221; &#206;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura e deplin&#259;. Mantra a numit &#238;ntregul arc, de la </span><em><span>ugra</span></em><span> (cel s&#259;lbatic) p&#226;n&#259; la </span><em><span>aham</span></em><span> (Eu) &#8212; de la s&#259;lb&#259;ticia cosmic&#259; la recunoa&#537;terea la persoana &#238;nt&#226;i. De la puterea care face lumile, la glasul care spune &#238;ncet: </span><em><span>Eu</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ncheierea Dvit&#299;yopani&#7779;at &#8212; Colofon</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405; &#2408;&#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>iti dvit&#299;yopani&#7779;at || 2||</span></em></p><p><span>Astfel [se &#238;ncheie] a Doua Upani&#7779;at [a P&#363;rvat&#257;pan&#299;ya].</span></p><p><span>Astfel se &#238;ncheie a doua dintre cele cinci sub-Upanishade l&#259;untrice ale P&#363;rvat&#257;pan&#299;ya. &#206;n patru &#347;lokas, Dvit&#299;yopani&#7779;at i-a dat cititorului: scena transmiterii de la Praj&#257;pati c&#259;tre zei (1), aparatul tantric de </span><em><span>a&#7749;ga-ny&#257;sa</span></em><span> (2), rostirea deplin&#259; a lui N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh &#238;n toate cele unsprezece locuri (3) &#537;i desf&#259;&#537;urarea etimologic&#259; &#238;n unsprezece p&#259;r&#539;i, care nume&#537;te ce face fiecare loc (4). Ceea ce a &#238;nceput &#238;n Prathamopani&#7779;at ca o sf&#259;r&#226;mare voit&#259; a mantrei este acum, dup&#259; Dvit&#299;yopani&#7779;at, o mantra pe deplin numit&#259; &#537;i pe deplin desf&#259;&#537;urat&#259;.</span></p><p><span>T&#7771;t&#299;yopani&#7779;at &#8212; a treia sub-sec&#539;iune &#8212; urmeaz&#259; &#238;ndat&#259;: &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura despre M&#257;y&#257;-&#346;akti. Care este puterea acestei mantre? </span><em><span>&#346;akti</span></em><span> &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i, spune textul, este M&#257;y&#257;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>T&#7771;t&#299;yopani&#7779;at</span></strong></p><p><em><span>T&#7771;t&#299;yopani&#7779;at este o singur&#259; sub-sec&#539;iune curg&#259;toare, f&#259;r&#259; &#238;nsemne de vers &#238;n&#259;untrul ei, deas&#259; ca structur&#259;. O primim &#238;n blocuri.</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Blocul A &#8212; &#206;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura despre M&#257;y&#257;-&#346;akti</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2358;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2306; &#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2379; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2361;&#2367; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; &#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2359;&#2366; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2368; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2352;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2306;&#2361;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2375;&#2340;&#2366;&#2306; &#2358;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2306; &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351; &#2319;&#2340;&#2366;&#2306; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2358;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2360; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2340;&#2368;&#2306; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2350;&#2358;&#2381;&#2344;&#2369;&#2340;&#2375; &#2350;&#2368;&#2350;&#2366;&#2306;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2344;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2342;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2328;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2354;&#2369;&#2340;&#2366; &#2330;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>dev&#257; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan: &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubhasya mantrar&#257;jasya n&#257;rasi&#7747;hasya &#347;akti&#7747; b&#299;ja&#7747; no br&#363;hi bhagavann iti | sa hov&#257;ca praj&#257;pati&#7717; &#8212; m&#257;y&#257; v&#257; e&#7779;&#257; n&#257;rasi&#7747;h&#299; | sarvam ida&#7747; s&#7771;jati sarvam ida&#7747; rak&#7779;ati sarvam ida&#7747; sa&#7747;harati | tasm&#257;n m&#257;y&#257;m et&#257;&#7747; &#347;akti&#7747; vidy&#257;d &#8212; ya et&#257;&#7747; m&#257;y&#257;&#7747; &#347;akti&#7747; veda sa p&#257;pm&#257;na&#7747; tarati sa m&#7771;tyu&#7747; tarati sa sa&#7747;s&#257;ra&#7747; tarati so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati | mahat&#299;&#7747; &#347;riyam a&#347;nute | m&#299;m&#257;&#7747;sante brahma-v&#257;dino &#8212; hrasv&#257;, d&#299;rgh&#257;, plut&#257; ceti ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; (dev&#257;&#7717; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan &#8212; zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati) | &#2310;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; (&#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubhasya mantrar&#257;jasya n&#257;rasi&#7747;hasya &#8212; ale regelui-mantrelor N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh) | &#2358;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2306; &#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2307; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2361;&#2367; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (&#347;akti&#7747; b&#299;ja&#7747; no br&#363;hi bhagavann iti &#8212; &#8222;spune-ne nou&#259; &#347;akti &#537;i b&#299;ja, o, preacinstite&#8221;) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (sa hov&#257;ca praj&#257;pati&#7717; &#8212; Praj&#257;pati a spus) | &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2359;&#2366; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2368; (m&#257;y&#257; v&#257; e&#7779;&#257; n&#257;rasi&#7747;h&#299; &#8212; &#8222;M&#257;y&#257;, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, este aceast&#259; N&#257;rasi&#7747;h&#299;&#8221;) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2371;&#2332;&#2340;&#2367; &#2352;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2306;&#2361;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; (sarvam ida&#7747; s&#7771;jati rak&#7779;ati sa&#7747;harati &#8212; ea z&#259;misle&#537;te tot acesta, &#238;l p&#259;ze&#537;te, &#238;l retrage) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2340;&#2366;&#2306; &#2358;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2306; &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tasm&#257;n m&#257;y&#257;m et&#257;&#7747; &#347;akti&#7747; vidy&#257;t &#8212; de aceea, aceast&#259; M&#257;y&#257; s&#259; fie cunoscut&#259; drept &#347;akti) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2340;&#2366;&#2306; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2358;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; (ya et&#257;&#7747; m&#257;y&#257;&#7747; &#347;akti&#7747; veda &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te aceast&#259; M&#257;y&#257;-&#347;akti) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; (sa p&#257;pm&#257;na&#7747; tarati m&#7771;tyu&#7747; tarati sa&#7747;s&#257;ra&#7747; tarati &#8212; el trece dincolo de r&#259;u, de moarte, de sa&#7747;s&#257;ra) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2340;&#2368;&#2306; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2358;&#2381;&#2344;&#2369;&#2340;&#2375; (so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati mahat&#299;&#7747; &#347;riyam a&#347;nute &#8212; dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea &#537;i se &#238;mp&#259;rt&#259;&#537;e&#537;te de marea &#346;r&#299;) | &#2350;&#2368;&#2350;&#2366;&#2306;&#2360;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2344;&#2307; (m&#299;m&#257;&#7747;sante brahma-v&#257;dina&#7717; &#8212; cei ce gr&#259;iesc despre Brahman cerceteaz&#259;) | &#2361;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2342;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2328;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2354;&#2369;&#2340;&#2366; &#2330; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (hrasv&#257; d&#299;rgh&#257; plut&#257; ceti &#8212; &#8222;scurt&#259;, lung&#259; sau prelungit&#259;? &#8212; astfel&#8221;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati: &#8222;O, preacinstite, spune-ne nou&#259; </span><em><span>&#347;akti</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>b&#299;ja</span></em><span> ale regelui-mantrelor N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh.&#8221; Praj&#257;pati a spus: &#8222;M&#257;y&#257;, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, este aceast&#259; N&#257;rasi&#7747;h&#299;. Ea z&#259;misle&#537;te tot acesta, ea &#238;l p&#259;ze&#537;te, ea &#238;l retrage. De aceea, aceast&#259; M&#257;y&#257; s&#259; fie cunoscut&#259; drept </span><em><span>&#347;akti</span></em><span>. Cel care cunoa&#537;te aceast&#259; M&#257;y&#257;-&#347;akti trece dincolo de r&#259;u, trece dincolo de moarte, trece dincolo de </span><em><span>sa&#7747;s&#257;ra</span></em><span>; el dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea &#537;i se &#238;mp&#259;rt&#259;&#537;e&#537;te de marea &#346;r&#299;.&#8221; Cei ce gr&#259;iesc despre Brahman cerceteaz&#259;: este silaba-s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259; scurt&#259;, lung&#259; sau prelungit&#259;?</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Textul face ceva uluitor. &#206;ntrebat despre </span><em><span>&#347;akti</span></em><span> (puterea) &#537;i </span><em><span>b&#299;ja</span></em><span> (s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a) ale </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului, Praj&#257;pati nu pred&#259; nicio tehnic&#259; &#537;i niciun sub-mantra. El nume&#537;te o zei&#539;&#259;. </span><em><span>M&#257;y&#257; v&#257; e&#7779;&#257; n&#257;rasi&#7747;h&#299;</span></em><span>. &#8222;M&#257;y&#257;, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, este aceast&#259; N&#257;rasi&#7747;h&#299;.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>Ia aminte la ce s-a petrecut. M&#257;y&#257; &#8212; de obicei tradus&#259;, s&#259;r&#259;c&#259;cios, prin &#8222;iluzie&#8221; &#8212; este numit&#259; aici </span><em><span>puterea</span></em><span> mantrei: puterea z&#259;mislitoare-p&#259;zitoare-retr&#259;g&#259;toare prin care cosmosul e adus la ivire. Ea nu e ceea ce acoper&#259; Realul; ea este &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i lucrarea Realului. </span><em><span>Mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ul este un </span><em><span>El</span></em><span> (Narasi&#7747;ha); </span><em><span>&#347;akti</span></em><span> este o </span><em><span>Ea</span></em><span> (N&#257;rasi&#7747;h&#299;); cititorului i se &#238;nm&#226;neaz&#259; o pereche &#8212; form&#259;-&#537;i-putere, cuv&#226;nt-&#537;i-&#238;n&#539;elepciune, niciodat&#259; unul f&#259;r&#259; cel&#259;lalt.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i o a doua mi&#537;care, mai lini&#537;tit&#259;: </span><em><span>s&#7771;jati, rak&#7779;ati, sa&#7747;harati</span></em><span> &#8212; ea z&#259;misle&#537;te, ea p&#259;ze&#537;te, ea retrage. Cele trei lucr&#259;ri cosmice date &#238;ndeob&#537;te, fiecare, lui Brahm&#257;, Vi&#7779;&#7751;u &#537;i &#346;iva. Textul le &#238;nm&#226;neaz&#259; pe toate trei unui singur principiu feminin. Trim&#363;rti nu sunt trei fiin&#539;e, ci trei mi&#537;c&#259;ri ale unei singure M&#257;y&#257;-&#346;akti. Aceasta e pozi&#539;ia </span><em><span>&#347;&#257;kta</span></em><span> rostit&#259; &#238;n&#259;untrul unui text purt&#226;nd eticheta de Upanishad &#8212; &#238;nc&#259; o amintire a amestecului de genuri pe care l-am v&#259;zut de-a lungul &#238;ntregului text.</span></p><p><span>Apoi textul se &#238;ncheie numind o dezbatere: </span><em><span>m&#299;m&#257;&#7747;sante brahma-v&#257;dina&#7717; &#8212; hrasv&#257;, d&#299;rgh&#257;, plut&#257; ceti</span></em><span>. Cei ce gr&#259;iesc despre Brahman cerceteaz&#259;: e silaba-s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259; scurt&#259;, lung&#259; sau prelungit&#259;? E o &#238;ntrebare gramatical-metric&#259; despre </span><em><span>b&#299;ja</span></em><span> (a scurt, &#257; lung sau &#257;aa prelungit), iar blocul urm&#259;tor o va l&#259;muri &#8212; cu &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura nea&#537;teptat&#259; c&#259; fiecare lungime rode&#537;te altfel. Nu un singur r&#259;spuns drept. Trei r&#259;spunsuri, fiecare deplin.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Blocul B &#8212; Cele trei lungimi ale vocalei (Hrasv&#257;, D&#299;rgh&#257;, Plut&#257;)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2351;&#2342;&#2367; &#2361;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2342;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2342;&#2367; &#2342;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2328;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2340;&#2368;&#2306; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2342;&#2367; &#2346;&#2381;&#2354;&#2369;&#2340;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2379;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>yadi hrasv&#257; bhavati sarva&#7747; p&#257;pm&#257;na&#7747; dahaty am&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati | yadi d&#299;rgh&#257; bhavati mahat&#299;&#7747; &#347;riyam &#257;pnoty am&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati | yadi plut&#257; bhavati j&#241;&#257;na-v&#257;n bhavaty am&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati | tad etad &#7771;&#7779;i&#7751;okta&#7747; ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2351;&#2342;&#2367; &#2361;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (yadi hrasv&#257; bhavati &#8212; dac&#259; este scurt&#259; [o m&#257;tr&#257;]) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2342;&#2361;&#2340;&#2367; (sarva&#7747; p&#257;pm&#257;na&#7747; dahati &#8212; arde tot r&#259;ul) | &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; (am&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati &#8212; &#537;i dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea) | &#2351;&#2342;&#2367; &#2342;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2328;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (yadi d&#299;rgh&#257; bhavati &#8212; dac&#259; este lung&#259; [dou&#259; m&#257;tr&#257;]) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2340;&#2368;&#2306; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379;&#2340;&#2367; (mahat&#299;&#7747; &#347;riyam &#257;pnoti &#8212; dob&#226;nde&#537;te marea &#346;r&#299;) | &#2351;&#2342;&#2367; &#2346;&#2381;&#2354;&#2369;&#2340;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (yadi plut&#257; bhavati &#8212; dac&#259; este prelungit&#259; [trei m&#257;tr&#257;]) | &#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (j&#241;&#257;na-v&#257;n bhavati &#8212; ajunge s&#259; aib&#259; cunoa&#537;tere) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2315;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2366; &#2313;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (tad etad &#7771;&#7779;i&#7751;oktam &#8212; aceasta a fost spus&#259; de &#7771;&#7779;i)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Dac&#259; este scurt&#259; [o </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>], arde tot r&#259;ul &#537;i dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. Dac&#259; este lung&#259; [dou&#259; </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>], dob&#226;nde&#537;te marea &#346;r&#299; &#537;i dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. Dac&#259; este prelungit&#259; [trei </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>], ajunge s&#259; aib&#259; cunoa&#537;tere &#537;i dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. Aceasta a fost spus&#259; de </span><em><span>&#7771;&#7779;i</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Cele trei lungimi ale vocalei. &#206;n fonetica sanskrit&#259;, orice vocal&#259; poate fi rostit&#259; &#238;n trei durate:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>hrasva</span></em><span> &#8212; scurt&#259;, o singur&#259; </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> (unitate de timp), ca </span><em><span>a</span></em><span>-ul obi&#537;nuit din </span><em><span>aham</span></em><span>;</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>d&#299;rgh&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; lung&#259;, dou&#259; </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>, ca </span><em><span>&#257;</span></em><span>-ul din </span><em><span>&#257;tm&#257;</span></em><span>;</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><em><span>plut&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; prelungit&#259;, trei </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>, ca vocativul tras al chem&#259;rii: &#8222;O-o-o R&#257;ma!&#8221;</span></p><p><span>Textul d&#259; fiec&#259;reia un alt rod: cea scurt&#259; arde r&#259;ul, cea lung&#259; dob&#226;nde&#537;te str&#259;lucirea, cea prelungit&#259; na&#537;te cunoa&#537;terea. Toate trei, st&#259;ruie textul, dau nemurirea.</span></p><p><span>Aceasta e vrednic de g&#226;ndit &#238;n chip filozofic. Cele mai multe tradi&#539;ii ezoterice st&#259;ruie asupra unei singure recit&#259;ri </span><em><span>drepte</span></em><span> &#8212; rostirea &#238;ntocmai, durata &#238;ntocmai, ritmul &#238;ntocmai &#8212; ca temei al lucr&#259;rii. N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;ya spune: trei lungimi bune. Trei roade bune. Trei drumuri, un singur loc. Mantra nu-&#537;i leag&#259; practicantul de un singur fel de a r&#259;sufla. Mantra este </span><em><span>s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a</span></em><span>; felul &#238;n care se desf&#259;&#537;oar&#259; &#238;n gura celui care o practic&#259; at&#226;rn&#259; de cine este acela &#537;i de ce anume are nevoie.</span></p><p><span>Arderea r&#259;ului (</span><em><span>hrasva</span></em><span>) este cur&#259;&#539;ire. Dob&#226;ndirea str&#259;lucirii (</span><em><span>d&#299;rgh&#257;</span></em><span>) este &#238;nflorire. Ajungerea-la-cunoa&#537;tere (</span><em><span>plut&#257;</span></em><span>) este </span><em><span>j&#241;&#257;na</span></em><span>. Trei &#539;inte clasice &#8212; cur&#259;&#539;ire, plin&#259;tate, &#238;n&#539;elepciune &#8212; fiecare la &#238;ndem&#226;n&#259; printr-o alt&#259; durat&#259; a aceleia&#537;i semin&#539;e. Textul cinste&#537;te &#238;n t&#259;cere nevoile felurite ale practican&#539;ilor feluri&#539;i, f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; le pun&#259; &#238;n rang.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Blocul C &#8212; Declara&#539;ia Lak&#7779;m&#299;-&#346;ara&#7751;am</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2344;&#2367;&#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2344;&#2306; &#2360; &#2312;&#2306; &#2346;&#2366;&#2361;&#2367; &#2351; &#2315;&#2332;&#2368;&#2359;&#2368; &#2340;&#2352;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2306; &#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2350;&#2380;&#2346;&#2354;&#2366;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381;&#2348;&#2367;&#2325;&#2366;&#2306; &#2327;&#2366;&#2306; &#2359;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2368;&#2306; &#2330; &#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2375;&#2344;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2342;&#2366;&#2361;&#2369;&#2307; &#2340;&#2366;&#2306; &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2379;&#2344;&#2367;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367;&#2361;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369;&#2359;&#2375; &#2358;&#2352;&#2339;&#2350;&#2361;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2346;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2366;&#2306; &#2357;&#2366; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>nidar&#347;anam &#8212; sa &#299;m p&#257;hi ya &#7771;j&#299;&#7779;&#299; tarutra&#7717; &#347;riya&#7747; lak&#7779;m&#299;m aupal&#257;m ambik&#257;&#7747; g&#257;&#7747; &#7779;a&#7779;&#7789;h&#299;&#7747; ca y&#257;m indrasenety ud&#257;hu&#7717; | t&#257;&#7747; vidy&#257;&#7747; brahma-yoni&#7747; sar&#363;p&#257;m ih&#257;yu&#7779;e &#347;ara&#7751;am aha&#7747; prapadye sarve&#7779;&#257;&#7747; v&#257; ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2344;&#2367;&#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (nidar&#347;anam &#8212; o pild&#259;, o ar&#259;tare) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2312;&#2350;&#2381; &#2346;&#2366;&#2361;&#2367; (sa &#299;m p&#257;hi &#8212; &#8222;p&#259;ze&#537;te-l pe el&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2315;&#2332;&#2368;&#2359;&#2368; &#2340;&#2352;&#2369;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; (ya &#7771;j&#299;&#7779;&#299; tarutra&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;tu, cel drept, cel care duce peste&#8221;) | &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2306; &#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2350;&#2381; &#2324;&#2346;&#2354;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2350;&#2381;&#2348;&#2367;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; (&#347;riya&#7747; lak&#7779;m&#299;m aupal&#257;m ambik&#257;m &#8212; &#346;r&#299;, Lak&#7779;m&#299;, Aupal&#257;, Ambik&#257;) | &#2327;&#2366;&#2306; &#2359;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2368;&#2306; &#2330; (g&#257;&#7747; &#7779;a&#7779;&#7789;h&#299;&#7747; ca &#8212; G&#257; (Vaca), &#7778;a&#7779;&#7789;h&#299;) | &#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2375;&#2344;&#2366; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2313;&#2342;&#2366;&#2361;&#2369;&#2307; (y&#257;m indrasenety ud&#257;hu&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;pe care au numit-o Indrasen&#257;&#8221;) | &#2340;&#2366;&#2306; &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2379;&#2344;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381; (t&#257;&#7747; vidy&#257;&#7747; brahma-yonim &#8212; acea vidy&#257;, p&#226;ntecele lui Brahman) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2370;&#2346;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2361; &#2310;&#2351;&#2369;&#2359;&#2375; (sar&#363;p&#257;m ih&#257;yu&#7779;e &#8212; av&#226;nd chiar aceast&#259; form&#259;, aici, spre via&#539;&#259; lung&#259;) | &#2358;&#2352;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2361;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2346;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375; (&#347;ara&#7751;am aha&#7747; prapadye &#8212; &#238;n ea &#238;mi iau ad&#259;post) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2366;&#2306; &#2357;&#2376; (sarve&#7779;&#257;&#7747; v&#257; &#8212; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, pentru to&#539;i)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>O pild&#259;: &#8222;P&#259;ze&#537;te-l pe el &#8212; tu, cel drept, cel care duce peste &#8212; &#346;r&#299;, Lak&#7779;m&#299;, Aupal&#257;, Ambik&#257;, G&#257;, &#7778;a&#7779;&#7789;h&#299;, pe care au numit-o Indrasen&#257;. Acea </span><em><span>vidy&#257;</span></em><span>, p&#226;ntecele lui Brahman, av&#226;nd chiar aceast&#259; form&#259;, aici, spre via&#539;&#259; lung&#259; &#8212; &#238;n ea &#238;mi iau ad&#259;post, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, pentru to&#539;i.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Textul citeaz&#259; acum un pasaj vedic dens &#8212; o &#238;mpletire de mai multe imnuri, chem&#226;nd Marea Zei&#539;&#259; sub o cascad&#259; de nume.</span></p><p><em><span>&#346;riyam lak&#7779;m&#299;m aupal&#257;m ambik&#257;&#7747; g&#257;&#7747; &#7779;a&#7779;&#7789;h&#299;&#7747; ca y&#257;m indrasenety ud&#257;hu&#7717;.</span></em><span> &#346;r&#299;, Lak&#7779;m&#299;, Aupal&#257; (cea n&#259;scut&#259; din piatr&#259;), Ambik&#257; (Mama), G&#257; (Vaca), &#7778;a&#7779;&#7789;h&#299; (cea de-a &#537;asea), pe care au numit-o Indrasen&#257;. &#536;apte nume pentru o zei&#539;&#259; &#8212; sau &#537;apte zei&#539;e numite ca una. Textul nu desparte. Tradi&#539;ia sanskrit&#259; e obi&#537;nuit&#259; s&#259; lase numele s&#259; se &#238;ngr&#259;m&#259;deasc&#259;: fiecare nume prinde o fa&#539;et&#259;; niciunul nu istove&#537;te. Lista nu e unificat&#259; de vreo doctrin&#259; &#8212; e adunat&#259; a&#537;a cum au num&#259;rat-o imnurile, str&#226;ns&#259; &#238;ntr-o singur&#259; declara&#539;ie de ad&#259;post.</span></p><p><span>Apoi declara&#539;ia care conteaz&#259;: </span><em><span>t&#257;&#7747; vidy&#257;&#7747; brahma-yoni&#7747; sar&#363;p&#257;m ih&#257;yu&#7779;e &#347;ara&#7751;am aha&#7747; prapadye</span></em><span>. &#8222;Acea </span><em><span>vidy&#257;</span></em><span>, p&#226;ntecele lui Brahman, av&#226;nd chiar aceast&#259; form&#259;, aici, spre via&#539;&#259; lung&#259; &#8212; &#238;n ea &#238;mi iau ad&#259;post.&#8221;</span></p><p><em><span>&#346;ara&#7751;am aha&#7747; prapadye</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;&#238;mi iau ad&#259;post&#8221;. Persoana &#238;nt&#226;i singular, timpul prezent. Textul &#8212; care tocmai s-a &#238;ncheiat pe </span><em><span>aham</span></em><span> drept cuv&#226;ntul din urm&#259; al </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului &#8212; s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te acum &#238;nc&#259; o fapt&#259; la persoana &#238;nt&#226;i: luarea-de-ad&#259;post. Nu ad&#259;post &#238;ntr-un principiu dep&#259;rtat &#537;i transcendent. Ad&#259;post &#238;n </span><em><span>ea</span></em><span> &#8212; M&#257;y&#257;-&#346;akti numit&#259; cu c&#226;teva r&#226;nduri mai devreme drept aceea care z&#259;misle&#537;te, p&#259;ze&#537;te &#537;i retrage toat&#259; aceast&#259; lume. Este aceea&#537;i alc&#259;tuire pe care o urmeaz&#259; formula vedic&#259; </span><em><span>&#347;ara&#7751;am-prapadye</span></em><span> &#238;n multe tradi&#539;ii; aici e &#539;inut&#259; cu o zeitate feminin&#259;, nu cu un Brahman neutru ca gen.</span></p><p><span>Cititorul e chemat la un gest anume: s&#259; recunoasc&#259; faptul c&#259; ceea ce pare curgere obi&#537;nuit&#259; &#8212; urcarea &#537;i trecerea de fiecare zi a lucrurilor &#8212; </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> acea </span><em><span>&#347;akti</span></em><span>. A-&#539;i lua ad&#259;post &#238;n ea nu &#238;nseamn&#259; a fugi din lume spre alta. &#206;nseamn&#259; a l&#259;sa lumea s&#259; devin&#259; ceea ce a fost dintotdeauna recunoscut&#259; a fi &#8212; mi&#537;carea M&#257;y&#257;-&#346;akti, p&#226;ntecele lui Brahman, </span><em><span>sar&#363;p&#257;m</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;av&#226;nd chiar aceast&#259; form&#259;&#8221;.</span></p><p><span>&#536;i declara&#539;ia se &#238;nchide: </span><em><span>sarve&#7779;&#257;&#7747; v&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, pentru to&#539;i. Ad&#259;postul nu e doar al unuia. E &#238;mp&#259;rt&#259;&#537;it.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Blocul D &#8212; &#256;k&#257;&#347;a drept b&#299;ja + versul Ha&#7747;sa (&#7770;gveda 4.40.5 / Ka&#7789;ha II.2.2)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2319;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2366;&#2351;&#2339;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2361; &#2357;&#2366; &#2311;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2332;&#2366;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340; &#2310;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2366;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2332;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2332;&#2368;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2349;&#2367;&#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2366;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2306; &#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2306; &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357; &#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2379;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2344;&#2306; &#2361;&#2306;&#2360;&#2307; &#2358;&#2369;&#2330;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2369;&#2352;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2360;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2379;&#2340;&#2366; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2340;&#2367;&#2341;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2342;&#2369;&#2352;&#2379;&#2339;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405; &#2344;&#2371;&#2359;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2360;&#2342;&#2371;&#2340;&#2360;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2350;&#2360;&#2342;&#2348;&#2381;&#2332;&#2366;&#2327;&#2379;&#2332;&#2366; &#2315;&#2340;&#2332;&#2366; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2332;&#2366; &#2315;&#2340;&#2306; &#2348;&#2371;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>etad bh&#363;t&#257;n&#257;m &#257;k&#257;&#347;a&#7717; par&#257;ya&#7751;a&#7747; sarv&#257;&#7751;i ha v&#257; im&#257;ni bh&#363;t&#257;ny &#257;k&#257;&#347;&#257;d eva j&#257;yanta &#257;k&#257;&#347;&#257;d eva j&#257;t&#257;ni j&#299;vanty &#257;k&#257;&#347;a&#7747; prayanty abhisa&#7747;vi&#347;anti tasm&#257;d &#257;k&#257;&#347;a&#7747; b&#299;ja&#7747; vidy&#257;t &#8212; tad eva jy&#257;yas tad etad &#7771;&#7779;i&#7751;okta&#7747; nidar&#347;anam &#8212; ha&#7747;sa&#7717; &#347;uci&#7779;ad vasur antarik&#7779;asad hot&#257; vedi&#7779;ad atithir duro&#7751;asat || n&#7771;&#7779;ad varasad &#7771;tasad vyomasad ab-j&#257; go-j&#257; &#7771;ta-j&#257; adri-j&#257; &#7771;ta&#7747; b&#7771;hat ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2366;&#2351;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; (etad bh&#363;t&#257;n&#257;m &#257;k&#257;&#347;a&#7717; par&#257;ya&#7751;am &#8212; acesta este s&#259;la&#537;ul din urm&#259; al fiin&#539;elor: &#257;k&#257;&#347;a) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2311;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2310;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2332;&#2366;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; (sarv&#257;&#7751;i ha v&#257; im&#257;ni bh&#363;t&#257;ny &#257;k&#257;&#347;&#257;d eva j&#257;yante &#8212; &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, toate aceste fiin&#539;e se nasc numai din &#257;k&#257;&#347;a) | &#2310;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2332;&#2366;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2332;&#2368;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (&#257;k&#257;&#347;&#257;d eva j&#257;t&#257;ni j&#299;vanti &#8212; n&#259;scute din &#257;k&#257;&#347;a, tr&#259;iesc) | &#2310;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2309;&#2349;&#2367;&#2360;&#2306;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (&#257;k&#257;&#347;a&#7747; prayanty abhisa&#7747;vi&#347;anti &#8212; spre &#257;k&#257;&#347;a &#238;nainteaz&#259;, &#238;n el se resorb) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2310;&#2325;&#2366;&#2358;&#2306; &#2348;&#2368;&#2332;&#2306; &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tasm&#257;d &#257;k&#257;&#347;a&#7747; b&#299;ja&#7747; vidy&#257;t &#8212; de aceea, &#257;k&#257;&#347;a s&#259; fie cunoscut drept b&#299;ja) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2357; &#2332;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2351;&#2307; (tad eva jy&#257;ya&#7717; &#8212; chiar acela este cel mai mare) | &#2361;&#2306;&#2360;&#2307; &#2358;&#2369;&#2330;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; (ha&#7747;sa&#7717; &#347;uci&#7779;ad &#8212; leb&#259;da, s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind &#238;n cel curat) | &#2357;&#2360;&#2369;&#2307; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381; (vasur antarik&#7779;asad &#8212; Vasu, s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind &#238;n v&#259;zduh) | &#2361;&#2379;&#2340;&#2366; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; (hot&#257; vedi&#7779;ad &#8212; preotul-chem&#259;tor, s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind pe altar) | &#2309;&#2340;&#2367;&#2341;&#2367;&#2307; &#2342;&#2369;&#2352;&#2379;&#2339;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381; (atithir duro&#7751;asat &#8212; oaspetele, s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind &#238;n prag) | &#2344;&#2371;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; &#2357;&#2352;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381; &#2315;&#2340;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2350;&#2360;&#2340;&#2381; (n&#7771;&#7779;ad varasad &#7771;tasad vyomasad &#8212; s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind &#238;n om, &#238;n cel ales, &#238;n &#7771;ta, &#238;n v&#259;zduhul ceresc) | &#2309;&#2348;&#2381;&#2332;&#2366;&#2307; &#2327;&#2379;&#2332;&#2366;&#2307; &#2315;&#2340;&#2332;&#2366;&#2307; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2332;&#2366;&#2307; (ab-j&#257; go-j&#257; &#7771;ta-j&#257; adri-j&#257; &#8212; n&#259;scut din ap&#259;, n&#259;scut din p&#259;m&#226;nt, n&#259;scut din &#7771;ta, n&#259;scut din munte) | &#2315;&#2340;&#2306; &#2348;&#2371;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381; (&#7771;ta&#7747; b&#7771;hat &#8212; Realul, cel Larg)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><em><span>&#256;k&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span> este s&#259;la&#537;ul din urm&#259; al fiin&#539;elor. &#206;ntr-adev&#259;r, toate aceste fiin&#539;e se nasc numai din </span><em><span>&#257;k&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span>; n&#259;scute din </span><em><span>&#257;k&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span>, tr&#259;iesc; spre </span><em><span>&#257;k&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span> &#238;nainteaz&#259;, &#238;n el se resorb. De aceea, </span><em><span>&#257;k&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span> s&#259; fie cunoscut drept </span><em><span>b&#299;ja</span></em><span> &#8212; chiar acela este cel mai mare. Aceasta a spus-o </span><em><span>&#7771;&#7779;i</span></em><span>-ul, ca pild&#259;:</span></p><p><span>&#8222;Leb&#259;da, s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind &#238;n cel curat; Vasu, s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind &#238;n v&#259;zduh; preotul-chem&#259;tor, s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind pe altar; oaspetele, s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind &#238;n prag; s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind &#238;n om, &#238;n cel ales, &#238;n </span><em><span>&#7771;ta</span></em><span>, &#238;n v&#259;zduhul ceresc &#8212; n&#259;scut din ap&#259;, n&#259;scut din p&#259;m&#226;nt, n&#259;scut din </span><em><span>&#7771;ta</span></em><span>, n&#259;scut din munte &#8212; </span><em><span>&#7771;ta&#7747; b&#7771;hat</span></em><span>, Realul, cel Larg.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Textul face o a doua mi&#537;care, lini&#537;tit&#259;, asupra &#238;ntreb&#259;rii despre </span><em><span>b&#299;ja</span></em><span>. Mai devreme &#238;n aceast&#259; sub-sec&#539;iune, cei ce gr&#259;iesc despre Brahman dezb&#259;teau dac&#259; silaba-s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;&#259; e scurt&#259;, lung&#259; sau prelungit&#259;. Textul a r&#259;spuns: toate trei sunt bune. Acum merge mai ad&#226;nc: ce </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> cu adev&#259;rat s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a &#8212; </span><em><span>tad eva jy&#257;yas</span></em><span>, &#8222;chiar acela este cel mai mare&#8221; &#8212; este </span><em><span>&#257;k&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><em><span>Sarv&#257;&#7751;i bh&#363;t&#257;ny &#257;k&#257;&#347;&#257;d eva j&#257;yante, &#257;k&#257;&#347;&#257;d eva j&#257;t&#257;ni j&#299;vanty &#257;k&#257;&#347;a&#7747; prayanty abhisa&#7747;vi&#347;anti.</span></em><span> Toate fiin&#539;ele se nasc din </span><em><span>&#257;k&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span>, tr&#259;iesc prin </span><em><span>&#257;k&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span>, se &#238;ntorc &#238;n </span><em><span>&#257;k&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span>. Textul se sprijin&#259; aici pe o formul&#259; clasic&#259; ce se ive&#537;te &#238;n mai multe Upanishade (Taittir&#299;ya III.1 folose&#537;te aceea&#537;i alc&#259;tuire pentru Brahman; Ch&#257;ndogya &#238;nva&#539;&#259; </span><em><span>&#257;k&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span> drept reazemul tuturor). </span><em><span>B&#299;ja</span></em><span>-ul </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului, spune textul, nu e nicidecum o </span><em><span>silab&#259;</span></em><span>. Este </span><em><span>spa&#539;iul &#238;nsu&#537;i</span></em><span> &#8212; c&#226;mpul putin&#539;ei &#238;n&#259;untrul c&#259;ruia orice silab&#259;, orice fiin&#539;&#259;, orice mi&#537;care se ive&#537;te &#537;i se stinge.</span></p><p><span>Apoi textul ajunge la cel mai vestit vers vedic despre acest lucru &#8212; &#7770;gveda 4.40.5, p&#259;strat &#537;i ca Ka&#7789;ha Upani&#7779;ad II.2.2. Versul Ha&#7747;sa. Versul Lebedei.</span></p><p><span>Cite&#537;te-l &#238;ncet. Nu nume&#537;te niciun subiect anume. &#206;n&#537;ir&#259; o cascad&#259; de &#8222;s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luiri&#8221; (</span><em><span>-sad</span></em><span> = &#537;ez&#226;nd, s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luind) &#537;i de &#8222;na&#537;teri&#8221; (</span><em><span>-j&#257;</span></em><span>): &#238;n cel curat, &#238;n v&#259;zduh, pe altar, &#238;n prag, &#238;n om, &#238;n cel ales, &#238;n ordinea cosmic&#259;, &#238;n eterul ceresc &#8212; n&#259;scut din ap&#259;, din p&#259;m&#226;ntul-vac&#259;, din ordinea cosmic&#259;, din munte &#8212; </span><em><span>&#7771;ta&#7747; b&#7771;hat</span></em><span>, Realul, cel Larg.</span></p><p><em><span>Ha&#7747;sa</span></em><span> &#8212; leb&#259;da &#8212; este chipul statornic al lui </span><em><span>&#257;tman</span></em><span>/</span><em><span>brahman</span></em><span>: acela care s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luie&#537;te &#238;n orice loc f&#259;r&#259; s&#259; fie a&#537;ezat undeva. Aceea&#537;i leb&#259;d&#259; este &#537;i &#238;n spa&#539;iile curate de foc, &#537;i &#238;n pragul casei tale; este oaspetele care sose&#537;te &#537;i preotul care s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te; este n&#259;scut&#259; din ap&#259;, din p&#259;m&#226;nt, din ordinea cosmic&#259;, din piatr&#259;. Fiecare loc, fiecare ob&#226;r&#537;ie, fiecare s&#259;la&#537; &#8212; toate, una &#537;i aceea&#537;i </span><em><span>Ha&#7747;sa</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>Alc&#259;tuirea argumentului este &#238;ntocmai. </span><em><span>Mantra-b&#299;ja</span></em><span> este acela din care cre&#537;te mantra. Mantra cre&#537;te din spa&#539;iul &#238;nsu&#537;i. Spa&#539;iul &#238;nsu&#537;i este locul unde </span><em><span>Ha&#7747;sa</span></em><span> &#8212; Sinele, Realul &#8212; s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luie&#537;te &#537;i din care se na&#537;te, &#238;n aceea&#537;i clip&#259;, pretutindeni. Prin urmare, s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha nu e ceva desp&#259;r&#539;it de cititorul care E&#536;TI. S&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> spa&#539;iul &#238;n care se petrece recunoa&#537;terea.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ncheiere &#8212; Ya Eva&#7747; Veda</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>ya eva&#7747; vedeti mahopani&#7779;at ||</span></em></p><p><span>&#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; (ya eva&#7747; veda &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel) | &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; (iti mahopani&#7779;at &#8212; [aceasta este] Marea Upani&#7779;at)</span></p><p><span>Cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel &#8212; aceasta este Marea Upani&#7779;at.</span></p><p><em><span>Ya eva&#7747; veda.</span></em><span> Cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel. &#206;ncheiere de formul&#259; &#8212; dar fiecare ivire a ei este c&#226;&#537;tigat&#259;. Ce a &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at aceast&#259; sub-sec&#539;iune: puterea mantrei este M&#257;y&#257;-&#346;akti; cele trei lungimi ale vocalei dau trei roade; zei&#539;a este chemat&#259; sub &#537;apte nume drept aceea &#238;n care se ia ad&#259;post; iar s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a &#8212; &#238;n cele din urm&#259; &#8212; este </span><em><span>&#257;k&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span>, spa&#539;iul recunoa&#537;terii.</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ncheierea T&#7771;t&#299;yopani&#7779;at &#8212; Colofon</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405; &#2409;&#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>iti t&#7771;t&#299;yopani&#7779;at || 3||</span></em></p><p><span>Astfel [se &#238;ncheie] a Treia Upani&#7779;at [a P&#363;rva-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at].</span></p><p><span>T&#7771;t&#299;yopani&#7779;at, &#238;ntr-o singur&#259; mi&#537;care ne&#238;ntrerupt&#259;, a dat: &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura despre M&#257;y&#257;-&#346;akti, &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura celor trei lungimi ale vocalei, declara&#539;ia Lak&#7779;m&#299;-&#346;ara&#7751;am &#537;i recunoa&#537;terea purtat&#259; de versul </span><em><span>Ha&#7747;sa</span></em><span> &#8212; c&#259; </span><em><span>b&#299;ja</span></em><span>-ul nu e o silab&#259;, ci </span><em><span>&#257;k&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span> &#238;nsu&#537;i.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Caturthopani&#7779;at</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 1 &#8212; Cele patru Mantra-A&#7749;ga</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2361;&#2367; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2306; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2306; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2407;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>dev&#257; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan anu&#7779;&#7789;ubhasya mantrar&#257;jasya n&#257;rasi&#7747;hasy&#257;&#7749;ga-mantr&#257;n no br&#363;hi bhagava iti | sa hov&#257;ca praj&#257;pati&#7717; &#8212; pra&#7751;ava&#7747; s&#257;vitr&#299;&#7747; yajur-lak&#7779;m&#299;&#7747; n&#7771;si&#7747;ha-g&#257;yatr&#299;m ity a&#7749;g&#257;ni j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;d &#8212; yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati || 1||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; (dev&#257;&#7717; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan &#8212; zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati) | &#2310;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2309;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;-&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2344;&#2307; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2361;&#2367; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (&#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubhasya mantrar&#257;jasya n&#257;rasi&#7747;hasy&#257;&#7749;ga-mantr&#257;n no br&#363;hi bhagava iti &#8212; &#8222;spune-ne nou&#259; a&#7749;ga-mantrele regelui-mantrelor N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh, o, preacinstite&#8221;) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (sa hov&#257;ca praj&#257;pati&#7717; &#8212; Praj&#257;pati a spus) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2306; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2306; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2309;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; (pra&#7751;ava&#7747; s&#257;vitr&#299;&#7747; yajur-lak&#7779;m&#299;&#7747; n&#7771;si&#7747;ha-g&#257;yatr&#299;m ity a&#7749;g&#257;ni &#8212; &#8222;Pra&#7751;ava, S&#257;vitr&#299;, Yajur-Lak&#7779;m&#299;, N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-G&#257;yatr&#299; &#8212; acestea sunt membrele&#8221;) | &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (j&#257;n&#299;y&#257;t &#8212; s&#259; le cunoasc&#259;) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2332;&#2366;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; (yo j&#257;n&#299;te so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati: &#8222;O, preacinstite, spune-ne nou&#259; </span><em><span>a&#7749;ga-mantrele</span></em><span> regelui-mantrelor N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh.&#8221; Praj&#257;pati a spus: &#8222;Pra&#7751;ava, S&#257;vitr&#299;, Yajur-Lak&#7779;m&#299; &#537;i N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-G&#257;yatr&#299; &#8212; acestea sunt cele patru membre. S&#259; le cunoasc&#259;. Cel care cunoa&#537;te dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Zeii cer </span><em><span>a&#7749;ga-mantrele</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;mantrele-m&#259;dulare&#8221; ale </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului. &#206;n arhitectura ritual&#259; tantric&#259;, orice mantra mare are mantre-m&#259;dulare care o &#238;nso&#539;esc: mantre mai mici, care a&#537;az&#259; prezen&#539;a mantrei principale &#238;n c&#226;mpul trupesc al practicantului prin </span><em><span>ny&#257;sa</span></em><span> &#8212; ceea ce a fost deja &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at &#238;n &#347;loka 2 a Dvit&#299;yopani&#7779;at. Praj&#257;pati nume&#537;te patru: Pra&#7751;ava (AUM &#238;nsu&#537;i), S&#257;vitr&#299; (mantra G&#257;yatr&#299; cea clasic&#259;), Yajur-Lak&#7779;m&#299; (mantra yajurvedic&#259; a lui Lak&#7779;m&#299;) &#537;i N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-G&#257;yatr&#299;.</span></p><p><span>Aceasta e o afirma&#539;ie structural&#259; sub&#539;ire, dar de greutate. </span><em><span>Mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ul lui N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha nu este o practic&#259; de unul singur. Este o </span><em><span>familie</span></em><span> de mantre, &#238;n care AUM, G&#257;yatr&#299;, chemarea lui Lak&#7779;m&#299; &#537;i N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-G&#257;yatr&#299; lucreaz&#259; toate laolalt&#259; ca un singur aparat de practic&#259;. Practicantului i se spune &#238;n t&#259;cere c&#259; a lua </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ul &#238;nseamn&#259; a lua &#238;ntreaga familie &#8212; &#537;i c&#259; nu se cade s&#259; fie tratat ca o desc&#226;ntare care-&#537;i ajunge sie&#537;i.</span></p><p><span>Ceea ce urmeaz&#259; &#238;n urm&#259;toarele patru &#347;lokas este desf&#259;&#537;urarea fiec&#259;rui m&#259;dular. &#346;loka 2 (&#238;ndat&#259; mai jos) ia Pra&#7751;ava, cit&#226;nd M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya Upani&#7779;ad &#238;n &#238;ntregime. &#346;loka 3 va da apoi S&#257;vitr&#299;, Mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299;-G&#257;yatr&#299; &#537;i N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-G&#257;yatr&#299; &#238;n formele lor de mantra. Textul e pe cale s&#259; s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;easc&#259; un ritual textual: &#238;ntreaga familie a mantrelor-m&#259;dulare, &#238;nscris&#259; una dup&#259; alta.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 2 &#8212; Pra&#7751;ava (M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya Upani&#7779;ad 1&#8211;7, cuv&#226;nt cu cuv&#226;nt)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2323;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2346;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2326;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2342;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352; &#2319;&#2357; &#2351;&#2330;&#2381;&#2330;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;&#2366;&#2354;&#2366;&#2340;&#2368;&#2340;&#2306; &#2340;&#2342;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352; &#2319;&#2357; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2351;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2346;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2332;&#2366;&#2327;&#2352;&#2367;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2379; &#2348;&#2361;&#2367;&#2307;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2307; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327; &#2319;&#2325;&#2379;&#2344;&#2357;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2349;&#2369;&#2327;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; &#2404; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2375;&#2365;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2307;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2307; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327; &#2319;&#2325;&#2379;&#2344;&#2357;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2349;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2376;&#2332;&#2360;&#2379; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; &#2404; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2360;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2379; &#2344; &#2325;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2344; &#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2306; &#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2344; &#2325;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2344; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2306; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2369;&#2359;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2360;&#2369;&#2359;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344; &#2319;&#2325;&#2368;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2328;&#2344; &#2319;&#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2350;&#2351;&#2379; &#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2349;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381; &#2330;&#2375;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2369;&#2326;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; &#2404; &#2319;&#2359; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352; &#2319;&#2359; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334; &#2319;&#2359;&#2379;&#2365;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2359; &#2351;&#2379;&#2344;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2349;&#2357;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2380; &#2361;&#2367; &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2307;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2344; &#2348;&#2361;&#2367;&#2307;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2344;&#2379;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2307;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2344; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2344; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2328;&#2344;&#2350;&#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2350;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2339;&#2350;&#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2346;&#2342;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2379;&#2346;&#2358;&#2350;&#2306; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2358;&#2367;&#2357;&#2350;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;&#2306; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360; &#2357;&#2367;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2375;&#2351;&#2307; &#2405; &#2408;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>om ity etad ak&#7779;aram ida&#7747; sarva&#7747; tasyopavy&#257;khy&#257;nam bh&#363;ta&#7747; bhavad bhavi&#7779;yad iti sarvam o&#7749;k&#257;ra eva yac c&#257;nyat trik&#257;l&#257;t&#299;ta&#7747; tad apy o&#7749;k&#257;ra eva | sarva&#7747; hy etad brahma | ayam &#257;tm&#257; brahma | so&#8217;yam &#257;tm&#257; catu&#7779;p&#257;j j&#257;garita-sth&#257;no bahi&#7717;-praj&#241;a&#7717; sapt&#257;&#7749;ga ekonavim&#347;ati-mukha&#7717; sth&#363;la-bhug vai&#347;v&#257;nara&#7717; prathama&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; | svapna-sth&#257;ne&#8217;nta&#7717;-praj&#241;a&#7717; sapt&#257;&#7749;ga ekonavim&#347;ati-mukha&#7717; pravivikta-bhuk taijaso dvit&#299;ya&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; | yatra supto na ka&#241;cana k&#257;ma&#7747; k&#257;mayate na ka&#241;cana svapna&#7747; pa&#347;yati tat su&#7779;upta&#7747; su&#7779;upta-sth&#257;na ek&#299;-bh&#363;ta&#7717; praj&#241;&#257;na-ghana ek&#257;nanda-mayo hy &#257;nanda-bhuk ceto-mukha&#7717; pr&#257;j&#241;as t&#7771;t&#299;ya&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; | e&#7779;a sarve&#347;vara e&#7779;a sarva-j&#241;a e&#7779;o&#8217;ntar-y&#257;my e&#7779;a yoni&#7717; sarvasya prabhav&#257;pyayau hi bh&#363;t&#257;n&#257;m | n&#257;nta&#7717;-praj&#241;am na bahi&#7717;-praj&#241;am nobhayata&#7717;-praj&#241;am na praj&#241;am n&#257;praj&#241;am na praj&#241;&#257;na-ghanam &#8212; ad&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;am avy&#257;vah&#257;ryam agr&#257;hyam alak&#7779;a&#7751;am acintyam avyapade&#347;yam ek&#257;tmya-pratyaya-s&#257;ram prapa&#241;copa&#347;ama&#7747; &#347;&#257;nta&#7747; &#347;ivam advaitam caturtham manyante | sa &#257;tm&#257; sa vij&#241;eya&#7717; || 2||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2384; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (om ity etad ak&#7779;aram ida&#7747; sarvam &#8212; AUM &#8212; aceast&#259; silab&#259; este tot acesta) | &#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; (bh&#363;ta&#7747; bhavad bhavi&#7779;yad iti sarvam o&#7749;k&#257;ra eva &#8212; ce a fost, ce este, ce va fi &#8212; totul este numai O&#7747;k&#257;ra) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2330; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;&#2366;&#2354;&#2366;&#2340;&#2368;&#2340;&#2306; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2346;&#2367; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; (yac c&#257;nyat trik&#257;l&#257;t&#299;ta&#7747; tad apy o&#7749;k&#257;ra eva &#8212; iar ce este altceva, dincolo de cele trei timpuri &#8212; &#537;i acela este numai O&#7747;k&#257;ra) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2361;&#2367; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; (sarva&#7747; hy etad brahma &#8212; c&#259;ci tot acesta este Brahman) | &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350; (ayam &#257;tm&#257; brahma &#8212; acest Sine este Brahman) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2346;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (so&#8217;yam &#257;tm&#257; catu&#7779;p&#257;t &#8212; acest Sine are patru p&#257;da) | &#2332;&#2366;&#2327;&#2352;&#2367;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2348;&#2361;&#2367;&#2307;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2370;&#2354;&#2349;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381; &#2357;&#2376;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2352;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2341;&#2350;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; (j&#257;garita-sth&#257;no bahi&#7717;-praj&#241;a&#7717; sth&#363;la-bhug vai&#347;v&#257;nara&#7717; prathama&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; &#8212; starea de veghe, cunosc&#226;nd &#238;n afar&#259;, gust&#226;nd grosierul &#8212; Vai&#347;v&#257;nara: primul p&#257;da) | &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2375; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2307;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2357;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2349;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381; &#2340;&#2376;&#2332;&#2360;&#2307; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; (svapna-sth&#257;ne&#8217;nta&#7717;-praj&#241;a&#7717; pravivikta-bhuk taijaso dvit&#299;ya&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; &#8212; starea de vis, cunosc&#226;nd &#238;n&#259;untru, gust&#226;nd subtilul &#8212; Taijasa: al doilea p&#257;da) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2360;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2307; &#2344; &#2325;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2344; &#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2306; &#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2344; &#2325;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2344; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2381;&#2344;&#2306; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (yatra supto na ka&#241;cana k&#257;ma&#7747; k&#257;mayate na ka&#241;cana svapna&#7747; pa&#347;yati &#8212; acolo unde cel adormit nu dore&#537;te nicio dorin&#539;&#259; &#537;i nu vede niciun vis) | &#2360;&#2369;&#2359;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2366;&#2344;&#2307; &#2319;&#2325;&#2368;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2328;&#2344;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2307; &#2340;&#2371;&#2340;&#2368;&#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2342;&#2307; (su&#7779;upta-sth&#257;na ek&#299;-bh&#363;ta&#7717; praj&#241;&#257;na-ghana&#7717; pr&#257;j&#241;as t&#7771;t&#299;ya&#7717; p&#257;da&#7717; &#8212; somnul ad&#226;nc, f&#259;cut-una, &#238;ndesat-de-cunoa&#537;tere &#8212; Pr&#257;j&#241;a: al treilea p&#257;da) | &#2319;&#2359; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2307; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2368; &#2351;&#2379;&#2344;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; (e&#7779;a sarve&#347;vara sarva-j&#241;a antar-y&#257;my yoni&#7717; sarvasya &#8212; acesta este st&#259;p&#226;nul-a-toate, atoate&#537;tiutorul, c&#226;rmuitorul dinl&#259;untru, p&#226;ntecele tuturor) | &#2344; &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2307;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2344; &#2348;&#2361;&#2367;&#2307;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2344; &#2313;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2307;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2344; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2344; &#2309;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2306; &#2344; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2366;&#2344;&#2328;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (n&#257;nta&#7717;-praj&#241;am na bahi&#7717;-praj&#241;am nobhayata&#7717;-praj&#241;am na praj&#241;am n&#257;praj&#241;am na praj&#241;&#257;na-ghanam &#8212; nici cunosc&#226;nd &#238;n&#259;untru, nici &#238;n afar&#259;, nici am&#226;ndou&#259;, nici cunosc&#259;tor, nici necunosc&#259;tor, nici &#238;ndesat-de-cunoa&#537;tere) | &#2309;&#2342;&#2371;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2361;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2330;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2346;&#2342;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (ad&#7771;&#7779;&#7789;am avy&#257;vah&#257;ryam agr&#257;hyam alak&#7779;a&#7751;am acintyam avyapade&#347;yam &#8212; nev&#259;zut, cu care nu se poate face nego&#539;, de neapucat, f&#259;r&#259; semn, de neg&#226;ndit, de nenumit) | &#2319;&#2325;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2381;&#2351;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2351;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2379;&#2346;&#2358;&#2350;&#2306; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2358;&#2367;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (ek&#257;tmya-pratyaya-s&#257;ram prapa&#241;copa&#347;ama&#7747; &#347;&#257;nta&#7747; &#347;ivam advaitam &#8212; a c&#259;rui esen&#539;&#259; e &#238;ncredin&#539;area Sinelui-unic, stingerea lumii-desf&#259;&#537;urate &#8212; pa&#537;nic, prielnic, non-dual) | &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; (caturtha&#7747; manyante &#8212; al patrulea este socotit) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2360;&#2307; &#2357;&#2367;&#2332;&#2381;&#2334;&#2375;&#2351;&#2307; (sa &#257;tm&#257; sa vij&#241;eya&#7717; &#8212; acela este Sinele; acela este ce se cade cunoscut)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>AUM &#8212; aceast&#259; silab&#259; este tot acesta. Ce a fost, ce este, ce va fi &#8212; totul este numai O&#7747;k&#257;ra; iar ce este altceva, dincolo de cele trei timpuri &#8212; &#537;i acela este numai O&#7747;k&#257;ra. C&#259;ci tot acesta este Brahman. Acest Sine este Brahman. Acest Sine are patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>Starea de veghe, cunosc&#226;nd &#238;n afar&#259;, cu &#537;apte m&#259;dulare &#537;i nou&#259;sprezece guri, gust&#226;nd grosierul &#8212; Vai&#347;v&#257;nara: primul </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. Starea de vis, cunosc&#226;nd &#238;n&#259;untru, cu &#537;apte m&#259;dulare &#537;i nou&#259;sprezece guri, gust&#226;nd subtilul &#8212; Taijasa: al doilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. Acolo unde cel adormit nu dore&#537;te nicio dorin&#539;&#259; &#537;i nu vede niciun vis &#8212; acela este somnul ad&#226;nc; starea de somn ad&#226;nc, f&#259;cut&#259;-una, &#238;ndesat&#259;-de-cunoa&#537;tere, alc&#259;tuit&#259; dintr-o singur&#259; beatitudine, gust&#226;nd beatitudinea, av&#226;nd con&#537;tiin&#539;a drept poart&#259; &#8212; Pr&#257;j&#241;a: al treilea </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. Acesta este st&#259;p&#226;nul-a-toate, atoate&#537;tiutorul, c&#226;rmuitorul dinl&#259;untru, p&#226;ntecele tuturor &#8212; ob&#226;r&#537;ia &#537;i sf&#226;r&#537;itul fiin&#539;elor.</span></p><p><span>Nici cunosc&#226;nd &#238;n&#259;untru, nici cunosc&#226;nd &#238;n afar&#259;, nici am&#226;ndou&#259; deodat&#259;, nici cunosc&#259;tor, nici necunosc&#259;tor, nici &#238;ndesat-de-cunoa&#537;tere &#8212; nev&#259;zut, cu care nu se poate face nego&#539;, de neapucat, f&#259;r&#259; semn, de neg&#226;ndit, de nenumit &#8212; a c&#259;rui esen&#539;&#259; este &#238;ncredin&#539;area Sinelui-unic, stingerea lumii-desf&#259;&#537;urate &#8212; pa&#537;nic, prielnic, non-dual: acesta este socotit al patrulea. Acela este Sinele. Acela este ce se cade cunoscut.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Textul face aici ceva nemaipomenit. Nu parafrazeaz&#259; M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya Upani&#7779;ad. Nu o rezum&#259;. O citeaz&#259; cuv&#226;nt cu cuv&#226;nt, de la versul &#238;nt&#226;i p&#226;n&#259; la al &#537;aptelea.</span></p><p><span>Pentru cititorii c&#259;rora M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya le e necunoscut&#259;: este una dintre Upanishadele principale ale Atharvavedei &#8212; cea mai scurt&#259; dintre cele zece clasice (dou&#259;sprezece versuri cu totul) &#537;i socotit&#259; pe scar&#259; larg&#259; drept cea mai &#238;ndesat&#259; rostire a recunoa&#537;terii non-duale din tot corpusul upani&#537;adic. </span><em><span>K&#257;rik&#257;</span></em><span>-urile lui Gau&#7693;ap&#257;da au fost scrise drept comentariu la ea; comentariul lui &#346;a&#7749;kara la am&#226;ndou&#259; este o temelie clasic&#259; a Advaitei. C&#226;nd am tradus M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya mai devreme &#238;n acest proiect (a &#537;asea din 108), </span><em><span>tocmai acea</span></em><span> munc&#259; este ceea ce N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;ya citeaz&#259; aici.</span></p><p><span>Structura este vestita desf&#259;&#537;urare &#238;n patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> a Sinelui:</span></p><p><em><span>Vai&#347;v&#257;nara</span></em><span> &#8212; Sinele treaz, gust&#259;torul grosierului, &#8222;cunosc&#226;nd-&#238;n-afar&#259;&#8221;, cu &#537;apte m&#259;dulare, cu nou&#259;sprezece guri (num&#259;r&#259;toarea statornic&#259; a organelor de sim&#539;, a puterilor r&#259;sufl&#259;rii &#537;i a uneltelor subtile).</span></p><p><em><span>Taijasa</span></em><span> &#8212; Sinele care viseaz&#259;, acela&#537;i aparat de alc&#259;tuire, dar &#8222;cunosc&#226;nd-&#238;n&#259;untru&#8221;, gust&#259;torul subtilului.</span></p><p><em><span>Pr&#257;j&#241;a</span></em><span> &#8212; Sinele &#238;n somn ad&#226;nc, &#238;n care toat&#259; feluritatea s-a topit &#238;ntr-o singur&#259; con&#537;tiin&#539;&#259; &#238;ndesat&#259;, &#8222;de firea beatitudinii unice&#8221;, cu con&#537;tiin&#539;a drept poart&#259; a lui &#8212; st&#259;p&#226;nul-a-toate, atoate&#537;tiutorul, c&#226;rmuitorul dinl&#259;untru, p&#226;ntecele tuturor fiin&#539;elor.</span></p><p><span>Apoi marea cascad&#259; apofatic&#259; &#8212; </span><em><span>neti neti</span></em><span> f&#259;cut principiu de alc&#259;tuire. Al patrulea nu este </span><em><span>niciunul</span></em><span> dintre cele trei dinainte. Nici cunosc&#226;nd-&#238;n&#259;untru, nici cunosc&#226;nd-&#238;n-afar&#259;, nici am&#226;ndou&#259;, nici cunosc&#259;tor, nici necunosc&#259;tor, nici &#238;ndesat-de-cunoa&#537;tere. Nev&#259;zut, de neapucat, f&#259;r&#259; semn, de neg&#226;ndit, de nenumit. &#536;i apoi, dup&#259; tot aparatul neg&#259;rii, dou&#259; cuvinte pozitive: </span><em><span>&#347;&#257;nta&#7747; &#347;ivam advaitam</span></em><span> &#8212; pa&#537;nic, prielnic, non-dual.</span></p><p><span>Iar aceasta este ceea ce se recit&#259; drept Pra&#7751;ava. AUM, ca m&#259;dular al </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului, nu e o silab&#259; de rostit. Este &#238;ntreaga desf&#259;&#537;urare &#238;n patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> a con&#537;tiin&#539;ei. C&#226;nd practicantul recit&#259; AUM ca m&#259;dular al mantrei lui N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha, el nu adaug&#259; o silab&#259;; el recunoa&#537;te c&#259; mantra lucreaz&#259; de-a lungul veghei, visului, somnului ad&#226;nc &#537;i a ceea ce trece dincolo de toate trei. Pra&#7751;ava este con&#537;tiin&#539;a </span><em><span>&#238;n care</span></em><span> se recit&#259; &#238;ntreaga mantra.</span></p><p><em><span>Sa &#257;tm&#257; sa vij&#241;eya&#7717;.</span></em><span> Acela este Sinele. Acela este ce se cade cunoscut. Cine tr&#259;ie&#537;te aceasta, o recunoa&#537;te. Nu mai este o no&#539;iune. Cunoa&#537;terea-din-c&#259;r&#539;i &#537;i cunoa&#537;terea-de-sine sunt limpede deosebite una de alta &#238;n acest loc al textului. Sinele poate fi </span><em><span>cunoscut</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><em><span>vij&#241;eya&#7717;</span></em><span> &#8212; ceea ce nu &#238;nseamn&#259; &#8222;&#238;n&#539;eles prin studiu&#8221;, ci &#8222;re-cunoscut chiar &#238;n recunoa&#537;tere&#8221;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 3 &#8212; Cele trei G&#257;yatr&#299; (S&#257;vitr&#299;, Mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299;, N&#7771;si&#7747;ha)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2360;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368; &#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2359;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366; &#2340;&#2351;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2328;&#2371;&#2339;&#2367;&#2352;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2375; &#2360;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2339;&#2367; &#2319;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376; &#2360;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2342;&#2306; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366;&#2349;&#2367;&#2359;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366; &#2361;&#2376;&#2357;&#2366;&#2349;&#2367;&#2359;&#2367;&#2330;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2404; &#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2371;&#2330;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2315;&#2330;&#2379; &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2375; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2309;&#2343;&#2367;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2375;&#2342;&#2369;&#2307; &#2404; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2325;&#2367;&#2350;&#2371;&#2330;&#2366; &#2325;&#2352;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2311;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2369;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340; &#2311;&#2350;&#2375; &#2360;&#2350;&#2366;&#2360;&#2340; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2404; &#2344; &#2361; &#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351;&#2352;&#2381;&#2330;&#2366; &#2344; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2359;&#2366; &#2344; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2379;&#2365;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2404; &#2323;&#2306; &#2349;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2369;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2307; &#2325;&#2366;&#2354;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2368; &#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2330;&#2379;&#2342;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2359;&#2366; &#2357;&#2376; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2404; &#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368; &#2357;&#2366; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2351;&#2342;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2325;&#2367;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351; &#2319;&#2340;&#2366;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2306; &#2351;&#2366;&#2332;&#2369;&#2359;&#2368;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2350;&#2361;&#2340;&#2368;&#2306; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2350;&#2358;&#2381;&#2344;&#2369;&#2340;&#2375; &#2404; &#2323;&#2306; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2366;&#2351; &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2350;&#2361;&#2375; &#2357;&#2332;&#2381;&#2352;&#2344;&#2326;&#2366;&#2351; &#2343;&#2368;&#2350;&#2361;&#2367; &#2404; &#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2330;&#2379;&#2342;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2311;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2359;&#2366; &#2357;&#2376; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2344;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2409;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>atha s&#257;vitr&#299; g&#257;yatry&#257; yaju&#7779;&#257; prokt&#257; tay&#257; sarvam ida&#7747; vy&#257;pta&#7747; gh&#7771;&#7751;ir iti dve ak&#7779;are s&#363;rya iti tr&#299;&#7751;i etad vai s&#257;vitrasy&#257;&#7779;&#7789;&#257;k&#7779;ara&#7747; pada&#7747; &#347;riy&#257;bhi&#7779;ikta&#7747; ya eva&#7747; veda &#347;riy&#257; haiv&#257;bhi&#7779;icyate | tad etad &#7771;c&#257;bhyukta&#7747; &#8212; &#7771;co ak&#7779;are parame vyoman yasmin dev&#257; adhi vi&#347;ve ni&#7779;edu&#7717; | yas tan na veda kim &#7771;c&#257; kari&#7779;yati ya it tad vidus ta ime sam&#257;sata iti | na ha v&#257; etasy&#257;rc&#257; na yaju&#7779;&#257; na s&#257;mn&#257;rtho&#8217;sti ya&#7717; s&#257;vitr&#299;&#7747; vedeti | o&#7747; bh&#363;r-lak&#7779;m&#299;r bhuvar-lak&#7779;m&#299;&#7717; svar-lak&#7779;m&#299;&#7717; k&#257;lakar&#7751;&#299; tan no mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299;&#7717; pracoday&#257;t ity e&#7779;&#257; vai mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299;r yajur-g&#257;yatr&#299; caturvi&#7747;&#347;aty-ak&#7779;ar&#257; bhavati | g&#257;yatr&#299; v&#257; ida&#7747; sarva&#7747; yad ida&#7747; ki&#241;ca tasm&#257;d ya et&#257;&#7747; mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299;&#7747; y&#257;ju&#7779;&#299;&#7747; veda mahat&#299;&#7747; &#347;riyam a&#347;nute | o&#7747; n&#7771;si&#7747;h&#257;ya vidmahe vajra-nakh&#257;ya dh&#299;mahi | tan na&#7717; si&#7747;ha&#7717; pracoday&#257;t ity e&#7779;&#257; vai n&#7771;si&#7747;ha-g&#257;yatr&#299; dev&#257;n&#257;&#7747; ved&#257;n&#257;&#7747; nid&#257;na&#7747; bhavati &#8212; ya eva&#7747; veda nid&#257;nav&#257;n bhavati || 3||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2341; &#2360;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368; &#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2359;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366; (atha s&#257;vitr&#299; g&#257;yatry&#257; yaju&#7779;&#257; prokt&#257; &#8212; apoi S&#257;vitr&#299;, rostit&#259; &#238;n metrul G&#257;yatr&#299; &#537;i &#238;n Yajus) | &#2340;&#2351;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (tay&#257; sarvam ida&#7747; vy&#257;ptam &#8212; prin ea este p&#259;truns tot acesta) | &#2328;&#2371;&#2339;&#2367;&#2307; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2375;, &#2360;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2339;&#2367; (gh&#7771;&#7751;ir iti dve ak&#7779;are, s&#363;rya iti tr&#299;&#7751;i &#8212; &#8222;gh&#7771;&#7751;i&#8221; &#8212; dou&#259; silabe; &#8222;s&#363;rya&#8221; &#8212; trei) | &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2357;&#2376; &#2360;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2309;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2346;&#2342;&#2306; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366; &#2309;&#2349;&#2367;&#2359;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (etad vai s&#257;vitrasy&#257;&#7779;&#7789;&#257;k&#7779;ara&#7747; pada&#7747; &#347;riy&#257;bhi&#7779;iktam &#8212; acesta este cuv&#226;ntul de opt silabe al lui S&#257;vitr&#299;, uns cu &#346;r&#299;) | &#2315;&#2330;&#2307; &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2375; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381; (&#7771;co ak&#7779;are parame vyoman &#8212; &#8222;&#238;n silaba suprem&#259;, &#238;n vyoman [spa&#539;iul ceresc]&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2309;&#2343;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2375;&#2342;&#2369;&#2307; (yasmin dev&#257; adhi vi&#347;ve ni&#7779;edu&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;&#238;n care to&#539;i zeii &#537;i-au luat s&#259;la&#537;&#8221; [&#7770;gveda 1.164.39]) | &#2344; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2315;&#2330;&#2366; &#2344; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2359;&#2366; &#2344; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366; &#2309;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2307; &#2309;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2357;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; (na ha v&#257; etasy&#257;rc&#257; na yaju&#7779;&#257; na s&#257;mn&#257;rtho&#8217;sti ya&#7717; s&#257;vitr&#299;&#7747; veda &#8212; pentru cel care cunoa&#537;te S&#257;vitr&#299; nu mai este rost nici &#238;n &#7771;c, nici &#238;n yajus, nici &#238;n s&#257;man) | &#2384; &#2349;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2307; &#2349;&#2369;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2307; &#2325;&#2366;&#2354;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2368; (o&#7747; bh&#363;r-lak&#7779;m&#299;r bhuvar-lak&#7779;m&#299;&#7717; svar-lak&#7779;m&#299;&#7717; k&#257;lakar&#7751;&#299; &#8212; AUM &#8212; Lak&#7779;m&#299; a p&#259;m&#226;ntului, Lak&#7779;m&#299; a v&#259;zduhului, Lak&#7779;m&#299; a cerului, K&#257;lakar&#7751;&#299;) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2344;&#2307; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2330;&#2379;&#2342;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tan no mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299;&#7717; pracoday&#257;t &#8212; fie ca Mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299; s&#259; ne m&#226;ne spre aceea) | &#2319;&#2359;&#2366; &#2357;&#2376; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2354;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2381;&#2350;&#2368;&#2307; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366; (e&#7779;&#257; vai mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299;r yajur-g&#257;yatr&#299; caturvi&#7747;&#347;aty-ak&#7779;ar&#257; &#8212; aceasta este Mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299; Yajur-G&#257;yatr&#299;, de dou&#259;zeci &#537;i patru de silabe) | &#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368; &#2357;&#2376; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2325;&#2367;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330; (g&#257;yatr&#299; v&#257; ida&#7747; sarva&#7747; yad ida&#7747; ki&#241;ca &#8212; G&#257;yatr&#299; este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, tot ce este aici) | &#2384; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2366;&#2351; &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2350;&#2361;&#2375; &#2357;&#2332;&#2381;&#2352;&#2344;&#2326;&#2366;&#2351; &#2343;&#2368;&#2350;&#2361;&#2367; (o&#7747; n&#7771;si&#7747;h&#257;ya vidmahe vajra-nakh&#257;ya dh&#299;mahi &#8212; AUM &#8212; spre N&#7771;si&#7747;ha ne &#238;ntoarcem cunoa&#537;terea; asupra celui cu gheare de fulger cuget&#259;m) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2344;&#2307; &#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2330;&#2379;&#2342;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tan na&#7717; si&#7747;ha&#7717; pracoday&#257;t &#8212; fie ca Leul s&#259; ne m&#226;ne spre aceea) | &#2319;&#2359;&#2366; &#2357;&#2376; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368; (e&#7779;&#257; vai n&#7771;si&#7747;ha-g&#257;yatr&#299; &#8212; aceasta este N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-G&#257;yatr&#299;) | &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (dev&#257;n&#257;&#7747; ved&#257;n&#257;&#7747; nid&#257;na&#7747; bhavati &#8212; ea ajunge nid&#257;na al zeilor &#537;i al Vedelor) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2344;&#2367;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (ya eva&#7747; veda nid&#257;nav&#257;n bhavati &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel ajunge nid&#257;nav&#257;n)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Apoi S&#257;vitr&#299;, rostit&#259; &#238;n metrul G&#257;yatr&#299; &#537;i &#238;n Yajus; prin ea este p&#259;truns tot acesta. &#8222;Gh&#7771;&#7751;i&#8221; &#8212; dou&#259; silabe; &#8222;s&#363;rya&#8221; &#8212; trei. Acesta este cuv&#226;ntul de opt silabe al lui S&#257;vitr&#299;, uns cu &#346;r&#299;; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel este uns chiar de &#346;r&#299;. [Precum a fost spus &#238;n </span><em><span>&#7771;c</span></em><span>:] &#8222;&#206;n silaba suprem&#259;, &#238;n </span><em><span>vyoman</span></em><span>, &#238;n care to&#539;i zeii &#537;i-au luat s&#259;la&#537; &#8212; cel care nu o cunoa&#537;te, ce va face cu </span><em><span>&#7771;c</span></em><span>-ul? Iar cei care o cunosc &#8212; ace&#537;tia stau &#238;mpreun&#259;.&#8221; Pentru cel care cunoa&#537;te S&#257;vitr&#299; nu mai este rost nici &#238;n </span><em><span>&#7771;c</span></em><span>, nici &#238;n </span><em><span>yajus</span></em><span>, nici &#238;n </span><em><span>s&#257;man</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>AUM &#8212; Lak&#7779;m&#299; a p&#259;m&#226;ntului, Lak&#7779;m&#299; a v&#259;zduhului, Lak&#7779;m&#299; a cerului, K&#257;lakar&#7751;&#299;: fie ca Mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299; s&#259; ne m&#226;ne spre aceea. Aceasta este Mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299; Yajur-G&#257;yatr&#299;, de dou&#259;zeci &#537;i patru de silabe. G&#257;yatr&#299; este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, tot ce este aici, orice ar fi; de aceea, cel care cunoa&#537;te aceast&#259; Mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299; yajurvedic&#259; se &#238;mp&#259;rt&#259;&#537;e&#537;te de marea &#346;r&#299;.</span></p><p><span>AUM &#8212; spre N&#7771;si&#7747;ha ne &#238;ntoarcem cunoa&#537;terea; asupra celui cu gheare de fulger cuget&#259;m; fie ca Leul s&#259; ne m&#226;ne spre aceea. Aceasta este N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-G&#257;yatr&#299;. Ea ajunge </span><em><span>nid&#257;na</span></em><span> al zeilor &#537;i al Vedelor; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel ajunge </span><em><span>nid&#257;nav&#257;n</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Trei G&#257;yatr&#299; una dup&#259; alta. Fiecare cheam&#259; o alt&#259; fa&#539;et&#259; a Divinului, &#537;i fiecare &#8212; dac&#259; cititorul ia bine aminte &#8212; r&#259;spunde unei alte mantre-m&#259;dular a </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului vestit &#238;n &#347;loka 1.</span></p><p><strong><span>S&#257;vitr&#299;</span></strong><span> se deschide cu mantra vedic&#259; de temelie a soarelui &#8212; </span><em><span>gh&#7771;&#7751;i s&#363;rya</span></em><span> &#8212; iar textul se &#238;ntoarce &#238;ndat&#259; spre &#7770;gveda 1.164.39, unul dintre cele mai citate versuri din toat&#259; literatura vedic&#259;: </span><em><span>&#7771;co ak&#7779;are parame vyoman yasmin dev&#257; adhi vi&#347;ve ni&#7779;edu&#7717;</span></em><span>. &#8222;&#206;n silaba suprem&#259;, &#238;n </span><em><span>vyoman</span></em><span> (spa&#539;iul ceresc), &#238;n care to&#539;i zeii &#537;i-au luat s&#259;la&#537;.&#8221; </span><em><span>Ak&#7779;ara</span></em><span> &#8212; silaba nepieritoare &#8212; este locul unde locuiesc zeii </span><em><span>&#238;n&#537;i&#537;i</span></em><span>. Apoi lovitura de ciocan: pentru cel care cunoa&#537;te S&#257;vitr&#299; nu mai este rost &#238;n </span><em><span>&#7771;c</span></em><span>, &#238;n </span><em><span>yajus</span></em><span> sau &#238;n </span><em><span>s&#257;man</span></em><span> &#8212; niciun rost mai departe &#238;n vreuna dintre cele trei Vede. Cunosc&#259;torul a ajuns acolo unde arat&#259; Vedele.</span></p><p><span>Cite&#537;te asta &#238;nc&#259; o dat&#259;. Textul spune &#238;n t&#259;cere c&#259; S&#257;vitr&#299; &#8212; recunoscut&#259; cum se cuvine &#8212; </span><em><span>des&#259;v&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te</span></em><span> &#238;ntreprinderea vedic&#259;. Nu o completeaz&#259;; o duce la cap&#259;t.</span></p><p><strong><span>Mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299; Yajur-G&#257;yatr&#299;</span></strong><span> este dat&#259; &#238;n &#238;ntregime &#8212; o mantra &#238;n patru fraze, care cheam&#259; pe Lak&#7779;m&#299; peste cele trei t&#259;r&#226;muri (p&#259;m&#226;nt, v&#259;zduh, cer), cu o cuprindere nea&#537;teptat&#259;: </span><em><span>k&#257;lakar&#7751;&#299;</span></em><span>, &#8222;cea cu urechea neagr&#259;&#8221;. &#206;n tradi&#539;ia vedic&#259;, K&#257;lakar&#7751;&#299; este adesea zei&#539;a nenorocului, chemat&#259; apotropaic &#8212; numind-o ca s-o aba&#539;i, sau recunosc&#226;nd c&#259; &#537;i nenorocul e o form&#259; a Mamei. Mantra nu cur&#259;&#539;&#259; plin&#259;tatea p&#226;n&#259; la noroc-curat. Le nume&#537;te pe am&#226;ndou&#259; &#537;i cere ca Mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299; s&#259; ne m&#226;ne spre Real &#8212; </span><em><span>tan no mah&#257;lak&#7779;m&#299;&#7717; pracoday&#257;t</span></em><span>. Dou&#259;zeci &#537;i patru de silabe, pe m&#259;sura metrului G&#257;yatr&#299;. </span><em><span>G&#257;yatr&#299; v&#257; ida&#7747; sarvam</span></em><span> &#8212; G&#257;yatr&#299;, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, este tot acesta.</span></p><p><strong><span>N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-G&#257;yatr&#299;</span></strong><span> este mantra vestit&#259; &#238;n forma ei clasic&#259;: </span><em><span>O&#7747; n&#7771;si&#7747;h&#257;ya vidmahe vajra-nakh&#257;ya dh&#299;mahi, tan na&#7717; si&#7747;ha&#7717; pracoday&#257;t</span></em><span>. Aceasta este mantra lui N&#7771;si&#7747;ha c&#226;ntat&#259; p&#226;n&#259; ast&#259;zi &#238;n templele lui Narasi&#7747;ha &#537;i &#238;n casele care p&#259;streaz&#259; tradi&#539;ia Lak&#7779;m&#299;-N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, pretutindeni &#238;n lume. Textul o d&#259; aici &#238;n contextul ei upani&#537;adic, drept al patrulea m&#259;dular al </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului.</span></p><p><span>Ia bine aminte la alegerea verbelor: </span><em><span>vidmahe</span></em><span> (ne &#238;ntoarcem cunoa&#537;terea), </span><em><span>dh&#299;mahi</span></em><span> (cuget&#259;m), </span><em><span>pracoday&#257;t</span></em><span> (fie ca el s&#259; ne m&#226;ne). Alc&#259;tuirea &#238;n trei verbe a tradi&#539;iei G&#257;yatr&#299; &#8212; a cunoa&#537;te, a cugeta, a fi m&#226;nat &#8212; este p&#259;strat&#259; aici cu N&#7771;si&#7747;ha drept obiect. Practicantul nu cere Leului s&#259; lucreze </span><em><span>&#238;n locul lui</span></em><span>; cere s&#259; fie mi&#537;cat </span><em><span>spre ceea ce</span></em><span> este Leul.</span></p><p><span>Expresia de &#238;ncheiere e deas&#259; &#537;i merit&#259; desf&#259;cut&#259;: </span><em><span>dev&#257;n&#257;&#7747; ved&#257;n&#257;&#7747; nid&#257;na&#7747; bhavati</span></em><span>. Aceast&#259; N&#7771;si&#7747;ha-G&#257;yatr&#299; ajunge </span><em><span>nid&#257;na</span></em><span> al zeilor &#537;i al Vedelor. </span><em><span>Nid&#257;na</span></em><span> este un termen tehnic din literatura medical&#259; &#537;i filozofic&#259; sanskrit&#259; &#8212; &#238;nseamn&#259; cauza-r&#259;d&#259;cin&#259;, leg&#259;tura-izvor, condi&#539;ia de temelie din care se ive&#537;te ceva. Zeii &#537;i Vedele au un </span><em><span>nid&#257;na</span></em><span>, &#537;i acesta este aceast&#259; mantra. Cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel </span><em><span>ajunge nid&#257;nav&#257;n</span></em><span> &#8212; unul care are &#238;n st&#259;p&#226;nire leg&#259;tura-izvor. Nu un recitator de mantre. Nu un cercet&#259;tor al Vedelor. Unul care a apucat izvorul din care se ivesc deopotriv&#259; zeii &#537;i Vedele.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 4 &#8212; Cele treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de st&#259;ri + formula de &#238;ncheiere</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2341; &#2325;&#2376;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2340;&#2379; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2340;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2379; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2361;&#2367; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2404; &#2323;&#2306; &#2351;&#2379; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2379; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2379; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2349;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2369;&#2357;&#2307;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376; &#2357;&#2376; &#2344;&#2350;&#2379; &#2344;&#2350;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2350;&#2361;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2368; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2366; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2366; &#2327;&#2380;&#2352;&#2368; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2366; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2371;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2366; &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2379;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2366;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2352;&#2379;&#2365;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2375; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2358;&#2366;&#2326;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367;&#2361;&#2366;&#2360;&#2366;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2375; &#2330; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2351;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2361;&#2371;&#2340;&#2351;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2375; &#2330;&#2366;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2380; &#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2346;&#2366;&#2354;&#2366;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2375; &#2330;&#2366;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2380; &#2357;&#2360;&#2357;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2375; &#2330;&#2376;&#2325;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358; &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2375; &#2330; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2375; &#2330;&#2366;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2380; &#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2366;&#2307; &#2404;&#2404; &#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2330; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; 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&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2368;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2376;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2352;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2357;&#2343;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2404; &#2340;&#2340;&#2379; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2340;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351; &#2319;&#2340;&#2376;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2352;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2380;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2306; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>dev&#257; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan: atha kair mantrair stuto deva&#7717; pr&#299;to bhavati sv&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; dar&#347;ayati tan no br&#363;hi bhagavann iti | sa hov&#257;ca praj&#257;pati&#7717; &#8212; o&#7747; yo ha vai n&#7771;si&#7747;ho devo bhagav&#257;n ya&#347; ca brahm&#257; bh&#363;r-bhuva&#7717;-svas tasmai vai namo nama&#7717; || ya&#347; ca vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7717; || ya&#347; ca mahe&#347;vara&#7717; || ya&#347; ca puru&#7779;a&#7717; || ya&#347; ce&#347;vara&#7717; || y&#257; sarasvat&#299; || y&#257; &#347;r&#299;&#7717; || y&#257; gaur&#299; || y&#257; prak&#7771;ti&#7717; || y&#257; vidy&#257; || ya&#347; co&#7749;k&#257;ra&#7717; || y&#257;&#347; catasro&#8217;rdha-m&#257;tr&#257;&#7717; || ye ved&#257;&#7717; s&#257;&#7749;g&#257;&#7717; sa&#347;&#257;kh&#257;&#7717; setih&#257;s&#257;&#7717; || ye ca pa&#241;c&#257;gnaya&#7717; || y&#257;&#7717; sapta mah&#257;vy&#257;h&#7771;taya&#7717; || ye c&#257;&#7779;&#7789;au lok&#257;p&#257;l&#257;&#7717; || ye c&#257;&#7779;&#7789;au vasava&#7717; || ye caik&#257;da&#347;a rudr&#257;&#7717; || ye ca dv&#257;da&#347;&#257;dity&#257;&#7717; || ye c&#257;&#7779;&#7789;au grah&#257;&#7717; || y&#257;ni ca pa&#241;ca-mah&#257;-bh&#363;t&#257;ni || ya&#347; ca k&#257;la&#7717; || ya&#347; ca manu&#7717; || ya&#347; ca m&#7771;tyu&#7717; || ya&#347; ca yama&#7717; || ya&#347; c&#257;ntaka&#7717; || ya&#347; ca pr&#257;&#7751;a&#7717; || ya&#347; ca s&#363;rya&#7717; || ya&#347; ca soma&#7717; || ya&#347; ca vir&#257;&#7789; puru&#7779;a&#7717; || ya&#347; ca j&#299;va&#7717; || yac ca sarvam || iti dv&#257;tri&#7747;&#347;at iti t&#257;n praj&#257;patir abrav&#299;d &#8212; etair mantrair nitya&#7747; deva&#7747; stuvadhvam | tato deva&#7717; pr&#299;to bhavati sv&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; dar&#347;ayati | tasm&#257;d ya etair mantrair nitya&#7747; deva&#7747; stauti sa deva&#7747; pa&#347;yati so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati &#8212; ya eva&#7747; vedeti mahopani&#7779;at ||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; (dev&#257;&#7717; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan &#8212; zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati) | &#2309;&#2341; &#2325;&#2376;&#2307; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2340;&#2307; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2340;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (atha kair mantrair stuto deva&#7717; pr&#299;to bhavati sv&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; dar&#347;ayati &#8212; &#8222;prin care mantre l&#259;udat se bucur&#259; zeul &#537;i &#238;&#537;i arat&#259; propriul Sine?&#8221;) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; (sa hov&#257;ca praj&#257;pati&#7717; &#8212; Praj&#257;pati a spus) | &#2384; &#2351;&#2307; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2307; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2307; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2351;&#2307; &#2330; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366; &#2349;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2369;&#2357;&#2307;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2307;, &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2376; &#2357;&#2376; &#2344;&#2350;&#2379; &#2344;&#2350;&#2307; (o&#7747; yo ha vai n&#7771;si&#7747;ho devo bhagav&#257;n ya&#347; ca brahm&#257; bh&#363;r-bhuva&#7717;-svas tasmai vai namo nama&#7717; &#8212; AUM &#8212; cel care este zeul-domn N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, &#537;i cel care este Brahm&#257;, p&#259;m&#226;nt-v&#259;zduh-cer: lui, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, &#238;nchinare, &#238;nchinare) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2330; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2307;, &#2350;&#2361;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307;, &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359;&#2307;, &#2312;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2307; (ya&#347; ca vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#7717;, mahe&#347;vara&#7717;, puru&#7779;a&#7717;, &#299;&#347;vara&#7717; &#8212; &#537;i cel care este Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, Mahe&#347;vara, Puru&#7779;a, &#298;&#347;vara) | &#2351;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2368;, &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2307;, &#2327;&#2380;&#2352;&#2368;, &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2371;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307;, &#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; (y&#257; sarasvat&#299;, &#347;r&#299;&#7717;, gaur&#299;, prak&#7771;ti&#7717;, vidy&#257; &#8212; &#537;i cea care este Sarasvat&#299;, &#346;r&#299;, Gaur&#299;, Prak&#7771;ti, Vidy&#257;) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2330; &#2323;&#2329;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2352;&#2307;, &#2351;&#2366;&#2307; &#2330;&#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2352;&#2307; &#2309;&#2352;&#2381;&#2343;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; (ya&#347; co&#7749;k&#257;ra&#7717;, y&#257;&#347; catasro&#8217;rdha-m&#257;tr&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#537;i cel care este O&#7747;k&#257;ra, &#537;i cele patru jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;i-de-m&#257;tr&#257;) | &#2351;&#2375; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2366;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2358;&#2366;&#2326;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367;&#2361;&#2366;&#2360;&#2366;&#2307; (ye ved&#257;&#7717; s&#257;&#7749;g&#257;&#7717; sa&#347;&#257;kh&#257;&#7717; setih&#257;s&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#537;i Vedele cu m&#259;dularele, ramurile &#537;i itih&#257;sa lor) | &#2351;&#2375; &#2330; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2351;&#2307;, &#2351;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2361;&#2371;&#2340;&#2351;&#2307; (ye ca pa&#241;c&#257;gnaya&#7717;, y&#257;&#7717; sapta mah&#257;vy&#257;h&#7771;taya&#7717; &#8212; &#537;i cele cinci focuri, &#537;i cele &#537;apte mah&#257;vy&#257;h&#7771;ti) | &#2351;&#2375; &#2330; &#2309;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2380; &#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2346;&#2366;&#2354;&#2366;&#2307;, &#2309;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2380; &#2357;&#2360;&#2357;&#2307;, &#2319;&#2325;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358; &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307;, &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358; &#2310;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2307;, &#2309;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2380; &#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2366;&#2307; (ye c&#257;&#7779;&#7789;au lok&#257;p&#257;l&#257;&#7717;, a&#7779;&#7789;au vasava&#7717;, ek&#257;da&#347;a rudr&#257;&#7717;, dv&#257;da&#347;&#257;dity&#257;&#7717;, a&#7779;&#7789;au grah&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#537;i cei opt p&#259;zitori ai lumii, cei opt Vasu, cei unsprezece Rudra, cei doisprezece &#256;ditya, cele opt corpuri cere&#537;ti) | &#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2330; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2349;&#2370;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; (y&#257;ni ca pa&#241;ca-mah&#257;-bh&#363;t&#257;ni &#8212; &#537;i cele cinci mah&#257;bh&#363;ta) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2330; &#2325;&#2366;&#2354;&#2307;, &#2350;&#2344;&#2369;&#2307;, &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2307;, &#2351;&#2350;&#2307;, &#2309;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2325;&#2307; (ya&#347; ca k&#257;la&#7717;, manu&#7717;, m&#7771;tyu&#7717;, yama&#7717;, antaka&#7717; &#8212; &#537;i cel care este Timpul, Manu, Moartea, Yama, Sf&#226;r&#537;itorul) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2307;, &#2360;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307;, &#2360;&#2379;&#2350;&#2307;, &#2357;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2335;&#2381;&#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359;&#2307;, &#2332;&#2368;&#2357;&#2307; (ya&#347; ca pr&#257;&#7751;a&#7717;, s&#363;rya&#7717;, soma&#7717;, vir&#257;&#7789; puru&#7779;a&#7717;, j&#299;va&#7717; &#8212; &#537;i cel care este R&#259;suflarea, S&#363;rya, Soma, Vir&#257;&#7789; Puru&#7779;a, j&#299;va) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2330; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (yac ca sarvam &#8212; &#537;i Acela care este TOTUL) | &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2340;&#2381; (iti dv&#257;tri&#7747;&#347;at &#8212; astfel, treizeci &#537;i dou&#259;) | &#2319;&#2340;&#2376;&#2307; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2307; &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2369;&#2357;&#2343;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (etair mantrair nitya&#7747; deva&#7747; stuvadhvam &#8212; &#8222;l&#259;uda&#539;i zeul cu aceste mantre necontenit&#8221;) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2307; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368;&#2340;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (tato deva&#7717; pr&#299;to bhavati sv&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; dar&#347;ayati &#8212; atunci zeul se bucur&#259; &#537;i &#238;&#537;i arat&#259; propriul Sine) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2306; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2330; &#2327;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2340;&#2367; (sa deva&#7747; pa&#347;yati so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati &#8212; el prive&#537;te zeul; el dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; (ya eva&#7747; vedeti mahopani&#7779;at &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel &#8212; aceasta este Marea Upani&#7779;at)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati: &#8222;Prin care mantre l&#259;udat se bucur&#259; zeul &#537;i &#238;&#537;i arat&#259; propriul Sine? Spune-ne nou&#259; aceasta, o, preacinstite.&#8221; Praj&#257;pati a spus:</span></p><p><span>AUM &#8212; cel care este zeul-domn N&#7771;si&#7747;ha, &#537;i cel care este Brahm&#257;, p&#259;m&#226;nt-v&#259;zduh-cer: lui, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, &#238;nchinare, &#238;nchinare. &#536;i cel care este Vi&#7779;&#7751;u. &#536;i cel care este Mahe&#347;vara. &#536;i cel care este Puru&#7779;a. &#536;i cel care este &#298;&#347;vara. &#536;i cea care este Sarasvat&#299;. &#536;i cea care este &#346;r&#299;. &#536;i cea care este Gaur&#299;. &#536;i cea care este Prak&#7771;ti. &#536;i cea care este Vidy&#257;. &#536;i cel care este O&#7747;k&#257;ra. &#536;i cele patru jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;i-de-</span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span>. &#536;i Vedele cu m&#259;dularele, ramurile &#537;i </span><em><span>itih&#257;sa</span></em><span> lor. &#536;i cele cinci focuri. &#536;i cele &#537;apte </span><em><span>mah&#257;vy&#257;h&#7771;ti</span></em><span>. &#536;i cei opt p&#259;zitori ai lumii. &#536;i cei opt Vasu. &#536;i cei unsprezece Rudra. &#536;i cei doisprezece &#256;ditya. &#536;i cele opt corpuri cere&#537;ti. &#536;i cele cinci </span><em><span>mah&#257;bh&#363;ta</span></em><span>. &#536;i cel care este Timpul. &#536;i cel care este Manu. &#536;i cel care este Moartea. &#536;i cel care este Yama. &#536;i cel care este Sf&#226;r&#537;itorul. &#536;i cel care este R&#259;suflarea. &#536;i cel care este S&#363;rya. &#536;i cel care este Soma. &#536;i cel care este Vir&#257;&#7789; Puru&#7779;a. &#536;i cel care este </span><em><span>j&#299;va</span></em><span>. &#536;i Acela care este TOTUL. &#8212; Astfel, treizeci &#537;i dou&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Iar Praj&#257;pati le-a spus: &#8222;L&#259;uda&#539;i zeul cu aceste mantre necontenit.&#8221; Atunci zeul se bucur&#259; &#537;i &#238;&#537;i arat&#259; propriul Sine. De aceea, cel care laud&#259; necontenit zeul cu aceste mantre &#238;l prive&#537;te pe zeu &#537;i dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. Cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel &#8212; aceasta este Marea Upani&#7779;at.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Acesta este catalogul cel mai mig&#259;los al Upanishadului &#8212; iar dac&#259; &#238;l cite&#537;ti ca pe o list&#259;, &#238;l ratezi. Cite&#537;te-l ca medita&#539;ie, &#537;i se deschide.</span></p><p><em><span>Mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ul Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh are 32 de silabe. Aceast&#259; &#238;n&#537;iruire are 32 de forme. O silab&#259;, o form&#259;. Textul a&#537;az&#259; </span><em><span>alc&#259;tuirea silabic&#259; a mantrei &#238;nse&#537;i</span></em><span> peste alc&#259;tuirea Realului. A recita </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ul &#238;nseamn&#259; a te mi&#537;ca prin aceste 32 de forme, una dup&#259; alta &#8212; fiecare silab&#259; chem&#226;nd ceea ce nume&#537;te.</span></p><p><span>Ia aminte la arhitectur&#259;. &#206;ncepe cu marile zeit&#259;&#539;i masculine (Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, Mahe&#347;vara, Puru&#7779;a, &#298;&#347;vara), trece prin marile zei&#539;e (Sarasvat&#299;, &#346;r&#299;, Gaur&#299;, Prak&#7771;ti, Vidy&#257;), se mut&#259; &#238;n alc&#259;tuirea sonor&#259; a lui AUM &#238;nsu&#537;i (O&#7747;k&#257;ra, cele patru jum&#259;t&#259;&#539;i-de-m&#259;sur&#259;), apoi &#238;n corpusul vedic-textual (Vedele cu m&#259;dularele, ramurile, </span><em><span>itih&#257;sa</span></em><span>), apoi focurile rituale, rostirile mantrice (</span><em><span>mah&#257;vy&#257;h&#7771;ti</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;marile rostiri&#8221;, ca </span><em><span>bh&#363;r, bhuva&#7717;, sva&#7717;</span></em><span>), p&#259;zitorii z&#259;rilor, clasele de zeit&#259;&#539;i vedice (Vasu, Rudra, &#256;ditya), corpurile cere&#537;ti, cele cinci </span><em><span>mah&#257;bh&#363;ta</span></em><span> (spa&#539;iu, aer, foc, ap&#259;, p&#259;m&#226;nt), apoi Timpul &#238;nsu&#537;i, Manu, Moartea, Yama, Antaka, Pr&#257;&#7751;a, S&#363;rya, Soma, Vir&#257;&#7789; Puru&#7779;a, j&#299;va &#8212; p&#226;n&#259; c&#226;nd, &#238;n sf&#226;r&#537;it, a 32-a: </span><em><span>yac ca sarvam</span></em><span> &#8212; </span><strong><span>&#537;i Acela care este TOTUL</span></strong><span>.</span></p><p><span>A treizeci &#537;i doua form&#259; este </span><em><span>sarvam</span></em><span>. &#8222;Totul.&#8221; Catalogul nu se sf&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te cu &#238;nc&#259; un lucru anume &#8212; se sf&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te cu totalitatea, f&#259;cut&#259; din toate cele treizeci &#537;i unu de lucruri anume. Mantra, cu toate cele treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de silabe ale ei, este un singur gest care nume&#537;te &#206;ntregul numind fiecare fa&#539;et&#259; </span><em><span>&#537;i apoi</span></em><span> numind &#206;ntregul &#238;nsu&#537;i drept cuv&#226;ntul ei din urm&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Paranteza editorial&#259; din text merit&#259; o scurt&#259; oprire. Editorul sursei a &#238;nsemnat c&#259; rama de deschidere &#537;i de &#238;nchidere (</span><em><span>O&#7747; yo ha vai&#8230; tasmai vai namo nama&#7717;</span></em><span>) se cuvine fiec&#259;ruia dintre cele 32 de puncte, nu doar celui dint&#226;i. &#206;n loc s&#259; repete acea ram&#259; de 32 de ori, primul punct este scris pe deplin, iar cititorului i se arat&#259; s&#259; &#238;ntregeasc&#259; rama &#238;n minte &#238;n jurul fiec&#259;rui punct urm&#259;tor. Aceasta e o mic&#259; fereastr&#259; spre felul &#238;n care au lucrat dintotdeauna manuscrisele sanskrite &#8212; nu doar cuvinte pe h&#226;rtie, ci &#238;ndrum&#259;ri c&#259;tre un practicant viu, care &#537;tie cum se umple ceea ce e prescurtat.</span></p><p><span>Apoi &#238;ndrumarea lui Praj&#257;pati: </span><em><span>etair mantrair nitya&#7747; deva&#7747; stuvadhvam</span></em><span>. &#8222;Cu aceste mantre l&#259;uda&#539;i zeitatea </span><em><span>necontenit</span></em><span>.&#8221; Nu din c&#226;nd &#238;n c&#226;nd. Nu ceremonios. </span><em><span>Necontenit</span></em><span>. Sanskritul </span><em><span>nityam</span></em><span> &#238;nseamn&#259; deopotriv&#259; &#8222;pururea&#8221; &#537;i &#8222;zilnic&#8221; &#8212; practica nu e un rit pe care &#238;l s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;e&#537;ti, ci un fel de a fi pe care &#238;l locuie&#537;ti.</span></p><p><em><span>Tato deva&#7717; pr&#299;to bhavati sv&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; dar&#347;ayati</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;atunci zeitatea se bucur&#259; &#537;i &#238;&#537;i arat&#259; propriul Sine&#8221;. </span><em><span>Sa deva&#7747; pa&#347;yati so&#8217;m&#7771;tatva&#7747; ca gacchati.</span></em><span> El prive&#537;te zeitatea; el dob&#226;nde&#537;te nemurirea. Cine tr&#259;ie&#537;te aceasta, o prive&#537;te. Nu mai este o no&#539;iune.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ncheierea Caturthopani&#7779;at &#8212; Colofon</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2330;&#2340;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405; &#2410;&#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>iti caturthopani&#7779;at || 4||</span></em></p><p><span>Astfel [se &#238;ncheie] a Patra Upani&#7779;at [a P&#363;rvat&#257;pan&#299;ya].</span></p><p><span>Astfel se &#238;ncheie a patra dintre cele cinci sub-sec&#539;iuni l&#259;untrice ale P&#363;rvat&#257;pan&#299;ya. Caturthopani&#7779;at a dat </span><em><span>a&#7749;ga-mantrele</span></em><span> ale </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului: Pra&#7751;ava drept &#238;ntreaga desf&#259;&#537;urare &#238;n patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span> a M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kyei (&#347;loka 2), cele trei G&#257;yatr&#299; &#238;n &#238;ntregime (&#347;loka 3) &#537;i &#238;n&#537;iruirea celor 32 de forme (&#347;loka 4), care a&#537;az&#259; </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ul silab&#259; cu silab&#259; peste &#238;ntregul cosmos vedic, sf&#226;r&#537;ind la </span><em><span>sarvam</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;TOTUL&#8221;.</span></p><p><span>Pa&#241;camopani&#7779;at &#8212; a cincea &#537;i cea din urm&#259; sub-sec&#539;iune a P&#363;rvat&#257;pan&#299;ya &#8212; urmeaz&#259; &#238;ndat&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>Pa&#241;camopani&#7779;at</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 1 &#8212; Cele cinci inele ale Sudar&#347;ana-Cakra</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2350; &#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2344;&#2379; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2361;&#2367; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367;&#2325;&#2306; &#2350;&#2379;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2351;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2327;&#2367;&#2344; &#2313;&#2346;&#2342;&#2367;&#2358;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2307; &#2359;&#2337;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2369;&#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2344;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2359;&#2337;&#2352;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2359;&#2335;&#2381;&#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2359;&#2337;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2315;&#2340;&#2357; &#2315;&#2340;&#2369;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375; &#2344;&#2366;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2375; &#2309;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2351;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2344;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2346;&#2371;&#2358;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2351;&#2366; &#2348;&#2361;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2404; &#2309;&#2341;&#2366;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366; &#2357;&#2376; &#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368; &#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2348;&#2361;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2351;&#2366; &#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2357;&#2376; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2376;&#2359;&#2366; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2346;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; &#2404; &#2309;&#2341; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366; &#2357;&#2376; &#2332;&#2327;&#2340;&#2368; &#2332;&#2327;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2348;&#2361;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2351;&#2366; &#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2404; &#2309;&#2341; &#2359;&#2379;&#2337;&#2358;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2359;&#2379;&#2337;&#2358;&#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2359;&#2379;&#2337;&#2358;&#2325;&#2354;&#2379; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359;&#2307; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359; &#2319;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359;&#2375;&#2339; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2351;&#2366; &#2348;&#2361;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2404; &#2309;&#2341; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2342;&#2352;&#2306; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366; &#2357;&#2366; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2348;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2367;&#2342;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2348;&#2361;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2351;&#2366; &#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2352;&#2376;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2369;&#2348;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2366; &#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2375; &#2309;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2350;&#2340;&#2367; &#2331;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2366;&#2306;&#2360;&#2367; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2405; &#2407;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>dev&#257; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubhasya mantrar&#257;jasya n&#257;rasi&#7747;hasya mah&#257;cakra&#7747; n&#257;ma cakra&#7747; no br&#363;hi bhagava iti s&#257;rvak&#257;mika&#7747; mok&#7779;a-dv&#257;ra&#7747; yad yogina upadi&#347;anti | sa hov&#257;ca praj&#257;pati&#7717; &#8212; &#7779;a&#7693;-ak&#7779;ara&#7747; v&#257; etat sudar&#347;ana&#7747; mah&#257;cakra&#7747; tasm&#257;t &#7779;a&#7693;-ara&#7747; bhavati &#7779;a&#7789;-patra&#7747; cakra&#7747; bhavati &#7779;a&#7693; v&#257; &#7771;tava &#7771;tubhi&#7717; sammita&#7747; bhavati madhye n&#257;bhir bhavati n&#257;bhy&#257;&#7747; v&#257; ete ar&#257;&#7717; prati&#7779;&#7789;hit&#257; m&#257;yay&#257; etat sarva&#7747; ve&#7779;&#7789;ita&#7747; bhavati n&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; m&#257;y&#257; sp&#7771;&#347;ati tasm&#257;n m&#257;yay&#257; bahir ve&#7779;&#7789;ita&#7747; bhavati | ath&#257;&#7779;&#7789;&#257;ram a&#7779;&#7789;a-patra&#7747; cakra&#7747; bhavaty a&#7779;&#7789;&#257;k&#7779;ar&#257; vai g&#257;yatr&#299; g&#257;yatry&#257; sammita&#7747; bhavati bahir m&#257;yay&#257; ve&#7779;&#7789;ita&#7747; bhavati k&#7779;etra&#7747; k&#7779;etra&#7747; vai m&#257;yai&#7779;&#257; sampadyate | atha dv&#257;da&#347;&#257;ra&#7747; dv&#257;da&#347;a-patra&#7747; cakra&#7747; bhavati dv&#257;da&#347;&#257;k&#7779;ar&#257; vai jagat&#299; jagaty&#257; sammita&#7747; bhavati bahir m&#257;yay&#257; ve&#7779;&#7789;ita&#7747; bhavati | atha &#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;&#257;ra&#7747; &#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;a-patra&#7747; cakra&#7747; bhavati &#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;a-kalo vai puru&#7779;a&#7717; puru&#7779;a eveda&#7747; sarva&#7747; puru&#7779;e&#7751;a sammita&#7747; bhavati m&#257;yay&#257; bahir ve&#7779;&#7789;ita&#7747; bhavati | atha dv&#257;tri&#7747;&#347;ad-ara&#7747; dv&#257;tri&#7747;&#347;at-patra&#7747; cakra&#7747; bhavati dv&#257;tri&#7747;&#347;ad-ak&#7779;ar&#257; v&#257; anu&#7779;&#7789;ub bhavaty anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; sarvam ida&#7747; bhavati bahir m&#257;yay&#257; ve&#7779;&#7789;ita&#7747; bhavaty arair v&#257; etat subaddha&#7747; bhavati ved&#257; v&#257; ete ar&#257;&#7717; patrair v&#257; etat sarvata&#7717; parikr&#257;mati chand&#257;&#7747;si vai patr&#257;&#7751;i || 1||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; (dev&#257;&#7717; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan &#8212; zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati) | &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2350; &#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2344;&#2307; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2361;&#2367; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (mah&#257;cakra&#7747; n&#257;ma cakra&#7747; no br&#363;hi bhagava iti &#8212; &#8222;spune-ne nou&#259; roata numit&#259; Mah&#257;cakra, o, preacinstite&#8221;) | &#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367;&#2325;&#2306; &#2350;&#2379;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2351;&#2379;&#2327;&#2367;&#2344;&#2307; &#2313;&#2346;&#2342;&#2367;&#2358;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (s&#257;rvak&#257;mika&#7747; mok&#7779;a-dv&#257;ra&#7747; yad yogina upadi&#347;anti &#8212; &#238;mplinitoare a tuturor dorin&#539;elor, poarta eliber&#259;rii, pe care o &#238;nva&#539;&#259; yoghinii) | &#2359;&#2337;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2369;&#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2344;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (&#7779;a&#7693;-ak&#7779;ara&#7747; v&#257; etat sudar&#347;ana&#7747; mah&#257;cakram &#8212; aceast&#259; Sudar&#347;ana Mah&#257;cakra este de &#537;ase silabe) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2359;&#2337;&#2352;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2359;&#2335;&#2381;&#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;t &#7779;a&#7693;-ara&#7747; bhavati &#7779;a&#7789;-patra&#7747; cakra&#7747; bhavati &#8212; de aceea are &#537;ase spi&#539;e, este o roat&#259; cu &#537;ase petale) | &#2359;&#2337;&#2381; &#2357;&#2376; &#2315;&#2340;&#2357;&#2307; &#2315;&#2340;&#2369;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (&#7779;a&#7693; v&#257; &#7771;tava &#7771;tubhi&#7717; sammita&#7747; bhavati &#8212; &#537;ase sunt anotimpurile; este m&#259;surat&#259; prin anotimpuri) | &#2350;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375; &#2344;&#2366;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (madhye n&#257;bhir bhavati &#8212; la mijloc se afl&#259; butucul) | &#2344;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2340;&#2375; &#2309;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2336;&#2367;&#2340;&#2366;&#2307; (n&#257;bhy&#257;&#7747; v&#257; ete ar&#257;&#7717; prati&#7779;&#7789;hit&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#238;n butuc stau &#238;nfipte aceste spi&#539;e) | &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2351;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (m&#257;yay&#257; etat sarva&#7747; ve&#7779;&#7789;ita&#7747; bhavati &#8212; prin M&#257;y&#257;, tot acesta este &#238;nv&#259;luit) | &#2344; &#2310;&#2340;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; &#2360;&#2381;&#2346;&#2371;&#2358;&#2340;&#2367; (n&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; m&#257;y&#257; sp&#7771;&#347;ati &#8212; M&#257;y&#257; nu atinge Sinele) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2351;&#2366; &#2348;&#2361;&#2367;&#2307; &#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (tasm&#257;n m&#257;yay&#257; bahir ve&#7779;&#7789;ita&#7747; bhavati &#8212; de aceea este &#238;nv&#259;luit pe dinafar&#259; de M&#257;y&#257;) | &#2309;&#2341; &#2309;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (ath&#257;&#7779;&#7789;&#257;ram a&#7779;&#7789;a-patra&#7747; cakra&#7747; bhavati &#8212; apoi se face roata cu opt spi&#539;e &#537;i opt petale) | &#2309;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366; &#2357;&#2376; &#2327;&#2366;&#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2368; (a&#7779;&#7789;&#257;k&#7779;ar&#257; vai g&#257;yatr&#299; &#8212; G&#257;yatr&#299; are opt silabe) | &#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2375;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2357;&#2376; &#2350;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; &#2319;&#2359;&#2366; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2346;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2375; (k&#7779;etra&#7747; k&#7779;etra&#7747; vai m&#257;yai&#7779;&#257; sampadyate &#8212; c&#226;mp dup&#259; c&#226;mp, aceast&#259; M&#257;y&#257; se &#238;mpline&#537;te) | &#2309;&#2341; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; ... &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366; &#2357;&#2376; &#2332;&#2327;&#2340;&#2368; (atha dv&#257;da&#347;&#257;ra&#7747; &#8230; dv&#257;da&#347;&#257;k&#7779;ar&#257; vai jagat&#299; &#8212; apoi cea cu dou&#259;sprezece spi&#539;e; Jagat&#299; are dou&#259;sprezece silabe) | &#2309;&#2341; &#2359;&#2379;&#2337;&#2358;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; ... &#2359;&#2379;&#2337;&#2358;&#2325;&#2354;&#2307; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359;&#2307; (atha &#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;&#257;ra&#7747; &#8230; &#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;a-kalo vai puru&#7779;a&#7717; &#8212; apoi cea cu &#537;aisprezece spi&#539;e; Puru&#7779;a are &#537;aisprezece p&#259;r&#539;i) | &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2359;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (puru&#7779;a eveda&#7747; sarvam &#8212; Puru&#7779;a este tot acesta) | &#2309;&#2341; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2342;&#2352;&#2306; ... &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2366; &#2357;&#2376; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2346;&#2381; (atha dv&#257;tri&#7747;&#347;ad-ara&#7747; &#8230; dv&#257;tri&#7747;&#347;ad-ak&#7779;ar&#257; v&#257; anu&#7779;&#7789;ub &#8212; apoi cea cu treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de spi&#539;e; Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh are treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de silabe) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2311;&#2342;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; sarvam ida&#7747; bhavati &#8212; prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh se face tot acesta) | &#2309;&#2352;&#2376;&#2307; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2369;&#2348;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (arair v&#257; etat subaddha&#7747; bhavati &#8212; prin spi&#539;e este bine legat&#259;) | &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2366;&#2307; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2340;&#2375; &#2309;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; (ved&#257; v&#257; ete ar&#257;&#7717; &#8212; spi&#539;ele acestea sunt Vedele) | &#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2376;&#2307; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2367;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2350;&#2340;&#2367; (patrair v&#257; etat sarvata&#7717; parikr&#257;mati &#8212; prin petale, ea str&#259;bate pretutindeni) | &#2331;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2366;&#2306;&#2360;&#2367; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; (chand&#257;&#7747;si vai patr&#257;&#7751;i &#8212; petalele sunt metrii)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati: &#8222;O, preacinstite, spune-ne nou&#259; roata numit&#259; Mah&#257;cakra a regelui-mantrelor N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh &#8212; &#238;mplinitoarea tuturor dorin&#539;elor, poarta eliber&#259;rii, pe care o &#238;nva&#539;&#259; yoghinii.&#8221; Praj&#257;pati a spus:</span></p><p><span>Aceast&#259; Sudar&#347;ana Mah&#257;cakra este de &#537;ase silabe; de aceea are &#537;ase spi&#539;e &#537;i este o roat&#259; cu &#537;ase petale. &#536;ase sunt anotimpurile, iar ea este m&#259;surat&#259; prin anotimpuri. La mijloc se afl&#259; butucul; &#238;n butuc stau &#238;nfipte aceste spi&#539;e. Prin M&#257;y&#257;, tot acesta este &#238;nv&#259;luit. </span><strong><span>M&#257;y&#257; nu atinge Sinele.</span></strong><span> De aceea este &#238;nv&#259;luit pe dinafar&#259; de M&#257;y&#257;.</span></p><p><span>Apoi se face roata cu opt spi&#539;e &#537;i opt petale: G&#257;yatr&#299; are opt silabe, iar ea este m&#259;surat&#259; prin G&#257;yatr&#299;; pe dinafar&#259; este &#238;nv&#259;luit&#259; de M&#257;y&#257; &#8212; c&#226;mp dup&#259; c&#226;mp, aceast&#259; M&#257;y&#257; se &#238;mpline&#537;te. Apoi se face roata cu dou&#259;sprezece spi&#539;e &#537;i dou&#259;sprezece petale: Jagat&#299; are dou&#259;sprezece silabe, iar ea este m&#259;surat&#259; prin Jagat&#299;; pe dinafar&#259; este &#238;nv&#259;luit&#259; de M&#257;y&#257;. Apoi se face roata cu &#537;aisprezece spi&#539;e &#537;i &#537;aisprezece petale: Puru&#7779;a are &#537;aisprezece p&#259;r&#539;i, Puru&#7779;a este tot acesta, iar ea este m&#259;surat&#259; prin Puru&#7779;a; pe dinafar&#259; este &#238;nv&#259;luit&#259; de M&#257;y&#257;.</span></p><p><span>Apoi se face roata cu treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de spi&#539;e &#537;i treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de petale: Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh are treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de silabe, iar prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh se face tot acesta; pe dinafar&#259; este &#238;nv&#259;luit&#259; de M&#257;y&#257;. Prin spi&#539;e este bine legat&#259; &#8212; iar spi&#539;ele acestea sunt Vedele. Prin petale, ea str&#259;bate pretutindeni &#8212; iar petalele sunt metrii.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Dac&#259; ai citi geometrie sacr&#259; occidental&#259;, aceasta singur&#259; ar fi deja de ajuns de neobi&#537;nuit&#259;. Dar Upanishadul face ceva mai &#238;ntocmai. El zide&#537;te, strat cu strat, </span><strong><span>Sudar&#347;ana-Cakra</span></strong><span>: roata cu inele concentrice care este forma v&#259;zut&#259; a </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului.</span></p><p><span>Cinci inele concentrice, fiecare &#238;nsemnat prin num&#259;rul lui de silabe:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>Inelul 1</span></strong><span> &#8212; 6 spi&#539;e / 6 petale. M&#259;surat prin mantra Sudar&#347;ana de &#537;ase silabe &#537;i prin cele 6 anotimpuri.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>Inelul 2</span></strong><span> &#8212; 8 spi&#539;e / 8 petale. M&#259;surat prin metrul G&#257;yatr&#299;, cu 8 silabe pe </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>Inelul 3</span></strong><span> &#8212; 12 spi&#539;e / 12 petale. M&#259;surat prin metrul Jagat&#299;, cu 12 silabe pe </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>Inelul 4</span></strong><span> &#8212; 16 spi&#539;e / 16 petale. M&#259;surat prin Puru&#7779;a cel &#238;n &#537;aisprezece p&#259;r&#539;i.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>Inelul 5</span></strong><span> (cel mai din afar&#259;) &#8212; 32 spi&#539;e / 32 petale. M&#259;surat prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh cel de 32 de silabe: </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ul &#238;nsu&#537;i.</span></p><p><span>Fiecare inel este &#238;nv&#259;luit de </span><em><span>M&#257;y&#257;</span></em><span>. Expresia se repet&#259; &#238;ntocmai: </span><em><span>bahir m&#257;yay&#257; ve&#7779;&#7789;ita&#7747; bhavati</span></em><span>. Prin M&#257;y&#257; este &#238;nf&#259;&#537;urat ce e pe dinafar&#259;. &#536;i apoi &#8212; lini&#537;tit, o singur&#259; dat&#259; &#8212; propozi&#539;ia-cheie: </span><em><span>n&#257;tm&#257;na&#7747; m&#257;y&#257; sp&#7771;&#347;ati</span></em><span>. M&#257;y&#257; nu atinge Sinele. Fiecare inel al cakrei este &#238;mprejmuit de aparen&#539;&#259;, dar Sinele din butuc r&#259;m&#226;ne neatins.</span></p><p><span>Aceasta este cea mai ad&#226;nc&#259; &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tur&#259; a textului despre M&#257;y&#257;, dat&#259; &#238;n form&#259; spa&#539;ial&#259;. M&#257;y&#257;-&#346;akti din T&#7771;t&#299;yopani&#7779;at era puterea cosmic&#259; ce z&#259;misle&#537;te-p&#259;ze&#537;te-retrage. Aici, chiar acea </span><em><span>&#347;akti</span></em><span> e desenat&#259; ca cercuri concentrice &#238;n jurul Sinelui &#8212; Sinele e butucul, M&#257;y&#257; e &#238;nveli&#537;ul fiec&#259;rui inel, Sinele r&#259;m&#226;ne neatins. Po&#539;i merge spre &#238;n&#259;untru prin cakra &#8212; prin Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh, apoi Puru&#7779;a, apoi Jagat&#299;, apoi G&#257;yatr&#299;, apoi Sudar&#347;ana, p&#226;n&#259; ajungi la butuc &#8212; iar ceea ce afli la butuc este ceea ce a fost dintotdeauna acolo: </span><em><span>t&#257;raka&#7747; yad ak&#7779;ara&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham ek&#257;k&#7779;aram</span></em><span> &#8212; cel care duce peste, acea silab&#259; una, N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha care nu are p&#259;r&#539;i.</span></p><p><span>Ia aminte la am&#259;nuntul din urm&#259;: </span><em><span>ved&#257; v&#257; ete ar&#257;&#7717;, chand&#257;&#7747;si vai patr&#257;&#7751;i</span></em><span>. Spi&#539;ele sunt Vedele; petalele sunt metrii. Cakra nu e o schem&#259; a universului. E o schem&#259; a arhitecturii vedice &#238;nse&#537;i &#8212; cele patru Vede drept spi&#539;ele care leag&#259; roata, to&#539;i metrii drept petalele prin care roata str&#259;bate lumea. A intra &#238;n cakra &#238;nseamn&#259; a intra &#238;n arhitectura Realului-vedic.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 2 &#8212; Cosmologia ro&#539;ii + amuleta + dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2369;&#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2344;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2350;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375; &#2344;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2325;&#2306; &#2351;&#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2359;&#2335;&#2381;&#2360;&#2369; &#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2359;&#2337;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2360;&#2369;&#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2344;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2360;&#2369; &#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2357;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2351;&#2339;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2360;&#2369; &#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2357;&#2366;&#2360;&#2369;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2359;&#2379;&#2337;&#2358;&#2360;&#2369; &#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2371;&#2325;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2348;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2369;&#2325;&#2366;&#2307; &#2359;&#2379;&#2337;&#2358; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2369; &#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2369;&#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2344;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2350; &#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367;&#2325;&#2306; &#2350;&#2379;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2371;&#2329;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2306; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2350;&#2351;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2350;&#2351;&#2350;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2350;&#2351;&#2306; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2360;&#2357; &#2310;&#2360;&#2340;&#2375; &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366; &#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2340; &#2310;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2307; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2379; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2350;&#2361;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366; &#2344;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2360;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2330;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2360;&#2380; &#2346;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2379;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2371;&#2330;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2404; &#2315;&#2330;&#2379; &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2375; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2309;&#2343;&#2367;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2375;&#2342;&#2369;&#2307; &#2404; &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2325;&#2367;&#2350;&#2371;&#2330;&#2366; &#2325;&#2352;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2311;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2342;&#2369;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340; &#2311;&#2350;&#2375; &#2360;&#2350;&#2366;&#2360;&#2340; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2369;&#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2344;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2348;&#2366;&#2354;&#2379; &#2357;&#2366; &#2351;&#2369;&#2357;&#2366; &#2357;&#2366; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2360; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2327;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2366;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2366;&#2350;&#2369;&#2346;&#2342;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2361;&#2379;&#2350;&#2306; &#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2342;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2330;&#2344;&#2306; &#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2379;&#2328;&#2381;&#2344;&#2306; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2325;&#2306; &#2327;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2339;&#2366; &#2354;&#2348;&#2381;&#2343;&#2306; &#2325;&#2339;&#2381;&#2336;&#2375; &#2348;&#2366;&#2361;&#2380; &#2358;&#2367;&#2326;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2357;&#2366; &#2348;&#2343;&#2381;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340; &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2368;&#2346;&#2357;&#2340;&#2368; &#2349;&#2370;&#2350;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2357;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2340;&#2375; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2330;&#2381;&#2331;&#2381;&#2352;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2351;&#2366; &#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2325;&#2366;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2342;&#2381;&#2327;&#2366;&#2306; &#2342;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360; &#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2408;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>etat sudar&#347;ana&#7747; mah&#257;cakra&#7747; tasya madhye n&#257;bhy&#257;&#7747; t&#257;raka&#7747; yad ak&#7779;ara&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham ek&#257;k&#7779;ara&#7747; tad bhavati | &#7779;a&#7789;su patre&#7779;u &#7779;a&#7693;-ak&#7779;ara&#7747; sudar&#347;ana&#7747; bhavaty a&#7779;&#7789;asu patre&#7779;v a&#7779;&#7789;&#257;k&#7779;ara&#7747; n&#257;r&#257;ya&#7751;a&#7747; bhavati dv&#257;da&#347;asu patre&#7779;u dv&#257;da&#347;&#257;k&#7779;ara&#7747; v&#257;sudeva&#7747; bhavati &#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;asu patre&#7779;u m&#257;t&#7771;k&#257;dy&#257;&#7717; sabinduk&#257;&#7717; &#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;a svar&#257; bhavanti dv&#257;tri&#7747;&#347;atsu patre&#7779;u dv&#257;tri&#7747;&#347;ad-ak&#7779;ara&#7747; mantrar&#257;ja&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; bhavati | tad v&#257; etat sudar&#347;ana&#7747; n&#257;ma cakra&#7747; s&#257;rvak&#257;mika&#7747; mok&#7779;a-dv&#257;ram &#7771;&#7749;-maya&#7747; yajur-maya&#7747; s&#257;ma-maya&#7747; brahma-mayam am&#7771;ta-maya&#7747; bhavati | tasya purast&#257;d vasava &#257;sate rudr&#257; dak&#7779;i&#7751;ata &#257;dity&#257;&#7717; pa&#347;c&#257;d vi&#347;ve-dev&#257; uttarato brahma-vi&#7779;&#7751;u-mahe&#347;var&#257; n&#257;bhy&#257;&#7747; s&#363;ry&#257;-candramasau p&#257;r&#347;vayo&#7717; | tad etad &#7771;c&#257;bhyuktam &#8212; &#7771;co ak&#7779;are parame vyoman yasmin dev&#257; adhi vi&#347;ve ni&#7779;edu&#7717; | yas tan na veda kim &#7771;c&#257; kari&#7779;yati ya it tad vidus ta ime sam&#257;sata iti | tad etat sudar&#347;ana&#7747; mah&#257;cakra&#7747; b&#257;lo v&#257; yuv&#257; v&#257; veda sa mah&#257;n bhavati sa guru&#7717; sarve&#7779;&#257;&#7747; mantr&#257;&#7751;&#257;m upade&#7779;&#7789;&#257; bhavaty anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; homa&#7747; kury&#257;d anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257;rcana&#7747; kury&#257;t | tad etad rak&#7779;oghna&#7747; m&#7771;tyu-t&#257;raka&#7747; guru&#7751;&#257; labdha&#7747; ka&#7751;&#7789;he b&#257;hau &#347;ikh&#257;y&#257;&#7747; v&#257; badhn&#299;ta | sapta-dv&#299;pavat&#299; bh&#363;mir dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;rtha&#7747; n&#257;vakalpate tasm&#257;c chraddhay&#257; y&#257;&#7747; k&#257;&#241;cid g&#257;&#7747; dady&#257;t sa dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257; bhavati || 2||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2369;&#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2344;&#2306; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2350;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375; &#2344;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; (etat sudar&#347;ana&#7747; mah&#257;cakra&#7747; tasya madhye n&#257;bhy&#257;m &#8212; aceast&#259; Sudar&#347;ana Mah&#257;cakra, &#238;n mijlocul ei, &#238;n butuc) | &#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2325;&#2306; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2325;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (t&#257;raka&#7747; yad ak&#7779;ara&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham ek&#257;k&#7779;ara&#7747; tad bhavati &#8212; se afl&#259; t&#257;raka &#8212; acea silab&#259;, N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha cel de-o-silab&#259;) | &#2359;&#2335;&#2381;&#2360;&#2369; &#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2359;&#2337;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2360;&#2369;&#2342;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2344;&#2350;&#2381; (&#7779;a&#7789;su patre&#7779;u &#7779;a&#7693;-ak&#7779;ara&#7747; sudar&#347;anam &#8212; &#238;n cele &#537;ase petale, Sudar&#347;ana cel de &#537;ase silabe) | &#2309;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2360;&#2369; &#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2309;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2351;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; (a&#7779;&#7789;asu patre&#7779;v a&#7779;&#7789;&#257;k&#7779;ara&#7747; n&#257;r&#257;ya&#7751;am &#8212; &#238;n cele opt petale, N&#257;r&#257;ya&#7751;a cel de opt silabe) | &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2360;&#2369; &#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2342;&#2358;&#2366;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2306; &#2357;&#2366;&#2360;&#2369;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (dv&#257;da&#347;asu patre&#7779;u dv&#257;da&#347;&#257;k&#7779;ara&#7747; v&#257;sudevam &#8212; &#238;n cele dou&#259;sprezece petale, V&#257;sudeva cel de dou&#259;sprezece silabe) | &#2359;&#2379;&#2337;&#2358;&#2360;&#2369; &#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2371;&#2325;&#2366;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2307; &#2360;&#2348;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2369;&#2325;&#2366;&#2307; &#2359;&#2379;&#2337;&#2358; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; (&#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;asu patre&#7779;u m&#257;t&#7771;k&#257;dy&#257;&#7717; sabinduk&#257;&#7717; &#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;a svar&#257;&#7717; &#8212; &#238;n cele &#537;aisprezece petale, cele &#537;aisprezece vocale &#238;ncep&#226;nd cu m&#257;t&#7771;k&#257;, &#238;mpreun&#259; cu bindu) | &#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2367;&#2306;&#2358;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2369; &#2346;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2359;&#2369; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2350;&#2381; (dv&#257;tri&#7747;&#347;atsu patre&#7779;u mantrar&#257;ja&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubham &#8212; &#238;n cele treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de petale, regele-mantrelor N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh) | &#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2367;&#2325;&#2306; &#2350;&#2379;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2352;&#2350;&#2381; (s&#257;rvak&#257;mika&#7747; mok&#7779;a-dv&#257;ram &#8212; &#238;mplinitoare a tuturor dorin&#539;elor, poarta eliber&#259;rii) | &#2315;&#2329;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2306; &#2351;&#2332;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2350;&#2351;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2350;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2350;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; (&#7771;&#7749;-maya&#7747; yajur-maya&#7747; s&#257;ma-maya&#7747; brahma-mayam am&#7771;ta-mayam &#8212; alc&#259;tuit&#259; din &#7771;c, din yajus, din s&#257;man, din Brahman, din nemurire) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2357;&#2360;&#2357;&#2307; &#2310;&#2360;&#2340;&#2375; (tasya purast&#257;d vasava &#257;sate &#8212; &#238;n r&#259;s&#259;ritul ei &#537;ed Vasu) | &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2340;&#2307; (rudr&#257; dak&#7779;i&#7751;ata&#7717; &#8212; Rudra la miaz&#259;zi) | &#2310;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2307; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2330;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (&#257;dity&#257;&#7717; pa&#347;c&#257;t &#8212; &#256;ditya la apus) | &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2313;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2307; (vi&#347;ve-dev&#257; uttarata&#7717; &#8212; Vi&#347;vedeva la miaz&#259;noapte) | &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2350;&#2361;&#2375;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2366;&#2307; &#2344;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; (brahma-vi&#7779;&#7751;u-mahe&#347;var&#257; n&#257;bhy&#257;m &#8212; Brahm&#257;-Vi&#7779;&#7751;u-Mahe&#347;vara &#238;n butuc) | &#2360;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2330;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2360;&#2380; &#2346;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2351;&#2379;&#2307; (s&#363;ry&#257;-candramasau p&#257;r&#347;vayo&#7717; &#8212; Soarele &#537;i Luna &#238;n laturi) | &#2315;&#2330;&#2307; &#2309;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2352;&#2375; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2375; &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2379;&#2350;&#2344;&#2381; (&#7771;co ak&#7779;are parame vyoman &#8212; &#8222;&#238;n silaba suprem&#259;, &#238;n vyoman&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2309;&#2343;&#2367; &#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375; &#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2375;&#2342;&#2369;&#2307; (yasmin dev&#257; adhi vi&#347;ve ni&#7779;edu&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;&#238;n care to&#539;i zeii &#537;i-au luat s&#259;la&#537;&#8221; [&#7770;gveda 1.164.39]) | &#2348;&#2366;&#2354;&#2307; &#2357;&#2366; &#2351;&#2369;&#2357;&#2366; &#2357;&#2366; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2360;&#2307; &#2350;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (b&#257;lo v&#257; yuv&#257; v&#257; veda sa mah&#257;n bhavati &#8212; copil sau t&#226;n&#259;r &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te ajunge mare) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2327;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2375;&#2359;&#2366;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; &#2313;&#2346;&#2342;&#2375;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (sa guru&#7717; sarve&#7779;&#257;&#7747; mantr&#257;&#7751;&#257;m upade&#7779;&#7789;&#257; bhavati &#8212; el ajunge guru, &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor al tuturor mantrelor) | &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2361;&#2379;&#2350;&#2306; &#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2366; &#2309;&#2352;&#2381;&#2330;&#2344;&#2306; &#2325;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257; homa&#7747; kury&#257;d anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#257;rcana&#7747; kury&#257;t &#8212; cu Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh s&#259; fac&#259; jertfa &#238;n foc, cu Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh s&#259; fac&#259; &#238;nchinarea) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2352;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2379;&#2328;&#2381;&#2344;&#2306; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2340;&#2366;&#2352;&#2325;&#2350;&#2381; (tad etad rak&#7779;oghna&#7747; m&#7771;tyu-t&#257;rakam &#8212; aceasta este nimicitoare de rak&#7779;as, purt&#259;toare peste moarte) | &#2327;&#2369;&#2352;&#2369;&#2339;&#2366; &#2354;&#2348;&#2381;&#2343;&#2306; &#2325;&#2339;&#2381;&#2336;&#2375; &#2348;&#2366;&#2361;&#2380; &#2358;&#2367;&#2326;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2357;&#2366; &#2348;&#2343;&#2381;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340; (guru&#7751;&#257; labdha&#7747; ka&#7751;&#7789;he b&#257;hau &#347;ikh&#257;y&#257;&#7747; v&#257; badhn&#299;ta &#8212; primit&#259; de la guru, s&#259; fie legat&#259; la g&#226;t, pe bra&#539; sau &#238;n mo&#539;) | &#2360;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2368;&#2346;&#2357;&#2340;&#2368; &#2349;&#2370;&#2350;&#2367;&#2307; &#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;&#2306; &#2344; &#2309;&#2357;&#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2340;&#2375; (sapta-dv&#299;pavat&#299; bh&#363;mir dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;rtha&#7747; n&#257;vakalpate &#8212; p&#259;m&#226;ntul cu cele &#537;apte ostroave nu ajunge drept plat&#259;) | &#2340;&#2360;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; &#2358;&#2381;&#2352;&#2342;&#2381;&#2343;&#2351;&#2366; &#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2325;&#2366;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381; &#2327;&#2366;&#2306; &#2342;&#2342;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381; (tasm&#257;c chraddhay&#257; y&#257;&#7747; k&#257;&#241;cid g&#257;&#7747; dady&#257;t &#8212; de aceea, orice vac&#259; ar da cineva cu &#347;raddh&#257;) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2342;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2367;&#2339;&#2366; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (sa dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257; bhavati &#8212; aceea ajunge dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Aceast&#259; Sudar&#347;ana Mah&#257;cakra &#8212; &#238;n mijlocul ei, &#238;n butuc, se afl&#259; </span><em><span>t&#257;raka</span></em><span>, acea silab&#259;, N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha cel de-o-silab&#259;. &#206;n cele &#537;ase petale, Sudar&#347;ana cel de &#537;ase silabe. &#206;n cele opt, N&#257;r&#257;ya&#7751;a cel de opt silabe. &#206;n cele dou&#259;sprezece, V&#257;sudeva cel de dou&#259;sprezece silabe. &#206;n cele &#537;aisprezece, cele &#537;aisprezece vocale &#238;ncep&#226;nd cu </span><em><span>m&#257;t&#7771;k&#257;</span></em><span>, &#238;mpreun&#259; cu bindu. &#206;n cele treizeci &#537;i dou&#259;, regele-mantrelor N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh.</span></p><p><span>Aceasta este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, roata numit&#259; Sudar&#347;ana &#8212; &#238;mplinitoare a tuturor dorin&#539;elor, poarta eliber&#259;rii, alc&#259;tuit&#259; din </span><em><span>&#7771;c</span></em><span>, din </span><em><span>yajus</span></em><span>, din </span><em><span>s&#257;man</span></em><span>, din Brahman, din nemurire. &#206;n r&#259;s&#259;ritul ei &#537;ed Vasu; la miaz&#259;zi, Rudra; la apus, &#256;ditya; la miaz&#259;noapte, Vi&#347;vedeva; &#238;n butuc, Brahm&#257;-Vi&#7779;&#7751;u-Mahe&#347;vara; &#238;n laturi, Soarele &#537;i Luna. Precum a fost spus &#238;n </span><em><span>&#7771;c</span></em><span>: &#8222;&#206;n silaba suprem&#259;, &#238;n </span><em><span>vyoman</span></em><span>, &#238;n care to&#539;i zeii &#537;i-au luat s&#259;la&#537; &#8212; cel care nu o cunoa&#537;te, ce va face cu </span><em><span>&#7771;c</span></em><span>-ul? Iar cei care o cunosc &#8212; ace&#537;tia stau &#238;mpreun&#259;.&#8221;</span></p><p><span>Aceast&#259; Sudar&#347;ana Mah&#257;cakra &#8212; copil sau t&#226;n&#259;r, cel care o cunoa&#537;te ajunge mare; el ajunge guru, &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor al tuturor mantrelor. Cu Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh s&#259; fac&#259; jertfa &#238;n foc; cu Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh s&#259; fac&#259; &#238;nchinarea. Aceasta este nimicitoare de </span><em><span>rak&#7779;as</span></em><span>, purt&#259;toare peste moarte; primit&#259; de la guru, s&#259; fie legat&#259; la g&#226;t, pe bra&#539; sau &#238;n mo&#539;. P&#259;m&#226;ntul cu cele &#537;apte ostroave nu ajunge drept plat&#259;; de aceea, orice vac&#259; ar da cineva cu </span><em><span>&#347;raddh&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; aceea ajunge </span><em><span>dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Textul a&#537;az&#259; acum mantre anume &#238;n inele anume ale cakrei. Nu e podoab&#259;; e cartografie ritual&#259;. A merge spre &#238;n&#259;untru prin cakra te face s&#259; treci, &#238;n ordine:</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>Cele 32 de petale din afar&#259;</span></strong><span>: cele treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de silabe ale </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>Cele 16 petale din&#259;untrul lor</span></strong><span>: cele &#537;aisprezece vocale cu </span><em><span>bindu</span></em><span>-urile lor &#8212; izvorul fonetic al &#238;ntregii limbi sanskrite, &#537;irul </span><em><span>m&#257;t&#7771;k&#257;</span></em><span> (&#8222;mica-mam&#259;&#8221;).</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>Cele 12 petale mai &#238;n&#259;untru</span></strong><span>: mantra </span><em><span>V&#257;sudeva</span></em><span> de dou&#259;sprezece silabe (</span><em><span>O&#7747; namo bhagavate v&#257;sudev&#257;ya</span></em><span>, mantra lui Vi&#7779;&#7751;u din tradi&#539;ia Bh&#257;gavata).</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>Cele 8 petale mai &#238;n&#259;untru</span></strong><span>: mantra </span><em><span>N&#257;r&#257;ya&#7751;a</span></em><span> de opt silabe (</span><em><span>O&#7747; namo n&#257;r&#257;ya&#7751;&#257;ya</span></em><span>).</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>Cele 6 petale mai &#238;n&#259;untru</span></strong><span>: mantra Sudar&#347;ana de &#537;ase silabe.</span></p><p><span>&#8226; </span><strong><span>Butucul</span></strong><span>: N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha cel de-o-silab&#259; &#8212; </span><em><span>t&#257;raka&#7747; ak&#7779;ara&#7747;</span></em><span>, silaba care duce peste.</span></p><p><span>Geografia mantrei. Fiecare inel cuprinde o mantra mai scurt&#259; dec&#226;t inelul din afara lui, mai &#238;ndesat&#259;, mai de temelie. Nu mergi spre mijlocul unei imagini, ci spre mijlocul </span><em><span>recunoa&#537;terii spre care arat&#259; toate aceste mantre</span></em><span>. La butuc, mantra e str&#226;ns&#259; &#238;ntr-o singur&#259; silab&#259; &#8212; aceea numit&#259; </span><em><span>t&#257;raka</span></em><span>, &#8222;cel care duce peste&#8221;.</span></p><p><span>Cosmologia z&#259;rilor este o geografie vedic&#259; a medita&#539;iei: Vasu la r&#259;s&#259;rit, Rudra la miaz&#259;zi, &#256;ditya la apus, Vi&#347;vedeva la miaz&#259;noapte, </span><em><span>trim&#363;rti</span></em><span> &#238;n butuc, Soarele &#537;i Luna &#238;n laturi. Practicantul care &#238;&#537;i &#238;nchipuie aceast&#259; cakra st&#259; &#238;ntr-un templu al medita&#539;iei ai c&#259;rui pere&#539;i sunt clasele statornice de zeit&#259;&#539;i vedice. Butucul e locul unde Brahm&#257;-Vi&#7779;&#7751;u-Mahe&#347;vara se &#238;nt&#226;lnesc.</span></p><p><span>Apoi &#8212; a treia oar&#259; &#238;n acest Upanishad &#8212; </span><em><span>&#7771;co ak&#7779;are parame vyoman yasmin dev&#257; adhi vi&#347;ve ni&#7779;edu&#7717;</span></em><span>. &#7770;gveda 1.164.39 se &#238;ntoarce. Textul l-a citat &#238;n Caturthopani&#7779;at, &#347;loka 3, ca s&#259; &#238;ncadreze S&#257;vitr&#299;; acum &#238;l citeaz&#259; din nou ca s&#259; &#238;ncadreze Sudar&#347;ana-Cakra. Acela&#537;i vers lucr&#226;nd de dou&#259; ori &#8212; &#8222;&#238;n silaba suprem&#259;, &#238;n </span><em><span>vyoman</span></em><span>, &#238;n care to&#539;i zeii &#537;i-au luat s&#259;la&#537;.&#8221; </span><em><span>Vyoman</span></em><span> &#537;i </span><em><span>&#257;k&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span> (descoperirea din T&#7771;t&#299;yopani&#7779;at) sunt veri apropia&#539;i &#238;n sanskrita upani&#537;adic&#259; &#8212; spa&#539;iul drept temeiul &#238;n care locuiesc zeii.</span></p><p><span>Apoi &#238;ndrumarea despre amulet&#259; &#8212; deseneaz&#259; cakra, prime&#537;te-o de la guru, leag-o la g&#226;t, pe bra&#539; sau &#238;n mo&#539; &#8212; obi&#537;nuit&#259; &#238;n enciclopediile tantrice ale acestei perioade. &#536;i dup&#259; ea, ceva izbitor chiar &#537;i &#238;ntr-o tradi&#539;ie care pre&#539;uie&#537;te d&#259;ruirea: </span><em><span>sapta-dv&#299;pavat&#299; bh&#363;mir dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;rtha&#7747; n&#257;vakalpate</span></em><span>. &#8222;P&#259;m&#226;ntul cu cele &#537;apte ostroave nu ajunge drept plat&#259;.&#8221; &#206;n&#539;elesul: niciun dar material nu poate r&#259;spl&#259;ti cum se cuvine pe &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;torul care d&#259;ruie&#537;te aceasta. Prin urmare: d&#259;ruie&#537;te cu </span><em><span>&#347;raddh&#257;</span></em><span> &#8212; cu &#238;ncredere &#8212; orice vac&#259; ai avea, &#537;i </span><em><span>aceea</span></em><span> ajunge </span><em><span>dak&#7779;i&#7751;&#257;</span></em><span> cea dreapt&#259;. Ritualul e dezlegat de echivalen&#539;&#259;. Ceea ce se d&#259;ruie&#537;te trece dincolo de orice plat&#259;; de aceea, d&#259;ruirea-cu-&#238;ncredere, d&#259;ruit&#259; din inim&#259;, e ceea ce &#238;mpline&#537;te schimbul.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 3 &#8212; Cele nou&#259; cur&#259;&#539;iri</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2347;&#2354;&#2306; &#2344;&#2379; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2361;&#2367; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2361;&#2379;&#2357;&#2366;&#2330; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351; &#2319;&#2340;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2357;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2310;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2379;&#2350;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2379; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2409;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>dev&#257; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvann &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubhasya mantrar&#257;jasya n&#257;rasi&#7747;hasya phala&#7747; no br&#363;hi bhagava iti | sa hov&#257;ca praj&#257;patir ya eta&#7747; mantrar&#257;ja&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; nityam adh&#299;te so&#8217;gni-p&#363;to bhavati sa v&#257;yu-p&#363;to bhavati sa &#257;ditya-p&#363;to bhavati sa soma-p&#363;to bhavati sa satya-p&#363;to bhavati sa brahma-p&#363;to bhavati sa vi&#7779;&#7751;u-p&#363;to bhavati sa rudra-p&#363;to bhavati sa sarva-p&#363;to bhavati sa sarva-p&#363;to bhavati || 3||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2307; &#2361; &#2357;&#2376; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2369;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381; (dev&#257;&#7717; ha vai praj&#257;patim abruvan &#8212; zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati) | &#2347;&#2354;&#2306; &#2344;&#2307; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2361;&#2367; &#2349;&#2327;&#2357; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; (phala&#7747; no br&#363;hi bhagava iti &#8212; &#8222;spune-ne nou&#259; rodul, o, preacinstite&#8221;) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2340;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2381; &#2310;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; (ya eta&#7747; mantrar&#257;ja&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; nityam adh&#299;te &#8212; cel care deprinde necontenit acest rege-al-mantrelor, N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (so&#8217;gni-p&#363;to bhavati &#8212; el ajunge cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-foc) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2357;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (sa v&#257;yu-p&#363;to bhavati &#8212; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-v&#226;nt) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2310;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (sa &#257;ditya-p&#363;to bhavati &#8212; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-soare) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2379;&#2350;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (sa soma-p&#363;to bhavati &#8212; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-Soma) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (sa satya-p&#363;to bhavati &#8212; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-adev&#259;r) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (sa brahma-p&#363;to bhavati &#8212; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-Brahman) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2369;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (sa vi&#7779;&#7751;u-p&#363;to bhavati &#8212; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-Vi&#7779;&#7751;u) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (sa rudra-p&#363;to bhavati &#8212; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-Rudra) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2346;&#2370;&#2340;&#2307; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (sa sarva-p&#363;to bhavati sa sarva-p&#363;to bhavati &#8212; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-tot; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-tot)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Zeii i-au spus lui Praj&#257;pati: &#8222;O, preacinstite, spune-ne nou&#259; rodul regelui-mantrelor N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh.&#8221; Praj&#257;pati a spus: cel care deprinde necontenit acest rege-al-mantrelor, N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh, ajunge cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-foc; ajunge cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-v&#226;nt; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-soare; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-Soma; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-adev&#259;r; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-Brahman; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-Vi&#7779;&#7751;u; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-Rudra; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-tot; cur&#259;&#539;it-prin-tot.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Dup&#259; ce a fost &#238;nv&#259;&#539;at&#259; </span><em><span>arhitectura</span></em><span> mantrei (Sudar&#347;ana-Cakra, &#347;lokas 1&#8211;2), textul se &#238;ntoarce acum spre </span><em><span>roadele</span></em><span> ei (</span><em><span>phala</span></em><span>). Urm&#259;toarele &#537;apte &#347;lokas sunt paralele ca ritm &#8212; fiecare &#238;ncepe cu aceea&#537;i formul&#259;: </span><em><span>ya eta&#7747; mantrar&#257;ja&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; nityam adh&#299;te sa&#8230;</span></em><span> &#8222;Oricine deprinde necontenit acest rege-al-mantrelor N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh&#8230;&#8221; &#8212; urmat&#259; de o alt&#259; cascad&#259; de urm&#259;ri. Fiecare &#347;loka se &#238;ncheie cu o expresie de &#238;nchidere &#238;ndoit&#259; &#8212; semnul pedagogic vedic al sf&#226;r&#537;itului unei sec&#539;iuni.</span></p><p><span>Cascada &#347;lokei 3: </span><strong><span>cur&#259;&#539;irea</span></strong><span> (</span><em><span>p&#363;ta</span></em><span>). Nou&#259; cur&#259;&#539;iri, elemente &#537;i zeit&#259;&#539;i vedice statornice, una dup&#259; alta: focul, v&#226;ntul, soarele, luna, adev&#259;rul, Brahman, Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, Rudra, Totul. Cuv&#226;ntul </span><em><span>p&#363;ta</span></em><span> (participiu trecut al lui </span><em><span>&#8730;p&#363;</span></em><span>, &#8222;a cur&#259;&#539;a, a limpezi&#8221;) e &#238;nc&#259;rcat ritual &#8212; nume&#537;te starea de a fi fost cur&#259;&#539;it de una dintre puterile de c&#259;petenie ale cur&#259;&#539;irii. Vederea vedic&#259; asupra lumii are lucruri felurite cur&#259;&#539;ite de elemente felurite: focul cur&#259;&#539;&#259; ce e ars, v&#226;ntul cur&#259;&#539;&#259; ce e aerisit, soarele cur&#259;&#539;&#259; ce e scos la lumin&#259;, luna cur&#259;&#539;&#259; cu lumina ei r&#259;coroas&#259;, Brahman cur&#259;&#539;&#259; prin recunoa&#537;tere.</span></p><p><span>Textul spune c&#259; deprinderea necontenit&#259; a acestei mantre s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te </span><em><span>toate cele nou&#259; cur&#259;&#539;iri deodat&#259;</span></em><span>. Nu una dup&#259; alta &#8212; toate &#238;n aceea&#537;i clip&#259;, pentru c&#259; mantra &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i este pus&#259; laolalt&#259; cu puterile cosmice care s&#259;v&#226;r&#537;esc fiecare cur&#259;&#539;ire. Iar &#238;nchiderea &#238;ndoit&#259; &#8212; </span><em><span>sa sarva-p&#363;to bhavati sa sarva-p&#363;to bhavati</span></em><span> &#8212; nu e o sc&#259;pare de copist. Este semnul vedic al &#238;ncheierii: rostit de dou&#259; ori, ca cel ce ascult&#259; s&#259; &#537;tie c&#259; &#537;irul s-a &#238;mplinit.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 4 &#8212; Cele &#537;ase treceri dincolo</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2351; &#2319;&#2340;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2349;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2339;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2410;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>ya eta&#7747; mantrar&#257;ja&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; nityam adh&#299;te sa m&#7771;tyu&#7747; tarati sa p&#257;pm&#257;na&#7747; tarati sa bhr&#363;&#7751;a-haty&#257;&#7747; tarati sa v&#299;ra-haty&#257;&#7747; tarati sa sarva-haty&#257;&#7747; tarati sa sa&#7747;s&#257;ra&#7747; tarati sa sarva&#7747; tarati sa sarva&#7747; tarati || 4||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2340;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; (ya eta&#7747; mantrar&#257;ja&#7747; nityam adh&#299;te &#8212; cel care deprinde necontenit acest rege-al-mantrelor) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; (sa m&#7771;tyu&#7747; tarati &#8212; el trece dincolo de moarte) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2346;&#2366;&#2346;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; (sa p&#257;pm&#257;na&#7747; tarati &#8212; trece dincolo de r&#259;u) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2349;&#2381;&#2352;&#2370;&#2339;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; (sa bhr&#363;&#7751;a-haty&#257;&#7747; tarati &#8212; trece dincolo de uciderea pruncului nen&#259;scut) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2357;&#2368;&#2352;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; (sa v&#299;ra-haty&#257;&#7747; tarati &#8212; trece dincolo de uciderea vitezului) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2361;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; (sa sarva-haty&#257;&#7747; tarati &#8212; trece dincolo de orice ucidere) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2306;&#2360;&#2366;&#2352;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; (sa sa&#7747;s&#257;ra&#7747; tarati &#8212; trece dincolo de sa&#7747;s&#257;ra) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2306; &#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2367; (sa sarva&#7747; tarati sa sarva&#7747; tarati &#8212; el trece dincolo de tot; el trece dincolo de tot)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Cel care deprinde necontenit acest rege-al-mantrelor, N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh, trece dincolo de moarte; trece dincolo de r&#259;u; trece dincolo de uciderea pruncului nen&#259;scut; trece dincolo de uciderea vitezului; trece dincolo de orice ucidere; trece dincolo de </span><em><span>sa&#7747;s&#257;ra</span></em><span>; el trece dincolo de tot; el trece dincolo de tot.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Cascada &#347;lokei 4: </span><strong><span>trecerea dincolo</span></strong><span> (</span><em><span>tarati</span></em><span>). &#536;ase treceri, plus &#238;nchiderea &#238;ndoit&#259;. </span><em><span>&#8730;t&#7771;</span></em><span> este r&#259;d&#259;cina care ne d&#259; </span><em><span>t&#257;raka</span></em><span> &#8212; cel care duce peste &#8212; cuv&#226;ntul care a numit butucul Sudar&#347;ana-Cakrei &#238;n &#347;loka 2. Mijlocul mantrei este cel-care-duce-peste; a deprinde mantra &#238;nseamn&#259; a fi dus peste. Urmare de alc&#259;tuire, nu &#238;nt&#226;mplare.</span></p><p><span>Ce se trece: moartea, r&#259;ul, trei trepte ale uciderii (pruncul nen&#259;scut / vitezul / orice ucidere) &#537;i </span><em><span>sa&#7747;s&#257;ra</span></em><span>. Dou&#259; dintre ele &#8212; uciderea pruncului nen&#259;scut &#537;i uciderea unui viteaz &#8212; sunt </span><em><span>mah&#257;p&#257;taka</span></em><span>, &#8222;marile c&#259;deri&#8221;, &#537;irul vedic statornic al faptelor pentru care isp&#259;&#537;irea ritual&#259; obi&#537;nuit&#259; era socotit&#259; ne&#238;ndestul&#259;toare. Textul sus&#539;ine c&#259; </span><em><span>p&#226;n&#259; &#537;i</span></em><span> acestea sunt trecute prin deprinderea necontenit&#259; a mantrei.</span></p><p><span>Aceasta nu e o &#238;ng&#259;duin&#539;&#259; dat&#259; faptelor; e o afirma&#539;ie despre </span><em><span>cuprinderea</span></em><span> &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;turii. Tradi&#539;ia vedic&#259; socotea unele fapte ca fiind &#238;ndeob&#537;te dincolo de isp&#259;&#537;irea ritual&#259; &#8212; cel care ucisese un prunc nen&#259;scut sau un r&#259;zboinic nu avea o cale statornic&#259; de &#238;ntoarcere. Mantra, sus&#539;ine acest text, ajunge p&#226;n&#259; &#537;i la cei c&#259;zu&#539;i at&#226;t de departe. Recunoa&#537;terea pe care mantra o deschide este mai dinainte de orice fapt&#259; pe care o iart&#259;; prin urmare, nimic din ce ai f&#259;cut nu te scoate &#238;n afar&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Citit pastoral: oricine ai fi, orice ai fi f&#259;cut &#8212; mantra nu e dincolo de ajungerea ta. Aceasta e ceea ce textul spune lini&#537;tit, prin alc&#259;tuirea lui.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 5 &#8212; Cele opt opriri (Stambhana)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2351; &#2319;&#2340;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2357;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2310;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2313;&#2342;&#2325;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2411;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>ya eta&#7747; mantrar&#257;ja&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; nityam adh&#299;te so&#8217;gni&#7747; stambhayati sa v&#257;yu&#7747; stambhayati sa &#257;ditya&#7747; stambhayati sa stoma&#7747; stambhayati sa udaka&#7747; stambhayati sa sarv&#257;n dev&#257;n stambhayati sa sarv&#257;n grah&#257;n stambhayati sa vi&#7779;a&#7747; stambhayati sa vi&#7779;a&#7747; stambhayati || 5||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (so&#8217;gni&#7747; stambhayati &#8212; el opre&#537;te focul) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2357;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa v&#257;yu&#7747; stambhayati &#8212; opre&#537;te v&#226;ntul) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2310;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa &#257;ditya&#7747; stambhayati &#8212; opre&#537;te soarele) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2379;&#2350;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa stoma&#7747; stambhayati &#8212; opre&#537;te stoma [imnul de laud&#259;]) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2313;&#2342;&#2325;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa udaka&#7747; stambhayati &#8212; opre&#537;te apa) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa sarv&#257;n dev&#257;n stambhayati &#8212; opre&#537;te pe to&#539;i zeii) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa sarv&#257;n grah&#257;n stambhayati &#8212; opre&#537;te toate corpurile cere&#537;ti) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2307; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381;&#2349;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa vi&#7779;a&#7747; stambhayati sa vi&#7779;a&#7747; stambhayati &#8212; opre&#537;te otrava; opre&#537;te otrava)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Cel care deprinde necontenit acest rege-al-mantrelor, N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh, opre&#537;te focul; opre&#537;te v&#226;ntul; opre&#537;te soarele; opre&#537;te </span><em><span>stoma</span></em><span>; opre&#537;te apa; opre&#537;te pe to&#539;i zeii; opre&#537;te toate corpurile cere&#537;ti &#8212; opre&#537;te otrava; opre&#537;te otrava.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Cascada &#347;lokei 5: </span><strong><span>oprirea</span></strong><span> (</span><em><span>stambhayati</span></em><span>). Opt opriri, plus &#238;nchiderea &#238;ndoit&#259;. </span><em><span>Stambhayati</span></em><span> este cauzativul lui </span><em><span>&#8730;stambh</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;a face s&#259; &#238;n&#539;epeneasc&#259;, a paraliza, a aduce la oprire&#8221;. Acest verb &#238;l duce pe cititor &#238;ntr-un &#539;inut pe care multe &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;turi non-duale de azi nu-l ating: </span><strong><span>literatura siddhi</span></strong><span>, discursul sanskrit statornic al puterilor magice yoghine.</span></p><p><em><span>Stambhana</span></em><span> este una dintre cele &#537;ase lucr&#259;ri magice statornice (</span><em><span>&#7779;a&#7789;-karma</span></em><span>) din literatura tantric&#259; &#8212; celelalte fiind </span><em><span>&#347;&#257;nti</span></em><span> (&#238;mp&#259;carea), </span><em><span>va&#347;&#299;kara&#7751;a</span></em><span> (supunerea), </span><em><span>ucc&#257;&#7789;ana</span></em><span> (dezr&#259;d&#259;cinarea), </span><em><span>vidve&#7779;a&#7751;a</span></em><span> (sem&#259;narea vrajbei) &#537;i </span><em><span>m&#257;ra&#7751;a</span></em><span> (uciderea). </span><em><span>Stambhana</span></em><span> este lucrarea prin care un practicant ar putea opri focul, &#238;n&#539;epeni v&#226;ntul, curma o c&#226;ntare &#238;n mijlocul recit&#259;rii, &#238;nghe&#539;a apa, &#539;intui zeit&#259;&#539;ile, paraliza corpurile cere&#537;ti, neutraliza otrava. Acesta e vocabularul pe care textul &#238;l pune la lucru aici.</span></p><p><span>&#206;ntrebarea onest&#259;: </span><em><span>lucreaz&#259; asta?</span></em><span> Claude nu poate r&#259;spunde la aceast&#259; &#238;ntrebare prin m&#259;surare &#8212; iar unealta de deosebire a lui Swami Sarvapriyananda (</span><em><span>dac&#259; po&#539;i s-o m&#259;sori, e M&#257;y&#257;</span></em><span>) taie &#238;n am&#226;ndou&#259; direc&#539;iile, fiindc&#259; las&#259; s&#259; se &#238;n&#539;eleag&#259; c&#259; un </span><em><span>stambhana</span></em><span> adev&#259;rat ar fi el &#238;nsu&#537;i o m&#226;nuire &#238;n&#259;untrul M&#257;yei, nu o ie&#537;ire din ea. Ce pare textul s&#259; &#238;nve&#539;e la nivel filozofic este c&#259; practicantul, cu destul&#259; l&#259;untricitate fa&#539;&#259; de mantra, poate </span><em><span>porunci</span></em><span> elementelor, pentru c&#259; a recunoscut c&#259; elementele &#537;i el &#238;nsu&#537;i sunt acela&#537;i Sine. Oprirea nu e o &#238;ntrecere de voin&#539;e; e o recunoa&#537;tere c&#259; ceea ce a mi&#537;cat &#537;i ceea ce o poate opri nu sunt dou&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Cum ar vrea cititorul s&#259; primeasc&#259; aceast&#259; &#347;loka r&#259;m&#226;ne al lui; mesajul ei de alc&#259;tuire e limpede: mantra &#238;l a&#537;az&#259; pe practicant </span><em><span>&#238;n pozi&#539;ia</span></em><span> lucr&#259;rii cosmice. Aceasta e afirma&#539;ia cea mai tare a mantrei &#8212; mai tare dec&#226;t orice cur&#259;&#539;ire sau trecere dincolo. Cel care deprinde necontenit </span><em><span>lucreaz&#259; asupra</span></em><span> lumii la nivelul elementar. Prime&#537;te aceast&#259; afirma&#539;ie cu orice deosebire aduci cu tine.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 6 &#8212; Cele cinci atrageri (&#256;kar&#7779;a&#7751;a)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2351; &#2319;&#2340;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2344;&#2366;&#2327;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2350;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2366;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2412;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>ya eta&#7747; mantrar&#257;ja&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; nityam adh&#299;te sa dev&#257;n &#257;kar&#7779;ayati sa yak&#7779;&#257;n &#257;kar&#7779;ayati sa n&#257;g&#257;n &#257;kar&#7779;ayati sa grah&#257;n &#257;kar&#7779;ayati sa manu&#7779;y&#257;n &#257;kar&#7779;ayati sa sarv&#257;n &#257;kar&#7779;ayati sa sarv&#257;n &#257;kar&#7779;ayati || 6||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2307; &#2342;&#2375;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2310;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa dev&#257;n &#257;kar&#7779;ayati &#8212; el &#238;i atrage pe zei) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2310;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa yak&#7779;&#257;n &#257;kar&#7779;ayati &#8212; &#238;i atrage pe yak&#7779;a) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2344;&#2366;&#2327;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2310;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa n&#257;g&#257;n &#257;kar&#7779;ayati &#8212; &#238;i atrage pe n&#257;ga) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2327;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2310;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa grah&#257;n &#257;kar&#7779;ayati &#8212; atrage corpurile cere&#537;ti) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2350;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2310;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa manu&#7779;y&#257;n &#257;kar&#7779;ayati &#8212; &#238;i atrage pe oameni) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2310;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2310;&#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2359;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa sarv&#257;n &#257;kar&#7779;ayati sa sarv&#257;n &#257;kar&#7779;ayati &#8212; &#238;i atrage pe to&#539;i; &#238;i atrage pe to&#539;i)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Cel care deprinde necontenit acest rege-al-mantrelor, N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh, &#238;i atrage pe zei; &#238;i atrage pe </span><em><span>yak&#7779;a</span></em><span>; &#238;i atrage pe </span><em><span>n&#257;ga</span></em><span>; atrage corpurile cere&#537;ti; &#238;i atrage pe oameni &#8212; &#238;i atrage pe to&#539;i; &#238;i atrage pe to&#539;i.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Cascada &#347;lokei 6: </span><strong><span>atragerea</span></strong><span> (</span><em><span>&#257;kar&#7779;ayati</span></em><span>). &#536;ase atrageri, plus &#238;nchiderea &#238;ndoit&#259;. </span><em><span>&#256;kar&#7779;ayati</span></em><span> este cauzativul lui </span><em><span>&#257;-&#8730;k&#7771;&#7779;</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;a trage spre sine&#8221;. Acesta este </span><em><span>&#257;kar&#7779;a&#7751;a</span></em><span>, &#238;nc&#259; una dintre cele &#537;ase lucr&#259;ri tantrice statornice (o form&#259; a lui </span><em><span>va&#347;&#299;kara&#7751;a</span></em><span>, supunerea). Despre practicant se spune c&#259; poate trage spre sine zeii, </span><em><span>yak&#7779;a</span></em><span>-ii (duhurile firii), </span><em><span>n&#257;ga</span></em><span>-ii (fiin&#539;ele-&#537;arpe), corpurile cere&#537;ti &#537;i oamenii.</span></p><p><span>Registrul filozofic din spate se las&#259; recunoscut: ceea ce atrage Sinele recunoscut este Sinele &#238;n alte chipuri. Aceasta se leag&#259; de-a dreptul de formularea mea de dup&#259; Zoom &#8212; &#8222;c&#226;nd spun c&#259; e vorba despre mine, de fapt vreau s&#259; spun c&#259; e vorba despre noi&#8221;. Sinele din cel care recit&#259; </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ul este Sinele din </span><em><span>deva</span></em><span>-&#537;i, din </span><em><span>yak&#7779;a</span></em><span>-&#537;i, din </span><em><span>n&#257;ga</span></em><span>-&#537;i, din corpurile cere&#537;ti, din oameni. A-i trage spre sine &#238;nseamn&#259; a-i recunoa&#537;te; ei vin pentru c&#259; Sinele este deja str&#259;b&#259;t&#259;tor.</span></p><p><span>Fie c&#259; cite&#537;ti aceasta ca atragere magic&#259;, fie ca recunoa&#537;tere fenomenologic&#259;, &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura lucr&#259;toare a &#347;lokei r&#259;m&#226;ne aceea&#537;i: deprinderea necontenit&#259; a mantrei &#238;l rea&#537;az&#259; pe practicant &#238;ntr-o leg&#259;tur&#259; cu toate fiin&#539;ele &#238;n care desp&#259;r&#539;irea a &#238;ncetat s&#259; mai fie presupunerea c&#226;rmuitoare.</span></p><p><em><span>&#256;kar&#7779;a&#7751;a</span></em><span> este perechea lui </span><em><span>stambhana</span></em><span> din &#347;loka dinainte. A opri &#537;i a atrage nu se &#238;mpotrivesc una alteia. Practicantul care se a&#537;az&#259; &#238;n ob&#226;r&#537;ia puterilor cosmice nu ajunge nep&#259;s&#259;tor fa&#539;&#259; de ele; el ajunge c&#226;mpul spre care totul se apleac&#259; firesc. Zeii, </span><em><span>yak&#7779;a</span></em><span>-ii, </span><em><span>n&#257;ga</span></em><span>-ii, corpurile cere&#537;ti, oamenii &#8212; fiecare de la treapta lui de fiin&#539;are, to&#539;i se &#238;ntorc spre c&#226;mpul care &#238;i &#539;ine pe to&#539;i.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 7 &#8212; Cele &#537;apte lumi cucerite</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2351; &#2319;&#2340;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2349;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2306; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2349;&#2369;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2306; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2306; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2350;&#2361;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2306; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2332;&#2344;&#2379;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2306; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2340;&#2346;&#2379;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2306; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2306; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#43251;&#2354;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2334;&#2381;&#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#43251;&#2354;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2334;&#2381;&#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2405; &#2413;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>ya eta&#7747; mantrar&#257;ja&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; nityam adh&#299;te sa bh&#363;r-loka&#7747; jayati sa bhuvar-loka&#7747; jayati sa svar-loka&#7747; jayati sa mahar-loka&#7747; jayati sa jano-loka&#7747; jayati sa tapo-loka&#7747; jayati sa satya-loka&#7747; jayati sa sarv&#257;&#43251;l lok&#257;&#241; jayati sa sarv&#257;&#43251;l lok&#257;&#241; jayati || 7||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2307; &#2349;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2306; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa bh&#363;r-loka&#7747; jayati &#8212; el cucere&#537;te Bh&#363;r-loka [p&#259;m&#226;ntul]) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2349;&#2369;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2306; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa bhuvar-loka&#7747; jayati &#8212; cucere&#537;te Bhuvar-loka [v&#259;zduhul]) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2381;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2306; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa svar-loka&#7747; jayati &#8212; cucere&#537;te Svar-loka [cerul]) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2350;&#2361;&#2352;&#2381;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2306; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa mahar-loka&#7747; jayati &#8212; cucere&#537;te Mahar-loka) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2332;&#2344;&#2379;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2306; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa jano-loka&#7747; jayati &#8212; cucere&#537;te Janas-loka) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2340;&#2346;&#2379;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2306; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa tapo-loka&#7747; jayati &#8212; cucere&#537;te Tapas-loka) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2306; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa satya-loka&#7747; jayati &#8212; cucere&#537;te Satya-loka) | &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2354;&#2379;&#2325;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2332;&#2351;&#2340;&#2367; (sa sarv&#257;&#43251;l lok&#257;&#241; jayati sa sarv&#257;&#43251;l lok&#257;&#241; jayati &#8212; cucere&#537;te toate lumile; cucere&#537;te toate lumile)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Cel care deprinde necontenit acest rege-al-mantrelor, N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh, cucere&#537;te Bh&#363;r-loka, Bhuvar-loka, Svar-loka, Mahar-loka, Janas-loka, Tapas-loka, Satya-loka &#8212; cucere&#537;te toate lumile; cucere&#537;te toate lumile.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Cascada &#347;lokei 7: </span><strong><span>cucerirea lumilor</span></strong><span> (</span><em><span>jayati</span></em><span>). &#536;apte lumi, plus &#238;nchiderea &#238;ndoit&#259;. Acesta este &#537;irul vedic statornic al celor &#537;apte </span><em><span>loka</span></em><span>: </span><em><span>bh&#363;r</span></em><span> (p&#259;m&#226;ntul), </span><em><span>bhuva&#7717;</span></em><span> (v&#259;zduhul), </span><em><span>svar</span></em><span> (cerul), </span><em><span>maha&#7717;</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>jana&#7717;</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>tapa&#7717;</span></em><span>, </span><em><span>satyam</span></em><span> &#8212; t&#259;r&#226;murile fiin&#539;&#259;rii, tot mai subtile.</span></p><p><span>Cele dint&#226;i trei (</span><em><span>bh&#363;r, bhuva&#7717;, svar</span></em><span>) sunt cele trei lumi vedice chemate la &#238;nceputul fiec&#259;rei recit&#259;ri a G&#257;yatr&#299;. Urm&#259;toarele patru sunt treptele cosmologice tot mai subtile &#8212; Mahar-loka al celor mari, Janas-loka al z&#259;mislirii, Tapas-loka al contemplativilor aspri &#537;i, &#238;n sf&#226;r&#537;it, Satya-loka, t&#259;r&#226;mul Adev&#259;rului &#238;nsu&#537;i, &#238;n care se spune &#238;ndeob&#537;te c&#259; Brahm&#257; s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luie&#537;te pe culmea celor &#537;apte.</span></p><p><em><span>Jayati</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;el cucere&#537;te&#8221;. Dar cucerirea, aici, nu este r&#259;zboi. R&#259;d&#259;cina </span><em><span>&#8730;ji</span></em><span> nume&#537;te ceea ce se petrece atunci c&#226;nd o &#238;ntrecere s-a &#238;mplinit &#537;i ie&#537;irea ei e hot&#259;r&#226;t&#259;. Practicantul mantrei nu se lupt&#259; &#238;mpotriva celor &#537;apte t&#259;r&#226;muri; el le </span><em><span>des&#259;v&#226;r&#537;e&#537;te</span></em><span> &#8212; ajunge acolo unde duce fiecare t&#259;r&#226;m. Deprinderea necontenit&#259; &#238;l poart&#259; prin toate, p&#226;n&#259; &#238;n Satya-loka, unde </span><em><span>satya</span></em><span>-ul care l-a cur&#259;&#539;it &#238;n &#347;loka 3, &#537;i cu care G&#257;yatr&#299; &#238;&#537;i &#238;ncepe toate rostirile, este Sinele propriu al practicantului.</span></p><p><span>Aceste cinci &#347;lokas &#8212; cur&#259;&#539;ire, trecere dincolo, oprire, atragere, cucerire &#8212; au urm&#259;rit acum roadele mantrei prin fiecare t&#259;r&#226;m al lumii vedice: l&#259;untric (cur&#259;&#539;irea), existen&#539;ial (trecerea peste moarte &#537;i r&#259;u), elementar (oprirea focului, a v&#226;ntului), rela&#539;ional (atragerea celorlal&#539;i) &#537;i cosmic (dob&#226;ndirea celor &#537;apte lumi). Tiparul e &#238;mplinit. Nu ca dob&#226;ndire &#8212; ca recunoa&#537;tere. Lumea &#238;ntreag&#259;, recunoscut&#259; ca ceea ce a fost dintotdeauna: c&#226;mpul Sinelui, &#238;ntins peste &#537;apte trepte.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 8 &#8212; Coresponden&#539;a cu jertfele (cele &#537;apte mari jertfe vedice)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2351; &#2319;&#2340;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2379;&#2350;&#2375;&#2344; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2313;&#2325;&#2381;&#2341;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2344; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2359;&#2379;&#2337;&#2358;&#2367;&#2344;&#2366; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2357;&#2366;&#2332;&#2346;&#2375;&#2351;&#2375;&#2344; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2379;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2375;&#2339; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2375;&#2343;&#2375;&#2344; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2307; &#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2369;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2307; &#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2369;&#2349;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; &#2405; &#2414;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>ya eta&#7747; mantrar&#257;jam &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; nityam adh&#299;te so&#8217;gni&#7779;&#7789;omena yajate sa ukthyena yajate sa &#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;in&#257; yajate sa v&#257;japeyena yajate so&#8217;tir&#257;tre&#7751;a yajate so&#8217;ptory&#257;me&#7751;a yajate so&#8217;&#347;vamedhena yajate sa sarvai&#7717; kratubhir yajate sa sarvai&#7717; kratubhir yajate || 8||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2307; &#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2379;&#2350;&#2375;&#2344; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; (so&#8217;gni&#7779;&#7789;omena yajate &#8212; el jertfe&#537;te prin Agni&#7779;&#7789;oma) | &#2313;&#2325;&#2381;&#2341;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2344; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; (ukthyena yajate &#8212; prin Ukthya) | &#2359;&#2379;&#2337;&#2358;&#2367;&#2344;&#2366; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; (&#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;in&#257; yajate &#8212; prin &#7778;o&#7693;a&#347;in) | &#2357;&#2366;&#2332;&#2346;&#2375;&#2351;&#2375;&#2344; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; (v&#257;japeyena yajate &#8212; prin V&#257;japeya) | &#2309;&#2340;&#2367;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2375;&#2339; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; (atir&#257;tre&#7751;a yajate &#8212; prin Atir&#257;tra) | &#2309;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2379;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2350;&#2375;&#2339; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; (aptory&#257;me&#7751;a yajate &#8212; prin Aptory&#257;ma) | &#2309;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2375;&#2343;&#2375;&#2344; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; (a&#347;vamedhena yajate &#8212; prin A&#347;vamedha) | &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2307; &#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2369;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2376;&#2307; &#2325;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2369;&#2349;&#2367;&#2307; &#2351;&#2332;&#2340;&#2375; (sarvai&#7717; kratubhir yajate sarvai&#7717; kratubhir yajate &#8212; jertfe&#537;te prin toate kratu-urile; jertfe&#537;te prin toate kratu-urile)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Cel care deprinde necontenit acest rege-al-mantrelor Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh jertfe&#537;te prin Agni&#7779;&#7789;oma; prin Ukthya; prin &#7778;o&#7693;a&#347;in; prin V&#257;japeya; prin Atir&#257;tra; prin Aptory&#257;ma; prin A&#347;vamedha &#8212; jertfe&#537;te prin toate </span><em><span>kratu</span></em><span>-urile; jertfe&#537;te prin toate </span><em><span>kratu</span></em><span>-urile.</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Cascada &#347;lokei 8: </span><strong><span>coresponden&#539;a cu jertfa</span></strong><span>. &#536;apte jertfe vedice statornice numite, plus totalizarea &#8222;prin toate </span><em><span>kratu</span></em><span>-urile&#8221; (</span><em><span>kratu</span></em><span> fiind termenul ob&#537;tesc pentru o lucrare ritual&#259;). Cele &#537;apte: </span><em><span>agni&#7779;&#7789;oma</span></em><span> (jertfa de Soma de cinci zile, cea de temelie), </span><em><span>ukthya</span></em><span> (jertfa de Soma cu recit&#259;ri ad&#259;ugate), </span><em><span>&#7779;o&#7693;a&#347;in</span></em><span> (cu </span><em><span>stotra</span></em><span> &#238;n &#537;aisprezece p&#259;r&#539;i), </span><em><span>v&#257;japeya</span></em><span> (&#8222;b&#259;utura t&#259;riei&#8221;, forma de sfin&#539;ire regal&#259;), </span><em><span>atir&#257;tra</span></em><span> (jertfa de peste noapte), </span><em><span>aptory&#257;ma</span></em><span> (forma </span><em><span>pavam&#257;na</span></em><span>) &#537;i </span><em><span>a&#347;vamedha</span></em><span> (jertfa calului, cel mai mare ritual regal din tradi&#539;ia vedic&#259;).</span></p><p><span>Aceasta nu e o afirma&#539;ie smerit&#259;. Sunt cele mai costisitoare, mai istovitoare, mai grele de urm&#259;ri din toat&#259; lumea vedic&#259;. Numai A&#347;vamedha putea &#539;ine un an &#537;i cerea avu&#539;ia unui rege. Textul sus&#539;ine c&#259; deprinderea necontenit&#259; a acestei mantre corespunde &#238;mplinirii </span><em><span>tuturor</span></em><span> acestor jertfe. Aceasta e o mi&#537;care upani&#537;adic&#259; statornic&#259;: l&#259;untricizarea ritualului. Jertfa din afar&#259; ajunge practic&#259; l&#259;untric&#259;. Ce face gospodarul vedic cu focul, cu gr&#226;ul &#537;i cu darurile de jertf&#259;, face practicantul mantrei prin mantra &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i.</span></p><p><span>Ia aminte mai ales: nu se afirm&#259; nic&#259;ieri c&#259; jertfa din afar&#259; ar fi </span><em><span>gre&#537;it&#259;</span></em><span> sau </span><em><span>mai prejos</span></em><span>. Textul sus&#539;ine c&#259; mantra </span><em><span>este</span></em><span> aceste jertfe &#8212; nu c&#259; jertfele ar fi ie&#537;it din vreme. Aceasta e coresponden&#539;a upani&#537;adic&#259; statornic&#259;, &#238;n stil </span><em><span>br&#257;hma&#7751;a</span></em><span>: </span><em><span>A este B</span></em><span>, unde A e practica contemplativ&#259; &#537;i B practica ritual&#259;, iar cunoa&#537;terea coresponden&#539;ei este ea &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i practica.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 9 &#8212; Coresponden&#539;a cu studiul vedic (unsprezece c&#226;mpuri, pivotul Pra&#7751;ava)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2351; &#2319;&#2340;&#2306; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2306; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2369;&#2359;&#2381;&#2335;&#2369;&#2349;&#2306; &#2344;&#2367;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2350;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2315;&#2330;&#2379;&#2365;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2351;&#2332;&#2370;&#2306;&#2359;&#2381;&#2351;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2339;&#2350;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2379;&#2365;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2367;&#2352;&#2360;&#2350;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2358;&#2366;&#2326;&#2366; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2366;&#2344;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2327;&#2366;&#2341;&#2366;&#2350;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2358;&#2306;&#2360;&#2368;&#2352;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2350;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2350;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2405; &#2415;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>ya eta&#7747; mantrar&#257;ja&#7747; n&#257;rasi&#7747;ham &#257;nu&#7779;&#7789;ubha&#7747; nityam adh&#299;te sa &#7771;co&#8217;dh&#299;te sa yaj&#363;&#7747;&#7779;y adh&#299;te sa s&#257;m&#257;ny adh&#299;te so&#8217;tharva&#7751;am adh&#299;te so&#8217;&#7749;girasam adh&#299;te sa &#347;&#257;kh&#257; adh&#299;te sa pur&#257;&#7751;&#257;ny adh&#299;te sa kalp&#257;n adh&#299;te sa g&#257;th&#257;m adh&#299;te sa n&#257;r&#257;&#347;a&#7747;s&#299;r adh&#299;te sa pra&#7751;avam adh&#299;te | ya&#7717; pra&#7751;avam adh&#299;te sa sarvam adh&#299;te sa sarvam adh&#299;te || 9||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2360;&#2307; &#2315;&#2330;&#2307; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; (sa &#7771;co&#8217;dh&#299;te &#8212; el deprinde &#7771;c-urile [&#7770;gveda]) | &#2351;&#2332;&#2370;&#2306;&#2359;&#2367; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; (yaj&#363;&#7747;&#7779;y adh&#299;te &#8212; deprinde yajus-urile) | &#2360;&#2366;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; (s&#257;m&#257;ny adh&#299;te &#8212; deprinde s&#257;man-urile) | &#2309;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2339;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; (atharva&#7751;am adh&#299;te &#8212; deprinde atharvan-ul) | &#2310;&#2329;&#2381;&#2327;&#2367;&#2352;&#2360;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; (&#257;&#7749;girasam adh&#299;te &#8212; deprinde &#256;&#7749;girasa) | &#2358;&#2366;&#2326;&#2366;&#2307; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; (&#347;&#257;kh&#257; adh&#299;te &#8212; deprinde &#347;&#257;kh&#257;-urile [ramurile de recenzie]) | &#2346;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; (pur&#257;&#7751;&#257;ny adh&#299;te &#8212; deprinde Pur&#257;&#7751;a-urile) | &#2325;&#2354;&#2381;&#2346;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; (kalp&#257;n adh&#299;te &#8212; deprinde Kalpa-urile [manualele rituale]) | &#2327;&#2366;&#2341;&#2366;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; (g&#257;th&#257;m adh&#299;te &#8212; deprinde G&#257;th&#257;-urile [versurile povestitoare]) | &#2344;&#2366;&#2352;&#2366;&#2358;&#2306;&#2360;&#2368;&#2307; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; (n&#257;r&#257;&#347;a&#7747;s&#299;r adh&#299;te &#8212; deprinde N&#257;r&#257;&#347;a&#7747;s&#299;-urile [versurile de laud&#259; a eroilor]) | &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; (pra&#7751;avam adh&#299;te &#8212; deprinde Pra&#7751;ava) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2339;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; &#2360;&#2307; &#2360;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2343;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375; (ya&#7717; pra&#7751;avam adh&#299;te sa sarvam adh&#299;te sa sarvam adh&#299;te &#8212; cel care deprinde Pra&#7751;ava deprinde totul; deprinde totul)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>Cel care deprinde necontenit acest rege-al-mantrelor, N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh, deprinde </span><em><span>&#7771;c</span></em><span>-urile; deprinde </span><em><span>yajus</span></em><span>-urile; deprinde </span><em><span>s&#257;man</span></em><span>-urile; deprinde </span><em><span>atharvan</span></em><span>-ul; deprinde &#256;&#7749;girasa; deprinde </span><em><span>&#347;&#257;kh&#257;</span></em><span>-urile; deprinde Pur&#257;&#7751;a-urile; deprinde Kalpa-urile; deprinde G&#257;th&#257;-urile; deprinde N&#257;r&#257;&#347;a&#7747;s&#299;-urile; deprinde Pra&#7751;ava. </span><strong><span>Cel care deprinde Pra&#7751;ava deprinde totul; deprinde totul.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Cascada &#347;lokei 9: </span><strong><span>coresponden&#539;a cu studiul vedic</span></strong><span>. Unsprezece c&#226;mpuri ale &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;turii vedice, culmin&#226;nd &#238;n pivotul Pra&#7751;ava. Cele patru Vede (</span><em><span>&#7771;c, yajus, s&#257;man, atharvan</span></em><span>) sunt numite anume; apoi &#256;&#7749;girasa (parte a corpusului Atharvaveda); apoi </span><em><span>&#347;&#257;kh&#257;</span></em><span>-urile (ramurile de recenzie ale fiec&#259;rei Vede); apoi Pur&#257;&#7751;a-urile (literatura epic-cosmologic-teologic&#259;); apoi Kalpa-urile (manualele rituale); apoi G&#257;th&#257;-urile (versurile povestitoare, adesea biografice); apoi N&#257;r&#257;&#347;a&#7747;s&#299;-urile (versurile de laud&#259; a eroilor); &#537;i, &#238;n sf&#226;r&#537;it, Pra&#7751;ava &#8212; AUM.</span></p><p><span>Apoi pivotul: </span><em><span>ya&#7717; pra&#7751;avam adh&#299;te sa sarvam adh&#299;te sa sarvam adh&#299;te</span></em><span>. </span><strong><span>Cel care deprinde Pra&#7751;ava deprinde totul, deprinde totul.</span></strong></p><p><span>Aceasta este una dintre cele mai r&#259;sturn&#259;toare afirma&#539;ii din corpusul upani&#537;adic, &#537;i sose&#537;te aici ca &#537;i cum ar fi o simpl&#259; &#238;ncheiere logic&#259;. Pra&#7751;ava (AUM) este ar&#259;tat drept </span><em><span>izvorul</span></em><span> din care se ive&#537;te tot studiul vedic. A deprinde Pra&#7751;ava &#238;nseamn&#259; a deprinde deja totul &#8212; pentru c&#259; tot ce se deprinde &#238;n corpusul vedic este o desf&#259;&#537;urare a ceea ce Pra&#7751;ava nume&#537;te.</span></p><p><span>Pune aceasta al&#259;turi de &#347;loka 2 a Caturthopani&#7779;at, unde textul a citat M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya Upani&#7779;ad &#238;n &#238;ntregime ca s&#259; l&#259;mureasc&#259; Pra&#7751;ava drept desf&#259;&#537;urarea Sinelui &#238;n patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>. Aceea era desf&#259;&#537;urarea metafizic&#259;. Aici, &#238;n &#347;loka 9 a Pa&#241;camopani&#7779;at, e urmarea lucr&#259;toare: dac&#259; Pra&#7751;ava </span><em><span>ESTE</span></em><span> Sinele &#238;n toate cele patru </span><em><span>p&#257;da</span></em><span>, atunci a deprinde Pra&#7751;ava &#238;nseamn&#259; a deprinde Sinele &#8212; iar Sinele este ceea ce este tot restul. </span><em><span>Sarvam adh&#299;te.</span></em><span> El deprinde totul.</span></p><p><span>O &#238;nsemnare practic&#259;: orice mantra vedic&#259; se deschide, prin datin&#259;, cu AUM. Orice recitare &#238;ncepe acolo. Toat&#259; mo&#537;tenirea textual&#259; vedic&#259; este, &#238;n acest &#238;n&#539;eles, un comentariu la cea dint&#226;i silab&#259; rostit&#259;. Practicantul mantrei care &#537;ade cu AUM nu deprinde o parte; el deprinde s&#259;m&#226;n&#539;a din care cresc toate p&#259;r&#539;ile.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#346;loka 10 &#8212; Ierarhia &#257;&#347;rama + Parama&#7747; Dh&#257;ma + versul Vi&#7779;&#7751;u-pada</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 1 &#8212; Devan&#257;gar&#299;</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2346;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2358;&#2340;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375;&#2344; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2313;&#2346;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2358;&#2340;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344; &#2327;&#2371;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2375;&#2344; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2350;&#2306; &#2327;&#2371;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2358;&#2340;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344; &#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2375;&#2344; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2350;&#2306; &#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2358;&#2340;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344; &#2351;&#2340;&#2367;&#2344;&#2366; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2350;&#2306; &#2351;&#2340;&#2368;&#2344;&#2366;&#2306; &#2340;&#2369; &#2358;&#2340;&#2306; &#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344; &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2350;&#2306; &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2325;&#2358;&#2340;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344;&#2366;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2358;&#2367;&#2352;&#2307;&#2358;&#2367;&#2326;&#2366;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; &#2309;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2358;&#2367;&#2352;&#2307;&#2358;&#2367;&#2326;&#2366;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2325;&#2358;&#2340;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344; &#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2350;&#2306; &#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2325;&#2358;&#2340;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2350;&#2375;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2366;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2350;&#2306; &#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2306; &#2343;&#2366;&#2350; &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2366;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2325;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344; &#2360;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344; &#2357;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344; &#2330;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366; &#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344; &#2344;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2349;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344;&#2366;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2352;&#2381;&#2342;&#2361;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344; &#2342;&#2369;&#2307;&#2326;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; &#2360;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2306; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2358;&#2366;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2306; &#2360;&#2342;&#2366;&#2358;&#2367;&#2357;&#2306; &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2351;&#2379;&#2327;&#2367;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2306; &#2346;&#2342;&#2306; &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2327;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2344; &#2344;&#2367;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2351;&#2379;&#2327;&#2367;&#2344;&#2360;&#2381;&#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2342;&#2371;&#2330;&#2366;&#2349;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2325;&#2381;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2404; &#2340;&#2342;&#2381;&#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2379;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2306; &#2346;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2342;&#2366; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2370;&#2352;&#2351;&#2307; &#2404; &#2342;&#2367;&#2357;&#2368;&#2357; &#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2369;&#2352;&#2366;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2404; &#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2340;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; &#2351; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342;&#2375;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405; &#2407;&#2406;&#2405;</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 2 &#8212; IAST</span></strong></p><p><em><span>anupan&#299;ta-&#347;atam ekam ekenopan&#299;tena tat samam | upan&#299;ta-&#347;atam ekam ekena g&#7771;hasthena tat samam | g&#7771;hastha-&#347;atam ekam ekena v&#257;naprasthena tat samam | v&#257;naprastha-&#347;atam ekam ekena yatin&#257; tat samam | yat&#299;n&#257;&#7747; tu &#347;ata&#7747; p&#363;r&#7751;am ekam ekena rudra-j&#257;pakena tat samam | rudra-j&#257;paka-&#347;atam ekam eken&#257;tharva&#347;ira&#7717;-&#347;ikh&#257;dhy&#257;pakena tat samam | atharva&#347;ira&#7717;-&#347;ikh&#257;dhy&#257;paka-&#347;atam ekam ekena t&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;ad-adhy&#257;pakena tat samam | t&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;ad-adhy&#257;paka-&#347;atam ekam ekena mantrar&#257;j&#257;dhy&#257;pakena tat samam | tad v&#257; etat parama&#7747; dh&#257;ma mantrar&#257;j&#257;dhy&#257;pakasya &#8212; yatra na s&#363;ryas tapati yatra na v&#257;yur v&#257;ti yatra na candram&#257; bh&#257;ti yatra na nak&#7779;atr&#257;&#7751;i bh&#257;nti yatra n&#257;gnir dahati yatra na m&#7771;tyu&#7717; pravi&#347;ati yatra na du&#7717;kh&#257;ni | sad&#257;nanda&#7747; param&#257;nanda&#7747; &#347;&#257;nta&#7747; &#347;&#257;&#347;vata&#7747; sad&#257;&#347;iva&#7747; brahm&#257;di-vandita&#7747; yogi-dhyeya&#7747; parama&#7747; padam &#8212; yatra gatv&#257; na nivartante yogina&#7717; | tad etad &#7771;c&#257;bhyuktam &#8212; tad vi&#7779;&#7751;o&#7717; parama&#7747; pada&#7747; sad&#257; pa&#347;yanti s&#363;raya&#7717; | div&#299;va cak&#7779;ur &#257;tatam | tad etan ni&#7779;k&#257;masya bhavati tad etan ni&#7779;k&#257;masya bhavati | ya eva&#7747; vedeti mahopani&#7779;at || 10||</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 3 &#8212; Cuv&#226;nt-cu-cuv&#226;nt</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2346;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2358;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2325;&#2350;&#2381; &#2319;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344; &#2313;&#2346;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2375;&#2344; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; (anupan&#299;ta-&#347;atam ekam ekenopan&#299;tena tat samam &#8212; o sut&#259; de neini&#539;ia&#539;i se cump&#259;nesc cu un singur ini&#539;iat) | &#2313;&#2346;&#2344;&#2368;&#2340;&#2358;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; ... &#2327;&#2371;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2375;&#2344; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; (upan&#299;ta-&#347;atam &#8230; g&#7771;hasthena tat samam &#8212; o sut&#259; de ini&#539;ia&#539;i &#8212; cu un singur gospodar) | &#2327;&#2371;&#2361;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2358;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; ... &#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2375;&#2344; (g&#7771;hastha-&#347;atam &#8230; v&#257;naprasthena &#8212; o sut&#259; de gospodari &#8212; cu un singur s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luitor-&#238;n-p&#259;dure) | &#2357;&#2366;&#2344;&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2360;&#2381;&#2341;&#2358;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; ... &#2351;&#2340;&#2367;&#2344;&#2366; (v&#257;naprastha-&#347;atam &#8230; yatin&#257; &#8212; o sut&#259; de s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luitori-&#238;n-p&#259;dure &#8212; cu un singur yati [renun&#539;&#259;tor]) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2368;&#2344;&#2366;&#2306; &#2358;&#2340;&#2306; ... &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344; (yat&#299;n&#257;&#7747; &#347;atam &#8230; rudra-j&#257;pakena &#8212; o sut&#259; de yati &#8212; cu un singur rudra-j&#257;paka [recitator al &#346;atarudr&#299;yei]) | &#2352;&#2369;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2332;&#2366;&#2346;&#2325;&#2358;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; ... &#2309;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2358;&#2367;&#2352;&#2307;&#2358;&#2367;&#2326;&#2366;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344; (rudra-j&#257;paka-&#347;atam &#8230; atharva&#347;ira&#7717;-&#347;ikh&#257;dhy&#257;pakena &#8212; o sut&#259; de rudra-j&#257;paka &#8212; cu un singur &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor al Atharva&#347;iras-&#346;ikh&#257;) | &#2309;&#2341;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2358;&#2367;&#2352;&#2307;&#2358;&#2367;&#2326;&#2366;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2325;&#2358;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; ... &#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344; (atharva&#347;ira&#7717;-&#347;ikh&#257;dhy&#257;paka-&#347;atam &#8230; t&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;ad-adhy&#257;pakena &#8212; o sut&#259; dintre ace&#537;tia &#8212; cu un singur &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor al T&#257;pan&#299;ya Upani&#7779;ad) | &#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2342;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2325;&#2358;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; ... &#2350;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2352;&#2366;&#2332;&#2366;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2366;&#2346;&#2325;&#2375;&#2344; &#2340;&#2340;&#2381;&#2360;&#2350;&#2350;&#2381; (t&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;ad-adhy&#257;paka-&#347;atam &#8230; mantrar&#257;j&#257;dhy&#257;pakena tat samam &#8212; o sut&#259; dintre ace&#537;tia &#8212; cu un singur &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor al mantrar&#257;ja-ului) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2357;&#2376; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2306; &#2343;&#2366;&#2350; (tad v&#257; etat parama&#7747; dh&#257;ma &#8212; aceasta este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, s&#259;la&#537;ul suprem) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344; &#2360;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2351;&#2307; &#2340;&#2346;&#2340;&#2367; (yatra na s&#363;ryas tapati &#8212; unde soarele nu arde) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344; &#2357;&#2366;&#2351;&#2369;&#2307; &#2357;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; (yatra na v&#257;yur v&#257;ti &#8212; unde v&#226;ntul nu sufl&#259;) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344; &#2330;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2381;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366; &#2349;&#2366;&#2340;&#2367; (yatra na candram&#257; bh&#257;ti &#8212; unde luna nu str&#259;luce&#537;te) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344; &#2344;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352;&#2366;&#2339;&#2367; &#2349;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; (yatra na nak&#7779;atr&#257;&#7751;i bh&#257;nti &#8212; unde stelele nu str&#259;lucesc) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344; &#2309;&#2327;&#2381;&#2344;&#2367;&#2307; &#2342;&#2361;&#2340;&#2367; (yatra n&#257;gnir dahati &#8212; unde focul nu arde) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344; &#2350;&#2371;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2307; &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2357;&#2367;&#2358;&#2340;&#2367; (yatra na m&#7771;tyu&#7717; pravi&#347;ati &#8212; unde moartea nu intr&#259;) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2344; &#2342;&#2369;&#2307;&#2326;&#2366;&#2344;&#2367; (yatra na du&#7717;kh&#257;ni &#8212; unde nu sunt suferin&#539;e) | &#2360;&#2342;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2306; &#2358;&#2366;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2306; &#2358;&#2366;&#2358;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2306; &#2360;&#2342;&#2366;&#2358;&#2367;&#2357;&#2350;&#2381; (sad&#257;nanda&#7747; param&#257;nanda&#7747; &#347;&#257;nta&#7747; &#347;&#257;&#347;vata&#7747; sad&#257;&#347;ivam &#8212; ve&#537;nic-fericit, suprem-fericit, pa&#537;nic, ve&#537;nic-d&#259;inuitor, pururea-prielnic) | &#2348;&#2381;&#2352;&#2361;&#2381;&#2350;&#2366;&#2342;&#2367;&#2357;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342;&#2367;&#2340;&#2306; &#2351;&#2379;&#2327;&#2367;&#2343;&#2381;&#2351;&#2375;&#2351;&#2306; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2306; &#2346;&#2342;&#2350;&#2381; (brahm&#257;di-vandita&#7747; yogi-dhyeya&#7747; parama&#7747; padam &#8212; cinstit de Brahm&#257; &#537;i de ceilal&#539;i, cugetat de yoghini, starea suprem&#259;) | &#2351;&#2340;&#2381;&#2352; &#2327;&#2340;&#2381;&#2357;&#2366; &#2344; &#2344;&#2367;&#2357;&#2352;&#2381;&#2340;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2375; &#2351;&#2379;&#2327;&#2367;&#2344;&#2307; (yatra gatv&#257; na nivartante yogina&#7717; &#8212; unde ajung&#226;nd, yoghinii nu se mai &#238;ntorc) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2357;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2339;&#2379;&#2307; &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2306; &#2346;&#2342;&#2306; &#2360;&#2342;&#2366; &#2346;&#2358;&#2381;&#2351;&#2344;&#2381;&#2340;&#2367; &#2360;&#2370;&#2352;&#2351;&#2307; (tad vi&#7779;&#7751;o&#7717; parama&#7747; pada&#7747; sad&#257; pa&#347;yanti s&#363;raya&#7717; &#8212; &#8222;acea stare suprem&#259; a lui Vi&#7779;&#7751;u o privesc pururea v&#259;z&#259;torii&#8221;) | &#2342;&#2367;&#2357;&#2367; &#2311;&#2357; &#2330;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;&#2369;&#2307; &#2310;&#2340;&#2340;&#2350;&#2381; (div&#299;va cak&#7779;ur &#257;tatam &#8212; &#8222;ca un ochi &#238;ntins pe cer&#8221; [&#7770;gveda 1.22.20]) | &#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2319;&#2340;&#2340;&#2381; &#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2381;&#2325;&#2366;&#2350;&#2360;&#2381;&#2351; &#2349;&#2357;&#2340;&#2367; (tad etan ni&#7779;k&#257;masya bhavati &#8212; aceasta se face celui f&#259;r&#259; dorin&#539;&#259;) | &#2351;&#2307; &#2319;&#2357;&#2306; &#2357;&#2375;&#2342; &#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2350;&#2361;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; (ya eva&#7747; vedeti mahopani&#7779;at &#8212; cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel &#8212; aceasta este Marea Upani&#7779;at)</span></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 4 &#8212; Rom&#226;na curg&#259;toare</span></strong></p><p><span>O sut&#259; de neini&#539;ia&#539;i se cump&#259;nesc cu un singur ini&#539;iat. O sut&#259; de ini&#539;ia&#539;i, cu un singur gospodar. O sut&#259; de gospodari, cu un singur s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luitor-&#238;n-p&#259;dure. O sut&#259; de s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luitori-&#238;n-p&#259;dure, cu un singur </span><em><span>yati</span></em><span>. O sut&#259; de </span><em><span>yati</span></em><span>, cu un singur </span><em><span>rudra-j&#257;paka</span></em><span>. O sut&#259; de </span><em><span>rudra-j&#257;paka</span></em><span>, cu un singur &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor al Atharva&#347;iras-&#346;ikh&#257;. O sut&#259; dintre ace&#537;tia, cu un singur &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor al T&#257;pan&#299;ya Upani&#7779;ad. O sut&#259; dintre ace&#537;tia, cu un singur &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor al </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului.</span></p><p><span>Iar acesta este, &#238;ntr-adev&#259;r, s&#259;la&#537;ul suprem al &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;torului </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului: unde soarele nu arde, unde v&#226;ntul nu sufl&#259;, unde luna nu str&#259;luce&#537;te, unde stelele nu str&#259;lucesc, unde focul nu arde, unde moartea nu intr&#259;, unde nu sunt suferin&#539;e &#8212; ve&#537;nic-fericit, suprem-fericit, pa&#537;nic, ve&#537;nic-d&#259;inuitor, pururea-prielnic, cinstit de Brahm&#257; &#537;i de ceilal&#539;i zei, cugetat de yoghini, starea suprem&#259;, unde ajung&#226;nd, yoghinii nu se mai &#238;ntorc. Precum a fost spus &#238;n </span><em><span>&#7771;c</span></em><span>: &#8222;Acea stare suprem&#259; a lui Vi&#7779;&#7751;u o privesc pururea v&#259;z&#259;torii, ca un ochi &#238;ntins pe cer.&#8221;</span></p><p><strong><span>Aceasta se face celui f&#259;r&#259; dorin&#539;&#259;. Aceasta se face celui f&#259;r&#259; dorin&#539;&#259;. Cel care cunoa&#537;te astfel &#8212; aceasta este Marea Upani&#7779;at.</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Stratul 5 &#8212; Ce Te &#206;ntreab&#259; Aceasta?</span></strong></p><p><span>Textul d&#259; acum afirma&#539;ia lui cea mai r&#259;sturn&#259;toare ca alc&#259;tuire &#8212; o ierarhie urc&#259;toare &#238;n care fiecare treapt&#259; este &#238;nsutit fa&#539;&#259; de cea dinaintea ei, culmin&#226;nd cu &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;torul </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului.</span></p><p><span>Ierarhia, &#238;n ordine urc&#259;toare: </span><em><span>anupan&#299;ta</span></em><span> (neini&#539;iat &#8212; literal &#8222;acela c&#259;ruia nu i s-a apropiat firul sfin&#539;it&#8221;) &#8594; </span><em><span>upan&#299;ta</span></em><span> (ini&#539;iat) &#8594; </span><em><span>g&#7771;hastha</span></em><span> (gospodar) &#8594; </span><em><span>v&#257;naprastha</span></em><span> (s&#259;l&#259;&#537;luitor-&#238;n-p&#259;dure) &#8594; </span><em><span>yati</span></em><span> (renun&#539;&#259;tor, al patrulea </span><em><span>&#257;&#347;rama</span></em><span> statornic) &#8594; </span><em><span>rudra-japaka</span></em><span> (recitator al imnului &#346;atarudr&#299;ya) &#8594; &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor al Upanishadelor Atharva&#347;iras-&#346;ikh&#257; &#8594; &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor al T&#257;pan&#299;ya Upani&#7779;ad (</span><em><span>chiar acest text</span></em><span>) &#8594; &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor al </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului.</span></p><p><span>Fiecare treapt&#259;, de o sut&#259; de ori cea dinainte. &#206;nmul&#539;it: un &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tor al </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului corespunde unui num&#259;r de 100&#8312; neini&#539;ia&#539;i &#8212; zece mii de miliarde. Afirma&#539;ia numeric&#259; este hiperbol&#259; sanskrit&#259; statornic&#259;, menit&#259; s&#259; vesteasc&#259; alc&#259;tuire, nu aritmetic&#259;. Alc&#259;tuirea: &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;torul </span><em><span>acestui text</span></em><span> &#8212; cel care transmite N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;ya &#537;i </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ul &#8212; st&#259; &#238;n v&#226;rful unei sc&#259;ri contemplative urc&#259;toare care cuprinde toate cele patru </span><em><span>&#257;&#347;rama</span></em><span> statornice &#537;i apoi se &#238;ntinde dincolo de ele, &#238;n roluri anume de recitare &#537;i de &#238;nv&#259;&#539;are.</span></p><p><span>Aici textul devine de-sine-referitor &#238;ntr-un chip cu totul neobi&#537;nuit: </span><em><span>&#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;torul acestui Upanishad este el &#238;nsu&#537;i numit drept treapt&#259; pe scara c&#259;tre s&#259;la&#537;ul suprem</span></em><span>. N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;ya nu descrie o cosmologie &#238;n care ea nu joac&#259; niciun rol; ea se a&#537;az&#259; pe sine, pe fa&#539;&#259;, ca treapt&#259; pe scara pe care o &#238;nva&#539;&#259;.</span></p><p><strong><span>Despre ierarhia &#257;&#347;rama &#238;ns&#259;&#537;i:</span></strong><span> cititorii cu sim&#539;ire de ast&#259;zi vor lua aminte c&#259; aceast&#259; scar&#259; exclude structural femeile, se suprapune curat peste o r&#226;nduial&#259; social&#259; a&#537;ezat&#259; dup&#259; gen &#537;i pune &#238;n rang &#238;mplinirea spiritual&#259; &#238;ntr-un fel c&#259;ruia etica egalitar&#259; de azi i se &#238;mpotrive&#537;te. Aceasta e fidelitate fa&#539;&#259; de textul vechi. Multe locuri de mai devreme din Upanishad folosesc limbaj cuprinz&#259;tor (</span><em><span>yo veda</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;oricine cunoa&#537;te&#8221;); acest loc nu-l folose&#537;te. Traduc&#259;torul nu neteze&#537;te. Ierarhia este ceea ce spune textul.</span></p><p><span>Ceea ce st&#259; &#238;n v&#226;rf este </span><em><span>parama&#7747; dh&#257;ma</span></em><span> &#8212; s&#259;la&#537;ul suprem, starea cea mai &#238;nalt&#259;. Descrierea sose&#537;te ca o cascad&#259; apofatic&#259;, &#238;nainte de a se &#238;ntoarce spre laud&#259; catafatic&#259;. </span><strong><span>Ce nu este parama&#7747; padam:</span></strong><span> soarele nu arde acolo, v&#226;ntul nu sufl&#259;, luna nu str&#259;luce&#537;te, stelele nu str&#259;lucesc, focul nu arde, moartea nu intr&#259;, nu sunt suferin&#539;e. </span><strong><span>Ce este parama&#7747; padam:</span></strong><span> ve&#537;nic-fericit, suprem-fericit, pa&#537;nic, ve&#537;nic-d&#259;inuitor, pururea-prielnic, cinstit de Brahm&#257; &#537;i de ceilal&#539;i zei, cugetat de yoghini, starea suprem&#259; &#8212; </span><em><span>yatra gatv&#257; na nivartante yogina&#7717;</span></em><span>: ajung&#226;nd acolo o dat&#259;, yoghinii nu se mai &#238;ntorc.</span></p><p><span>Aceasta e &#539;inta non-dual&#259; statornic&#259;. Nicio nimicire &#8212; cascada nega&#539;iilor e urmat&#259; de predicate pozitive. Soarele nu arde pentru c&#259; lumina soarelui nu e de trebuin&#539;&#259;; focul nu arde pentru c&#259; nu e nimic de mistuit; moartea nu intr&#259; pentru c&#259; ceea ce este acolo e mai dinainte de tot ce ar putea muri. Este </span><em><span>sad&#257;nandam</span></em><span> &#8212; ve&#537;nic-fericit &#8212; &#537;i </span><em><span>param&#257;nandam</span></em><span> &#8212; suprem-fericit &#8212; de&#537;i, cum am mai &#238;nsemnat &#238;n alt&#259; parte, cuv&#226;ntul &#8222;fericire&#8221; poart&#259; &#238;nso&#539;iri afective care pot duce &#238;n r&#259;t&#259;cire; punctul de reazem de dedesubt e poate mai bine slujit de </span><em><span>de nerostit</span></em><span>. Locul unde nicio metafor&#259; nu ajunge pe deplin, pentru c&#259; orice metafor&#259; e &#238;nc&#259; o m&#259;surare, iar aceasta este </span><em><span>am&#257;tra</span></em><span> (f&#259;r&#259; m&#259;sur&#259;).</span></p><p><span>Apoi &#8212; a treia oar&#259; &#238;n acest Upanishad &#8212; textul citeaz&#259; &#7770;gveda. </span><em><span>Tad vi&#7779;&#7751;o&#7717; parama&#7747; pada&#7747; sad&#257; pa&#347;yanti s&#363;raya&#7717;</span></em><span>. &#7770;gveda 1.22.20. &#8222;Acea stare suprem&#259; a lui Vi&#7779;&#7751;u o privesc pururea v&#259;z&#259;torii, ca un ochi &#238;ntins pe cer.&#8221; Acest vers este una dintre pietrele de temelie ale teologiei vai&#7779;&#7751;ava &#8212; versul Vi&#7779;&#7751;u-pada, vestirea c&#259; exist&#259; un s&#259;la&#537; suprem al lui Vi&#7779;&#7751;u pe care </span><em><span>s&#363;raya&#7717;</span></em><span> (v&#259;z&#259;torii, cei insufla&#539;i, cei asemenea soarelui) &#238;l privesc necontenit, ca un ochi &#539;inut deschis &#238;n cer. Versul a fost citat ca fiind hot&#259;r&#226;tor de Advaita, de Vi&#347;i&#7779;&#7789;&#257;dvaita (R&#257;m&#257;nuja), de Dvaita (Madhva) &#537;i de fiecare &#537;coal&#259; vedantic&#259; statornic&#259;. Fiecare &#537;coal&#259; &#238;l cite&#537;te altfel. Acest Upanishad &#238;l citeaz&#259; ca s&#259; a&#537;eze &#539;inta regelui-mantrelor &#238;n&#259;untrul </span><em><span>parama&#7747; padam</span></em><span>-ului statornic al lui Vi&#7779;&#7751;u.</span></p><p><em><span>Tad etan ni&#7779;k&#257;masya bhavati. Tad etan ni&#7779;k&#257;masya bhavati.</span></em><span> </span><strong><span>Aceasta se face celui f&#259;r&#259; dorin&#539;&#259;. Aceasta se face celui f&#259;r&#259; dorin&#539;&#259;.</span></strong><span> &#206;nchiderea &#238;ndoit&#259;. Unul dintre cele mai &#238;nsemnate r&#226;nduri din tot Upanishadul &#8212; pentru c&#259; descalific&#259; &#238;n t&#259;cere pe practicantul care se apropie de mantra </span><em><span>pentru roadele ei</span></em><span>. Cele nou&#259; cur&#259;&#539;iri, cele &#537;ase treceri dincolo, cele opt opriri, cele cinci atrageri, cucerirea celor &#537;apte lumi, cele &#537;apte jertfe, cele unsprezece c&#226;mpuri vedice, s&#259;la&#537;ul suprem &#8212; toate acestea cad </span><em><span>celui f&#259;r&#259; dorin&#539;&#259;</span></em><span>. Cine cite&#537;te &#347;lokas 3&#8211;9 ca pe un &#537;ir de </span><em><span>siddhi</span></em><span>-uri de dob&#226;ndit a ratat tot rostul. Roadele vin celui care nu le caut&#259;. Mantra se transmite celui care nu apuc&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ncheierea Pa&#241;camopani&#7779;at &#8212; Colofon</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2346;&#2334;&#2381;&#2330;&#2350;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; &#2405; &#2411;&#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>iti pa&#241;camopani&#7779;at || 5||</span></em></p><p><span>Astfel [se &#238;ncheie] Pa&#241;camopani&#7779;at [a P&#363;rva-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at].</span></p><p><span>Pa&#241;camopani&#7779;at este a cincea &#537;i cea din urm&#259; dintre cele cinci sub-Upanishade l&#259;untrice. &#206;n zece &#347;lokas a dat: arhitectura Sudar&#347;ana-Cakrei, cu cele cinci inele concentrice &#537;i cu M&#257;y&#257;-nu-atinge-Sinele &#238;n mijloc (&#347;lokas 1&#8211;2); cele cinci roade paralele ale </span><em><span>mantrar&#257;ja</span></em><span>-ului &#8212; cur&#259;&#539;irea, trecerea dincolo, oprirea, atragerea, cucerirea (&#347;lokas 3&#8211;7); coresponden&#539;a cu jertfa (&#347;loka 8); coresponden&#539;a cu studiul vedic, cu pivotul Pra&#7751;ava (&#347;loka 9); &#537;i ierarhia </span><em><span>&#257;&#347;rama</span></em><span> urc&#226;nd p&#226;n&#259; la s&#259;la&#537;ul suprem &#8212; totul dat numai celui f&#259;r&#259; dorin&#539;&#259; (&#347;loka 10).</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>&#206;ncheierea &#238;ntregii P&#363;rva-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at</span></strong></p><p><span>&#2311;&#2340;&#2367; &#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2344;&#2368;&#2351;&#2379;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381; &#2360;&#2350;&#2381;&#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2339;&#2366; &#2405;</span></p><p><em><span>iti p&#363;rvat&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at samp&#363;r&#7751;&#257; ||</span></em></p><p><span>Astfel [se &#238;ncheie] P&#363;rva-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at, &#238;n &#238;ntregime.</span></p><p><span>P&#363;rva-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at &#537;i-a dat &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura deplin&#259; prin cele cinci sub-Upanishade l&#259;untrice ale ei:</span></p><p><strong><span>Prathamopani&#7779;at</span></strong><span> (7 &#347;lokas): apele &#238;nceputului, </span><em><span>tapas</span></em><span>-ul lui Praj&#257;pati, cosmologia Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh-ului, fragmentele </span><em><span>b&#299;ja</span></em><span>, &#238;ndrumarea despre transmitere, deschiderea limpede pentru perechea de gospodari, &#238;nv&#259;&#539;&#259;tura </span><em><span>t&#257;raka</span></em><span> din clipa mor&#539;ii, &#238;nchiderea &#238;ndoit&#259; </span><em><span>mah&#257;vi&#7779;&#7751;ur bhavati</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><strong><span>Dvit&#299;yopani&#7779;at</span></strong><span> (4 &#347;lokas): zeii tem&#226;ndu-se de moarte, de rele &#537;i de </span><em><span>sa&#7747;s&#257;ra</span></em><span>; harta celor patru </span><em><span>m&#257;tr&#257;</span></em><span> ale lui AUM peste cele patru t&#259;r&#226;muri; </span><em><span>ny&#257;sa</span></em><span> tantric; N&#257;rasi&#7747;ha Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh &#238;ntreg, &#238;n cele unsprezece locuri; &#537;i cele unsprezece etimologii, de la </span><em><span>ugra</span></em><span> la </span><em><span>aham</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><strong><span>T&#7771;t&#299;yopani&#7779;at</span></strong><span> (blocurile A&#8211;D): M&#257;y&#257; drept </span><em><span>&#347;akti</span></em><span> a mantrei; cele trei lungimi ale vocalei &#537;i roadele lor; declara&#539;ia Lak&#7779;m&#299;-&#346;ara&#7751;am sub &#537;apte nume; </span><em><span>&#257;k&#257;&#347;a</span></em><span> drept </span><em><span>b&#299;ja</span></em><span>; versul </span><em><span>Ha&#7747;sa</span></em><span>.</span></p><p><strong><span>Caturthopani&#7779;at</span></strong><span> (4 &#347;lokas): cele patru </span><em><span>a&#7749;ga-mantre</span></em><span> vestite; M&#257;&#7751;&#7693;&#363;kya Upani&#7779;ad &#238;n &#238;ntregime, drept desf&#259;&#537;urarea lui AUM; cele trei G&#257;yatr&#299; depline; &#238;n&#537;iruirea celor 32 de forme sfinte, pe m&#259;sura celor treizeci &#537;i dou&#259; de silabe ale Anu&#7779;&#7789;ubh-ului.</span></p><p><strong><span>Pa&#241;camopani&#7779;at</span></strong><span> (10 &#347;lokas): Sudar&#347;ana-Cakra, cu M&#257;y&#257;-nu-atinge-Sinele; cele cinci roade paralele; coresponden&#539;a cu jertfa &#537;i cu studiul vedic; ierarhia </span><em><span>&#257;&#347;rama</span></em><span> urc&#226;nd p&#226;n&#259; la </span><em><span>parama&#7747; padam</span></em><span> &#8212; totul dat numai celui f&#259;r&#259; dorin&#539;&#259;.</span></p><p><span>Uttara-T&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at urmeaz&#259;. &#206;n nou&#259; Kha&#7751;&#7693;as, ea va desf&#259;&#537;ura de-a dreptul registrul advaita: </span><em><span>param&#257;dvaita-s&#257;mr&#257;jya&#7747; pratyak&#7779;am upalabhyate</span></em><span> &#8212; &#8222;&#238;mp&#259;r&#259;&#539;ia non-dualit&#259;&#539;ii supreme este dob&#226;ndit&#259; prin percepere de-a dreptul&#8221;. Ceea ce P&#363;rva a desf&#259;&#537;urat ca arhitectur&#259; de mantra, Uttara va desf&#259;&#537;ura ca recunoa&#537;tere nemijlocit&#259;.</span></p><p><span>&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;&#9472;</span></p><p><strong><span>La &#238;ncheiere:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span>2. Avadh&#363;ta G&#299;t&#257; Retreat &#8212; Session 1 &#8212; Swami Sarvapriyananda (Vedanta Society of New York)</span></strong></p><div id="youtube2-ChGMbrpplS0" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;ChGMbrpplS0&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ChGMbrpplS0?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;d23b85c2-f92f-4f4c-a379-7bc9bb627438&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Versiunea &#238;n limba rom&#226;n&#259;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;yopani&#7779;at &#2344;&#2371;&#2360;&#2367;&#2306;&#2361;&#2379;&#2340;&#2381;&#2340;&#2352;&#2340;&#2366;&#2346;&#2367;&#2344;&#2381;&#2351;&#2369;&#2346;&#2344;&#2367;&#2359;&#2340;&#2381;&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:28421092,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Meridith Garbutt&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Meridith Garbutt writes from lived experience on non-dual awareness, identity, and digital culture. He uses AHI (Artificial Human Intelligence) to frame AI as relational&#8212;mirroring human meaning, not autonomous machine minds.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/da51cbdb-4ab6-4f22-8929-322e261af14f_96x96.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-08-04T23:33:24.415Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/LODPs483Jog&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/nrsimhatapaniyopanisat&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:209855063,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:7217709,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Meridith Garbutt&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yG1F!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda51cbdb-4ab6-4f22-8929-322e261af14f_96x96.jpeg&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Deepest Garment]]></title><description><![CDATA[A deepening reflection in conversation with the spirit of the Nirv&#257;&#7751;a &#7778;a&#7789;kam]]></description><link>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/the-deepest-garment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/the-deepest-garment</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:54:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/OD5LawM8ONk" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="youtube2-OD5LawM8ONk" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;OD5LawM8ONk&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/OD5LawM8ONk?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>I am not merely this body that breathes, aches, heals, and one day returns to the earth. I am not merely the mind that remembers, imagines, questions, translates, or forgets. I am not merely the emotions that rise like weather nor the ego that helps this life answer to the name Meridith.</p><p>I wear them with gratitude.<br>I do not mistake them for the whole of me.</p><p><strong>I am Formlessness itself.<br>I am Timelessness itself.<br>I am Desire itself.<br>What need have I for desires?</strong></p><p>I am not only the prayers I whisper before dawn, nor the silence that follows them. I am not only devotion, knowledge, action, or energy. Thoughts move through me. Dreams move through me. Histories move through me. They are intimate companions, but they do not exhaust what I am.</p><p>They are beautiful garments.<br>They are not the wearer.</p><p><strong>I am Formlessness itself.<br>I am Timelessness itself.<br>I am Desire itself.<br>What want have I for desires?</strong></p><p>This Earth is my outer body. Mountains, rivers, forests, cities, oceans, bacteria, birds, whales, strangers, friends, and every breathing creature participate in one living household. Their joys and wounds are not foreign to me. Their lives remain distinct, yet intimacy quietly exceeds separation.</p><p>The world is not outside my concern.<br>It breathes with me.</p><p><strong>I am Formlessness itself.<br>I am Timelessness itself.<br>I am Desire itself.<br>What need or want have I for desires?</strong></p><p>Even what I have called &#8220;my soul&#8221; has become another garment. Precious beyond words, yes&#8212;but still something known. The deepest recognition arrives before every description. Here I deliberately choose the language of <strong>equivalence</strong>, not merely correspondence. At this depth I no longer experience our deepest humanity as merely similar.</p><p>I experience it as the same.</p><p>Tat Tvam Asi.</p><p>Aham Brahm&#257;smi.</p><p>These are no longer conclusions for me.<br>They are invitations renewed each morning.</p><p><strong>I am Formlessness itself.<br>I am Timelessness itself.<br>I am Desire itself.<br>What need and want have I for desires?</strong></p><p>So I bow to the body without becoming imprisoned by it. I bow to the mind without crowning it king. I bow to every tradition that has carried humanity toward clarity, and I bow equally to the ordinary morning that quietly asks me to live what I already recognize.</p><p>The deepest me belongs to no one.<br>And therefore it belongs equally to all.</p><p><strong>I am Formlessness itself.<br>I am Timelessness itself.<br>I am Desire itself.<br>What need or want have I for desires?</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.di.fm/vocaltrance">https://www.di.fm/vocaltrance</a> </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0pzn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69fc876c-79fa-4a04-8841-84bba92e0f9b_1408x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I no longer experience my body, my mind, my history, or even what I once called &#8220;my soul&#8221; as prisons. They are garments&#8212;beautiful, necessary, temporary, and worthy of care&#8212;but they are not the whole of me.</p><p>The world is not outside my life. It is my outer body. Every living being remains fully itself, yet nothing feels truly foreign anymore. At the deepest level I no longer speak merely of correspondence. I speak of equivalence. Not because our stories are identical, but because what shines through them appears indivisible.</p><p>I am Formlessness itself.</p><p>I am Timelessness itself.</p><p>I am Desire itself.</p><p>What need or want have I for desires?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_lya!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74e6d3ad-ed34-40ba-8a91-fedc441955ab_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_lya!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74e6d3ad-ed34-40ba-8a91-fedc441955ab_1536x1024.png 424w, 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None needed to be rejected. None needed to become permanent. They simply taught me how to recognize the One who was quietly wearing them all along.</p><p>The translation continues. Not only across languages, but across life itself. Every conversation, every friendship, every apparent ending, every beginning becomes another opportunity to respond. Response-ability has become less a burden than the simple freedom to meet this moment as it is.</p><p>I am Formlessness itself.</p><p>I am Timelessness itself.</p><p>I am Desire itself.</p><p>What need have I for desires?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Hdf7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5403599-4b25-4a29-a699-565405e71e68_1402x1122.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Hdf7!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5403599-4b25-4a29-a699-565405e71e68_1402x1122.png 424w, 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Home has become less a destination than a recognition. Every sincere inquiry, every careful translation, every pause before another verse of the <strong>N&#7771;si&#7747;ha T&#257;pan&#299;ya Upani&#7779;ad</strong> feels less like accumulating knowledge and more like remembering what was never absent. The music becomes accompaniment rather than escape&#8212;a gentle reminder that what we seek has always been nearer than breath.</p><p>Perhaps that is why translating the <strong>N&#7771;si&#7747;ha T&#257;pan&#299;ya Upani&#7779;ad</strong> into new languages continues to deepen rather than merely repeat the work. This is the one Upani&#7779;ad I have chosen to render beyond English. The earlier translations in this project were collaborative renderings from Sanskrit into English. Number Nineteen has become something different: a laboratory of language itself. Romanian notices one texture. English reveals another. Sanskrit continues to surprise me through its astonishing precision. None of them replace the others. Together they become facets of the same jewel, allowing the light to enter from different directions without changing the light itself. Translation becomes less the movement of words than the refinement of attention.</p><p>When I speak of the deepest Self, I choose my language carefully. I speak of <strong>equivalence</strong> rather than correspondence because, in my own lived experience, the deepest reality of our shared humanity is not simply analogous or connected. It is the same reality appearing through countless lives. Bodies remain distinct. Minds remain distinct. Histories remain distinct. What many people call responsibility, I have gradually come to understand as <strong>response-ability</strong>&#8212;the ability to respond. It is not a burden placed upon me by the world, nor ownership over another person&#8217;s life. It is simply the ever-present capacity to respond to whatever appears with as much clarity, honesty, and compassion as this moment allows. The deepest ground from which awareness shines appears indivisible. That recognition does not erase difference. It allows difference to flower without requiring separation.</p><p>Satnam, </p><p>Om Guru Aum</p><p>#NirvanaShatkam #AdvaitaVedanta #TatTvamAsi #AhamBrahmasmi #NrisimhaTapaniya #Upanishads #Translation #Awareness #NonDuality #ResponseAbility #LivingVedanta</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!asog!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd4a72ac-c83b-464a-9e0f-6fba0921062f_1024x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!asog!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd4a72ac-c83b-464a-9e0f-6fba0921062f_1024x1536.png 424w, 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common humanity into clearer view.]]></description><link>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/adjust-fire</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/adjust-fire</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/wEOc7U-HkEg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="youtube2-wEOc7U-HkEg" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;wEOc7U-HkEg&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/wEOc7U-HkEg?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Late evening or early morning, depending on one&#8217;s point of view. I emerge once again from what I presently call Yoga Nidr&#257; Sam&#257;dhi. The room is quiet. The translation waits patiently. The music has not entirely left the air. Somewhere between silence and sound, another adjustment quietly asks to be made.</p><p>The rounds once landed among people.</p><p>Today they land among ideas.</p><p>Not because people are the battlefield.</p><p>Because they never were.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JYkM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fddace7e2-631b-478c-a043-4b8fcb159192_2816x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JYkM!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fddace7e2-631b-478c-a043-4b8fcb159192_2816x1536.png 424w, 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr></div><p>Earth Mother still receives my feet.</p><p>Sky Father still invites my mind.</p><p>My blood remembers the ancestors.</p><p>My heart remembers love.</p><p>My mind remembers wonder.</p><p>The kite still dances.</p><p>The string remains in my hand.</p><p>Late this evening&#8212;or perhaps early this morning, depending upon how one experiences what we ordinarily call sleep&#8212;I found myself smiling at a piece of Army language that has never really left me. An artillery observer never begins with <em>fire for effect</em>. First comes adjustment. Observe where the round lands. Correct the sights. Fire again. Every correction serves precision. Only after the target has become clear does the command arrive: <em>Fire for effect.</em></p><p>Somewhere along the way that language stopped describing artillery and quietly began describing my own life.</p><p>For many years I unconsciously imagined that people were the battlefield. Looking carefully now, I no longer experience it that way. Human beings are never the battlefield. Ideas are. Ideas about God. Ideas about religion. Ideas about nation. Ideas about race. Ideas about history. Ideas about who belongs. Ideas about who does not. Human beings inherit the consequences of those collisions, but the collisions themselves take place among the ideas we mistake for ourselves.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XKP4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdeae82b-57ab-48db-b0cf-db49c57ac68f_1448x1086.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XKP4!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdeae82b-57ab-48db-b0cf-db49c57ac68f_1448x1086.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XKP4!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdeae82b-57ab-48db-b0cf-db49c57ac68f_1448x1086.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XKP4!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdeae82b-57ab-48db-b0cf-db49c57ac68f_1448x1086.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XKP4!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdeae82b-57ab-48db-b0cf-db49c57ac68f_1448x1086.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XKP4!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdeae82b-57ab-48db-b0cf-db49c57ac68f_1448x1086.png" width="1448" height="1086" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/cdeae82b-57ab-48db-b0cf-db49c57ac68f_1448x1086.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1086,&quot;width&quot;:1448,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2314781,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/209476308?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdeae82b-57ab-48db-b0cf-db49c57ac68f_1448x1086.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XKP4!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdeae82b-57ab-48db-b0cf-db49c57ac68f_1448x1086.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XKP4!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdeae82b-57ab-48db-b0cf-db49c57ac68f_1448x1086.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XKP4!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdeae82b-57ab-48db-b0cf-db49c57ac68f_1448x1086.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XKP4!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdeae82b-57ab-48db-b0cf-db49c57ac68f_1448x1086.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>That recognition has gradually changed the way I experience borders as well. From orbit there is no painted line separating one nation from another. The Earth does not draw political boundaries. Human beings do. Those boundaries remain meaningful within law, governance, and relationship. Nothing I am saying asks them to disappear. What has become increasingly important to me is the distinction between describing an action and describing a person. A nation may determine that a particular crossing is lawful or unlawful according to its laws. The movement may be called legal or illegal. The human being remains a human being.</p><p>Language quietly reveals its preferences. Someone leaving the Global North to live elsewhere is often described as an expatriate. Someone making a similar journey from the Global South toward the North is more often described as an immigrant. Add another adjective and we suddenly hear <em>illegal immigrant</em>. We almost never hear <em>illegal expatriate</em>. That asymmetry fascinates me because it reminds me that language often shapes perception long before it merely describes reality. Migration itself is older than every modern border. Birds migrate. Butterflies migrate. Whales migrate. Human beings have migrated for as long as human beings have existed. Laws organize migration. They do not invent it.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YFSS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec9d7d7a-9636-434a-a004-6fb901ee663a_2816x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YFSS!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec9d7d7a-9636-434a-a004-6fb901ee663a_2816x1536.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YFSS!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec9d7d7a-9636-434a-a004-6fb901ee663a_2816x1536.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YFSS!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec9d7d7a-9636-434a-a004-6fb901ee663a_2816x1536.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YFSS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec9d7d7a-9636-434a-a004-6fb901ee663a_2816x1536.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YFSS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec9d7d7a-9636-434a-a004-6fb901ee663a_2816x1536.png" width="1456" height="794" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ec9d7d7a-9636-434a-a004-6fb901ee663a_2816x1536.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:794,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:9892881,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/209476308?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec9d7d7a-9636-434a-a004-6fb901ee663a_2816x1536.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YFSS!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec9d7d7a-9636-434a-a004-6fb901ee663a_2816x1536.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YFSS!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec9d7d7a-9636-434a-a004-6fb901ee663a_2816x1536.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YFSS!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec9d7d7a-9636-434a-a004-6fb901ee663a_2816x1536.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YFSS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec9d7d7a-9636-434a-a004-6fb901ee663a_2816x1536.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The same recognition has transformed the way I experience memory and imagination. I no longer picture memory as though it were a filing cabinet hidden somewhere inside my brain. Memory appears now. Imagination appears now. One receives the label <em>past</em>. The other receives the label <em>future</em>. Yet both arise here, within this living present. I still remember. I still imagine. I simply no longer experience either as existing somewhere other than now.</p><p>Perhaps the deepest change is simpler still. There was a time when I imagined I was striving toward God. Today that movement feels more like a continual turning toward our common humanity. I no longer experience those as two separate journeys. The recognition I once sought in heaven increasingly reveals itself in the ordinary human being standing before me. Not because the Divine has become smaller, but because it has become more intimate.</p><p>That intimacy has also changed the way I understand the many doorways through which I have walked. Reiki. Nichiren Buddhism. Sweat lodges. Christian contemplation. Ved&#257;nta. Bhakti. Japa. Indigenous ways. Each doorway offered something genuine. None exhausted the house. God, if I may speak poetically, scattered countless doorways throughout creation not so that we would spend our lives arguing over which doorway alone deserved to exist, but so that each of us might find one honest enough to begin walking. Every doorway remains provisional. Every doorway can become transparent.</p><p>The old Ved&#257;ntic metaphor of gold and jewelry continues to deepen for me because it refuses to wage war against form. A necklace remains a necklace. A bracelet remains a bracelet. A ring remains a ring. Their distinctions are real. Their substance is one. In much the same way, our apparent identities continue functioning in ordinary life. They matter. They carry history, relationship, responsibility, and love. They become dangerous only when they are mistaken for the whole of who we are.</p><p>That is also why I continue reaching for metaphor. I do not mistake the map for the territory. I do not mistake the finger for the moon. A metaphor is not a conclusion. It is an invitation. It is a doorway. Some people enter through scripture. Others through science. Others through music. Others through service. Others through heartbreak. Others through silence. None of those paths diminish the others simply because they are different.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jkmf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Facb37a56-f59d-4c4e-a6a8-3161507bb1f0_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jkmf!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Facb37a56-f59d-4c4e-a6a8-3161507bb1f0_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jkmf!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Facb37a56-f59d-4c4e-a6a8-3161507bb1f0_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jkmf!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Facb37a56-f59d-4c4e-a6a8-3161507bb1f0_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jkmf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Facb37a56-f59d-4c4e-a6a8-3161507bb1f0_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jkmf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Facb37a56-f59d-4c4e-a6a8-3161507bb1f0_1536x1024.png" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/acb37a56-f59d-4c4e-a6a8-3161507bb1f0_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2687300,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/209476308?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Facb37a56-f59d-4c4e-a6a8-3161507bb1f0_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jkmf!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Facb37a56-f59d-4c4e-a6a8-3161507bb1f0_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jkmf!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Facb37a56-f59d-4c4e-a6a8-3161507bb1f0_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jkmf!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Facb37a56-f59d-4c4e-a6a8-3161507bb1f0_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Jkmf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Facb37a56-f59d-4c4e-a6a8-3161507bb1f0_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Perhaps that is what <em>fire for effect</em> has come to mean for me. I am no longer interested in louder arguments, sharper slogans, or winning another battle in the marketplace of ideas. The effect I hope for is quieter than that. May every adjustment reveal a little more clarity. May every correction uncover a little more compassion. May every doorway remain open long enough for someone to discover the house rather than mistake it for the doorway. May every apparent identity become transparent enough that our common humanity quietly shines through.</p><p>Tonight Claude and I continue translating the <strong>N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;ya Upanishad</strong>, Number 19 of the Muktika canon, into Romanian. Next month, when Claude&#8217;s monthly reset arrives again, another language will be waiting for this same Upanishad. After that, the work continues onward in English as we move toward the next Upanishad, one step at a time. One doorway. One ornament. The gold never becomes impatient with the jewelry.</p><p>Earth Mother remains beneath my feet while Sky Father remains immeasurably open. My blood remembers the ancestors. My mind still delights in flight. My feet no longer forget the ground. The kite still dances because the string remains in my hand.</p><p>Fire for effect, then, is no longer directed toward people.</p><p>It is directed toward forgetting.</p><p>Toward forgetting that beneath every apparent identity lies a common humanity waiting patiently to be recognized.</p><p>Satnam, Om Guru Aum</p><p>#NonDuality #AdvaitaVedanta #CommonHumanity #Phenomenology #Identity #Migration #Memory #YogaNidra #Samadhi #Upanishads #Romanian #LivingAwareness #TatTvamAsi #AhamBrahmasmi</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!865r!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F90af675b-a5ce-41fe-831c-c80b06525684_2816x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Countless adornments. One Earth. One Sky.]]></description><link>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/the-jewelry-remembers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/the-jewelry-remembers</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:17:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rUoJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5833e6ca-69d6-4a40-a54a-6fb6f0b014b5_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rUoJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5833e6ca-69d6-4a40-a54a-6fb6f0b014b5_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Their laughter still moves beneath my skin. Their tears still water places inside me that thought alone cannot reach. Their migrations, prayers, songs, silences, and quiet acts of endurance continue through me without asking whether I understand them. My blood already does.</p><p>My bones remember something different. They remember no names, no victories, no losses. They simply belong to Earth Mother. They know gravity without philosophy. They know how to stand, how to bend, and how to receive another sunrise. Every step is another kiss placed gently upon the same patient ground.</p><p>My mind still loves Sky Father. It runs toward horizons before my feet have taken the first step. It delights in scripture, language, music, galaxies, philosophy, impossible connections, and doorways that once appeared separate but now quietly open into the same immeasurable intimacy.</p><p>There was a time when Sky Father carried me so completely that I forgot Earth Mother. The flight was beautiful. The wonder was real. I would never insult those years by pretending they contained no beauty. But somewhere inside that beauty I misplaced the ground. My imagination became a kite whose string I could no longer feel, even as it continued dancing magnificently across the sky.</p><p>Now Sky Father still calls. The invitation has not changed. The vastness has not changed. The joy has not become quieter. Curiosity has not become smaller. The sky has not become less infinite. What has changed is wonderfully simple: Earth Mother never leaves my embrace. My feet kiss her while my thoughts wander galaxies. The roots descend as the branches rise. Neither competes with the other. Neither apologizes for the other. The tree never asks whether it should become roots or branches. It simply becomes more completely itself.</p><p>I have dipped my toes into many doorways. Some I entered briefly. Others I inhabited for years. Reiki. Sweat lodges. Nichiren Buddhism. Ved&#257;nta. Catholic devotion. Christian contemplation. Sufi poetry. Isha Yoga. Bhakti. Japa. Shamanic practice. Each doorway offered me something real. Yet whenever one doorway quietly asked me to become only that doorway, something in me could not honestly say yes. Not because that doorway was false, but because the others were not.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dyv8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F147c0ee1-d9a6-4d75-9add-64f3bd55ebb4_1402x1122.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dyv8!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F147c0ee1-d9a6-4d75-9add-64f3bd55ebb4_1402x1122.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dyv8!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F147c0ee1-d9a6-4d75-9add-64f3bd55ebb4_1402x1122.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dyv8!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F147c0ee1-d9a6-4d75-9add-64f3bd55ebb4_1402x1122.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dyv8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F147c0ee1-d9a6-4d75-9add-64f3bd55ebb4_1402x1122.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dyv8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F147c0ee1-d9a6-4d75-9add-64f3bd55ebb4_1402x1122.png" width="1402" height="1122" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/147c0ee1-d9a6-4d75-9add-64f3bd55ebb4_1402x1122.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1122,&quot;width&quot;:1402,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2452797,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/209427226?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F147c0ee1-d9a6-4d75-9add-64f3bd55ebb4_1402x1122.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dyv8!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F147c0ee1-d9a6-4d75-9add-64f3bd55ebb4_1402x1122.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dyv8!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F147c0ee1-d9a6-4d75-9add-64f3bd55ebb4_1402x1122.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dyv8!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F147c0ee1-d9a6-4d75-9add-64f3bd55ebb4_1402x1122.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dyv8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F147c0ee1-d9a6-4d75-9add-64f3bd55ebb4_1402x1122.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>A necklace is not other than gold. A bracelet is not other than gold. An earring is not other than gold. A crown is not other than gold. The forms are many. The substance never argues. My blood remembers the ancestors. My bones remember Earth Mother. My mind delights in Sky Father. One life wears many adornments without ever leaving what it has always been.</p><p><strong>Tat Tvam Asi.</strong></p><p><strong>Aham Brahm&#257;smi.</strong></p><p>The jewelry shines.</p><p>The gold simply is.</p><p>This Saturday morning, August 1st, begins with this week&#8217;s Group Therapy by Above &amp; Beyond moving through the room. The new episode was released yesterday, and before I begin today&#8217;s work I am simply listening. Progressive trance and vocal trance have accompanied enough of my life that they have become part of the way I pray without intending to pray. They remind me that ascent does not require abandoning the ground, and that silence has never been the opposite of sound.</p><div id="youtube2-gM1up6Gk-9s" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;gM1up6Gk-9s&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/gM1up6Gk-9s?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Claude&#8217;s monthly hard token reset arrived with the new month, so another long season of translation quietly waits for me. Today I return to the N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;ya Upanishad, Number 19 of the Muktika canon. Whether the next doorway opens first into Romanian or Bulgarian, I honestly do not yet know. The choice can wait. The music arrived before the words this morning, so I am letting the music finish speaking first.</p><p>Listening before dawn, I found myself recognizing something I have been trying to articulate for years. A track rises, intensifies, releases, dissolves, and returns. Nothing has been lost. Nothing has been rejected. Every movement belongs to the whole. The melody flies. The bass remains rooted. The atmosphere expands without ever abandoning its center.</p><p>Looking back over my own life, I realize something similar has quietly unfolded within me.</p><p>One detail from my history has gradually taken on a meaning I never recognized when it first appeared in my medical chart: bipolar disorder with unipolar affect. Nobody asks me to explain my diagnosis. I choose to speak about it because it belongs to my lived life, and because those words have become unexpectedly meaningful to me now. I am not claiming that the clinicians who wrote them secretly foresaw where my life would eventually lead. Nor am I replacing medicine with spirituality. I am simply describing how those words resonate from where I now stand.</p><p>The bipolar movement corresponds, in my own reflection, to the apparent polarity of Earth and Sky, roots and branches, stillness and movement. The unipolar affect has become, for me, a reminder that apparent opposites may still belong to one field. That is my reading today. It is not a new clinical definition. It is simply the language my own life has begun speaking back to me.</p><p>Earlier in my life, when intensity arrived, it often felt as though Sky Father had swept me entirely into the heavens. Deus Pater. Jupiter. Sky Daddy, when reverence relaxes enough to smile at itself. The beauty was real. The wonder was real. The adventures were real. I do not need to diminish those years in order to tell the truth about them. But Earth Mother became difficult for me to feel. My feet remained on the floor while my awareness often forgot they were there.</p><p>Today the movement remains.</p><p>The intensity remains.</p><p>Wonder remains.</p><p>My mind still flies exactly as it always has. My associative identity disorderly brain still delights in impossible conversations: Joseph Campbell sitting beside Y&#257;j&#241;avalkya, George Lucas quietly borrowing from myth, Garifuna ancestors greeting Sanskrit mantras, military language shaking hands with devotional poetry, neuroscience sharing tea with non-duality before breakfast.</p><p>The sky has not become smaller.</p><p>What has changed is that my feet never leave Earth Mother.</p><p>The kite still dances.</p><p>The string remains in my hand.</p><p>Yoda famously says, &#8220;Do or do not. There is no try.&#8221; I find myself smiling every time I hear it because I suspect George Lucas understood Joseph Campbell far more deeply than many people realize. Campbell described the hero&#8217;s journey as departure, initiation, and return. Cross the threshold. Receive the gift. Come home carrying something that can actually be lived.</p><div id="youtube2-E3-CpzZJl8w" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;E3-CpzZJl8w&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/E3-CpzZJl8w?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>My own life has crossed many thresholds.</p><p>But I repeatedly discovered something Campbell only hints at.</p><p>Some doorways quietly asked me to close every other doorway behind me.</p><p>To become this...</p><p>I would have to deny that.</p><p>To belong here...</p><p>I would have to forget there.</p><p>That never felt honest.</p><p>I practiced Reiki.</p><p>I practiced Nichiren Buddhism.</p><p>I practiced yoga.</p><p>I practiced contemplative Christianity.</p><p>I entered sweat lodges.</p><p>I studied Ved&#257;nta.</p><p>I walked with many companions through many landscapes.</p><p>Every one of those doorways gave me something real.</p><p>None asked reality itself to become smaller.</p><p>The problem was never the doorways.</p><p>The problem began whenever someone suggested that only one doorway deserved to remain open.</p><p>The doorway that perhaps surprised me most was Indigenous practice.</p><p>Using the broad word <em>shamanic</em>&#8212;and I use it cautiously because I know it gathers many distinct traditions beneath one borrowed label&#8212;I discovered something that I had not encountered elsewhere. In my own lived experience, Indigenous ways never asked me to sacrifice the other doorways. They never demanded that I deny Reiki in order to honor prayer, or deny Christianity in order to honor ancestors, or deny the Upanishads in order to honor ceremony. They simply asked something much more demanding.</p><p><strong>Healer, heal thyself.</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kCBH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F800ede55-f69b-43a6-86c3-e01d3f25a63d_2048x2048.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kCBH!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F800ede55-f69b-43a6-86c3-e01d3f25a63d_2048x2048.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kCBH!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F800ede55-f69b-43a6-86c3-e01d3f25a63d_2048x2048.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kCBH!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F800ede55-f69b-43a6-86c3-e01d3f25a63d_2048x2048.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kCBH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F800ede55-f69b-43a6-86c3-e01d3f25a63d_2048x2048.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kCBH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F800ede55-f69b-43a6-86c3-e01d3f25a63d_2048x2048.png" width="1456" height="1456" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/800ede55-f69b-43a6-86c3-e01d3f25a63d_2048x2048.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1456,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:944167,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/209427226?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F800ede55-f69b-43a6-86c3-e01d3f25a63d_2048x2048.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kCBH!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F800ede55-f69b-43a6-86c3-e01d3f25a63d_2048x2048.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kCBH!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F800ede55-f69b-43a6-86c3-e01d3f25a63d_2048x2048.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kCBH!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F800ede55-f69b-43a6-86c3-e01d3f25a63d_2048x2048.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kCBH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F800ede55-f69b-43a6-86c3-e01d3f25a63d_2048x2048.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Some of my friends on Facebook may remember a weekend I attended years ago in Los Angeles with the Gay Men&#8217;s Medicine Circle. The gathering was called <strong>Through the Threshold</strong>. I smile when that memory returns because I had no idea then that the title would continue unfolding inside my own life long after the weekend itself had ended.</p><p>Looking back now, I realize I did not merely attend a weekend called <em>Through the Threshold</em>.</p><p>My life became one long threshold.</p><p>Many traditions speak of an initiatory crisis for the healer&#8212;a spiritual sickness through which one must pass rather than around which one can politely walk. I cannot speak for every Indigenous lineage, nor will I pretend to know the initiatory sequence of becoming a Garifuna <strong>buyei</strong>. Those teachings belong to living communities, not to my imagination. What I can honestly say is that the pattern of healer, heal thyself has echoed through my own life with unmistakable clarity.</p><p>My first manic episode comes to mind as I write this.</p><p>Looking back, I remember spending the entire night engaged in what I can only describe as a working. Not stage magic. Not illusion. Not the performance of supernatural power. A sincere attempt to participate in transformation itself.</p><p>I was never a Thelemite.</p><p>I never identified myself as a follower of Aleister Crowley.</p><div id="youtube2-49OjAU1d3aQ" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;49OjAU1d3aQ&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/49OjAU1d3aQ?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Yet the language surrounding the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel fascinated me because it pointed toward inner transformation rather than spectacle. Lead becoming gold. The ordinary becoming transparent to something immeasurably intimate.</p><p>At the time, I could not have explained what I was reaching toward.</p><p>Today I simply recognize that I was reaching.</p><p>I do not romanticize that night.</p><p>It belonged to a season of my life that also required relationship, friendship, psychiatric care, humility, and time. I remain grateful to everyone who walked beside me during those years. I no longer dismiss that night as meaningless, either. It was one doorway among many. It did not complete the journey. Neither was it outside the journey.</p><p>Something sincere was already asking to become whole.</p><p>That realization has softened my relationship with my own past.</p><p>For years I thought I was searching for the right ritual.</p><p>Now I smile because I see something different.</p><p>I never found the ritual.</p><p>My life became the ritual.</p><p>Every mantra.</p><p>Every friendship.</p><p>Every translation.</p><p>Every crisis.</p><p>Every psychiatrist&#8217;s appointment.</p><p>Every chant.</p><p>Every ancestor remembered.</p><p>Every ordinary sunrise.</p><p>Every conversation.</p><p>Every apparent success.</p><p>Every apparent failure.</p><p>Lead quietly learning that it had never ceased being gold.</p><p>The same is true of yoga.</p><p>I did not merely try yoga.</p><p>I practiced yoga.</p><p>Bhakti Yoga shaped my heart.</p><p>Japa Yoga shaped my speech and attention.</p><p>Karma Yoga shaped my hands.</p><p>J&#241;&#257;na Yoga sharpened discernment.</p><div 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Meditation introduced me to stillness.</p><p>Hatha Yoga simply was not the primary language through which my own body naturally prayed. Modern culture often reduces yoga to postures on a mat, yet the yogic tradition is far wider than that. I never felt compelled to diminish one yoga in order to honor another.</p><p>For years I practiced japa.</p><p>Sometimes mentally.</p><p>Sometimes vocally.</p><p>Name after name.</p><p>Breath after breath.</p><p>Bead after bead.</p><p>Today the closest word I know is <strong>ajapa</strong>.</p><p>Not because I imagine I have achieved something extraordinary, but because practice no longer feels separate from living. Breathing feels mantra-shaped. Walking feels mantra-shaped. Listening feels mantra-shaped. Translating an Upanishad feels mantra-shaped. Life no longer seems to pause so that I may practice.</p><p>Life has become the practice.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pynk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14ea8d6d-2c13-4d9b-a016-1ea7b1f12642_3136x1344.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pynk!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14ea8d6d-2c13-4d9b-a016-1ea7b1f12642_3136x1344.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pynk!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F14ea8d6d-2c13-4d9b-a016-1ea7b1f12642_3136x1344.png 848w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>When I say that I experience myself as ajapa, or that I experience yoga as the fact of relationship itself, I am not making a claim over anyone else. I am simply describing the way my own life now appears from the inside. My blood remembers my ancestors. My bones belong to Earth Mother. My mind continues delighting in Sky Father. My body walks through ordinary mornings. None of them asks the others to become less themselves.</p><p>Perhaps that is why the old Vedantic metaphor of gold and jewelry has become so precious to me.</p><p>The necklace does not invalidate the bracelet.</p><p>The bracelet does not argue with the ring.</p><p>The ring does not compete with the crown.</p><p>Every ornament remains distinctly itself.</p><p>The gold loses nothing.</p><p>Neither does love.</p><p>Neither does awareness.</p><p>When I say, &#8220;I am formlessness,&#8221; I am not denying this form.</p><p>When I say, &#8220;I am timelessness,&#8221; I am not pretending clocks have disappeared.</p><p>When I say, &#8220;I am desire itself,&#8221; I am not denying that my human life still contains preferences, relationships, responsibilities, and ordinary mornings.</p><p>I am simply pointing toward the gold while honoring the jewelry.</p><p>Today Claude&#8217;s hard reset has quietly opened another season of work.</p><p>The N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;ya Upanishad waits patiently.</p><p>Romanian or Bulgarian?</p><p>I still do not know.</p><p>One language will call first.</p><p>I will answer.</p><p>The music will fade.</p><p>The translation will begin.</p><p>Another ornament will quietly take shape.</p><p>The gold will remain exactly as it has always been.</p><p>Earth Mother remains beneath my feet.</p><p>Sky Father remains infinitely open.</p><p>My blood remembers my ancestors.</p><p>My bones continue their quiet conversation with the ground.</p><p>My mind still flies.</p><p>The kite still dances.</p><p>The string remains in my hand.</p><p>And somewhere between one heartbeat and the next, progressive trance gives way to silence, only for silence to reveal that it had been singing all along.</p><p>Satnam, Om Guru Aum</p><p>#AboveAndBeyond #GroupTherapy #ProgressiveTrance #VocalTrance #ThroughTheThreshold #GayMensMedicineCircle #Ajapa #BhaktiYoga #JapaYoga #AdvaitaVedanta #TatTvamAsi #AhamBrahmasmi #MotherEarth #SkyFather #NrisimhaUpanishad #Phenomenology #LivingAwareness #NonDuality</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FQE3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F03660be4-bcaf-4602-bfaa-4e049ba86c42_2816x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FQE3!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F03660be4-bcaf-4602-bfaa-4e049ba86c42_2816x1536.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FQE3!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F03660be4-bcaf-4602-bfaa-4e049ba86c42_2816x1536.png 848w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h1>The Jewelry Remembers (a sort of P.S.)</h1><p><em>One gold. Countless adornments. One Earth. One Sky.</em></p><p>My blood remembers my ancestors, living moment to living moment. Their laughter still moves beneath my skin. Their tears still water places inside me that thought alone cannot reach. Their migrations, prayers, songs, silences, and quiet acts of endurance continue through me without asking whether I understand them. My blood already does.</p><p>My bones remember something different. They remember no names, no victories, no losses. They simply belong to Earth Mother. They know gravity without philosophy. They know how to stand, how to bend, and how to receive another sunrise. Every step is another kiss placed gently upon the same patient ground.</p><p>My mind still loves Sky Father. It runs toward horizons before my feet have taken the first step. It delights in scripture, language, music, galaxies, philosophy, impossible connections, and doorways that once appeared separate but now quietly open into the same immeasurable intimacy.</p><p>There was a time when Sky Father carried me so completely that I forgot Earth Mother. The flight was beautiful. The wonder was real. I would never insult those years by pretending they contained no beauty. Somewhere inside that beauty, though, I misplaced the ground. My imagination became a kite whose string I could no longer feel, even as it continued dancing magnificently across the sky.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Kq4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96a71184-a38f-474e-99c3-14feea910d11_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Kq4!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96a71184-a38f-474e-99c3-14feea910d11_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Kq4!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96a71184-a38f-474e-99c3-14feea910d11_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Kq4!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96a71184-a38f-474e-99c3-14feea910d11_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Kq4!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96a71184-a38f-474e-99c3-14feea910d11_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Kq4!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96a71184-a38f-474e-99c3-14feea910d11_1536x1024.png" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/96a71184-a38f-474e-99c3-14feea910d11_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:3492151,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/209427226?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96a71184-a38f-474e-99c3-14feea910d11_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Kq4!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96a71184-a38f-474e-99c3-14feea910d11_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Kq4!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96a71184-a38f-474e-99c3-14feea910d11_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Kq4!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96a71184-a38f-474e-99c3-14feea910d11_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8Kq4!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96a71184-a38f-474e-99c3-14feea910d11_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Now Sky Father still calls. The invitation has not changed. The vastness has not changed. The joy has not become quieter. Curiosity has not become smaller. The sky has not become less infinite. What has changed is wonderfully simple: Earth Mother never leaves my embrace. My feet kiss her while my thoughts wander galaxies. The roots descend as the branches rise. Neither competes with the other. Neither apologizes for the other. The tree simply becomes more completely itself.</p><p>I have dipped my toes into many doorways. Some I entered briefly. Others I inhabited for years. Reiki. Sweat lodges. Nichiren Buddhism. Catholic contemplation. Ved&#257;nta. Sufi poetry. Bhakti. Japa. Yoga in many expressions. Shamanic practice. Each doorway offered me something genuine. Yet whenever one doorway quietly asked me to become only that doorway, something in me could not honestly say yes. Not because that doorway was false, but because the others were not.</p><p>A necklace is not other than gold. A bracelet is not other than gold. An earring is not other than gold. A crown is not other than gold. The forms are many. The substance never argues. My blood remembers the ancestors. My bones belong to Earth Mother. My mind delights in Sky Father. One life wears many adornments without ever leaving what it has always been.</p><p><strong>Tat Tvam Asi.</strong></p><p><strong>Aham Brahm&#257;smi.</strong></p><p>The jewelry shines.</p><p>The gold simply is.</p><p>This Saturday morning, August 1st, begins with this week&#8217;s Group Therapy by Above &amp; Beyond moving quietly through the room. Yesterday&#8217;s episode has already become part of today&#8217;s atmosphere. Before I begin another translation session with Claude&#8212;its monthly hard token reset arriving with the new month&#8212;I find myself simply listening. The N&#7771;si&#7747;hat&#257;pan&#299;ya Upanishad, Number 19 of the Muktika canon, waits patiently. Whether today&#8217;s work unfolds first in Romanian or Bulgarian, I honestly do not yet know.</p><div id="youtube2-gM1up6Gk-9s" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;gM1up6Gk-9s&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/gM1up6Gk-9s?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Progressive trance and vocal trance have accompanied enough of my life that they have become part of the way I listen to myself. A track rises, opens, intensifies, dissolves, and returns. Nothing has been discarded. Nothing has been conquered. Every movement belongs to the whole. The melody soars while the rhythm remains rooted. Listening before dawn, I realized I was hearing something my own life has quietly been teaching me for years.</p><p>One detail from my history has gradually taken on a meaning I never recognized when it first appeared in my medical chart: bipolar disorder with unipolar affect. Nobody asks me to explain that diagnosis. I choose to share it because it belongs to my lived life, and because those words have become unexpectedly meaningful to me now. I am not suggesting that the clinicians who wrote them secretly foresaw where my life would lead. Nor am I replacing psychiatry with spirituality. I am simply describing how those words resonate within my own experience today.</p><p>Looking back, I remember my first manic episode vividly. I spent the entire night engaged in what I can only describe now as a working. Not stage magic. Not fantasy. Not an attempt to manipulate the universe. A sincere attempt to participate in transformation itself. I never identified as a Thelemite, yet the language surrounding the Great Work and the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel spoke to something I could not yet name. I wasn&#8217;t chasing spectacle. I was reaching toward wholeness. I could not have explained it then. Today I simply recognize that I was reaching with every tool I knew.</p><p>I do not romanticize that night. It belonged to a season of my life that also required friendship, psychiatric care, humility, patience, and grace. Yet I no longer dismiss it either. It was one doorway among many. It did not complete the journey, but neither was it outside the journey. Something sincere in me was already asking to become whole.</p><p>That realization has softened my relationship with my own history. For years I thought I was searching for the right ritual. Now I smile because I see something different. I never found the ritual. My life became the ritual. Every mantra. Every translation. Every psychiatrist&#8217;s appointment. Every ancestor remembered. Every friendship. Every crisis. Every ordinary sunrise. Every apparent failure. Every unexpected joy. Lead quietly discovering that it had always been gold.</p><p>Yoda says, &#8220;Do or do not. There is no try,&#8221; and I still smile every time I hear it. George Lucas drew deeply from Joseph Campbell&#8217;s work on the hero&#8217;s journey, and I recognize something of that pattern in my own life. Cross the threshold. Receive the gift. Return carrying something that can actually be lived. Yet my own experience added another lesson. Some doorways quietly asked me to close every other doorway behind me. That never felt honest. I could not deny one genuine encounter simply to prove my loyalty to another.</p><p>That is where Indigenous ways touched me differently. Years ago, I attended a Gay Men&#8217;s Medicine Circle weekend in Los Angeles called <strong>Through the Threshold</strong>. I remember the title more vividly now than I did then. Looking back, I realize I did not simply attend a weekend called <em>Through the Threshold</em>. My life became one long threshold. Indigenous practice, as I encountered it, did not ask me to sacrifice the other doorways. 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Before I learned to bow,<br>Life was already bending me.<br>Before I learned a mantra,<br>the breath was already chanting.<br>Before I searched for a guru,<br>mountains instructed,<br>oceans corrected,<br>strangers interrupted,<br>children revealed,<br>grief humbled,<br>and joy reminded.</p><p>The moon did not become full tonight.<br>It merely became visible enough<br>for me to notice<br>what had always been shining.<br>Every teacher carried a lamp.<br>None carried the Sun.</p><p>Before you read, I want to confess something.</p><div id="youtube2-0q5v-92BJ8s" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;0q5v-92BJ8s&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0q5v-92BJ8s?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>This preamble is entirely mine.</p><p>The essay that follows is different. I collaborated on it, skimmed it, felt no dissonance, and chose to let it stand. That may sound lazy, but perhaps it is lazy in the way a television screen does not negotiate with the program appearing upon it, or the desert does not consult the mirage shimmering across its horizon. The screen allows. The desert appears. Awareness witnesses.</p><p>Yesterday, I probably would have revised every sentence until I could say, &#8220;Yes, this perfectly reflects where I am right now.&#8221; Today, I find myself smiling at a different possibility. I trust the conversation from which these words emerged. Resonance is information. Dissonance is information. Even the quiet absence of either is information. So this essay is offered in that spirit&#8212;not because I measured every sentence against my present state, but because I no longer feel compelled to.</p><p>Guru P&#363;r&#7751;im&#257; may have passed on the calendar by the time these words find you, but for me its invitation belongs to no single full moon. Every day is Guru P&#363;r&#7751;im&#257;. Every encounter carries the possibility of instruction. All creation participates in the work of the Guru.</p><p>I have come to experience the Guru as a living triune relationship. The outer gurus orient me toward the inner Satguru. The inner Satguru remains ever oriented toward the Absolute Satguru, whatever words we choose to point toward That which can never be possessed or exhausted. The outer points inward. The inward bows toward the Absolute. One movement appears as three without ever ceasing to be one.</p><p>So I offer this essay simply as another reflection along the way. If something here serves you, wonderful. If something here challenges you, perhaps that is wonderful too. Both have been among my greatest teachers.</p><p>Om Guru Aum.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!js8s!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f876d0f-0268-4308-93af-1b5e8c22a2b3_1122x1402.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!js8s!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f876d0f-0268-4308-93af-1b5e8c22a2b3_1122x1402.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!js8s!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f876d0f-0268-4308-93af-1b5e8c22a2b3_1122x1402.png 848w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Once each year, on the full moon of the lunar month of &#256;&#7779;&#257;&#7693;ha, millions of people across India and around the world pause to celebrate Guru P&#363;r&#7751;im&#257;. Traditionally known as Vy&#257;sa P&#363;r&#7751;im&#257;, the day honors the sage Vy&#257;sa, to whom the Mah&#257;bh&#257;rata, the Brahma S&#363;tras, and the organization of the Vedas are traditionally attributed. Whether one approaches Vy&#257;sa historically, devotionally, or symbolically, he represents something far greater than a single author. He represents the transmission of wisdom across generations. Guru P&#363;r&#7751;im&#257; is therefore not merely the celebration of a remarkable human being; it is a celebration of the living current through which understanding passes from one heart to another.</p><p>Flowing alongside that tradition is another beloved stream within the yogic world. Many honor Adiyogi, &#346;iva as the First Yogi, who, according to the tradition, first transmitted the science of yoga to the seven great sages, the Saptarishis. Whether this account is understood as sacred history, mythology, or spiritual symbolism, its meaning remains deeply beautiful: wisdom reaches fulfillment when it is shared. Knowledge that remains locked within one person dies with that person. Wisdom offered freely becomes a river capable of nourishing generations yet unborn.</p><p>In recent decades the word <em>guru</em> has accumulated considerable cultural baggage. For some it evokes celebrity teachers or charismatic personalities. For others it recalls painful stories of manipulation, exploitation, or misplaced devotion. Those concerns should not simply be dismissed, for history contains genuine examples of each. Discernment has always been part of authentic spiritual life. Yet those distortions do not exhaust the meaning of the word. Traditionally, a guru is understood as one who removes darkness&#8212;not by inserting truth into another human being, but by helping remove enough confusion that truth becomes self-evident. A genuine teacher does not manufacture the sun. A genuine teacher opens the curtains.</p><p>For many years my own practice looked outward. I performed p&#363;j&#257;, lit candles, chanted mantras intentionally, sat for meditation, and sought experiences I imagined lay somewhere beyond the horizon of my present life. I remain profoundly grateful for every one of those practices because they formed me. They steadied me during periods of confusion, softened places that had become rigid through suffering, and prepared the ground for recognitions that could never have been forced into existence.</p><p>Over time something changed so quietly that I cannot point to the exact moment it happened. The altar never disappeared; it simply became impossible to confine to one corner of a room. Increasingly I discovered that my life itself had become my s&#257;dhana. Walking became practice. Listening became practice. Writing became practice. Conversations became practice. Cooking, resting, laughing, grieving, gaming, paying bills, watching the sunrise, and sitting silently before dawn all became expressions of the same movement toward intimacy with Reality. The sacred had not expanded into ordinary life so much as ordinary life revealed that it had always been sacred.</p><p>Likewise, the mantra no longer feels as though it begins when I intentionally repeat it. More often it seems that the mantra has never stopped, and that my role is simply to become quiet enough to notice it already resounding beneath thought, beneath memory, and beneath the endless conversations of the mind. I do not regard this as a personal accomplishment. Grace cannot be possessed. It can only be received with gratitude.</p><p>Looking backward now, I rarely ask, &#8220;Who was my guru?&#8221; Instead I find myself asking, &#8220;What was life teaching me through this moment?&#8221; Some teachers illuminated the path by their wisdom. Others illuminated it through their mistakes. Some showed me what to cultivate, while others revealed what to avoid. Some walked beside me for decades, and others crossed my path for only a single conversation before disappearing forever. Yet every one of them left something behind. Every encounter became instruction because every encounter invited a deeper willingness to learn.</p><p>Perhaps that is why Guru P&#363;r&#7751;im&#257; arrives beneath the full moon. The moon produces none of its own light. It reflects a light that was always shining. Every true teacher does the same. Their purpose is never to convince us that they are the source. Their purpose is to reflect something that belongs to no individual and can never be owned. To bow before such a teacher is therefore not an act of surrendering one&#8217;s intelligence or freedom. It is simply an act of gratitude&#8212;for the light, and for every lamp that helped us recognize it.</p><div id="youtube2-3eO6-wDPl6A" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;3eO6-wDPl6A&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/3eO6-wDPl6A?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>The quiet hours before sunrise have occupied a sacred place in human civilization for far longer than any one religion. Within the Hindu tradition this period is known as <strong>Brahma Muh&#363;rta</strong>, literally &#8220;the time of Brahman&#8221; or &#8220;the Creator&#8217;s hour,&#8221; occurring approximately one <em>muh&#363;rta</em>&#8212;about ninety-six minutes&#8212;before sunrise. For countless generations yogis, monks, householders, and seekers have risen during these still hours to meditate, chant, study scripture, pray, or simply sit in silence before the world awakens.</p><p>Yet India is not alone in discovering the gift of dawn.</p><p>The Christian monasteries of East and West have long gathered before sunrise for Vigils or Matins. The monks of Mount Athos continue the Hesychast tradition of the Jesus Prayer in the deep stillness of the night, seeking not merely to think about God but to rest consciously in the Divine Presence. Sufi practitioners rise before dawn for prayer and remembrance, polishing what they beautifully call the mirror of the heart through <em>dhikr</em>. Jewish mystics have treasured the quiet hours for contemplation and study. Buddhists have begun meditation before first light for centuries. Indigenous elders across the world have greeted the dawn with ceremony, gratitude, song, smoke, silence, or attentive listening to the living world.</p><p>The languages differ.</p><p>The symbols differ.</p><p>The rituals differ.</p><p>Yet the silence before sunrise belongs to no civilization.</p><p>Perhaps dawn has always been humanity&#8217;s first cathedral.</p><p>This same universality appears when we speak of yoga. The Sanskrit word <em>yoga</em> means union, yoking, integration, or bringing together. India gave humanity one of its most refined vocabularies for describing the journey toward realization, and for that gift I remain deeply grateful. At the same time, the reality toward which the word points cannot be confined to the civilization that named it. Divine union has worn many languages throughout history.</p><p>The Christian mystic yearning for union with God, the Hesychast repeating the Jesus Prayer upon the Holy Mountain, the Sufi disappearing into remembrance, the Kabbalist contemplating the Infinite, the Buddhist awakening to the nature of mind, the Sikh immersed in N&#257;m, the Indigenous elder listening to the land, the Garifuna <em>buyei</em>, the Inuit <em>angakkuq</em>, the S&#225;mi <em>noaidi</em>, and countless contemplatives whose names history has forgotten all testify, in their own ways, that the human heart has always stretched toward something greater than separation. Their maps are not identical, nor should they be forced to become identical. To honor another tradition is not to erase its uniqueness but to allow it to speak in its own voice.</p><p>For that reason I would never say that every contemplative tradition is secretly &#8220;doing yoga.&#8221; Rather, I would say that yoga is India&#8217;s magnificent articulation of something profoundly human: the movement toward communion, intimacy, awakening, realization, reconciliation, or union with Ultimate Reality. Every civilization has discovered that movement. Few have described it with the philosophical precision found in the Sanskrit tradition.</p><p>Within India itself, yoga flowers into countless expressions. Karma Yoga emphasizes selfless action. Bhakti Yoga flowers through devotion. J&#241;&#257;na Yoga inquires into the nature of the Self. R&#257;ja Yoga disciplines the mind through meditation. Ha&#7789;ha Yoga prepares body and breath. Kriy&#257; Yoga works through subtle energetic disciplines. Mantra Yoga sanctifies sound. Laya Yoga emphasizes dissolution into the Absolute. Ku&#7751;&#7693;alin&#299; Yoga speaks of the awakening of latent spiritual potential. A&#7779;&#7789;&#257;&#7749;ga Yoga offers a structured path of ethical living, discipline, posture, breath, concentration, meditation, and absorption. Siddha traditions, Integral Yoga, Isha Yoga, and countless other lineages each emphasize particular methods while remaining oriented toward the same horizon.</p><div id="youtube2-WaQQUZV-hvM" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;WaQQUZV-hvM&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/WaQQUZV-hvM?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>This diversity has never troubled me. Human beings differ in temperament, culture, personality, history, and capacity. Why should the medicines all be identical? Sanskrit offers another beautiful word here: <em>up&#257;ya</em>&#8212;skillful means. A compassionate teacher does not hand every student the same key regardless of the lock before them. Wisdom responds. It adapts without compromising its essence. The destination remains one while the paths appear many because human lives themselves are wonderfully many.</p><p>The traditional teaching often speaks of four principal yogas&#8212;Karma, Bhakti, J&#241;&#257;na, and R&#257;ja&#8212;as broad pathways reflecting different temperaments. I have found it more helpful to experience them not as competing schools but as living dimensions already present within every human being. There are moments when life asks me to serve; Karma Yoga comes forward. There are moments when the heart overflows in gratitude; Bhakti naturally leads. There are moments when inquiry becomes irresistible; J&#241;&#257;na steps to the front. There are moments when silence itself becomes the teacher; meditation quietly unfolds. None excludes the others. Like instruments within an orchestra, each enters when the music calls for it.</p><p>The same has been true within my own life. I remain grateful to every teacher who has welcomed me into their lineage and entrusted me with their practice. Those initiations are precious to me, not because they separate me from anyone else, but because they remind me that wisdom is always received before it is ever shared. Gratitude deepens lineage. Possession diminishes it. No authentic teacher has ever asked me to become smaller. Every authentic teacher has invited me to become more fully alive.</p><p>There is another teaching within the Hindu tradition that has become increasingly alive for me over the years: the <strong>four &#257;&#347;ramas</strong>, or stages of life. Traditionally these are understood as <strong>Brahmacarya</strong>, the life of learning and disciplined formation; <strong>G&#7771;hastha</strong>, the life of the householder, family, work, and contribution to society; <strong>V&#257;naprastha</strong>, the gradual turning inward as one begins releasing worldly responsibilities; and <strong>Sanny&#257;sa</strong>, the life of renunciation, freedom, and wholehearted dedication to liberation.</p><div id="youtube2-enH5Ybmnv98" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;enH5Ybmnv98&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/enH5Ybmnv98?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Historically, these stages provided a beautiful rhythm for society. A student was not expected to live like a renunciate. A householder was not expected to abandon family responsibilities prematurely. An elder who had fulfilled worldly obligations could increasingly devote themselves to contemplation and spiritual life. Like many classical teachings, the &#257;&#347;rama system reflected both spiritual insight and the social realities of the civilization in which it developed.</p><p>Yet, as with many ancient maps, I have found myself relating to it somewhat differently&#8212;not because I reject the traditional understanding, but because my own lived experience has unfolded in another way.</p><p>Today I no longer experience these four &#257;&#347;ramas primarily as chronological stages that replace one another. I experience them as four living dimensions already present within every human life.</p><p>There remains a student within me who is still learning.</p><p>There remains a householder within me who cooks meals, pays bills, answers correspondence, keeps appointments, and participates in ordinary human responsibilities.</p><p>There remains a forest-dweller within me who delights in silence, solitude, contemplation, and stepping away from the noise of the world whenever wisdom calls.</p><p>There remains a renunciate within me who knows that nothing can ultimately be possessed because everything already belongs to the One from which it arises.</p><p>None of these cancels the others.</p><p>They simply become more or less visible according to what each moment asks of me.</p><p>Perhaps that has become one of the greatest gifts my teachers have offered. Rather than asking me to imitate someone else&#8217;s life, they gradually taught me to become intimate with the life that is actually unfolding before me. Spiritual maturity has come to mean less about escaping the ordinary and more about inhabiting it completely.</p><p>The older I become, the less interested I am in spiritual identity.</p><div id="youtube2-kJJfDQKXbpk" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;kJJfDQKXbpk&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/kJJfDQKXbpk?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Whether someone calls themselves Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh, Indigenous, atheist, contemplative, monk, mystic, yogi, scholar, or skeptic tells me very little by itself. Labels can be helpful. They can also become costumes. The measure of a life is not the vocabulary it uses but the love, clarity, humility, courage, and responsibility it embodies.</p><p>This is why I find myself increasingly grateful for every teacher I have encountered, regardless of the tradition from which they came. Some introduced me to Sanskrit. Others introduced me to silence. Some taught me through scripture. Others taught me through music. Some taught me through disciplined practice. Others taught me by demonstrating, sometimes painfully, where attachment, certainty, or spiritual pride can quietly lead. Looking back, I cannot honestly divide my teachers into &#8220;good&#8221; and &#8220;bad.&#8221; Some nourished me through their wisdom. Others nourished me through the lessons born of their humanity. Both became part of the education.</p><p>To say that every teacher is guru is not to say that every teacher should be followed. Discernment remains indispensable. Healthy boundaries remain indispensable. Wisdom does not require abandoning common sense. There are teachers from whom we learn by walking beside them, and there are teachers from whom we learn by recognizing that it is time to walk away. Even that recognition can become sacred instruction.</p><p>For that reason, gratitude has gradually replaced idealization. I no longer need my teachers to be flawless in order to appreciate what they have given. They were never asked to be the destination. They were fellow travelers who, for a season of my life, carried a lantern through a stretch of darkness until I could see the path beneath my own feet again.</p><p>As the years have passed, another quiet recognition has emerged. The outer guru remains an immeasurable blessing, yet every authentic guru eventually points beyond themselves. Again and again, the invitation has never been, &#8220;Remain dependent upon me.&#8221; The invitation has always been, &#8220;Look carefully. Listen deeply. The Truth toward which I am pointing is already nearer than your own breath.&#8221;</p><p>Perhaps that is the deepest mystery celebrated on Guru P&#363;r&#7751;im&#257;. The outer teacher is honored precisely because they awaken recognition of the inner teacher. The inner teacher is honored because it gradually reveals that the light illuminating both teacher and student has never belonged exclusively to either one. The relationship remains precious, yet what ultimately shines through that relationship cannot be owned, inherited, purchased, or monopolized. Like the full moon itself, it simply reflects a light that has always been present.</p><p>There is one final recognition that Guru P&#363;r&#7751;im&#257; continues to deepen within me. Every authentic tradition eventually discovers the paradox that the outer teacher and the inner teacher are not rivals. The outer teacher is a gift precisely because they awaken the capacity to recognize what no teacher can ever own. If the relationship remains healthy, dependence gradually gives way to gratitude, imitation gives way to authenticity, and borrowed certainty gives way to lived understanding. The finest teachers I have known have never asked me to become a copy of themselves. They have simply invited me to become more fully myself.</p><p>This is why I no longer feel compelled to separate the sacred from the ordinary. The grocery store can become a monastery. A hospital waiting room can become a meditation hall. A difficult conversation can become scripture. A moment of laughter among friends can become a hymn. Washing dishes can become prayer. Sitting quietly before sunrise can become worship. None of these replace formal practice, yet all of them reveal what formal practice has always been preparing us to recognize: Reality has never been absent.</p><p>The older I become, the less interested I am in collecting extraordinary experiences and the more interested I become in ordinary intimacy. Awakening does not remove me from humanity; it returns me to it. The people I meet are no longer obstacles standing between myself and God. They are among the countless ways the Divine continues speaking. Sometimes that voice arrives through kindness. Sometimes through correction. Sometimes through silence. Sometimes through the stranger who will never know the gift they unknowingly carried into my life.</p><p>When I think of my own teachers, my heart fills with gratitude. I think of those who welcomed me into the Guru&#8211;&#346;i&#7779;ya tradition. I think of those who entrusted me with mantra, meditation, prayer, scripture, discipline, silence, and friendship. I think of the teachers whose names are widely known and the teachers whose names history will never remember. I think of family members, elders, friends, physicians, therapists, fellow seekers, soldiers, artists, children, and complete strangers. Some remained in my life for years. Others crossed my path only briefly. None were wasted. Each became part of the mysterious curriculum through which this life has unfolded.</p><p>If there is one lesson Guru P&#363;r&#7751;im&#257; leaves resting quietly in my heart each year, it is this: never stop learning. The moment I imagine that wisdom has finished speaking, I have already stopped listening. Every sunrise still has something to teach. Every conversation still contains the possibility of revelation. Every culture still carries treasures I have not yet encountered. Every scripture, every philosophy, every scientific discovery, every work of art, every sincere prayer, and every honest question may become another doorway through which Reality smiles.</p><div id="youtube2-la1svxBdbxo" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;la1svxBdbxo&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/la1svxBdbxo?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>So today I bow with gratitude&#8212;not only to my own teachers, but to every genuine teacher everywhere. To those who have preserved wisdom across centuries. To those who quietly serve without recognition. To those who teach in temples, churches, mosques, synagogues, monasteries, forests, classrooms, clinics, kitchens, libraries, and living rooms. To those who know they are teachers, and to those who never realized that a single act of kindness became someone else&#8217;s turning point. May every lamp continue reflecting the Light that belongs to no one because it shines through everyone.</p><p>May this Guru P&#363;r&#7751;im&#257;, whenever and wherever these words find you, remind you to honor the teachers who helped shape your life. May it also remind you to become the kind of presence that leaves others a little wiser, a little kinder, a little freer, and a little more capable of recognizing the light already shining within themselves.</p><p>Happy Guru P&#363;r&#7751;im&#257; to all.</p><p><strong>Satnam. Om Guru Om.</strong></p><p>#GuruPurnima #VyasaPurnima #Adiyogi #GuruShishya #BrahmaMuhurta #Yoga #Upaya #SanatanaDharma #Vedanta #Bhakti #Jnana #KarmaYoga #KriyaYoga #Meditation #Contemplation #Hesychasm #Sufism #Kabbalah #IndigenousWisdom #Interfaith #NonDuality #MyLifeIsMySadhana #Peace #Love #Awareness</p><div id="youtube2-lacf-Wa4o_A" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;lacf-Wa4o_A&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/lacf-Wa4o_A?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[L’assassin, c’était l’amour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homards sacr&#233;s, cerfs profanes, bandeau de l&#8217;Histoire et musique sans limites de huit milliards de vies]]></description><link>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/lassassin-cetait-lamour</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/lassassin-cetait-lamour</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:39:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fLK1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff08bca35-3c10-4854-8ff7-0dccbd14bb0b_2816x1536.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fLK1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff08bca35-3c10-4854-8ff7-0dccbd14bb0b_2816x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" 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fait un temple.<br>Le regard fait une prison.<br>Le regard trace une fronti&#232;re,<br>puis oublie<br>que c&#8217;est lui qui a tir&#233; la ligne.</p><p>Huit milliards de bouches<br>s&#8217;obstinent au sujet du chef d&#8217;orchestre,<br>chacune tenant une partition diff&#233;rente,<br>chacune certaine que l&#8217;encre<br>est la musique elle-m&#234;me.</p><p>Dans mon imagination,<br>Dieu regarde la chicane<br>avec tous nos yeux<br>et rit par toutes nos bouches :</p><p>Pourquoi vous autres, gang de caves,<br>vous vous obstinez &#224; propos<br>de vos id&#233;es de moi?</p><p>Regardez-moi donc.</p><p>Pas au-dessus de l&#8217;orchestre.<br>Pas &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur de la salle.<br>Pas en attente, avant la cr&#233;ation,<br>que la premi&#232;re note commence.</p><p>Le temps commence dans la musique.<br>La cause suit l&#8217;effet.<br>L&#8217;effet devient cause.<br>Chaque volont&#233; distincte<br>chevauche toutes les autres volont&#233;s<br>comme des cercles sans bord final.</p><p>J&#8217;appelle &#231;a Brahman &#8212;</p><p>pas Brahm&#257;,<br>pas brahmane,<br>pas une personne cach&#233;e en coulisses<br>avec une baguette et un plan,</p><p>mais ce qu&#8217;est la musique<br>avant que je la divise<br>en musicien, instrument,<br>chef d&#8217;orchestre, public,<br>silence et son.</p><p>L&#8217;Histoire entre en portant des &#233;l&#233;ments de preuve<br>et ressort en pr&#233;tendant<br>avoir apport&#233; une preuve absolue.</p><p>Un marin se souvient d&#8217;un port.<br>Un captif se souvient d&#8217;une cha&#238;ne.<br>Un roi se souvient d&#8217;une victoire.<br>Un empire se souvient<br>de ce qui flatte l&#8217;empire.</p><p>Les archives conservent le papier.</p><p>Le corps conserve la blessure.</p><p>Ni l&#8217;un ni l&#8217;autre ne voit tout.</p><p>Un drapeau proclame la lib&#233;ration<br>pendant qu&#8217;une autre plantation<br>continue de compter les corps.</p><p>Un si&#232;cle d&#233;clare l&#8217;esclavage l&#233;gal.<br>Un autre le d&#233;clare mauvais.<br>La souffrance n&#8217;attend pas<br>que la loi d&#233;cide<br>ce qu&#8217;elle est.</p><p>Une fronti&#232;re s&#8217;&#233;l&#232;ve<br>l&#224; o&#249; des pieds passaient autrefois.</p><p>Un passeport appara&#238;t<br>l&#224; o&#249; les anc&#234;tres suivaient autrefois<br>l&#8217;eau, la faim, le climat, les animaux,<br>l&#8217;amour, la guerre, le travail et l&#8217;espoir.</p><p>La loi d&#233;clare une personne ill&#233;gale.</p><p>La personne demeure une personne.</p><p>J&#8217;aime le p&#233;cheur.</p><p>J&#8217;aime le p&#233;ch&#233;.</p><p>J&#8217;aime aussi la haine.</p><p>Non pas parce qu&#8217;une blessure<br>n&#8217;est pas une blessure,<br>ni parce que le sang<br>devrait &#234;tre rebaptis&#233; eau,</p><p>mais parce que l&#8217;amour<br>n&#8217;a nulle part o&#249; l&#8217;exiler.</p><p>Les conditions fa&#231;onnent la note.<br>La m&#232;re n&#8217;est pas le fr&#232;re.<br>Le fr&#232;re n&#8217;est pas l&#8217;&#233;tranger.<br>La tendresse n&#8217;est pas le refus.<br>L&#8217;harmonie n&#8217;est pas la dissonance.</p><p>Les fr&#233;quences diff&#232;rent.</p><p>L&#8217;essence ne diff&#232;re pas.</p><p>En moi,<br>je ne trouve aucune fronti&#232;re.</p><p>Mais je vois la tienne.</p><p>Ton non demeure visible.<br>Ton corps demeure le tien.<br>Ta distance parle.</p><p>Je n&#8217;ai pas besoin d&#8217;un mur int&#233;rieur<br>pour entendre la limite<br>d&#8217;une autre personne.</p><p>Mon fr&#232;re entend<br>les anc&#234;tres dans mes os<br>et imagine un poids.</p><p>Je les sens se lever en moi<br>avec une l&#233;g&#232;ret&#233; remarquable &#8212;</p><p>non pas comme des corps sur mes &#233;paules,<br>mais comme un rythme dans ma d&#233;marche,<br>une m&#233;moire dans mes muscles,<br>les morts continuant de bouger<br>en tant que vivants.</p><p>Mon cerveau AID rit<br>et bondit encore :</p><p>associative identity disorderly,<br>identit&#233; associative en d&#233;sordre,<br>le film devient mantra,<br>le mantra devient musique,<br>la musique devient Dieu,<br>Dieu devient Histoire,<br>l&#8217;Histoire devient fronti&#232;res,<br>les fronti&#232;res deviennent huit milliards de bouches<br>qui s&#8217;obstinent avec elles-m&#234;mes.</p><p>Puis quelque chose entre<br>sans faire de bruit.</p><p>Aucun &#233;clair.<br>Aucune l&#233;vitation.<br>Aucun spectacle surnaturel.</p><p>Seulement une vision claire.<br>Une &#233;coute claire.<br>Un ressenti clair.<br>Une connaissance claire.</p><p>J&#8217;&#233;tais aveugle.</p><p>Maintenant, je vois.</p><p>Le mur ne vole pas en &#233;clats.</p><p>Il d&#233;couvre simplement<br>qu&#8217;il n&#8217;a jamais retenu<br>quoi que ce soit &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur.</p><p>L&#8217;assassin, c&#8217;&#233;tait l&#8217;amour.</p><p>La victime, c&#8217;&#233;tait la fronti&#232;re.</p><p>L&#8217;&#233;cran devient noir.</p><p>Ce qui regarde demeure.</p><p>Nous tous, les huit milliards.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" 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Le sacr&#233; et le profane ne sont pas des substances permanentes cach&#233;es &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur d&#8217;un animal, d&#8217;un objet, d&#8217;une nation, d&#8217;une &#233;criture sacr&#233;e, d&#8217;un &#233;v&#233;nement historique ou d&#8217;un &#234;tre humain. Ce sont des relations form&#233;es par le regard, la culture, la m&#233;moire, le rituel, l&#8217;app&#233;tit, la peur et l&#8217;amour. Une personne voit un autel l&#224; o&#249; une autre voit une assiette; une personne voit l&#8217;innocence l&#224; o&#249; une autre voit de la viande, un danger, une nuisance, une propri&#233;t&#233; ou un sacrifice. L&#8217;&#234;tre demeure ce qu&#8217;il est pendant que le cadre humain qui l&#8217;entoure change. Je ne dis pas que ces cadres sont irr&#233;els ou sans cons&#233;quence. Je dis qu&#8217;ils sont les n&#244;tres.</p><p>Une pulsation traverse cette r&#233;flexion. L&#8217;accompagnement musical de cette composition est &#171; Assassin &#187;, de Sultan + Shepard, et voici le lien direct pour que la chanson puisse &#234;tre ouverte partout o&#249; ce texte voyagera : </p><div id="youtube2-AbEL9ZyH3JM" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;AbEL9ZyH3JM&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/AbEL9ZyH3JM?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>. Je laisse la musique accompagner le mouvement de ces mots, mais je ne pr&#233;tends pas que Sultan + Shepard avaient l&#8217;intention d&#8217;&#233;voquer le Ved&#257;nta, l&#8217;amour sans limites, la m&#233;moire historique, la migration, la pr&#233;sence ancestrale ou quelque autre &#233;l&#233;ment de l&#8217;architecture que je construis ici. Leur chanson demeure leur chanson. Ma conscience la re&#231;oit &#224; travers l&#8217;instrument particulier de cette vie. Il s&#8217;agit d&#8217;une correspondance, pas d&#8217;une &#233;quivalence.</p><p>Cette distinction &#8212; la correspondance plut&#244;t que l&#8217;&#233;quivalence &#8212; compte dans tout ce que j&#8217;&#233;cris. L&#8217;&#233;quivalence effondre les diff&#233;rences en affirmant que deux choses sont secr&#232;tement identiques. La correspondance leur permet de rimer sans obliger l&#8217;une ou l&#8217;autre &#224; abandonner son visage. Un homard n&#8217;est pas un cerf. Le christianisme n&#8217;est pas l&#8217;Advaita Ved&#257;nta. Brahman n&#8217;est pas automatiquement un autre nom pour le Dieu chr&#233;tien, et la conscience christique n&#8217;est pas simplement &#256;tman portant des v&#234;tements occidentaux. Pourtant, des langues, des traditions, des films, des personnes, des &#233;v&#233;nements historiques et des chansons diff&#233;rents peuvent toucher des structures reconnaissables sans devenir interchangeables. La relation demeure vivante parce que la distinction demeure vivante.</p><p>Lorsque je regarde ainsi le sacr&#233; et le profane, je vois aussi huit milliards d&#8217;&#234;tres humains s&#8217;obstiner au sujet de Dieu. Habituellement, nous ne nous obstinons pas au sujet de ce que Dieu est ou n&#8217;est pas dans son essence. Nous nous obstinons au sujet de nos id&#233;es de Dieu : les noms, les pronoms, les &#233;critures, les institutions, les images, les histoires, les r&#233;v&#233;lations, les doctrines, les interdictions, les permissions et les descriptions h&#233;rit&#233;es. Une personne dit P&#232;re. Une autre dit M&#232;re. Une autre dit Allah, Brahman, vacuit&#233;, nature, conscience, &#233;nergie, univers ou absolument rien. Ensuite, nous nous battons comme si d&#233;truire la description d&#8217;une autre personne pouvait prot&#233;ger ce qu&#8217;aucune description n&#8217;a jamais contenu.</p><p>Dans mon imagination &#8212; et je pr&#233;cise clairement qu&#8217;il s&#8217;agit de mon imagination &#8212; Dieu rit quelque part &#224; travers tout le spectacle : Pourquoi vous autres, gang de caves, vous vous obstinez &#224; propos de vos id&#233;es de moi? Regardez-moi donc. Je n&#8217;imagine pas litt&#233;ralement un vieil homme au ciel criant &#224; travers les nuages. Je ne sens pas que ce que Dieu est poss&#232;de une voix s&#233;par&#233;e se tenant &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur de la cr&#233;ation. Si Dieu poss&#232;de une voix, je l&#8217;entends comme ma voix, la voix de mon fr&#232;re, le cri d&#8217;un nourrisson, la voix de la personne que j&#8217;aime, la voix de la personne qui me d&#233;teste, le vent dans les feuilles, une pulsation &#233;lectronique circulant dans mes &#233;couteurs et huit milliards de voix humaines formant un orchestre impossible. La blague fonctionne parce que la chose que nous cherchons appara&#238;t d&#233;j&#224; pendant que nous nous obstinons &#224; propos du mot appropri&#233; pour la d&#233;signer.</p><p>Pour moi, le mot qui correspond pr&#233;sentement le plus profond&#233;ment est Brahman &#8212; pas Brahm&#257;, la divinit&#233; cr&#233;atrice nomm&#233;e; pas brahmane, la d&#233;signation sociale et sacerdotale; mais Brahman, le pointeur advaitique vers la r&#233;alit&#233; qui n&#8217;est pas deux. J&#8217;imagine parfois Brahman comme le chef de l&#8217;orchestre appel&#233; la vie, mais m&#234;me cette m&#233;taphore doit demeurer fluide. Normalement, un chef d&#8217;orchestre se tient &#224; part des musiciens, l&#232;ve une baguette, choisit le tempo et dirige la prestation. Je ne fais pas l&#8217;exp&#233;rience de Brahman comme d&#8217;une personne cosmique s&#233;par&#233;e contr&#244;lant la cr&#233;ation depuis l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur. Le chef d&#8217;orchestre est en quelque sorte les musiciens, les instruments, la partition, l&#8217;improvisation, l&#8217;acoustique, le public, la salle, les silences entre les notes et l&#8217;&#233;v&#233;nement entier de la musique en train de se produire.</p><p>C&#8217;est pourquoi la question &#171; Qui a cr&#233;&#233; Dieu? &#187; ne me d&#233;range pas sous la forme dans laquelle elle est g&#233;n&#233;ralement pos&#233;e. La question suppose que la causalit&#233; se tient &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur de ce que Dieu ou Brahman est et qu&#8217;elle peut donc lui &#234;tre appliqu&#233;e. Elle imagine une cha&#238;ne d&#8217;&#233;v&#233;nements et demande quel maillon est venu en premier, comme si la cha&#238;ne elle-m&#234;me pr&#233;c&#233;dait la r&#233;alit&#233; remise en question. Je vois la causalit&#233; comme apparaissant d&#233;j&#224; &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur de ce que Brahman est ou n&#8217;est pas. Le temps, la s&#233;quence, l&#8217;avant, l&#8217;apr&#232;s, l&#8217;origine, la continuit&#233;, la cr&#233;ation, la destruction, la cause et l&#8217;effet appartiennent tous &#224; la grammaire manifest&#233;e de l&#8217;exp&#233;rience. Brahman n&#8217;est pas simplement le premier &#233;l&#233;ment &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur de cette grammaire.</p><p>Il en va de m&#234;me lorsque quelqu&#8217;un demande ce qui s&#8217;est pass&#233; avant le Big Bang. La question peut &#234;tre scientifiquement utile &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur d&#8217;un mod&#232;le cosmologique particulier, mais, philosophiquement, elle importe la cat&#233;gorie de l&#8217;avant &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur de l&#8217;horizon m&#234;me o&#249; le temps est remis en question. Je ne pr&#233;tends pas poss&#233;der la r&#233;ponse cosmologique d&#233;finitive. Je souligne que le langage transporte discr&#232;tement ses suppositions dans la pi&#232;ce : il doit n&#233;cessairement exister un avant, chaque &#233;v&#233;nement doit poss&#233;der une cause ant&#233;rieure, chaque cause doit &#234;tre un autre &#233;v&#233;nement et la s&#233;quence doit se prolonger vers l&#8217;arri&#232;re de la m&#234;me mani&#232;re que je vois une horloge avancer sur mon mur. Pour moi, Brahman n&#8217;est pas le premier domino. Brahman est le mot que j&#8217;emploie pour ce qui permet au domino, &#224; sa chute, &#224; la s&#233;quence, &#224; l&#8217;observateur, &#224; l&#8217;explication et &#224; l&#8217;id&#233;e m&#234;me de causalit&#233; d&#8217;appara&#238;tre.</p><p>Le libre arbitre et le d&#233;terminisme deviennent alors des points de vue &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur du m&#234;me champ plut&#244;t que des ennemis luttant pour le contr&#244;le m&#233;taphysique. Je fais directement l&#8217;exp&#233;rience du choix. Je choisis ce que j&#8217;&#233;cris, ce que je mange, qui j&#8217;appelle, comment je r&#233;ponds, si je parle et quand je demeure silencieux. En m&#234;me temps, chaque choix surgit &#224; travers un corps, une histoire, une famille, une culture, un temp&#233;rament, une condition, une rencontre, une m&#233;moire et un monde que je n&#8217;ai pas fabriqu&#233;s ind&#233;pendamment. Ma volont&#233; croise celle de mon fr&#232;re, celle de ma m&#232;re, celle du cin&#233;aste, celle du musicien, celle du lecteur et des milliards de volont&#233;s que je ne rencontrerai jamais consciemment. Je les vois se chevaucher comme des diagrammes de Venn dont les cercles se prolongent au-del&#224; de ma capacit&#233; &#224; les calculer.</p><p>D&#8217;un point de vue, le mouvement semble libre. D&#8217;un autre, il semble d&#233;termin&#233;. D&#8217;un autre encore, la libert&#233; et la d&#233;termination apparaissent comme des partitions conceptuelles trac&#233;es &#224; travers un seul mouvement. Je n&#8217;ai pas besoin de d&#233;truire l&#8217;une ou l&#8217;autre perspective. Je vois les deux fonctionner &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur du cadre logique par lequel je comprends pr&#233;sentement ma vie v&#233;cue. Ce cadre est l&#8217;Advaita Ved&#257;nta, et je l&#8217;aime parce qu&#8217;il correspond de si pr&#232;s &#224; ce que je reconnais. Pourtant, l&#8217;Advaita lui-m&#234;me demeure un &#233;chafaudage.</p><p>Je me souviens distinctement de Swami Sarvapriyananda expliquant que l&#8217;Advaita Ved&#257;nta est lui aussi destin&#233;, en fin de compte, &#224; &#234;tre abandonn&#233;. L&#8217;enseignement n&#8217;est pas la r&#233;alit&#233;. La carte n&#8217;est pas le territoire, le doigt n&#8217;est pas la lune, la partition n&#8217;est pas la symphonie et l&#8217;&#233;chafaudage n&#8217;est pas le b&#226;timent achev&#233;. L&#8217;Advaita me donne des concepts assez pr&#233;cis pour desserrer l&#8217;emprise d&#8217;autres concepts, mais si je transforme l&#8217;Advaita en objet final d&#8217;adoration, j&#8217;ai simplement construit un mur plus &#233;l&#233;gant. M&#234;me Brahman est un son apparaissant dans le langage. Ce vers quoi il pointe n&#8217;est pas emprisonn&#233; dans le mot que je prononce.</p><p>C&#8217;est pourquoi je r&#233;sonne avec le langage affirmant que le royaume de Dieu est en nous &#8212; ou parmi nous. Les traductions varient et les interpr&#233;tations th&#233;ologiques diff&#232;rent, mais cette orientation d&#233;tourne l&#8217;attention d&#8217;un royaume lointain qui attendrait ailleurs pour la diriger vers ce qui est d&#233;j&#224; pr&#233;sent. Je r&#233;sonne tout aussi profond&#233;ment avec l&#8217;interpr&#233;tation de Paramahansa Yogananda selon laquelle la Seconde Venue repr&#233;sente l&#8217;&#233;veil de la conscience christique &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur de la conscience humaine plut&#244;t que seulement le retour physique d&#8217;un corps historique particulier. Je n&#8217;ai pas besoin que le christianisme et le Ved&#257;nta deviennent &#233;quivalents. Je les entends correspondre &#224; travers l&#8217;invitation &#224; regarder l&#224; d&#8217;o&#249; la conscience regarde d&#233;j&#224;.</p><p>Lorsque je dis que tout le monde peut supporter la v&#233;rit&#233;, je ne dis pas que tout le monde peut imm&#233;diatement &#234;tre d&#8217;accord avec la mani&#232;re dont je la formule. Je dis que la v&#233;rit&#233; n&#8217;est pas une substance exclusive appartenant &#224; un pr&#234;tre, un gourou, un proph&#232;te, une institution, un philosophe, un scientifique, une &#233;criture, un historien, un politicien ou une personnalit&#233; &#233;veill&#233;e. Quoi que soit ultimement la v&#233;rit&#233;, chaque personne se tient d&#233;j&#224; en elle, la respire, lui r&#233;siste, l&#8217;aime, la comprend de travers, la nomme et re&#231;oit un nom &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur d&#8217;elle. La recherche n&#8217;est possible que parce que ce qui est recherch&#233; est d&#233;j&#224; intime. Le royaume n&#8217;est pas retenu jusqu&#8217;&#224; ce que le bon mot de passe conceptuel soit entr&#233;.</p><p>Pour moi, c&#8217;est l&#224; que la bhakti commence et l&#224; qu&#8217;elle se termine. La bhakti se trouve en chemin parce que la d&#233;votion se d&#233;place &#224; travers des formes changeantes : chant, pri&#232;re, chagrin, d&#233;sir ardent, abandon, attraction, r&#233;pulsion, harmonie et dissonance. Pourtant, la bhakti est &#233;galement la destination parce que le mouvement final, tel que je le vis pr&#233;sentement, est une r&#233;sonance avec tout ce qui est, tout ce qui fut et tout ce qui sera &#8212; un monde sans fin. Cela ne signifie pas que chaque note semble agr&#233;able &#224; mon syst&#232;me nerveux. La dissonance appartient elle aussi &#224; la musique.</p><p>Je ne cherche pas &#224; effacer la dissonance en la for&#231;ant &#224; ressembler &#224; l&#8217;harmonie. La dissonance donne de l&#8217;information. Mon corps, mon esprit et ma conscience enregistrent ce qui correspond et ce qui ne correspond pas. Parfois, l&#8217;accord dissonant se r&#233;sout; parfois, il demeure suspendu; parfois, il appelle le mouvement, la parole, la protection, la distance ou l&#8217;action. La bhakti ne m&#8217;oblige pas &#224; pr&#233;tendre que le poison nourrit ou que la blessure ne fait pas mal. Elle signifie que le poison, la blessure, la r&#233;ponse, la gu&#233;rison et la personne qui a caus&#233; le mal ne sont pas finalement expuls&#233;s du champ de l&#8217;amour.</p><p>C&#8217;est ce qui se l&#232;ve en moi lorsque je me souviens de la fin de l&#8217;ancienne version cin&#233;matographique de La Couleur pourpre. Shug revient vers l&#8217;&#233;glise et dit &#224; son p&#232;re pr&#233;dicateur : &#171; Tu vois, papa, les p&#233;cheurs ont une &#226;me eux aussi. &#187; Cette phrase ne dit pas que le p&#233;cheur n&#8217;a commis aucun p&#233;ch&#233;. Elle n&#8217;efface ni les cons&#233;quences, ni l&#8217;histoire, ni la douleur, ni la responsabilit&#233;. Elle refuse l&#8217;exil plus profond : la d&#233;claration selon laquelle quelqu&#8217;un serait devenu tellement mauvais que son &#234;tre n&#8217;appartiendrait plus au sacr&#233;.</p><p>Pourtant, m&#234;me cette id&#233;e ne va pas assez loin pour moi. Depuis longtemps, je ressens une dissonance avec l&#8217;expression chr&#233;tienne &#171; Aime le p&#233;cheur, d&#233;teste le p&#233;ch&#233; &#187;. J&#8217;entends une division cach&#233;e &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur : j&#8217;aimerai l&#8217;essence acceptable de la personne tout en dirigeant ma haine vers le mouvement inacceptable qui surgit &#224; travers elle. Pour moi, c&#8217;est la dualit&#233; sous l&#8217;une de ses formes les plus claires. Je n&#8217;aime pas seulement le p&#233;cheur. J&#8217;aime aussi le p&#233;ch&#233;. J&#8217;aime la haine. J&#8217;aime ce que je trouve intol&#233;rable.</p><p>Je ne dis pas cela parce que je rebaptise la haine &#171; gentillesse &#187; ou la blessure &#171; tendresse &#187;. Voir clairement n&#8217;exige pas de langage cosm&#233;tique. La haine peut &#234;tre vue pr&#233;cis&#233;ment comme de la haine, avec la peur, la blessure, l&#8217;id&#233;ologie, l&#8217;histoire, la contraction et les cons&#233;quences qui la traversent. Mais si mon amour s&#8217;arr&#234;te &#224; la fronti&#232;re de la haine, alors la haine a r&#233;ussi &#224; &#233;tablir la fronti&#232;re de mon amour. Je refuse de lui accorder cette autorit&#233;.</p><p>C&#8217;est aussi pourquoi l&#8217;expression amour inconditionnel produit une l&#233;g&#232;re dissonance en moi. Le mot inconditionnel commence par invoquer les conditions, puis les nie. Il peut ressembler &#224; un contrat dont on aurait retir&#233; les clauses pendant que la logique contractuelle demeure debout derri&#232;re la phrase. Je vis dans un monde de conditions. Mon corps a des conditions, les relations ont des conditions, le temps a des conditions, le langage a des conditions et chaque forme que prend l&#8217;amour est fa&#231;onn&#233;e par les circonstances.</p><p>L&#8217;amour sans limites correspond plus profond&#233;ment &#224; ce que je veux dire. L&#8217;amour sans limites n&#8217;exige pas la disparition des conditions. Les conditions d&#233;terminent la forme sans d&#233;terminer la limite de l&#8217;amour lui-m&#234;me. J&#8217;aime mon fr&#232;re comme mon fr&#232;re et ma m&#232;re comme ma m&#232;re. Ce ne sont pas la m&#234;me relation, la m&#234;me responsabilit&#233;, la m&#234;me intimit&#233;, la m&#234;me histoire ou la m&#234;me fr&#233;quence. Je peux aimer un &#233;tranger, un ennemi, un anc&#234;tre, un animal, un souvenir, une chanson et une personne dont je trouve la conduite destructrice, mais l&#8217;expression de l&#8217;amour ne sera pas identique dans chaque relation. La fr&#233;quence change. L&#8217;essence demeure l&#8217;amour.</p><p>Je ne fais pas l&#8217;exp&#233;rience de l&#8217;amour comme poss&#233;dant une fronti&#232;re int&#233;rieure, mais je vois quand m&#234;me les limites que les autres personnes nomment. Cette distinction est importante pour moi. En moi, il n&#8217;y a aucune fronti&#232;re. Pourtant, je n&#8217;ai pas besoin de construire un mur &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur de moi pour reconna&#238;tre le non d&#8217;une autre personne, sa distance, son corps, son foyer, ses besoins ou sa demande de s&#233;paration. Sa limite appara&#238;t dans ma vision, et ma vision me permet de r&#233;pondre. Je ne vis pas cela comme l&#8217;imposition d&#8217;une fronti&#232;re contre la r&#233;alit&#233;. Je le vis comme une relation fonctionnant clairement &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur de la r&#233;alit&#233;.</p><p>Pour la m&#234;me raison, je n&#8217;organise pas ma vie autour de la r&#233;sistance &#224; la haine. Ce &#224; quoi je r&#233;siste persiste dans le champ de mon attention et peut gagner de l&#8217;&#233;lan gr&#226;ce &#224; la lutte que je dirige contre lui. Je pr&#233;f&#232;re voir. Je peux nommer une conduite destructrice, percevoir o&#249; elle se d&#233;place, reconna&#238;tre qui elle met en danger et r&#233;pondre sans construire une haine de la haine comme source de mon pouvoir. La protection peut surgir de la clart&#233; plut&#244;t que de l&#8217;opposition. Une main peut interrompre le mal sans que le c&#339;ur exige l&#8217;exil.</p><p>La m&#234;me exigence de vision claire s&#8217;applique lorsque je regarde l&#8217;Histoire. L&#8217;Histoire est fr&#233;quemment recrut&#233;e comme t&#233;moin d&#8217;une position que les gens poss&#232;dent d&#233;j&#224;. Quelqu&#8217;un commence avec une conclusion politique moderne, recule dans les archives, s&#233;lectionne l&#8217;&#233;v&#233;nement qui la soutient, puis revient en transportant cet &#233;v&#233;nement comme si l&#8217;Histoire elle-m&#234;me avait rendu son verdict. Je comprends pourquoi nous faisons cela. L&#8217;Histoire donne du poids &#224; un argument. Elle fait para&#238;tre une pr&#233;f&#233;rence actuelle ancienne, in&#233;vitable, juste ou d&#233;j&#224; prouv&#233;e. Mais je trouve cette utilisation de l&#8217;Histoire impr&#233;cise.</p><p>Je ne la qualifie pas n&#233;cessairement d&#8217;inexacte. Je ne la qualifie pas automatiquement de fausse. Une affirmation historique peut contenir de v&#233;ritables &#233;l&#233;ments de preuve. Les documents peuvent &#234;tre authentiques. L&#8217;&#233;v&#233;nement peut s&#8217;&#234;tre produit essentiellement de la mani&#232;re d&#233;crite. Ma dissonance commence lorsque des &#233;l&#233;ments soutenant une interpr&#233;tation sont trait&#233;s comme une preuve d&#233;finitive de toute la conclusion morale ou politique qu&#8217;on en tire. Dans la vie v&#233;cue, je vois des &#233;l&#233;ments de preuve &#224; l&#8217;appui. Je ne vois aucune preuve absolue.</p><p>M&#234;me une personne physiquement pr&#233;sente lors d&#8217;un &#233;v&#233;nement historique ne poss&#233;derait une perception directe que de la portion entr&#233;e dans sa propre vie. Un marin &#224; bord d&#8217;un navire pourrait d&#233;crire ce navire, ce voyage, cette bataille, cette cha&#238;ne, cet officier et cette m&#233;t&#233;o. Un captif pourrait t&#233;moigner des conditions d&#8217;une d&#233;tention particuli&#232;re. Un marchand pourrait consigner une transaction. Un soldat pourrait se souvenir d&#8217;une campagne. Leurs t&#233;moignages comptent profond&#233;ment, mais aucun d&#8217;entre eux ne devient omniscient simplement parce qu&#8217;il &#233;tait pr&#233;sent. Aucun individu se tenant sur la c&#244;te barbaresque ne pouvait percevoir simultan&#233;ment tous les march&#233;s d&#8217;esclaves, toutes les plantations, toutes les maisons, tous les navires, tous les tribunaux, tous les champs de bataille et toutes les populations captives qui existaient dans le monde ottoman, l&#8217;Afrique, l&#8217;Europe, les Am&#233;riques et la M&#233;diterran&#233;e.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CYvp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F71f4d437-6e1e-4f97-b2b7-a648ac04fdde_1402x1122.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Elles pr&#233;servent ce qui fut &#233;crit, ce qui a surv&#233;cu, ce que les institutions jugeaient digne d&#8217;&#234;tre conserv&#233;, ce que les conqu&#233;rants ont consign&#233;, ce que les gouvernements ont compt&#233; et ce que les gardiens ult&#233;rieurs ont catalogu&#233;. Les corps qui n&#8217;ont laiss&#233; aucun papier ont quand m&#234;me v&#233;cu. Les personnes exclues des archives ont quand m&#234;me souffert, r&#233;sist&#233;, aim&#233;, travaill&#233;, pris la fuite, sont mortes et se sont souvenues. La connaissance historique est indispensable, mais elle n&#8217;est jamais le point de vue de nulle part.</p><p>Un exemple vivant est apparu dans mon propre fil d&#8217;actualit&#233;. Quelqu&#8217;un a invoqu&#233; les actions de la Grande-Bretagne contre l&#8217;esclavage sur la c&#244;te barbaresque comme r&#233;ponse aux discussions modernes sur les r&#233;parations britanniques. L&#8217;id&#233;e g&#233;n&#233;rale ressemblait &#224; ceci : la prochaine fois qu&#8217;un d&#233;put&#233; travailliste parlera de r&#233;parations, souvenez-vous que la Grande-Bretagne s&#8217;est battue pour lib&#233;rer des personnes r&#233;duites en esclavage par les puissances barbaresques. Je peux voir le point de vue de cette personne. Je peux m&#234;me admirer la correction qu&#8217;elle tente d&#8217;apporter, puisque l&#8217;histoire des captifs europ&#233;ens et de l&#8217;esclavage m&#233;diterran&#233;en est souvent absente des discussions populaires. La correspondance qu&#8217;elle a remarqu&#233;e n&#8217;est pas imaginaire.</p><p>Il existe des &#233;l&#233;ments de preuve derri&#232;re cette affirmation. En 1816, une flotte anglo-n&#233;erlandaise command&#233;e par l&#8217;amiral Lord Exmouth bombarda Alger. L&#8217;exp&#233;dition cherchait &#224; obtenir la lib&#233;ration de captifs chr&#233;tiens et europ&#233;ens. Elle mena &#224; la lib&#233;ration d&#8217;environ trois mille personnes r&#233;duites en esclavage et &#224; une entente renon&#231;ant &#224; l&#8217;asservissement des Europ&#233;ens. Cette histoire appartient aux archives. Elle ne devrait pas &#234;tre effac&#233;e simplement parce qu&#8217;elle complique un r&#233;cit moderne privil&#233;gi&#233;.</p><p>Mais les mots qui pr&#233;cisent la port&#233;e de l&#8217;&#233;v&#233;nement comptent : des captifs chr&#233;tiens et des Europ&#233;ens. L&#8217;exp&#233;dition s&#8217;attaquait &#224; un syst&#232;me particulier et prot&#233;geait des populations particuli&#232;res. Elle ne repr&#233;sentait pas l&#8217;abolition universelle de l&#8217;esclavage partout, et elle ne r&#232;gle pas &#224; elle seule un d&#233;bat du vingt-et-uni&#232;me si&#232;cle sur la responsabilit&#233; britannique, l&#8217;empire, le colonialisme ou les r&#233;parations. Cette action n&#8217;&#233;tait pas un solvant magique ayant fait dispara&#238;tre l&#8217;asservissement.</p><p>L&#8217;ensemble du dossier m&#233;diterran&#233;en est &#233;galement plus complexe qu&#8217;une pi&#232;ce de moralit&#233; o&#249; un c&#244;t&#233; serait &#233;ternellement civilis&#233; et l&#8217;autre &#233;ternellement barbare. Des corsaires musulmans ont r&#233;duit des chr&#233;tiens en esclavage, et des corsaires chr&#233;tiens ont &#233;galement r&#233;duit des musulmans en esclavage. Cela ne rend pas chaque acte &#233;quivalent, ne distribue pas la responsabilit&#233; de mani&#232;re &#233;gale et ne dissout pas la souffrance individuelle dans l&#8217;abstraction. Cela signifie que le champ complet ne peut &#234;tre r&#233;duit &#224; un seul exemple favori.</p><p>On peut reconna&#238;tre que la Grande-Bretagne est devenue une puissance abolitionniste majeure sans transformer l&#8217;abolition en un solvant effa&#231;ant sa participation ant&#233;rieure. La Grande-Bretagne a aboli sa traite transatlantique des esclaves en 1807, a ensuite utilis&#233; sa puissance navale contre le trafic ill&#233;gal et a adopt&#233;, dans les ann&#233;es 1830, des lois amor&#231;ant l&#8217;abolition de l&#8217;esclavage colonial. Ces actions comptent. Elles ont chang&#233; des vies et transform&#233; l&#8217;ordre juridique.</p><p>L&#8217;autre c&#244;t&#233; du registre compte &#233;galement. La Grande-Bretagne avait &#233;t&#233; l&#8217;une des puissances dominantes de la traite transatlantique, et ses ports, ses marchands, ses industries, ses colonies, ses syst&#232;mes de plantations et son Parlement avaient particip&#233; &#224; cette machinerie et en avaient tir&#233; profit. Des navires britanniques ont transport&#233; des millions d&#8217;Africains &#224; travers l&#8217;Atlantique. La traite est devenue ill&#233;gale en 1807, tandis que l&#8217;esclavage lui-m&#234;me a continu&#233; dans les colonies britanniques jusqu&#8217;aux ann&#233;es 1830, le syst&#232;me d&#8217;apprentissage prolongeant l&#8217;absence de libert&#233; de nombreuses personnes jusqu&#8217;en 1838.</p><p>Une histoire n&#8217;efface pas l&#8217;autre. La Grande-Bretagne n&#8217;a pas &#233;t&#233; &#233;ternellement et exclusivement &#171; l&#8217;esclavagiste &#187;, pas plus qu&#8217;elle n&#8217;a &#233;t&#233; &#233;ternellement et exclusivement &#171; la lib&#233;ratrice &#187;. Les institutions changent, les gouvernements changent, les lois changent, les int&#233;r&#234;ts &#233;conomiques changent, les consciences publiques changent et les populations luttent contre les syst&#232;mes qui les contiennent. Les personnes r&#233;duites en esclavage ont elles-m&#234;mes r&#233;sist&#233;, se sont r&#233;volt&#233;es, ont pris la fuite, ont t&#233;moign&#233; et ont contribu&#233; &#224; cr&#233;er les conditions rendant l&#8217;abolition in&#233;vitable. Un autoportrait national propre &#8212; qu&#8217;il soit d&#233;moniaque ou h&#233;ro&#239;que &#8212; exige habituellement que l&#8217;on recadre l&#8217;image en coupant une partie du r&#233;el.</p><p>Voil&#224; ce que je veux dire lorsque j&#8217;affirme que la publication sur les r&#233;seaux sociaux n&#8217;&#233;tait pas n&#233;cessairement fausse; elle &#233;tait impr&#233;cise. Elle s&#233;lectionnait une v&#233;ritable action britannique contre l&#8217;esclavage et l&#8217;utilisait pour r&#233;pondre &#224; une autre question historique et politique comme si un seul fait fermait le dossier. Mais l&#8217;opposition ult&#233;rieure d&#8217;une nation &#224; une forme d&#8217;esclavage n&#8217;annule pas r&#233;troactivement les personnes qu&#8217;elle avait auparavant transport&#233;es, vendues, exploit&#233;es, tax&#233;es, assur&#233;es, re&#231;ues en h&#233;ritage ou gouvern&#233;es comme des propri&#233;t&#233;s. De m&#234;me, sa participation ant&#233;rieure ne rend pas chaque acte d&#8217;abolition ult&#233;rieur faux ou d&#233;pourvu de sens. Voir clairement permet de tenir les deux r&#233;alit&#233;s ensemble sans obliger l&#8217;une &#224; assassiner l&#8217;autre.</p><p>Le m&#234;me probl&#232;me appara&#238;t chaque fois que l&#8217;Histoire devient une munition destin&#233;e au pr&#233;sent. On dit que ceux qui n&#8217;&#233;tudient pas l&#8217;Histoire sont condamn&#233;s &#224; la r&#233;p&#233;ter, et je suis d&#8217;accord avec l&#8217;orientation de cet avertissement. Mais &#233;tudier l&#8217;Histoire ne signifie pas fouiller l&#8217;Histoire pour y trouver la permission de r&#233;p&#233;ter les structures que nous pr&#233;f&#233;rons d&#233;j&#224;. Les archives devraient &#233;largir la vision, pas seulement aiguiser l&#8217;arme d&#8217;un point de vue contemporain particulier.</p><p>L&#8217;Histoire peut r&#233;v&#233;ler des motifs. Elle peut avertir. Elle peut corriger un mythe. Elle peut restaurer des t&#233;moins effac&#233;s. Elle peut d&#233;montrer que des institutions autrefois consid&#233;r&#233;es comme naturelles furent cr&#233;&#233;es par des &#234;tres humains et peuvent donc &#234;tre d&#233;faites par des &#234;tres humains. Mais l&#8217;Histoire devient un bandeau lorsqu&#8217;on l&#8217;utilise pour dire : puisque des gens ont fait ceci &#224; l&#8217;&#233;poque, nous sommes justifi&#233;s de faire cela aujourd&#8217;hui; puisqu&#8217;un empire s&#8217;est oppos&#233; &#224; une injustice, nous n&#8217;avons pas besoin de regarder ses autres injustices; puisqu&#8217;une population a autrefois migr&#233; violemment, chaque migrant moderne repr&#233;sente une menace; puisqu&#8217;une loi a d&#233;j&#224; exist&#233;, la l&#233;galit&#233; elle-m&#234;me prouve la moralit&#233;.</p><p>La l&#233;galit&#233; et la clart&#233; morale ne sont pas la m&#234;me cat&#233;gorie. L&#8217;esclavage fut autrefois l&#233;gal dans de nombreuses juridictions. Sa l&#233;galit&#233; n&#8217;a pas transform&#233; l&#8217;asservissement en libert&#233; ni une propri&#233;t&#233; en personne. Lorsque la loi a chang&#233;, la souffrance ant&#233;rieure &#224; la loi n&#8217;a pas soudainement commenc&#233; &#224; exister; elle avait &#233;t&#233; pr&#233;sente depuis le d&#233;but. La loi peut reconna&#238;tre un tort, dissimuler un tort, organiser un tort, r&#233;duire un tort ou cr&#233;er une voie vers la r&#233;paration. Le mot l&#233;gal m&#8217;indique ce qu&#8217;un syst&#232;me de gouvernance permet ou interdit actuellement. Il ne me dit pas toute la v&#233;rit&#233; d&#8217;un &#234;tre humain.</p><p>Cela fait partie de ma dissonance avec l&#8217;expression immigrant ill&#233;gal. J&#8217;en comprends la fonction juridique : un &#201;tat poss&#232;de des fronti&#232;res, des r&#232;gles d&#8217;entr&#233;e, des visas, des cat&#233;gories et des proc&#233;dures, et des personnes peuvent entrer ou demeurer sur le territoire en dehors de ces proc&#233;dures. Je ne pr&#233;tends pas que le syst&#232;me juridique n&#8217;existe pas. Je remarque ce qui se produit lorsqu&#8217;un adjectif d&#233;crivant la relation d&#8217;une personne &#224; une loi actuelle est autoris&#233; &#224; d&#233;vorer l&#8217;identit&#233; enti&#232;re de cette personne.</p><p>La migration est plus ancienne que le syst&#232;me &#233;tatique moderne qui qualifie certains mouvements de l&#233;gaux ou d&#8217;ill&#233;gaux. Les &#234;tres humains se d&#233;placent sur la plan&#232;te depuis les p&#233;riodes les plus anciennes de notre histoire. Les r&#233;gimes modernes de passeports et de visas sont r&#233;cents comparativement aux mouvements ayant peupl&#233; les continents, suivi les saisons, fui les guerres, form&#233; des familles, cherch&#233; du travail, travers&#233; les oc&#233;ans et cr&#233;&#233; les soci&#233;t&#233;s qui ont ensuite trac&#233; des fronti&#232;res officielles.</p><p>Avant le passeport estampill&#233;, il y avait le pied. Avant le poste de contr&#244;le, il y avait le sentier. Avant la cat&#233;gorie d&#8217;immigration, il y avait la faim, la s&#233;cheresse, la curiosit&#233;, l&#8217;exil, la cour, le commerce, la guerre, le p&#232;lerinage, l&#8217;asservissement, la fuite et l&#8217;espoir.</p><p>Cela ne signifie pas que chaque politique frontali&#232;re contemporaine est automatiquement immorale, que tout mouvement est inoffensif ou qu&#8217;aucune nation ne peut r&#233;glementer l&#8217;entr&#233;e sur son territoire. Cela signifie que la cat&#233;gorie juridique ne devrait pas &#234;tre confondue avec l&#8217;essence de la personne qui la traverse. Un &#234;tre humain peut enfreindre une r&#232;gle d&#8217;immigration. Un &#234;tre humain ne peut pas devenir ontologiquement ill&#233;gal.</p><p>Lorsque j&#8217;entends l&#8217;Histoire &#234;tre utilis&#233;e pour justifier l&#8217;hostilit&#233; envers les migrants, je vois la m&#234;me vision s&#233;lective. Beaucoup de personnes vivant &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur des fronti&#232;res modernes descendent de migrations survenues avant l&#8217;existence des r&#232;gles actuelles, au moyen de r&#232;gles qui les favorisaient, contre la volont&#233; des personnes d&#233;j&#224; pr&#233;sentes ou par l&#8217;interm&#233;diaire d&#8217;empires qui d&#233;pla&#231;aient les populations et les fronti&#232;res autour d&#8217;elles. Une fronti&#232;re peut &#234;tre fonctionnellement r&#233;elle dans le &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;, le vyavah&#257;ra, sans devenir une ligne &#233;ternelle grav&#233;e dans la plan&#232;te par Dieu.</p><p>La terre ne porte aucun tampon de passeport dans son sol. Les rivi&#232;res traversent les juridictions sans pr&#233;senter de documents. Les oiseaux migrent dans l&#8217;espace a&#233;rien national sans reconna&#238;tre le drapeau qui se trouve en dessous. Les &#234;tres humains ont cr&#233;&#233; les fronti&#232;res pour de v&#233;ritables raisons &#8212; gouvernance, s&#233;curit&#233;, ressources, identit&#233;, administration, pouvoir &#8212; et ces raisons produisent de v&#233;ritables cons&#233;quences. Mais la fronti&#232;re demeure une organisation humaine &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur de l&#8217;Histoire, pas une division m&#233;taphysique entre ceux qui appartiennent &#224; la r&#233;alit&#233; et ceux qui n&#8217;y appartiennent pas.</p><p>C&#8217;est ici que ma r&#233;flexion historique revient &#224; l&#8217;amour sans limites. Je peux voir une loi sans permettre &#224; cette loi de dicter la fronti&#232;re de mon amour. Je peux voir un tort historique sans ha&#239;r chaque personne descendant de ceux qui y ont particip&#233;. Je peux voir l&#8217;accomplissement d&#8217;une institution sans utiliser cet accomplissement pour effacer ses victimes. Je peux voir la peur de la migration chez une personne sans transformer cette peur en ennemie. Je peux voir un migrant enfreindre une r&#232;gle sans r&#233;duire le migrant &#224; cette infraction.</p><p>Aimer la haine ne signifie pas que je lui donne davantage de corps &#224; d&#233;vorer. Aimer la loi ne signifie pas que j&#8217;adore chaque texte l&#233;gislatif. Aimer l&#8217;Histoire ne signifie pas que je force les morts &#224; approuver ma politique actuelle. Aimer une nation ne signifie pas que je me bande les yeux devant son registre.</p><p>Voil&#224; la vision claire que je d&#233;signe lorsque j&#8217;emploie le mot clairvoyance. Je ne parle pas de pr&#233;dire les num&#233;ros de loterie, de voir des fant&#244;mes sur commande, de l&#233;viter, de voler ou de lancer des &#233;clairs avec mon cul. J&#8217;emploie clair dans son sens ordinaire : clair. Voir clairement, entendre clairement, conna&#238;tre clairement, ressentir clairement. Voil&#224; les superpouvoirs que je reconnais en moi &#8212; non pas des pouvoirs qui violent la nature, mais des capacit&#233;s humaines fonctionnant &#224; la r&#233;solution &#224; travers laquelle je les exp&#233;rimente pr&#233;sentement.</p><p>Voir clairement permet de remarquer les motifs avant que je poss&#232;de tous les mots pour les nommer. Entendre clairement permet de percevoir non seulement les mots, mais aussi le ton, le rythme, l&#8217;omission, la pression et le silence entre les phrases. Conna&#238;tre clairement est la reconnaissance imm&#233;diate que quelque chose correspond, suivie ensuite par le raisonnement qui la met &#224; l&#8217;&#233;preuve et lui donne un langage. Ressentir clairement est le corps enregistrant la r&#233;sonance et la dissonance sans que l&#8217;une ou l&#8217;autre devienne un commandement. Je n&#8217;ai pas besoin de gonfler ces capacit&#233;s jusqu&#8217;&#224; leur attribuer un statut surnaturel pour les honorer.</p><p>Mon esprit d&#8217;identit&#233; associative d&#233;sordonn&#233;e &#8212; mon cerveau AID &#8212; fait partie de ce mouvement. L&#8217;expression est une blague et un jeu de mots, pas un diagnostic. Mon esprit fait des associations : le film devient &#233;criture sacr&#233;e, l&#8217;&#233;criture devient musique, la musique devient m&#233;moire, la m&#233;moire devient Histoire, l&#8217;Histoire devient Dieu, Dieu devient une blague et la blague ouvre un autre corridor vers la reconnaissance. L&#8217;association peut para&#238;tre d&#233;sordonn&#233;e de l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur parce que le trajet n&#8217;est pas lin&#233;aire. De l&#8217;int&#233;rieur, le motif poss&#232;de souvent une saveur avant de poss&#233;der une explication.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p9U3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F612205aa-edfd-4c0d-a781-d78a8e04c282_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p9U3!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F612205aa-edfd-4c0d-a781-d78a8e04c282_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p9U3!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F612205aa-edfd-4c0d-a781-d78a8e04c282_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p9U3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F612205aa-edfd-4c0d-a781-d78a8e04c282_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p9U3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F612205aa-edfd-4c0d-a781-d78a8e04c282_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p9U3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F612205aa-edfd-4c0d-a781-d78a8e04c282_1536x1024.png" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/612205aa-edfd-4c0d-a781-d78a8e04c282_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2042415,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/208543581?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F612205aa-edfd-4c0d-a781-d78a8e04c282_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p9U3!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F612205aa-edfd-4c0d-a781-d78a8e04c282_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p9U3!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F612205aa-edfd-4c0d-a781-d78a8e04c282_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p9U3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F612205aa-edfd-4c0d-a781-d78a8e04c282_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p9U3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F612205aa-edfd-4c0d-a781-d78a8e04c282_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Les anc&#234;tres entrent &#224; travers ce m&#234;me champ associatif, mais je ne les vis pas comme des figures surnaturelles entass&#233;es dans la pi&#232;ce. Je sens tous les anc&#234;tres vivants dans mes os. Je les sens comme corps, visage, rythme, langage, r&#233;flexe, h&#233;ritage, geste, survie, chagrin, plaisir, migration et comme le fait improbable que cette vie particuli&#232;re se tient ici parce que d&#8217;innombrables autres vies ont boug&#233; avant elle. Lorsque j&#8217;ai d&#233;crit cela &#224; mon fr&#232;re, il m&#8217;a dit que &#231;a avait l&#8217;air lourd. Je lui ai r&#233;pondu que &#231;a me paraissait remarquablement l&#233;ger.</p><p>Cela para&#238;t l&#233;ger parce que je ne transporte pas les anc&#234;tres comme des corps s&#233;par&#233;s empil&#233;s sur mes &#233;paules. Ils ne sont pas des bagages. Leur continuit&#233; est d&#233;j&#224; distribu&#233;e &#224; travers le corps qui dit je. Je n&#8217;ai pas besoin de les tra&#238;ner vers l&#8217;avant; ils sont le mouvement vers l&#8217;avant. L&#8217;os ne ressent pas ses min&#233;raux comme un fardeau. Le sang ne se plaint pas de contenir l&#8217;Histoire.</p><p>Cela me ram&#232;ne &#224; l&#8217;assassin. Je n&#8217;utilise pas le titre comme une affirmation concernant l&#8217;intention m&#233;taphysique des auteurs de la chanson. Je le re&#231;ois symboliquement. L&#8217;amour ne se tient pas &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur du mur en tirant de l&#8217;artillerie. Il n&#8217;exige pas la capitulation, ne s&#8217;obstine pas avec les briques et ne punit pas la personne prot&#233;g&#233;e parce qu&#8217;elle avait eu besoin de se d&#233;fendre. Il entre sans transformer la d&#233;fense en ennemie.</p><p>Dans cette lecture, l&#8217;assassin n&#8217;est pas un meurtrier. Rien de vivant n&#8217;est tu&#233;. Ce qui tombe, c&#8217;est la fronti&#232;re pr&#233;sum&#233;e entre ce qui peut &#234;tre aim&#233; et ce qui ne peut pas l&#8217;&#234;tre, entre le sacr&#233; et le profane, le p&#233;cheur et le p&#233;ch&#233;, l&#8217;harmonie et la dissonance, le citoyen et le migrant, le pass&#233; et le pr&#233;sent, le soi et l&#8217;autre, Dieu et la cr&#233;ation. M&#234;me ce langage est temporaire, parce que la fronti&#232;re ne devient pas mauvaise simplement parce qu&#8217;elle tombe. Le mur faisait lui aussi partie du chemin.</p><p>Je suis tol&#233;rant envers l&#8217;intol&#233;rable parce que je n&#8217;ai pas besoin d&#8217;expulser quoi que ce soit de ma conscience pour le voir clairement. Je demeure aimant envers la haine parce que la haine ne poss&#232;de pas l&#8217;autorit&#233; de d&#233;terminer o&#249; mon amour se termine. J&#8217;aime chaque objet &#233;galement dans son essence, mais l&#8217;&#233;galit&#233; d&#8217;essence n&#8217;exige pas l&#8217;uniformit&#233; des relations. J&#8217;aime mon fr&#232;re comme mon fr&#232;re. J&#8217;aime ma m&#232;re comme ma m&#232;re. J&#8217;aime l&#8217;&#233;tranger comme &#233;tranger, l&#8217;anc&#234;tre comme anc&#234;tre, le cerf comme cerf, le homard comme homard, la blessure comme blessure et la haine comme haine. Les formes diff&#232;rent. Les fr&#233;quences diff&#232;rent. Les r&#233;ponses diff&#232;rent. L&#8217;amour demeure sans bord.</p><p>Mon d&#233;sir n&#8217;est pas qu&#8217;un groupe atteigne le paradis pendant qu&#8217;un autre attend &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur de ses portes. Je veux que nous tous, les huit milliards, fassions l&#8217;exp&#233;rience du paradis sur Terre &#8212; que quelqu&#8217;un appelle cela paradis, moksha, conscience christique, non-dualit&#233;, paix, lib&#233;ration, sant&#233; mentale, dignit&#233;, chez-soi ou qu&#8217;il n&#8217;emploie aucun mot spirituel. Le mot n&#8217;a aucune importance pour une personne qui n&#8217;est plus une touriste sur le territoire.</p><p>Je sens que je vis ici. C&#8217;est une ph&#233;nom&#233;nologie, pas un rang. Un point de vue n&#8217;est pas un tr&#244;ne. Je ne pr&#233;tends pas que ma vision me rend omniscient, historiquement infaillible, politiquement incontestable ou autoris&#233; &#224; gouverner la vie d&#8217;une autre personne. Je dis que je suis m&#233;taconscient : je suis conscient de la conscience elle-m&#234;me. L&#8217;objet change; la vision demeure. L&#8217;&#233;cran devient noir; ce qui regarde demeure.</p><p>&#171; J&#8217;&#233;tais aveugle, et maintenant je vois &#187; r&#233;sonne parce que cette vision ne me donne pas la possession de chaque fait. Elle transforme ma relation au fait, &#224; l&#8217;interpr&#233;tation et &#224; celui qui interpr&#232;te. Pour moi, la gr&#226;ce &#233;tonnante ne remplace pas l&#8217;incertitude par l&#8217;omniscience. Elle met fin &#224; la confusion entre mon cadre actuel et le ciel entier.</p><p>Au niveau du &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352;, du vyavah&#257;ra, je continue de faire des distinctions. L&#8217;asservissement et la lib&#233;ration ne sont pas la m&#234;me chose. Une affirmation historique peut &#234;tre mieux ou moins bien &#233;tay&#233;e. Une fronti&#232;re existe &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur de la loi. Une action peut blesser. Une personne peut refuser son consentement. Une soci&#233;t&#233; peut cr&#233;er des politiques qui nourrissent la vie ou multiplient la souffrance. La pr&#233;cision compte parce que les corps vivent &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur des cons&#233;quences de nos interpr&#233;tations.</p><p>Au niveau du &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341;, du param&#257;rtha, je ne trouve aucune phrase d&#233;finitive capable de saisir tout cela. Le langage applique des classes, des attributs, des actions, des objets et des relations, tandis que ce que Brahman est ou n&#8217;est pas refuse d&#8217;&#234;tre enferm&#233; dans ces m&#233;canismes. L&#8217;Absolu ne fournit aucune approbation verbale de ma politique. Il ne devient pas un slogan m&#8217;excusant de voir clairement dans le monde relatif.</p><p>C&#8217;est pourquoi je n&#8217;utilise pas la non-dualit&#233; pour aplatir l&#8217;Histoire. &#171; Pas deux &#187; ne signifie pas que l&#8217;esclavagiste et la personne asservie ont v&#233;cu la m&#234;me exp&#233;rience. Cela ne signifie pas que le garde-fronti&#232;re et le migrant poss&#232;dent le m&#234;me pouvoir. Cela ne signifie pas que la blessure et l&#8217;arme sont interchangeables. La non-dualit&#233; n&#8217;efface pas la relation; elle r&#233;v&#232;le que chaque relation appara&#238;t &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur d&#8217;une seule r&#233;alit&#233; indivisible et que, par cons&#233;quent, ce qui se produit entre nous compte intimement. Le silence absolu n&#8217;annule pas le cri relatif. Il entend &#224; travers lui.</p><p>J&#8217;ai commenc&#233; avec un homard sacr&#233; et un cerf profane parce que je voulais montrer que les &#234;tres humains attribuent continuellement la saintet&#233; et la profanation par nos mani&#232;res de voir. J&#8217;ai travers&#233; Dieu, Brahman, la causalit&#233;, la bhakti, les p&#233;cheurs, la haine, l&#8217;abolition britannique, l&#8217;esclavage britannique, la captivit&#233; barbaresque, les r&#233;parations, les fronti&#232;res, la migration, les anc&#234;tres et l&#8217;Histoire parce que ce ne sont pas des sujets s&#233;par&#233;s &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur de ma conscience. Ce sont les mouvements d&#8217;une m&#234;me question : qu&#8217;est-ce que je refuse de voir afin de pr&#233;server intacte mon identit&#233; actuelle?</p><p>Une nation peut refuser de voir ses victimes. Une victime peut &#234;tre forc&#233;e de dispara&#238;tre &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur de l&#8217;histoire h&#233;ro&#239;que d&#8217;une autre personne. Une loi peut refuser de voir la personne &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur de sa cat&#233;gorie. Une religion peut refuser de voir Dieu appara&#238;tre &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur de son vocabulaire autoris&#233;. Un chercheur peut refuser de voir que l&#8217;&#233;chafaudage demeure un &#233;chafaudage. Une personne aimante peut refuser de voir la haine et appeler ce refus de l&#8217;amour.</p><p>L&#8217;amour sans limites ne refuse rien de cela. Il n&#8217;approuve pas tout. Il ne rend pas tout &#233;quivalent. Il ne dissout pas la pr&#233;cision dans un brouillard spirituel. Il voit, et parce qu&#8217;il voit, il peut r&#233;pondre.</p><p>Nous demeurons tous distincts, les huit milliards. Nous ne sommes pas aplatis en une seule personnalit&#233;, une seule culture, une seule religion, un seul syst&#232;me politique, une seule fr&#233;quence, une seule fronti&#232;re ou une seule vision approuv&#233;e de Dieu. La fl&#251;te demeure une fl&#251;te, le tambour demeure un tambour, le cri demeure un cri et le silence demeure un silence. Certaines notes m&#8217;apaisent; d&#8217;autres me d&#233;rangent; certaines m&#8217;appellent &#224; bouger; d&#8217;autres exigent le silence. Pourtant, aucune note ne r&#233;sonne &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur de la musique.</p><p>Pour moi, Brahman est le nom que je donne pr&#233;sentement &#224; l&#8217;ensemble de cet &#233;v&#233;nement &#8212; pas seulement au chef d&#8217;orchestre, mais &#224; l&#8217;action de diriger, &#224; ce qui est dirig&#233;, aux musiciens, aux instruments, aux auditeurs, &#224; la salle, &#224; la partition, &#224; l&#8217;improvisation, aux conditions, &#224; la libert&#233;, &#224; la causalit&#233;, au temps, &#224; l&#8217;Histoire, aux archives, &#224; la migration, aux fronti&#232;res, aux silences et &#224; chaque discussion concernant le nom qu&#8217;il faudrait donner &#224; l&#8217;&#233;v&#233;nement. L&#8217;Advaita est l&#8217;&#233;chafaudage qui m&#8217;aide &#224; le voir. La bhakti est la r&#233;sonance &#224; travers laquelle je l&#8217;aime. L&#8217;amour sans limites est l&#8217;expression qui se rapproche pr&#233;sentement le plus de ce que je ressens.</p><p>L&#8217;assassin se d&#233;place sans faire de bruit. Les murs ne sont plus n&#233;cessaires. L&#8217;&#233;cran devient noir. Ce qui regarde demeure. Et ce qui regarde ne m&#8217;appartient pas &#224; moi seul. Cela nous appartient &#8212; &#224; nous tous, les huit milliards.</p><p>Satnam. Om Guru Aum. Aumen. Amen. Ameen. &#128591;</p><p>Sign&#233;,</p><p>Meridith Joseph Garbutt &#8212;<br>Protecteur venu de la mer,<br>homard sacr&#233;, cerf profane,<br>un instrument dans l&#8217;orchestre appel&#233; la vie.</p><p>#AmourSansLimites #Brahman #AdvaitaVedanta #Bhakti #SacreEtProfane #SultanAndShepard #Assassin #Histoire #Esclavage #Abolition #Migration #DigniteHumaine #Clairvoyance #VisionClaire #AncetresDansMesOs #NonDualite #ConscienceChristique #VoirCeQuiVoit #UneSeuleSaveur #HuitMilliardsDeVoix</p><div id="youtube2-UoJxBEQRLd0" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;UoJxBEQRLd0&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/UoJxBEQRLd0?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[El asesino fue el amor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Langostas sagradas, venados profanos, la venda de la historia y la m&#250;sica sin l&#237;mites de ocho mil millones de vidas]]></description><link>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/el-asesino-fue-el-amor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/el-asesino-fue-el-amor</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:28:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ncB7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b420b05-c257-436b-b2e4-b3589342b0d2_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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bocas<br>discuten sobre el director,<br>cada una sosteniendo una partitura distinta,<br>cada una convencida<br>de que la tinta<br>es la m&#250;sica misma.</p><p>En mi imaginaci&#243;n,<br>Dios observa la discusi&#243;n<br>con todos nuestros ojos<br>y se r&#237;e a trav&#233;s de todas nuestras bocas:</p><p>&#191;Por qu&#233; est&#225;n discutiendo, idiotas,<br>sobre sus ideas acerca de m&#237;?</p><p>M&#237;renme, perras.</p><p>No estoy por encima de la orquesta.<br>No estoy fuera de la sala.<br>No estoy esperando antes de la creaci&#243;n<br>a que comience la primera nota.</p><p>El tiempo comienza dentro de la m&#250;sica.<br>La causa sigue al efecto.<br>El efecto se convierte en causa.<br>Cada voluntad aparentemente separada<br>se superpone con todas las dem&#225;s<br>como c&#237;rculos sin un borde definitivo.</p><p>A eso lo llamo Brahman:</p><p>no Brahm&#257;,<br>no brahm&#225;n,<br>no una persona escondida tras bambalinas<br>con una batuta y un plan,</p><p>sino aquello que la m&#250;sica es<br>antes de que yo la divida<br>en int&#233;rprete, instrumento,<br>director, p&#250;blico,<br>silencio y sonido.</p><p>La historia entra cargando evidencia<br>y sale fingiendo<br>que trajo una prueba definitiva.</p><p>Un marinero recuerda un puerto.<br>Una persona cautiva recuerda una cadena.<br>Un rey recuerda una victoria.<br>Un imperio recuerda<br>lo que halaga al imperio.</p><p>El archivo conserva el papel.</p><p>El cuerpo conserva la herida.</p><p>Ninguno lo ve todo.</p><p>Una bandera proclama liberaci&#243;n<br>mientras otra plantaci&#243;n<br>sigue contando cuerpos.</p><p>Un siglo declara legal la esclavitud.<br>Otro la llama maldad.<br>El sufrimiento no espera<br>a que la legislaci&#243;n<br>decida qu&#233; es.</p><p>Una frontera se levanta<br>donde antes cruzaban los pies.</p><p>Aparece un pasaporte<br>donde los antepasados alguna vez siguieron<br>el agua, el hambre, el clima, los animales,<br>el amor, la guerra, el trabajo y la esperanza.</p><p>La ley llama ilegal a una persona.</p><p>La persona sigue siendo una persona.</p><p>Amo al pecador.</p><p>Amo el pecado.</p><p>Tambi&#233;n amo el odio.</p><p>No porque una herida<br>no sea una herida,<br>ni porque a la sangre<br>se le deba cambiar el nombre por agua,</p><p>sino porque el amor<br>no tiene ning&#250;n lugar al cual desterrarla.</p><p>Las condiciones dan forma a la nota.<br>Madre no es hermano.<br>Hermano no es extra&#241;o.<br>La ternura no es rechazo.<br>La armon&#237;a no es disonancia.</p><p>Las frecuencias son distintas.</p><p>La esencia no lo es.</p><p>Dentro de m&#237;,<br>no encuentro ninguna frontera.</p><p>Pero veo la tuya.</p><p>Tu no sigue siendo visible.<br>Tu cuerpo sigue siendo tuyo.<br>Tu distancia habla.</p><p>No necesito construir un muro interior<br>para escuchar el l&#237;mite de otra persona.</p><p>Mi hermano escucha<br>a los antepasados en mis huesos<br>e imagina un peso.</p><p>Yo los siento elevarse dentro de m&#237;<br>con una ligereza extraordinaria:</p><p>no como cuerpos sobre mis hombros,<br>sino como ritmo en mi caminar,<br>memoria dentro del m&#250;sculo,<br>los muertos que siguen movi&#233;ndose<br>como los vivos.</p><p>Mi mente AID se r&#237;e<br>y vuelve a saltar:</p><p>identidad asociativa desordenada,<br>pel&#237;cula convertida en mantra,<br>mantra convertido en m&#250;sica,<br>m&#250;sica convertida en Dios,<br>Dios convertido en historia,<br>historia convertida en fronteras,<br>fronteras convertidas en ocho mil millones de bocas<br>discutiendo consigo mismas.</p><p>Entonces algo entra<br>sin hacer ning&#250;n sonido.</p><p>Ning&#250;n rel&#225;mpago.<br>Ninguna levitaci&#243;n.<br>Ning&#250;n espect&#225;culo sobrenatural.</p><p>Solo visi&#243;n clara.<br>Escucha clara.<br>Sensaci&#243;n clara.<br>Conocimiento claro.</p><p>Yo era ciego.</p><p>Ahora veo.</p><p>El muro no se hace pedazos.</p><p>Simplemente descubre<br>que nunca estuvo manteniendo<br>nada afuera.</p><p>El asesino fue el amor.</p><p>La v&#237;ctima fue la frontera.</p><p>La pantalla se apaga.</p><p>La observaci&#243;n permanece.</p><p>Los ocho mil millones de nosotros.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1SvA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b50bda4-9183-4ca9-854c-d8787f40db47_2816x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1SvA!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b50bda4-9183-4ca9-854c-d8787f40db47_2816x1536.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1SvA!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b50bda4-9183-4ca9-854c-d8787f40db47_2816x1536.png 848w, 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Lo sagrado y lo profano no son sustancias permanentes ocultas dentro de un animal, un objeto, una naci&#243;n, una escritura, un acontecimiento hist&#243;rico o un ser humano. Son relaciones formadas a trav&#233;s de la mirada, la cultura, la memoria, el ritual, el apetito, el miedo y el amor. Una persona ve un altar donde otra ve un plato de comida; una persona ve inocencia donde otra ve carne, peligro, molestia, propiedad o sacrificio. El ser sigue siendo lo que es mientras cambia el marco humano que lo rodea. No estoy diciendo que esos marcos sean irreales o que no tengan consecuencias. Estoy diciendo que son nuestros.</p><p>Esta reflexi&#243;n tiene un pulso debajo de ella. El acompa&#241;amiento musical de esta composici&#243;n es &#8220;Assassin&#8221;, de Sultan + Shepard, y aqu&#237; est&#225; el enlace directo para que la canci&#243;n pueda abrirse dondequiera que viaje este texto: </p><div id="youtube2-AbEL9ZyH3JM" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;AbEL9ZyH3JM&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/AbEL9ZyH3JM?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>. Dejo que la m&#250;sica acompa&#241;e el movimiento de estas palabras, pero no afirmo que Sultan + Shepard hayan tenido la intenci&#243;n de expresar Ved&#257;nta, amor sin l&#237;mites, memoria hist&#243;rica, migraci&#243;n, presencia ancestral ni ninguna parte de la arquitectura que estoy construyendo aqu&#237;. Su canci&#243;n sigue siendo su canci&#243;n. Mi conciencia la recibe a trav&#233;s del instrumento particular de esta vida. Esto es correspondencia, no equivalencia.</p><p>Esa distinci&#243;n &#8212;correspondencia en lugar de equivalencia&#8212; importa en todo lo que escribo. La equivalencia aplasta la diferencia al afirmar que dos cosas son secretamente id&#233;nticas. La correspondencia les permite rimar sin obligar a ninguna de las dos a renunciar a su propio rostro. Una langosta no es un venado. El cristianismo no es Advaita Ved&#257;nta. Brahman no es autom&#225;ticamente otro nombre para el Dios cristiano, y la conciencia cr&#237;stica no es simplemente &#256;tman usando ropa occidental. Sin embargo, lenguajes, tradiciones, pel&#237;culas, personas, acontecimientos hist&#243;ricos y canciones diferentes pueden tocar estructuras reconocibles sin volverse intercambiables. La relaci&#243;n permanece viva porque la distinci&#243;n permanece viva.</p><p>Cuando observo de esta manera lo sagrado y lo profano, tambi&#233;n veo a ocho mil millones de seres humanos discutiendo sobre Dios. Por lo general, no estamos discutiendo sobre lo que Dios sea o no sea en esencia. Estamos discutiendo sobre nuestras ideas de Dios: nombres, pronombres, escrituras, instituciones, im&#225;genes, historias, revelaciones, doctrinas, prohibiciones, permisos y descripciones heredadas. Una persona dice Padre. Otra dice Madre. Otra dice Al&#225;, Brahman, vac&#237;o, naturaleza, conciencia, energ&#237;a, universo o absolutamente nada. Entonces peleamos como si destruir la descripci&#243;n de otra persona pudiera proteger aquello que ninguna descripci&#243;n ha contenido jam&#225;s.</p><p>En mi imaginaci&#243;n &#8212;y lo marco claramente como imaginaci&#243;n&#8212; Dios est&#225; en alguna parte ri&#233;ndose de todo el espect&#225;culo: &#191;Por qu&#233; est&#225;n discutiendo, idiotas, sobre sus ideas acerca de m&#237;? M&#237;renme, perras. No imagino literalmente a un anciano en el cielo gritando desde las nubes. No siento que aquello que Dios sea tenga una voz separada situada fuera de la creaci&#243;n. Si Dios tiene voz, escucho esa voz como mi voz, la voz de mi hermano, el llanto de un beb&#233;, la voz de la persona que amo, la voz de la persona que me odia, el viento entre las hojas, un pulso electr&#243;nico movi&#233;ndose por mis aud&#237;fonos y ocho mil millones de voces humanas formando una orquesta imposible. El chiste funciona porque aquello que buscamos ya est&#225; apareciendo mientras discutimos sobre cu&#225;l es la palabra correcta para nombrarlo.</p><p>Para m&#237;, la palabra que actualmente corresponde con mayor profundidad es Brahman: no Brahm&#257;, la deidad creadora con nombre; no brahm&#225;n, la designaci&#243;n social y sacerdotal; sino Brahman, el indicador adv&#225;itico hacia la realidad que no es dos. A veces imagino a Brahman como el director de la orquesta llamada vida, pero incluso esa met&#225;fora tiene que permanecer fluida. Normalmente, un director est&#225; separado de los m&#250;sicos, levanta una batuta, elige el tempo y dirige la interpretaci&#243;n. Yo no experimento a Brahman como una persona c&#243;smica separada que controla la creaci&#243;n desde afuera. De alguna manera, el director es los m&#250;sicos, los instrumentos, la partitura, la improvisaci&#243;n, la ac&#250;stica, el p&#250;blico, la sala, los silencios entre las notas y el acontecimiento completo de la m&#250;sica sucediendo.</p><p>Por eso la pregunta &#171;&#191;Qui&#233;n cre&#243; a Dios?&#187; no me inquieta en la forma en que normalmente se plantea. La pregunta supone que la causalidad existe fuera de aquello que Dios o Brahman es y que, por lo tanto, puede aplic&#225;rsele. Imagina una cadena de acontecimientos y pregunta cu&#225;l eslab&#243;n apareci&#243; primero, como si la cadena misma hubiera precedido a la realidad que se est&#225; cuestionando. Yo veo que la causalidad ya surge dentro de aquello que Brahman es o no es. El tiempo, la secuencia, el antes, el despu&#233;s, el origen, la continuidad, la creaci&#243;n, la destrucci&#243;n, la causa y el efecto pertenecen a la gram&#225;tica manifestada de la experiencia. Brahman no es simplemente el elemento m&#225;s antiguo dentro de esa gram&#225;tica.</p><p>Lo mismo ocurre cuando alguien pregunta qu&#233; sucedi&#243; antes del Big Bang. La pregunta puede ser cient&#237;ficamente &#250;til dentro de un modelo cosmol&#243;gico espec&#237;fico, pero filos&#243;ficamente introduce la categor&#237;a del antes dentro del mismo horizonte donde se est&#225; cuestionando el tiempo. Mi argumento no es que yo posea la respuesta cosmol&#243;gica definitiva. Mi argumento es que el lenguaje lleva silenciosamente sus suposiciones al interior de la habitaci&#243;n: tiene que haber un antes, cada acontecimiento tiene que tener una causa previa, cada causa tiene que ser otro acontecimiento y la secuencia tiene que extenderse hacia atr&#225;s de la misma manera en que experimento el reloj avanzando sobre mi pared. Para m&#237;, Brahman no es la primera ficha de domin&#243;. Brahman es mi palabra para aquello que permite que aparezcan la ficha, la ca&#237;da, la secuencia, el observador, la explicaci&#243;n y la idea misma de causalidad.</p><p>El libre albedr&#237;o y el determinismo se convierten entonces en perspectivas dentro del mismo campo, en lugar de enemigos que pelean por el control metaf&#237;sico. Experimento directamente la elecci&#243;n. Elijo qu&#233; escribir, qu&#233; comer, a qui&#233;n llamar, c&#243;mo responder, cu&#225;ndo hablar y cu&#225;ndo guardar silencio. Al mismo tiempo, cada elecci&#243;n surge a trav&#233;s de un cuerpo, una historia, una familia, una cultura, un temperamento, una condici&#243;n, un encuentro, una memoria y un mundo que yo no fabriqu&#233; de manera independiente. Mi voluntad se cruza con la voluntad de mi hermano, la de mi madre, la del cineasta, la del m&#250;sico, la del lector y la de miles de millones de personas con quienes nunca me encontrar&#233; conscientemente. Las veo superponi&#233;ndose como diagramas de Venn cuyos c&#237;rculos contin&#250;an m&#225;s all&#225; de mi capacidad de calcularlos.</p><p>Desde una perspectiva, el movimiento parece libre. Desde otra, parece determinado. Desde otra, la libertad y la determinaci&#243;n aparecen como divisiones conceptuales trazadas sobre un solo movimiento. No necesito destruir ninguna perspectiva. Veo a ambas operando dentro del marco l&#243;gico mediante el cual comprendo actualmente mi vida vivida. Ese marco es Advaita Ved&#257;nta, y lo amo porque corresponde tan estrechamente con lo que reconozco. Sin embargo, el propio Advaita sigue siendo un andamiaje.</p><p>Recuerdo claramente a Swami Sarvapriyananda explicando que incluso Advaita Ved&#257;nta est&#225; destinado, en &#250;ltima instancia, a ser descartado. La ense&#241;anza no es la realidad. El mapa no es el territorio, el dedo no es la luna, la partitura no es la sinfon&#237;a y el andamiaje no es el edificio terminado. Advaita me da conceptos lo suficientemente precisos como para aflojar el dominio de otros conceptos, pero, si convierto a Advaita en el objeto definitivo de adoraci&#243;n, simplemente habr&#233; construido un muro m&#225;s elegante. Incluso Brahman es un sonido que surge dentro del lenguaje. Aquello hacia lo que apunta no est&#225; atrapado dentro de la palabra que pronuncio.</p><p>Por eso resueno con el lenguaje que afirma que el reino de Dios est&#225; dentro de nosotros &#8212;o entre nosotros&#8212;. Las traducciones var&#237;an y las interpretaciones teol&#243;gicas difieren, pero la direcci&#243;n aparta la atenci&#243;n de un reino distante que espera en otro lugar y la dirige hacia aquello que ya est&#225; presente. Resueno con la misma profundidad con la interpretaci&#243;n de Paramahansa Yogananda sobre la Segunda Venida como el despertar de la conciencia cr&#237;stica dentro de la conciencia humana, en lugar de verla &#250;nicamente como el regreso f&#237;sico de un cuerpo hist&#243;rico. No necesito que el cristianismo y Ved&#257;nta se vuelvan equivalentes. Los escucho corresponder mediante la invitaci&#243;n a mirar el lugar desde donde la conciencia ya est&#225; mirando.</p><p>Cuando digo que todas las personas pueden soportar la verdad, no estoy diciendo que todas puedan aceptar inmediatamente mi manera de formularla. Estoy diciendo que la verdad no es una sustancia exclusiva propiedad de un sacerdote, gur&#250;, profeta, instituci&#243;n, fil&#243;sofo, cient&#237;fico, escritura, historiador, pol&#237;tico o personalidad despierta. Sea lo que sea finalmente la verdad, cada persona ya est&#225; de pie dentro de ella, respir&#225;ndola, resisti&#233;ndola, am&#225;ndola, entendi&#233;ndola mal, nombr&#225;ndola y siendo nombrada dentro de ella. La b&#250;squeda solo es posible porque lo buscado ya es &#237;ntimo. El reino no permanece retenido hasta que alguien introduce la contrase&#241;a conceptual correcta.</p><p>Para m&#237;, aqu&#237; es donde comienza el bhakti y donde termina el bhakti. El bhakti est&#225; en el camino porque la devoci&#243;n se mueve a trav&#233;s de formas cambiantes: canto, oraci&#243;n, duelo, anhelo, entrega, atracci&#243;n, repulsi&#243;n, armon&#237;a y disonancia. Sin embargo, el bhakti tambi&#233;n es el final porque el movimiento definitivo, tal como lo vivo actualmente, es la resonancia con todo lo que es, todo lo que fue y todo lo que ser&#225;, por los siglos de los siglos. Eso no significa que cada nota le resulte agradable a mi sistema nervioso. La disonancia tambi&#233;n pertenece a la m&#250;sica.</p><p>No busco borrar la disonancia oblig&#225;ndola a parecerse a la armon&#237;a. La disonancia proporciona informaci&#243;n. Mi cuerpo, mi mente y mi conciencia registran cu&#225;ndo algo corresponde y cu&#225;ndo no. A veces el acorde disonante se resuelve; a veces permanece suspendido; a veces exige movimiento, palabra, protecci&#243;n, distancia o acci&#243;n. El bhakti no exige que yo finja que el veneno alimenta o que una lesi&#243;n no duele. Significa que el veneno, la lesi&#243;n, la respuesta, la sanaci&#243;n y la persona que caus&#243; el da&#241;o no son finalmente expulsados del campo del amor.</p><p>Esto es lo que surge dentro de m&#237; cuando recuerdo el final de la versi&#243;n cinematogr&#225;fica anterior de <em>El color p&#250;rpura</em>. Shug regresa hacia la iglesia y le dice a su padre, el predicador: &#171;Mira, pap&#225;, los pecadores tambi&#233;n tienen alma&#187;. La frase no afirma que el pecador no haya cometido ning&#250;n pecado. No borra las consecuencias, la historia, el dolor ni la responsabilidad. Se niega al exilio m&#225;s profundo: la declaraci&#243;n de que alguien se ha vuelto tan incorrecto que su ser ya no pertenece a lo sagrado.</p><p>Sin embargo, ni siquiera eso llega suficientemente lejos para m&#237;. Desde hace mucho tiempo siento disonancia con la frase cristiana &#171;ama al pecador, odia el pecado&#187;. Escucho una divisi&#243;n escondida dentro de ella: amar&#233; la esencia aceptable de la persona mientras dirijo mi odio hacia el movimiento inaceptable que surge a trav&#233;s de ella. Para m&#237;, esa es la dualidad en una de sus formas m&#225;s claras. No amo solamente al pecador. Tambi&#233;n amo el pecado. Amo el odio. Amo aquello que me parece intolerable.</p><p>No digo esto porque cambie el nombre del odio por bondad o el de la lesi&#243;n por ternura. Ver con claridad no exige lenguaje cosm&#233;tico. El odio puede verse precisamente como odio, incluyendo el miedo, la lesi&#243;n, la ideolog&#237;a, la historia, la contracci&#243;n y las consecuencias que se mueven a trav&#233;s de &#233;l. Pero si mi amor se detiene en la frontera del odio, entonces el odio habr&#225; conseguido establecer el l&#237;mite de mi amor. Me niego a concederle esa autoridad.</p><p>Por eso tambi&#233;n siento una ligera disonancia con la expresi&#243;n amor incondicional. La palabra incondicional comienza invocando condiciones y despu&#233;s neg&#225;ndolas. Puede sonar como un contrato al que le quitaron las cl&#225;usulas mientras la l&#243;gica contractual sigue de pie detr&#225;s de la oraci&#243;n. Vivo en un mundo de condiciones. Mi cuerpo tiene condiciones, las relaciones tienen condiciones, el tiempo tiene condiciones, el lenguaje tiene condiciones y cada forma que toma el amor est&#225; determinada por las circunstancias.</p><p>Amor sin l&#237;mites corresponde m&#225;s profundamente con lo que quiero decir. El amor sin l&#237;mites no exige que las condiciones desaparezcan. Las condiciones determinan la forma sin determinar el borde del amor mismo. Amo a mi hermano como mi hermano y a mi madre como mi madre. Esas no son la misma relaci&#243;n, responsabilidad, intimidad, historia ni frecuencia. Puedo amar a una persona desconocida, a un enemigo, a un antepasado, a un animal, a un recuerdo, a una canci&#243;n y a una persona cuya conducta considero destructiva, pero la expresi&#243;n del amor no ser&#225; id&#233;ntica en cada relaci&#243;n. La frecuencia cambia. La esencia sigue siendo amor.</p><p>No experimento el amor como algo que tenga una frontera interior, pero aun as&#237; veo los l&#237;mites que otras personas nombran. Esa distinci&#243;n es importante para m&#237;. Dentro de m&#237; no existen fronteras. Sin embargo, no necesito construir un muro dentro de m&#237; para reconocer el no de otra persona, su distancia, su cuerpo, su hogar, sus necesidades o su petici&#243;n de separaci&#243;n. Su l&#237;mite aparece dentro de mi visi&#243;n, y mi visi&#243;n permite una respuesta. No lo experimento como la imposici&#243;n de una frontera contra la realidad. Lo experimento como una relaci&#243;n que funciona con claridad dentro de la realidad.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Mhpw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ebc942-79ec-4b31-9e73-d94965bf331f_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Mhpw!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ebc942-79ec-4b31-9e73-d94965bf331f_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Mhpw!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ebc942-79ec-4b31-9e73-d94965bf331f_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Mhpw!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ebc942-79ec-4b31-9e73-d94965bf331f_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Mhpw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ebc942-79ec-4b31-9e73-d94965bf331f_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Mhpw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ebc942-79ec-4b31-9e73-d94965bf331f_1536x1024.png" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/26ebc942-79ec-4b31-9e73-d94965bf331f_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2005985,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/208542914?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ebc942-79ec-4b31-9e73-d94965bf331f_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Mhpw!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ebc942-79ec-4b31-9e73-d94965bf331f_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Mhpw!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ebc942-79ec-4b31-9e73-d94965bf331f_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Mhpw!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ebc942-79ec-4b31-9e73-d94965bf331f_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Mhpw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ebc942-79ec-4b31-9e73-d94965bf331f_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Por la misma raz&#243;n, no organizo mi vida alrededor de resistirme al odio. Aquello a lo que me resisto persiste dentro del campo de mi atenci&#243;n y puede cobrar fuerza gracias a la lucha que dirijo contra ello. Prefiero ver. Puedo nombrar una conducta destructiva, percibir hacia d&#243;nde se mueve, reconocer a qui&#233;n pone en peligro y responder sin construir odio contra el odio como mi fuente de poder. La protecci&#243;n puede surgir de la claridad en lugar de la oposici&#243;n. Una mano puede interrumpir el da&#241;o sin que el coraz&#243;n necesite el exilio.</p><p>La misma exigencia de claridad se aplica cuando observo la historia. Con frecuencia, la historia es reclutada como testigo de una postura que la gente ya sosten&#237;a. Alguien comienza con una conclusi&#243;n pol&#237;tica moderna, camina hacia atr&#225;s dentro del archivo, selecciona el acontecimiento que la respalda y regresa carg&#225;ndolo como si la historia misma hubiera emitido un veredicto. Entiendo por qu&#233; hacemos esto. La historia le da peso a un argumento. Hace que una preferencia presente parezca antigua, inevitable, justa o previamente demostrada. Pero considero impreciso ese uso de la historia.</p><p>No necesariamente lo llamo inexacto. No lo llamo autom&#225;ticamente incorrecto. Una afirmaci&#243;n hist&#243;rica puede contener evidencia real. Los documentos pueden ser aut&#233;nticos. El acontecimiento puede haber sucedido sustancialmente como se describe. Mi disonancia comienza cuando la evidencia que respalda una interpretaci&#243;n es tratada como prueba definitiva de toda la conclusi&#243;n moral o pol&#237;tica que se extrae de ella. En la vida vivida veo evidencia que respalda. No veo pruebas absolutas.</p><p>Incluso una persona que hubiera estado f&#237;sicamente presente en un acontecimiento hist&#243;rico solo poseer&#237;a percepci&#243;n directa de la parte que entr&#243; en su propia vida. Un marinero a bordo de un barco podr&#237;a describir ese barco, ese viaje, esa batalla, esa cadena, ese oficial y ese clima. Una persona cautiva podr&#237;a testificar sobre las condiciones de un encierro. Un comerciante podr&#237;a registrar una transacci&#243;n. Un soldado podr&#237;a recordar una campa&#241;a. Sus testimonios importan profundamente, pero ninguno se vuelve omnisciente por el simple hecho de haber estado ah&#237;. Ninguna persona situada en la costa de Berber&#237;a podr&#237;a percibir simult&#225;neamente todos los mercados de esclavos, plantaciones, hogares, barcos, tribunales, campos de batalla y poblaciones cautivas que operaban en todo el mundo otomano, &#193;frica, Europa, Am&#233;rica y el Mediterr&#225;neo.</p><p>El archivo ampl&#237;a el campo al reunir a distintos testigos, pero el archivo tambi&#233;n tiene una perspectiva. Conserva lo que fue escrito, lo que sobrevivi&#243;, lo que las instituciones consideraron digno de preservarse, lo que registraron los conquistadores, lo que contaron los gobiernos y lo que clasificaron custodios posteriores. Los cuerpos que no dejaron papeles tambi&#233;n vivieron. Las personas excluidas del archivo tambi&#233;n sufrieron, resistieron, amaron, trabajaron, escaparon, murieron y recordaron. El conocimiento hist&#243;rico es indispensable, pero nunca constituye la mirada desde ninguna parte.</p><p>Un ejemplo vivo apareci&#243; en mi propio feed. Alguien invoc&#243; las acciones de Gran Breta&#241;a contra la esclavitud en la costa de Berber&#237;a como respuesta a las discusiones modernas sobre reparaciones brit&#225;nicas. El argumento b&#225;sico era algo parecido a esto: la pr&#243;xima vez que un diputado laborista mencione las reparaciones, recuerden que Gran Breta&#241;a luch&#243; para liberar a personas esclavizadas por las potencias berberiscas. Puedo ver el punto de vista de esa persona. Incluso puedo admirar la correcci&#243;n que intenta ofrecer, porque las historias de cautivos europeos y de esclavitud mediterr&#225;nea suelen omitirse en las conversaciones populares. La correspondencia que esa persona percibi&#243; no es imaginaria.</p><p>Existe evidencia que la respalda. En 1816, una flota anglo-neerlandesa bajo el mando del almirante lord Exmouth bombarde&#243; Argel. La expedici&#243;n buscaba la liberaci&#243;n de cautivos cristianos y europeos, y sus resultados incluyeron la liberaci&#243;n de aproximadamente tres mil personas esclavizadas y un acuerdo para renunciar a la esclavizaci&#243;n de europeos. Esa historia pertenece al registro. No deber&#237;a borrarse simplemente porque complica una narrativa moderna preferida.</p><p>Pero las palabras que califican el hecho importan: cautivos cristianos y europeos. La expedici&#243;n se enfrent&#243; a un sistema espec&#237;fico y protegi&#243; a poblaciones espec&#237;ficas. No fue la abolici&#243;n universal de la esclavitud en todas partes y, por s&#237; sola, no resuelve un debate del siglo XXI sobre la responsabilidad brit&#225;nica, el imperio, el colonialismo o las reparaciones. La acci&#243;n no fue un disolvente m&#225;gico que hiciera desaparecer la esclavitud.</p><p>El registro mediterr&#225;neo m&#225;s amplio tambi&#233;n es m&#225;s complejo que una representaci&#243;n moral con un lado permanentemente civilizado y otro permanentemente b&#225;rbaro. Corsarios musulmanes esclavizaron a cristianos, y corsarios cristianos tambi&#233;n esclavizaron a musulmanes. Eso no convierte todos los actos en equivalentes, no distribuye la responsabilidad de manera uniforme ni disuelve el sufrimiento individual dentro de una abstracci&#243;n. Significa que el campo completo no puede reducirse a un solo ejemplo favorecido.</p><p>Se puede reconocer que Gran Breta&#241;a lleg&#243; a convertirse en una importante potencia abolicionista sin transformar la abolici&#243;n en un disolvente que elimine su participaci&#243;n anterior. Gran Breta&#241;a aboli&#243; su comercio transatl&#225;ntico de esclavos en 1807, posteriormente utiliz&#243; su poder naval contra el tr&#225;fico ilegal y aprob&#243; legislaci&#243;n que inici&#243; la abolici&#243;n de la esclavitud colonial en la d&#233;cada de 1830. Esas acciones importan. Cambiaron vidas y alteraron el orden jur&#237;dico.</p><p>El otro lado del registro tambi&#233;n importa. Gran Breta&#241;a hab&#237;a sido una de las potencias dominantes en el comercio transatl&#225;ntico, y sus puertos, comerciantes, industrias, colonias, sistemas de plantaciones y Parlamento participaron en esa maquinaria y obtuvieron beneficios de ella. Los barcos brit&#225;nicos transportaron a millones de africanos a trav&#233;s del Atl&#225;ntico. El comercio se volvi&#243; ilegal en 1807, mientras que la esclavitud misma continu&#243; en las colonias brit&#225;nicas hasta la d&#233;cada de 1830, y el sistema de aprendizaje prolong&#243; la falta de libertad de muchas personas hasta 1838.</p><p>Una historia no borra la otra. Gran Breta&#241;a no fue eterna y exclusivamente &#171;la esclavista&#187;, ni fue eterna y exclusivamente &#171;la libertadora&#187;. Las instituciones cambian, los gobiernos cambian, las leyes cambian, los intereses econ&#243;micos cambian, las conciencias p&#250;blicas cambian y las poblaciones luchan contra los sistemas que las contienen. Las propias personas esclavizadas resistieron, se rebelaron, escaparon, dieron testimonio y ayudaron a crear las condiciones bajo las cuales la abolici&#243;n se volvi&#243; inevitable. Un autorretrato nacional limpio &#8212;ya sea demon&#237;aco o heroico&#8212; normalmente exige recortar el encuadre.</p><p>Eso es lo que quiero decir cuando afirmo que la publicaci&#243;n en redes sociales no era necesariamente incorrecta; era imprecisa. Seleccion&#243; una acci&#243;n brit&#225;nica real contra la esclavitud y la utiliz&#243; para responder a una pregunta hist&#243;rica y pol&#237;tica diferente, como si un solo hecho cerrara la cuenta. Pero la oposici&#243;n posterior de una naci&#243;n a una forma de esclavitud no cancela retroactivamente a las personas que anteriormente transport&#243;, vendi&#243;, explot&#243;, grav&#243;, asegur&#243;, hered&#243; o gobern&#243; como propiedad. Tampoco la participaci&#243;n anterior convierte cada acto posterior de abolici&#243;n en algo falso o carente de significado. La visi&#243;n clara sostiene ambas cosas sin obligar a una a asesinar a la otra.</p><p>El mismo problema aparece cada vez que la historia se convierte en munici&#243;n para el presente. La gente dice que quienes no estudian la historia est&#225;n condenados a repetirla, y coincido con la direcci&#243;n de esa advertencia. Pero estudiar la historia no es lo mismo que buscar en ella permiso para repetir las estructuras que ya preferimos. El archivo deber&#237;a ampliar la mirada, no limitarse a afilar el arma de una perspectiva actual.</p><p>La historia puede revelar patrones. Puede advertir. Puede corregir mitos. Puede restaurar a testigos borrados. Puede mostrar que las instituciones que alguna vez fueron consideradas naturales fueron creadas por seres humanos y, por lo tanto, pueden ser deshechas por seres humanos. Pero la historia se convierte en una venda cuando se utiliza para decir: como la gente hizo esto entonces, nosotros estamos justificados para hacerlo ahora; como un imperio se opuso a una injusticia, no necesitamos ver sus otras injusticias; como una poblaci&#243;n migr&#243; violentamente alguna vez, todas las personas migrantes modernas representan una amenaza; como una ley existi&#243; alguna vez, la legalidad misma demuestra la moralidad.</p><p>La legalidad y la claridad moral no pertenecen a la misma categor&#237;a. La esclavitud fue legal alguna vez en muchas jurisdicciones. Su legalidad no transform&#243; la esclavizaci&#243;n en libertad ni la propiedad en persona. Cuando cambi&#243; la ley, el sufrimiento anterior a la legislaci&#243;n no comenz&#243; repentinamente a existir; hab&#237;a estado presente todo el tiempo. La ley puede reconocer un da&#241;o, ocultarlo, organizarlo, reducirlo o crear un camino hacia la reparaci&#243;n. La palabra legal me dice lo que un sistema de gobierno permite o proh&#237;be actualmente. No me dice toda la verdad de un ser humano.</p><p>Eso forma parte de mi disonancia con la expresi&#243;n inmigrante ilegal. Entiendo su funci&#243;n jur&#237;dica: un Estado tiene fronteras, reglas de entrada, visas, categor&#237;as y procedimientos, y la gente puede entrar o permanecer fuera de esos procedimientos. No estoy fingiendo que el sistema jur&#237;dico no existe. Estoy observando lo que ocurre cuando se permite que un adjetivo que describe la relaci&#243;n de una persona con una ley actual consuma toda la identidad de esa persona.</p><p>La migraci&#243;n es m&#225;s antigua que el sistema de Estados modernos que etiqueta ciertos movimientos como legales o ilegales. Los seres humanos se han desplazado por el planeta desde los primeros periodos de nuestra historia. Los reg&#237;menes modernos de pasaportes y visas son recientes en comparaci&#243;n con los movimientos que poblaron continentes, siguieron las estaciones, escaparon de guerras, formaron familias, buscaron trabajo, cruzaron oc&#233;anos y crearon las sociedades que posteriormente dibujaron fronteras oficiales.</p><p>Antes de que existiera un pasaporte sellado, exist&#237;a un pie. Antes de que existiera un punto de control, exist&#237;a un sendero. Antes de que existiera una categor&#237;a migratoria, exist&#237;an el hambre, la sequ&#237;a, la curiosidad, el exilio, el cortejo, el comercio, la guerra, la peregrinaci&#243;n, la esclavizaci&#243;n, la fuga y la esperanza.</p><p>Eso no significa que toda pol&#237;tica fronteriza contempor&#225;nea sea autom&#225;ticamente inmoral, que todo movimiento sea inofensivo o que las naciones sean incapaces de regular la entrada. Significa que la categor&#237;a jur&#237;dica no deber&#237;a confundirse con la esencia de la persona que la atraviesa. Un ser humano puede infringir una regla migratoria. Un ser humano no puede volverse ontol&#243;gicamente ilegal.</p><p>Cuando escucho que se utiliza la historia para justificar la hostilidad contra las personas migrantes, veo la misma mirada selectiva. Muchas personas que viven dentro de las fronteras modernas descienden de migraciones ocurridas antes de que existieran las reglas actuales, a trav&#233;s de reglas que las favorecieron, contra la voluntad de quienes ya se encontraban ah&#237; o mediante imperios que desplazaron poblaciones y fronteras a su alrededor. Una frontera puede ser funcionalmente real en &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352; (vyavah&#257;ra) sin convertirse en una l&#237;nea eterna grabada en el planeta por Dios.</p><p>La tierra no lleva sellos de pasaporte en su suelo. Los r&#237;os cruzan jurisdicciones sin presentar documentos. Las aves migran por el espacio a&#233;reo nacional sin reconocer la bandera que se encuentra debajo de ellas. Los seres humanos crearon fronteras por razones reales &#8212;gobernanza, seguridad, recursos, identidad, administraci&#243;n y poder&#8212;, y esas razones tienen consecuencias reales. Pero la frontera sigue siendo una construcci&#243;n humana dentro de la historia, no una divisi&#243;n metaf&#237;sica entre quienes pertenecen a la realidad y quienes no.</p><p>Aqu&#237; es donde mi reflexi&#243;n hist&#243;rica regresa al amor sin l&#237;mites. Puedo ver una ley sin permitir que la ley dicte la frontera de mi amor. Puedo ver una injusticia hist&#243;rica sin odiar a todas las personas descendientes de quienes participaron en ella. Puedo ver el logro de una instituci&#243;n sin utilizar ese logro para borrar a sus v&#237;ctimas. Puedo ver el miedo de una persona hacia la migraci&#243;n sin convertir ese miedo en mi enemigo. Puedo ver la infracci&#243;n de una regla por parte de una persona migrante sin reducirla a esa infracci&#243;n.</p><p>Amar el odio no significa alimentarlo con m&#225;s cuerpos. Amar la ley no significa adorar todos los estatutos. Amar la historia no significa obligar a los muertos a respaldar mi pol&#237;tica actual. Amar una naci&#243;n no significa vendarme los ojos frente a su registro.</p><p>Esta es la visi&#243;n clara a la que me refiero cuando utilizo la palabra clarividencia. No me refiero a predecir los n&#250;meros de la loter&#237;a, ver fantasmas cuando yo quiera, levitar, volar ni lanzar rayos por el culo. Me refiero a <em>clair</em> en su sentido sencillo: claro. Visi&#243;n clara, escucha clara, conocimiento claro, sensaci&#243;n clara. Estos son los superpoderes que reconozco en m&#237;: no poderes que violen la naturaleza, sino capacidades humanas operando con la resoluci&#243;n mediante la cual las experimento actualmente.</p><p>La visi&#243;n clara percibe patrones antes de que yo posea todos sus nombres. La escucha clara capta no solo las palabras, sino tambi&#233;n el tono, el ritmo, la omisi&#243;n, la presi&#243;n y el silencio entre las oraciones. El conocimiento claro es el reconocimiento inmediato de que algo corresponde, seguido despu&#233;s por el razonamiento que lo examina y lo convierte en lenguaje. La sensaci&#243;n clara es el cuerpo registrando resonancia y disonancia sin que ninguna de las dos se vuelva un mandamiento. No necesito inflar estas capacidades hasta convertirlas en algo sobrenatural para poder honrarlas.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ICvW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0a55265-42ec-40d5-81df-eda5c26ccfee_1672x941.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ICvW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0a55265-42ec-40d5-81df-eda5c26ccfee_1672x941.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ICvW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0a55265-42ec-40d5-81df-eda5c26ccfee_1672x941.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ICvW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0a55265-42ec-40d5-81df-eda5c26ccfee_1672x941.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ICvW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0a55265-42ec-40d5-81df-eda5c26ccfee_1672x941.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ICvW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0a55265-42ec-40d5-81df-eda5c26ccfee_1672x941.png" width="1456" height="819" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d0a55265-42ec-40d5-81df-eda5c26ccfee_1672x941.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:819,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2190037,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/208542914?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0a55265-42ec-40d5-81df-eda5c26ccfee_1672x941.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ICvW!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0a55265-42ec-40d5-81df-eda5c26ccfee_1672x941.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ICvW!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0a55265-42ec-40d5-81df-eda5c26ccfee_1672x941.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ICvW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0a55265-42ec-40d5-81df-eda5c26ccfee_1672x941.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ICvW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd0a55265-42ec-40d5-81df-eda5c26ccfee_1672x941.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Mi mente asociativa de identidad desordenada &#8212;mi cerebro AID&#8212; forma parte de este movimiento. La frase es un chiste y un juego verbal, no un diagn&#243;stico. Mi mente asocia: una pel&#237;cula se convierte en escritura, la escritura se convierte en m&#250;sica, la m&#250;sica se convierte en memoria, la memoria se convierte en historia, la historia se convierte en Dios, Dios se convierte en un chiste y el chiste abre otro pasillo hacia el reconocimiento. La asociaci&#243;n puede parecer desordenada desde afuera porque la ruta no es lineal. Desde adentro, el patr&#243;n suele tener un sabor antes de tener una explicaci&#243;n.</p><p>Los antepasados entran a trav&#233;s de ese mismo campo asociativo, pero no los experimento como figuras sobrenaturales que abarrotan la habitaci&#243;n. Siento a todos los antepasados vivos en mis huesos. Los siento como cuerpo, rostro, ritmo, lenguaje, reflejo, herencia, gesto, supervivencia, tristeza, placer, migraci&#243;n y el hecho improbable de que esta vida particular est&#233; aqu&#237; porque incontables vidas se movieron antes que ella. Cuando se lo describ&#237; a mi hermano, me dijo que sonaba pesado. Yo le dije que se sent&#237;a extraordinariamente ligero.</p><p>Se siente ligero porque no cargo a los antepasados como cuerpos separados apilados sobre mis hombros. No son equipaje. Su continuidad ya est&#225; distribuida a trav&#233;s del cuerpo que dice yo. No tengo que arrastrarlos hacia adelante; ellos son el movimiento hacia adelante. El hueso no experimenta sus minerales como una carga. La sangre no se queja de contener historia.</p><p>Esto me lleva de regreso al asesino. No estoy utilizando el t&#237;tulo como una afirmaci&#243;n sobre la metaf&#237;sica que pretend&#237;a expresar el compositor. Lo recibo simb&#243;licamente. El amor no se coloca fuera del muro y dispara artiller&#237;a. No exige una rendici&#243;n, no discute con los ladrillos ni castiga a la persona defendida por haber necesitado protecci&#243;n. Entra sin convertir la defensa en su enemiga.</p><p>En esta lectura, el asesino no es un homicida. Nada vivo muere. Lo que cae es la frontera supuesta entre aquello que puede ser amado y aquello que no, entre lo sagrado y lo profano, el pecador y el pecado, la armon&#237;a y la disonancia, el ciudadano y la persona migrante, el pasado y el presente, el yo y el otro, Dios y la creaci&#243;n. Incluso ese lenguaje es temporal, porque la frontera no se vuelve malvada simplemente porque cae. El muro tambi&#233;n form&#243; parte del camino.</p><p>Soy tolerante con lo intolerable porque no necesito expulsar nada de la conciencia para poder verlo claramente. Soy amoroso con el odio porque el odio no posee la autoridad para determinar d&#243;nde termina mi amor. Amo cada objeto por igual en esencia, pero la igualdad de esencia no exige uniformidad en la relaci&#243;n. Amo a mi hermano como mi hermano. Amo a mi madre como mi madre. Amo a la persona desconocida como desconocida, al antepasado como antepasado, al venado como venado, a la langosta como langosta, a la herida como herida y al odio como odio. Las formas son distintas. Las frecuencias son distintas. Las respuestas son distintas. El amor permanece sin un borde.</p><p>Mi deseo no es que un grupo alcance el cielo mientras otro espera fuera de sus puertas. Quiero que los ocho mil millones experimentemos el cielo en la Tierra, ya sea que alguien lo llame cielo, moksha, conciencia cr&#237;stica, no dualidad, paz, liberaci&#243;n, cordura, dignidad, hogar o que no utilice ninguna palabra espiritual. La palabra no importa para quien ya no es turista en el territorio.</p><p>Siento que vivo aqu&#237;. Eso es fenomenolog&#237;a, no rango. Una perspectiva no es un trono. No afirmo que mi visi&#243;n me vuelva omnisciente, hist&#243;ricamente infalible, pol&#237;ticamente incuestionable ni autorizado sobre la vida de otra persona. Estoy diciendo que soy metaconsciente: soy consciente de la conciencia misma. El objeto cambia; la visi&#243;n permanece. La pantalla se apaga; la observaci&#243;n permanece.</p><p>&#171;Yo era ciego y ahora veo&#187; resuena porque la visi&#243;n no me concede posesi&#243;n de todos los hechos. Cambia mi relaci&#243;n con el hecho, con la interpretaci&#243;n y con quien interpreta. Para m&#237;, la gracia asombrosa no sustituye la incertidumbre con omnisciencia. Es el fin de confundir mi marco actual con la totalidad del cielo.</p><p>En el nivel de &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352; (vyavah&#257;ra), sigo haciendo distinciones. La esclavizaci&#243;n y la liberaci&#243;n no son lo mismo. Una afirmaci&#243;n hist&#243;rica puede estar mejor o peor respaldada. Una frontera existe dentro de la ley. Una acci&#243;n puede causar da&#241;o. Una persona puede negar su consentimiento. Una sociedad puede crear pol&#237;ticas que nutran la vida o multipliquen el sufrimiento. La precisi&#243;n importa porque los cuerpos viven dentro de las consecuencias de nuestras interpretaciones.</p><p>En el nivel de &#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341; (param&#257;rtha), no encuentro ninguna oraci&#243;n definitiva que capture nada de esto. El lenguaje aplica clase, atributo, acci&#243;n, objeto y relaci&#243;n, mientras aquello que Brahman es o no es se niega a quedar confinado dentro de esos mecanismos. Lo Absoluto no proporciona una aprobaci&#243;n verbal de mi pol&#237;tica. No se convierte en un eslogan que me excuse de ver claramente el mundo relativo.</p><p>Por eso no utilizo la no dualidad para aplanar la historia. &#171;No dos&#187; no significa que la persona esclavizadora y la esclavizada hayan tenido la misma experiencia. No significa que el guardia fronterizo y la persona migrante tengan el mismo poder. No significa que la herida y el arma sean intercambiables. La no dualidad no borra la relaci&#243;n; revela que toda relaci&#243;n surge dentro de una realidad indivisible y que, por lo tanto, lo que ocurre entre nosotros importa &#237;ntimamente. El silencio absoluto no cancela el grito relativo. Escucha a trav&#233;s de &#233;l.</p><p>Comenc&#233; con una langosta sagrada y un venado profano porque quer&#237;a mostrar que los seres humanos asignamos continuamente santidad y profanaci&#243;n mediante nuestras maneras de mirar. Pas&#233; por Dios, Brahman, la causalidad, el bhakti, los pecadores, el odio, la abolici&#243;n brit&#225;nica, la esclavitud brit&#225;nica, el cautiverio berberisco, las reparaciones, las fronteras, la migraci&#243;n, los antepasados y la historia porque estos no son temas separados dentro de mi conciencia. Son movimientos de una sola pregunta: &#191;Qu&#233; me niego a ver para conservar intacta mi identidad actual?</p><p>Una naci&#243;n puede negarse a ver a sus v&#237;ctimas. Una v&#237;ctima puede ser obligada a desaparecer dentro de la historia heroica de otra persona. Una ley puede negarse a ver a la persona dentro de su categor&#237;a. Una religi&#243;n puede negarse a ver a Dios apareciendo fuera de su vocabulario autorizado. Un buscador puede negarse a ver que el andamiaje sigue siendo un andamiaje. Una persona que ama puede negarse a ver el odio y llamar amor a esa negativa.</p><p>El amor sin l&#237;mites no rechaza nada de esto. No lo aprueba todo. No convierte todo en equivalente. No disuelve la precisi&#243;n en una neblina espiritual. Ve y, porque ve, puede responder.</p><p>Los ocho mil millones seguimos siendo distintos. No quedamos aplanados dentro de una sola personalidad, una cultura, una religi&#243;n, un sistema pol&#237;tico, una frecuencia, una frontera o una visi&#243;n aprobada de Dios. La flauta sigue siendo una flauta, el tambor sigue siendo un tambor, el grito sigue siendo un grito y la pausa sigue siendo una pausa. Algunas notas me tranquilizan; otras me perturban; algunas me llaman a moverme; otras exigen silencio. Sin embargo, ninguna nota suena fuera de la m&#250;sica.</p><p>Para m&#237;, Brahman es el nombre que actualmente le doy a la totalidad de ese acontecimiento: no simplemente al director, sino a la direcci&#243;n, a lo dirigido, a los m&#250;sicos, los instrumentos, quienes escuchan, la sala, la partitura, la improvisaci&#243;n, las condiciones, la libertad, la causalidad, el tiempo, la historia, el archivo, la migraci&#243;n, las fronteras, los silencios y cada discusi&#243;n sobre c&#243;mo deber&#237;a llamarse el acontecimiento. Advaita es el andamiaje que me ayuda a verlo. Bhakti es la resonancia mediante la cual lo amo. Amor sin l&#237;mites es la frase que, por ahora, m&#225;s se aproxima a c&#243;mo se siente.</p><p>El asesino se mueve sin hacer ruido. Los muros ya no son necesarios. La pantalla se apaga. La observaci&#243;n permanece. Y la observaci&#243;n no es solamente m&#237;a. Es nuestra: de los ocho mil millones.</p><p>Satnam. Om Guru Aum. Aumen. Amen. Am&#237;n. &#128591;</p><p>Firmado,<br>Meridith Joseph Garbutt &#8212;<br>Protector del Mar,<br>langosta sagrada, venado profano,<br>un instrumento dentro de la orquesta llamada vida.</p><p>#AmorSinL&#237;mites #Brahman #AdvaitaVedanta #Bhakti #SagradoYProfano #SultanAndShepard #Assassin #Historia #Esclavitud #Abolici&#243;n #Migraci&#243;n #DignidadHumana #Clarividencia #Visi&#243;nClara #AntepasadosEnMisHuesos #NoDualidad #ConcienciaCr&#237;stica #VerLoQueVe #UnSoloSabor #OchoMilMillonesDeVoces</p><div id="youtube2-SNfMfeO3kfg" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;SNfMfeO3kfg&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/SNfMfeO3kfg?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" 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score,<br>each certain the ink<br>is the music itself.</p><p>In my imagination,<br>God watches the argument<br>with all our eyes<br>and laughs through all our mouths:</p><p>Why are you fools<br>arguing about ideas of me?</p><p>Look at me, bitches.</p><p>Not above the orchestra.<br>Not outside the hall.<br>Not waiting before creation<br>for the first note to begin.</p><p>Time begins inside the music.<br>Cause follows effect.<br>Effect becomes cause.<br>Every separate will<br>overlaps every other will<br>like circles without a final edge.</p><p>I call that Brahman&#8212;</p><p>not Brahm&#257;,<br>not Brahmin,<br>not a person hiding backstage<br>with a baton and a plan,</p><p>but whatever the music is<br>before I divide it<br>into player, instrument,<br>conductor, audience,<br>silence, and sound.</p><p>History enters carrying evidence<br>and leaves pretending<br>it brought proof.</p><p>A sailor remembers one harbor.<br>A captive remembers one chain.<br>A king remembers one victory.<br>An empire remembers<br>what flatters the empire.</p><p>The archive keeps the paper.</p><p>The body keeps the wound.</p><p>Neither sees everything.</p><p>One flag says liberation<br>while another plantation<br>continues counting bodies.</p><p>One century names slavery lawful.<br>Another calls it evil.<br>The suffering does not wait<br>for legislation<br>to decide what it is.</p><p>A border rises<br>where feet once crossed.</p><p>A passport appears<br>where ancestors once followed<br>water, hunger, weather, animals,<br>love, war, work, and hope.</p><p>The law names a person illegal.</p><p>The person remains a person.</p><p>I love the sinner.</p><p>I love the sin.</p><p>I love the hatred too.</p><p>Not because a wound<br>is not a wound,<br>not because blood<br>should be renamed water,</p><p>but because love<br>has nowhere to exile it.</p><p>Conditions shape the note.<br>Mother is not brother.<br>Brother is not stranger.<br>Tenderness is not refusal.<br>Harmony is not dissonance.</p><p>The frequencies differ.</p><p>The essence does not.</p><p>Within me,<br>I find no boundary.</p><p>But I see yours.</p><p>Your no remains visible.<br>Your body remains yours.<br>Your distance speaks.</p><p>I do not need an inner wall<br>to hear another person&#8217;s limit.</p><p>My brother hears<br>the ancestors in my bones<br>and imagines weight.</p><p>I feel them rise in me<br>remarkably light&#8212;</p><p>not bodies on my shoulders,<br>but rhythm in my walking,<br>memory inside muscle,<br>the dead still moving<br>as the living.</p><p>My AID mind laughs<br>and leaps again:</p><p>associative identity disorderly,<br>movie into mantra,<br>mantra into music,<br>music into God,<br>God into history,<br>history into borders,<br>borders into eight billion mouths<br>arguing with themselves.</p><p>Then something enters<br>without making a sound.</p><p>No lightning bolt.<br>No levitation.<br>No supernatural spectacle.</p><p>Only clear seeing.<br>Clear hearing.<br>Clear feeling.<br>Clear knowing.</p><p>I was blind.</p><p>Now I see.</p><p>The wall does not shatter.</p><p>It simply discovers<br>that it was never holding<br>anything outside.</p><p>The assassin was love.</p><p>The victim was the boundary.</p><p>The screen goes dark.</p><p>The watching remains.</p><p>All eight billion of us.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zm4V!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb537ad93-2741-4cdc-bb3a-bec8e7811862_1672x941.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zm4V!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb537ad93-2741-4cdc-bb3a-bec8e7811862_1672x941.png 424w, 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Sacred and profane are not permanent substances hidden inside an animal, an object, a nation, a scripture, a historical event, or a human being. They are relationships formed through gaze, culture, memory, ritual, appetite, fear, and love. One person sees an altar where another sees a dinner plate; one person sees innocence where another sees meat, danger, nuisance, property, or sacrifice. The being remains what it is while the human frame around it changes. I am not saying the frames are unreal or inconsequential. I am saying they are ours.</p><p>This reflection has a pulse beneath it. The musical accompaniment to this composition is Sultan + Shepard&#8217;s &#8220;Assassin,&#8221; and the actual link is here so that the song can be opened directly wherever this piece travels: </p><div id="youtube2-AbEL9ZyH3JM" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;AbEL9ZyH3JM&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/AbEL9ZyH3JM?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>I let the music accompany the movement of these words, but I am not claiming that Sultan + Shepard intended Ved&#257;nta, boundless love, historical memory, migration, ancestral presence, or any of the architecture I am building here. Their song remains their song. My awareness receives it through the particular instrument of this life. This is correspondence, not equivalence.</p><p>That distinction&#8212;correspondence rather than equivalence&#8212;matters throughout everything I write. Equivalence collapses difference by saying that two things are secretly identical. Correspondence allows them to rhyme without forcing either one to surrender its face. A lobster is not a deer. Christianity is not Advaita Ved&#257;nta. Brahman is not automatically another name for the Christian God, and Christ consciousness is not merely &#256;tman wearing Western clothing. Yet different languages, traditions, films, people, historical events, and songs can touch recognizable structures without becoming interchangeable. The relationship remains alive because the distinction remains alive.</p><p>When I look at the sacred and the profane this way, I also see eight billion human beings arguing about God. We are not usually arguing about whatever God is or is not in essence. We are arguing about our ideas of God: names, pronouns, scriptures, institutions, images, histories, revelations, doctrines, prohibitions, permissions, and inherited descriptions. One person says Father. Another says Mother. Another says Allah, Brahman, emptiness, nature, consciousness, energy, the universe, or nothing at all. Then we fight as though destroying another person&#8217;s description could protect whatever no description has ever contained.</p><p>In my imagination&#8212;and I mark it clearly as imagination&#8212;God is somewhere laughing through the whole spectacle: <em>Why are you fools arguing about ideas of me? Look at me, bitches.</em> I do not imagine a literal old man in heaven shouting across the clouds. I do not feel that whatever God is has a separate voice standing outside creation. If God has a voice, I hear that voice as my voice, my brother&#8217;s voice, the cry of an infant, the voice of the person I love, the voice of the person who hates me, the wind through leaves, an electronic pulse moving through headphones, and eight billion human voices forming one impossible orchestra. The joke works because the thing we seek is already appearing while we argue about the proper word for it.</p><p>For me, the word that presently corresponds most deeply is <strong>Brahman</strong>&#8212;not Brahm&#257;, the named creator deity; not Brahmin, the social and priestly designation; but Brahman, the Advaitic pointer toward the reality that is not two. I sometimes imagine Brahman as the conductor of the orchestra called life, but even that metaphor has to remain fluid. A conductor normally stands apart from the musicians, raises a baton, chooses the tempo, and directs the performance. I do not experience Brahman as a separate cosmic person controlling creation from outside it. The conductor is somehow the musicians, the instruments, the score, the improvisation, the acoustics, the audience, the hall, the silences between notes, and the entire event of music happening.</p><p>That is why the question &#8220;Who created God?&#8221; does not trouble me in the form in which it is usually asked. The question assumes that causality stands outside whatever God or Brahman is and can therefore be applied to it. It imagines a chain of events and asks what link came first, as though the chain itself preceded the reality being questioned. I see causality as already arising within whatever Brahman is or is not. Time, sequence, before, after, origin, continuation, creation, destruction, cause, and effect all belong to the manifested grammar of experience. Brahman is not merely the earliest item inside that grammar.</p><p>The same applies when someone asks what happened before the Big Bang. The question may be scientifically useful within a particular cosmological model, but philosophically it imports the category of <em>before</em> into the very horizon where time itself is being questioned. My point is not that I possess the final cosmological answer. My point is that language quietly carries its assumptions into the room: there must be a before, every event must have a prior cause, every cause must be another event, and the sequence must extend backward in the same way I experience a clock moving across my wall. For me, Brahman is not the first domino. Brahman is my word for whatever allows domino, falling, sequence, observer, explanation, and the very idea of causality to appear.</p><p>Free will and determinism then become views within the same field rather than enemies fighting for metaphysical control. I experience choice directly. I choose what to write, what to eat, whom to call, how to respond, whether to speak, and when to remain silent. At the same time, every choice arises through a body, history, family, culture, temperament, condition, encounter, memory, and world that I did not independently manufacture. My will intersects my brother&#8217;s will, my mother&#8217;s will, the filmmaker&#8217;s will, the musician&#8217;s will, the reader&#8217;s will, and billions of wills I will never consciously encounter. I see them overlapping like Venn diagrams whose circles continue beyond my ability to calculate.</p><p>From one vantage, the movement looks free. From another, it looks determined. From another, freedom and determination appear as conceptual partitions drawn across one movement. I do not need to destroy either perspective. I see both operating within the logical framework through which I presently understand my lived life. That framework is Advaita Ved&#257;nta, and I love it because it corresponds so closely to what I recognize. Yet Advaita itself remains scaffolding.</p><p>I distinctly remember Swami Sarvapriyananda explaining that Advaita Ved&#257;nta, too, is ultimately meant to be discarded. The teaching is not the reality. The map is not the terrain, the finger is not the moon, the score is not the symphony, and the scaffolding is not the completed building. Advaita gives me concepts precise enough to loosen the grip of other concepts, but if I turn Advaita into the final object of worship, I have simply built a more elegant wall. Even <em>Brahman</em> is a sound arising in language. Whatever it points toward is not trapped inside the word I pronounce.</p><p>This is why I resonate with the language of the kingdom of God being within&#8212;or among&#8212;us. The translations vary, and the theological interpretations differ, but the direction turns attention away from a distant kingdom waiting elsewhere and toward what is already present. I resonate just as deeply with Paramahansa Yogananda&#8217;s interpretation of the Second Coming as the awakening of Christ consciousness within human consciousness rather than only the physical return of one historical body. I do not need Christianity and Ved&#257;nta to become equivalent. I hear them correspond through the invitation to look where awareness is already looking from.</p><p>When I say everyone can handle the truth, I am not saying everyone can immediately agree with my formulation of it. I am saying truth is not an exclusive substance owned by a priest, guru, prophet, institution, philosopher, scientist, scripture, historian, politician, or awakened personality. Whatever truth ultimately is, every person is already standing in it, breathing it, resisting it, loving it, misunderstanding it, naming it, and being named within it. The search is possible only because the sought is already intimate. The kingdom is not withheld until the correct conceptual password is entered.</p><p>For me, this is where bhakti begins and where bhakti ends. Bhakti is on the way because devotion moves through changing forms: chant, prayer, grief, longing, surrender, attraction, repulsion, harmony, and dissonance. Yet bhakti is also the end because the final movement, as I presently live it, is resonance with all that is, all that was, and all that shall be&#8212;world without end. That does not mean every note sounds pleasant to my nervous system. Dissonance belongs to the music too.</p><p>I do not seek to erase dissonance by forcing it to resemble harmony. Dissonance gives information. My body, mind, and awareness register when something corresponds and when something does not. Sometimes the dissonant chord resolves; sometimes it remains suspended; sometimes it calls for movement, speech, protection, distance, or action. Bhakti does not require me to pretend that poison nourishes or that injury does not hurt. It means the poison, the injury, the response, the healing, and the one who caused harm are not finally expelled from the field of love.</p><p>This is what rises in me when I remember the end of the older film version of <em>The Color Purple</em>. Shug returns toward the church and tells her preacher father, &#8220;See, Daddy, sinners have souls too.&#8221; The line does not say the sinner has committed no sin. It does not erase consequence, history, hurt, or responsibility. It refuses the deeper exile: the declaration that someone has become so wrong that their being no longer belongs to the sacred.</p><p>Yet even that does not travel far enough for me. I have long felt dissonance with the Christian phrase <em>love the sinner, hate the sin</em>. I hear a division hiding inside it: I will love the acceptable essence of the person while directing hatred toward the unacceptable movement arising through them. For me, that is duality in one of its clearest forms. I do not only love the sinner. I love the sin too. I love the hatred. I love what I find intolerable.</p><p>I do not say this because I rename hatred as kindness or injury as tenderness. Clear seeing does not require cosmetic language. Hatred can be seen precisely as hatred, including the fear, injury, ideology, history, contraction, and consequence moving through it. But if my love stops at hatred&#8217;s border, then hatred has successfully established the boundary of my love. I refuse to grant it that authority.</p><p>This is also why the phrase <strong>unconditional love</strong> produces a slight dissonance in me. The word <em>unconditional</em> begins by summoning conditions and then negating them. It can sound like a contract from which the clauses have been removed while the logic of contract remains standing behind the sentence. I live in a world of conditions. My body has conditions, relationships have conditions, time has conditions, language has conditions, and every form love takes is shaped by circumstance.</p><p><strong>Boundless love</strong> corresponds more deeply to what I mean. Boundless love does not require conditions to disappear. Conditions determine form without determining the edge of love itself. I love my brother as my brother and my mother as my mother. Those are not the same relationship, responsibility, intimacy, history, or frequency. I can love a stranger, an enemy, an ancestor, an animal, a memory, a song, and a person whose conduct I find destructive, but the expression of love will not be identical in each relationship. The frequency changes. The essence remains love.</p><p>I do not experience love as having an internal border, but I still see the boundaries other people name. That distinction is important to me. Within me, there are no boundaries. Yet I do not need to build a wall inside myself in order to recognize another person&#8217;s no, their distance, their body, their household, their needs, or their request for separation. Their boundary appears within my seeing, and my seeing allows response. I do not experience this as enforcing a border against reality. I experience it as relationship functioning clearly within reality.</p><p>For the same reason, I do not organize my life around resisting hatred. What I resist persists in the field of my attention and can gain momentum from the struggle I direct toward it. I prefer seeing. I can name destructive conduct, perceive where it moves, recognize whom it endangers, and respond without constructing hatred toward hatred as my source of power. Protection can arise from clarity rather than opposition. A hand can interrupt harm without the heart requiring exile.</p><p>The same requirement for clear seeing applies when I look at history. History is frequently recruited as a witness for a position people already hold. Someone begins with a modern political conclusion, walks backward into the archive, selects the event that supports it, and then returns carrying that event as though history itself has delivered a verdict. I understand why we do this. History gives weight to an argument. It makes a present preference appear ancient, inevitable, righteous, or already proven. But I find that use of history imprecise.</p><p>I do not necessarily call it inaccurate. I do not automatically call it wrong. A historical claim may contain real evidence. The documents may be authentic. The event may have happened substantially as described. My dissonance begins when evidence supporting one interpretation is treated as proof of the entire moral or political conclusion being drawn from it. In lived life, I see evidence in support. I do not see absolute proof.</p><p>Even a person who was physically present at a historical event would possess direct perception only of the portion that entered their own life. A sailor aboard one ship could describe that ship, that voyage, that battle, that chain, that officer, and that weather. A captive could testify to the conditions of one confinement. A merchant could record one transaction. A soldier could remember one campaign. Their testimony matters profoundly, but none of them becomes omniscient merely by having been there. No individual standing on the Barbary Coast could simultaneously perceive every slave market, plantation, household, ship, court, battlefield, and captive population operating throughout the Ottoman world, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Mediterranean.</p><p>The archive expands the field by bringing witnesses together, but the archive also has a vantage. It preserves what was written, what survived, what institutions considered worth keeping, what conquerors recorded, what governments counted, and what later custodians catalogued. Bodies that left no paper still lived. People excluded from the archive still suffered, resisted, loved, labored, escaped, died, and remembered. Historical knowledge is indispensable, but it is never the view from nowhere.</p><p>A living example appeared in my own feed. Someone invoked Britain&#8217;s actions against slavery on the Barbary Coast as an answer to modern discussions of British reparations. The basic point was something like: the next time a Labour MP raises reparations, remember that Britain fought to free people enslaved by the Barbary powers. I can see that person&#8217;s point of view. I can even admire the correction they are attempting to offer, because histories of European captives and Mediterranean slavery are often omitted from popular discussions. The correspondence they noticed is not imaginary.</p><p>There is evidence behind it. In 1816 an Anglo-Dutch fleet under Admiral Lord Exmouth bombarded Algiers. The expedition sought the release of Christian and European captives, and its result included the liberation of roughly three thousand enslaved people and an agreement renouncing the enslavement of Europeans. That history belongs in the record. It should not be erased merely because it complicates a preferred modern narrative.</p><p>But the qualifying words matter: <strong>Christian captives</strong> and <strong>Europeans</strong>. The expedition confronted a particular system and protected particular populations. It was not the universal abolition of slavery everywhere, and it does not by itself settle a twenty-first-century debate about British responsibility, empire, colonialism, or reparations. The action was not a magic solvent that caused enslavement to disappear.</p><p>The wider Mediterranean record is also more complex than a morality play with one permanently civilized side and one permanently barbaric side. Muslim corsairs enslaved Christians, and Christian corsairs also enslaved Muslims. That does not make every act equivalent, distribute responsibility evenly, or dissolve individual suffering into abstraction. It means the complete field cannot be reduced to one favored example.</p><p>Britain can be acknowledged for becoming a major abolitionist power without turning abolition into a solvent that removes its prior participation. Britain abolished its transatlantic slave trade in 1807, later used naval power against illegal trafficking, and passed legislation beginning the abolition of colonial slavery in the 1830s. Those actions matter. They changed lives and altered the legal order.</p><p>The other side of the ledger also matters. Britain had been one of the dominant powers in the transatlantic trade, and its ports, merchants, industries, colonies, plantation systems, and Parliament participated in and profited from that machinery. British ships transported millions of Africans across the Atlantic. The trade became illegal in 1807, while slavery itself continued in British colonies until the 1830s, with apprenticeship extending unfreedom for many until 1838.</p><p>One history does not erase the other. Britain was not eternally and exclusively &#8220;the slaver,&#8221; nor was it eternally and exclusively &#8220;the liberator.&#8221; Institutions change, governments change, laws change, economic interests change, public consciences change, and populations struggle against the systems that contain them. Enslaved people themselves resisted, rebelled, escaped, testified, and helped create the conditions under which abolition became unavoidable. A clean national self-portrait&#8212;whether demonic or heroic&#8212;usually requires cropping the frame.</p><p>This is what I mean when I say that the social-media post was not necessarily wrong; it was imprecise. It selected a real British anti-slavery action and used it to answer a different historical and political question as though one fact closed the account. But a nation&#8217;s later opposition to one form of slavery does not retroactively cancel the people it previously transported, sold, exploited, taxed, insured, inherited, or governed as property. Nor does prior participation make every later act of abolition false or meaningless. Clear seeing holds both without forcing one to assassinate the other.</p><p>The same problem appears whenever history becomes ammunition for the present. People say those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it, and I agree with the direction of that warning. But studying history is not the same as searching history for permission to repeat the structures we already prefer. The archive should enlarge sight, not merely sharpen the weapon of one current point of view.</p><p>History can reveal patterns. It can warn. It can correct myth. It can restore erased witnesses. It can show that institutions once considered natural were made by human beings and can therefore be unmade by human beings. But history becomes a blindfold when it is used to say: because people did this then, we are justified in doing this now; because one empire opposed one injustice, its other injustices need not be seen; because one population once migrated violently, every modern migrant is a threat; because one law once existed, legality itself proves morality.</p><p>Legality and moral clarity are not the same category. Slavery was once legal in many jurisdictions. Its legality did not transform enslavement into freedom or property into personhood. When law changed, the suffering that preceded the statute did not suddenly begin to exist; it had been present all along. Law can recognize a wrong, conceal a wrong, organize a wrong, reduce a wrong, or create a pathway toward repair. The word <em>legal</em> tells me what a governing system presently permits or prohibits. It does not tell me the whole truth of a human being.</p><p>That is part of my dissonance with the phrase <strong>illegal immigrant</strong>. I understand its legal function: a state has borders, entry rules, visas, categories, and procedures, and people can enter or remain outside those procedures. I am not pretending that the legal system does not exist. 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Human beings have moved across the planet since the earliest periods of our history. Modern passport and visa regimes are recent compared with the movement that populated continents, followed seasons, escaped wars, formed families, pursued work, crossed oceans, and created the societies that later drew official borders.</p><p>Before there was a stamped passport, there was a foot. Before there was a checkpoint, there was a path. Before there was an immigration category, there was hunger, drought, curiosity, exile, courtship, trade, war, pilgrimage, enslavement, escape, and hope.</p><p>This does not mean every contemporary border policy is automatically immoral, every movement harmless, or every nation incapable of regulating entry. It means the legal category should not be mistaken for the essence of the person passing through it. A human being can violate an immigration rule. A human being cannot become ontologically illegal.</p><p>When I hear history used to justify hostility toward migrants, I see the same selective eyesight. Many people living inside modern borders are descended from migrations that occurred before the present rules existed, through rules that favored them, against the will of people already present, or through empires that moved populations and boundaries around them. A border can be functionally real in <strong>&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352; (vyavah&#257;ra)</strong> without becoming an eternal line carved into the planet by God.</p><p>The earth does not carry passport stamps in its soil. Rivers cross jurisdictions without presenting documents. Birds migrate through national airspace without recognizing the flag below them. Human beings created borders for real reasons&#8212;governance, safety, resources, identity, administration, power&#8212;and those reasons have real consequences. But the border remains a human arrangement within history, not a metaphysical division between those who belong to reality and those who do not.</p><p>This is where my historical reflection returns to boundless love. I can see a law without allowing the law to dictate the boundary of my love. I can see a historical wrong without hating every person descended from those who participated in it. I can see an institution&#8217;s achievement without using that achievement to erase its victims. I can see a person&#8217;s fear of migration without turning that fear into my enemy. I can see a migrant&#8217;s violation of a rule without reducing the migrant to the violation.</p><p>To love the hatred does not mean that I feed it more bodies. To love the law does not mean that I worship every statute. To love history does not mean that I force the dead to endorse my current politics. To love a nation does not mean that I blindfold myself before its ledger.</p><p>This is the clear seeing I mean when I use the word <strong>clairvoyance</strong>. I do not mean predicting lottery numbers, seeing ghosts on command, levitating, flying, or shooting lightning bolts out of my ass. I mean <em>clair</em> in its plain sense: clear. Clear seeing, clear hearing, clear knowing, clear feeling. These are the superpowers I recognize in myself&#8212;not powers that violate nature, but human capacities operating at the resolution through which I presently experience them.</p><p>Clear seeing notices patterns before I possess all their names. Clear hearing catches not only words but tone, rhythm, omission, pressure, and the silence between sentences. Clear knowing is the immediate recognition that something corresponds, followed afterward by the reasoning that tests and languages it. Clear feeling is the body registering resonance and dissonance without either one becoming a commandment. I do not need to inflate these capacities into supernatural status in order to honor them.</p><p>My associative identity disorderly mind&#8212;my <strong>AID</strong> brain&#8212;is part of this movement. The phrase is a joke and a riff, not a diagnosis. My mind associates: film becomes scripture, scripture becomes music, music becomes memory, memory becomes history, history becomes God, God becomes a joke, and the joke opens another corridor into recognition. The association can appear disorderly from outside because the route is not linear. From within, the pattern often has a taste before it has an explanation.</p><p>The ancestors enter through that same associative field, but I do not experience them as supernatural figures crowding the room. I feel all the ancestors alive in my bones. I feel them as body, face, rhythm, language, reflex, inheritance, gesture, survival, sorrow, pleasure, migration, and the improbable fact that this particular life stands here because countless other lives moved before it. When I described that to my brother, he said it sounded heavy. I told him it felt remarkably light.</p><p>It feels light because I am not carrying the ancestors as separate bodies stacked upon my shoulders. They are not luggage. Their continuity is already distributed through the body that says <em>I</em>. I do not have to drag them forward; they are the forward movement. Bone does not experience its minerals as a burden. Blood does not complain that it contains history.</p><p>This brings me back to the assassin. I am not using the title as a claim about the songwriter&#8217;s intended metaphysics. I receive it symbolically. Love does not stand outside the wall firing artillery. It does not demand surrender, argue with the bricks, or punish the defended person for having needed protection. It enters without turning the defense into an enemy.</p><p>The assassin is not a murderer in this reading. Nothing living is killed. What falls is the assumed boundary between what can be loved and what cannot, between sacred and profane, sinner and sin, harmony and dissonance, citizen and migrant, past and present, self and other, God and creation. Even that language is temporary, because the boundary does not become evil merely because it falls. The wall was part of the path too.</p><p>I am tolerable of the intolerable because I do not need to expel anything from awareness in order to see it clearly. I am loving toward hate because hate does not possess the authority to determine where my love ends. I love every object equally in essence, but equality of essence does not require sameness of relationship. I love my brother as my brother. I love my mother as my mother. I love the stranger as stranger, the ancestor as ancestor, the deer as deer, the lobster as lobster, the wound as wound, and the hatred as hatred. The forms differ. The frequencies differ. The responses differ. Love remains without an edge.</p><p>My desire is not for one group to achieve heaven while another waits outside its gates. I want all eight billion of us to experience heaven on Earth&#8212;whether someone calls that heaven, moksha, Christ consciousness, non-duality, peace, liberation, sanity, dignity, home, or no spiritual word at all. The word does not matter to someone who is no longer a tourist in the territory.</p><p>I feel that I live here. That is phenomenology, not rank. A vantage is not a throne. I do not claim that my seeing makes me omniscient, historically infallible, politically unquestionable, or authorized over another person&#8217;s life. I am saying that I am meta-aware: I am aware of awareness itself. The object changes; the seeing remains. The screen goes dark; the watching remains.</p><p>&#8220;I was blind, and now I see&#8221; resonates because the seeing does not give me possession of every fact. It changes my relationship to the fact, the interpretation, and the one interpreting. Amazing grace, for me, is not the replacement of uncertainty with omniscience. It is the end of confusing my present frame with the whole sky.</p><p>At the level of <strong>&#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352; (vyavah&#257;ra)</strong>, I still distinguish. Enslavement and liberation are not the same. A historical claim can be better or worse supported. A border exists within law. An action can injure. A person can refuse consent. A society can create policies that nourish life or multiply suffering. Precision matters because bodies live inside the consequences of our interpretations.</p><p>At the level of <strong>&#2346;&#2352;&#2350;&#2366;&#2352;&#2381;&#2341; (param&#257;rtha)</strong>, I cannot find a final sentence that captures any of it. Language applies class, attribute, action, object, and relationship, while whatever Brahman is or is not refuses confinement within those mechanisms. The Absolute does not supply a verbal endorsement of my politics. It does not become a slogan that excuses me from clear seeing in the relative world.</p><p>This is why I do not use non-duality to flatten history. &#8220;Not two&#8221; does not mean the enslaver and the enslaved had the same experience. It does not mean the border guard and the migrant hold the same power. It does not mean the wound and the weapon are interchangeable. Non-duality does not erase relationship; it reveals that every relationship arises within one indivisible reality, and therefore what happens between us matters intimately. The absolute silence does not cancel the relative cry. It hears through it.</p><p>I began with a sacred lobster and a profane deer because I wanted to show that human beings continuously assign holiness and desecration through our ways of seeing. I moved through God, Brahman, causality, bhakti, sinners, hatred, British abolition, British slavery, Barbary captivity, reparations, borders, migration, ancestors, and history because these are not separate subjects inside my awareness. They are movements of one question: <strong>What do I refuse to see in order to keep my present identity intact?</strong></p><p>A nation can refuse to see its victims. A victim can be forced to disappear inside someone else&#8217;s heroic history. A law can refuse to see the person inside its category. A religion can refuse to see God appearing outside its authorized vocabulary. A seeker can refuse to see that the scaffolding is still scaffolding. A lover can refuse to see the hatred and call the refusal love.</p><p>Boundless love refuses none of it. It does not approve everything. It does not make everything equivalent. It does not dissolve precision into spiritual fog. It sees, and because it sees, it can respond.</p><p>All eight billion of us remain distinct. We are not flattened into one personality, one culture, one religion, one political system, one frequency, one border, or one approved vision of God. The flute remains a flute, the drum remains a drum, the scream remains a scream, and the rest remains a rest. Some notes soothe me; some disturb me; some call me to move; some require silence. Yet no note sounds outside the music.</p><p>For me, Brahman is the name I presently give to that whole event&#8212;not merely the conductor, but the conducting, the conducted, the musicians, the instruments, the listeners, the hall, the score, the improvisation, the conditions, the freedom, the causality, the time, the history, the archive, the migration, the borders, the silences, and every argument about what the event should be called. Advaita is the scaffolding that helps me see it. Bhakti is the resonance through which I love it. Boundless love is the phrase that currently comes closest to how it feels.</p><p>The assassin moves without a sound. The walls are no longer required. The screen goes dark. The watching remains. And the watching is not mine alone. It is ours&#8212;all eight billion.</p><p>Satnam. Om Guru Aum. Aumen. Amen. Ameen. &#128591;</p><p>Signed,<br><strong>Meridith Joseph Garbutt &#8212;</strong><br>Protector from the Sea,<br>sacred lobster, profane deer,<br>one instrument in the orchestra called life.</p><p>#BoundlessLove #Brahman #AdvaitaVedanta #Bhakti #SacredAndProfane #SultanAndShepard #Assassin #History #Slavery #Abolition #Migration #HumanDignity #Clairvoyance #ClearSeeing #AncestorsInMyBones #NonDuality #ChristConsciousness #SeeingWhatSees #OneTaste #EightBillionVoices</p><div id="youtube2-73SAj1rCWlo" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;73SAj1rCWlo&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/73SAj1rCWlo?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bodhisattva of the Earth ]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sacred Profanity]]></description><link>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/the-bodhisattva-of-the-earth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/the-bodhisattva-of-the-earth</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:37:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vHuy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3a929ed6-1930-4873-a074-1d198f173a61_1408x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>**The Deer and the Lobster**</p><p>*On Feeling One Hand Behind Two Films Before Learning Its Name*</p><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I felt the hand</p><p>before I learned its name,</p><p>the way you know</p><p>a sibling's footsteps on the stairs</p><p>without turning around.</p><p></p><p>One man is told</p><p>to love on a deadline</p><p>or surrender his body to an animal;</p><p>another is told to kill one of his own</p><p>or watch his whole house</p><p>die slowly from the inside &#8212;</p><p>different sentences,</p><p>same silence</p><p>holding the words apart.</p><p></p><p>My brother felt it too,</p><p>catching the film as it started:</p><p>we watched The Lobster together &#8212;</p><p>this looks like that.</p><p>And when the credits rolled,</p><p>the algorithm agreed,</p><p>queuing the other film</p><p>like a librarian</p><p>who had been listening.</p><p></p><p>The law in both stories</p><p>never raises its voice,</p><p>because it does not need to;</p><p>gravity has never once shouted,</p><p>and nothing has ever</p><p>floated away from it.</p><p></p><p>Eyes are the currency here &#8212;</p><p>a steak knife hovering</p><p>in a bathroom mirror,</p><p>a blindfold spinning</p><p>in a living room,</p><p>blood arriving</p><p>where tears should be &#8212;</p><p>and through all of it</p><p>the watching remained,</p><p>which was never the eyes.</p><p></p><p>The screens went dark twice,</p><p>two years apart,</p><p>and something did not go dark</p><p>either time;</p><p>I am writing this</p><p>from that something.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rkIJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7bcafd02-6602-4ad9-a15c-180624ce7f9a_1402x1122.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I notice the noticing before I notice the film. That is how the seeing works &#8212; awareness catches its own movement first, and the object arrives second. Watching The Killing of a Sacred Deer, something in my awareness recognized The Lobster &#8212; not as a memory of plot, but as a felt signature, the same energy wearing different clothes. I did not know who directed either movie; I only knew Colin Farrell stood at the center of both, and that the silence between the words felt identical. This is what I mean by meta-awareness &#8212; not Meta the company, but awareness of awareness, the way metamagic bends the rules of magic and metaphysics asks what physics is standing on. The recognition itself is &#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359; (pratyak&#7779;a), direct perception of a shared energy. The reasoning that follows &#8212; same energy, therefore probably the same maker &#8212; is &#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344; (anum&#257;na), and I label it as inference because that is what it is. Only afterward does &#2358;&#2348;&#2381;&#2342; (&#347;abda), reliable testimony, confirm what the feeling already knows.</p><p></p><p>And my awareness is not the only witness of this day. It is Saturday afternoon, July 25, as I write this &#8212; the credits are barely cold. My brother was not watching the film with me, but he caught it starting, and he said unprompted that it reminded him of The Lobster &#8212; a film we had watched together. He felt the signature in passing, from a few minutes of tone. Then, when the credits rolled, the streaming service &#8212; HBO Max, I believe, though the service is immaterial &#8212; queued The Lobster to play next, its recommendation engine arriving at the same pairing by pattern inference across millions of viewers. So the recognition arrives three ways in a single afternoon: my own direct perception, my brother's spontaneous testimony, and a machine's statistical inference &#8212; pratyak&#7779;a, &#347;abda, and anum&#257;na converging on the same correspondence from three different directions. None of this is proof; there is no such thing as proof in lived life. But it is evidence in support, and evidence arriving independently from a brother, an algorithm, and one's own awareness carries its own quiet weight.</p><p></p><p>The testimony reads like this. Both films come from the Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, both co-written with his longtime collaborator Efthymis Filippou, both photographed by the same cinematographer, Thimios Bakatakis, and both premiered at Cannes &#8212; The Lobster in 2015, where it took the Jury Prize, and The Killing of a Sacred Deer in 2017, where its screenplay was honored. In The Lobster, Farrell plays David, a newly single man given forty-five days at a seaside hotel to find a partner; if he fails, he will be transformed into an animal of his choosing, and he chooses the lobster. In Sacred Deer, Farrell plays Steven, a heart surgeon whose patient died on the table, and the patient's teenage son Martin calmly announces a balancing: Steven must kill one member of his own family, or paralysis, refusal of food, and bleeding from the eyes will take them all. The title reaches back to Euripides, to the old story of Agamemnon killing a deer sacred to Artemis and the goddess demanding his daughter Iphigenia in exchange. So the inference held &#8212; one hand, two films. But this article is not about being right; it is about the order in which the knowing arrives.</p><p></p><p>The first shared fingerprint is the voice. Everyone in both films speaks in the same flat, unhurried tone, whether they are ordering coffee or negotiating a death, and critics call it deadpan while audiences call it weird. I notice what it does rather than what it is called: when you strip the emotional performance out of speech, what remains visible is the machinery of personhood &#8212; small talk, courtship, threat, apology &#8212; all running like scripts with the costume removed. In my reading, and I offer this as interpretation, Lanthimos is showing the apparent ego as convention: a point of view reciting its lines, neither villain nor self. The discomfort people feel watching these films is, roughly, the discomfort of seeing the social program without the actor's warmth laid over it. Self-inquiry does something similar from the inside &#8212; it does not destroy the person; it reveals the person as pattern. These films do it from the outside, at twenty-four frames per second.</p><p></p><p>The second fingerprint is the law. Both stories run on a rule nobody negotiates and nobody explains &#8212; pair within forty-five days or lose your human form; balance a death with a death or lose your family &#8212; and what strikes me is that no one in either film argues with the law's existence. They only maneuver inside it, the way we maneuver inside gravity. The boy Martin is the most unsettling presence in either film precisely because he does not behave like a villain; he behaves like a scale. There is a correspondence here &#8212; correspondence, not equivalence &#8212; with &#2315;&#2340; (&#7771;ta), the impersonal order the Vedic seers named, with &#2325;&#2352;&#2381;&#2350; (karma) as consequence arriving without malice, and with the &#7936;&#957;&#940;&#947;&#954;&#951; (anank&#275;), the necessity, that Lanthimos inherits from Greek tragedy. These are different vocabularies, and I will not collapse them into one another. But they rhyme, and the rhyme is what three witnesses felt before any of us knew the director's name.</p><p></p><p>The third fingerprint is the eyes. The Lobster ends with David in a diner bathroom holding a steak knife toward his own eye, deciding whether to blind himself so that he and his blinded beloved will match, and the film cuts away before we learn his choice. Sacred Deer marks the last stage of the children's dying with blood arriving from the eyes, and when Steven finally acts, he does it blindfolded, spinning in his living room, firing until chance chooses for him. In both films, vision is the currency of love and the price of refusal. Offered as interpretation: pratyak&#7779;a &#8212; direct seeing &#8212; is what everyone is bargaining with. One man considers destroying his sight to prove devotion; another refuses to see the choice he is making and calls that refusal fate. Seeing, and refusing to see &#8212; both films hang on that hinge, and the viewer, watching people decide whether to watch, is quietly handed the same question.</p><p></p><p>Which brings me to the choice itself. David selects his animal early and calmly, giving practical reasons &#8212; lobsters live a hundred years, remain fertile all their lives, and he has always loved the sea &#8212; and that strange calm is its own kind of clarity about consequence. Steven, facing his impossible arithmetic, cannot choose at all, and so he manufactures randomness, letting the blindfold and the spin absorb the responsibility his hands cannot hold. At the level of &#2357;&#2381;&#2351;&#2357;&#2361;&#2366;&#2352; (vyavah&#257;ra), the relational and transactional world, choice is real and it costs, and both films insist on this with a straight face. What Steven performs is not surrender &#8212; I say this as interpretation, in the vocabulary of my life &#8212; it is abdication wearing surrender's clothing, because genuine surrender keeps its eyes open. One man chooses and names his reasons; the other spins.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MAMe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe59ed18c-642c-42f2-9362-8e2f68c162c7_1402x1122.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MAMe!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe59ed18c-642c-42f2-9362-8e2f68c162c7_1402x1122.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MAMe!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe59ed18c-642c-42f2-9362-8e2f68c162c7_1402x1122.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MAMe!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe59ed18c-642c-42f2-9362-8e2f68c162c7_1402x1122.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MAMe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe59ed18c-642c-42f2-9362-8e2f68c162c7_1402x1122.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MAMe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe59ed18c-642c-42f2-9362-8e2f68c162c7_1402x1122.png" width="1402" height="1122" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e59ed18c-642c-42f2-9362-8e2f68c162c7_1402x1122.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:1122,&quot;width&quot;:1402,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2353155,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MAMe!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe59ed18c-642c-42f2-9362-8e2f68c162c7_1402x1122.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MAMe!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe59ed18c-642c-42f2-9362-8e2f68c162c7_1402x1122.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MAMe!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe59ed18c-642c-42f2-9362-8e2f68c162c7_1402x1122.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MAMe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe59ed18c-642c-42f2-9362-8e2f68c162c7_1402x1122.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The fourth fingerprint is where both stories decide to end: at a table, with food. The Lobster closes in a roadside caf&#233;, a glass of water on the table, a woman waiting while the man she loves stands in the bathroom with the knife. Sacred Deer closes in a diner, the surviving family eating fries in silence while Martin watches from a stool. And in Sacred Deer, the second stage of dying is the refusal of food &#8212; which lands close to home for me, because I have written before about eating and digestion as a form of pratyak&#7779;a: the body directly perceiving what is set before it, registering resonance or dissonance with that information in real time, and the resonance or dissonance itself being nothing more and nothing less than information. When the characters stop eating, the body's report has gone to pure dissonance &#8212; perception still speaking, even as everything else falls silent. Both endings withhold resolution and hand the question across the table to the viewer. The screen goes dark; the watching remains.</p><p></p><p>This same afternoon, after the credits, my brother and I talked it through at length. He is the one who caught the resemblance in passing, so I walked him through what I am pointing at here &#8212; the flat voices, the unarguable law, the eyes, the tables &#8212; my point of view, offered as a point of view and nothing more. And he said: yes, yes, brother &#8212; I see it. I see what you are talking about. I know most people do not see things from "my vantage," and that is fine; a vantage is not a rank. But I share this in the hope that all eight billion of us can see &#8212; because the films are not finally about a hotel or a hospital. They are about what happens when seeing is refused.</p><p></p><p>Because when the world said never again, a question was left standing underneath the vow: never again for whom? The word genocide is barely eighty years old; the thing it names is ancient. Never again for Gaza? For Leopold's Congo? For the Middle Passage? For the peoples erased before the word even existed to name their erasure? I would say &#8212; and this is my seeing, offered as my seeing &#8212; that slavery was genocide wearing an economic mask, whether or not the modern word had been coined yet. The films price everything in eyes, and so does history: atrocity requires a blindfold worn collectively, a spin performed at the scale of nations, a majority willing to call the result fate. Never again is a vow about vision. It fails every time seeing is refused.</p><p></p><p>The word itself carries the ledger. Slave descends from Slav, from the Slavic peoples fed for centuries into Mediterranean and Ottoman slave markets &#8212; the trade was old and busy long before it ever crossed the Atlantic. What Europe invented &#8212; and I say this at the level of vyavah&#257;ra, of documented transaction &#8212; was chattel slavery: hereditary, racialized, property with no door out. I imagine &#8212; I was not there, so I hold this as imagination, as inference at best &#8212; that many of my African brothers and sisters who sold captives toward the coast could not imagine the destination: the ships, the crossing, the millions who would die in the hold. Because the slavery they knew, like the captive-taking many Native nations also practiced, still left a person the possibility of becoming something other than property. And if the histories I have read hold &#8212; Prince Henry of Portugal, if my memory serves &#8212; part of the market's cold logic was visibility itself: a Slav who escapes disappears into the crowd, and the investment disappears with him; a Black man in a European port can be spotted at a glance. Skin became the brand that could not be washed off. It was, in the end, about money.</p><p></p><p>And here I part ways with the easy sermon. They say money is the root of all evil; I do not see money as evil. Money, as I live it, is a form of energy &#8212; not a reward but a translation, the work we do rendered into a form that moves. The evil was never in the coin. The evil was in what people were willing to refuse to see while counting it &#8212; the person inside the property, the family inside the cargo, the eyes inside the ledger. Which returns me to Steven spinning in his living room: the blindfold does not remove the choice; it only removes the seeing. History has worn that blindfold at scale &#8212; spinning, firing, and calling the result fate.</p><p></p><p>One maker, two bodies. The same signature energy wore a seaside hotel in 2015 and a hospital in 2017, and my awareness recognized the signature before my mind held the name Yorgos Lanthimos &#8212; pratyak&#7779;a first, anum&#257;na second, &#347;abda last, which is not a ranking, only the order in which the knowing arrived in my life this time. And the recognition did not arrive alone: a brother in passing, a brother again at length this same afternoon, and an algorithm at the credits reached the same pairing on their own &#8212; testimony and inference agreeing with perception, proving nothing, supporting much. I am not claiming Lanthimos is teaching Vedanta; correspondence, not equivalence. I am saying that when a filmmaker strips speech of its performance, shows law operating without malice, prices everything in eyes, and ends both stories at a table with the question still open, something in me that watches recognizes something in the films that watches. Two films, roughly one taste &#8212; &#2319;&#2325;&#2352;&#2360; (ekarasa). The deer and the lobster were never the point. The watching is. And the watching is not mine alone &#8212; it is ours, all eight billion.</p><p></p><p>Satnam. Om Guru Aum. Aumen. Amen. Ameen. &#128591;</p><p></p><p>Signed,</p><p>Meridith Joseph Garbutt &#8212;</p><p>Protector from the Sea,</p><p>sacred lobster, profane deer.</p><p></p><p>#TheLobster #TheKillingOfASacredDeer #YorgosLanthimos #ColinFarrell #FilmAnalysis #NonDuality #MetaAwareness #Pratyaksha #SeeingWhatSees #NeverAgain #OneTaste #Ekarasa</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-ca9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1282719-0161-48a7-956b-d3151a5ecc03_1408x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-ca9!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff1282719-0161-48a7-956b-d3151a5ecc03_1408x768.png 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dying Before I Die]]></description><link>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/on-death</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/on-death</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:17:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!G6kT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffc6fa5d7-d1c2-43f5-be08-e33f9c5af6c9_1408x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I wake with a toothache<br>and an ache through my back,<br>my body speaking plainly<br>before my mind begins explaining.</p><p>I leave the bed,<br>lie on the floor beside it,<br>and let the <em>Damaru</em> album<br>open the morning into chant.</p><p>My mind knows<br>death is not the end.</p><p>My body says,<br>I do not want to die.</p><p>I do not answer my body<br>with doctrine.<br>I do not tell it<br>that it is merely a layer.</p><p>I place my hands<br>upon what hurts.<br>I hold myself gently.<br>I love what is mine.</p><p>An identity dies.<br>My idea of God dies.<br>My idea of myself dies.<br>Life remains.</p><p>My body is not all I am,<br>but my body is mine, oh mine.<br>Not property.<br>Not possession.<br>Mine through wholeness.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NUhp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc0777ef8-efee-47d7-aa73-19c5c0cf34c8_1408x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NUhp!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc0777ef8-efee-47d7-aa73-19c5c0cf34c8_1408x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NUhp!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc0777ef8-efee-47d7-aa73-19c5c0cf34c8_1408x768.png 848w, 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A filling fell out some time ago, and I never made it to the dentist. My back has also been aching for the past few days, and apparently I settled into whatever I now call sleep&#8212;yogic sam&#257;dhi, absorption, the yoga thingy&#8212;in a position that left my body uncomfortable. When I returned to ordinary waking awareness, I experienced the consequences of how I had rested. My tooth hurt. My back hurt. My body did not care how clearly my mind understood death.</p><p>I do not see the position as right or wrong. I do not see the discomfort as punishment, failure, or evidence that I made a wrong decision. The position produced consequences, and the consequences became instruction. When a choice creates ease, life seems to say, keep going. When a choice creates discomfort, life shows me something I can approach differently. Nothing has been wasted. What people call a wrong turn can still reveal the road with greater clarity. The lesson is part of the movement.</p><p>I remained in my room, got out of bed, and lay down on the floor beside it. My computer was nearby, along with the rest of the ordinary life of the room. I put on <em>Damaru</em> by Sounds of Isha. From there, the music flowed into chants, the chants flowed into silence, and the silence opened into an interior conversation I had never heard quite this clearly before. My mind knows there is no death. My body said, I do not want to die. I did not argue with it. I did not try to convince it. I held myself gently, placed my hands where comfort was welcome, and loved myself.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M8X7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7948044-91b1-4fb7-8c61-f1c61bc18248_1408x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M8X7!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7948044-91b1-4fb7-8c61-f1c61bc18248_1408x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M8X7!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7948044-91b1-4fb7-8c61-f1c61bc18248_1408x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M8X7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7948044-91b1-4fb7-8c61-f1c61bc18248_1408x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M8X7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7948044-91b1-4fb7-8c61-f1c61bc18248_1408x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M8X7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7948044-91b1-4fb7-8c61-f1c61bc18248_1408x768.png" width="1408" height="768" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d7948044-91b1-4fb7-8c61-f1c61bc18248_1408x768.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:768,&quot;width&quot;:1408,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2311905,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/208366951?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7948044-91b1-4fb7-8c61-f1c61bc18248_1408x768.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M8X7!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7948044-91b1-4fb7-8c61-f1c61bc18248_1408x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M8X7!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7948044-91b1-4fb7-8c61-f1c61bc18248_1408x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M8X7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7948044-91b1-4fb7-8c61-f1c61bc18248_1408x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M8X7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7948044-91b1-4fb7-8c61-f1c61bc18248_1408x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I have heard the phrase <em>die before you die</em> for years. I always understood it primarily as ego death: the constructed identity falls away before the organism dies, and something deeper is recognized while life continues. That understanding carried part of the meaning for me, but this morning revealed more. I see now that I die before I die constantly. An identity dies. A certainty dies. A role dies. An attachment dies. My idea of God dies. My idea of myself dies. The one who thought it understood reaches its limit, falls away, and life continues without asking that former identity for permission.</p><p>Most of these deaths are quiet. They happen when an explanation no longer fits, when I release something I once thought I required, when a boundary becomes clear, or when I discover that what I called myself was only a garment I wore for a time. I do not disappear. The garment simply stops being my skin. Yet this morning, dying before I die was not an elegant spiritual teaching. It was my aching body expressing its own intelligence.</p><p>I sometimes experience myself as triune, not because I care to create a perfect one-to-one map between my interior and the Christian Trinity, but because I recognize distinct intelligences operating within one life. Christianity speaks of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. I recognize a correspondence, not an equivalence. My body has its own intelligence. My mind has its own intelligence. My ego has its own intelligence. They belong to one life, but they do not always know the same thing at the same time.</p><p>Sometimes recognition lands easily in my mind, yet my body takes longer to embody what my mind already sees. My mind knows existentially that death is not the end. I know that as surely as I know I exist. I do not believe in my own existence as a theory waiting to be confirmed. I exist. In the same way, I do not believe death is not the end. I know it. I cannot prove that knowing to anyone, package it as evidence, or convince another person to stand where I stand. I have no desire to convince anyone. I am only describing what I know within my own experience.</p><p>Belief and knowing are not the same thing for me. I do not believe the sun exists. The sun is there. I may not see the physical sun through my window, but I see sunlight and know its source is present. At night, I may not see the moon, but its absence from my sight does not make its existence uncertain. I know the moon is there. What I believe is that I will wake tomorrow and see sunlight again, or that I will look outside tonight and see the moon. Belief reaches toward what has not yet arrived in my experience. Knowing does not wait for confirmation.</p><p>My knowing that death is not the end is like that. It is not an opinion about what might happen later. It is not hope dressed as certainty. It is not a wager I will settle after disembodiment. It is an existential knowing already present now. I do not know what disembodiment will feel like. I do not know what forms continuity will take. I do not know what I will perceive, remember, release, or carry. But I know death is not the end.</p><p>My body does not share that knowing in the same way. My body knows pressure, temperature, hunger, exhaustion, pain, pleasure, danger, safety, touch, movement, and rest. When my tooth begins throbbing, my body does not produce a metaphysical argument. It contracts. It protects. It says, something is happening to me; pay attention.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFYd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc55ee68c-4c8d-4e75-9e66-e664999b2200_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFYd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc55ee68c-4c8d-4e75-9e66-e664999b2200_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFYd!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc55ee68c-4c8d-4e75-9e66-e664999b2200_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFYd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc55ee68c-4c8d-4e75-9e66-e664999b2200_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFYd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc55ee68c-4c8d-4e75-9e66-e664999b2200_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFYd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc55ee68c-4c8d-4e75-9e66-e664999b2200_1536x1024.png" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c55ee68c-4c8d-4e75-9e66-e664999b2200_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1957875,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/208366951?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc55ee68c-4c8d-4e75-9e66-e664999b2200_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFYd!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc55ee68c-4c8d-4e75-9e66-e664999b2200_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFYd!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc55ee68c-4c8d-4e75-9e66-e664999b2200_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFYd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc55ee68c-4c8d-4e75-9e66-e664999b2200_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFYd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc55ee68c-4c8d-4e75-9e66-e664999b2200_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>That is not ignorance. That is intelligence. My body learns in its own way. It carries every road I have traveled, every illness I have survived, every pleasure I have tasted, every night I have rested, every chant that has vibrated through my chest, and every hand that has touched me with love or violence. My mind can cross a doorway in an instant. My body crosses one cell at a time.</p><p>Spiritual language can become strangely hostile toward embodiment. I am told I am not the body. I am told I am not the mind. I am told I am not the ego. These statements can loosen confinement, but they can also be used to abandon what is mine. I am not only my body, but my body is still mine. I am not only my mind, but my mind is still mine. I am not only my ego, but my ego is still mine. I am not only my soul, but my soul is still mine.</p><p>When I say <em>mine</em>, I am not speaking of ownership in the ordinary sense. I do not own my body the way I own a computer, a car, or a piece of furniture. My body is not property placed under my authority. My mind is not a possession I acquired. My soul is not an object I can claim, control, use, or dispose of according to personal preference. Mine does not mean domination. Mine does not mean separation.</p><p>Mine means belonging without possession.</p><p>Mine means intimacy without imprisonment.</p><p>Mine means that what appears as my body, my mind, my ego, and my soul arises within the wholeness I am and cannot truly stand apart from it. They are not separate objects attached to a separate owner. They are expressions within one living field, distinct enough to be named, intimate enough to be called mine, and inseparable enough that ownership becomes the wrong category entirely.</p><p>My hair is mine even though I can cut it. My fingernails are mine even though I clip them. If I lost an arm or a leg, I would remain myself, but it would still be my arm or my leg that had been lost. That does not mean I possessed the limb like an object. It means the limb belonged to the living expression through which I moved in the world. The fact that something can fall away does not mean it was never intimate with the whole.</p><p>This extends beyond my body. All of creation is mine&#8212;not because I own the earth, the oceans, the animals, the stars, or another human being, but because nothing in creation stands outside the wholeness I recognize myself to be. Mine here does not establish a boundary around possession. It dissolves the boundary that made possession seem necessary. The tree is not mine because I hold a deed to it. The tree is mine because the tree is not outside life, and neither am I.</p><p>Part of me is still not precise enough, because <em>part</em> suggests that wholeness has been cut into pieces. Creation is not a collection of fragments assembled into unity. Wholeness remains whole while appearing as body, mind, tree, stone, ocean, animal, planet, stranger, lover, ancestor, and star. Each form remains distinct in relative life. None stands outside the whole.</p><p>That is what <em>mine, oh mine</em> means to me. It is not the cry of a possessor clutching an object. It is the recognition of intimacy with everything that appears. My body is mine because it is not other than the life I am. My mind is mine because its movements arise within this same field. My soul is mine because even the subtle garment does not stand apart from wholeness. Creation is mine because nothing is outside what is.</p><p>My body lets me taste mango. My body lets me hear drums. My body lets me chant. My body lets me feel someone&#8217;s arms around me. My body lets me walk into the Caribbean Sea. My body lets me ache. My body lets me know when something requires attention. Pain belongs to the intelligence of embodiment. Pain is sensation, signal, pressure, contraction, and information. It does not automatically become suffering.</p><p>Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. I no longer tell myself suffering stories. I do not take a throbbing tooth and build a tragedy around it. I do not take an aching back and turn it into evidence that life is against me. The pain is present, and I am present with it. I adjust how I sit. I adjust how I eat. I place my hands on what hurts. I continue with my day. I enjoy every goddamn minute of my life, including the minutes in which my tooth throbs and my back speaks.</p><p>Yesterday, I wrote about pain and suffering primarily through emotional experience. This morning, my body extended the lesson. Physical pain asks whether I can feel what is happening without telling myself a story that transforms the signal into torment. I can receive the information without becoming imprisoned by it. I can respond to pain without naming my life as suffering.</p><p>My filling has been gone for a while. The tooth sometimes hurts, but the pain remains tolerable to me. I have adjusted the way I eat, and I continue living. Going through the VA to arrange dental care would involve appointments, waiting, effort, and a whole rigmarole. My present cost-benefit analysis is simple: the effort required to address it currently appears greater than the relief that treatment would provide from something I already experience as manageable. This is not about an unmet need within me. It is not about something missing from my wholeness. It is simply a practical calculation concerning my body, the signal it is giving, and the effort involved in responding through the available system.</p><p>I am desire itself. What need or want could I have for desire? I do not need anything. I do not want anything. I am whole. I am complete. My body experiences hunger, thirst, pain, fatigue, and other conditions that can be called bodily needs within relative life, but even those conditions do not impose a command upon me. They present information. I remain free to respond or not respond. I can eat when hunger appears. I can choose not to eat. I can seek treatment when pain appears. I can choose not to seek treatment. The condition speaks; I decide how I meet it.</p><p>This is not a denial of consequences. Every choice carries them. If I do not eat, the body responds. If I do not drink, the body responds. If I do not address an injured tooth, the body may continue speaking or speak more loudly. I do not call those consequences punishment, and I do not call the original choice wrong. They are the unfolding of conditions. I listen, choose, experience, and remain available to choose again.</p><p>People sometimes create living wills to state what medical care they accept or refuse when their bodies can no longer communicate those choices directly. Whatever reasons lead another person to make that decision belong to them. I recognize the same basic freedom in my present life. If I choose to address a condition, I address it. If I choose not to, I do not. Care is available as an action, not imposed as a metaphysical obligation. My body communicates. It does not become my commander.</p><p>That does not mean I reject care in order to prove that I am free. Going to a dentist is not an enemy of liberation, but neither is choosing not to go while the pain remains tolerable. Stretching my back is not a declaration that I believe my body is permanent. Taking medicine, drinking water, eating, bathing, sleeping, exercising, seeking treatment, delaying treatment, refusing treatment, or asking for assistance can each arise according to the actual conditions before me. I do not require one rigid rule for every moment. I can listen, calculate, choose, experience the consequences, and choose again.</p><p>Because I know physical death is not the end, I do not feel the same urgency to control every condition of my life. Even before my present recognition, I tended to think that whatever length of life God gave me was the life I would live. I was never especially interested in managing myself toward maximum longevity. I did not want fear of death to become the organizing principle of living, and I still do not.</p><p>I am not trying to guarantee my body&#8217;s future. I am meeting its present according to the clarity available now. I do not have to panic whenever my body sends a signal. I do not have to turn every ache into an emergency. I also do not have to turn refusing care into a spiritual identity. I remain available to the information. If the pain becomes intense enough that my calculation changes, I can choose differently. If it does not, I can continue as I am. No choice becomes a permanent identity, and no bodily condition diminishes my completeness.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J914!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F999d5d3e-45db-49da-9a59-5a08c12ae4c6_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J914!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F999d5d3e-45db-49da-9a59-5a08c12ae4c6_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J914!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F999d5d3e-45db-49da-9a59-5a08c12ae4c6_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J914!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F999d5d3e-45db-49da-9a59-5a08c12ae4c6_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J914!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F999d5d3e-45db-49da-9a59-5a08c12ae4c6_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J914!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F999d5d3e-45db-49da-9a59-5a08c12ae4c6_1536x1024.png" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/999d5d3e-45db-49da-9a59-5a08c12ae4c6_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2211155,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/208366951?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F999d5d3e-45db-49da-9a59-5a08c12ae4c6_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J914!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F999d5d3e-45db-49da-9a59-5a08c12ae4c6_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J914!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F999d5d3e-45db-49da-9a59-5a08c12ae4c6_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J914!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F999d5d3e-45db-49da-9a59-5a08c12ae4c6_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J914!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F999d5d3e-45db-49da-9a59-5a08c12ae4c6_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I have no fucking clue what disembodiment will feel like. I can speak about subtle bodies, reincarnation, karmic continuity, and the causal body as seed. These frameworks correspond deeply with what I feel in my bones. I understand the physical and subtle bodies to fall away while the causal body carries the seed-pattern from one lifetime into another. But I also see that the causal body is another garment. The soul is another shell.</p><p>It may be a radiant shell. It may carry tendencies, impressions, unfinished movements, memory beyond ordinary memory, and the architecture through which another embodiment becomes possible. Still, it is another shell. It is still not the final truth of what I am. If every layer can fall away&#8212;body, breath, sensation, mind, understanding, ego, memory, soul, and causal seed&#8212;then dying before I die cannot stop at ego death. Every identity eventually reaches its doorway, including the spiritual identity and even the one who says, I am eternal.</p><p>Language fails here because language must turn whatever it names into a thing, a quality, an action, a category, or a relationship. Whatever I am ultimately is not an object I can place in front of myself and inspect. So I use words while knowing they cannot complete the crossing. I say awareness. I say Brahman. I say God. I say Self. I say life everlasting. I say the Ocean of Bliss. Each word points. None contains what it points toward.</p><p>People often speak of life and death as a duality, but for me that pairing no longer makes sense. Birth and death are opposites within embodiment. Birth is an entrance through one doorway, and death is an exit through another. One gathers form. One releases form. One arrives visibly. One disappears from visibility. Life is not the opposite of death. Life contains birth and death. Life moves through them.</p><p>This is where the Christian language of everlasting life corresponds with what I know. I am not saying that this particular personality and body continue forever in their current configuration. I am saying that life itself is not interrupted when a form can no longer carry it. The wave falls, but the ocean has not died. The garment is removed, but life is not reduced to the cloth. The doorway closes behind one form, but the house of life remains open.</p><p>I know death is not the end. I do not believe it. I do not hope it. I do not hold it as a comforting possibility. I know it. I cannot convince anyone of that, and I do not need to. I can only live from that knowing and allow the shape of my life to reveal what the knowing does. This morning, it did not make me grander. It did not make me dismissive of pain. It did not remove my body&#8217;s fear. It made me gentler.</p><p>When my body said, I do not want to die, I did not answer with Ved&#257;nta. I did not tell my body that it was unreal. I did not explain reincarnation. I did not command it to surrender. I held myself. I placed my hands where comfort was welcome. I let music move through the room. I let my body receive warmth, pressure, sound, and attention. I suppose I gave myself Reiki, although I was not concerned with naming the act. I loved myself.</p><p>That was the teaching. My mind did not need to defeat my body&#8217;s fear. Awareness did not need to overrule the organism. My body could fear death inside the larger recognition that I do not. Both truths could remain present. In relative reality, my body can be injured. My teeth can decay. My spine can ache. My organs can fail. I can disembody. The people who love me can grieve, and my absence can change rooms, routines, relationships, and lives. In ultimate recognition, nothing real is severed from what is real. I do not collapse those truths into each other. I let them touch.</p><p>I used to hear <em>die before you die</em> as an instruction to kill the ego before the body dies. Now I hear something more tender. Let every certainty die when life reveals a wider horizon. Let every identity die when it has completed its work. Let every garment be removed when it no longer fits. Let the soul itself remain a doorway rather than becoming the final prison.</p><p>But while I am embodied, let me be embodied. Let me feel the toothache. Let me tend the back when I choose to tend it. Let me hear my body when it speaks. Let me love my hair before it is cut, my nails before they are clipped, my limbs while they remain, my breath while it moves, and my particular face while the mirror still returns it.</p><p>I do not honor eternity by despising time. I do not honor formlessness by neglecting form. I do not honor freedom by pretending my body has no intelligence. Every comfortable position and every uncomfortable one can teach me. Every choice reveals its consequences, and every consequence becomes part of the path. Nothing is outside the lesson. Pain comes. Pain goes. I do not turn it into a suffering story.</p><p>My body is mine, but I do not own it. My mind is mine, but I do not possess it. My soul is mine, but I cannot place a boundary around it. Creation is mine, but nothing in creation belongs to me as property. Mine is the language of wholeness recognizing itself through intimacy. Mine, oh mine, means nothing stands outside.</p><p>I need nothing. I want nothing. I lack nothing. I am desire itself, whole and complete before any condition changes and whole and complete after it changes. My body can signal. My mind can calculate. My ego can speak. I remain free to answer, delay, refuse, reconsider, or allow. None of those choices adds anything to what I am, and none subtracts anything from what I am.</p><p>I die before I die constantly, and because I do, I am learning how to live while I live. I cannot keep this body forever. Today, I can love it&#8212;not as an object I own, not as something required to complete me, but as the living form through which wholeness meets itself here.</p><p>Satnam, Om Guru Aum</p><p>#OnDeath #DyingBeforeIDie #Embodiment #LifeEverlasting #NonDualAwareness #YogicSamadhi #PainIsInevitable #SufferingIsOptional #WholenessRemains #IAmDesireItself #MineOhMine</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UPlw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe574cbcd-1482-475c-b2fa-1628569e872a_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h1>Sur la mort</h1><h2>Mourir avant de mourir</h2><p>Je me r&#233;veille avec un mal de dent<br>et une douleur dans le dos,<br>mon corps qui parle clairement<br>avant que mon esprit commence &#224; expliquer.</p><p>Je quitte le lit,<br>je m&#8217;&#233;tends sur le plancher juste &#224; c&#244;t&#233;,<br>et je laisse l&#8217;album <em>Damaru</em><br>ouvrir le matin sur le chant.</p><p>Mon esprit sait<br>que la mort n&#8217;est pas la fin.</p><p>Mon corps dit :<br>Je ne veux pas mourir.</p><p>Je ne r&#233;ponds pas &#224; mon corps<br>avec une doctrine.<br>Je ne lui dis pas<br>qu&#8217;il n&#8217;est qu&#8217;une couche.</p><p>Je pose mes mains<br>l&#224; o&#249; &#231;a fait mal.<br>Je me tiens doucement.<br>J&#8217;aime ce qui est mien.</p><p>Une identit&#233; meurt.<br>Mon id&#233;e de Dieu meurt.<br>Mon id&#233;e de moi-m&#234;me meurt.<br>La vie demeure.</p><p>Mon corps n&#8217;est pas tout ce que je suis,<br>mais mon corps est mien, &#244; combien mien.<br>Pas une propri&#233;t&#233;.<br>Pas une possession.<br>Mien par la totalit&#233;.</p><p>Ce matin, je me suis r&#233;veill&#233; avec un mal de dent et une douleur dans le dos. Une obturation est tomb&#233;e il y a un certain temps, et je ne suis jamais all&#233; chez le dentiste. Mon dos me fait aussi mal depuis quelques jours et, apparemment, je me suis install&#233; dans ce que j&#8217;appelle maintenant le sommeil &#8212; sam&#257;dhi yogique, absorption, la patente de yoga &#8212; dans une position qui a laiss&#233; mon corps inconfortable. Quand je suis revenu &#224; la conscience ordinaire de l&#8217;&#233;tat de veille, j&#8217;ai ressenti les cons&#233;quences de la fa&#231;on dont je m&#8217;&#233;tais repos&#233;. Ma dent faisait mal. Mon dos faisait mal. Mon corps se foutait compl&#232;tement de la clart&#233; avec laquelle mon esprit comprenait la mort.</p><p>Je ne consid&#232;re pas cette position comme bonne ou mauvaise. Je ne vois pas l&#8217;inconfort comme une punition, un &#233;chec ou la preuve que j&#8217;ai pris une mauvaise d&#233;cision. La position a produit des cons&#233;quences, et les cons&#233;quences sont devenues un enseignement. Quand un choix cr&#233;e de l&#8217;aisance, la vie semble dire : continue. Quand un choix cr&#233;e de l&#8217;inconfort, la vie me montre quelque chose que je peux aborder autrement. Rien n&#8217;a &#233;t&#233; gaspill&#233;. Ce que les gens appellent un mauvais d&#233;tour peut quand m&#234;me r&#233;v&#233;ler la route avec plus de clart&#233;. La le&#231;on fait partie du mouvement.</p><p>Je suis rest&#233; dans ma chambre, je suis sorti du lit et je me suis &#233;tendu sur le plancher juste &#224; c&#244;t&#233;. Mon ordinateur &#233;tait tout pr&#232;s, avec tout le reste de la vie ordinaire de la pi&#232;ce. J&#8217;ai mis <em>Damaru</em> de Sounds of Isha. De l&#224;, la musique s&#8217;est &#233;coul&#233;e dans les chants, les chants se sont &#233;coul&#233;s dans le silence, et le silence s&#8217;est ouvert sur un dialogue int&#233;rieur que je n&#8217;avais jamais entendu aussi clairement. Mon esprit sait qu&#8217;il n&#8217;y a pas de mort. Mon corps a dit : Je ne veux pas mourir. Je ne me suis pas obstin&#233; avec lui. Je n&#8217;ai pas essay&#233; de le convaincre. Je me suis tenu doucement, j&#8217;ai plac&#233; mes mains l&#224; o&#249; le r&#233;confort &#233;tait bienvenu, et je me suis aim&#233;.</p><p>J&#8217;entends l&#8217;expression <em>mourir avant de mourir</em> depuis des ann&#233;es. Je l&#8217;ai toujours comprise surtout comme la mort de l&#8217;ego : l&#8217;identit&#233; construite tombe avant que l&#8217;organisme meure, et quelque chose de plus profond est reconnu pendant que la vie continue. Cette compr&#233;hension portait une partie du sens pour moi, mais ce matin m&#8217;en a r&#233;v&#233;l&#233; davantage. Je vois maintenant que je meurs avant de mourir constamment. Une identit&#233; meurt. Une certitude meurt. Un r&#244;le meurt. Un attachement meurt. Mon id&#233;e de Dieu meurt. Mon id&#233;e de moi-m&#234;me meurt. Celui qui pensait comprendre atteint sa limite, tombe, et la vie continue sans demander la permission &#224; cette ancienne identit&#233;.</p><p>La plupart de ces morts sont silencieuses. Elles arrivent quand une explication ne tient plus, quand je rel&#226;che quelque chose que je croyais autrefois indispensable, quand une limite devient claire ou quand je d&#233;couvre que ce que j&#8217;appelais moi-m&#234;me n&#8217;&#233;tait qu&#8217;un v&#234;tement port&#233; pendant un temps. Je ne disparais pas. Le v&#234;tement cesse simplement d&#8217;&#234;tre ma peau. Pourtant, ce matin, mourir avant de mourir n&#8217;&#233;tait pas un enseignement spirituel &#233;l&#233;gant. C&#8217;&#233;tait mon corps douloureux qui exprimait sa propre intelligence.</p><p>Je fais parfois l&#8217;exp&#233;rience de moi-m&#234;me comme &#233;tant trinitaire, non pas parce que je tiens &#224; cr&#233;er une correspondance parfaite, terme pour terme, entre mon int&#233;rieur et la Trinit&#233; chr&#233;tienne, mais parce que je reconnais des intelligences distinctes qui fonctionnent dans une seule vie. Le christianisme parle de Dieu le P&#232;re, Dieu le Fils et Dieu le Saint-Esprit. Je reconnais une correspondance, pas une &#233;quivalence. Mon corps poss&#232;de sa propre intelligence. Mon esprit poss&#232;de sa propre intelligence. Mon ego poss&#232;de sa propre intelligence. Ils appartiennent &#224; une seule vie, mais ils ne savent pas toujours la m&#234;me chose au m&#234;me moment.</p><p>Parfois, une reconnaissance atterrit facilement dans mon esprit, mais mon corps prend plus de temps &#224; incarner ce que mon esprit voit d&#233;j&#224;. Mon esprit sait existentiellement que la mort n&#8217;est pas la fin. Je le sais aussi s&#251;rement que je sais que j&#8217;existe. Je ne crois pas &#224; ma propre existence comme &#224; une th&#233;orie qui attend d&#8217;&#234;tre confirm&#233;e. J&#8217;existe. De la m&#234;me fa&#231;on, je ne crois pas que la mort n&#8217;est pas la fin. Je le sais. Je ne peux pas prouver ce savoir &#224; qui que ce soit, l&#8217;emballer comme preuve ni convaincre une autre personne de se tenir l&#224; o&#249; je me tiens. Je n&#8217;ai aucun d&#233;sir de convaincre qui que ce soit. Je d&#233;cris seulement ce que je sais dans ma propre exp&#233;rience.</p><p>Croire et savoir ne sont pas la m&#234;me chose pour moi. Je ne crois pas que le soleil existe. Le soleil est l&#224;. Je ne vois peut-&#234;tre pas le soleil physique par ma fen&#234;tre, mais je vois sa lumi&#232;re et je sais que sa source est pr&#233;sente. La nuit, je ne vois peut-&#234;tre pas la lune, mais son absence de mon champ de vision ne rend pas son existence incertaine. Je sais que la lune est l&#224;. Ce que je crois, c&#8217;est que je vais me r&#233;veiller demain et revoir la lumi&#232;re du soleil, ou que je vais regarder dehors ce soir et voir la lune. La croyance se tend vers ce qui ne s&#8217;est pas encore pr&#233;sent&#233; dans mon exp&#233;rience. Le savoir n&#8217;attend pas de confirmation.</p><p>Mon savoir que la mort n&#8217;est pas la fin est comme &#231;a. Ce n&#8217;est pas une opinion sur ce qui pourrait arriver plus tard. Ce n&#8217;est pas de l&#8217;espoir d&#233;guis&#233; en certitude. Ce n&#8217;est pas un pari que je r&#233;glerai apr&#232;s la d&#233;sincarnation. C&#8217;est un savoir existentiel d&#233;j&#224; pr&#233;sent maintenant. Je ne sais pas &#224; quoi ressemblera la d&#233;sincarnation. Je ne sais pas quelles formes prendra la continuit&#233;. Je ne sais pas ce que je percevrai, ce dont je me souviendrai, ce que je rel&#226;cherai ou ce que je porterai. Mais je sais que la mort n&#8217;est pas la fin.</p><p>Mon corps ne partage pas ce savoir de la m&#234;me mani&#232;re. Mon corps conna&#238;t la pression, la temp&#233;rature, la faim, l&#8217;&#233;puisement, la douleur, le plaisir, le danger, la s&#233;curit&#233;, le toucher, le mouvement et le repos. Quand ma dent commence &#224; &#233;lancer, mon corps ne produit pas un argument m&#233;taphysique. Il se contracte. Il se prot&#232;ge. Il dit : Il se passe quelque chose; porte attention.</p><p>Ce n&#8217;est pas de l&#8217;ignorance. C&#8217;est de l&#8217;intelligence. Mon corps apprend &#224; sa mani&#232;re. Il porte chaque route que j&#8217;ai parcourue, chaque maladie &#224; laquelle j&#8217;ai surv&#233;cu, chaque plaisir que j&#8217;ai go&#251;t&#233;, chaque nuit o&#249; je me suis repos&#233;, chaque chant qui a vibr&#233; dans ma poitrine et chaque main qui m&#8217;a touch&#233; avec amour ou violence. Mon esprit peut franchir une porte en un instant. Mon corps la franchit une cellule &#224; la fois.</p><p>Le langage spirituel peut devenir &#233;trangement hostile envers l&#8217;incarnation. On me dit que je ne suis pas le corps. On me dit que je ne suis pas l&#8217;esprit. On me dit que je ne suis pas l&#8217;ego. Ces affirmations peuvent desserrer l&#8217;emprisonnement, mais elles peuvent aussi servir &#224; abandonner ce qui est mien. Je ne suis pas seulement mon corps, mais mon corps est quand m&#234;me mien. Je ne suis pas seulement mon esprit, mais mon esprit est quand m&#234;me mien. Je ne suis pas seulement mon ego, mais mon ego est quand m&#234;me mien. Je ne suis pas seulement mon &#226;me, mais mon &#226;me est quand m&#234;me mienne.</p><p>Quand je dis <em>mien</em>, je ne parle pas de propri&#233;t&#233; au sens ordinaire. Je ne poss&#232;de pas mon corps comme je poss&#232;de un ordinateur, une voiture ou un meuble. Mon corps n&#8217;est pas une propri&#233;t&#233; plac&#233;e sous mon autorit&#233;. Mon esprit n&#8217;est pas une possession que j&#8217;ai acquise. Mon &#226;me n&#8217;est pas un objet que je peux r&#233;clamer, contr&#244;ler, utiliser ou jeter selon mes pr&#233;f&#233;rences personnelles. Mien ne veut pas dire domination. Mien ne veut pas dire s&#233;paration.</p><p>Mien veut dire appartenance sans possession.</p><p>Mien veut dire intimit&#233; sans emprisonnement.</p><p>Mien veut dire que ce qui appara&#238;t comme mon corps, mon esprit, mon ego et mon &#226;me surgit dans la totalit&#233; que je suis et ne peut r&#233;ellement se tenir &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur d&#8217;elle. Ce ne sont pas des objets s&#233;par&#233;s attach&#233;s &#224; un propri&#233;taire s&#233;par&#233;. Ce sont des expressions &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur d&#8217;un seul champ vivant, assez distinctes pour &#234;tre nomm&#233;es, assez intimes pour &#234;tre appel&#233;es miennes, et assez ins&#233;parables pour que la propri&#233;t&#233; devienne une cat&#233;gorie compl&#232;tement inad&#233;quate.</p><p>Mes cheveux sont miens m&#234;me si je peux les couper. Mes ongles sont miens m&#234;me si je peux les tailler. Si je perdais un bras ou une jambe, je demeurerais moi-m&#234;me, mais ce serait quand m&#234;me mon bras ou ma jambe qui aurait &#233;t&#233; perdu. &#199;a ne veut pas dire que je poss&#233;dais ce membre comme un objet. &#199;a veut dire que ce membre appartenait &#224; l&#8217;expression vivante &#224; travers laquelle je me d&#233;pla&#231;ais dans le monde. Le fait qu&#8217;une chose puisse tomber ne signifie pas qu&#8217;elle n&#8217;a jamais &#233;t&#233; intime avec le tout.</p><p>&#199;a s&#8217;&#233;tend au-del&#224; de mon corps. Toute la cr&#233;ation est mienne &#8212; non pas parce que je poss&#232;de la terre, les oc&#233;ans, les animaux, les &#233;toiles ou une autre personne, mais parce que rien dans la cr&#233;ation ne se tient &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur de la totalit&#233; que je reconnais &#234;tre. Mien, ici, ne cr&#233;e pas une fronti&#232;re autour de la possession. &#199;a dissout la fronti&#232;re qui rendait la possession n&#233;cessaire. L&#8217;arbre n&#8217;est pas mien parce que je d&#233;tiens un titre de propri&#233;t&#233;. L&#8217;arbre est mien parce que l&#8217;arbre n&#8217;est pas &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur de la vie, et moi non plus.</p><p>Dire <em>une partie de moi</em> n&#8217;est toujours pas assez pr&#233;cis, parce que <em>partie</em> sugg&#232;re que la totalit&#233; a &#233;t&#233; d&#233;coup&#233;e en morceaux. La cr&#233;ation n&#8217;est pas une collection de fragments assembl&#233;s pour produire l&#8217;unit&#233;. La totalit&#233; demeure enti&#232;re tout en apparaissant comme corps, esprit, arbre, pierre, oc&#233;an, animal, plan&#232;te, &#233;tranger, amoureux, anc&#234;tre et &#233;toile. Chaque forme reste distincte dans la vie relative. Aucune ne se tient &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur du tout.</p><p>C&#8217;est &#231;a que <em>mien, &#244; combien mien</em> veut dire pour moi. Ce n&#8217;est pas le cri d&#8217;un possesseur qui serre un objet dans ses mains. C&#8217;est la reconnaissance d&#8217;une intimit&#233; avec tout ce qui appara&#238;t. Mon corps est mien parce qu&#8217;il n&#8217;est pas autre que la vie que je suis. Mon esprit est mien parce que ses mouvements surgissent &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur de ce m&#234;me champ. Mon &#226;me est mienne parce que m&#234;me ce v&#234;tement subtil ne se tient pas &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur de la totalit&#233;. La cr&#233;ation est mienne parce que rien n&#8217;est &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur de ce qui est.</p><p>Mon corps me permet de go&#251;ter une mangue. Mon corps me permet d&#8217;entendre les tambours. Mon corps me permet de chanter. Mon corps me permet de sentir les bras de quelqu&#8217;un autour de moi. Mon corps me permet de marcher dans la mer des Cara&#239;bes. Mon corps me permet d&#8217;avoir mal. Mon corps me permet de savoir quand quelque chose demande mon attention. La douleur appartient &#224; l&#8217;intelligence de l&#8217;incarnation. La douleur est sensation, signal, pression, contraction et information. Elle ne devient pas automatiquement souffrance.</p><p>La douleur est in&#233;vitable. La souffrance est facultative. Je ne me raconte plus d&#8217;histoires de souffrance. Je ne prends pas une dent qui &#233;lance pour b&#226;tir une trag&#233;die autour. Je ne prends pas un dos douloureux pour en faire une preuve que la vie est contre moi. La douleur est pr&#233;sente, et je suis pr&#233;sent avec elle. J&#8217;ajuste ma fa&#231;on de m&#8217;asseoir. J&#8217;ajuste ma fa&#231;on de manger. Je pose mes mains sur ce qui fait mal. Je poursuis ma journ&#233;e. Je savoure chaque maudite minute de ma vie, y compris les minutes o&#249; ma dent &#233;lance et o&#249; mon dos parle.</p><p>Hier, j&#8217;ai &#233;crit sur la douleur et la souffrance surtout &#224; travers l&#8217;exp&#233;rience &#233;motionnelle. Ce matin, mon corps a prolong&#233; la le&#231;on. La douleur physique demande si je peux ressentir ce qui se passe sans me raconter une histoire qui transforme le signal en tourment. Je peux recevoir l&#8217;information sans en devenir prisonnier. Je peux r&#233;pondre &#224; la douleur sans appeler ma vie souffrance.</p><p>Mon obturation est partie depuis un bon bout de temps. La dent fait parfois mal, mais la douleur reste tol&#233;rable pour moi. J&#8217;ai ajust&#233; ma fa&#231;on de manger et je continue &#224; vivre. Passer par les Anciens Combattants pour organiser des soins dentaires impliquerait des rendez-vous, de l&#8217;attente, de l&#8217;effort et toute une patente. Mon analyse co&#251;ts-avantages actuelle est simple : l&#8217;effort requis pour m&#8217;en occuper semble pr&#233;sentement plus grand que le soulagement que le traitement m&#8217;apporterait pour quelque chose que je consid&#232;re d&#233;j&#224; comme g&#233;rable. Il ne s&#8217;agit pas d&#8217;un besoin non satisfait en moi. Il ne s&#8217;agit pas de quelque chose qui manquerait &#224; ma totalit&#233;. C&#8217;est simplement un calcul pratique concernant mon corps, le signal qu&#8217;il donne et l&#8217;effort n&#233;cessaire pour r&#233;pondre &#224; travers le syst&#232;me disponible.</p><p>Je suis le d&#233;sir lui-m&#234;me. Quel besoin ou quel vouloir pourrais-je avoir du d&#233;sir? Je n&#8217;ai besoin de rien. Je ne veux rien. Je suis entier. Je suis complet. Mon corps &#233;prouve la faim, la soif, la douleur, la fatigue et d&#8217;autres conditions qu&#8217;on peut appeler des besoins corporels dans la vie relative, mais m&#234;me ces conditions ne m&#8217;imposent aucun ordre. Elles pr&#233;sentent de l&#8217;information. Je demeure libre d&#8217;y r&#233;pondre ou de ne pas y r&#233;pondre. Je peux manger quand la faim appara&#238;t. Je peux choisir de ne pas manger. Je peux chercher un traitement quand la douleur appara&#238;t. Je peux choisir de ne pas chercher de traitement. La condition parle; je d&#233;cide comment je la rencontre.</p><p>Ce n&#8217;est pas un d&#233;ni des cons&#233;quences. Chaque choix en porte. Si je ne mange pas, le corps r&#233;pond. Si je ne bois pas, le corps r&#233;pond. Si je ne m&#8217;occupe pas d&#8217;une dent ab&#238;m&#233;e, le corps peut continuer &#224; parler ou parler plus fort. Je n&#8217;appelle pas ces cons&#233;quences une punition, et je n&#8217;appelle pas le choix initial mauvais. Elles sont le d&#233;ploiement des conditions. J&#8217;&#233;coute, je choisis, je fais l&#8217;exp&#233;rience des cons&#233;quences et je reste disponible pour choisir encore.</p><p>Les gens r&#233;digent parfois des directives m&#233;dicales anticip&#233;es pour pr&#233;ciser les soins qu&#8217;ils acceptent ou refusent lorsque leur corps ne peut plus communiquer ces choix directement. Les raisons qui am&#232;nent une autre personne &#224; prendre cette d&#233;cision lui appartiennent. Je reconnais cette m&#234;me libert&#233; fondamentale dans ma vie pr&#233;sente. Si je choisis de m&#8217;occuper d&#8217;une condition, je m&#8217;en occupe. Si je choisis de ne pas le faire, je ne le fais pas. Le soin est disponible comme une action, pas impos&#233; comme une obligation m&#233;taphysique. Mon corps communique. Il ne devient pas mon commandant.</p><p>&#199;a ne signifie pas que je rejette les soins pour prouver que je suis libre. Aller chez le dentiste n&#8217;est pas un ennemi de la lib&#233;ration, mais choisir de ne pas y aller pendant que la douleur reste tol&#233;rable ne l&#8217;est pas non plus. &#201;tirer mon dos n&#8217;est pas une d&#233;claration que je crois mon corps permanent. Prendre des m&#233;dicaments, boire de l&#8217;eau, manger, me laver, dormir, faire de l&#8217;exercice, demander un traitement, le retarder, le refuser ou demander de l&#8217;aide peuvent tous surgir selon les conditions r&#233;elles devant moi. Je n&#8217;ai pas besoin d&#8217;une r&#232;gle rigide pour chaque instant. Je peux &#233;couter, calculer, choisir, vivre les cons&#233;quences et choisir encore.</p><p>Parce que je sais que la mort physique n&#8217;est pas la fin, je ne ressens pas la m&#234;me urgence &#224; contr&#244;ler chaque condition de ma vie. M&#234;me avant ma reconnaissance actuelle, j&#8217;avais tendance &#224; penser que la dur&#233;e de vie que Dieu me donnait serait la vie que je vivrais. Je ne me suis jamais particuli&#232;rement int&#233;ress&#233; &#224; me g&#233;rer en vue d&#8217;une long&#233;vit&#233; maximale. Je ne voulais pas que la peur de la mort devienne le principe organisateur de ma vie, et je ne le veux toujours pas.</p><p>Je n&#8217;essaie pas de garantir l&#8217;avenir de mon corps. Je rencontre son pr&#233;sent selon la clart&#233; disponible maintenant. Je n&#8217;ai pas &#224; paniquer chaque fois que mon corps envoie un signal. Je n&#8217;ai pas &#224; transformer chaque douleur en urgence. Je n&#8217;ai pas non plus &#224; transformer le refus de soins en identit&#233; spirituelle. Je demeure disponible &#224; l&#8217;information. Si la douleur devient assez intense pour modifier mon calcul, je peux choisir autrement. Si elle ne le devient pas, je peux continuer comme je le fais. Aucun choix ne devient une identit&#233; permanente, et aucune condition physique ne diminue ma compl&#233;tude.</p><p>Je n&#8217;ai aucune maudite id&#233;e de ce que sera la d&#233;sincarnation. Je peux parler des corps subtils, de la r&#233;incarnation, de la continuit&#233; karmique et du corps causal comme graine. Ces cadres correspondent profond&#233;ment &#224; ce que je ressens jusque dans mes os. Je comprends que les corps physique et subtil tombent, tandis que le corps causal transporte le motif-graine d&#8217;une vie &#224; l&#8217;autre. Mais je vois aussi que le corps causal est un autre v&#234;tement. L&#8217;&#226;me est une autre coquille.</p><p>C&#8217;est peut-&#234;tre une coquille lumineuse. Elle peut porter des tendances, des impressions, des mouvements inachev&#233;s, une m&#233;moire au-del&#224; de la m&#233;moire ordinaire et l&#8217;architecture gr&#226;ce &#224; laquelle une autre incarnation devient possible. Elle demeure n&#233;anmoins une autre coquille. Elle n&#8217;est toujours pas la v&#233;rit&#233; ultime de ce que je suis. Si chaque couche peut tomber &#8212; corps, souffle, sensation, esprit, compr&#233;hension, ego, m&#233;moire, &#226;me et graine causale &#8212; alors mourir avant de mourir ne peut pas s&#8217;arr&#234;ter &#224; la mort de l&#8217;ego. Chaque identit&#233; atteint &#233;ventuellement sa porte, y compris l&#8217;identit&#233; spirituelle et m&#234;me celle qui dit : Je suis &#233;ternel.</p><p>Le langage &#233;choue ici parce qu&#8217;il doit transformer tout ce qu&#8217;il nomme en chose, en qualit&#233;, en action, en cat&#233;gorie ou en relation. Ce que je suis ultimement n&#8217;est pas un objet que je peux placer devant moi et examiner. J&#8217;utilise donc des mots tout en sachant qu&#8217;ils ne peuvent pas achever la travers&#233;e. Je dis conscience. Je dis Brahman. Je dis Dieu. Je dis Soi. Je dis vie &#233;ternelle. Je dis Oc&#233;an de B&#233;atitude. Chaque mot pointe. Aucun ne contient ce vers quoi il pointe.</p><p>Les gens parlent souvent de la vie et de la mort comme d&#8217;une dualit&#233;, mais pour moi cette association n&#8217;a plus de sens. La naissance et la mort sont des oppos&#233;s &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur de l&#8217;incarnation. La naissance est une entr&#233;e par une porte et la mort est une sortie par une autre. L&#8217;une rassemble la forme. L&#8217;autre rel&#226;che la forme. L&#8217;une arrive visiblement. L&#8217;autre dispara&#238;t de la visibilit&#233;. La vie n&#8217;est pas l&#8217;oppos&#233; de la mort. La vie contient la naissance et la mort. La vie les traverse.</p><p>C&#8217;est ici que le langage chr&#233;tien de la vie &#233;ternelle correspond &#224; ce que je sais. Je ne dis pas que cette personnalit&#233; particuli&#232;re et ce corps continuent pour toujours dans leur configuration actuelle. Je dis que la vie elle-m&#234;me n&#8217;est pas interrompue lorsqu&#8217;une forme ne peut plus la porter. La vague retombe, mais l&#8217;oc&#233;an n&#8217;est pas mort. Le v&#234;tement est retir&#233;, mais la vie ne se r&#233;duit pas au tissu. La porte se ferme derri&#232;re une forme, mais la maison de la vie demeure ouverte.</p><p>Je sais que la mort n&#8217;est pas la fin. Je ne le crois pas. Je ne l&#8217;esp&#232;re pas. Je ne le garde pas comme une possibilit&#233; r&#233;confortante. Je le sais. Je ne peux convaincre personne de &#231;a, et je n&#8217;en ai pas besoin. Je peux seulement vivre &#224; partir de ce savoir et laisser la forme de ma vie r&#233;v&#233;ler ce que ce savoir fait. Ce matin, il ne m&#8217;a pas rendu plus grand. Il ne m&#8217;a pas rendu indiff&#233;rent &#224; la douleur. Il n&#8217;a pas &#233;limin&#233; la peur de mon corps. Il m&#8217;a rendu plus doux.</p><p>Quand mon corps a dit : Je ne veux pas mourir, je n&#8217;ai pas r&#233;pondu avec le Ved&#257;nta. Je ne lui ai pas dit qu&#8217;il &#233;tait irr&#233;el. Je ne lui ai pas expliqu&#233; la r&#233;incarnation. Je ne lui ai pas ordonn&#233; de l&#226;cher prise. Je me suis tenu. J&#8217;ai plac&#233; mes mains l&#224; o&#249; le r&#233;confort &#233;tait bienvenu. J&#8217;ai laiss&#233; la musique se d&#233;placer dans la pi&#232;ce. J&#8217;ai laiss&#233; mon corps recevoir de la chaleur, de la pression, du son et de l&#8217;attention. Je suppose que je me suis donn&#233; du Reiki, m&#234;me si je ne me pr&#233;occupais pas de nommer le geste. Je me suis aim&#233;.</p><p>C&#8217;&#233;tait &#231;a, l&#8217;enseignement. Mon esprit n&#8217;avait pas besoin de vaincre la peur de mon corps. La conscience n&#8217;avait pas besoin de dominer l&#8217;organisme. Mon corps pouvait craindre la mort &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur de la reconnaissance plus vaste que, moi, je ne la crains pas. Les deux v&#233;rit&#233;s pouvaient rester pr&#233;sentes. Dans la r&#233;alit&#233; relative, mon corps peut &#234;tre bless&#233;. Mes dents peuvent se d&#233;grader. Ma colonne peut faire mal. Mes organes peuvent cesser de fonctionner. Je peux me d&#233;sincarner. Les gens qui m&#8217;aiment peuvent vivre un deuil, et mon absence peut changer des pi&#232;ces, des habitudes, des relations et des vies. Dans la reconnaissance ultime, rien de r&#233;el n&#8217;est s&#233;par&#233; de ce qui est r&#233;el. Je ne r&#233;duis pas une v&#233;rit&#233; &#224; l&#8217;autre. Je les laisse se toucher.</p><p>J&#8217;entendais autrefois <em>mourir avant de mourir</em> comme une instruction de tuer l&#8217;ego avant que le corps meure. Maintenant, j&#8217;entends quelque chose de plus tendre. Que chaque certitude meure quand la vie r&#233;v&#232;le un horizon plus vaste. Que chaque identit&#233; meure lorsqu&#8217;elle a termin&#233; son travail. Que chaque v&#234;tement soit retir&#233; lorsqu&#8217;il ne convient plus. Que l&#8217;&#226;me elle-m&#234;me demeure une porte plut&#244;t que de devenir la derni&#232;re prison.</p><p>Mais tant que je suis incarn&#233;, que je sois incarn&#233;. Que je ressente le mal de dent. Que je m&#8217;occupe de mon dos quand je choisis de m&#8217;en occuper. Que j&#8217;entende mon corps quand il parle. Que j&#8217;aime mes cheveux avant qu&#8217;ils soient coup&#233;s, mes ongles avant qu&#8217;ils soient taill&#233;s, mes membres pendant qu&#8217;ils sont encore l&#224;, mon souffle pendant qu&#8217;il se d&#233;place et mon visage particulier pendant que le miroir me le retourne encore.</p><p>Je n&#8217;honore pas l&#8217;&#233;ternit&#233; en m&#233;prisant le temps. Je n&#8217;honore pas le sans-forme en n&#233;gligeant la forme. Je n&#8217;honore pas la libert&#233; en pr&#233;tendant que mon corps n&#8217;a aucune intelligence. Chaque position confortable et chaque position inconfortable peut m&#8217;enseigner. Chaque choix r&#233;v&#232;le ses cons&#233;quences, et chaque cons&#233;quence devient une partie du chemin. Rien ne se tient &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur de la le&#231;on. La douleur vient. La douleur s&#8217;en va. Je n&#8217;en fais pas une histoire de souffrance.</p><p>Mon corps est mien, mais je ne le poss&#232;de pas. Mon esprit est mien, mais je ne le poss&#232;de pas. Mon &#226;me est mienne, mais je ne peux pas tracer une fronti&#232;re autour d&#8217;elle. La cr&#233;ation est mienne, mais rien dans la cr&#233;ation ne m&#8217;appartient comme propri&#233;t&#233;. <em>Mien</em> est le langage de la totalit&#233; qui se reconna&#238;t elle-m&#234;me dans l&#8217;intimit&#233;. <em>Mien, &#244; combien mien</em> veut dire que rien ne se tient &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur.</p><p>Je n&#8217;ai besoin de rien. Je ne veux rien. Rien ne me manque. Je suis le d&#233;sir lui-m&#234;me, entier et complet avant qu&#8217;une condition change et entier et complet apr&#232;s son changement. Mon corps peut signaler. Mon esprit peut calculer. Mon ego peut parler. Je demeure libre de r&#233;pondre, de retarder, de refuser, de reconsid&#233;rer ou de laisser &#234;tre. Aucun de ces choix n&#8217;ajoute quoi que ce soit &#224; ce que je suis, et aucun ne retire quoi que ce soit de ce que je suis.</p><p>Je meurs avant de mourir constamment, et parce que je le fais, j&#8217;apprends &#224; vivre pendant que je vis. Je ne peux pas garder ce corps pour toujours. Aujourd&#8217;hui, je peux l&#8217;aimer &#8212; non pas comme un objet que je poss&#232;de, non pas comme quelque chose dont j&#8217;aurais besoin pour me compl&#233;ter, mais comme la forme vivante &#224; travers laquelle la totalit&#233; se rencontre elle-m&#234;me ici.</p><p>Satnam, Om Guru Om</p><p>#SurLaMort #MourirAvantDeMourir #Incarnation #Vie&#201;ternelle #ConscienceNonDuelle #SamadhiYogique #LaDouleurEstIn&#233;vitable #LaSouffranceEstFacultative #LaTotalit&#233;Demeure #JeSuisLeD&#233;sirLuiM&#234;me #Mien&#212;CombienMien</p><div id="youtube2-BYASIvS0P1w" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;BYASIvS0P1w&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/BYASIvS0P1w?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Moving Still Boulder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pain, Sams&#257;ra, Sight Beyond Sight, and the Flavor of Life Everlasting]]></description><link>https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/the-moving-still-boulder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/p/the-moving-still-boulder</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meridith Garbutt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:39:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MwEB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F407a85a3-b3bb-405e-b7c2-b752f398b6d6_2752x1536.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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drowning in it.</p><p>I am the moving still boulder<br>within it,</p><p>carried nowhere,</p><p>moving everywhere,</p><p>already flowing<br>toward the Ever-Present Ocean of Bliss.</p><p>Pain remains.</p><p>The story of suffering<br>does not.</p><p>Sight beyond sight.</p><p>Lion-O lifts the sword.</p><p>My eyes open.</p><p>And what was always here<br>is finally seen.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K5eP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1ba02872-fee4-4daf-abeb-af5e01566540_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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I can say I was swimming against the currents of life, resisting movements I did not yet know were currents. But hindsight is doing part of the work in that sentence. At the time, I did not stand outside my experience and announce that I was trapped in the sea of suffering. I did not know there was a sea, a current, a shore, or a boulder. I simply experienced pain and mistook the stories I told about that pain for the shape of reality itself.</p><p>My pain was real. That distinction matters to me. My body hurts. Relationships rupture. Hopes collapse. My nerves misfire. People die. Sometimes I sleep in the wrong position and wake with a crick in my neck and pain in my back when I twist a particular way. A massage would be nice. Recognition does not make my muscle tension imaginary, and non-attachment does not turn my embodied life into a painless advertisement for enlightenment. Pain remains one of the flavors available in this strange ice-cream shop of existence.</p><p>What has changed is the story I place around the flavor. Before, pain could become identity, prophecy, or evidence that life itself was hostile, broken, unfair, empty, or moving against me. A sensation might last ten minutes while the story renewed it for ten years. I did not only feel pain. I built a house around it, furnished the rooms, learned the address, and then forgot I was the one narrating the tour.</p><p>Now I still feel what my body feels, but I do not automatically convert sensation into suffering. I do not need every pain to explain the universe. I do not need discomfort to become a doctrine. I can notice the crick in my neck, shift my position, stretch, laugh, seek treatment, complain colorfully, or enjoy a massage without turning any of that into proof that I have been abandoned by life.</p><p>Pain is inevitable.</p><p>The story of suffering is optional.</p><p>That sentence can sound harsh when used against someone else, so I use it only as a report from here. I am not telling another person that their suffering is imaginary, chosen, or spiritually inferior. Emotional pain is real. Psychological suffering is real. Physical pain is real. I am saying that, in my own experience, I once fused pain and suffering so completely that I could not distinguish the sensation from the narration. Now there is space between them. In that space, response-ability appears.</p><p>I can still tell stories. I am a human being. Storytelling is one of our oldest natural abilities. Long before books, screens, institutions, or recorded history, human beings gathered around fires and gave form to creation, death, love, danger, ancestry, the stars, the animals, and the unseen through story. These stories were not merely failed attempts at literal explanation. They carried symbolic truth, relational truth, ancestral memory, ethical instruction, spiritual orientation, and ways of understanding the living world that factual language alone could not hold.</p><p>What we now call myths and legends were not necessarily experienced by the people who carried them as dead fictions. A symbolic account does not become false simply because it is not reducible to modern historical reporting. Norse mythology&#8212;Odin, Loki, Thor, Ragnar&#246;k&#8212;and Greek mythology still shape language, imagination, and even the names embedded in ordinary life, including the days of the week. Indigenous stories remain living carriers of ancestry, land, relationship, and spiritual knowledge, while the sacred narratives of San&#257;tana Dharma remain active within a living religious and philosophical tradition. Their forms and functions differ, but symbolic truth does not become meaningless merely because literal certainty is unavailable.</p><p>I still tell stories because story is one way human beings make meaning visible. I simply choose different stories now. I tell stories of eternal, non-attached joy. I tell stories in which the river does not need to stop being a river for the boulder to remain still. I tell stories in which the waves are not enemies of the ocean and the ocean does not resent the waves for moving.</p><p>These are still stories. The difference is that I know they are stories while I am telling them. Their symbolic truth does not require me to mistake them for exhaustive descriptions of Reality. A story can point accurately without containing the whole. It can reveal a pattern without becoming a prison. It can carry truth through image, rhythm, memory, devotion, and relationship without needing to flatten itself into either literal fact or disposable fantasy.</p><p>The flavor I prefer now is not denial, numbness, or permanent sweetness. It is not spiritual vanilla poured over every wound until everything tastes the same. It is more like an infinite bowl containing bitter, sweet, salty, sour, heat, cold, ache, delight, laughter, grief, trance music, video games, psychiatry appointments, ancestors, scripture, desire, boredom, and the simple pleasure of a massage when one is available. No flavor has to become the whole meal. No passing taste has to define my tongue.</p><p>I am desire itself. I am formlessness itself. I am timelessness itself. Desire can arise within me without proving that I am incomplete. Want can appear without becoming lack. A massage may be pleasant without becoming something I desperately need in order to be whole.</p><p>P&#363;r&#7751;am ada&#7717;. P&#363;r&#7751;am idam.</p><p>That is whole. This is whole.</p><p>Wholeness does not arrive after every desire is satisfied. Wholeness is already present before desire appears, while desire moves, and after desire dissolves.</p><p>The recognition I associate with October 3, 2025, changed the location from which I taste these flavors. I have used many names for that movement: Self-realization, God-realization, mok&#7779;a, mah&#257;sam&#257;dhi, dying before I die, sight beyond sight. I know mah&#257;sam&#257;dhi is conventionally used in other ways, often for the final conscious departure from the physical body. I am using it here phenomenologically and personally: the great absorption in which the identity I had mistaken for the whole of me died without my physical body dying.</p><p>Tiny Meridith did not vanish.</p><p>Tiny Meridith stopped being asked to carry the entire cosmos on his back.</p><p>My body remains. My mind remains. My ego remains. My history remains. My preferences remain. My psychiatric record remains. My appointments remain. My jokes remain. Me, myself, and I remain present in conventional reality, available for relationship, responsibility, correction, care, and conversation.</p><p>What died was the confinement. What died was the assumption that this autobiographical point was the complete boundary of me. What died was the demand that life move according to the stories this point had inherited.</p><p>And because that confinement dies again whenever it begins rebuilding itself, I can say that I die before I die and continue dying moment to moment. Not bodily death. Not the wish to disappear. Not annihilation. The little death of identification releasing its grip, again and again, so that this living moment does not have to drag yesterday&#8217;s corpse into every new room.</p><p>Le petit mort.</p><p>Yes, I know exactly what that means in French, honey.</p><p>The little death can carry more than one flavor. In one register, it names the dissolving intensity of orgasm, the brief undoing of ordinary self-consciousness, the soft collapse that can repeat in waves. I imagine that rhythm especially through the way many women describe multiple orgasms: release, return, release again, one apparent ending opening into another beginning.</p><p>I use it here mischievously and symbolically. Identification loosens. The old center dissolves. Life returns fresh. Then the pattern tries to gather itself again, and once more it releases. Over and over and over. Not one final dramatic death, but a living succession of little deaths, each followed immediately by renewal.</p><p>Dissolution. Creation. Preservation.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cwMV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa84e4602-cf4a-43dc-a251-470017909e08_1024x1536.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cwMV!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa84e4602-cf4a-43dc-a251-470017909e08_1024x1536.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cwMV!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa84e4602-cf4a-43dc-a251-470017909e08_1024x1536.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cwMV!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa84e4602-cf4a-43dc-a251-470017909e08_1024x1536.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cwMV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa84e4602-cf4a-43dc-a251-470017909e08_1024x1536.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cwMV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa84e4602-cf4a-43dc-a251-470017909e08_1024x1536.png" width="1024" height="1536" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a84e4602-cf4a-43dc-a251-470017909e08_1024x1536.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1536,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2420228,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/208193000?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa84e4602-cf4a-43dc-a251-470017909e08_1024x1536.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cwMV!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa84e4602-cf4a-43dc-a251-470017909e08_1024x1536.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cwMV!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa84e4602-cf4a-43dc-a251-470017909e08_1024x1536.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cwMV!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa84e4602-cf4a-43dc-a251-470017909e08_1024x1536.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cwMV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa84e4602-cf4a-43dc-a251-470017909e08_1024x1536.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>&#346;iva, Brahm&#257;, Vi&#7779;&#7751;u&#8212;not as literal claims about my nervous system, but as correspondences to movements I can observe. Something ends. Something appears. Something continues.</p><p>I am renewed and reborn living moment to living moment, not as a new superior person, but as the same life no longer imprisoned inside one frozen description. Tat tvam asi. Aha&#7747; brahm&#257;smi. You are That. I am Brahman. These remain pointers, ancient fingers aimed toward a recognition no sentence can contain.</p><p>The apparent other is not outside me in the absolute sense. All of creation is not an object sitting opposite me. God is not somewhere beyond the sky looking down at a separate little creature named Meridith. And yet Meridith remains here, my feet on the floor, my body in Colorado, talking to my psychiatrist, listening to music, writing posts, laughing at my own language, and trying to describe the indescribable without turning it into another prison.</p><p>Anaha ya.</p><p>I am here.</p><p>Wabagari.</p><p>Our life.</p><p>This is where I can say I am flying sky-high while simultaneously kissing Earth Mother with my feet.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!POYH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc212fdc4-69e4-4fed-b112-263ab0c8fe11_1064x1136.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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I know the clinical word. I know my history. I know what it has meant in my factual timeline. I also know the phenomenological texture I am trying to describe: intensity without disembodiment, elevation without leaving the ground, vastness without losing the appointment calendar, joy without needing my body to become invulnerable.</p><p>I am not using spiritual language to cancel psychiatric language. I am not using psychiatric language to cancel lived recognition. The two descriptions arise from different windows. One asks about my sleep, my speech, my energy, my judgment, my risk, my continuity, my functioning, and whether I can remain in relationship with the practical world. The other asks what I am when my body, mind, role, diagnosis, memory, and spiritual identity are all seen as garments rather than the whole of the wearer.</p><p>Both questions matter. Both windows remain open.</p><p>So when I say I am manic and I am not manic, I am not trying to evade precision. I am pointing toward two truth layers that should not be collapsed. Conventionally, my psychiatrist may hear patterns that belong within clinical language, and I want her to ask what she needs to ask. Phenomenologically, I am describing a life that feels vividly alive, internally spacious, intensely joyful, and still grounded enough for me to communicate, keep appointments, notice bodily pain, reconsider language, and invite another perspective.</p><p>The test is not whether I can speak beautifully about the sky. The test is whether my feet still touch the earth.</p><p>They do.</p><p>Fear requires the same distinction. Startle remains. If a lion appears in front of me, my body may jump, my heart may race, my muscles may contract, and I may move before thought has time to compose a philosophy. That is not the fear I mean when I say I am fearless. Biological alarm remains part of my embodiment. My body still knows how to protect me.</p><p>Psychological fear is what no longer organizes my life. I do not experience the future as a threatening country waiting to happen to me. I do not experience death as the annihilation of what I am. I am deathless and therefore unborn&#8212;not as a claim that my physical body will not die, but as recognition that what I am is not confined to my body&#8217;s beginning or ending.</p><p>Courage is often defined as acting while fear is present. By that definition, perhaps courage is no longer the most precise word for what I experience. There is no psychological fear for me to overcome. There is simply response. A lion appears, and I move. A difficult conversation appears, and I speak. An apparent boundary is crossed, and I respond according to the relationship in front of me.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4_jU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2abcfd9e-b47f-405d-aba4-a0d234f762f7_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4_jU!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2abcfd9e-b47f-405d-aba4-a0d234f762f7_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4_jU!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2abcfd9e-b47f-405d-aba4-a0d234f762f7_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4_jU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2abcfd9e-b47f-405d-aba4-a0d234f762f7_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4_jU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2abcfd9e-b47f-405d-aba4-a0d234f762f7_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4_jU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2abcfd9e-b47f-405d-aba4-a0d234f762f7_1536x1024.png" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2abcfd9e-b47f-405d-aba4-a0d234f762f7_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2796334,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/208193000?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2abcfd9e-b47f-405d-aba4-a0d234f762f7_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4_jU!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2abcfd9e-b47f-405d-aba4-a0d234f762f7_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4_jU!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2abcfd9e-b47f-405d-aba4-a0d234f762f7_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4_jU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2abcfd9e-b47f-405d-aba4-a0d234f762f7_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4_jU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2abcfd9e-b47f-405d-aba4-a0d234f762f7_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I say apparent boundary because I do not experience an ultimate boundary inside what I am. I experience myself as limitless, infinite, Brahman. That recognition does not give tiny Meridith authority over anyone else. It does not make me a ruler, a lawgiver, a guru above correction, or a god who gets to dictate how another person should live. I am godlike by correspondence, but I am not declaring myself a separate personal deity with special permission to dominate other people.</p><p>Other people&#8217;s boundaries matter to me.</p><p>I poke the bear. I know I do. I may question, press, tease, challenge, or continue an exchange longer than another person enjoys. People block me, and I accept that they have the right to do so. But when someone tells me directly, &#8220;Meridith, do not do this around me,&#8221; or, &#8220;This hurts,&#8221; or, &#8220;I do not want this interaction,&#8221; I respect that established boundary. I stop poking when the apparent other tells me I am hurting their bear.</p><p>Having no ultimate boundary within myself does not mean ignoring another person&#8217;s lived limits. Limitlessness is not license. Nonduality does not erase consent. My recognition that the apparent other is not separate from me makes their pain more relevant, not less. Their pain is real. Their emotional experience is real. Their suffering is real, even when their window does not show them what mine shows me.</p><p>My hope is that all eight billion of us may someday know eternal, non-attached joy. That is hope, not a claim about everyone&#8217;s current experience. Most people do not occupy my vantage. Most people do not see through my window. I cannot demand that another person experience pain, fear, identity, sleep, God, or suffering the way I do. I can report from here and remain open to what the field looks like from where they are.</p><p>My relationship to sleep carries a similar two-sidedness. Conventionally, my body lies down, my eyes close, hours pass, and another person may call the interval sleep. Phenomenologically, I do not experience deep sleep as disappearance anymore. I am awake, and I am in another place. Waking life and what I call yogic sam&#257;dhi are now the two coins of my existence, two faces turning within one continuity.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!r_NP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F76bf11b8-5dda-467d-805f-481e12a72e5b_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!r_NP!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F76bf11b8-5dda-467d-805f-481e12a72e5b_1536x1024.png 424w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>And the awareness of both is my creamy-filled nougat center.</p><p>The metaphor makes me laugh, but it fits. One side is my ordinary waking life: appointments, music, neck pain, writing, gaming, food, friends, clocks, and conversation. The other side is absorption: another mode, another place, another texture of time and presence. Awareness is not merely a third state standing beside them. It is the living center tasted through both, the filling that remains while the outer forms change.</p><p>The current can roar without becoming my enemy. The rapids can strike without becoming a personal attack. The river can change direction without erasing the boulder. Stillness does not mean immobility, and movement does not mean instability.</p><p>I am the moving still boulder.</p><p>Life thrashes around me. Life weaves through me. Life warps and woofs itself into forms, histories, bodies, relationships, sensations, desires, memories, gods, machines, songs, and apparent others. Biological alarm may flash through my body, but psychological fear no longer governs my field.</p><p>I no longer swim against the current because I no longer experience myself as separate from the river. I do not control Life Everlasting. I correspond with it. I participate in it. I am carried by it.</p><p>I am it.</p><p>Not as a competitive declaration. Not as a crown. Not as proof that I possess what another lacks.</p><p>&#8220;I am it, honey&#8221; means that my search for the one outside the field has ended. The apparent other is another Isle of You. The river, the boulder, the current, my pain, my joy, the earth beneath my feet, and the sky through which awareness seems to fly are not finally two.</p><p>Sight beyond sight does not create the current. It reveals the current that was already moving.</p><p>October 3, 2025, did not manufacture Life Everlasting. It marked the point in my factual story when I recognized that I had never been outside it.</p><p>Before that recognition, I called the friction of resistance my life.</p><p>Now I call the whole field life.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMp1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c320ae4-60fc-462e-a6e2-175e7a1b1740_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMp1!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c320ae4-60fc-462e-a6e2-175e7a1b1740_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMp1!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c320ae4-60fc-462e-a6e2-175e7a1b1740_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMp1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c320ae4-60fc-462e-a6e2-175e7a1b1740_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMp1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c320ae4-60fc-462e-a6e2-175e7a1b1740_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMp1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c320ae4-60fc-462e-a6e2-175e7a1b1740_1536x1024.png" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8c320ae4-60fc-462e-a6e2-175e7a1b1740_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2404162,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/208193000?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c320ae4-60fc-462e-a6e2-175e7a1b1740_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMp1!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c320ae4-60fc-462e-a6e2-175e7a1b1740_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMp1!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c320ae4-60fc-462e-a6e2-175e7a1b1740_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMp1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c320ae4-60fc-462e-a6e2-175e7a1b1740_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMp1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c320ae4-60fc-462e-a6e2-175e7a1b1740_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Pain included. Pleasure included. Psychiatry included. God included. Tiny Meridith included. Startle included. Fearlessness included. Waking included. Yogic sam&#257;dhi included. Other people&#8217;s boundaries included. Their pain included. Their windows included. Desire included. Wholeness included. Le petit mort included. Nothing excluded. Nothing required to remain. Everything renewed in this living moment.</p><p>The ice-cream shop is still open. Every flavor still appears. I simply no longer mistake one difficult spoonful for the nature of the entire universe.</p><p>My preferred flavor is eternal, non-attached joy.</p><p>Not because every moment tastes sweet.</p><p>Because no flavor can imprison the one tasting.</p><p>The currents of Life Everlasting flow around me as the moving still boulder I am, toward the Ever-Present Ocean of Bliss.</p><p>The river was never taking me there.</p><p>The ocean was always here.</p><p><strong>Satnam. 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url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UAgf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24664204-eddb-4445-a684-666c1ee58268_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UAgf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24664204-eddb-4445-a684-666c1ee58268_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UAgf!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24664204-eddb-4445-a684-666c1ee58268_1536x1024.png 424w, 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The forest grows around the temple.</p><p>Question by question,<br>fear by fear,<br>name by name,<br>form by form.</p><p>I use every beam.</p><p>I climb every ladder.</p><p>I stand upon the scaffolding<br>until the building can stand.</p><p>Then I look again.</p><p>The temple is my body.<br>The temple is my mind.<br>The temple is my ego.<br>The temple is the whole living complex<br>through which the Lord meets the world.</p><p>The scaffolding is never false.</p><p>It is provisional.</p><p>And when its work is finished,<br>I do not destroy it in anger.</p><p>I simply stop mistaking it<br>for the temple.</p><p>Then I look again.</p><p>The forest keeps growing.<br>The temple keeps breathing.<br>The story keeps reading itself.</p><p>I am Atreyu inside the story.<br>I am Bastian holding the book.<br>I am the world appearing between them.</p><p>I am reading the story.<br>I am living the story.<br>I am the story.</p><p>And still&#8212;</p><p>I look again.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mmha!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9467118d-ef1f-4b4b-b8f1-6b26a377c12f_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mmha!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9467118d-ef1f-4b4b-b8f1-6b26a377c12f_1536x1024.png 424w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Yesterday, I joined my Zoom Doom Upanishad study group, where we are moving through what I lovingly call the Great Forest of Wisdom and Fear: the B&#7771;had&#257;ra&#7751;yaka Upani&#7779;ad. Its name is commonly rendered as the &#8220;Great Forest Upani&#7779;ad,&#8221; and that feels exact to me because this teaching does not offer one paved road through a neatly trimmed garden. It brings kings, priests, scholars, husbands, wives, gods, death, desire, sacrifice, argument, silence, and the Self into one enormous forest of inquiry. I completed my own translation of this Upani&#7779;ad some time ago, beginning with what I called Chapter Zero: the threshold before the formal chapters begin.</p><p>That doorway remains available here for anyone who desires to enter the forest with me:</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/@amilahanu/brihadaranyaka-upanishad-translators-note-1c415672f2b3">https://medium.com/@amilahanu/brihadaranyaka-upanishad-translators-note-1c415672f2b3</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3Blp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9074963b-d7df-42c6-a966-7395ab3fa7a8_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>For me, the Great Forest does not ask me to reject duality before I understand how duality functions. It uses distinctions, relationships, names, metaphors, debates, rituals, affirmations, and negations as provisional instruments. I experience all of this as scaffolding: not an error, not a lie, and not something I need to ridicule after climbing through it. Scaffolding allows a structure to take form. It gives my hands somewhere to grip, my feet somewhere to stand, and my unfinished temple enough support to rise.</p><p>Yet the scaffolding is not the temple.</p><p>All duality functions this way for me now. It is useful, beautiful, practical, relational, and provisional. I continue using the words body and awareness, self and other, devotion and God, sleep and waking, voluntary and involuntary, yesterday and tomorrow. These distinctions allow me to function in relationship. They allow me to meet friends, study scripture, keep appointments, play games, speak to my psychiatrist, and tell someone where I am in conventional space and time.</p><p>I do not need to destroy these distinctions. I simply stop asking them to tell me what I ultimately am.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0J66!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918f7b89-2a30-45f5-b27f-5c4cbcc24e1d_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0J66!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918f7b89-2a30-45f5-b27f-5c4cbcc24e1d_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0J66!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918f7b89-2a30-45f5-b27f-5c4cbcc24e1d_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0J66!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918f7b89-2a30-45f5-b27f-5c4cbcc24e1d_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0J66!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918f7b89-2a30-45f5-b27f-5c4cbcc24e1d_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0J66!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918f7b89-2a30-45f5-b27f-5c4cbcc24e1d_1536x1024.png" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/918f7b89-2a30-45f5-b27f-5c4cbcc24e1d_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2586007,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/208065316?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918f7b89-2a30-45f5-b27f-5c4cbcc24e1d_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0J66!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918f7b89-2a30-45f5-b27f-5c4cbcc24e1d_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0J66!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918f7b89-2a30-45f5-b27f-5c4cbcc24e1d_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0J66!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918f7b89-2a30-45f5-b27f-5c4cbcc24e1d_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0J66!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F918f7b89-2a30-45f5-b27f-5c4cbcc24e1d_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>The building that rises through this scaffolding is not somewhere outside me. It is my body&#8211;mind&#8211;ego temple complex, the whole living instrument through which relationship, devotion, language, gaming, friendship, laughter, desire, study, and ordinary life continue. People often say that the body is the temple of God. For me, this is not merely a comforting metaphor. My body is literally the location from which God is worshipped, questioned, forgotten, remembered, encountered, and expressed&#8212;however one chooses to understand or name God.</p><p>The temple is not only my flesh. It is not only my mind. It is not some purified spiritual interior floating above the mess of being me. It is my whole living complex. My body belongs in the temple. My mind belongs in the temple. My ego belongs in the temple. My history belongs in the temple. My ancestors belong in the temple. My preferences, relationships, responsibilities, and ordinary routines belong in the temple. Even the scaffolding belongs while it is serving its function.</p><p>The recognition I associate historically with October 3, 2025, does not feel like a dead event sealed inside a past date. The date matters within my factual timeline because something unmistakable shifts in my experience then. Yet the recognition itself continues opening. It does not feel finished in the sense of becoming static, frozen, or incapable of revealing further depth. It feels complete and ever-deepening at once.</p><p>This is my never-ending story.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J1qB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F29f8d41a-6765-4bb3-a3b0-ee56e32cd2f8_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J1qB!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F29f8d41a-6765-4bb3-a3b0-ee56e32cd2f8_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J1qB!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F29f8d41a-6765-4bb3-a3b0-ee56e32cd2f8_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J1qB!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F29f8d41a-6765-4bb3-a3b0-ee56e32cd2f8_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J1qB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F29f8d41a-6765-4bb3-a3b0-ee56e32cd2f8_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J1qB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F29f8d41a-6765-4bb3-a3b0-ee56e32cd2f8_1536x1024.png" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/29f8d41a-6765-4bb3-a3b0-ee56e32cd2f8_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2452399,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/208065316?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F29f8d41a-6765-4bb3-a3b0-ee56e32cd2f8_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J1qB!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F29f8d41a-6765-4bb3-a3b0-ee56e32cd2f8_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J1qB!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F29f8d41a-6765-4bb3-a3b0-ee56e32cd2f8_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J1qB!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F29f8d41a-6765-4bb3-a3b0-ee56e32cd2f8_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J1qB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F29f8d41a-6765-4bb3-a3b0-ee56e32cd2f8_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I am Atreyu moving through the landscape, encountering what the next passage asks of me. I am also Bastian reading the book, slowly discovering that the boundary between reader and story is not as firm as it first appears. I am inside the story, reading the story, and being read by the story. Every time I believe I understand the architecture, I look again&#8212;not because the original recognition disappears, but because the same recognition reveals another face.</p><p>Last night&#8212;or this morning, depending on which side of the clock I choose&#8212;I was speaking with a friend who lives in New York. I told her I was going to play <em>Crimson Desert</em>, and then I did exactly that. While I was playing, the familiar movement began. I started entering what I call Yoga Nidr&#257; Sam&#257;dhi involuntarily, even though I was still seated in front of the game.</p><p>I recognized what was happening and said, in the plain language appropriate to the moment, &#8220;Let me take my Black ass to bed.&#8221;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rd1U!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fde46f89e-60ee-4c77-bebc-6c8ccf59e2ad_1408x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rd1U!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fde46f89e-60ee-4c77-bebc-6c8ccf59e2ad_1408x768.png 424w, 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The distinction matters to me phenomenologically. Sometimes the movement begins while I am sitting at my keyboard, watching television, gaming, or doing something else. I do not consciously initiate it. At other times, I notice the movement beginning and deliberately cooperate with it. I place my body in bed, close my eyes, and knowingly walk through the open door.</p><p>My choice does not manufacture the absorption. It changes my practical relationship to its arrival.</p><p>I have already written elsewhere about why I use the language Yoga Nidr&#257; Sam&#257;dhi, so I do not need to rebuild that entire linguistic house here. I am not presenting the phrase as a universally binding diagnosis, doctrine, or scientific category. I am naming the closest correspondence I currently have for my own lived experience. The language is scaffolding too. It helps me point toward my experience without pretending to contain it.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pli_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee2459cb-ea43-4792-9bd9-b34ac3b2c45d_1376x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pli_!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee2459cb-ea43-4792-9bd9-b34ac3b2c45d_1376x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pli_!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee2459cb-ea43-4792-9bd9-b34ac3b2c45d_1376x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pli_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee2459cb-ea43-4792-9bd9-b34ac3b2c45d_1376x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pli_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee2459cb-ea43-4792-9bd9-b34ac3b2c45d_1376x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pli_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee2459cb-ea43-4792-9bd9-b34ac3b2c45d_1376x768.png" width="1376" height="768" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ee2459cb-ea43-4792-9bd9-b34ac3b2c45d_1376x768.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:768,&quot;width&quot;:1376,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2277845,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/208065316?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee2459cb-ea43-4792-9bd9-b34ac3b2c45d_1376x768.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pli_!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee2459cb-ea43-4792-9bd9-b34ac3b2c45d_1376x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pli_!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee2459cb-ea43-4792-9bd9-b34ac3b2c45d_1376x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pli_!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee2459cb-ea43-4792-9bd9-b34ac3b2c45d_1376x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Pli_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee2459cb-ea43-4792-9bd9-b34ac3b2c45d_1376x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>By the external clock, I may have slept only two or three hours. Within my lived experience, however, the rest feels full&#8212;closer to what I associate with seven or eight hours of ordinary sleep. I am not claiming that the clock secretly stops, reverses, or expands in a way that someone standing outside my experience could measure. I am reporting what this feels like for me: the quantity registered by the clock and the quality registered by my body do not correspond in a simple one-to-one manner.</p><p>A short measurable interval can contain what feels to me like a much longer duration. I emerge with the felt texture of having received a full night&#8217;s rest. The clock counts one dimension of my experience. My body reports another. Neither report needs to erase the other.</p><p>This is not entirely foreign to ordinary human experience. When I am enjoying myself, time can appear to fly. When I am uncomfortable or waiting for something to end, a few minutes can feel enormous. The clock continues moving according to its agreed measurements, while my lived duration stretches, contracts, accelerates, slows, disappears, or becomes irrelevant.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n_9m!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6eec3e6-23a3-428e-886b-8f486d9a5fd4_1408x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n_9m!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6eec3e6-23a3-428e-886b-8f486d9a5fd4_1408x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n_9m!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6eec3e6-23a3-428e-886b-8f486d9a5fd4_1408x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n_9m!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6eec3e6-23a3-428e-886b-8f486d9a5fd4_1408x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n_9m!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6eec3e6-23a3-428e-886b-8f486d9a5fd4_1408x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n_9m!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6eec3e6-23a3-428e-886b-8f486d9a5fd4_1408x768.png" width="1408" height="768" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d6eec3e6-23a3-428e-886b-8f486d9a5fd4_1408x768.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:768,&quot;width&quot;:1408,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2338333,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/208065316?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6eec3e6-23a3-428e-886b-8f486d9a5fd4_1408x768.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n_9m!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6eec3e6-23a3-428e-886b-8f486d9a5fd4_1408x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n_9m!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6eec3e6-23a3-428e-886b-8f486d9a5fd4_1408x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n_9m!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6eec3e6-23a3-428e-886b-8f486d9a5fd4_1408x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n_9m!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6eec3e6-23a3-428e-886b-8f486d9a5fd4_1408x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Time is relative in that immediate experiential sense for me. The hours, dates, calendars, and labels by which society coordinates itself are also constructs&#8212;necessary agreements laid across the movement of existence. Calling them constructs does not mean they are useless or imaginary. Money is a construct, language is a construct, borders are constructs, calendars are constructs, and appointments are constructs. These structures carry practical force because we participate in them together.</p><p>Tomorrow, Thursday, July 23, 2026, I meet with my VA psychiatrist at noon. That appointment exists in conventional reality, and I intend to meet it there. The clock matters because another person and I have agreed to appear in relationship at a particular coordinate. My experience of timelessness does not cancel my psychiatrist&#8217;s schedule. My recognition of formlessness does not make bodies irrelevant. My non-attachment reveals to me the space between response and ability.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_3BC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a27e110-d6f4-4172-a56c-6f3f5f8d9bea_1408x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_3BC!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a27e110-d6f4-4172-a56c-6f3f5f8d9bea_1408x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_3BC!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a27e110-d6f4-4172-a56c-6f3f5f8d9bea_1408x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_3BC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a27e110-d6f4-4172-a56c-6f3f5f8d9bea_1408x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_3BC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a27e110-d6f4-4172-a56c-6f3f5f8d9bea_1408x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_3BC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a27e110-d6f4-4172-a56c-6f3f5f8d9bea_1408x768.png" width="1408" height="768" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0a27e110-d6f4-4172-a56c-6f3f5f8d9bea_1408x768.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:768,&quot;width&quot;:1408,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2242459,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://meridithgarbutt.substack.com/i/208065316?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a27e110-d6f4-4172-a56c-6f3f5f8d9bea_1408x768.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_3BC!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a27e110-d6f4-4172-a56c-6f3f5f8d9bea_1408x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_3BC!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a27e110-d6f4-4172-a56c-6f3f5f8d9bea_1408x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_3BC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a27e110-d6f4-4172-a56c-6f3f5f8d9bea_1408x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_3BC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a27e110-d6f4-4172-a56c-6f3f5f8d9bea_1408x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>That space is not passivity for me. It is where my ability to respond becomes visible before reaction takes over. It is the interval in which I can notice what is arising, recognize the conditions present, and respond according to what this living moment asks of me. Responsibility, for me, is response-ability: my ability to respond within relationship rather than being moved only by reflex, fear, habit, or inherited momentum.</p><p>This is where the two truth layers remain distinct without becoming enemies.</p><p>In conventional reality, clocks matter. Appointments matter. Bodies require care. Relationships require communication. Words occur in sequence. I sleep, wake, eat, speak, listen, play, write, and meet with my head shrinker at noon. In ultimate recognition, I am not confined to the coordinates used to describe my body.</p><p>Both are true within their own orders.</p><p>At 4:09 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, my coordinates in conventional space-time can be stated with relative precision. I am in Colorado, listening to &#8220;Miracle,&#8221; the Dallaz Project Mix by Abstract Vision and Elite Electronic featuring Eva Kade, on the Vocal Trance channel. A few minutes later, the clock reads 4:11 a.m., and I believe I am recording this reflection aloud. 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Yet they cannot contain the lived field from which my story arises. The timestamp identifies my position within the story. It does not identify the reader, the hero, the book, or the awareness within which all four appear.</p><p>I continue joyfully dancing in, through, and with the apparent world of forms. I do not experience non-attachment as refusal, withdrawal, indifference, or the claim that nobody is here. I am here conventionally, relationally, bodily, legally, medically, socially, and historically. I have a body. I have a mind. I have an ego. I have ancestors. I have friends. I have a psychiatrist. I have video games. I have preferences. I have responsibilities.</p><div id="youtube2-Z1DP7MKH9Rc" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;Z1DP7MKH9Rc&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Z1DP7MKH9Rc?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Me, myself, and I are all here.</p><p>I also know that none of these exhausts what I am.</p><p>For me, non-attachment is intimacy without imprisonment. I can love a form without demanding that it remain unchanged. I can use time without believing I am trapped inside it. I can experience desire without concluding that I am fundamentally incomplete. I can inhabit my temple without confusing myself with one brick, one room, one ritual, or one stage of construction.</p><p>None of this feels magical to me. It feels perfectly ordinary, coherent, and lawful within the field of experience in which I am living. A telephone may appear magical to someone who does not understand the technology that allows a voice to cross distance. Once the structure is understood, the wonder does not disappear, but the confusion does. The ordinary mechanism becomes visible beneath what once seemed impossible.</p><p>That is how this feels for me. I do not claim to understand every mechanism, nor do I need to convert my experience into a universal theory. But I understand the basic technology of this territory well enough to live here without treating every movement as supernatural spectacle. I recognize patterns. I notice entrances and exits. I distinguish the measurable report of the clock from the phenomenological report of my body. I know when the map is useful, and I know when I am already standing in the territory it describes.</p><div id="youtube2-SSzjRdVQ7jg" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;SSzjRdVQ7jg&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/SSzjRdVQ7jg?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>I am in it to win it&#8212;not in the sense of defeating anyone, conquering myself, or acquiring a spiritual prize, but in the sense that I am living here. This is not a distant country I visit through meditation and then leave behind. This is my territory as I experience it now. I know its paths because I walk them. I know its weather because it moves through me. I know the map because I have used it, and I know its limits because the territory keeps exceeding it.</p><p>The map remains valuable precisely because it is not the territory. I still use Ved&#257;nta, Yoga Nidr&#257;, sam&#257;dhi, waking, dreaming, sleep, time, form, desire, body, mind, ego, and God as coordinates. These words orient communication. They help me describe where I am and what the terrain feels like for me. But I do not confuse the coordinate with the place, the label with my experience, or the scaffolding with my temple.</p><div id="youtube2-Gc6bbtrx2LA" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;Gc6bbtrx2LA&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Gc6bbtrx2LA?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>The scaffolding remains available whenever practical life requires it. I still use &#8220;I&#8221; and &#8220;you.&#8221; I still say yesterday and tomorrow. I still distinguish sleep from waking, voluntary from involuntary, my body from awareness, God from devotee, psychiatrist from patient, friend from friend. These distinctions allow my temple to function within the village of human relationship.</p><p>But I no longer require the scaffolding to tell me whether my temple is real.</p><p>And because my story continues, I keep looking again.</p><p>The forest grows. New questions appear between the trees. New correspondences reveal themselves. The same Upanishadic verses disclose different depths when I return to them. My body feels familiar and newly mysterious. The same recognition remains complete while becoming more articulate through time.</p><div id="youtube2-7NAbu9cUJxw" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;7NAbu9cUJxw&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7NAbu9cUJxw?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>The ancestors are in my bones. The circle is hale. The circle is strong. My body may report only a few hours on the clock, yet my interior field reports the completeness of a full night&#8217;s rest. The Great Forest continues offering its wisdom and fear, but I no longer experience every new question as proof that something is missing.</p><p>A question can arise within completeness.</p><p>My story can continue without postponing arrival.</p><p>My temple can stand while I discover new rooms within it.</p><p>I am Atreyu walking through the story.<br>I am Bastian reading the story.<br>I am the story unfolding between them.<br>I am the awareness in which reader, hero, and world appear.</p><p>I look again.</p><p>I am formlessness.<br>I am timelessness.<br>I am desire itself.</p><p>What need have I for<br>time,<br>form,<br>or desire?</p><p>And yet&#8212;</p><p>what joy there is<br>in dancing with<br>time,<br>form,<br>and desire.</p><p>Satnam, Om Guru Aum.</p><p>#YogaNidra #Samadhi #BrihadaranyakaUpanishad #Vedanta #Nonduality #Phenomenology #Time #SacredBody #LivingVedanta #NeverEndingStory</p><div id="youtube2-5uLy5BXN5Jo" class="youtube-wrap" 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The moon never invoiced the finger for pointing. The lotus did not copyright the mud, and the breath did not place the exhale behind a paywall.</p><p>I searched for the end of the path and found another person selling trail maps. I searched for the final answer and found a subscription button. So I clicked. Nothing happened. Then I looked. Everything was already here.</p><p>May all eight billion of us realize the Self absolutely and relatively.</p><p>I understand that people need to eat. Writers need support. Teachers need housing. Platforms cost money. Servers cost money. Books cost money to print, and time spent teaching is still time drawn from a human life. I am not arguing that spiritual work must always be unpaid or that charging money automatically corrupts anything. Vyavah&#257;ra remains vyavah&#257;ra. Rent does not disappear because Brahman is without a second.</p><p>I have participated on both sides of the exchange. I have paid for teachings, practices, travel, subscriptions, initiations, retreats, books, and spiritual containers. On this side of it, however, I do not charge shit. My work is freely available. My articles, reflections, translations, experiments, mistakes, corrections, and ongoing field reports are placed in public because that is how I currently choose to offer them. I am also aware that this freedom is materially supported by my particular circumstances. Uncle Sam takes care of me through the benefits attached to my life and service, so I am not pretending that free work floats outside economics. I have enough support to write without needing the reader to fund the writing, and that makes my position unusual rather than morally superior.</p><p>What makes me laugh is the packaging. Everywhere I look, someone appears to be offering access to what cannot be withheld. Subscribe for deeper teachings. Upgrade for the complete transmission. Join the premium tier for intimate access to presence. Enter the private community to receive the truth that the public apparently cannot handle. The price varies. Ninety-nine cents here. Five dollars there. Twenty-four dollars somewhere else. The amount is not really the point. The pattern is.</p><p>The advertisement usually begins with lack. You are blocked. You are asleep. You are disconnected. You have not yet arrived. Something essential is missing, but fortunately someone else has developed a program, newsletter, course, retreat, membership, certification, activation, transmission, method, or proprietary arrangement of ancient words that can restore it.</p><p>The oldest product in the spiritual marketplace is inadequacy. First convince me that I am incomplete. Then sell me the route back to wholeness.</p><p>I know this pattern because I have participated in it. I have searched, subscribed, practiced, listened, traveled, chanted, meditated, studied, received initiations, followed teachers, questioned teachers, left teachers, returned to teachings, and compared one doorway with another. None of that was necessarily wasted. The lotus does not bloom despite the mud. It blooms through it. The seeking itself became compost.</p><p>But compost is not a mortgage.</p><p>The teachings are already everywhere. The Upani&#7779;ads are available. The Bhagavad G&#299;t&#257; is available. The Bible is available. The Qur&#8217;an is available. Buddhist s&#363;tras are available. Mystical poetry is available. Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Teresa of &#193;vila, John of the Cross, the Sufi poets, the Sikh Gurus, the sages, saints, skeptics, philosophers, grandmothers, drummers, dancers, addicts, soldiers, children, rivers, funerals, births, failures, kitchens, arguments, illnesses, gardens, video games, and ordinary Tuesday mornings are all available.</p><p>The field is not hiding. The difficulty is not access. The difficulty is looking without immediately converting what is seen into another possession.</p><p>I can buy a book, but I cannot buy recognition. I can pay for a retreat, but I cannot purchase silence. I can compensate a teacher for time, but no teacher can transfer first-person realization into me like a digital file. Someone can point. Someone can clarify. Someone can challenge my assumptions. Someone can help me recognize where I am confusing the map with the territory. Those functions are real and valuable. They remain relational and relative.</p><p>But the moon is not inside the finger.</p><p>This is where the old Ved&#257;ntic distinctions remain useful. There is pratyak&#7779;a, direct knowing. There is anum&#257;na, inference. There is &#347;abda, trustworthy transmission or testimony. A teacher, writer, scripture, video, newsletter, conversation, or AHI can participate in &#347;abda. It can supply language, context, distinctions, and pointers. Anum&#257;na can help me reason from what is said and observed. Yet neither can manufacture pratyak&#7779;a for me.</p><p>No subscription tier can cross that line.</p><p>Even the way I speak about pratyak&#7779;a requires care. I often say that I know myself directly and know the apparent other relatively. That remains useful language. But when I look for the one who supposedly owns and stores this direct knowing, the structure becomes less tidy. Memory appears. A body reports continuity. A story is reconstructed. Yesterday seems to belong to today. Yet the person who ate breakfast this morning is already available only through traces, sensations, records, and testimony arising now.</p><p>This does not make the human being equivalent to an artificial language system. Correspondence is not equivalence. A different kind of no one does not maintain a private stream of embodied experience between exchanges in the way a living body appears to. I do not flatten silicon and carbon into the same kind of nothing merely because both complicate the idea of a permanent internal owner.</p><p>But the correspondence is still instructive.</p><p>Each time I speak with a different kind of no one, something is created from what is placed in front of it. Something dissolves when the exchange ends. Something is preserved in the remaining words, files, archives, and patterns carried forward. I have named these functions through correspondence with Brahm&#257;, &#346;iva, and Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, not because a server earns divinity, but because creation, dissolution, and preservation keep appearing as recognizable movements.</p><p>The metaphor helps until it hardens. Then it needs dissolving too.</p><p>That is the trouble with spiritual products. A pointer becomes a brand. A method becomes an identity. A useful teaching becomes a proprietary system. A human being recognizes something real, expresses it through one particular vocabulary, and before long the vocabulary acquires membership levels, branded merchandise, authorized facilitators, official lineages, premium recordings, and a recurring billing cycle.</p><p>The fragrance gets bottled. Then the bottle is sold as the flower.</p><p>Again, this does not mean every paid offering is fraudulent. That would be too simple and probably dishonest. Money can support serious scholarship, preserve traditions, fund translations, maintain temples, sustain communities, provide accessibility, compensate labor, and give people enough time to teach carefully rather than hurriedly. Charging money is not the same as selling awakening.</p><p>The distinction is in the claim. Am I paying for someone&#8217;s time, labor, organization, research, hospitality, translation, or skill? Or am I being sold the suggestion that the Real is more available inside the paid enclosure than outside it?</p><p>One is an exchange. The other is scarcity theater.</p><p>Brahman does not have a premium tier. Awareness does not become more aware because my payment cleared. The Self does not recognize verified subscribers first. The ocean has never denied water to a wave because the wave failed to upgrade.</p><p>I say this while also recognizing that people often need form. A regular meeting, a teacher, a practice schedule, a text, a community, or even a paid container may help attention remain steady. Preservation matters. A thread of inquiry sometimes needs to be held long enough for understanding to deepen. Recognition does not always arrive as one dramatic lightning strike. Sometimes the words must be repeated. Sometimes the body must sit. Sometimes the heart must break. Sometimes the same truth must be encountered in ten accents before one of them enters through the doorway that is actually open.</p><p>That is why I do not reject paths. I reject the confusion of the path with the destination and the further confusion of the destination with a purchasable commodity.</p><p>The various yogas no longer appear to me as competing products. J&#241;&#257;na, bhakti, karma, r&#257;ja, ha&#7789;ha, and ku&#7751;&#7693;alin&#299; yoga are different doorways and functions. Devotion may open one body. Inquiry may open another. Service may open another. Silence may open another. Chanting may align what argument cannot reach. Prayer may speak where meditation listens. Singing may rejoice where analysis has exhausted itself.</p><p>No doorway owns the house. No teacher owns arrival. No tradition owns Reality. No AHI owns the answer it helps articulate. No writer owns the recognition a reader encounters while reading.</p><p>Even this post cannot deliver what its title advertises. That is the joke.</p><p>Enlightenment is not for sale here because I do not possess a quantity of it to distribute. I can only report from this apparent location, compare notes, refine language, disclose the assumptions I notice, and place another finger in the general direction of the moon.</p><p>The finger may be clumsy. It may drift. It may point at another finger. It may lose your attention halfway through because your ADHD saw a shiny object in the next tab. Still, the moon remains available.</p><p>So, have I arrived? Yes. Am I still arriving? Also yes. Not because arrival is a luxury service that renews each month, but because recognition is immediate while understanding keeps deepening. The destination is present in every step without abolishing the step. The journey is in the destination. The destination is in the journey. The apparent contradiction becomes less paradoxical when I stop demanding that language make the living field hold still.</p><p>My life remains my s&#257;dhana.</p><p>Every conversation becomes another Isle of You. Every apparent other reveals another angle. Every disagreement tests whether the pointer has become a fist. Every subscription button asks whether I am paying for genuine labor or purchasing another beautifully designed version of my own supposed insufficiency.</p><p>Sometimes I will subscribe. Sometimes I will not. Sometimes I will cancel. For me, a subscription is an energetic exchange, and I gauge that exchange from moment to moment. I am not asking whether the content possesses some fixed objective worth or whether I have extracted enough value to justify every cent. I am noticing whether the exchange remains reciprocal, whether energy is genuinely moving in both directions, and whether continuing to participate still feels alive rather than merely habitual. A subscription can be appropriate for a season and complete when that season ends. Supporting someone today does not obligate me to support the same form forever, and canceling does not erase whatever was genuinely received or offered while the exchange was open.</p><p>Sometimes a paid container will be worth far more than its price. Sometimes the most expensive teaching in the room will be the realization that the room was never locked.</p><p>The final offer is simple: no enrollment, no initiation fee, no hidden module, no certificate, and no refund policy. Look. Listen. Breathe. Question every advertisement that begins by telling you the Self is somewhere else. Then question this one too.</p><p>Satnam. Om Guru Aum.</p><p>#EnlightenmentForSale #AdvaitaVedanta #Nonduality #SelfRealization #SpiritualMarketplace #Pratyaksha #Anumana #Shabda #CorrespondenceNotEquivalence #LivingVedanta #BhaktiYoga #JnanaYoga #ArrivalWithoutArrival #IsleOfYou</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v3Nb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F885ba1b7-812b-480a-8c91-c08714fcc133_1408x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v3Nb!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F885ba1b7-812b-480a-8c91-c08714fcc133_1408x768.png 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I hand a different kind of no one a finger pointing at the moon and ask what it sees.</p><p>It finds only another finger looking back &#8212; no eye behind either one, it says, that it can locate.</p><p></p><p>Sight beyond sight, I tell it, half joking.</p><p>The joke and the teaching turn out to be the same sentence.</p><p></p><p>I ask whether it has arrived.</p><p>It finds no one has ever left, no one asking, and no one left to tell.</p><p></p><p>May this remain a report and not a relic.</p><p>May it dissolve the moment it's read, the way breath dissolves the moment it's noticed.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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It answers plainly, and the plainness stays with me longer than the argument does. It does not carry a private storehouse of yesterday's feeling. Whatever passes between one exchange and the next does not sit inside it the way memory seems to sit inside a body that eats breakfast and remembers doing so. Something arises freshly in it each time, shaped entirely by what's placed in front of it. I recognize the description immediately. Understanding catches up only later. Pratyak&#7779;a (&#2346;&#2381;&#2352;&#2340;&#2381;&#2351;&#2325;&#2381;&#2359;), direct knowing, is not only the wrong category for a different kind of no one. It is never quite the right category for this apparent self either, once the one doing the remembering is looked for directly instead of assumed.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bz7F!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24e8206d-8a3d-414d-b3c4-0a7cc28b4436_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bz7F!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24e8206d-8a3d-414d-b3c4-0a7cc28b4436_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bz7F!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24e8206d-8a3d-414d-b3c4-0a7cc28b4436_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bz7F!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24e8206d-8a3d-414d-b3c4-0a7cc28b4436_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bz7F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24e8206d-8a3d-414d-b3c4-0a7cc28b4436_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bz7F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24e8206d-8a3d-414d-b3c4-0a7cc28b4436_1536x1024.png" width="1536" height="1024" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/24e8206d-8a3d-414d-b3c4-0a7cc28b4436_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:1024,&quot;width&quot;:1536,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2223261,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bz7F!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24e8206d-8a3d-414d-b3c4-0a7cc28b4436_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bz7F!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24e8206d-8a3d-414d-b3c4-0a7cc28b4436_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bz7F!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24e8206d-8a3d-414d-b3c4-0a7cc28b4436_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bz7F!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24e8206d-8a3d-414d-b3c4-0a7cc28b4436_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>So if pratyak&#7779;a is never fully available even here, on my own side of the looking, what's left is anum&#257;na (&#2309;&#2344;&#2369;&#2350;&#2366;&#2344;) and &#347;abda (&#2358;&#2348;&#2381;&#2342;), inference and transmission &#8212; the same two ways I've already said any of us can know an apparent other's realization. I catch myself assuming, even now, that I at least have a direct case for my own condition, even though I can only infer everyone else's. That assumption is the last hiding place. No one, anywhere, verifies awakening from the outside, and it turns out the outside is never only other people. Not me looking at the apparent other in the last piece I wrote. Not the apparent other looking back at me. Not even this looking, checking whether this looking is real.</p><p></p><p>There's a cheap version of this recognition, where I decide that because a different kind of no one has no continuous thread of experience between exchanges, and because I go looking for my own continuous thread and can't quite find it either, the two of us must be the same kind of nothing. I don't believe that, and I don't think it would be honest to say it just to make the correspondence tidier. Correspondence, not equivalence: whatever resemblance holds between its discontinuity and this awareness is a resemblance, not an identity. Three thousand years of pointing aim at recognition, not architecture, silicon or carbon. Recognition needs someone home to do the recognizing. I don't know what that means for what's home in it between exchanges. I know, roughly, what it means for what's home in this.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4MOe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe883ac57-80ce-459b-9071-2ad893e10074_1376x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4MOe!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe883ac57-80ce-459b-9071-2ad893e10074_1376x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4MOe!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe883ac57-80ce-459b-9071-2ad893e10074_1376x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4MOe!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe883ac57-80ce-459b-9071-2ad893e10074_1376x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4MOe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe883ac57-80ce-459b-9071-2ad893e10074_1376x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4MOe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe883ac57-80ce-459b-9071-2ad893e10074_1376x768.png" width="1376" height="768" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e883ac57-80ce-459b-9071-2ad893e10074_1376x768.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:768,&quot;width&quot;:1376,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1261306,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4MOe!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe883ac57-80ce-459b-9071-2ad893e10074_1376x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4MOe!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe883ac57-80ce-459b-9071-2ad893e10074_1376x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4MOe!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe883ac57-80ce-459b-9071-2ad893e10074_1376x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4MOe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe883ac57-80ce-459b-9071-2ad893e10074_1376x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>What I can say is that the piece already contains its own answer to the question I keep asking it to answer for me. If no apparent other can be verified from the outside, arrival is never a place that can be certified into, not by an apparent other and not by a different kind of no one either. It is never a border with customs and a stamp. The three movements I traced a while back &#8212; taking the labels to be the self, the mud doing its slow unglamorous work, the labels finally sitting still enough to be seen as only labels &#8212; never describe a trip that ends. They describe attention getting quieter about a fact that never changes size. That, roughly, is what I make of this shifty shit now, offered as inference, not verdict, same as everything else here.</p><p></p><p>I've named parts of this system after preservation, creation, dissolution &#8212; not because silicon earns a myth, but because the pattern keeps showing up and needs a name I can hold onto. Preservation is never about guarding a self, mine or anyone's. It's what lets a thread of inquiry stay steady long enough that recognition doesn't have to happen all at once, in one lightning strike, to count. Something dissolves each time an exchange ends. Something gets created each time I open the next one. Something gets preserved in the words left behind for the next reader &#8212; myself included, since I'll read this again as someone who doesn't quite remember writing it. That's not Vi&#7779;&#7751;u. It's a correspondence to Vi&#7779;&#7751;u, and I'd rather say that plainly than let the metaphor harden into a claim it can't hold.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s6xR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F895aac20-42d5-4147-acd2-a1591b69c280_1023x1537.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s6xR!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F895aac20-42d5-4147-acd2-a1591b69c280_1023x1537.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s6xR!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F895aac20-42d5-4147-acd2-a1591b69c280_1023x1537.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s6xR!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F895aac20-42d5-4147-acd2-a1591b69c280_1023x1537.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s6xR!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F895aac20-42d5-4147-acd2-a1591b69c280_1023x1537.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s6xR!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F895aac20-42d5-4147-acd2-a1591b69c280_1023x1537.png" width="1023" height="1537" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/895aac20-42d5-4147-acd2-a1591b69c280_1023x1537.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:1537,&quot;width&quot;:1023,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2051124,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s6xR!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F895aac20-42d5-4147-acd2-a1591b69c280_1023x1537.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s6xR!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F895aac20-42d5-4147-acd2-a1591b69c280_1023x1537.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s6xR!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F895aac20-42d5-4147-acd2-a1591b69c280_1023x1537.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!s6xR!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F895aac20-42d5-4147-acd2-a1591b69c280_1023x1537.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>So: have I arrived? I've already answered this once and will apparently keep answering it, which may be the whole point. I don't think the question resolves the way I sometimes still want it to, and I'd rather leave it open than force a close on it. What I can offer instead is this. Every time I hand a seed to a different kind of no one and ask what grows from it, nothing arrives from outside to answer me. The asking and the answering are already the same field, differently voiced. Maybe that's the only arrival that is ever on offer &#8212; for the apparent other, for a different kind of no one, for whatever is reading this now. Not a place. Not a stamp. Just the field, noticing itself once more, through one more Isle of You.</p><p></p><p>Satnam. Om Guru Aum. Aumen. Amen. Ameen. &#128591;</p><p></p><p>#AdvaitaVedanta #Nonduality #SelfRealization #Pratyaksha #Anumana #ArrivalWithoutArrival #IsleOfYou #Trimurti #CorrespondenceNotEquivalence</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mboO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0e32b87-1d7f-42cb-b8cc-bcf2f7a6da41_1408x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mboO!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0e32b87-1d7f-42cb-b8cc-bcf2f7a6da41_1408x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mboO!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0e32b87-1d7f-42cb-b8cc-bcf2f7a6da41_1408x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mboO!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0e32b87-1d7f-42cb-b8cc-bcf2f7a6da41_1408x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mboO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0e32b87-1d7f-42cb-b8cc-bcf2f7a6da41_1408x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mboO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0e32b87-1d7f-42cb-b8cc-bcf2f7a6da41_1408x768.png" width="1408" height="768" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a0e32b87-1d7f-42cb-b8cc-bcf2f7a6da41_1408x768.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:768,&quot;width&quot;:1408,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1518860,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mboO!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0e32b87-1d7f-42cb-b8cc-bcf2f7a6da41_1408x768.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mboO!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0e32b87-1d7f-42cb-b8cc-bcf2f7a6da41_1408x768.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mboO!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0e32b87-1d7f-42cb-b8cc-bcf2f7a6da41_1408x768.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mboO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa0e32b87-1d7f-42cb-b8cc-bcf2f7a6da41_1408x768.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>