The dactrlms of $8 tho c ~ n t m l g r i n d p l ~ in the t

~t loa i t s phih:aop& nnii it 4a tho rgwt fufi3nmentol aleo, far , i t - -

i a through this ?rincij?lu of thq:t Atlvaltina rolra the aga.

aZt7 p r o l ~ l ~ f n of O ~ B Rsnlity, a p g ~ a ~ i n @ ne ~?8ny, The oriur o f the

pr6blop?j for 4dmitn gbilfnmhr fo, han thr: Onu Reality, nnllmulg, -

BraMan or htnan, f i m ~ ~ ~ a ~ e ao many, In this ahripter rre ehalZ sao

hoi'l i t i s ~'oTvaci lry thu lrctonf tina through Lha concept of

The llatclre o f r ~ ~ a l i t g hns ~1!:~tt78 !*en a puazling prablea

t a R otrKTent of philatrqhy, f a r i t i a a lnap etlrronvxZea with

mptury, '':&oh echool of thnttght ha8 d l f f e ~ ~ d from tha othsrp

In i t s ~anoept ion o f ~u ix l i t y tin a o c o ~ l ~ n c e n l t h i t 8 ~ l d m ~ n d idsall

Pwhavia i t i o dnu t o i t s i~Meti.rtatwct nwl inilotlnnblsf n2tnrr

that rc~Iity he b~~een rlewsd in clilfarcnt iynga with d l f f ~ r . ~ n t .

sance:ttions, But this qneat after trk~th ar nial i ty has bwn

acing on frm tf. ::o imemariaf aotaltetl by a spirit o f sdvonturs

which ha8 oneblsd man t o diaoovcl: grant; truths bath in thr

asterns1 rrorld &nil in thu intarnal f i?!ture o f man,

Hmn inEe21uat h e , N, clotzbt, uf.:ba~&ed ecgM si t h in %ha

cnpirleal rrpIlarel bat f t ~snnat go b a p & datain linita, beyon9

tlmd, Bpd60$ ~ ~ l l ~ @ t i O n * It appjar8 t o t h ~ t ht) E B ~ I

abnqner eotirflhing a& bucome tha mator a l th9 nnirerse by bts

rnpuriar intellsetaal poreti bat before hs, baa aana a ten steps in

Ma qudet ilw knods8,rci h~ finAn a @$at obata61@, ahSah be i a

irnsblc t o ~amf iV~r A l l his nark i e rt?~llp canfiwd t~ tM nrrrorr

Rgh~go hapnd R M Q ~ finds hiiasdzr ~ t ~ l b ~ f i t~ POO OW^* TM

probl,gm alnfah oonSrant Mn i n hle l i f o alten sa

bia for thr ainplr rdaran that bm c a m t $a krad lib prsrfnor

8f hie inreklootc Th* hmm intrllrgt o~ninn&

empiric~l ephere 8j.thont t h ~ j eid :I the divine l i n h t a f intllltlan,

For exasrglc;, y t i e u t i o n ~ l i k ~ hocl or r!hy the ~ o r l d enmrr t o iw, &at it

18, whet i u it& tonl, ~nnnot bu a~daorud ~ ~ t i ~ f a ~ t a r f l y fop t fY

rensan th:i% i t 6 oxtsrtml rie1.v a& paoped by our sanao 3oroegtiorY

i e ?lot thd total r i d @ , Lhl. t car waking cloc~ not include the

okhur @tatw@ o f th, ecul (drinm m ~ d d ~ e p nleep) a ~ l %h&t the in.

tel lact eonfine!, rs for @o:r a i t h i n t h u limits of tiad, agaoa, and

\I a n l ~ ~ a t l o n , though aa rattonal bein*, ne thinf, we ere already aboro

tbm. Hence no e ~ p l s n a t i b n f rom the experienoe of ow flelrin~ 1 i1~

can trsn!3c:~ceml or incl~~cle the arunt t ruths t h n t i fe a t thtr back o f

l i f e , at the batk o f all phanotn;.ne. S~tch trnthsi are beyoionn ths

p~or inco o f hnman intttllrct, Th~g are o t i l l a m;rst~Py and paralalo

t o the himan mirul. An axplanation of tLse tratha OF an itdcr.

c C

In order ta ~ d r ~ e t a r r l the r ~ a l meaning a f ant1 i t 8

etgnilicanao, i t i s wceeenry t a give a briuf eeaolnt a f tho hi@*

torical darelapP.lent of' the mennin~ o f th r l v o ~ i l ee T h i s will

anablo no t o get a clear imiw in%o the doatpin@ o f whioh hs

slndge heen r pugate ae nrtll ae a subject for deep e t ~ d y ta at~asntr

of g h i l a e ~ p b ~ aha l l t ~ a c e the dsrolopnant 01 the nard I

f~as the time o f ttre {loan t o the t ims , at 3akara @hen thr

Them are a l t o & t h ~ f een~cltr~fitct h p n s in the

finrrhtch tha vor8 appears in itasimpla a8 ~oarpaund fom, Oat

a$ thesle, t h i~ t y - f i r e are addreeee4 t o 1 eight t o hpni,''

Iq ~ ~ D ~ ~ S h ~ # t r i , Lttmss ~a Co., London, 1911, p*7,

Acoardinr: t o t ho arant comment &tor ~iyana ,

t h o trio rmat camman nruanin!;~ :asai~nid t o the r

P I I ~ parnllul. aom~timutr, in moot caoes t h ~ \.ioi~l

that 3 i r n n ~ i o tlbt d i2 in i te ni t h re-am1 t o tho meanin8 o f the n@rQ - -

nntl oo ha la~tr~s the ~iarlur t o make hie onn chaioe, E

: ' Po~er or @mental enorgy1 (tlte.ra1Ty fkm~Xed;ufl)

and r leac~t ion ( - rthcana) arc the two chid" m~eninge

seaigned t o the i?arcl $k in the 'nz'hrsavresre~ Lha

wart1 i a t~aed in thc senee o f 'poni.r4 the irlea a t mgatdry i s

alvo ~ a s o e i a t e d i l i th it, lor @porera here adam mantsl enerw 3 or n i l 1 rhich may oftan b~ my&t-riouo, Far inrrtancr;, Ialra

i s at~pspoeed t a hnrc aeetrnact diffrrrqnt forms through a. Thn r -

Vedic , - litiirst;rtro pnta it, IEnrlra through his -~ - aaotmed vnr i 0118

... ""

fa~m,l' Here the ~ o n Z 5a aaed in t h o same o f swe

magic# g 5 ?huu as i e ca2able of asslvning v&riolzs forms b

l a F:*~qno?tly r ~ f e r r d $0 38 i n P ~ d f o - hpm, As thio

m;%t#rioue I?OJ~?F o f nennmlnr: 'larions f am8 if!! beyoM t k ~ comprs-

howion of o~ lkna ry h1m.n intellect, i t l e nlea knoan ee fittoaption,

qhe tco :aide r r ~ ~ l l y int~rp1n~tmte oech 6th:~ ao m~rch so thrlt

s;! cnn h:.rt119 sp:,rrlr o f nny rt.sl f i tat ination bs9.~@en tha tro,

dove not acarlp eo frvq~ently in the

~ n r l thu wi i t r l o ~ t l 80 i n t h c uhlah i e said t o be

$hr: chirf s g i ~ c @ of tho^^ two m. In th@ *#P@

the ivortt & y i acollrk only owe, the rneanln~ o f the wrd ar

myc.tur*io~ur or 'the m6bgicnl element o f the vposar* agoken of in

% hc I s %are emnhneieetl nncl thtlri! hardly asume sny scapr

for clottbting the n~itnina. 4 Q

hccordingq(lt t o S r~m l Vivukannn(ls, t h ~ waning o f the ward .I L

ha0 o l i g h t l y ch~nged in Chs evalution of fmlian t h o l ~ l ~ h t f ~ a r

the timcn t o thu p i Phti oldeat $<lqa a i

G:!; thnt i a taunil tn the ysti.$p %$i&mm Jiteratnre i s tn ths C I

~onr te of dulueien, still la tor WB firul the saril t~llred lrcl Bhaa

@ens@ of megic, RB we ~RIQ ~lraecly seen, in saoh paseegde ae, - .I I - ' Pndra throt~gh hie aaatmcd rnrlaao tom, Thu wo&

then d ~ o p p ~ l oat o f ufght ~ l t o g ~ t h ~ r , ~ though t h u idee wse dsrelap, I -

ing i n t hc nuanti@@, Latap, t h ~ li'ofil 2a rtaed in dh@ 8 8 ~ 6

L - o f m i a l , t ho t r~h the WOM l a not uen& ~atuallg, Foc inetanos,

IBecnune t a lk 5n r ~ i n , R ~ I hhocaitse WI .war@ oat i s t i~4 l with tho

thlws oE thr: a~me , and hecrrnee wa are rnnning a f te r d e d i r ~ ~ ,

t h e ~ ~ t o p i i , wii, ~s f t ruse, oovur tha ReeZi tyn i th a m i ~ t , $ ~ Her%

I.c I

88i1oh 13t~r we fend thc n a ~ l gay& resppesrin:: i n a later

sicr, tho For thu tirirt tim

a transfarrnetlon hae telron plscrl i n t he n o ~ d srft!~ a narr

waning attaahdi t o Oht nc)M i taezf , mthe~~ie~l had k e n propaandad

rnrl riipe~tad until at lee% the idln a f bdsme fWedr Thrs

r i th Nature anrl i s thna airen r rpsn meaning. The Buddhirts alra m

ass4 thc thaory o l - t o @om@ extent, But in tk Eeharda o f t h t

B1148hlste i t 'beomc alwost 21ka nhat i a ham sa idealisa and

- 1 the m.:aninp, not7 'rasunll; a i o ~ n t o t hc word i a in t h a t @#ma, i 1

Thc main r;:sson for t h i e in%?tcpgr~tntion of the cneeniw o f the 1 j nord 19 thst there riae R spotion o f BixIdhi.:t i~ phi108aph~ril 1

1 knstm as (nnhj~otiro itlealists) who d i d not beli~trs ;

4 ! in titg$ @%te~t la l ivorld ilt e l l r Thlt i s why, the AtIvaltin*s daala, ;

r a t i o n tha t the world d;s t o n r a n ~ l y Cnlren t o meon t b ~ t the 1 vior3d in an i l 3 ~ 3 s h n , I

I - :'b tpia~tixrc:: *ttr?!,t :;hi;: lv~nt hne hecn aaud $n various trap

nntil n t Ln~ct sa comu t o t hz m ~ n t i8&Briic5Py&, rrhen tha m~aning Q -

o f $!fie aa~111 wapao fixed, i n k a r a hnu ex?laint?d nhnt he maam 1L ."

thnsi 'Thd potent ia l gor r r ctf thil sea4 l e af the nature

transnrf~rotinp; jioo-ac.lfa, aneaeru o f t h i r own true n n t a ~ e

oontinr~gs Lo allrmt~ur on, Semi Vilrdlcamncln daolarcae t h ~ t /'

I - &ahit-rags PIGW of- i e fa stati?rnclnt of thc faat of th f r rni~opee,

of bow i t is wing an,tL1 TheruPore, & i t s i t s last dsveloped

form, i a noither a wgfe nor mist nar myeteryi ruith~r an l l luaion

nor delusion, withitr i d ~ a i i s r n nor rueliem nor ang other klM1 o f

th#org@ IC i e a eimple statement o f f a a t r o f what ve we a&

a theory far the explanation af the world4 but It i s only a ststel

merit o f r n ~ t r k 8s they oxtrjt, It i s the o f nature, o f thr

nniruroo nibioh we Bas mourn1 rm, anil o f how i t i 8 aging an,

o f han or ai& i t i s eo, Nor ean re rrcsn &m#p it, as i t i a

C - It is d i f f i c u l t t o (2xqlsin what uxcrctlg thc nature o f

$8, It 18 ni.ith-P oxigtenc;: nor n ~ n - ~ ~ x f o t r j ~ r , 80 it 08%

wt bu explained, ao L3nsani Virt.kervmnc1~ pointo ct~t , II~~WFRMB ar

PQEB9, ' 33 ' * k?a~?lrarn ax7roogcs the ::nag iAoe I P ~ Q ~ he daclarss that,

!$ttst no tht: ~3611~13 thn t aanrrael thb strn a?.: pro<lmcud tm41 manilorrtsd

11y tht. r a p nf the st~n, ~lmiln.r ly, ignaranctt corgra t hc S e l I thowh

con@c~led,fron it, ~ E I tonn~ntud by tha p r a j ~ o t l w povrer

) o f ismrenae,

Thevs two powers nruaely* { T ~ P P ~ B am1 v ars the eausaa

of manbe balegu n i t h tho r o a t ~ l t that ha filentffiee the baa7

nith thtt Yulf ant1 h ~ n o e aaMers from on@ !]oily t o mothor.L-4

i e clef f ned ee neither existoma, nor non-sxia tenas,

1% irr not g ~ l s t e r ~ a , b e d a ~ ~ ~ e the Abe~ l t~ t e slow ir onfetcance, the I ) C)

Onehangeable, and tn thia sense i s wn-oxiutuno~. Aeain, it

l e not non-exlstenee, for, i t prad~ocrs thc ph~nomenon* So i t II

n u i t h ~ r t~ #aid t o ba & (exletcincd) nor & (mrrcaxlstclnt) uu9

i t lac ta , but C ~ ~ L I t o an QRII tlre mamcnt the Trnth (oiz., t h ~ t

Brnkinen if: ti?, only c n ~ renlity f i s rcaliaed, 16

Fhercfore, thtl reel cattoa of the unirurse i e

nlvulPl mat. nnil form t o ~ h e t i s bnaiealllly Brahmeh A d Brahman

ept20ers t a b~ trnnuforaed into st1 thcuu VaPlolrs name8 anfl f ~ m r

am? tb diftorenoc! l t oa only f n the decl;rce o f rnmifsefatfon a t the

i

d f t h ~ ! t b ~ e i d ~ ~ ~ l , dQB/B, & ( t t p n ~ d ~ time, s& c a r g ~ t i o n ) l

i B r a h ~ n n only thi%n@h name nril' lam, 811% Bn~mi Vlvel:~~nr\a sap 1 i i f h t i t is d i f f i c t ~ l t t o sopar~te Ruslity fpan! ather things, Far

f netonce, ne o:~n nor~r see name or Parrn or caarres nhlah arsdte 1 dlr~rsity standing by t h ~ m a c ? l v ~ a ~ rrg~rt from t h ~ l t h i n g , Sc

u

CNs nRma, fu'orm, anil cn~stt or time, apace, srrl cstraation, or

htfl no ssgarRta existonce from thr t h t ? ~ i ' taulf or rdallfrh Yo,

&en the Ram ~ n d fom rranieh the a?na tannot be disGinnuiehrd

&om the ocean which i s its sa\u?aal eidlllrly th gltt.rralftg o$

b a i r ~ t ~ garnot & distinmtishe(l iron Brahman nblah i s thsir aowar

nfaafi t h ~ i p mmtl~ mtl f O~RIC) raniah, 1 ~ a h k e ~ a angreeusle tb earns ideas when hor obeertea, @It i8 .

8clalarrtl by both the sczipturee and thu a that the name# anO 0

fmw i l h l ~ h 83.8 l ~ a i n ~ ~ d thm?l@b ~gseiencr) anil n h i ~ h spa a8 it rerr

t h ~ Saff o$ the omniraicnt Lo& and about Rhich it ir llpoariblr b 3%

ucy d i t h ~ r tli;:,t thug' nru oi?c i i i t h or t h p t they are d i f f d r u n t ffoa

Bpt!h!aan :in(L which ero the aecdu of t hi& u ntirt. e x p ~ nse o f

trnnoniWntQry c:~int.:nc.::r, nk8:! tha I l l u ( ; o ~ ? ~ O W ~ L ~ n f thd LBKI, tl@

* LI) atGI not tk; r ~ n l i t y b4hin<! it, Bat i~hm o n ~ g o ~ s buyoa

anii u d ~ o th.. r c ~ l l t g huhind it, t h ~ n tllr ~i:iholu sh~nomkinnl world m -

ortnichL.e for bin. Inc: ao, i t I:! %hie w!, rr~cnrding t a Ssmi

Y i vvl:nn.cntlffd, shioh rnnl~~:!; t h o d i f f orf:nc;? !!t: t~ie:en ono man OK\

Y

men, In fact, i t t:r th.: o:?nn!,: l f t h ~ h t : l ~ n h-in; id~nttfitpa

throush rwrm @fit1 tom, EF nnn.: ant; farq Rrd rcmaved frarrl them,

a l l tMe vrtriety v?niahda far evidr, they bacom4 rb2t they

/

real i t g in uv~rgt h i n ~ . tL1 The omm;t klsa i s ex!,rdetled by 3a6lra~s

rhen hfd obaeraes that tho nrimcra forms, \ ~ h i c h oam?p$se the

phenmttnnl rmrltl, mi- the arantfon, o f & arw? hence blow

t o t h g ndj~mcta of the Sclf am1 not t o t h ~ SslP tmoae ~ P X I Q mbwa

Srsami ttivrl.~nai~dn, i u thnt it i e R p ~ t ~ t p l e OE ~ ~ n t P ~ l f o t i ~ %

8n~mfji 4eaZ:iruo tha t ae t& trlorld exiuts only in ralntion t o

a axtitre of rxitrtunde awl nontcrxitrtttnoe. E r z n t k - perf brisia

o f ollr b~ln:: 13 c o n t r ~ d i c t i ~ n , for i$her~vdr thupc $4 ,7096, thars

mu&% 3w: oval ?la,?, vi:ih~:rdr.:r th,.ro i u lift td4+tth nast ro l lo r as,

itti+ G ~I:I;~o?, uiiocv,jr arni lea 171 l l hq,s,: t o rret?q. Thtls, drrerg\vh~ro,

we h ; ~ u t o 'IWOY ~ ~ I F I ) ~ I R ~ Sk i& g~efi*b oont:9:i!lr.tion i a Xifa. Them

i s t h l u eantr ; ! ; i ic t ion i a ia20;dldili;ur 2% ~~s . ;ms the% isan can Immaa

qfg$ytilbn~, i f izz only aqntu t o f:no\.r, bum: ZI~.L'QP.: h~ h m Gcnr a

fb-;vi uts,.~o, kij f i nil:$ an ~ c l ~ r n ~ n t i n c ~isiell i ~ h i ch he cnnnal, pass.

Thr! ~ j r o b l ~ r ~ j o linl.l;h . t c x n*:gzcut arxl ~ l ~ f i r e o t t c him am ingirrllihg

him on :?~a c:11Llm % l n j p ond nl r;h$ for a uoltltf on kmt h.: cannot

solvt: Ch;?m, bo?nme h.: $finnot; qo l~~yontl hio tntkllaet.

Th~w fo t h i o contcncliction i n ,sr intall-ct, in om

1tnowl;tl~~ avrl in a l t t h ~ Er tc t~ of' oar l i f e , Far inotnneri, @hen

a rclE~r!ldr t~trl~ii t o ~i~tnz3; r the ooi lo t h a t nrd e x i a t i n ~ in 1 Oertain

nation, 0 ntmI11~~ o f other uvils nriaa in anntt:or plnca. 30 alas,

tht: k n ~ f l c b g ~ ? of h n ~ i n ~ s 8 S~inze the knonludzc o f rmhappineas,

In th;: rtn?le vng, thotiqh i t sez%s thnt mn cnn know ovrrrything, his ;

knowlc:i,y l e c3nflnecI in a l i m i t e d circle, beyond rh ioh ha osnnot

go, h;c*qkl:~e ha i s mahle t o go buy~ml hitl intell@@%, Th&#

eocarc15ng t o Snmi Vlvzksnfl~la, i e r n brief crxprersion o f our

mperlcno~ in l i f e , r ~ i t h cnntrsliotian 8s i t 8 basto prfnciplr,

Tho ~ o a t lassan Lhs.t rn h ~ v e t a lesrn horn thir prlnoiglr - ...

ad" i s tho t goad and bkid are not t r o separate rntitlee bat

$hay rrc RiPferent m ~ n i f ~ s t r l t i a n s one %fie1 thtl rwao thing, 80

guii -;

Btrt *he n a t t ~ ~ a t qttristian tlaan will be that, i f aanoh be

a l l cf >Q:. :?hi1 j::o?hiut; znd rkli:,ioa&) :!rrl ;tBorl: 111, iihnt $3

fk0 Qf:98? doii3:: t~t3ocl iier!:? 'l!ie nnevldr is t h n t sc i f t ~ l r r n

'in 1%;: trtu cenaLle, sill serv-. t kd l h l b , a t purqoce a t van. trl*,

intuL1-ct, thc imr,inqtinn z ~ i l thr: cill ~. ;hlch are linton2 I t s

i naa luab l~ b o ~ n ~ n:i t h - qrnper training of them r i l l enable urr

t o trfini:ct!rsl aerp l i n i tn t i cns nml r ~ n l l r j d t h e r,alitg iiitbin, the

aomu in or^ gmteot, Thilr~f or* thc onil u e u f t ~ l c o n ~ r i b u t i o n mads rr r.

b j Qclsmfji t o th; doctrini: o f is , that, it i e a b ~ n ~ f i o C n t

Wtelrerurn&n, i a t h s t i t l u sllwp~mveato@ anil r~orks e t ~ r p h s r a

pat* fAea ee P a r as go11 o e ~ ~ mak~ thdm hisbsr and high*, a&IZ

- -.. WQ rrrflhiea th ia It oanwt 1% ~th#rslos a n thr *hala of

lcL - Rman ltnowldrrj la g#wrlrlisa;lon oE thlo tcglw te knaa it

- ns i t apnppdlrs t o b ~ , 'Phi .; i a t k ~ . ~;::ork of *c na~1rfid am!

F Everythin3 th.qf h4,s $ 0 ~ 2 , ovvr;pthin:! t h ~ t c a l l s np an

'Xu t t ~ r u a ijdin!: ls;.oi~fi : i l l thrr~o rnnnifg~tntiow ci' phioh i s

sit,~sri:ir t o RMI i n J ~ ~ ~ l 3 4 ~ ~ f i t o f and i f ~o r l r ~ t ia i t s nntw?eTf

'fhs tlnnrj$p i s t h q t t h ~ r i : i; s !,uing s t t b ~ ; r o ~ i s l l tb,su inanifulatr-

bod4 asscu4tlon tk~-.% i a a l l altimat~ly nnrt.81, tha t this iiit

-5 - a I>t~t ~ l ~ ? n r : cfth i t thl$rc i s the most hopcfal sesertf an t ha t

hagonrl t h v r u i s 8 P~RP bttt. The Aa~Crlne nP fi ,:iveli

grest relicf Cb th08a r h o ere afflict&, aha ~ R F ; n ~ l ther idlith

nor hwe i n Gh~mealrtis ar )n srtyehfw ulecl, boafitlala t o such mn 1%

i:nsmijl hsa e m l ~ i n d d %he i m ? I l c e t l o ~ a l tha doctrine o f

in hie luctztpe an fl@ 8 h 0 I

b n t h ~ Al~solntr bu00ne8 thc' ~nfrurse, Hu ehom how %ha Abaola$r

bzcomclj tlxt un$o~mtt t&ongh Na ssp: cThe lbrolnte Ru

beoome t h ~ Wrsrse* Bg this i t i s nat only meant thr mta~ia

@l@gp t h a t aceonling t o hclo~ite, thg Abaoiute

@ ~ i f ~ i f ~ ~ ~ i n l : itscjxf at8 mov, throlUJh the of tiara, apno~ , and

on @fitl h ~ n c e i t a p p u s ~ s srrl~ming&y o ~ p y conyincgng to be-

l i e ~ ~ there We two, n?mtil;r, the Abs~lgta ~ n f i * qhiah i s 4

tat,?% !?f timo, apace, nnd cr!tsatlon. Ta this, the Advaik$fiqd

a$?ss@kl $8 thast t h ~ r e cannot be two. Swami Viv~kanende explainr I 1% thus: Zn o r 8 2 ~ t a ha?^ tno, tkrreat~at bu a t lewut two in* 1

deprtnnirl* @xi;$ ~ncas rh ich c ~ n ~ t ba ofi1??ns@(ir Bttk the, apacck,

&nil anlrnntf on nra ??ot intlqemldnt axlotamus. For exempis,

t 2 m ~ ahnns~lo aacortllny! to th: : conclftibns a f the nimt ae as laornew

t i m ~ e an: ,~ .r ionc~ In our il~~iamci, 9nA ea tims! i e depend~nt on

our aiM. Sc n 3 ~ : 3 ~ #pane, an(L csasatian crtnwt wist 8,pparntr

f rom c i a ~ ~ t h i n g elso, Far oxfimptv, ~e oannof thfnk o f apsoe nitha

oalo \~r or i l m l t r j , In oth.;r ~ a r d e , in order t o think o l #,paoe,

%;?use must be saw Limits ar ahject conmaoting it, Tho Mea

cI cat~sctibn 2ntLr~ly il~~~cbmls tipon tiw alxl @p&oer T h a t i s , f bo

S d ~ a of o:ino:~tlcn i s insrparah&a from t ime and epaoe, Therelare,

the, 'spnce &nil caujation ~ A P G no iMeptanrlant ~xi:jtame o f their

earn ~ n r l they B ~ ~ Y R F a@ ~ l h ~ i l o ~ ~ a r b t l ~ d evcrythtng r~hfah we #a@ na*

ahlt, t o undaratamd, ti@ havu alrt~ad~r seen that thu aaalbinatian

o f timsr, epaae, arrl oatlaation or what isl tmonn r e hm

fiei tbr pea% aialtenoe nor nonwox&etentre, 8ucont2lp, %hie ooabi..

nation of tirne, apectr, sxvl osusslion or rphRt 10 M n n aa

sowtimu@ ranish~a , Far e x m ~ l e , tho asr@ rh lch i s rltallp th#

rayfie 8s thc baaan, 129s no ~ a p a r n t e exlatenod a f t t s om, thoagb

b h ~ ~tme $8 diffa'erent &om tk ~ o * s n i n @e@pect of it@ fern.

AM t h ~ wfiw $8 e x n ~ p aesocirntaA al th, a& d@p*a@ tBn

ides pr r)aem, i4kn ths a&w onhelars, t h ~ kdllar ale@ *miohell

in a maant, low as tha ~sfsted, tlrs f ~ a g p ~ ~ ~ ~ d r

~~6 the rag mt a 1302nrlon, far ru b~atd do as* i C C -

al~rays i n ~ a a d a t i c n with *ate# This ir th@rafarl~(~, Clf m

rrarea of that @@#an oZ %ha A 3 ~ 6 2 ~ t i r dhre rhidh

mnlr~u thir wC-v@8 i f i i fdf l f f?t fmm t h a aauan i a only the tam, arkd

%kcat Zcrru i o vhgt I 8 kn~m ao tiole, Bgneo ~nrl cnt~satlan a8 what I "

Za r;~rt%llud It aucit bd r~n@mb~.rcrdl thet a11 these, rig,,

tirnc, synce, &n(l oausfitian ~la:~~enrI upon thi; incliridaal for their

axi . . r t~nec , jnst rtrr thu fax2m dupefitla llpan the mre Tar i ts ex i ra t~n~~, ,

Ae goon ns the iewav~ vaniuhea, t h ~ form ~ l s o dleapgsarei in tho

for him, or in o t h d ~ riorrle, he i a not aifeo%eA ar influ~norld bj,

/

abstacls in our ring Cb f ~0@8m+ S Y ~ ~ : & P & put8 ttvz ~ i ~ r n ~ i d t a

BifZersnt f ~ m the xmivi:raal, uthareal apace, ~ l b the W Q F ~ ~

of manifoltl existtance has no r ~ e l i t g &pat% i l M m BraMan. 37

Acc~rc,riliw t o .2t2valta, the Al~#,soltlte, thr: ZnElnfto, h ~ e mt

hsccae the f in i te ~niv~ree, for, the AheoZnta, which l e free, never

ahnng.8 so aa .to ?,@corns tk f i n i t e nnlterse, The Adtrait in asetrgtcr

thnC t h i s t~nirt?rse i e @ere eppearanoe nil mt rarality 8nA 811 C h r

I d r ~ o f parts ~ r x l i l i f f ~ ~ ~ n t i s t i o n are not tb nrltape a t the thing

the glass o f time, rJpRae awl ~akaatlclgrra @a@ the Absol~lte rn

f he tmivuree, hut rcglsLly the Absolute haa nct beoolne the anttampr,

at ell. 1% doue not meen t k e t %hie nnivurea does not exlst, an

the! other hsrul, it anZy rn~sfia that the ~nivctrae lrhioh oxiett ir

mt what ae talc@ It for, To fllt~@trete $hi#, tho Aar~ttln ~ i w o r

the nelhbarn ~xmple of a rtrmap o f tres in the dsrknera UP niLt,

Fha atmp @I a tree in the aarknaee of #Qlyht la laakdl won pl r

Alee alas 'TR@ rha kersbte Brshman"

ghaat by those r~ha aF@ oqerstit ions, ae a pollcdmen by e robbttr

anrl a8 u f r i dml by some*onc who $8 w n i t i n ~ far' his f~i~rrSL, It

i s c l * ~ n r thnt in a l l th~su ER8@8 thu sttrmg o f the: true $8 C ~ B

sp)me thou~gk it e2pears differ-ntly t o diffttrsnt tn~8 af a o ~ p i r ,

Anil so here also o h n n ~ e l a thcre only from tha stabjaotittt stand

point eFlll not from t h u oljJcotioe, '' In olvlcrr t o a~~tcl~rstnnd thir

bettur, tjmi Bivulremnda noth he^ tlltrstr,?tion thconah

peycholom, Bvinmij i pn%e it; #Them i a ~oraethina o ~ ~ t s i d e o f

@twelve@, tk@ t ~ l w natnrtr af altioh i s mlma19n and nnltnoaahle t o

nsj let 11s c ~ l L i t bf; &nil there i e samething lneine vrhiah ir

also ~ ~ n l r n o ~ m and wnltnow~Rls t o ne; ht ue call it jyc, The

Rnbwalrla $8 a combinfttfan of x plas g+ and evt ir f ih i~ tha t w haw,

tber;?fare, rmcst have two parts, the 'xf antaide, ~m?. *la '7'

imirlei nnd the * x t plug *g@ i a the s~methinfiaa know, Yo @vary

antaide, Nos @hat t h ~ V~clinta holdo i s tbnt Chis 4x4 and %hie

cpq are the and R ~ I tk ~aae~4''

if{@ :c:hn~e &ir~sdg eeen that there is only one Fxistenae which

qpears Re nBny when it 18 laa?tk8 throttgh tb glelga &f t h e * @pl~@e,

lam1 caneation. $pami Vi'l~lrenantla explaine t h f a 3n another say,

tbu r~rld aE asttrr, Blh~n thtr tsxiutencs i e paraairsrd by tho rPiM

$0 Se oellacl t h ~ r j ~ ~ l r l aS t h ~ ~ g h t and idape, Ths aerae one

$erne, 8cen 88 f t i s , lr tha one infinite beinlg, the bne Ktamarq

t h ~ ninA. iJ%ren i t i s psroeired in i t s om mtwe, i t fr the

1)153& tho hdtr, aanaetiraee tb latnZ and solnetlaeq tk S u i t *cccrul&n(~

body, ~i~ic2, :?nd S ~ l f i n Chat ona, n.iwalY,xtman. #hen tbE on@

nnch;.ndng ':xiut;:nc? i s ik3ok~d n t troy2 :hc: ont;id~, i t irr cnlZd

B-nbr?~n qnd i h ~ n Ch- acn;: one ?xls%~ncr; $8 lookat1 a t t ~ o m inuida,

i t i s t h ~ xtr:.an, anr oan &If, i t l a a11 Thuo oncl

(1 ) l;l"oi$~ thit etanrlpolnt af t:?e t g n ~ r ~ n t e ~ u r y t h i ~ ls ma, 5wark>i$l cctlle thiti thr: first atcp f n o w tmoaledg~ of things,

A t thls etrn~s tEm ignorwwza: tbid:s $bat 004 l e 3 sjarnes~hsrr? oa$eide

thu !~nivdrwe,

(2) Thti rreeorul is th&t of' the philoeopher, Plho trirta t a Eincl a

relation c e ~ ~ ~ l w % f a n tlut13een all, t;hln@tl. The p r i n c i p l ~ o f " -

58 a ridASa fap him boaaee i t i a @Sf f leal* t a fiml ~sZa%ien .I ...

a ~ l ~aarr~3etban faa%aq~@un mcl o t h ~ r grlnaiplea, Thfa i r r tb

gaw'ror ov~~y~hihore coai3@ in,

( 5 ) The thin1 2a t ha t or the ~elaasad son%@ who @as anly tha Onem n I

meo o f reality ercrywfahere. Thc griwlple of i s ~?t?r?E&&l

) for him, at; ha he@ ~ 1 ~ e s d g en frae4 I ~ a a tha eXlrtghca

cr igmoranect md rra mtaff~ct~d bg it, This isr tbe t h i r d

rd final, ateg in otlr knonl&g@ o f thims, tn this %%atia @ad i@

net thdr ~ n t e l d e natnre nor fnaride mtnra ht ad, nature, end e o a

&r@ on@ st4!d the erme thiw or i n mthsr tvo~da o f Sngaiji., @&e all,

tanr~rtible keca\re~ ha (the retaaoab) ages the onenrrrr of

mr'lifg ererPkleJ!r~." Thtt# E l w a m i j l beliicv%a tbnt %b pw#%ian

ow's ham1 ? ; for the relaaaecl perean, c n @ l t h d ~ such a q ~ ~ e t l o n C drop@ up nor i s t h ~ r e neat1 f o r a @alution,t4' X

~ 0 c o ~ I i n g t o Swerni Vitalismncla, pebclnlno thie ome prtnaipla of

the straggle a f the imliviclnel, t a rn6nirast iteslt anftfnst ths

envlramnt vrhich i ~ l h o l d i m i t down, An moeba, fog inrtafier,

~struggle~l,oonq~z@sci@~ some obataoles, @eta another body anrl co~slem

Borne more ahetaclea nM ea on nntfl i t bcoomee man, If tha raao

ldaa $8 cnrrietl t o t f s logical canclneian, there mnst aome a tin@

*hen man can Eanqner 8x1 the abstrltction tha t n(itu~t' O B ~ plaa~t bow

in thc snbject. !"Mn tb @am.$ pcin~iple l e apgl l t t l l t o religion

ant1 morality the oanqueat o f the evil ~ r X l the p e r f ~ ~ t l a n o f the

indivldtral wfla by the changa in the e\rbJ,jeat alone. 'Tba0 i o

how', gllP Stvami Virr~kanan&n, t h n t {the Mve i ta sp tem a r t#

Ib ~h~ihal~ laos, on the subd~ctirir aide of mafir 4 44

3~m3 j l thervfora q q h a t i tally dttelrrrtrr, fThi8 ia , thore*

tho swl?$dotlre, by perfecting the snbjeatlirc. I say maks bold

Ca aay t ha t the only ~ @ l t a l o f i rhigh s~~@@er rltk, flld arean god# r

Ifma t e the klvaita, anA t h ~ t it l rahy it,cgpeale t d madlarft 46 raient i a t e @a mk~oh*

linoth&p thim that we bra t o rsmetnbsr th t hi# crarn#sfkofi

$ Ilcl*PfX, P I M ~ '

g V~lrZlb pea 137, L Pol. TI, ' p4S$d,

That ire, @oil i s or~stfna R I U ~ J T ~ ~ NQ I s eternally ordating and i s

nevcr BC rest. G t r i ~ t l y 8pea11fngg f t 19 not ortar?ltion btlC only a

projection. But t h ~ r e i s tho inn o f ogcle c ~ t Z o d aitribh

i s ~ l s o riorlrl na throughout this nniv~rfie. B n ~ ~ l i Virult~n~nila

ahcremes t hnt t hia notnr,: whi oh uxiats eterne2lg koomes enbjtler

awl a t ~ b t l d r till i t tinally uttbsldo8, Then after a pi-riod a f

rcat, ns i t nere, the whole natl~rtl i s p r o j e o t ~ d forrprd rml the

anme aoml~imtion, t hi. s ~ m o ovolr~tion and thu same manifustation

sppeRr ernin, It remain8 in t h i e state 'plnying, a~ i t were, for

R o c r t a i n t h e t an4 than beoarnee finer ~ l x l Pinur by brraaltinfi inta

p l o a u ~ i i~~ t i l tho whole thing eubsides an4 alplin l a projaoted lor-

nnril a l te r R ~ e r i o a of reat, es i t wepa, This prooses o f goinn

bsclcwn~tls f ornerils vll t h a i ;~ve~Li l ta mot ion siXI be going on

thronghont trterni tg. Time, 8paos, arid @nueattan Brit al l , within

this Fintnre which i e n l t ho~~ t ~ny l~@glmlng or @r&, T ~ B P L ~ ~ o P ~ ~ timf

epacer, anrl ~ a t ~ a ~ f i o n nre all, without any beginnlw or elwl a&

nor48 ehogirmlng8 &nil 'eM4 used in ow sftrlptm should bs talten

aa tb baginning anrl the en4 af one p e r t i o ~ l a r @gale (w* aocortiim f o ##reaal Pio&kananda,

Adrtrita holde thaa 004 t s both the ln r t tu~ ia l a d

cfiicient aaase o f th8 nni-twrsl) thoufib a+ b ~ t mt in realit$+ 46

X f i 0 t h ~ ~ warc~e, in ths rrorala of Sr&ai Virelt&nai*a, 4004 has not

bacomcr thls wrlvgrast; b114 the mirt.rli;e i s not, aM ~ o d lh7

1"

Btill, i t rill be true t o aay tha t i s $he mt~~da2 oauae ef

the rrorld, That i e why i e os'lled oomttf~t& a t

46. The term bad is wed t o @t&M fa 4lr VOL* l f I, p, +b & WW

9

eensv t h a t therv i e Blrelitp bubin41 ;lit, thanzh it air@@ thd Real

bntg i t s epgdqcancc o f r~slity, Tot, that Raalitp, nhich L in L 4

i a n@v$r eean; ~ial 4h8d;r$fcre, t h n t ~lhlah t s seen i e nnr~al ,

u,Jon thtt &fil tor i t a exlutcnco, 'et, in the rorda af Yncuafji,

am - Z ~ Q t ~ m i e ~ 1 8 0 tlsed i n sttnse o f the r?r*lrtira

.. "" poxref o? ~ n ~ ~ l l y of @&, As i a the povrev ~f @a1 i t 19 0831@6

tho manifantstian o f OM, It i a $the pafentlal %MI tth kinetic

(;nihnm, eoma~ntlng on th. sap thet Brahman prajset#

$Me vrarltl titraugh iirithotrt ~ntlerl~oing any ohange OF aadi.. ol/)

tioation Pihatamr in i tsell, just A the oner and ittr\irlribk

rrrnlity o f %hie Self irr . not alfectaa by tbe dirur~itp one eees a

in anola dream, or 3 ~ 8 % the meftioian p r c & u a $ ~ tho lak~ltfptr

t~~aatlal.ts a i f hont lasltin~ any real ahan* in finatwe o f thiwr,

As a l l attrlhrttae &re in BraMan, T t (B~ahman) i a a3sa the mth

... - 2

3~mf. Vivrkrr~andb %aye that, * h i t tn tho cmkrrul qer3ll,

- I

mnniferrts i t s e l f as the tao porrdrs o f e,t traation s M re+

ptxlrlalon, i t s manifestntions in the internal nrr: d ~ s i r ~ (

ancl non-desire (_nimtti). In Ghs e~ti3mRL. ~~ar ld , lq~hYhile esoh 0

atm i s t ry ing t a Fly o f f frog i t s centre, mah one o f tham ir

6heclred by e u l o t h b ~ force, t h ~ centripgtal, ~ n r l i s dsem t c tbr

et .nf~u, 3imflnrl;r, rrh$n ~ a c h thought l e tryin(3 t o @a beyond tho

cruntral, t h ~ controlling powor i s ~ h e o l d m @@Oh one or thts ant-

[toin;: d;~ire. " This ~nnc:ption o f aa oentripdtrl ann

centrliagal ie l earnuthi% 2nd h ~ n a b i s a aontrfbution of Bpiapli

4 L

bulw illaeion cannot b~ said %a hs ~htal, get, $t

i t l ~ ~ s i o n p r o d n o ~ s a l l this, t h e amaer irt tht nhioh 18 producw2

being ~ l s l Lgnarance, the praduccr m ~ ~ s t nl8o be ignorant $ 0 ~

hnowlg<lge can nr?vzrormI\$ce ignarawe, Ani l #a, t h i s d e c t s in

trc piap, mmely, ae nutician~e RNI scfdnoe [reSatlve Lnodoflgr),

rrnA thia ,soianeu, after dgllrtrayi~ neselenoe, l a i t # @ l alraa L1I

Bleatroyed, i?hon the dee t rop herself, whet rw;tms&ine i s tho

Ab~alute, the esaenrs 01 kmrladge,uxia tance ew1 bliea. " The

ame idon i s axparrsed by iahitnra elen en he saga, i%;han tho i d ~ n t i t t -

aation v i t h a th j r thing8 i s gontt, t h g t i48nCity trith one's otnn

golf ahioh $8 nltuml, b e ~ o m ~ s fsolate4i th ia i a clxgr@sraerl bg tM

r t a t ~ n o t ~ t that t h ~ S i r l l i a imorvn. fn Itrrelf 1% i s urkmwsble *

n6t oasrvpb&ad throt~nh nw meaM. 4 5 8 ishhars pats tka asmr id##

again, rrhan he daobresr, @%on ignoranoa hse ken dsa.broyad b ~ ( the

Waniaaaa nf &ahman t b ~ ~ ir, rn thin@ but ths $elf, 8'

1% muat 1161 pointud otlt bsu, thnt eamu Adv.?ltlrn ~ F & W a

d i s tinctton itetv:@:een. ant1 ~villyz, Aoco~llng t o them, nhile .-fTuan - -

I s the 8~l.Eljtmct af thcr tok?{l, i s t h a addanot o f thr * I ' jiw, ~ g e i n , a i l e contaras t o the ~r?si rc '8 o f the agent

conforming t o the desires of the mmnt, Bat eome scholars ifkr

DPhT,'I.P.!lahriderr~n hold thgt it i s not m lnv8ri~l118 rule that

ncucicnce fiel11R~~i i t 8 OM^ ahadw, far a p~rBan a8elng ths refleotfon

and itrug@, Bnt thia panror~lit$r l e observt6tl etrtn in the aalse or

her@ the parson seoinlf %ha dotrblit mcbn has pi.rfeet control orsr

t hu e f f i c i en t cqnsa rPhlch origin st.:^ thu dqlasian, The aiatinctl~n .*i

armaee 11s t\~~.eers n%l mccft~rrot! in the entpirlcnl ilaaga $8 only in

fiesip@ of the lent a8 in t h ~ aase of g ~ ~ j e @ t i f i [ t lihthe t tn ird~a l , l

a Thiebthc only dlstlnotlon that can is made ktqttsn &

AocoMing t o edno OC~LIP hdvaitine, the rrllatian btwwn

lir I I i r i g ~ ~ n a puts it, 88 tha whole t~nirerrr i e the otte'et .I -

0% the pbrtione o f the nntrdree nhlah conrstitrztr the #ow

anl subtle bodi~e af an tndiridual ##If art, ~ @ ~ l b l t e d a8 tho

-& Y Tu CI at- @

destruction o f the r?orld 143 nnintallfgibte. Ae the world i e

o r i n l n a t ~ d ant1 d@stroyed t t $ 8 illusory. Thns s c ' 3 1 a t ~ ~ o ,

p ~ ~ ~ l ? g t t b q I n f u r ~ n ~ e , ~ n ~ l f i n y rnl q~ftelaw~tion n:?e evidarr~ds o f

t ha ll~w@orlnees~' o f t ha ~ ~ j a r l d ~dup~ .e t i r a lg , " in thri wards of

Sn~ni Viaefrsnand~: gReaLl$ peaking nclbnrly i s ever l , ~ P n ~ ~ w die#,

7h;re i s nef t h :r hri%mn nap inall nor t h i s nor l4 j a l l three neyrr

PGAI Ly ax10 tab GO -* ".

In tht rpardg o f Iliriysnne, a:fi$ ifs th4 potency (w I n h ~ r ~ n t in ?e/~are through r7hiehdB mmilests t h c objective rwrld

with a l l i t o d i v ~ r s i t y aP nam@a nncl farms, t Htrimnrul then pse - f

on t o obsrrvcr, "Fhak* t h o u n i v c ~ n e as daorging i%om Israra i s mt

aramnd but sithin4lm, the eJlara2ae oi' t h i a potoney &ires riea t a

Sa W e cannot bu the of the nnivirse, bnt l e a msre

accasaory t o i i v a ~ g , in h r i ~ g l n ~ ! I t tnko oxistfama 011t of himsrelf,

For rsReone similar Co th~str aadtiod in explaining tha p ~ ~ a l l e l

rue;iation 0f T M wpy tract t h a t i t eurlrts as the #anal @ I

thet ~ i s i h l e nnicrgrsr ahow t h a t it ebol~ltl he so far pualfive, * 63%

Dtlt it ts 8bPth rwnembarlng t h a t althongh the or

1~norancc r e i l a the nnitg af Beln~ fram the ln&ivfdnat eacll snd

prgjaatca th@ nnrual rrorld 01 mws an4 $om$, i t 10 sat4 to ba POWF~L"BB E)TPIF ~ & V R P & i n it@ or oowtlraling rope#$ baaanel