Atmānanda- Laharī

  Bhgavad Gita 2:19 य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम् | उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते || 19|| ya enaṁ vetti hantāraṁ yaśh chainaṁ manyate hatam ubhau tau na vijānīto nāyaṁ hanti na hanyate Death is what we are most afraid of  Death is what brings the most sorrow Death is the most confused reality we know Death is mankind's  most hated blow  Ātma is never born, so never dies Ātma has no parts so can't hurt itself Ātma is confused to be the anātma Anātma is confused to be Ātma The question is - What is Īśvara? The answer is - whatever 'IS' is Īśvara Understand the only true glow Continue the life 'As though'  Leave the subjectivity, be more objective This will sure change your perspective Accept the prasad, continue to pray Honor the given role, enact the play Swamini Svatmavidyananda class 30 

  Chapter 2 Sloka 18  इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ता: शरीरिण: | अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत || 18|| antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śharīriṇaḥ anāśhino ’prameyasya tasmād yudhyasva bhārata The concept of permanency is twofold The concept of destruction is twofold Physical destruction is one form  Emotional destruction is another form  Ātma is devoid of both forms of destruction  Ātma is free for all kinds of perceptions The relative permanent is the nature The absolute permanent is the Brahman The indweller in these bodies is the permanent  The bodies themselves are impermanent  Multiple keys are tried in the keyhole The door is already open as a whole Vedas remove the eclipse of ignorance  Self evident Ātma shines as the trance Samsaritis has the Vedas as vaccine  Zoomkulam administer the vaccines Upanishads are the different shots Gita and prakarana releases the knots  Booster shot is given for the mutations Ignorance is uprooted as...

   Chapter 2 Sloka 17  अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् । विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति॥२ . १७॥ Vastu means the true thing- Satyā  Avastu means no thing -Mityā  Not knowing this will give some sorrow (Samsāra) Please know this to free from sorrow That thing by which all is known That thing by which all is pervaded That thing is nothing but you  That thing cannot be destroyed The choice-less choice is You The rich and famous  is You That gets many hits in google is You That by which everything moves is You Is pot inside a space? Is space inside a pot? This sounds like a Zen Koen That puts you in a meditating zone   There are no parts for Ātma Self-destruction is not possible   There are no attributes for Ātma Removal of attributes are not possible  Ātma is Brahman Nothing can take it away  That is the takeaway, with that  Śankara takes us to next Sloka  Swamini Svatmavidyananda Class 3/9/22

Chapter 2 Sloka 14 मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदु: खदा:  आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत  mātrā-sparśās tu kaunteya śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkha-dāh āgamāpāyino ’nityās tans-titikṣasva bhārata Teachings  began with a bang Song about death was sung Jivā woke up as the bells rang  And  now added was little tang The practical manual was charted Advaita in daily life started Wake up to the reality of "I" And Say that this body is not "I" Stop blaming the world Stop blaming the self Stop engaging in a tourney Start your vedanta journey  Sense object and the sense organ connect Don't give that perception lot of respect Be objective, and take it with a stride Be humorous and observe with a pride Ātmā is not cold  Ātmā is not hot Ātma has no feelings Ātma is simply 'is' The ignorance is the root cause The superimposition is the loss Cut the wrong cord to be free This knowledge will make you just 'be' Perceptions are fleeting Thoughts are fleeting...