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3. Saddharshanam - Who am 'I'

 3. விவேக அத்தியாயம் 

    உலகு மெய் பொய்த் தோற்ற முலகறிவா மன்றென் 

     றுலகுசுக மன்றென் றுரைத்தெ - னுலகு விட்டுத் 

    தன்னையோர்ந்  தொன்றிரண்டு தானற்று நானற்று 

    வந்நிலையெல் லார்க்குமொப் பாம் 

பதம் பிரித்தல் 

    'உலகு மெய்' 'பொய்த் தோற்றம்' 'உலகு அறிவு ஆம்' அன்று என்று,  

     உலகு சுகம்  அன்று என்று உரைத்து என் ? உலகு விட்டுத் 

    தன்னை ஓர்ந்து ஒன்று இரண்டு தான் அற்று நான் அற்ற 

    அந் நிலை எல்லார்க்கும் ஒப்பு  ஆம் 


सत्यं मृषा वा चिदिददं जडं वा

दुःखं सुखं वेित मुधा विवादः।

अदृष्टलोका नि रहंप्रतीित -
निष्ठाऽविकल्पा परमाऽखिलेष्टा ॥ ३ ॥

satyaṃ mṛṣā vā cid-idaṃ jaḍaṃ vā 

duḥkhaṃ sukhaṃ veti mudhā vivādaḥ । 

adṛṣṭa-lokā nirahaṃ-pratītir - 

niṣṭhā'vikalpā paramā'khileṣṭā ॥ 3 ॥

Who am 'I'?

I phone, I pad, I pod and 'I' religion

'I' get domesticated like a pigeon

'I' get mixed up with the possessions

'I' get attached to the various relations


I have this and I have that 

I become this and I want that

I build the house in quick sand 

I then worry that it doesn't stand


I have a Jīva centric philosophy

I have a Jagat centric philosophy

I have an Īśvara centric philosophy

I drop all these to know the true 'I'


'I' get caught in the coffee shop conversations

'I' get lost in the philosophical discussions

'I' is not found in white or grey matter

'I' the sentient is the cause of the splatter


'I' is the cause for all emotions

'I' is the basis for all commotions

'I' is the glowing tip of the incense

'I' is the cause for the world to commence


'I' accommodate all the differences

'I' allow all the fears and tears

'I' do not participate in the wrestling ring 

'I' witness the reality of everything


I abide in the truth of the 'I'

I contemplate in the nature of 'I'

'I' exist without any limitations

'I' witness without any differentiation


It is choices that creates the mystery 

It is the FOMO that becomes the history  

If you know more there is nothing choose

If you be  everything there is nothing to lose 


It is not a theology

It is not a philosophy

It is not a branch of knowledge

It is the knowledge that transcends branches


It is understood without any doubts 

It is  the infinite, limitless whereabouts  

It is the oneness seen everywhere 

It is the absolute desire of everyone

Swamini Svatmavidyanada Class Saddharshanam 8 




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