Harih om. I wanted to share my thoughts about shruti as a means of knowledge.
1. Our attitudes, thoughts and actions are governed by our beliefs,
grounded in reality.
If I believe Mr. X is a thief I will avoid him.But his has to be true,
otherwise I am needlessly avoiding him.
2. My beliefs must hence be governed by knowledge about the
situation/context/thing/person, grounded in reality.
3. To get knowledge I need source of knowledge.
grounded in reality.
If I believe Mr. X is a thief I will avoid him.But his has to be true,
otherwise I am needlessly avoiding him.
2. My beliefs must hence be governed by knowledge about the
situation/context/thing/person, grounded in reality.
3. To get knowledge I need source of knowledge.
Keeping points 1 to 3 in mind, my self judgement and thoughts and beliefs about myself surely play the most important role in my life.
These are governed by beliefs about myself.
These beliefs should be grounded in reality.
Hence they should be based on means of knowldge.
Using five sense organs and inference etc. as means of knowledge we arrive at the obvious logical conclusion that I am this limited body mind.
These are governed by beliefs about myself.
These beliefs should be grounded in reality.
Hence they should be based on means of knowldge.
Using five sense organs and inference etc. as means of knowledge we arrive at the obvious logical conclusion that I am this limited body mind.
This is dehAtma buddhi. With this buddhi i lead my life, that is a problem. A spiritual problem centered around belief about myself.
Here I can be objective . I can objectively know my limitations. Most succesful people know their limitations and are objective about family, job etc, and are considered sane people.
Here I can be objective . I can objectively know my limitations. Most succesful people know their limitations and are objective about family, job etc, and are considered sane people.
But still there is the belief ( valid belief) created by using the 5 sense organs that I am the body mind.
However the I am still not satisfied about who I am. So I try to become bigger person in life.
This is where the current belief that I am body mind has to be challenged. Since as body mind, I can never become limitless.
It cannot be simple challenged by propaganda or wishful thinking.
I can say that hey , you are god. Many rock stars think that way, until they become drug addicts.
So how to challenge this belief? Which has been logically formed through knowledge gained by 5 sense organs and valid means of knowledge such as inference?
This is where the current belief that I am body mind has to be challenged. Since as body mind, I can never become limitless.
It cannot be simple challenged by propaganda or wishful thinking.
I can say that hey , you are god. Many rock stars think that way, until they become drug addicts.
So how to challenge this belief? Which has been logically formed through knowledge gained by 5 sense organs and valid means of knowledge such as inference?
We definitely , non negotiably need another VALID means of knowledge to challenge this belief with any seriousness.
This means of knowledge is shruti.
This means of knowledge is shruti.
It is a valid means of knowledge, that removes the belief about who I am. It has to be employed to gain new knowledge. To remove our beliefs formed using incomplete means of knowledge ( indriyas and inference etc.).
Shruti is that means of knowledge.
It has to be employed.
It has to be employed.
There is no OTHER way.
harih om. Shri gurubhyo namaha.
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