Reversing the Gaze- Acharyā's conversation with the Pūrvapakṣa

Objection -1

Tat Tvam Asi is only for meditation

We can just use it for imagination

It is good for practicing eyes closed

It does not mean the reality is disclosed

Samadānā-1

This is said to without 'Iti' (इति) Dear

There is no 'Do it as though' here

Tat Tvam Asi is the reality

You understand that with clarity

Objection -2

Tat Tvam Asi is just a figure of speech

There is nothing there to preach

It is like saying 'You are a bull '

It does not mean 'You are full'

Samadānā-2

Tat Tvam Asi is an Upadeṣā

The thesis statement is clear

It is the knowledge that makes

Everything known for the seer

The primary meaning is fulfilled

The secondary meaning has no role

You are Brahman now and here

It cannot be negated anywhere

It is not to be accomplished by sleuth

It is already here and it is the truth

If mere thinking will be provide the answer

There will be no need for a teacher

Brahman can be understood only

When explained by an able Guru

Brahman is understood only

When the right mindset is present

It is not said just to calm the mind

It is not said to be followed by the blind

There may be a time gap after knowledge

For the ultimate freedom to be enjoyed

The thought of rope allows to coexist

The ignorant thought of snake has to exit

The knowledge that 'This is not a snake '

Will make the thought of snake retreat

That shows the big heart of the thought

That shows it is the start of the long shot

If the mind is ready then no one can stop

The knowledge takes place in the backdrop

I am not the doer is a thought

I am not the experiencer is a thought

The true thought negates the false thought

The thought is the way the knowledge caught

Akandākara thought takes place

It happens with Guru's grace

The ignorance is dispelled

Ultimate truth is upheld

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