Atmānanda- Laharī

  20. Adhyātma jñāna nityatvam  There is a beautiful castle with a self lit candle Jiva, jagat, Isvara, three doors of triangle Sravana, Manana, Nididhyasana three steps of the castle  Scriptures called Upaniṣads have cryptic codes and phrases 'Ṣad' implies three meanings To disintegrate, to destroy and to reach  'upa' means nearest of the near 'ni' means well ascertained dear Cook time for rice may be calculated Time to understand self, cannot be estimated Cryptic mahāvākya has to be inquired  It is not just a mystical statement  It has to be unfolded word by word  Teacher has two qualifications Learned & knows methodology to teach Steady in the vision of the truth  Listening to the teachings is ṣravana Reflecting to clarify doubts is manana Abiding to remove habitual erros is nididhyasana  Means of knowledge are five But self is unavailable to them Vedanta is a means by itself Sraddha is necessary key to open  It is not a matter of...