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Kathopanishad-
Notes
Body
on Page-6
When a person dies, his Physical Body remains in this world. It is burnt
or cremated or destroyed according to one's own beliefs. Since Subtle body
is the house of Praan, when Praan leaves the Physical Body, it goes with
the Praan. Causal Body are the bundle of Karm (actions) we have done in
our all previous lives, they never die and are the basis of getting the
new body so that also has to go with Praan and Subtle Body. Thus when a
person dies, three things leave the Physical Body - Praan, Subtle Body and
the Causal Body. For the detailed description of the Body see
Body.
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A huge hole dug in the forest and is covered with bamboo matting and dirt.
Above them are kept sugar cane sticks. When the trap is complete, it looks
like a little stand of sugar cane growing in the woods. Elephants cannot
resist the call of sugar cane. All their self-control is gone and these
majestic animals proceed for sugar cane and tumble in. The most awful part
is that although the elephants behind see the front ones falling in, but
they cannot think that it can happen to them also. The herd will stop
only when there is no room left in the pit. Elephant is an intelligent
animal, but when a strong desire comes, all they see is sugar cane.
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Because when we are glued then things get nearer and we cannot see them clearly and
fully. We see the things clearer when they are a little far from our eyes - 'a man
with poor judgment can't see anything past his nose'.
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Kath Upanishad -
I wrote the following from Kath Upanishad, the same book which I used to
write this long article :-
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A good action is one thing, the pleasant is another. Both prompt people to
act, but they differ in their results. Blessed are they who choose the
good over pleasant. Who choose the pleasant over good miss the goal of
life. Both the commendable and the pleasant actions lie in front of a
person to choose from. The wise after sifting the two, prefer the good
actions over the pleasant. The fools prefer the pleasant over the good.
Hey
Nachiketaa, You have meditated upon and rejected the course of lusty
objectives which yield momentary pleasures; you have refused the greed for
wealth, under which many men perish. Living in the midst of ignorant
people, fools consider themselves wise and learned. Listening to other
ignorant people, they keep on going in circles, as though the blind were
leading the blind. The Angel of Death said - "The immature minds
believe that this life is over in this life only, there is no other life
beyond. As a result of this, they fall under my sway again and again.
[This does not mean that one should deny or not enjoy pleasures, but only
that one should not become the slave of pleasures.]
Yam
Raaj Jee said - "Wonderful is the person who is able to explain God
within to his listeners, and blessed is the person who when instructed by
that rare teacher, is able to comprehend Him. After hearing and grasping
fully, a person realizes the Subtle soul within his own body. Such a
realized person is able to separate virtue from sin and strive for virtue.
You are a realized person, therefore the door to the House of God is flung
wide open for you.
Supreme
soul cannot be realized through religious instructions or mental
reasoning. It is through divine grace that He is revealed. A person
who has not turned away from sin, whose senses are not in his control,
whose mind is not focused on God, who is not at peace with himself, such a
person cannot reach his soul.
Imagine
your soul as the rider, body as the chariot, intellect as the charioteer, and mind
as the reins, senses as the horses, desires as the pathways. When the soul is attached
to a body with the mind and the senses, the soul is said to be the
enjoyer. A person who lacks discrimination and has an unstable mind is
unstable to keep his senses under control. He is like a charioteer whose
chariot is yoked to vicious horses. The power of the senses is indeed
great. Yet greater than the senses is heart, greater than the heart is
reasoning power of the intellect. Finally, your soul, the God within your
heart, is the greatest of all.
Kausheetaki Upanishad
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One can live without the faculty of speech - witness the dumb. One can
live without eyesight - witness the blind. One can live without the
faculty of hearing - witness the deaf. One can live without the legs -
witness the lame, one can survive without the maturity of mind - witness
the child. But one cannot live without the Death. And without soul, the
consciousness of the life is lost. [If breath remains, but the soul leaves
the body, he loses his mind completely and is reduced to the state of vegetable.]
Maitreyee Upanishad
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"Which name of God?", The disciples asked, "Revered Sir, What you have
said has impressed us. Now answer another question, "Out of
Agni, Vaayu, Soorya, Praan, Brahmaa, Rudra, Vishnu and many others, some
meditate upon one and some meditate on another. Tell us, which one is
best?"
The
teacher replied - "There are various names and forms of the same
Supreme bodyless Lord. To whichever name a person is devoted, that name
will bring him joy. A person meditates on the Lord's form and then moves
higher and finally attains the union of his soul with the Supreme
soul."
Mundak Upanishad
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God cannot be seen by the eye, He cannot be described by words, nor can
other senses reach Him. Even rituals and intense meditation alone cannot
deliver Him to us. When a person has achieved all three - purity of heart,
wisdom, and grace of calm meditation, God is revealed to us.
Shwetaashwatar Upanishad
1
There are three entities - Supreme Soul, Individual Soul, and Prakriti (human
body including mind) which is pleasure seeking; two of which are unborn. The Individual
Soul is eternal and does not participate in actions. When one understands these three,
one has understood Brahm.
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