Verse
47
सम्यग्विज्ञानवान् योगी स्वात्मन्येवाखिलं जगत् ।
एकं
च सर्वमात्मानमीक्षते ज्ञानचक्षुषा ॥
४७॥
SAMYAK VIJNAANA-VAAN
YOGEE
SVAATMANI EVA AKHILAM
STHITAM
EKAM CHA SARVAM AATMAANAM
EEKSHATE
JNAANA-CHAKSHUSHAA
[The perfect Yogi of
Realization and Enlightenment sees “The entire world residing in his own
Self” and regards “The entire world as his own Self”, thus does he behold with
his “eye of wisdom”.]
The
Yogi here stands for one who is united with his Self. The identity of Jiva and
Paramatman is declared to be Yoga. The Yogi, having attained that state, sees
with the “Eye of Wisdom”.
What
is this eye? Does it make him see differently from the rest of us?
“Eekshate Jnana
Chakshusha” - The Eye of Wisdom Simile
Yes,
the Yogi’s enlightened vision is so different from the vision of ignorant souls
like us that it is here even said that he has a third eye to behold this unique
vision. It is very symbolic. There is no physical eye called the ‘third eye’.
It is another of Sankara’s similes to convey to us the idea of an entirely
new way of seeing the same world.
In
the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna bestows this ‘third eye’ to Arjuna to behold
the Cosmic Vision. The Jnani is said to have a special eye using which he looks
upon the same world as you and I, but sees it in an entirely different manner.
How does he behold it?
Eekshate: which means “sees”
also carries with it the sense of seeing effortlessly, implying that he does
not behold this world with any sense of strain, anxiety, worry, fear, etc, as
we do. What does he behold differently? – Everything. The Eye of Wisdom does
not just refer to our vision. It includes all that we perceive through our
senses.
All
five sense organs of perception are bringing in their reports to the mind. In
the case of the enlightened person’s senses, the reports are very
straightforward. They are not twisted or slanted according to one’s likes and
dislikes. No personal whims influence or bias their reporting. So a Jnani
perceives the whole world as it really is from the standpoint of Truth.
What
Does the Yogi See?
The
Jnani sees the world residing in himself. This is called Sarvatma Bhava. He
also sees his own Self as the Self of all. These two statements appear to be
contradictory, but they are not so. When we understand that they are spoken
from two different standpoints then we can reconcile the apparent
contradiction. In Sanskrit there is a term used for such opposite statements.
It is Daardyam, meaning “a thing is said in its opposite way to mean the same
thing, for the sake of adding emphasis.”
The
example here is, “The Jnani see all as his Self, and the Self as all”
i) The
first statement is from the macrocosmic viewpoint. The Yogi has expanded his
Consciousness to include everything. Thus the whole world appears to him as
Himself. He becomes the common substratum of the whole world and all beings in
it.
ii) The
second statement is from the microcosmic viewpoint. The Yogi realizes that he
is just one individual like every other individual. Just as God dwells in him,
so does He in all others, too. He recognizes that his individuality, as that of
all other beings, is a superimposition on the common Reality within all beings.
Dear
All,
Both
the above affirmations were explained in a session which was given to few
sadhakas recently by the Author, taking the example of wave, ocean, bubble and
water.
1. SEEING ALL AS
SELF
In
an ocean where there are numerous waves, bubble etc. a wave, with
the grace of its Acharya / God, comes to realize that it is just nothing but
the water, which has never risen, never existed for a short time as a wave
nor does it lose its identity at the end.
As
clearly explained in the ghost and post, gold and ornament, snake and
rope simile in previous posts, up to the point of it Acharya’s entry
and His teachings, the wave had considered itself to be just a wave, which had
emerged, which had grown and which is now receding and soon meeting its
end / death, on reaching the shore.
But
with the grace of Guru, it comes to realize that this emerging, sustaining and
dying wave is not its real identity.
Even
in these 3 processes, IT IS NOTHING BUT JUST WATER.
And, it
is WATER THAT PERVADES THE ENTIRE APPARENT OCEAN (The SELF PERVADES THIS
APPARENT OCEAN OF SAMSARA / CREATION)
2. SEEING EACH ONE AS
SELF, SEEING THE SELF IN ALL
The
realization of that wave of its eternal truth as water does not stop there.
Upon
realization, when it looks at each and every wave appearing on the ocean, it
comes to realize that each and every wave is also nothing but the
substratum water.
The
entire human beings in this creation, with apparent diversity, with each one
having his / her peculiar nature, peculiar shape, peculiar look, peculiar
attitude, peculiar likes and dislikes etc. are all not what they appear to be,
but in reality, all are THAT ONE SELF!!!!
A
sincere reader would appreciate and understand that the second truth given
above cannot be experienced unless one has experienced the SELF within him and
has subjectively experienced the truth of Upanishads - “ISA VAASYAM IDAGM
SARVAM”. Unless one exists verily as SELF, The pure consciousness, it is
impossible for him to experience the SELF in people around him!!!
Swami
gave us the mantra “LOVE ALL SERVE ALL”.
For loving all, one has to experience the SELF
within Him first and exist verily as that LOVE himself. Without that, the
expressions “LOVING ALL” or “SEEING SWAMI IN ALL” are all at superfluous level
and are just mere sounds, without any substance!!!!
Only
after experiencing divinity within yourself, can
you effortlessly, naturally experience the same divinity in every one
around.
The
secret here is that you actually do not go about deliberating to experience the
divinity in all and loving all.
You exist
as a pool / ocean of Love and each and every one coming into contact with
you physically or in your thoughts or in whatever way, as though, happily
take a dip in you the ocean of Love or Ocean of SELF and absorb your divine
existence, just like one gets wet when one enters water!!
The
above expression can only be experienced when one exists AS SELF and
abides IN SELF. Till that time, these expressions can at best be pleasing to a sincere
reader!!
Love.
